Fang Wei felt he had taken a big step closer to curing Qi Qiancao.
Starting from luring Zhuge Yu to his own doorstep.
As everyone knows, in slightly more complex games, conquering a certain character isn’t limited to just that single character; one must also consider other NPCs and quest items associated with them.
It wasn’t really like a galgame where you could reach the ending just by selecting a single character.
And clearly, Zhuge Yu was an extremely important high-level NPC.
As the saying goes, to judge a girlfriend, look at her best friend first; whatever kind of person the best friend is, the girlfriend is likely the same, no matter how pure and lovely she acts in front of you—the best friend is a reflection of her true self.
You should know that crows and magpies don’t flock together, so beside Xiong Da, there must be a Xiong Er.
Looking at the Corruption Value above Zhuge Yu’s head, she really did bear some resemblance to Qi Qiancao.
However, Zhuge Yu didn’t seem to have any psychological issues; she was just a bit introverted.
She seemed to regret it from the moment she stepped through the door and wanted to turn and flee, only to find the door closed behind her by Fang Wei.
With no choice, the young girl who had entered the wolf’s den could only sit at the dining table, initially taking shy, small bites to test the waters.
After testing the Jumbo Crab Tartare and making a wonderful sound, the starving girl quickly began to devour the other food.
But look at her gobbling it down like a whirlwind; after exposing her ferocious side and realizing she was freeloading at someone else’s house, she immediately put on an embarrassed expression again.
Her tender, rosy cherry lips bit into the flatbread, their luster enticing.
Please, where did your boldness from just now go? Is this shy look a second personality?
“Um… I’m really sorry to bother you…”
Zhuge Yu also felt incredibly awkward and tried to find something to talk about.
Unfortunately, her voice was so small only she could hear it, so she could only continue to lower her head and bite into the Crispy Crawfish Flatbread.
[Corruption Value +1]
[Corruption Value +1]
[Corruption Value +1]
[Corruption Value: 70%]
It had already reached the range where she wished she could die immediately.
People are strange sometimes; you were the one who chose to step through the door, and you were the one eating for free, yet during the process or after it’s over, remembering it feels like an incredibly awkward torment.
Fang Wei remembered, wasn’t this psychological state called “Ruminative Thinking”?
Zhuge Yu was currently in this state; while eating, she was still regretting why she was eating this meal, which made it so awkward she couldn’t even enjoy the food properly.
Please, have some respect for the Crispy Crawfish Flatbread in your hand!
Fang Wei pushed the caramel pudding toward the young girl.
“Don’t be polite with me. To be honest, I should be thanking you. For this food, rather than going bad, it must be happier to be eaten.”
Zhuge Yu scooped up a spoonful of caramel pudding; yes, the caramel pudding must feel that way too.
“I still have to thank you. Last time as well, I really caused you a lot of trouble…”
Zhuge Yu was so embarrassed her toes were curling into the floor.
She really hadn’t wanted to bother this young man living downstairs; she had planned to quietly finish sweeping in the middle of the night to secretly repay the debt so her conscience would be clear.
But why? She had endured until two o’clock with a body that hadn’t eaten rice for two days, and that was while performing high-intensity exercise every day.
She had come over dazed with a broom, only for her starving stomach to suddenly cramp and twitch, making her curl up on the floor, unable to get up.
Then… then she was caught, and she had stubbornly tried to get away. After two rounds of humiliation, she had shamelessly lost her mind and come here to eat and drink for free.
I’m going to die, I’m going to die, I’m going to die, I’m going to die, I’m going to die, I’m going to die…
The previous debt wasn’t repaid, and now she had even eaten his steak…
Zhuge Yu suddenly had an impulse; she was so embarrassed, why hadn’t an awkwardness meteorite fallen from the sky to crush her to death, or why didn’t her haggard body just snap and die, or why didn’t she laugh out loud to cover her embarrassment with Chuunibyou, and then after laughing, rush out the door and leap!
I want to die, I want to die, I want to die.
Just jump; smash into meat paste.
This is the Shonen Jump of domestic college students!
Goodbye, this filthy world; at least I won’t have to continue suffering such torment.
Looking again at the neighbor boy in front of her, why was he a little bit handsome? Just, I beg you, stop looking at me with your eyes, okay? Say something during such an awkward time!
She felt like she was visiting relatives with her parents during the New Year at a house of relatives she didn’t know, and then her parents suddenly went “Poof!” and vanished, leaving her to chat awkwardly with enthusiastic relatives whose names she couldn’t call out.
“…”
Having used up the remaining two charges of the mind-reading technique from the [Dream Nail] all at once, Fang Wei was greatly shocked.
This kid has so much internal drama.
Come to think of it, birds of a feather flock together; Qi Qiancao was the kind of girl with a lot of internal drama, and her best friend wouldn’t be much different.
The only difference was that Qi Qiancao couldn’t distinguish between reality and delusion, whereas Zhuge Yu was just relatively introverted.
Observation over.
For this beautiful girl at the Great Perfection stage of introversion, the socially adept Fang Wei needed to be more proactive.
“This set meal originally came with a pear soup, but I finished it. Only a bottle of Château Lafite Rothschild is left. Can you drink?”
“Lafite… what Rothschild?” The little girl blinked her innocent, big eyes, revealing the clear stupidity of a college student.
Anyway, it was some kind of wine she couldn’t afford.
Knowing from her inner thoughts that this child hadn’t eaten rice for two days, her devouring manner just now showed how agonizing her life was.
It reminded Fang Wei of himself before he joined the [Kaxiu] organization.
Therefore, it wasn’t just for the matter of curing Qi Qiancao; even just seeing a starving person eat happily made him feel better.
Not to mention this little girl whose looks weren’t inferior to Qi Qiancao’s at all.
Watching her eat was a pleasure to the eyes.
He pulled out the cork and poured two glasses of dark red liquid.
Fang Wei wasn’t some high-class person; he couldn’t taste any nuances in the wine, just trying it for the sake of novelty.
After he swallowed a mouthful, Zhuge Yu finally stuck out her little tongue to touch it and took a cautious sip.
Afterward, an enticing pink spread across the young girl’s cheeks.
“Hmm?”
Widening her eyes, the young girl seemed to have discovered something magical and new; the second sip, the third sip, it was going to her head.
This scene made Fang Wei’s eyes widen.
It wasn’t because he was marveling at the alcohol tolerance of this 1.5-meter loli, nor because she made a shocked cat-face while drinking.
She seems to be… allergic to alcohol?
What normal person turns into a Guan Yu face after one glass?
Fearing Zhuge Yu might drink herself to death, he hurriedly snatched the wine glass from her hand.
“Eat the food! Eat! If it gets cold, the food will be unhappy.”
Zhuge Yu’s head was dazed, and she said with a tied tongue, “You don’t have to worry. Actually, I’ve drank with Xiao Cao before, but I just passed out, that’s all.”
Is it possible you had alcohol poisoning?
“Oh, Xiao Cao is a friend of mine. She was the one who carried me back that day.”
The more she spoke, the muddier her head became; she drank a glass of water Fang Wei poured and took a long while to sober up slightly.
Her stomach, which had been gnawing on bread for two days, finally felt a hint of satisfaction.
[Corruption Value -1]
For most ordinary people, as long as they can fill their bellies, the Corruption Value will naturally decrease.
After drinking a little wine and taking in sugar and calories, Zhuge Yu’s awkward and shy state of mind eased a lot, and the Corruption Value finally reached 66%.
She awkwardly took out her phone. “I’ve troubled you too much. How much was this meal? I’ll transfer it to you.”
“There’s no need for that. We’re neighbors now; just add me as a friend so we can look out for each other in the future.”
Fang Wei acted very magnanimous and opened his QQ QR code.
Zhuge Yu added him as a friend and was about to ask for Fang Wei’s name, but staring at the other party’s profile picture, she felt it looked a bit familiar.
She opened her friend requests and found that this neighbor gentleman had been sending her friend requests for several days, though she had rejected all of them.
Her drunkenness cleared in an instant. She opened the [Little Auspicious Beast ☆ Knight Order] again and verified her suspicion.
This so-called neighbor was indeed another fanatic fan of Xiao Cao!
The expression on her face became wary again because, judging by the timing, she couldn’t rule out that this man had approached her just to pursue Qi Qiancao, and moving here might also be…
A precisely planned drama of evil stalking and tracking played out passionately in her mind.
The atmosphere dropped to freezing point in an instant.
Like a little girl whose feelings had been toyed with, Zhuge Yu had a somber face, her shyness swept away.
She subconsciously categorized Fang Wei into the same camp as those boys who had previously wanted her help to win someone over.
Those boys had often tried to win her over through benefits in the past, wanting her to be a wingman to conquer Qi Qiancao, but the clever her had never fallen for it.
Because what is owed must be repaid, she disliked owing favors.
“Um… excuse me, how much is this bottle of wine?”
She only dared to ask the price of a single bottle of wine.
Fang Wei didn’t take it seriously and casually stated a number that made Zhuge Yu reveal a clear, stupid gaze.
Zhuge Yu almost collapsed from her seat in fright.
She was really stupid, truly.