"To be a cat, the most important thing is to be happy, meow."
Known to the team by the nickname Cat Cat, Lei Shui Yun was a girl only days away from turning twenty, yet in many people's eyes, she lived like a fourteen-year-old.
But in the eyes of many on the team, she, deeply "spoiled" by Lu PingAn, lived freely and happily.
There was no grueling training and no soul-crushing overtime. She had merely followed Lu PingAn's arrangements, yet she had effortlessly reached her current level.
". Uh, is that how you see Cat Cat? She's actually quite smart, and she's always worked hard."
Lu Mouren's assessment seemed to prove his favoritism.
Yet among the true inner circle—those core members who had sparred and grown alongside Cat Cat, those top-tier combatants who had already become Rule-level beings—the view was entirely different.
"Shui Yun? Her talent is the best among us."
"I'm not sure whether her talent is the best, since Lu PingAn is absurd too. But when it comes to combat instincts, she's definitely number one."
"She's always been the most dangerous one among us. Honestly, if I didn't have ten extra years on her, I probably wouldn't be her match anymore."
The core leadership's high opinion of her circulated only within a small circle, but some things had always been proven by reality.
"Lu PingAn does favor her, but that man has always prioritized cost-effectiveness. It's true that Lu PingAn gave Lei Shui Yun priority access to a lot of resources, but he also kept throwing the toughest and most dangerous missions at her."
"I know you still have your objections. You think that since she's consumed so many resources, she should bear more responsibility, and that she hasn't even completed much work... but could you do what