After all, someone like Qianyi, who could keenly notice Eden's deeply hidden worries from just a few scattered snippets of conversation, then immediately do everything he could to help her out of her predicament—someone whose mind was entirely devoted to thinking of his friends—was practically dancing on her XP.
She really could not help wanting to take a light bite out of this "block of wood" and savor exactly what Qianyi tasted like.
He hit my XP way too perfectly. I want to have a relationship with him.
If Qianyi had truly gone with the flow and made such a request right now, not only would she not refuse, she would smilingly take his hand and head without hesitation to the nearest love hotel. Then, tonight, she would experience what it felt like to be completely filled with scorching, thick cream and turned into a soft cream puff too limp to hold its shape any longer.
"So? Have you decided what reward you want yet~?" Elysia asked impatiently.
"Um..." From beginning to end, Qianyi had only ever wanted one reward: for Elysia to form a band with him for the rest of their lives.
But that wish had already come true, so the reward Elysia spoke of held no temptation for him at all.
His shoulders relaxed, and he casually replied, "There's nothing in particular that I want. Just buy me a cake or a cup of carrot juice, whatever you feel like."
"Whatever? How can something like this be whatever?!" Elysia stomped her foot in a huff, clearly very dissatisfied with that answer.
She had gone through so much trouble to prepare herself mentally, even considering the worst-case scenario. How could she possibly return empty-handed?
Even if they could not truly make it to home base tonight, surely hand-holding,