"滴滴...嗒嗒..."

"Heh, Linmen..."

Present, past.

Afternoon, 4:45 PM, a figure appeared ghostlike at the top of the Golden Lion Building, hugging their arms.

She crossed her arms, looking at the bustling traffic below, and couldn’t help but smile,

"I’m back again!!"

"..."

As she spoke, it felt like the entire city went silent for a moment in her perspective.

Perhaps it was influenced by her charm, making the whole city submit under her light words...

Of course, it might just be they were rendered speechless by her.

For instance, the white little cat behind her, silently distancing itself with its tail drooping.

"I’m leaving meow..."

"Hey, Yan Ye!"

Hearing this, Bai Yi’s smile slightly stiffened.

She instantly became a pink pufferfish, then jumped off the edge of the rooftop, following Yan Huan’s increasingly fast steps.

Her hands on her hips, she puffed her cheeks and chased after Yan Huan, pointing her fingers,

"Say, Yan Ye, aren’t you increasingly ignoring your owner these days?"

"Owner..."

Yan Huan turned around to look at Bai Yi behind her, standing with her hands on her hips but no hint of authority, feeling an inexplicable urge to laugh.

Anyone else, like Ye Shiyu or Sister Tong, saying this would have made Yan Huan panic and wave her hands,

"No, no, not at all～"

But with Bai Yi, it felt like a tsundere girlfriend suddenly saying she wanted to punish him from above and make him sing "Conquer" in the evening.

Yet, before five minutes even passed, she’d be whining, clutching the pillowcase, unable to stop crying.

It was truly adorable.

"Why aren’t you saying anything?"

"...Nothing, meow."

Yan Huan perked up her tail, turned back with a good mood, and walked into the rooftop’s safety passage, leaving Bai Yi in utter confusion.

"This mission is quite simple meow, or maybe..."

"Uh, I already have a plan!"

"You have one again?"

Yan Huan looked doubtful, but when she turned her head, she saw that fellow had somehow pulled out a pair of frameless glasses and put them on.

Then, she cleared her throat, pushed her glasses, and raised her index finger, saying,

"I have three strategies: upper, middle, and lower!"

"..."

You have a three-strategy plan?

Bai Yi, do you think wearing glasses makes you look smarter?

Though, you do indeed look great with glasses...

"Lower strategy: Directly return to the day to stop Yan Huan from helping me!"

"Hmm..."

Yan Huan didn’t pay much attention since the logic was simple, and she analyzed it thoroughly without any need.

She was simply admiring Bai Yi’s captivating beauty...

Her focused Star Eyes, the subtle smile at the corner of her mouth, the strands of hair gently falling down...

"Middle strategy: Return to that day, go ahead of Yan Huan and stop Lemon’s plot!

And, upper strategy! See through the phenomenon to its essence, theft of the sheet music my mom gave Lemon!

"How’s that, isn’t it clever?"

Looking at Bai Yi, Yan Huan nodded, subconsciously saying,

"Hmm, very beautiful."

"?"

"No, very clever."

Bai Yi didn’t realize anything was wrong, just beaming after giving a peace sign to Yan Huan.

At this moment, the elevator arrived.

"Ding～"

Bai Yi walked in, pressing the familiar Golden Lion Entertainment floor button.

Then, the process is: use Indifference to enter Lemon’s office and steal her sheet music!

"Action, activate..." 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

The elevator gradually stopped at the destination floor, and Bai Yi simultaneously raised their pocket watch.

She opened the door, walked out, and just as she was about to manipulate the pocket watch...

A familiar voice came from behind.

"Bai Yi?"

"..."

Bai Yi’s body slightly stiffened, and on her shoulder, Yan Huan also paused slightly.

Because standing behind her, was her co-worker Sakuragi Hitomi!

Her petite body wrapped in a mature suit, always gave a somewhat discordant impression.

Yan Huan personally thought Sakuragi’s best look was in her traditional kimono.

Perhaps it was out of habit, as when meeting Sakuragi Hitomi privately, she often dressed this way, leading to a "liked stereotype".

However, neither Bai Yi nor Yan Huan anticipated that Sakuragi Hitomi would recognize her, especially since she was so heavily wrapped up at the moment.

"Ah..."

Upon hearing this, Yan Huan pondered a bit, just about to speak.

Bai Yi hesitated for a moment, then removed her mask and glasses, turning back expressionlessly,

"What’s up?"

"..."

Seeing this, Sakuragi Hitomi blinked...

In the gradually silent atmosphere, she showed no sign of surprise, smiling and saying,

"You’re wearing glasses today, they really suit you..."

"...If nothing else, I’ll be on my way."

After saying this, Bai Yi turned her head and continued walking towards Lemon’s temporary dressing room.

"..."

Everything was calm and peaceful.

However, this seemingly insignificant daily pleasantry had profoundly shocked Yan Huan.

What an exhilarating intellectual duel!

Uh...

The intellectual duel was on Bai Yi’s side.

First, since Sakuragi Hitomi recognized Bai Yi, if she pretended to ignore and continued forward, it might have aroused Sakuragi Hitomi’s suspicion.

She was also a modifier owner, and if she followed and opened a Barrier, it would be disastrous.

Additionally, it’s not that one can’t contact people from the past, but rather the other side mustn’t realize you traversed time.

Letting people from the past think you’re the past Bai Yi, that’s entirely fine.

Much like making Bai Yi believe she’s the incarnation of her modifier, the world line remains untouched and completely safe!