Herta: You're Going to Rob the Cradle?

"You're already tired from organizing the experimental data in the Simulated Universe, and making pastries is also very hard work."

"It's alright, it's nothing to me."

As Ruan Mei said this, she naturally sat down to the side.

"Um...

It's sweet but not cloying, with a hint of moist floral fragrance; it's delicious.

Gwen savored the pastry in his mouth and praised it.

"I'm glad you like it."

Ruan Mei softened further as she gazed at Gwen, making the atmosphere in the room even warmer.

However, Gwen's words shattered this warm atmosphere—

"Speaking of which, when did you recognize me?"

"While watching your combat replay."

Ruan Mei chuckled lightly.

"You once shared with me the combat skills you learned. Although they were quite different from what I had imagined, the sense of awe you felt was genuine."

"...

Is it really that late?

Gwen swallowed a piece of pastry, looking at Ruan Mei with a half-smile—

"According to Asta, the cabin where I was previously parked was frequently occupied by high-level individuals."

"..."

Meeting Gwen's smiling gaze, Ruan Mei's beautiful smile froze for a moment before blooming again.

"Okay, I did find you long before that—"

Over the years, you've eaten many of the pastries I've made.

Of course, there is absolutely no poison or special medicine in there.

However, even so, recognizing the pheromones carried by the foods I frequently eat is quite simple for me.

"Incredible, but not surprising when it happens to you."

Gwen was not at all surprised by this explanation.

After all, he's a genius; such actions can only be described as reasonable.

"However, I know absolutely nothing about your identity, yet you've already revealed it..."

This isn't like you at all.

Gwen was a little puzzled. In the past, during casual conversations, Gwen had occasionally mentioned the matter of real-name authentication (×) Soul Binding a few times, but he had always easily dealt with it. Why was he giving him a hint today?

"...

Oh..."

After exchanging a quiet glance with Gwen, Ruan Mei suddenly chuckled softly, her voice carrying a hint of relief.

"I only gave you a very timely reminder, and you immediately noticed it."

This should just be described as a little unspoken understanding between friends, right?

"...

That's true.

Gwen smiled and nodded, picking up another piece of pastry with a floral scent—

"This is telepathy."

"Um...

Why don't you guess whether I added anything to this pastry?

Upon hearing Gwen's choice of words, Ruan Mei suddenly chuckled and asked again.

"I believe you didn't add it."

Gwen met those smiling eyes and said with great certainty.

A moment later, seeing Ruan Mei staring at him intently, he smiled again—

"At most, I added some laxatives or something as a prank."

Before today, Gwen never expected that his second Netizen would be Ruan Mei, largely because she often seemed too lively, completely unlike Ruan Mei—

Whether outwardly a refined lady from a Jiangnan water town or inwardly a scholar pursuing truth, neither would be so... full of vitality.

"Puff..."

Hearing Gwen's sarcastic remark, Ruan Mei couldn't help but chuckle, a slight blush creeping onto her cool and elegant face.

At this moment, she seemed to have rediscovered the feeling of being caught by her grandmother when she played a prank in her childhood.

"I didn't add any laxatives, it's just..."

Ruan Mei smiled and shook her head, but the smile on her cool and pretty face quickly vanished—

"You know, it's hard for me to trust people—"

There are no secrets in the world that stay hidden forever. Even a single error in data during meticulous research can cause problems... I hate uncontrollable problems."

"So you're going to kill them to silence them?"

Gwen feigned fear.

"Puff--"

Ruan Mei was pretending to be serious, laughed out loud again.

"Don't make it sound like I only know how to physically eliminate things; it's just a little bit of anti-vomiting medicine."

"It won't work for me."

Gwen bluntly stated,

"It didn't even have the slightest impact."

"Really..."

Ruan Mei was not surprised to hear this, and simply nodded slightly.

Perhaps you can trust me a little more—

There are indeed no secrets in the world, but I am not a wall, but a person.

No one can get the information you want to keep secret from me if you want to.

Gwen said solemnly,

"While meticulous planning is reassuring, at least in my case, a firm will is even more unshakable."

"Um..."

Ruan Mei smiled, not surprised by the answer, and slowly stood up.

A pair of fair, jade-like legs flashed past from the side of her skirt, bringing a wisp of fragrance as she approached Gwen. Looking down at Gwen, a sudden smile flickered in her eyes before she abruptly lowered her head—

"Consider this my apology for my capricious behavior—"

Chapter 876 Herta: You want an old cow to eat young grass?

The high-slit cheongsam swayed slightly with the wearer's movements, revealing a bit of her impossibly white and slender legs, creating a striking contrast with the dark fabric.

A delicate fragrance wafted from Gwen's lips, causing him to widen his eyes slightly in disbelief as he looked at the person before him. But he only saw a pair of eyes that had quietly closed, and he dared not meet Gwyn's gaze.

Her delicate eyelashes trembled slightly, as if revealing her anxious and uneasy heart.

The awkward kiss didn't last long. Before Gwen could savor it, the faint floral fragrance had already drifted away like snowflakes in winter.

"So, are you satisfied?"

Ruan Mei pursed her lips, which still felt strangely hot, and gave a smile that seemed effortless, but the faint blush on her fair face betrayed the shyness in her heart.

"... Not satisfied."

After staring at Ruan Mei for a long while, Gwen suddenly spoke.

Before Ruan Mei could react, Gwen had already reached out and hooked his hand around the slender waist outlined by the cheongsam.

With a gentle push of his arm, the elegant and charming body beneath the fitted cheongsam fell into Gwen's arms.

Just as Ruan Mei was about to say something, Gwen had already caught the two delicate plum blossom petals in his mouth and was savoring them.

In the quiet room, the faint sound of water could be heard almost imperceptibly, yet it made the subtle sound of fingers stroking the smooth, firm fabric all the more distinct.

Even though she had anticipated this, Ruan Mei's fine eyelashes still trembled involuntarily, like a helpless little lamb, struggling against a skilled hunter with little power to resist.

Those delicate hands that had created a miracle of life pressed against Gwen's chest, but no matter what she did, she couldn't muster the strength to push him away. Her powerless resistance was more like a reluctant acceptance, only making people want to bully her even more.

When Gwen finally released the two plum blossom petals with satisfaction, the two petals looked as if they had been squeezed hard, and the juice inside had overflowed to the surface, making them look somewhat pitiful.

But seeing the slightly hurried breaths from her lips, Gwen chuckled softly, brushed the hair behind her ear with his tongue, and whispered in her ear—

"They actually used my trust to drug me, this is..."

I'm going to eat you for the rest of my life...

"..."

Even though she believed that all of this was achieved through her efforts, Ruan Mei's heart still raced uncontrollably as she felt the warm, slightly damp wind blowing past her ears.

Forcing herself to calm down, Ruan Mei leaned back slightly, resting her upper body weight on Gwen's hand that was wrapped around her lower back. She looked up at Gwen, her cherry lips slightly parted.

"That's probably not easy."

However, although the voice seemed to carry a hint of coldness, it also contained a subtle, imperceptible tremor.

"Let's eat first and then talk..."

Gwen brightly, ignoring whether it was a warning or a reminder. He exerted a little force with his arm, pressing that alluring curve against his body again, savoring the taste of those two winter plum petals...

Ruan Mei left, her departing figure showing a hint of panic.

Of course, it's definitely not because too much lipstick was sampled and we need to go back and restock...

After Ruan Mei left, Gwen did not linger there either.

Having wasted a lot of time in the Simulated Universe, it was now evening, the timer on the Space Station. Asta sent him an invitation, asking if he had time to have dinner together, as she wanted to apologize for what had happened during the day.

When the wealthy young woman invited him to dinner, Gwen naturally accepted with pleasure.

Not long after Gwen left, Ruan Mei, who had left in a hurry earlier, returned. Her figure was no longer flustered as before, but as calm and composed as ever.

Slowly sitting down in the spot where Gwen been, Ruan Mei, her eyes deep with emotion, recalled everything that had just happened there...

As one of Gwen's close friends, Ruan Mei believed that her understanding of Gwen was among the best in the world. She was well aware that he possessed power from another world, enough to break many common and taken-for-granted rules.

And Gwen's performance in the battle against the Experimental Subject she had created not long ago basically confirmed this for Ruan Mei—

Even if it could only be considered a failed experiment, with that unexpected encounter with the power of destruction, the simulated insect king had truly acquired some of the characteristics of the Star-Shattering Bug King.

Even so, Gwen was still able to easily take down his opponent.

Moreover, according to Ruan Mei, Gwen's condition was somewhat problematic at that time, and even now, he was not going all out.

Therefore, whether used as a reference or directly as an experimental subject, it is an extremely high-quality option.

Based on her understanding of Gwen, Ruan Mei made some small preparations, intending to leverage their past interactions to quickly transform this acquaintance into a more reliable relationship.

She knew very well that Gwen was objectively somewhat of a womanizer, but surprisingly valued relationships.

Fortunately, Ruan Mei was very self-aware of her own beauty and knew how to make full use of it. She understood how to better stimulate hormone secretion and thus influence brain function and mood changes.

However, even though Ruan Mei had foreseen everything, she hadn't expected Gwen to react this way, which was truly... overwhelming.

Fortunately, although there was a slight mishap, the final result was good; she achieved her goal, transforming their past friendship into a more concrete relationship...

Despite her calm analysis, Ruan Mei's fingers still unconsciously touched her lips, as if a trace of unpleasant warmth remained on them.

"You seem to still be savoring the memory?"

A slightly flippant voice came from the side, pulling Ruan Mei back to reality.