"The sun is shining in the sky, the flowers are smiling at me, the birds are saying good morning, good morning—why are you carrying a little school backpack?"
Li Qing held his briefcase: "I'm going to blow up the school~"
"Ugh! I go to school, I'm never late, I love studying and working, and when I grow up, I want to contribute to the people..."
After getting dressed, Li Qing sighed: "But I'm not going to school now, I'm going to work. Sooner or later, I'll blow up the company!"
He laughed, opened the door and left, but suddenly his steps halted and his eyes showed surprise and confusion, as he realized the scene in front of him was completely different from before. After opening the door and stepping out, he should have seen the hallway leading to the living room, but now what he saw was a bathroom—and not just any bathroom, but one with a bathtub, full of hot water, and the warm air was still spreading throughout.
Li Qing blinked: "Did I open the wrong door?"
"But there's no bathtub in my bathroom!" Li Qing was even more confused.
Suddenly, a bubbling sound was heard, and the bathtub water seemed to start boiling. Bubbles began rising one after another. Li Qing was startled and was about to close the door when, suddenly, a colorful light filled the bathtub, lighting up the entire bathroom. Then, the water's surface opened up and a beautiful girl with long cherry blossom-colored hair leaned out of the water. Water streamed down her body. Li Qing's eyes widened in shock.
It's hard to describe the image, because the description will result in a 404.
Li Qing was stunned, watching the scene without blinking. Then, the girl stood up from the water. Li Qing was still a bit dazed, and suddenly noticed a tail had leapt from the water behind the girl, still trembling behind her.
It's a long black tail with a black heart at the tip.
It really grows from the body, and that flexible sensation definitely means it's not just a decoration.
The girl blinked, confused: "Where is this place?"
She looked around with curiosity and then saw Li Qing, who was staring at her in astonishment.
She jumped out of the bathtub in one motion and greeted Li Qing with a smile: "Hello! Earthling!"
Li Qing: "..."
Earthling? Calling me an earthling? And with a tail? Is this an alien invasion? But this alien is very demanding. He gave me a huge advantage on the first encounter. Isn't that very polite?
"Hello." But Li Qing still replied.
The girl stepped out of the bathtub and walked over to Li Qing. She looked behind him. Behind him was his bedroom. Li Qing had suddenly found the bathroom when he opened the door. Obviously, the girl was also very curious about the situation, so she smiled and asked Li Qing, "Can I take a look in there?"
Li Qing hesitated for a moment, then stepped aside, and the girl walked in curiously.
Li Qing turned and realized that he had opened the bedroom door, but it led to a bathroom somewhere else. That was really strange. Li Qing turned to look at the bathroom again. It was still steaming hot like before. Li Qing looked at the door in front of him, confused. That was his bedroom door. It should lead to the hallway, right? How did it become a bathroom somewhere else?
Li Qing closed the door and then opened it again.
"The hallway?" He was stunned again.
It was no longer a bathroom out there, but the familiar hallway. After a moment of confusion, Li Qing closed the door and opened it again. It was still the familiar hallway outside.
"What's going on?" Li Qing was really confused this time.
Where's the bathroom? Why did it disappear again? Was everything I saw just an illusion?
Li Qing quickly turned his head and looked into the room, where he saw the alien girl with a tail wandering around curiously. Li Qing let out a sigh of relief. He had just been doubting whether he was hallucinating. He had opened the door and seen an alien girl in the bathroom. No one would believe him if he told others. Anyone who heard would think he had a mental problem. So, he was now doubting himself. But if the alien girl was still there, then there shouldn't be anything wrong with his nerves... right?
"Um..." Li Qing called to the alien girl.
The alien girl turned around with a sweet smile on her face and said, "Oh right! I haven't introduced myself! I'm Lala Satalin Deviluk! From the planet Deviluk! And you? What's your name?"
"Li Qing." Li Qing responded subconsciously.
Then he realized that introduction sounded very familiar. A light bulb went off in his head and he immediately asked, "Lala? Deviluke?!"
"Yes!" Lala said with a smile.
Li Qing: "..."
He looked at the alien girl — long pink hair, a beautiful, delicate, and charming face, and a black tail shaped like a heart.
She claimed to be from planet Deviluk and her name was Lala Satalin Deviluk. She really looked like the Lala he knew.
"Are you joking?" Li Qing asked, just in case.
Lala looked confused: "Joking? I'm not joking. I really am Lala Satalin Deviluk. Do you know the planet Deviluk?"
Li Qing: "..."
The girl didn't seem to be pretending. Besides, she seemed so mysterious, and her tail was definitely not decorative. So, even though it was hard to believe, Li Qing still thought it was true. This Lala must be the heroine from To Love-Ru.
So the bathroom I just saw should be the bathroom of the original male protagonist's house, right?
Li Qing's mind was a mess, he kept thinking about this and that, and glanced at Lala from time to time. A two-dimensional girl had appeared in his house. That kind of thing was really too magical — he just couldn't accept it right now.
Too much information.
Then, suddenly, he saw Lala walking toward the window, and a cheerful voice appeared: "Is this Earth? We finally escaped!"
Li Qing snapped back to reality and saw that Lala was about to close the curtains, so he quickly stopped her. Even though he lived on the top floor, there was another building across from his, so if the curtains were open, Lala would be completely exposed. He quickly grabbed clothes from the closet and told Lala to put them on quickly, because otherwise, she'd be violating public order and decency, and the neighbors might walk in at any moment. Lala took the clothes with a smile and thanked Li Qing: "Thank you."
"No need to thank me, they're all men's clothes. You'll have to make do with them for now." Li Qing shook his head.
Lala smiled and nodded, then changed clothes in front of Li Qing. The men's clothes didn't highlight her beautiful curves, but Lala's figure was good enough that even the loose clothes had a certain charm on her, making her look much more attractive than when she wasn't wearing anything.
That's right, Li Qing likes uniforms.
Li Qing looked at Lala, now dressed, thought for a moment and suddenly said: "You have to wear clothes, no matter where you go, okay?"
At first, he had many things to say, but in the end, that's what he said — because he remembered what Lala did in To Love-Ru, running around naked all the time. He was a fan of the anime back then, so he was happy to see it again, but now Lala was by his side, and making her wear clothes all the time was not just about forming a habit, but also to ensure her safety — because this isn't the second dimension, and doing that in public would land her in jail.
So the way you dress is very important.
Lala blinked and said with a smile, "I know."
Li Qing knew she was just trying to be superficial, so he explained the seriousness of the matter again: "You'll go to jail."
"Go to jail?" Lala was stunned.
Li Qing nodded: "For violating public order and moral law, you'd be detained for at least fifteen days."
Lala was curious: "Is Earth that dangerous?"
Li Qing was helpless: "Earth is safe, there won't be any problems as long as we follow the law."
"I understand." Lala nodded: "I understand."
This time she really remembered.
Then she looked out the window again. This time, the curtains were open. Li Qing didn't stop her. Lala looked up at the sky. It seemed like nothing was flying toward her. Then, she pouted and said sadly: "It's so hard to dress without Pekai."
Pekai is a disguise robot invented by Lala. When worn, it can transform Lala into various outfits, which is very practical and fast.
So, whenever Lala wanted to change clothes, she'd ask Peke to do it. Like a magical girl's disguise, a flash of light would transform into a new outfit. So Lala always brought Peke with her. But this time, Lala came to Earth to escape marriage, so to distract the pursuers, Lala and Peke were separated.
So now Lala can't change clothes.
Lala looked at the sky again: "Why hasn't Pekai arrived yet?"
Li Qing also looked at the sky, knowing that Lala would no longer be able to wait for Pekai, because this was obviously another world.
I opened my mouth and was about to say something when suddenly I heard a voice: "I'm looking at the horizon! Above the moon! How many dreams fly freely!"
Li Qing's phone suddenly rang. He picked it up and saw it was the company manager. Li Qing then remembered that he needed to go to work. He had just graduated and found a job. Today was his first day at work, so he was late.
Li Qing quickly answered the phone and then heard the manager's voice:
"Li Qing, why are you late?"
"Sorry." Li Qing apologized.
The manager's voice sounded very dignified: "I know you just came down from the ivory tower and aren't used to the social environment yet, but you need to adjust your mindset as quickly as possible. Society is different from the ivory tower. You can't bring bad habits from there into the company. Understood?"
"Understood." Li Qing nodded quickly.
The manager gently hummed: "Let's go."
After saying that, he hung up.
Li Qing was a bit upset. Not because the manager said he was late—after all, he was late, so the manager had a point—but because of the pretentious tone the manager used. He was just a manager, wasn't he? But he acted like a big shot!
Li Qing put away his phone and then saw Lala looking at him curiously: "Are you going out?"
"Going to work?" Lala blinked.
She's a princess, born into a life of luxury, so she truly has no idea what it means to work.
Li Qinglin said: "It's just to earn money and support myself."
"I see." Lala nodded in understanding.
Then she smiled and asked: "Can I go?"
Li Qing shook his head: "No."
"Oh, I see." Lala pouted. She really wanted to go see too.
Li Qing felt helpless and was planning to leave, but he quickly realized that something huge had happened around him—that creatures from a second dimension had come to his house—yet he was still thinking about going to work. That was completely insane, so Li Qing shook his head again: "I'm not going either!"
"Eh? Li Qing's not going either?" Lala asked, surprised.
Li Qing nodded: "No!"
The most important thing now was to find out why Lala had come to his house, and why he could see the bathroom when he opened the door. Figuring out those two things was the top priority right now. Work and other matters needed to be set aside. So, Li Qing had no plans to go to work—at least not today.
He sent a message to his manager, saying he wanted to take leave, and then turned his attention back to Lala.
"Lala, come here," Li Qing called out.
Lala approached, curious, and stood beside Li Qing. He looked at her innocent and cute appearance, and his heart raced. Then he coughed lightly, looked away, pointed to the bed next to them and said: "Sit down first."
"Alright." Lala smiled and sat down.
Li Qing nodded and was about to say something when he heard the voice again: "I'm watching from afar!" It was the manager calling again, so Li Qing immediately hung up.
Life was now heading in another direction, and work no longer mattered.
Taking a deep breath, Li Qing sat in the chair by the table, facing Lala. Lala looked at him with a smile, her body swaying, and her tail wagging behind her. She was so cute. Then Li Qing said: "Let's get everything sorted out first."
"I'm watching from afar!"
The phone rang again, interrupting the words Li Qing had just organized. He was speechless and immediately hung up the phone.
"It's all right." Li Qing shook his head.
Lala said, "Oh."
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