"Beers, what are you talking about?"
Yumiko froze for a moment, not understanding.
"Oh, I meant, why are you being so polite with me? Aren't we good friends?"
Liu Zheng said gently.
"So we're only friends?"
Yumiko's voice sounded somewhat sorrowful.
"There can be many kinds of relationships between people. We can be friends, classmates, colleagues, or even lovers at the same time."
He said.
"What you said is so profound. I don't understand any of it."
Upon hearing the word "lovers," Yumiko's face turned a little red.
"It's fine if you don't understand. Just watch what I do."
Liu Zheng smiled.
"Mm."
Yumiko responded softly.
Dim lighting, a cramped room, thin clothing, a silent man and woman—the atmosphere suddenly became ambiguous.
"Yumiko feels comfortable with your answer. Favorability increased by one heart."
As the notification sounded, two red gemstone hearts appeared above Yumiko's head.
"Nice. This isn't that hard after all."
Liu Zheng secretly felt pleased with himself.
"Rumble!"
Thunder suddenly boomed outside the window. Lightning illuminated the room, and torrential rain poured down, battering the windows with a frantic clatter.
"What heavy rain."
Yumiko suddenly said.
Here it comes!
He immediately became alert.
Compared to their previous conversation, Yumiko's words concealed even deadlier intent.
Liu Zheng glanced at the alarm clock beside the bed. It was already 9:15 p.m., time to decide whether she would stay or leave.
With rain this heavy, theoretically, he should ask Yumiko to stay the night.
But given this woman's temperament, she would definitely say he had ulterior motives, and her favorability would plummet.
But if Liu Zheng told her to leave, she might also say that he was sending her away in such heavy rain, that it was terribly sad, and her favorability would still plummet.
"Yeah, with rain this