The day had been spectacularly, monumentally boring. The kind of boring that made you question the very fabric of reality and whether or not you were actually just a sentient potato in a particularly dull simulation. Seriously, nothing of note had happened. Absolutely zilch. So, yeah, boring.

So?

"HaoYue, let's go on a date!" Xishi announced, her voice practically a chirping symphony of unbridled enthusiasm. Honestly, she could make a declaration of war sound like a party invitation.

HaoYue, bless his clueless little furry heart, tilted his head with the innocent curiosity of a freshly hatched chick. "Sure, let's go. But what's a date...?"

Oh, right. She'd almost forgotten she'd been shunted into this bizarre beastman novel situation, like some unlucky extra in a badly written fanfiction. Of course, the poor guy wouldn't have a clue what a 'date' was. This wasn't exactly the kind of scenario with rom-com cliches.

"It's... something mates do," she explained, trying her best to dumb it down without making it sound like some bizarre mating ritual. "To, uh, show their love for each other and have fun, and get to know each other better." She mentally patted herself on the back for that masterful explanation. It was practically award-winning.

"I see," HaoYue said, his eyes widening with what she hoped wasn't just pure confusion. "Then I'd love to go on a date with you!" He beamed, his smile as dazzling as a badly photoshopped sunrise.

Damn it all, why did he have to look like Gojo Satoru? The white hair, the piercing eyes, the stupidly charming smile... it was all too much. This was ridiculous. Trying to maintain a non-sarcastic attitude was proving to be an Olympic-level feat.

(Let's fast forward to this date of theirs, shall we?)

Okay, so, the date. What a trainwreck. First, they went to the river of life, which, naturally, was just a creek full of suspiciously happy fish. Then proceeded to pick rare flowers which, translated, are just the prettiest looking ones by the valley. Then, the highlight of the afternoon, after dinner went stargazing, which essentially involved lying on the grass and avoiding the aggressive local mosquitos. XiShi swore, they were the most exciting part of the whole damn thing.

HaoYue held her hand and didn't try to kiss her. He didn't try anything, actually. He simply smiled and looked at her like she was the most wonderful creature he had ever seen.

The lack of innuendo was practically deafening. It was so pure and wholesome it was almost violently annoying.

But it was fun , she got to know that HaoYue was such a cutie.

And she also got to know that he personally loves strawberries. He said blueberries only to contradict XueLing.........

Must be a fire VS ice thing , huh ?