Don't Have Such a Stereotypical View of Games!

"If you ever run out of money, you can come to me to borrow some," Jade said gently.

However, his words made Qingque keep her at a distance.

So, what should we do if we're short one player?

Who can fill this vacancy?

She'd be bored to death without Di Yuan Qiong Yu to play with!

Not enough meat!

Chapter 287 Don't have such stereotypes about games!

"Hey, isn't this Qingque? Finished work?"

"Little Gui, what a coincidence, wanna play cards?"

"Di Yuan Qiong Yu cannot gather four people."

Guinaifen waved her hand, clearly knowing exactly what Qingque would say if she spoke to her.

"However, it shouldn't be a problem to get four people together for mahjong."

"Mahjong?" Qingque became interested.

"Is it some kind of game similar to Di Yuan Qiong Yu? Anyway, the logic is similar. Qingque, you should be able to get the hang of it after playing it a couple of times."

"Sure! Trying out a new game isn't so bad." Qingque showed no sign of disappointment at switching games; instead, she looked happy. "So, who's the fourth person? Do you have someone in mind?"

"Um... Boss Liu? That is, Liu Bai." Guinaifen's first thought was her own man.

"..."

Qingque remained silent.

No, why would you, as an employee, play games with your boss?

Playing games with your boss is never a pleasant experience, whether you win or lose.

It completely lost the sense of relaxation that games offer.

... Not to mention, he seems to be a high-ranking executive in the company.

Qingque suddenly remembered Jade's smiling expression from before.

"... It has to be him?" Qingque's expression fell. It wasn't that she had a problem with Liu Bai, but as a master of slacking off, she naturally resisted doing things with her boss.

"Why can't it be the Boss Liu?"

Guinaifen was also puzzled, what was wrong with her?

Qingque rubbed his temples, thinking about how to explain his theory of slacking off to Guinaifen.

"Little Gui, don't you feel a lot of pressure playing cards with your boss?"

"Pressure? Oh, Qingque, you mean slacking off?" Guinaifen showed a knowing expression, then nodded her chin, suddenly thinking of a reason to persuade Qingque.

"As the saying goes, it's better to treat the root cause than the symptoms. Letting your boss slack off is like slacking off at the source. Even if the sky falls, the Boss Liu will still be there to hold it up."

Qingque: "..."

Qingque frowned and fell into deep thought.

Holy crap, how come you guys all seem to make the most sense?

Why does she feel that her theory as the king of slacking off is being overturned one by one?

"Then... you go and persuade Boss Liu Bai?"

Qingque also started calling Liu Bai"Boss Liu" like Guinaifen did—the term "Boss Liu" was indeed more affectionate.

This title would be quite fitting if I were to be labeled as someone who slacks off in the future.

"Then go find Xueyi and the others?"

Guinaifen's words silenced Qingque.

That's right. Let Guinaifen handle the task of finding Xueyi; she doesn't want to face the judge directly.

In comparison, it's better to overcome your fear of your boss—at least Liu Bai doesn't look scary at all.

"Alright, then I'll go find Boss Liu Bai. Xueyi is yours to take care of."

Qingque tiptoed and patted Guinaifen on the shoulder, as if entrusting her with an important task.

"Where is Boss Liu Bai now? I'm going to find him right now."

"Boss Liu, Boss Liu ~"

"Bye, Ragna, someone's looking for me."

Liu Bai was video chatting with Ragna in his room when he heard Qingque's voice and turned to look at Qingque in surprise.

"Good afternoon, is there anything I can help you with, Qingque?"

"I've finished my work."

"Oh... that's great, so is that all?" Bai nodded.

Qingque breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this—she hadn't been given any new tasks!

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"Um... there was a tiny little thing." Qingque coughed twice, fiddling with the hem of her clothes somewhat awkwardly. "It's just... Boss Liu, are you alright now?"

"It's nothing, I'm free." Bai looked at the hesitant Qingque with no idea what was going on.

"I'm very, very free..." Qingque took a deep breath and put on a playful smile. "Want to play mahjong, Boss Liu?"

"..."

Qingque's words made Liu Bai fall into deep thought.

"No, we don't play for money," Qingque quickly added, suddenly remembering Liu Bai's identity.

"... Not playing for money?" Bai hesitated for a moment.

He found it suspicious that Qingque had suddenly come to him to play mahjong.

Who are they?

"The other two are Xueyi and Little Gui, both of whom are acquaintances!" Qingque quickly said upon seeing Liu Bai's reaction.

Maybe I can actually get my boss to come over and slack off with me!

"Are you sure it's not for real money?" Bai seemed to have some doubts about this.

"Of course I don't gamble with money!"

"..." This answer made Liu Bai stare at Qingque. "Then... is this strip mahjong?"

"Eh...?" Qingque never expected Liu Bai to give such an answer.

"Is there a cheating component where everyone has to rely on their own skills?" Bai pressed on. "If you don't have clothes to take off, do you still have to drink?"

"Wait, wait a minute! I've never heard of playing this kind of game!"

What about taking off clothes, cheating, and drinking?

Is this the game she knows?

This isn't right! This is completely wrong!

"That's why you might get dragged along to play, just because you haven't heard of it before." Bai thought this was very likely to repeat the situation from before.

Guinaifen, Xueyi... Guinaifen goes without saying, but as for Xueyi, he hasn't felt quite right about her these past two days either.

"... Hmm, it sounds like there's a lot more to it than meets the eye."

Qingque muttered to herself.

Well, familiarizing oneself with various unspoken rules of the workplace is also an essential step for new employees.

But then again, are you guys playing around like this? — Qingque couldn't help but complain in her heart.

As Xianzhou native, and not young either, she could easily understand the game's subtext.

One man and three women play striptease mahjong in the Imperial City.

"Little Gui tricked me!"

"..." Actually, Liu Bai didn't think this was a trap. The probability that Qingque would be thrown out by Xueyi was much higher, right?

"So, Boss Liu, where can I play a normal mahjong game?"

"Hmm... Okay, turn on the bracelet I sent you earlier, turn on the navigation, and navigate to the Yanshang Teahouse. There should be people playing mahjong there."

"Boss Liu, aren't you coming?" Qingque asked tentatively.

Although it's great to have avoided Guinaifen's trap, Guinaifen was right about one thing: taking your boss along to slack off is the ultimate way to slack off!

"I'll pass." Bai wasn't particularly enthusiastic about these things, so he waved his hand. "Maybe next time."

"Then next time~"

Although she didn't achieve her goal, Qingque wasn't in a bad mood—at least she knew that Liu Bai was a good boss who wouldn't give her extra work.

"... Where are they?"

"Xueyi, don't worry..."

Guinaifen looked at Xueyi's expressionless face and mentally criticized Qingque.

As Xianzhou native, you've gotten so bold that you even dared to stand up the judge's pigeon!

Aren't you afraid they'll give you a "first to act, then to report, with imperial permission"?

Are you Xianzhou native or am I?

"I... I'll go ask the Boss Liu."

After Guinaifen finished speaking, she walked to the side and called Liu Bai.

"Hey, Little Gui, what's up?"

"Boss Liu, do you have Qingque?"

"She's not here. I told her to go to the Yanshang Teahouse. It's best not to play things like strip mahjong."

"..." Guinaifen fell silent. "Who told you that was strip mahjong? Qingque?"

"..."

Liu Bai fell silent on the other end of the phone.

It seems... no one has ever said that before?

The silence on the other side made Guinaifen chuckle coldly.

"So you've played such a shameless game as strip mahjong."

"No, I swear, I have never played strip mahjong."

"So, other striptease games? No wonder you suddenly went off on a tangent, Boss Liu."

Guinaifen was not fooled by Liu Bai at all.

"Who were you playing with?"

"... Kafka, are you going to cause trouble?"

Liu Bai hesitated for a moment, but still revealed Kafka's identity—don't forget, Little Gui, you're at the very bottom of the food chain now!

"..."

This time, Guinaifen remained silent.

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