How is it still glowing?

My Alien Girlfriend Qian Xiaoqi 2572 words 2026-04-13 22:40:30

"Where's the fire extinguisher?"
"I don't even know what a fire extinguisher looks like."
...
Lin Yichen was speechless. "Xiyang, I think you've gotten even dumber after your amnesia."
...
With that, he took off his shirt and used it to beat down the flames.
Fortunately, the fire wasn’t large, and he managed to put it out quickly.
Turning his head, Lin Yichen saw that the person before him had her large, dark eyes fixed squarely on his chest muscles.
Then...
Xiao Qi's fair hand slowly landed on his well-built chest.
She took a deep breath.
The scent of male hormones.
Back on the UFO, it was this very scent that had drawn her in and made her come down to save him.
Suddenly, her hand was caught. Lin Yichen lifted the corners of his lips. "Xiyang, you’re still the same as before, so obsessed with my chest muscles."
"Don’t touch me," Xiao Qi immediately withdrew her hand and stepped back. "Stay right there. Your hormones are too strong right now, I feel like I’m about to short-circuit."
"Xiyang, what are you talking about?"
"No, no, I need to go outside and get some air."
She hadn’t even lifted her foot when she was yanked back. Xiao Qi felt as if a wire in her brain had suddenly snapped.
She couldn’t move.
The man’s handsome face was etched in her eyes, and everything around her faded away like mist. "System is activating program."
Yichen was confused, waving his fingers before her eyes. "Xiyang?"
"Hello, the system cannot locate anyone by the name of Xiyang."
What was wrong with her?
His phone rang. Lin Yichen looked at the strange Xiao Qi as she picked up.
Assistant Fang said, "President Lin, we haven’t found the young master in any of his usual haunts."
On hearing this, Lin Yichen finally remembered and took the phone. "Xiyang, where is Yiyang?"
"Hello, the system has located Yiyang. He is..."
The glitched Xiao Qi hesitated.
Yichen lowered his gaze and leaned closer to her.
His masculine scent intensified, and Xiao Qi quickly pulled out a business card. "Yiyang is here."
Yichen took the card. "I’ll go find him first, and come back for you tomorrow."
It was only after he had left that Xiao Qi’s mind snapped back to clarity.
Ah, what had she just done?

Using her powers, she tried to catch up with Yichen, but he had already started the engine and was speeding away.
Hmph, does he really think he can outpace me just by driving?
In a second, Xiao Qi materialized inside the restaurant listed on the business card.
Walking in, she saw Lin Yiyang sitting alone at a table, tuning a guitar.
She ran over to him, calling, "Lin Yiyang!"
He looked up and put down the guitar. "Xiyang, what took you so long?"
"Hurry up and get out of here," Xiao Qi pulled him toward the door. "Quick, that unscrupulous businessman is on his way."
"He wouldn’t think to look for me here," Yiyang pushed her back into her seat and gave her a reassuring look. "This restaurant is mine. My brother doesn’t know about it, and at the slightest sign of trouble, the staff will immediately inform me."
As he finished, Yiyang snapped his fingers. A waiter brought steak and juice.
Xiao Qi’s appetite was instantly piqued. "Wow, you even prepared food?"
"Not only food. I’ve also prepared a performance."
"A performance?" Xiao Qi asked, puzzled.
Yiyang picked up the guitar. "To thank you for helping me escape my brother’s surveillance, I’m repaying you—with a meal, and a chance to hear my lovely singing voice."
"Great, great!" She had been utterly captivated the last time she heard him sing. "Who knew you Earthlings were so grateful? For a little favor, you treat me to food and music."
"What do you mean, 'you Earthlings'? Aren’t you one too?" Yiyang poured her a glass of wine. "Let me tell you, escaping my brother’s surveillance was no small feat—it’s a huge favor."
"That counts as a huge favor?" Xiao Qi blinked her big eyes. "What about saving your life?"
Yiyang answered offhandedly, "Then I’d have to marry you."
Marry him?
She recalled Lin Yichen, bare-chested, with his perfect shoulder blades, his firm eight-pack abs, skin like snow...
Oh dear, maybe marrying him wouldn’t be so bad after all...
No, no, what am I thinking!
Xiao Qi shivered.
"Xiyang," Yiyang looked at her curiously, "you just mentioned saving a life—whose life did you save?"
"No, I... was just asking," Xiyang gazed at him with starry eyes. "Even if I were to save someone, it would have to be a handsome prince like you."
At this, Yiyang was a little exasperated.
She used to say the same thing while chasing after his brother’s coattails.
Now, after losing her memories, her taste had shifted to him?
But using Xiyang to annoy his brother seemed like a good idea.
Yiyang smiled. "Xiyang, where have you been living since you lost your memory?"
"In..." Xiao Qi’s big eyes darted around. "In a very distant place."
"How far?"
"Farther than the stars, the moon, and the sun."
...

Yiyang was speechless. "Don’t tell me you’ve been living on Mars?"
Xiao Qi blurted out, "No, on another planet."
...
She glanced around and whispered, "What I just told you, don’t tell anyone I live on another planet."
Yiyang rolled his eyes. Did Xiyang get brain damage in the car accident?
Or was she joking?
To prove his theory, Yiyang said, "Let me tell you a secret—I’ve lived on another planet too."
"Really?"
"Of course."
"Handsome people really are different, even able to live on other planets," Xiao Qi said, delighted and curious. "I live on Cape Town Star. Which planet did you live on?"
"...I lived on Mars."
"People can live on Mars?" Xiao Qi was skeptical. "But Mars is uninhabitable! Are you sure you lived there?"
"It was the planet next to Mars," Yiyang made up. "A very small one, so I didn’t stay long before coming back to Earth."
"Oh, I see!" Xiao Qi didn’t really understand, but her carefree nature kept her from thinking too much. "How long did you stay on Mars? Did you have a skin suit?"
Skin suit?
That clinched it—Xiyang’s brain really was affected by the accident.
He continued to play along. "I only stayed about a month, so I didn’t have a skin suit," he paused, "let me see yours."
He thought Xiyang was talking nonsense, but was curious to see what she meant.
"Look," Xiao Qi extended her hand, revealing a white, glowing glove.
Yiyang was intrigued. Was this a skin glove?
Why was it glowing?
He reached out to touch it, but Xiao Qi quickly pulled her hand back. "You can’t touch this, or else I’ll..."
"What are you two talking about?"
A tall figure walked over, his dark eyes fixed on Xiao Qi.
Meeting the man’s burning gaze, Xiao Qi felt herself grow unusually sensitive to Lin Yichen’s masculine presence. She immediately stood up, her wide eyes fixed on him, and involuntarily moved closer.
Yiyang saw his brother arrive. "Bro, why are you here..."
"Come with me."
"I won’t..."
Before he could finish, two bodyguards stepped forward and forcefully escorted Yiyang away.