[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-super-detective-in-the-fictional-world":3,"chapter-super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-984":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Super Detective in the Fictional World",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1483102,1930,"Chapter 984 - Visit and Gift?","super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-984",984,"\u003Cp>Mindy sighed and said, like a little adult, “A man can live until he’s sixty and still be a child.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke was speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t refute this principle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selina walked out at that moment. “Luke, this is...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke said, “Mindy McCreedy. The first time I came to New York, we ran into hijackers. She, her father and I subdued the hijackers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selina instantly looked at Mindy. She had heard Luke mention the father and daughter before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, the little girl was very beautiful and cute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was perfectly normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke had always been someone who looked at appearances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Few people who were close to him were ugly, especially the women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you Luke’s girlfriend?” Mindy asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selina smiled. “We’re good friends.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mindy blinked again and stopped asking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn’t an ordinary twelve-year-old girl. She knew all the basic etiquette, though she didn’t usually use it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke thought for a moment before he suddenly said, “I haven’t seen your father since last time. Can we drop by for a visit today?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stumped, Mindy thought for a moment. “I’ll ask Dad. I don’t know when he’ll be back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She ran to the side and took out her phone to make a call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the pink Titanium phone, Selina smiled at Luke. “This phone cover is quite unique.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke gave her a knowing look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selina didn’t say anything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This colorful phone cover hadn’t been released yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would only be next year at the very least that Titanium phones would launch these sorts of accessories after other low- to mid-range products appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By releasing them every once in a while, Titanium phones would come across as more novel compared with other phones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This way, the Titanium phone would maintain its “top brand” status for a long time, and would earn even more money. It was the classic example of a small investment generating large profits at no cost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason Mindy was able to enjoy this treatment so early was clearly because of Luke’s V persona.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selina knew that, but she wasn’t jealous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her phone was one-of-a-kind, personally custom-made by Luke, and the phone cover was much more exquisite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t help but observe the little girl carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone who could make Luke show favoritism, even if she was a little girl, couldn’t be ordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had a petite oval face, and her eyes weren’t particularly big, but they were narrow and slanted, like those of a fox.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had a high nose bridge and thin lips. Coupled with her bright chestnut-colored eyes, she was clearly a bright girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was wearing a pink Peppa hat and pink woolen mittens, and had the air of a little adult. She was indeed extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selina wouldn’t think that Luke had taken a fancy to Mindy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Luke looked like someone who didn’t care much for rules on the outside, he had a bottom line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As far as Selina knew, there had been more than one or two 16-year-old girls who had given Luke their phone numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had casually thrown these away, and never crossed the line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, she knew that this guy actually preferred more mature women, particularly those with more outstanding feminine traits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mindy, who was short and had a flat chest, had to wait until she was at least eighteen, and for her figure to develop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just appearance alone wasn’t enough for a certain someone who was fussy about aesthetics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mindy wasn’t on the phone for long before she hung up. “Dad’s happy to have you over, but we don’t have any ingredients at home. I need to buy some first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke looked around. “You’re not walking, are you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mindy said, “There’s a Chinese supermarket 200 meters away. It’s very close.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke shook his head with a smile. “Let’s go. We should also bring some gifts with us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, they went to the supermarket together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twenty minutes later, everybody returned to Mindy’s house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking out a bunch of things from the car, Mindy took a big paper bag from Luke and struggled to pull out a pink beanie from between the celery and the carrots. “Hey, what guest brings ingredients as gifts when they’re visiting?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke spread his hands and picked up four bags of ingredients from the backseat. “Then what gifts do other people give you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking for a moment, Mindy had nothing to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In all these years, it seemed that the only friend she and her father had who had ever brought a gift on a visit — was V.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But could she talk about V’s gift? No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, she couldn’t retort, and could only mumble as she walked, “But I don’t know how to make these dishes. I only know how to make sandwiches, salad, and fried egg.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She reached the door and scanned her fingerprint before saying, “Open sesame.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke chuckled. “Wow, high-tech. It’s voice-activated.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mindy asked, “Isn’t that common?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke said, “There probably isn’t anyone around my place who uses voice activation. It’s too expensive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mindy said, “...You make it sound like you live in the slums.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke said, “They really don’t have much money.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After they entered, the door automatically closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following Mindy, the three of them entered the kitchen and put the bags of ingredients on the counter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mindy went to the fridge and opened it. “What do you want? Coke, juice, milk?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the familiar packaging in the fridge, Selina decisively said, “We want Dr. Pepper.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mindy looked at Luke. Seeing that he didn’t object, she took out three cans from the fridge and came back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she gave them the drinks, she looked at the bags of ingredients and said worriedly, “Your ‘gifts’ are too much. I don’t think my father knows how to use most of them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke smiled. “I do.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mindy’s eyes widened. “You?” She couldn’t help but look at Selina again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selina said calmly, “I only know how to eat. I can’t cook.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mindy only thought for two seconds before she decisively bowed to the bigshot. “Then I’ll leave it to you. Thank you. I’m going to go and watch cartoons first. Can I get Gold Nugget to come with me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke said, “You can ask it for its opinion.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gold Nugget’s interest in cartoons was second only to TV shows, so it probably wouldn’t refuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mindy nodded happily. “That’s great. Thank you, Luke.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She bolted out of the kitchen like a colt and didn’t forget to call out, “Gold Nugget, Gold Nugget, come and watch cartoons. Sit here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gold Nugget glanced at Selina, who wasn’t far away. Seeing Selina nod slightly, Gold Nugget lay down next to the little girl to watch cartoons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound from the TV in the living room rang out, and Luke heard a familiar opening track.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shrugged. “The Simpsons. I haven’t seen that in a long time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selina waved at him, as if to say “take your time,” and then slipped out to watch TV.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was also a fan of cartoons, and wouldn’t miss the Simpsons. She didn’t mind watching repeats.\u003C\u002Fp>",1176,"2026-06-06T03:36:08.828Z",1,"novelbin.me","2f5a105a9107bb3cb10342dde5bc81c15479308779568518a539e4fb1c6362bb","super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-985","super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-983",2233,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsuper-detective-in-the-fictional-world-cover.jpg"]