The man and the two fishes eventually made their way to the pedestrian street.
After all, it was summer vacation, so the streets were packed with people. Couples in particular were everywhere. But even among them, Ye Shuang walking around with the two fishes in this bizarre trio was especially eye-catching. Fortunately, Ye Shuang was wearing shorts and flip-flops instead of skinny jeans and loafers, or people might have mistaken him for some wannabe tough guy.
“I kind of want to go home.” Ye Shuang’s face was expressionless. Dressed like this, he really had no desire to go shopping.
Especially since he was now wearing matching outfits with the two fishes. He couldn’t help feeling that every passerby was taking an extra look at them, wondering exactly what the relationship between the three of them was.
“A triangle is stable. A squared plus B squared equals C squared,” Anshi Yi said.
“What are you muttering about?”
At that moment, Ye Shuang noticed that the two fishes were clinging to his arms and said, “I think you two could loosen your grip a little.”
“If you can break free, we’ll think about it.”
As she spoke, the two fishes tightened their hold. Since it was summer, the touch of their differently sized slime-like bodies immediately pressed against his arms, making the corner of Ye Shuang’s mouth twitch. Still, he exerted a little force and simply lifted the two fishes into the air.
“Huh?”
The unexpected strength surprised the two fishes. After all, Ye Shuang still looked as though he wasn’t exerting himself at all.
“You two are just too light.” Seeing the astonished expressions on An Shiyu and Anshi Yi’s faces, Ye Shuang felt secretly pleased. It was rare to see the two fishes look like that.
“Sorry, Uncle. We failed to make you use your full strength.”
“How about this? If you can hold us for ten seconds, we won’t cling to your arms anymore.” Anshi Yi was still hanging from Ye Shuang’s arm like a koala. Seeing how confident he looked, she spoke up.
“Ten seconds?”
“That’s right. Ten seconds.”
“Could it be that you can only last three seconds?”
Ye Shuang: “…”
Ten seconds was nothing to Ye Shuang. When he had tested his strength before, he had carried both fishes without any trouble. So after hearing Anshi Yi’s challenge, he simply maintained his original position without moving.
Ever since the system had increased his strength, Ye Shuang had never actually tested just how strong he was. He only knew that the number was ridiculously high. He didn’t usually train his strength, so he had no idea where his limit lay, but carrying the fishes was certainly no problem.
“You two aren’t secretly going to kiss me, are you?” Ye Shuang suddenly thought of something and asked outright.
“No. Are we the kind of people who would do that?”
“You’ve done it before, haven’t you?!”
“Tsk. So stingy.”
Just as the ten seconds were about to be up, Ye Shuang suddenly noticed that the two fishes had changed from hugging his arms with both hands to using only one. Then they slowly reached out with their free hands and went for Little Ye Shuang.
Ye Shuang: “?!”
His arm went limp, and he immediately released them, letting the two fishes drop to the ground.
“Oh my, you lost,” Anshi Yi said at once when she saw Ye Shuang let go.
“You couldn’t even last ten seconds.” An Shiyu shook her head.
“You cheated, didn’t you?!”
“What did we do?” Anshi Yi asked curiously. An Shiyu remained expressionless, practically wearing her innocence on her face.
Ye Shuang: “…”
“You were trying to…”
“Trying to do what? Say it louder,” Anshi Yi said.
As she spoke, she reached into her skort and rummaged around. Finally, she pulled out a megaphone and handed it to Ye Shuang.
Ye Shuang stared at the megaphone in his hand, falling silent.
Where did you even pull that out from?!
“Forget it. Do whatever you want.” Ye Shuang had long since gotten used to this sort of thing. The two fishes always messed with him until he was too exhausted to resist, so he couldn’t be bothered anymore.
Ignoring the gazes of the passersby, Ye Shuang walked along the pedestrian street with the two fishes. There were all sorts of small goods for sale, as well as a number of street performers and craftsmen.
However, with the two fishes clinging to his arms from either side, the occasional sensation against his skin kept distracting him.
Before long, the three of them entered a small-goods shop. It was filled with all kinds of trinkets, most of them priced at around ten yuan.
“You two like places like this?” Ye Shuang asked.
“Of course. Aren’t these little things nice?” An Shiyu picked up a ceramic fish ornament. “Look, isn’t it cute?”
“It is.” Ye Shuang glanced at it. China’s ceramic craftsmanship was indeed highly developed. Even cheap little trinkets like this had a refined and delicate appearance.
An Shiyu placed the ornament in a basket, clearly intending to buy it.
Anshi Yi, meanwhile, had taken a liking to a lipstick that also cost ten yuan.
“Uncle, buy this for me.”
“A ten-yuan lipstick… There are better options, you know.” Although Ye Shuang knew that the production cost of cosmetics was pitifully low, he had no idea what Anshi Yi wanted a lipstick that cheap for. There might even be harmful ingredients in it.
“If you’re planning to wear makeup, I can take you to some more suitable stores,” Ye Shuang said.
“No, I’m buying it to put lipstick on Big Yellow,” Anshi Yi replied.
Ye Shuang: “…”
All right. Ye Shuang could more or less guess what she had in mind now.
After that, the two fishes bought a whole pile of stuffed toys. They were all palm-sized and looked fairly cute.
“Let’s go.” After finishing their shopping, An Shiyu pulled Ye Shuang along.
“Beep, beep, beep.” Once all the items had been scanned, the cashier said to Anshi Yi, “Hello. Your total is 170 yuan.”
“Scan his phone. I’m his kept woman,” Anshi Yi said.
The next second, a chop to the head appeared above her—but Anshi Yi dodged it with incredible speed. “Lao Ye, can you keep up with me?”
Ye Shuang’s speed suddenly increased, and the chop still landed squarely on her head.
Under the cashier’s gaze, Ye Shuang calmly took out his phone and paid.
“Strange. When did you get so fast?” Anshi Yi rubbed her head, looking somewhat surprised.
And it looked as though Ye Shuang’s strength had increased as well.
“Has your head turned pointy?” An Shiyu asked from the side.
“What?”
After leaving the small-goods shop, Ye Shuang had barely steadied himself when someone beside him handed over a flyer.
“Hello. We’re having a promotion at our dessert shop. Couples get half off, and there’s also a special challenge.”
Before Ye Shuang could take a closer look, Anshi Yi dragged him into the shop.
“One special challenge, please!”
“Um… may I ask which two of you are the couple?” the employee at the counter asked curiously.
The way Ye Shuang and the two fishes were dressed looked a little unusual.
“Does a couple have to consist of only two people?” Anshi Yi asked.
“Uh… well…”
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