Su Mo: [What are we chatting about?]

KK: [(Successfully captured the one upstairs, naming them Dumbo.jpg)]

Chu Nanyi: [...I’m really speechless. Just talk about whatever the other person is interested in.]

Dongdong: [Stop asking here. No matter how many times I teach you, it’s no use unless you do it yourself. Just do your best.] 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

System prompt: [The group owner "Dongdong" has muted you]

Su Mo held his phone: "..."

With the mute in effect, he could only put down his phone and rack his brains for a topic to chat about.

Thinking hard, a sudden revelation struck him.

Got it!

Girls would definitely be interested in that.

Cosmetics!

The girls Su Mo interacted with before crossing over, whether coworkers or classmates, all wore makeup.

After all, it’s a common trait of girls to love beauty, and makeup is an important means. He often heard them talking about brands, shades, and such.

With that in mind, Su Mo immediately put it into practice.

He leaned forward, studying Qi Ling’s pretty face, and asked curiously, "Xiaoqi, your makeup today looks beautiful. What brand of cosmetics do you usually use?"

Qi Ling was momentarily stunned, blinked, and said, "Makeup? I didn’t put on any. I’m bare-faced."

Su Mo was petrified.

He thought to himself: Is there a hole to crawl into? Please let me in!

Qi Ling bit her straw, gently shaking her head: "I tried putting on makeup a few times before, but my friends said it didn’t suit me as it covered up some of my better features, so I stopped. At most, I just use some lipstick for a little glamour."

She let go of the straw, seeing the red mark on it, said: "Ah, the lipstick got smudged. Hang on, let me reapply."

She took out a small mirror and lightly applied lipstick on her full, smooth lips, occasionally pressing them together.

Not wanting to leave a bad impression of awkward conversation, Su Mo urgently sought to recover with another topic: "By the way, when you wear lipstick while eating, don’t you sometimes accidentally ingest it?"

Qi Ling nodded: "Yes, quite often. But it’s fine, professional lipsticks are edible, non-toxic."

Su Mo curiously asked: "So, what does lipstick taste like? Is it sweet?"

Qi Ling gave a mysterious smile, rested her elbows on the table, and leaned her face towards Su Mo, her crystal-clear red lips slightly parting: "Why don’t you try it and find out~"

Su Mo: "Can I? Then I’ll have a taste."

Qi Ling was somewhat surprised, not expecting this guy to catch on.

"Of course you can~" she giggled, leaning forward a bit more.

Su Mo leaned forward in response.

They got closer.

And closer...

Then...

Su Mo picked up the lipstick from the table, bit off a small piece, and ate it.

As he chewed, his face scrunched up: "The taste is a bit odd, a hint of sweetness, but the texture is like chewing wax."

This move left Qi Ling utterly stunned.

"You... ah hahaha! Ah hahahahaha!!!" Qi Ling held her stomach laughing, nearly leaning back in her chair, praising Su Mo with a thumbs up, "You’re a real character, a real talent!"

Su Mo licked the lipstick off the corner of his mouth, scratched his head, completely puzzled.

Weren’t we talking about tasting lipstick?

What’s wrong with this?

Qi Ling’s laughter caught the attention of the surrounding people, and at this moment, a girl in a western dress came over, her face flushed, speaking shyly and excitedly to her: "Excuse me, are you Qi Ling?"

Qi Ling blinked at her: "I am, what’s the matter?"

"Wow! You look even prettier in person than in photos!" the girl hastily took out her phone, excitedly asking, "I’ve been following your profile for ages, can I take a photo with you?"

"Of course~" Qi Ling graciously stood up, went over, and posed next to the girl, sweetly smiling at the camera.

After the photo, the girl, giddy with excitement, hopped away, repeatedly thanking and giggling at her phone.

Seeing this, Su Mo asked: "Profile... Are you a social media influencer?"

Qi Ling sat down, resting her chin in her hands, and said slowly: "Not really, I just like to wear various outfits and take pictures, posting them to my profile, and one day I just happened to be featured on the homepage, gaining a lot of followers."

Su Mo, intrigued, said: "Can I see your profile?"

"Sure." Qi Ling opened her phone, operated it for a bit, and handed it to Su Mo.

The app was called "Guangxie", the largest social platform in the entire Dawn Realm, equivalent to Weibo in Su Mo’s pre-crossover world.

Qi Ling’s profile was named "Qi Ling is a Little Monster".

It had more than a hundred posts, mostly professional 3x3 grid photo layouts.

In the photos, she looked like a doll with many styles.

Sometimes a sweet girl with pigtails in a floral dress.

Sometimes a cool, charismatic elder sister in black stockings and high-heeled boots with a sharp gaze.

Also featured were youthful sailor outfits, elegant Lolita dresses, ultra-fashionable streetwear, and super cute cosplay.

She had over 10 million followers, with each post receiving tens of thousands of shares, comments, and likes, making her extremely popular.

Dawn Realm didn’t have an actual social platform system, Guangxie was just a background setting.

After crossing over, it became usable, but Su Mo didn’t usually use social media, never expecting the person sitting opposite him to be a big shot with over 10 million followers.

Looking at the profile photos, and glancing at Qi Ling’s face repeatedly, Su Mo marveled: "That girl earlier wasn’t wrong, you do look better in person than in photos. These don’t even need editing."

Qi Ling, rarely shy, covered her face with her small hands, her cheeks slightly reddened: "Oh, don’t stare at me like that..."

Most people in the amusement park were young, overlapping with Qi Ling’s fan base, and gradually more tourists recognized her, mostly uniquely styled young women.

They all came over wanting to take a picture with Qi Ling, the scene resembling a fan meeting.

Qi Ling, being very generous, closely interacted with the girls, helped them take beautiful photos, and if they didn’t turn out well, she’d even assist in finding a better angle, her cordial manner deeply moving everyone.

With so many fans, of course, there were male fans too.

A handsome guy in a designer suit confidently approached, greeting: "Hi, Qi Ling, I’ve been following you for a while and messaged you before. I’m one of your old fans, can we take a picture together?"

This time, Qi Ling didn’t agree. She shook her head, apologetically saying: "I’m really sorry, I have a boyfriend now, and I don’t take pictures with boys."

Su Mo, initially watching the scene passively, suddenly felt a pang inside at these words.

He suddenly realized how poorly he was acting...

Setting aside whether today’s date was awkward, why the beautiful and charming Qi Ling specifically wanted him to be her boyfriend for a day.

At the very least, she was genuinely trying hard to play the "girlfriend" role, attentive to him and treating the date seriously.

What about himself?

He claimed to have accepted the commission, even formally signed a contract.

But deep down, he hadn’t taken it seriously.

He forgot to bring flowers for the date.

The first photo turned out like a mugshot.

He was nervous even about linking arms.

The girl was being approached by another guy, while he stood there doing nothing...

Messed up at every turn, lost his composure everywhere.

Any girlfriend with a boyfriend like this would kick him out in no time.

He needed to remember that this was a commission.

Just because the task was to act as a boyfriend on a date didn’t mean it was unserious.

This was a legitimate commission, no different from others he accepted before.

As a Mercenary Corps Leader, the renowned Crescent Seven Stars, was he really going to shirk responsibility after taking the payment?

It didn’t even matter what Qi Ling thought, if intermediaries saw him working like this, they’d likely downgrade his rating.

He was indeed way off...

With this realization, Su Mo’s gaze turned clear.

The awkwardness that had been lingering in his heart vanished at last.