"Hey, did something happen between you and Elysia yesterday? Or did you dream about something unspeakable? You were spacing out for half of today's meeting," Lilith said, her eyes half-closed as she looked at Zhu Yufeng walking beside her, holding a stack of documents.
"Don't I have you? Besides, it doesn't matter if I attend this meeting or not, right?" Zhu Yufeng replied, also looking at Lilith with half-closed eyes. "And stop thinking of me as some kind of vulgar person, okay? Do I look like that kind of person?"
Lilith rolled her eyes and said without mercy, "Very much so."
She finally said something a normal person would say... But why do I still feel like there's a huge gap between me and Elysia?
Zhu Yufeng: "..."
Are you going to tease me again, looking at Black Abyss White Flower in my hand?
"You really can't take a joke. If you can win over Elysia looking like this, I'll admit defeat," Lilith said, completely unfazed by the Black Abyss White Flower in Zhu Yufeng's hand.
Zhu Yufeng put away the Black Abyss White Flower and said expressionlessly, "Lilith, let me emphasize this again, I've come to terms with this kind of thing, and I really hate it when people joke about it."
"Doesn't Elysia often say things like, 'You look so distracted, are you thinking of me?' She's said stuff like that to you plenty of times, hasn't she?" Lilith continued to tease.
After a moment of silence, Zhu Yufeng said, "Don't you think what you're saying is worse than hers? And aren't your intentions different? Besides, she's not just 'someone else' to me."
Lilith: "..."
This guy is practically wearing his double standards on his sleeve...
"Fine, fine, so what was it?" Lilith gave up on arguing with this extremely hypocritical person. "Maybe I can help?"
Is Elysia really that great? I don't believe Elysia doesn't have any ulterior motives. Maybe there's something we don't know about. This guy has pretty low trust in others, but he trusts Elysia surprisingly much...
This doesn't make sense...
"It's nothing..." Zhu Yufeng's expression became a little guilty.
Lilith squinted at Zhu Yufeng. Was she treating her like an idiot?
"Boss Yufeng, Big Sister Lilith, are you done with your meeting?" Mostima walked over.
"We're done, although someone was spacing out for half of it," Lilith said.
Mostima looked at Zhu Yufeng, who seemed a bit uncomfortable, and as if she thought of something, her expression became teasing. "Boss Yufeng, you weren't thinking about the game I gave you yesterday during that half of the time, were you?"
Zhu Yufeng: "...No."
He would never admit that he played all night yesterday, found out there was no way to beat Mostima's record, and then spent half the meeting thinking about how to optimize his moves. After all, he was a player who used to min-max in Honkai Impact 3rd. Seeing that the gap in completion time between him and Mostima wasn't that large, he just wanted to try a bit harder...
Returning to his roots, so to speak...
Mostima put on a "Do I look like I believe you?" expression, then stood on tiptoe to pat Zhu Yufeng's shoulder. "Boss Yufeng, it seems I'm still better than you in this regard. Oh well, this kind of thing also depends on talent. Although Brother Yufeng, your talent is also good, I've practiced for a long time. It's normal for a hero like you, who fights Honkai Beasts on the battlefield every day, to be a little worse than me in this aspect~"
Zhu Yufeng: "..."
What she said makes sense, but is that ecstatic expression really serious? It's just that you beat me this time, is it that big of a deal... Besides, in terms of hacking skills, aren't you the world's top hacker, far surpassing me? If not crushing me, at least dominating me, right?
He naturally wouldn't understand the thoughts of this hacker girl. If he did, he wouldn't be Zhu Yufeng.
Xila, who had been silently following Zhu Yufeng and Lilith, glanced at Mostima. Mostima immediately composed herself and stood at attention.
Forgot Xila was here. If I get too carried away, Xila might just kill me...
Lilith looked at Zhu Yufeng, then at Mostima, and said with a smile, "Mostima, can I try that game you mentioned?"
"Of course, no problem!" Mostima was still in a good mood. "Oh, Boss Yufeng, don't mind me. I can give you some advice. I can definitely be a good senior in this regard!"
Zhu Yufeng squinted at Mostima and then said, "Maybe next time. I promised Astaroth I'd read her a story after the meeting today. I also have a lot of things to handle with Lilith this afternoon."
"It's okay, it's okay, I can come along too~ Skills and techniques, I can talk about them on the way, right?"
Zhu Yufeng looked at the girl running circles around him and nodded helplessly. "Then be quiet when you get there. Astaroth really dislikes people who are too noisy. Also, you just joined my team, so you should get to know other non-resident combat personnel..."
Saying that, Zhu Yufeng looked at Lilith again. "That game is in my room. You have the key to my room anyway, so just go get it yourself."
Lilith watched Mostima chat about game strategies with Zhu Yufeng while enduring Xila's oppressive gaze, then put her arm around Zhu Yufeng's shoulders and headed towards the Deepest Place. She then looked down at the documents in her hand, lost in thought.
These documents, along with some decisions made in the meeting, could probably be handled in about half an hour. After that, she'd check out what this game was, aiming to understand it before noon.
The next day, feeling a slight pang of guilt for offloading so much work onto Lilith, Zhu Yufeng decided to treat her to a good meal. He then saw Mostima, who looked utterly dejected, as if her entire being had turned gray. Lilith was also there, so he looked at Lilith and asked, "What's wrong with her?"
Lilith shrugged. "I just broke her fastest record, and she turned into this."
Zhu Yufeng: "..."
Just?
He looked at Lilith and hesitantly said, "Did you rest well yesterday? My body is fine, but for girls like you, isn't staying up late not good?"
"I went to bed on time," Lilith spread her hands. "It didn't take much of my time either."
Zhu Yufeng: "..."
Is this what a god is like? I thought Lilith basically never played games. After all, she had very strict upbringing, and things like video games, which are considered relatively "vulgar," wouldn't be allowed for her to touch.
"When you came, you looked like you wanted to say something to me. Is there something you can't handle that you need me for?" Lilith asked.
Zhu Yufeng: "...Nothing, I just wanted to treat you to a meal."
Lilith's pupils flickered, and then she showed a warm, spring-like smile. "Okay."
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