Mobile Game Wife Comes Knocking

"Let's buy Laffey's wedding dress while we're at it."

The moment Laffey spoke, Ye Ming felt a chill run down his spine. He turned his head and found Fu Hua's gaze sharp enough to be frightening.

Ye Ming wasn't flustered at all. He reached out and ruffled Laffey's head, agreeing readily: "Alright, alright, the Commander will definitely buy Laffey the prettiest wedding dress and dress her up like a little angel."

Then, in a somewhat doting tone, he added: "No, even without dressing up, Laffey is the Commander's angel."

He was playing the part of an adult indulging a little girl perfectly.

Seeing this, Fu Hua's originally sharp gaze softened. She looked at Ye Ming, then at Laffey sandwiched between them, and suddenly felt that the three of them waiting for the elevator like this was like a family about to head out.

Ding~

The elevator arrived.

Laffey grabbed Ye Ming's hand and stepped into the elevator first. Fu Hua followed behind them. Inside the elevator, Fu Hua watched Ye Ming holding Laffey's little hand, hesitated for a moment, then tentatively reached for Laffey's other empty hand.

Laffey glanced at Fu Hua in confusion, then at Ye Ming. Perhaps thinking of this woman's relationship with her Commander, Laffey hesitated but ultimately didn't pull away.

Now the three of them looked even more like a happy, complete family.

Fu Hua was thoroughly satisfied, and the slightly heavy mood she'd had earlier lightened considerably.

Ye Ming took all of this in, sighed quietly to himself, and said nothing.

The three of them left the elevator together.

It was Saturday, so there were far more people in the neighborhood than on weekdays. Because Ye Ming and the others had come down a bit late, the neighborhood breakfast shop was already packed. While waiting in line, Ye Ming looked at the full seats, thought it over, and simply asked the owner to pack everything for takeout.

"Hey? What a coincidence, you live in this neighborhood too?"

As Ye Ming was leaving with the breakfast, someone called out to him from the end of the line.

Ye Ming looked up and found that the person calling him was the girl who had cosplayed as Yae Sakura yesterday.

"You?"

Ye Ming looked at the girl in surprise. Perhaps because it was the weekend, her cherry-pink hair was casually loose, and the delicate pink Miko outfit from yesterday had been swapped for a pink-and-white dress. Her words and movements carried a lazy air, as if she'd just woken up.

"I didn't expect you to live in the same neighborhood either. Quite the coincidence."

Ye Ming was both surprised by the coincidence of living in the same neighborhood and by the fact that she had taken the initiative to greet him.

"Could this be what they call fate?" The girl joked with a smile. "I left in a hurry yesterday, didn't even ask your name."

"Ye Ming." Ye Ming smiled. "And you?"

"My name is Yae Sakura." The girl pointed at herself with a bright grin.

"Huh?" Ye Ming was taken aback. "Yae Sakura?"

"Yep, Yae Sakura." The girl nodded. "Because I really love playing Honkai Impact 3rd, and my favorite character is Yae Sakura, so I changed my name on purpose. Even though the game pairs Yae Sakura with Kallen, based on my analysis of Yae Sakura, the official pairing is clearly forced. If Yae Sakura could come to reality, she'd definitely fall for her own Captain."

"Uh..." Ye Ming was amused by this chuunibyou girl. "So you know Yae Sakura better than the official team?"

"Of course! The official team doesn't know jack about Yae Sakura!" The girl said confidently. "No one knows Yae Sakura better than me!"

Good grief, was this what they called a hardcore character stan?

Ye Ming wasn't about to argue with the girl. He nodded perfunctorily and went along with it: "Yeah, I like Yae Sakura too."

"So you play Honkai Gakuen too?" The girl's eyes lit up with excitement. "Let's add each other on WeChat. We can play co-op sometime."

"Sorry, I quit a long time ago and deleted the game." Ye Ming said apologetically.

"That's fine! Even if you don't play, we can still complain about the devs together. Add me on WeChat, or Bilibili if that's better. It's rare to meet a fellow fan—let's be friends." The girl dragged out her words, sounding a bit like she was coaxing.

"Ye Ming! Did you buy the breakfast yet? Hurry back, Laffey's starving!"

Before Ye Ming could respond, Fu Hua, who was standing by the roadside holding Laffey's hand, called out loudly.

"Coming!"

Ye Ming raised his voice in reply, then looked at the girl staring at him with a pitiful expression. He smiled. "Alright, should I scan you, or you scan me?"

"I'll scan you, I'll scan you!"

Overjoyed, the girl pulled out her phone, already ready, and aimed it at Ye Ming's QR code.

"Finally made a friend." The girl's face was lit with a smile she couldn't hide. "If you ever have time, let's go to a Comic Convention together."

"Yeah, if I have time."

Seeing her smile, Ye Ming suddenly understood. The wariness he'd felt toward her enthusiasm melted away. So she was just a hardcore chuunibyou game fan who couldn't make friends—no wonder she was so eager.

Ye Ming suddenly felt a bit sorry for her.

Alright, he admitted it—her looks had influenced him.

But that was only natural. After all, who didn't like a pretty, cute, and proactively friendly girl?

After adding each other as friends and saying goodbye, Ye Ming walked over to Laffey and Fu Hua with the breakfast. "The shop was full, no seats available. Let's go back and eat at home."

"Oh." Laffey nodded obediently, but Fu Hua didn't react.

"Fu Hua? Fu Hua!?"

Ye Ming called her twice and noticed she was staring blankly at the breakfast shop, her expression... a little strange.

"What's wrong? Run into someone you know?"

Ye Ming waved his hand in front of Fu Hua's eyes.

"No, maybe I'm just a bit tired from the flight." Fu Hua shook her head. "Who was that girl just now? A friend of yours?"

"Not quite a friend yet." Ye Ming didn't think much of it. "I ran into her twice yesterday. She's a cosplayer with a really high degree of accuracy, a hardcore Yae Sakura fan. I just added her as a friend, and we agreed to team up for some games sometime and curse out the devs."

Remembering how the girl had puffed out her chest with confidence and declared, "No one understands Yae Sakura better than me," Ye Ming couldn't help but smile.

"Yeah, she's a pretty girl, a bit chuunibyou, but interesting."

"Is that so? Interesting?"

Fu Hua took a long look at the breakfast shop, then withdrew her gaze. As if suddenly remembering something, she let go of Laffey's hand and said to Ye Ming, "I just remembered I have something to do—need to make a call. You take Laffey home first. I'll head back after I'm done."

"Oh." Ye Ming nodded without asking further. "Then Laffey and I will go on ahead. I'll leave your food in the insulated container."

"Mm."

Fu Hua pulled out her phone, swiped the screen, and pretended to search for a number. The moment Ye Ming left, she immediately put her phone away and strode toward the breakfast shop.

Almost at the same time Fu Hua stepped forward, the breakfast shop's door was pushed open from inside. The girl named Yae Sakura walked out, stood on the steps, crossed her arms beneath her chest, puffed out her bosom, and looked down at Fu Hua from above.

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Chapter 19: Please Rely on the Commander a Little More

Fu Hua stared coldly at Yae Sakura, whose arms were crossed beneath her chest, watching the fullness that the girl seemed to emphasize either intentionally or unintentionally. Expressionless, she spoke: "I never thought I'd see the day. The shrine maiden of the shrine, the Valkyrie Yae Sakura who once fought against the Honkai, acting spoiled with someone. Truly an eye-opener."

Yae Sakura's cheeks flushed slightly. In truth, even she had startled herself just now—she hadn't expected she could act like an ordinary girl and be spoiled with someone.

Even if the one she was being spoiled with was someone she liked, Yae Sakura still felt a bit shy and awkward.

But in the end, wasn't it Fu Hua who had pushed her to this point, forcing her to act so urgently?

So, despite the inner awkwardness and shyness, Yae Sakura's surface remained unmoved. Facing Fu Hua's taunts, she fired back without hesitation.

"I never thought I'd see the day either. Fu Hua, who once guarded Shenzhou with noble conduct and strict adherence to rules, would play petty tricks and use emotional appeals to win someone's favor."

Yae Sakura was referring to Fu Hua's performance in the bedroom.

"I remember back on the Hyperion, sometimes when the Captain would slack off on the deck, our honored Fu Hua would immediately admonish him not to relax. And when she was alone with the Captain on the deck, if he stayed a little too long, our honored Fu Hua would ask him, 'Are all the tasks done? Are you staying here to ask for martial arts pointers?'..."

"If we're talking about change, my change isn't as big as honored Fu Hua's, is it?"

"So what?" Fu Hua looked calmly at Yae Sakura, her eyes utterly still. "At this point, do you still have a chance to beat me?"

"You!"

Yae Sakura took a deep breath.

"I never thought I'd be the only Valkyrie to come to this world, and I certainly didn't expect you to have arrived so much earlier than me. But don't think you've already won, Fu Hua."

With that, Yae Sakura deliberately paused, a hint of a smile curling at the corner of her lips.

"What if the Herrscher of Sentience also comes to this world? Between you and the Herrscher of Sentience, who do you think he'd like more?"

"Commander, Sister Fu Hua is hiding something from you."

As the Gate of Opening swung open, Laffey tugged at Ye Ming's hand. "Is it really okay for the Commander not to ask anything?"

"It's fine."

Even Laffey could tell something was off with Fu Hua—how could Ye Ming not notice? He was just pretending not to.

"Fu Hua and I grew up together. We both know each other's personalities. I know something's wrong with Fu Hua but pretend not to notice, and Fu Hua knows I've noticed something's wrong with her but pretends not to know that I've noticed. That's the unspoken understanding we've built up since childhood."

Ye Ming explained with a smile. "No matter how close two people are, there will always be secrets they don't want the other to know. Everyone holds something back—it's only human. Of course, if she ever runs into real trouble, I believe Fu Hua wouldn't be stupid enough to hide it from me. She'd tell me. And the same goes for me."

"Laffey doesn't really understand."

Laffey tilted her little face up at Ye Ming, looking confused. "Laffey has no secrets from the Commander. As long as it's the Commander's order, Laffey will obey unconditionally, willingly. Whatever the Commander wants to know, Laffey will tell the Commander, holding nothing back."