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Liu Ying bit her lip lightly and shook her head slightly, saying, "This...this can't be! You promised it would be my treat..."

Su Jinyan held Liu Ying's slender white hand: "Liu Ying's mother, I appreciate your kindness."

"But you are a good girl, and it would be a desecration to make you participate in this kind of couples challenge activity."

Is Ayan playing hard to get with me?

The tricks you use to flirt with girls are endless. If I didn't know you, I would have really been fooled by you.

Liu Ying smiled slightly and said, "Okay, then you can pay the bill."

Su Jinyan was clearly taken aback for a moment: "Huh?"

Why doesn't Liu Ying play by the rules?

Liu Ying's beautiful eyes softened as she grasped his hands in return.

"Just kidding, I won't let you spend any money."

“Ayan, you’re taking this blasphemy too seriously.”

"Waiter, please sign me up for the Couples Challenge. I want to participate."

The waiter let out a loud, booming laugh: "Hehehe, yes sir, my dear."

Firefly: "......"

The couples challenge event held by the clock restaurant seems so suspicious, it's like it was tailor-made for Ayan.

The two girls thought of the same thing at the same time.

It was Firefly who brought us to the clock restaurant; she's probably the only one who knows about the couples' challenge.

Could it be that the fireflies have been eyeing my Ayan for a long time?

Was our meeting all planned by her?

A hint of doubt appeared on Xing's pretty face; one couldn't blame her for judging others by her own petty standards.

......

Golden hour, Clock Square.

Liu Ying let out a soft "Huh? I didn't expect the couples' challenge event to be held here."

The waiter got out of the car first and opened the door for Liuying: "We've arrived, darling."

"Please wait a moment, everyone. There are still two female guests who haven't arrived yet. I'll go get them."

Su Jinyan asked, "Would you mind revealing some information about the other two female guests?"

The waiter blinked: "No, darling, that would ruin the surprise."

Su Jinyan: "Okay."

Firefly looked up at the Clock Boy statue.

I still remember last night, when Ayan led them on a wild car chase to evade Sunday's pursuit. The final battleground was Clock Square.

They weren't in the mood to appreciate the scenery at the time.

Forget about sightseeing; the Clockwork Boy statue was razed to the ground by the Bouncing Bombs—it was a complete disaster.

Later, the mutual destruction button given by Hanabi was pressed by Su Jinyan as a remote control for a vibrator, thus triggering the destruction of the dreamland of Pinocone.

Thinking of this, Liu Ying couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

Birds of a feather flock together; there aren't many normal people around Ayan.

Liu Ying stroked her chin, her beautiful eyes serious.

A bold guess came to her mind.

Although Liu Ying hadn't known Su Jinyan for long, she felt that Su Jinyan wasn't as bad as the rumors suggested.

Is it possible that...?

Honest advice is hard to hear, and treacherous officials are in power. In fact, Ayan was originally a good person, but he was misled by fools like Huahuo and Sangbo, which is why he went down the wrong path and could never turn back.

If Ayan could listen to her advice, she would definitely keep Ayan away from fireworks.

“Ayan, look, this statue is Pinocchio’s famous cartoon character – Watch Boy.”

"It comes from Pinocchio's longest-running and most famous animated cartoon."

"It tells the adventure story of the protagonist, Clockwork Boy, and his friends living in Dream Town—it has been serialized for over 10,000 episodes to date!"

Xing couldn't help but wonder, "Is there really no risk in portraying this image?"

Firefly asked, puzzled, "Eh, risk? Why?"

"The Watch Boy is a household name in Pinocchio, so there shouldn't be any problem... right?"

"Snapped!"

Su Jinyan snapped his fingers.

The clockwork boy statue instantly transformed into a Mickey Mouse statue.

"Alright, now there's a risk," Su Jinyan said seriously.

Firefly: "...Isn't it pretty good? It's a cute little mouse."

"Let's change it back to normal, to avoid causing panic."

Su Jinyan snapped his fingers, turning the Mickey Mouse statue back into the Clockwork Boy statue.

Xingmei's eyes lit up, and she hugged his arm, pleading, "Ayan, I want to learn this."

Su Jinyan shook his head and said, "I really can't teach you this."

"Pinocone's dream is essentially a world composed of 'memory matter.'"

“Apart from the memory users of the Flowing Light Memory Court, it is difficult for ordinary people to manipulate memory matter at will.”

"Once we understand the essence of the dream world, we can construct dreams like a dream architect hired by the family."

Unfortunately, manipulating memory matter cannot interfere with the character itself; it can only affect the structures formed by memory matter in the dream.

Otherwise, he could have easily activated the world modulation mode and changed the character's outfit.

For example, turn Sand Gold's luxurious clothes into a bunny girl, and turn the angel wings of the Celestial Ring Clan on Sunday into chicken wings.

Xing was greatly disappointed: "Then it's alright, Old Deng."

Su Jinyan: "?"

You only talk when you need something, right? Very well, that's my style.

Liu Ying covered her mouth and chuckled: "By the way, did you know?"

"It is said that the character of Clockwork Boy was modeled after the famous 'Watchmaker'."

Su Jinyan looked at the statue of the Clock Boy.

"A watchmaker? I heard he's the father of Pinocchio?"

He remembered something; there was a sentence in the coded message of the invitation that Himeko had deciphered:

He takes in the impossible things in his dreams, finds the legacy of the watchmaker, the father of Pinocchio, and then answers the question: Why does life sleep?

Liu Ying nodded gently: "Yes, he is a legendary tycoon in the history of Pinocchio."

"He is also the founder of the dream world, the one who turned dreams into reality!"

"There are many different opinions about the watchmaker's origins: some say he was a merchant from outer space, while others say he was a prisoner from a prison planet."

"Some people say that the watchmaker is just a symbol and that such a person never actually existed."

"No one knows his background, but everyone wants to replicate his success and become the next watchmaker!"

Su Jinyan's heart stirred slightly. Since the watchmaker's origins were blank and no one knew anything about them.

Wouldn't that just give him room to play the role of a "fictional historian"?

Firefly said with anticipation: "His deeds spread throughout the Milky Way, attracting a large number of people with dreams to come to him."

"One banquet after another has created today's star of the event."

"In Pinocchio, everyone knows this name."

"Although the Clockwork Boy in the cartoon is just a clumsy braggart."

"However, I still believe the story that the watchmaker was an anonymous person the most!"

"After all, cultivating dreams sounds very 'exploratory'!"

Su Jinyan slowly said, "Liu Ying, do you think it's possible that the watchmaker is actually a ditch seller—"

Liu Ying covered his mouth coquettishly: "The moment you open your mouth, I know you're up to no good."

"Promise me you won't slander such a great predecessor, okay?"

Su Jinyan looked at her expectantly: "Is there any reward?"

Liu Ying hesitated for a moment, then gently stroked his head: "Can I give you a pat on the head as a reward?"

Xing couldn't stand it anymore: "Hey, wait a minute, I've wanted to ask this question for a long time."