Six Flowers

Click, clack, click, clack. The sound of high heels striking the concrete floor played like music. Alice, revealing her little canine teeth and half-squinting her eyes, walked up to Ye Shuang under the watchful eyes of everyone present.

"Hehe." The young girl directly threw her arms around Ye Shuang's waist and shouted, "Baby daddy!"

This single sentence caused everyone's gaze to focus on Ye Shuang. While Ye Shuang was still a bit bewildered, the surrounding crowd immediately burst into chatter.

"Wait, how old is Lady Alice? You animal!"

"Holy crap, that guy is surrounded by beautiful girls, and even a Raiden Shogun."

"Alice actually has a child?! Oh no... I think I like her even more now."

"Let's just call the police."

At this moment, Ye Shuang still didn't quite understand the point of Alice doing this. Facing the scrutinizing gazes of the crowd, he instinctively wiped non-existent sweat from his forehead.

He looked down at Alice in his arms. Her face was full of a triumphant expression. "Hmph, that's what you get for liking Bobo so much."

I...

Ye Shuang pointed at himself. When did he ever like Bobo?

Was there some kind of misunderstanding?

The crowd of onlookers was growing larger, with some even suggesting they teach Ye Shuang a lesson. However, in the end, Bobo walked over and explained the situation to everyone.

Those who knew Alice naturally also recognized her inseparable bodyguard.

"This is just a joke from Lady Alice," Bobo explained gently, calming the agitated crowd.

"Who knows if it's a joke or not?" someone in the crowd muttered.

Hearing this, Bobo simply smiled and extended his hand. The next second, his muscles bulged, accompanied by the sound of fabric tearing.

"If anyone dares to lay a hand on the still-growing Lady Alice, I will personally break their bones."

The people present fell silent for a moment.

After saying that, he offered no further explanation and walked over to Ye Shuang's side.

"We meet again, Mr. Ye Shuang."

"It seems Lady Alice likes you very much," Bobo continued with a smile.

"Wh-who likes him?!" Alice took two steps back, immediately going to Bobo's side and huffing, "It's just a punishment for someone who doesn't appreciate my charm."

"But you almost caused a riot just now," Ye Shuang said with a laugh, not forgetting to lightly tap Alice on the head.

"Don't touch me!"

While Ye Shuang and Alice were chatting, Bobo seemed to sharply sense something. He suddenly looked toward a corner—

In a relatively inconspicuous corner, there were two flashes of bright yellow. They were two people wearing Pikachu mascot costumes.

Since it was an anime convention, wearing mascot costumes was completely normal here, but Bobo felt something was off.

"Mr. Ye Shuang."

"Hmm?"

"Please keep an eye on Lady Alice for a moment. Don't let her wander off," Bobo said.

"Am I some little kid that I'd wander off?" Alice became a bit displeased upon hearing Bobo say that.

Bobo then started walking toward the two people in the Pikachu costumes.

With such a towering figure, he was naturally noticed by the two Pikachus. The moment they saw the giant, tower-like man slowly approaching, the two Pikachus exchanged a glance and waddled toward the inside of the exhibition hall.

Bobo narrowed his eyes and immediately quickened his pace to close in on them.

Upon entering the hall, the two Pikachus were nowhere to be seen. Bobo looked left and right, but aside from some tourists and cosplayers taking photos, those two conspicuous figures were gone.

"..." Bobo stood there for a moment before turning around to leave.

A few meters away on one side, a long-haired girl was holding a camera, taking pictures of a short-haired girl dressed as Rikka Takanashi. When she noticed that Bobo had left, the long-haired girl lowered the camera and muttered,

"What's the deal with that gorilla? How could he detect us?"

"The intuition of a beastly senior," the short-haired girl said, twirling the umbrella in her hand.

"So what do we do now?"

"Forget it, let's just walk around the convention."

The two were none other than An Shiyu and Anshi Yi. They had originally wanted to secretly follow Ye Shuang's group to see if there was any fun to be had, but who knew they would be targeted by Bobo—last time, to snatch back the bracelet, the two fish had suffered quite a bit.

"Miss, can we take a selfie together?" A boy walked up to An Shiyu and asked.

"Oh?" Just as An Shiyu was about to ask why he would want a picture with her, she noticed the cosplay outfit she had changed into. She pointed at her own face.

"Am I cute?"

"Ah?" The boy was taken aback by the sudden question. "Very pretty."

"Then can you defeat that guy over there for cute little me?" An Shiyu pointed at Bobo's massive back in the distance.

"Huh?"

The boy hesitated. "I don't think... I can do that."

"Oh, work hard to get stronger, young man." An Shiyu waddled away. Anshi Yi stood to the side with a half-smile, eventually following the short-haired girl away, leaving the boy looking completely bewildered.

A few seconds later, he realized what had happened.

"Was I just rejected?"

...

"Did you go to the restroom?" Ye Shuang asked when he saw Bobo return. After all, nature calls, and even a bodyguard like Bobo was no exception.

"No, just some personal matters." Bobo's gaze lingered on Ye Shuang for a good while, but ultimately he didn't say anything, simply stepping back to the side to guard Alice as usual.

Alice was still chattering away with Ye Shuang about recent events, acting like a little girl who loved sharing secrets. However, aside from Ye Shuang, Bobo had never seen Alice act this way with anyone else.

Night fell. Unlike the clear day, the night sky was covered in clouds, with moonlight seeping through only a few cracks.

Ye Shuang took the initiative to invite Alice to his home for dinner.

The reason was simple: he needed to talk to Bobo alone. The time spent washing dishes after dinner or preparing the meal would be a great opportunity. Alice wouldn't be around then, so she wouldn't interrupt them.

"Dinner? Since you're asking so sincerely, I suppose eating there occasionally is fine." Alice agreed very straightforwardly, but then she asked, "That person... she won't be there, will she?"

That person actually referred to Aunt Xian. Even though they were mother and daughter, their relationship had deteriorated to the point of using such a title.

"You should address your mother properly. You can't just call her that person," Ye Shuang said, shaking his head.

Hearing this, Alice's voice carried a hint of grievance. "But she's the one who won't even acknowledge me..."