Chapter 2938 - 1394: Completely Lost His Mind

At the same time, in the Outer Ring District of Academy City, inside [Libel Boutique]

"Wow, Xiaoge looks good in everything~"

The girl standing in front of the fitting room softly praised, her eyes shining as she looked at Ji Xiaoge, who had finally changed out of her engineer suit that fit like a second skin and stood coyly in front of her. She was trying on an apricot-colored floral dress with a distinctly courtly style that a shop assistant had strongly recommended.

Paired with the girl’s smooth ankle-length hair, the dress, with its elegance and form-fitting style, exuded a noble aura, almost suppressing Ji Xiaoge’s [Independent of the World] talent, causing everyone nearby, including Yu Chen, to be somewhat dazed.

Of course, without removing the headgear, the system’s power remained unopposable, so under some kind of disruptive influence, the other customers finally snapped back to their senses, dazedly returning to their own business, with only the shop assistant attending to them and Yu Chen still able to keep their gaze on Ji Xiaoge.

"Hehe, I don’t have clothes like this outside, let me take a look, let me take a look~"

The winged beauty with a smile like a blooming flower shyly stuck out her tongue, then bounced over to the mirror, cheerfully examining the flawless beauty reflected there, making a few cute poses that almost made the shop assistant standing by her side kneel.

Yu Chen ran over to her partner, bending down to help her adjust the hem of her dress while curiously asking, "Why don’t you keep your hair long? Even if you don’t grow it as long as Xiao Island, it should be easier to manage, right? I think Xiaoge with long hair is super pretty! Now she looks more dashing, but still very pretty!"

Shop Assistant: ???

The young lady, completely puzzled by this conversation, started to suspect that Ji Xiaoge might be wearing a wig.

"It’s just because it’s too pretty."

Never shying away from topics about her looks, and even more at ease after being encouraged by someone before, Ji Xiaoge suddenly hugged Yu Chen, nuzzling her face against her friend’s softly scented hair and muttering, "I used to have long hair as a child, and I really loved it, it was long enough to reach my waist. But after I grew a bit older, it caused quite a few problems. I think it was around second grade, I was even involved in a kidnapping..."

Yu Chen immediately covered her small mouth, exclaiming, "A kidnapping!?"

"Yes, a kidnapping."

Ji Xiaoge sighed, sounding somewhat wistful, "It left quite a psychological shadow on me at the time."

"Xiao... Xiaoge!"

Yu Chen turned pale and clung to Ji Xiaoge’s arm with great unease, asking anxiously, "Did it get resolved peacefully in the end?"

"Wow, Chenchen, hold me tighter, this sensation is just... wow!"

"Huh? What do you... ah! Stop it!"

Yu Chen was momentarily puzzled before she realized what the other was saying and immediately pouted, releasing Ji Xiaoge’s arm: "I was worried about you!"

"I know, I know. You asked if it was resolved peacefully, right... Well, I guess you could say it was resolved."

Pinching Yu Chen’s cheek, Ji Xiaoge wore a look that reminisced about the past: "My dad was locked up for a few days and then released."

"Oh, that’s all right the... huh?!"

Yu Chen was just beginning to relax when she instinctively raised her voice: "What!? Your dad!?"

Ji Xiaoge awkwardly nodded: "Yeah... it was my dad."

"Your dad... kidnapped you?!"

"Huh? Why would he kidnap me for the thrill of it?"

"Then what you just said, Xiaoge, was..."

"He kidnapped one of my classmates."

Ji Xiaoge shrugged, spreading her hands: "Though you can’t really call it kidnapping, he just took the kid to an empty warehouse, tied him to a chair, gagged him, confiscated his phone, and didn’t let him contact the outside world."

"..."

Yu Chen was silent for a long time before letting out a helpless sigh: "Well... technically speaking, your dad’s actions do qualify as kidnapping."

"Yeah."

Ji Xiaoge nodded, saying seriously: "That’s what the police also thought."

Yu Chen: "..."

"Anyway, after school one day, Xiao Island told Dad something, and then he went out alone. The next time I saw him, he was at the police station."

Ji Xiaoge explained lightly, as if it was no big deal: "Later, both Dad and Xiao Island told me that the boy seemed to be plotting some terrifying scheme, so Dad had no choice but to intervene."

Yu Chen found it hard to keep her eyes open: "Can I ask what the scheme was?"

"I remember it was... oh right, the boy was the sports committee member."

Ji Xiaoge recalled the big event from those days, pondering: "Apparently, he bribed the girl in my group for gym class to call in sick, so he could be in my group."

Yu Chen continued to squint, using a tone similar to a retort: "And then?"

"Then he could legitimately touch my shoes during sit-ups and smell my shampoo’s fragrance."

Ji Xiaoge touched the tip of her nose, a little embarrassed: "That’s the information Xiao Island extracted from that boy’s friend and then told Dad. When Dad found out, he panicked and put that boy in a sack..."