“Whether it's future attempts to lure it out or panic, the influence Mr. Illusion spreads will one day be truly noticed by the Dadu authorities. If Mr. Illusion's existence is noticed, then Dadu will absolutely not let Mr. Illusion go,” Lin Yilin mentioned.
“Yes,” Zheng Fan replied distractedly.
“However, at that time, someone like me, who is involved with Mr. Illusion, will definitely not be able to stay out of it. If it really comes down to it, let's escape to another world together.”
“Actually, there's another option,” Zheng Fan said, smiling as he looked at the ceiling, his hands pointing upwards. “Make up for the fireworks I didn't finish setting off.”
“...In that case, that seems like a good option too,” Lin Yilin said expressionlessly.
Suddenly, Lin Yilin's computer made a notification sound. She opened her laptop and looked for a while.
“Is something wrong?” Zheng Fan asked when he saw this.
“We have a new commission, and it's quite close. Want to go check it out?” Lin Yilin said.
Zheng Fan glanced at the sun outside. “Okay.”
...
The distance was indeed very close, just on Xiding Road, an apartment building a short walk away.
Arriving at the door of the person who submitted the commission, Lin Yilin rang the doorbell, and someone responded quickly. When the door opened, a woman in a long-sleeved shirt, with a beautiful but slightly haggard face, said, “Hello, Miss Lin, I am... Why are you holding a Toast...?”
The woman was about to introduce herself but noticed Lin Yilin holding a Toast as if cradling a baby, which felt a bit off.
“Please don't mind it. I need some methods to help me think.” Lin Yilin's cold expression and tone were very convincing, making the woman not dare to dwell on the matter further.
After all, it was said that people from the agency often had some quirks.
The truth was that before leaving, Zheng Fan said that Toast and Lu Lu Shoes should be taken out to sunbathe while the weather was good. Lin Yilin was resistant, but when Zheng Fan swore he could take good care of Toast and Lu Lu Shoes, Lin Yilin chose to compromise.
Lin Yilin had already experienced the consequences of entrusting two mischievous children to a super mischievous child during this period.
So, she preferred to be seen as performance art, holding a Toast in her hand and wearing a black sailor uniform, with a pair of mismatched, unusually mature high-heeled sandals on her feet.
It was Lin Yilin's first time wearing high heels in her life, and it was truly uncomfortable, so she quickly took off her shoes outside as she entered the door.
The hostess's name was Li Li. She led Lin Yilin to the sofa in the living room, where tea was already prepared.
Lin Yilin placed the Toast on the coffee table, and in the process, she had already taken in the entire living room.
The apartment was a bit old, and judging by the traces of habitation, this family had lived there for a long time. It was a family of three, with a daughter around high school age.
She was quite good, having won many school awards, but not outstanding, never having won the highest award.
The family itself was quite ordinary, and Lin Yilin didn't see too many unsatisfactory aspects.
The only thing worth noting was that when Li Li opened the door earlier, she noticed that the air conditioning in the house was set very low.
Yet Li Li herself was wearing long-sleeved clothes, and goosebumps were clearly visible on her skin. This indicated that she wasn't doing this because she was extremely sensitive to heat.
Feeling cold but still needing to set the air conditioning low, with nothing wrong with herself, and her worries mostly directed towards that room, her gaze was easy to read—that room was her daughter's room.
“Ms. Li, your daughter should be resting at home, right? Since it's about her, it would be clearer to call her out directly,” Lin Yilin said bluntly.
Li Li was about to speak when her eyes widened at Lin Yilin's words. “How do you know? I haven't even said anything yet...”
Lin Yilin reached out and made a calming gesture in the air. “I'm tired of this process. You just need to know that these things are very easy to see. I can do my homework beforehand, or I can observe directly after arriving here. Just accept it however you find it easiest to accept.”
Here it comes, Binary Little Sister is starting to pressure the client again.
Li Li was very surprised at first, but she managed to keep her composure. Listening to Lin Yilin, she said, “Please wait a moment,” and went into the room to call her daughter.
Sounds of conversation came from inside the house, and soon Li Li came out with her daughter.
A pretty young girl, dressed lightly, but still sweating profusely in the extremely low air conditioning.
She seemed quite exhausted, with prominent dark circles and bloodshot eyes, unsteady footsteps, and even a tendency towards heatstroke.
“So, little sister Ye Mao, how are you doing?” Lin Yilin asked directly.
“It's like this: after the weather got hot a while ago, my daughter kept feeling very stuffy and hot when she slept, and also felt like she couldn't breathe. I took her to the hospital, and the doctor said there was nothing wrong with her body. But it's been like this for the past few days, causing her to often wake up from the heat at night and not sleep well,” Li Li said worriedly, supporting her daughter's swaying body.
Hmm, as expected, the doctor asked the child how she was, and the child stammered without speaking, so the parent explained everything.
But it didn't matter; at least Ms. Li Li explained it quite clearly.
“So that's why the air conditioning is set so low.”
“Yes, but the air conditioning is useless. She still feels hot, as long as she sleeps, she'll feel hot. When she's awake, it's fine.”
“Little sister Ye Mao, do you have any more specific feelings yourself?” Lin Yilin asked the person directly.
“Whenever I'm sleeping... I feel like someone is holding me tightly, it's very uncomfortable, holding me very tightly...” Ye Mao replied groggily.
“Was she napping just now?”
“Ah, yes, because of severe sleep deprivation, she couldn't stay at school, so I brought her home these past few days. Now she really wants to sleep. But when she lies down, she gets woken up by the heat. It was the same just now; look, she's sweating so much again.”
Lin Yilin nodded and said, “Then why are you still covering her with so many quilts?”
“I'm not...” Ye Mao's voice was a bit blurry.
“Um, because of these things, now I don't even dare to let her use an air-conditioning quilt,” Li Li said.
Lin Yilin stood up. “Then the matter is very simple.”
She walked directly towards Ye Mao's room. Li Li and Ye Mao, mother and daughter, were both puzzled and followed behind her.
Ye Mao's room was very large, showing that her parents gave her a lot of care.
The straw mat on the bed had obvious traces of un-dried sweat, and even melted ice packs could be seen. They had made many attempts.
Lin Yilin said, “Where is the quilt?”
“The quilt? In the wardrobe over here...” Li Li came to the wardrobe in the room, opened it, and gestured.
The spacious upper shelf of the wardrobe was piled with quilts not needed in summer, not neatly folded, but bundled and stuffed inside, making Ye Mao a little embarrassed.
“The first time you felt hot while sleeping, it wasn't completely summer yet, right? Which quilt were you using then?” Lin Yilin asked.
Ye Mao paused for a moment, then reached out as if to point.
But suddenly froze in place.
“It's that quilt with the little bear pattern, right?” Li Li spoke for her daughter from the side.
“Is it? But there's only a quilt cover here...” Lin Yilin reached out and touched it. “There's sweat on the quilt cover, but where's the quilt?”
Zheng Fan, who was standing at the door watching them, suddenly spoke up to remind them, “Behind you.”
Lin Yilin sharply turned her head and saw a twisted quilt crawling out from under the bed like a snake.
When Lin Yilin saw it, it awkwardly paused in place.
Li Li and Ye Mao, mother and daughter, followed suit and turned their heads. The moment they saw the wriggling quilt, they instinctively screamed.
The scream stimulated the quilt. It suddenly bounced up like a spring, its four corners spread open, landed, and its edges touched the ground at an extremely fast frequency, looking at first glance like some kind of millipede, crawling at a lightning-fast speed!
Zheng Fan moved aside, and the quilt escaped the room.
“Mr. Illusion.”
“There's Toast and Lu Lu Shoes outside,” Zheng Fan said casually.
As soon as he finished speaking, a thud came from the living room.
Lin Yilin, Li Li, and Ye Mao, mother and daughter, went outside and immediately saw this scene.
Toast and the shoes were fighting with the quilt, the scene unusually intense.
The quilt perfectly utilized its body structure, using softness to overcome hardness, deflecting Toast and Lu Lu Shoes' every move. Its movements were exceptionally precise, showing the demeanor of a master, making Zheng Fan unable to resist applauding.
But he quickly realized which side he was on and shouted, “Stop playing! Let this perverted quilt see your combined ultimate technique!”
“Woof!” Toast immediately let out an enthusiastic bark.
Lu Lu Shoes also trembled its shoe body! It summoned a pair of soccer shoes, and Toast in front directly shrunk its body into a ball.
The soccer shoes, with exquisite footwork, took a powerful shot!
Toast flew out in response, its heavy impact making it difficult for the quilt to deflect for a moment, causing it to be greatly shaken!