E.L.M's Little Everyday Moments / E.L.M's Little Everyday Moments

Speaking of using one's brain, and thinking about her junior sister's behavior over the years, Su Mei gave a wry smile.

I don't know what's wrong with my junior sister, she's becoming increasingly lazy and unwilling to use her brain.

"The number of people who went tonight is the number of people who owe Ling Shuang and Susang a favor." Su Mei picked up the hot tea, feeling the warmth seeping through the cup.

"You knew all along that Mei wouldn't fool me?"

"That kind of thing doesn't really matter. Even if Dr. Mei really didn't do anything, as long as Ling Shuang and Susang listen to me and use a stun gun, they will probably still win in the end... At most, they won't gain as many favors."

"This is too complicated..." Cheng Lixue, who had just woken up, looked completely bewildered. "All of this is just to steal our master?"

Su Mei glanced at Cheng Lixue: "Master, why don't we expel our junior sister from the sect?"

"Huh?" "Huh?" Two consecutive questions.

Cheng Lixue had no idea what she had done wrong to deserve such a comment from her senior sister, who was skilled at manipulating people's hearts.

"... Why do you say that?" Fu Hua also looked completely bewildered.

"Because they don't want a grandmaster; it's obvious they're not a true successor of our Tai Xu Sword Sect."

Su Mei made a rare joke.

—And then I got knocked on.

Liu Bai slowly withdrew his hand. "You drove well, but don't drive like that again next time."

Chapter 345 ELM's Little Daily Life

Previous Era, ELM Company, Eden's design studio.

"... Miss Eden, do you really want me to wear this kind of dress?"

Wearing a cherry blossom and white cheongsam, Sakura's face was flushed as she pressed down on her skirt—although for a cheongsam with a high slit, pressing down the skirt was of little significance.

"It's not like you have to wear it."

Eden propped his head up and looked Sakura up and down. "But your clothes from before are no longer wearable. Even if I patch them up, they're still considered rags."

"It's not that serious..." Sakura thought for a moment. Her school uniform was indeed quite worn, but with school uniforms, wear and tear doesn't really matter—even if their school uniforms were sailor uniforms, it wouldn't make much difference.

"Isn't the hem of your school uniform skirt quite short too?" As a fashion designer, Eden could naturally see what Sakura was worried about.

"... I clearly have the longest skirt among my classmates, it goes up to my knees," Sakura muttered, then looked at her cherry-white cheongsam. "Although the hem of this dress is quite long, the slits on both sides are just too much! They almost reach my waist! Who designed this dress!?"

"Yes, Liu Bai."

"..."

Upon hearing Liu Bai's name, Ying thought for a moment and decided that as an employee, she should at least be a little more tactful.

"I never expected the boss to have such potential in clothing design."

"I can sense a slight insincerity—although Liu Bai's outfit is really well-designed."

Eden casually crossed his legs and looked at Sakura.

"However, the design that Liu Bai gave me didn't actually have such a high slit."

"Then this set..."

"My intuition tells me that Liu Bai probably wanted to draw the slit higher, but was too embarrassed to do so." Eden casually stated something that seemed a bit outrageous to Sakura.

"Miss Eden, what's with this feeling... I think the boss is actually a very upright person, and ghosts don't have those worldly desires, right?"

"But you've only known Liu Bai for two months, while I've known Liu Bai for twenty-six years."

Eden demonstrated an unquestionable authority in this regard.

"Moreover, ghosts don't have worldly desires or anything like that. I think that's a common perception—at least when I first wore a formal dress as a child, Liu Bai showed obvious amazement."

"Why don't you just try this on yourself..." Sakura felt she didn't need to express any opinion about her boss, but she was still quite resistant to this dress—couldn't they have moved the slit down a bit?

"Oh, but this dress was prepared for you. Don't you have any clothes?"

"Then I can go buy it! My boss gave me an advance of two months' salary."

"Are you sure you want to turn down a fashion designer's offer and then go shopping for clothes yourself?"

For the first time, Eden's face showed a hostile expression.

Cherry. "..."

It seems... there's some truth to that?

This behavior is a bit embarrassing. If Liu Bai told others to go out and find someone else to exercise, Ying would feel that Liu Bai was looking down on her.

"... I feel like I've been tricked."

Sakura glanced at Eden, whose face still held lingering anger, and muttered to herself, but she had no intention of provoking Eden. So she bowed to Eden.

"Then I shall accept it without hesitation."

Aside from the awful high slit, the fabric, craftsmanship, and design of this dress are all top-notch. She has no doubt that this dress could easily sell for a year's income when her family ran a dojo.

Being able to get a dress like this for free is already an exceptional employee perk for Sakura. As for the so-called high slit... Sakura figured she could just sew it herself. Although her sewing skills weren't as good as Eden's, as a traditional woman, she knew a little bit.

"Take it off," Eden commanded Sakura expressionlessly.

(We almost got caught... Is this what Liu Bai meant by "a martial artist's intuition"?)

"...?"

Sakura was completely bewildered when she heard Eden's words.

Are you kidding me?

"Ah, what I mean is there are still a few places that aren't quite right. Take them off first, and I'll adjust them before giving them to you."

"I think this outfit, except for the slit, has exceeded my expectations." Sakura hadn't expected such a perk before becoming a model. "By the way, Miss Eden, could I take some of the leftover scraps?"

Sakura was a little embarrassed when she said this—it made it sound like she was taking things along with the food.

"Scraps? Please, take them." Eden paused for a moment before nodding. "Anyway, I don't really need these scraps—but may I ask, Sakura, what do you need these scraps for?"

"I just wanted to give Lingfeng some small items."

"Ah, Ling, I'll make two more outfits for you in the next couple of days when I have some free time."

Eden had a very good impression of his somewhat frail younger sister, Rin, but because Rin still had to go to school, Eden and Rin weren't very close.

"Well... um... thank you very much, Miss Eden." Sakura hesitated for a moment with some inexplicable apprehension before finally choosing to thank Eden.

"Don't worry, it's not a high slit, and it's definitely not a cheongsam." Eden sighed.

"Oh, thank you so much!"

... Are you thanking me for making clothes for Ling, or are you thanking me for not making cheongsams?

Eden thought to himself as he watched Sakura walk into the changing room with a sigh of relief.

Did I leave a bad impression on this samurai lady?

However, to be fair, I really didn't make a mistake in choosing a model. With Sakura helping me try on clothes, I felt much more confident when designing my own cheongsam.

Well, one of the most important issues with Eden not modeling herself is that, as long as the clothes aren't too outlandish, Eden looks amazing, which makes her completely unreliable as a model.

As a fashion designer, Eden naturally hopes to create a garment that is objectively aesthetically pleasing.

Perfect score, perfect score, that's the effect she wanted.

After a while, Sakura came out of the changing room. She had neatly folded the cheongsam she had just worn and placed it aside. Then, Sakura glanced at the time.

It's already 3 PM...

"Is there anything else?" Eden asked softly without looking up as he was making changes to the cheongsam design.

"It's nothing serious." Sakura's attention returned. "It's just that it's time for your training, Miss Eden."

"...Huh?" Eden finally looked up with a completely bewildered expression.

Sakura remained completely unmoved by Eden's avoidance. "The boss personally set the training time. I'm going to find Pardo and Vil-V. Miss Eden, please meet downstairs in ten minutes."

Chapter 346 ELM's Little Daily Life

Conductor: "I'm going to die, I'm going to die, I'm going to die... Isn't long-distance running something you're completely incapable of? Shouldn't this be left to the experts?"

Expert: "Why do you think I'm good at long-distance running? My professional field is research."

Conductor: "Didn't you say that as an engineer you were good at physical tasks?"

Expert: "These are completely different things, aren't they?"

Conductor: "Speaking of which, why does Eden seem to be handling this so easily? Isn't he completely bad at physical labor?"

"Eden isn't good at physical labor? Yes, that's right."

Liu Bai looked at Vil-V, who had asked him the question, with great agreement. However, seeing the incomprehension on Vil-V's face, Liu Bai recalled his performance during the training and immediately understood what Vil-V was asking.

"If you're referring to the long-distance run we just did... sometimes physical labor and sports aren't the same thing."

"... What do you mean?"

"That guy Eden looks like a top student, doesn't he?" Liu Bai thought for a moment and gave an example.

"Yes, he's a classic 'other people's child'—oh, okay, I get it."

As soon as the example began, Vil-V realized that talking to smart people was simple.

Although from some perspectives it has become so simple that it's disheartening.

However, Vil-V ignored Liu Bai's slightly complicated feelings and instead looked at Liu Bai with a very strange expression.

"What? Is there something on my face?" Liu Bai tilted his head.

"Hmm... I'm thinking about something." Vil-V paused for a moment. "It's a wonder that Eden can be with a male ghost 24 hours a day. If it were me, I definitely wouldn't be able to get a good night's sleep if I knew there was a ghost lurking next to me in the middle of the night."

"Habit is a terrible power. Although I don't know who Eden saw first when he was born, the first person Eden remembered was actually me. After a few years of getting along like this, not to mention a ghost like me, even if he was surrounded by gorillas or insectoids, he would have gotten used to it."

"Isn't it strange because you're not a gorilla or a Zerg?"

This time, Vil-V was not easily persuaded by Liu Bai.

"You're a ghost—and more importantly, a man. Don't tell me Eden was fifteen or sixteen and still sleeping in the same room as his parents."

"Of course not—okay, I think I understand what you mean."

The opposite sex is a very important point. Even if you know that a person of the opposite sex has no ill intentions towards you, once you reach a certain age, out of consideration for shyness, rebellion, and other factors, both parties should maintain a certain distance.

Vil-V felt that the two of them seemed to have no sense of distance between them at all...

Although they've spent so much time together, Eden's feelings for Liu Bai are no secret to others. However, since their relationship isn't officially established and there's Mobius eyeing them from the sidelines, the subtle "closeness" between the two is a bit intriguing.

"If you're talking about things like a sense of distance or a rebellious phase, then yes, those things do exist," Liu Bai said, surprising Vil-V.

"You can't tell at all!"

"Ah... didn't you notice that Eden doesn't let me watch when he changes clothes? And he doesn't pretend to be weak and ask me to stay with him when he sleeps?"

"—This is hardly a rebellious phase or a sense of distance! Any normal woman would do this!"

Vil-V looked at Liu Bai in disbelief.

With an expression that said, "How come I never realized that you, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, were such a pervert deep down?"

"Normal women... well, maybe." Liu Bai thought about Mobius and Himeko changing clothes without hiding from him, and then about Bronya and Seele crawling into his bed, and gave a somewhat ambiguous answer.

"... So, Miss Eden didn't actually hide anything from you when she was little?" Vil-V asked, reaching her hand to her waist.

"Ah, after all, Eden had no concept of this at the time—don't look like you're ready to call the police at any moment!"

Liu Bai quickly stopped Vil-V from taking out her phone.

"Actually, I've been trying to avoid suspicion—do you really think I'm that kind of beast?"

"You're a ghost—in some ways even worse than a beast!"

"If I were truly worse than a beast, you would already be a firearm!"

"Huh? I'll tell Miss Eden right now that you have inappropriate thoughts about me!" Vil-V almost jumped up.

"Go, go, go and embellish it again, and see if Eden thinks I've lost my mind or you have."