“Changing her impression of me is a gradual process. Compared to that, having fun together is undoubtedly a way to quickly raise her favorability…”
……
Watching Luo Wuhen finish all the food she had made, Su Qianqian nodded with satisfaction.
Could it be that she was actually learning to cook?
However, Luo Wuhen wore a rather forced smile.
From the first bite of that unidentifiable chaos she had just eaten, she realized for the first time that such terrifying flavors actually existed in this world.
After barely swallowing the first mouthful, Luo Wuhen closed off her sense of taste.
Even so, the strange sensation of the food going down left her feeling a chill in her heart…
“Qianqian, what would you like to eat tomorrow? I’ll prepare it for you.”
“I suddenly feel like cooking for myself. Let me do it tomorrow—”
“No! What I mean is… from now on, I’ll handle all this kind of work. My beloved Heavenly Emperor only needs to wait to be served—”
It was rare to see Luo Wuhen flustered like this. Su Qianqian couldn’t help but giggle.
She naturally knew her current cooking skills were still quite lethal; just now, she only did it to see Luo Wuhen’s reaction.
After the meal, Su Qianqian pondered a question. Xiao Yuanxiao had brought her news, which meant that Lin Muxue was probably active in that area. If she could get there, there might be a chance to meet her…
But clearly, Luo Wuhen had also sensed Lin Muxue’s presence.
Whether she’d gotten an exact location or not was uncertain, but she would definitely be extremely cautious about going out recently…
“Today, I’d like to go out shopping. Maybe check if there are any new artbooks or novels.”
“Um… That might not be possible for now. Because of some things recently, I can’t leave. I’ll have someone bring things back for you…”
“Forget it, then… I thought you’d really changed, that you’d keep your word now…”
Su Qianqian didn’t insist.
After all, pressing too much might make Luo Wuhen suspicious about that area and ruin Lin Muxue’s plans, which would be a huge loss.
Seeing Su Qianqian’s disappointed expression, Luo Wuhen felt helpless.
If possible, she definitely wanted to fulfill Su Qianqian’s wishes.
But with Lin Muxue out there and her exact location still unknown, it was simply too risky.
“But why does Su Qianqian suddenly want to go out now? Is it really just because she wants some fresh air? Or has she sensed Lin Muxue’s location too? But even I haven’t been able to clearly sense the exact spot. Could Su Qianqian really sense it……………..”
Right now, Luo Wuhen was on edge, wary of every movement.
Even though Su Qianqian’s request seemed perfectly normal, she still couldn’t help but doubt.
“Focus the search on that area…” After sensing Lin Muxue’s aura, Luo Wuhen had naturally begun a National Search for her figure.
There had been no results yet, but perhaps she’d missed something right under her nose…
Su Qianqian didn’t know what Luo Wuhen was thinking now, but she understood she wouldn’t be able to leave any time soon.
It’d probably be impossible until Luo Wuhen found Lin Muxue’s location.
But on second thought, as long as Luo Wuhen didn’t dare let her go out, that meant Lin Muxue hadn’t failed yet.
Comforted by this, Su Qianqian felt much better.
“What are you going to do next? I don’t have that many topics to chat with you about.”
Su Qianqian kept up her disappointed look and addressed Luo Wuhen.
But Luo Wuhen was already prepared. She showed a mysterious smile: “With so much time, of course we need something to pass it…”
“Something to pass the time?” Su Qianqian was quite skeptical…
Arriving at a pavilion, Luo Wuhen had Su Qianqian sit down. With a wave of her hand, a square Chessboard appeared on the table.
“This is…?” Su Qianqian looked at the Chessboard, puzzled.
“How about it? Want to play a few rounds of Go?” Luo Wuhen held a Black Stone, already seated at the board.
“I mean, I can, but I’m not very good at this.”
“I’m not either, but that’s what makes it fun, right?” Luo Wuhen smiled invitingly once more.
Su Qianqian naturally had no objections and sat down on the other side of the board.
Then came a round of back-and-forth “battle”—in reality, it was two amateurs pecking at each other, with almost no strategy at all.
After a few rounds, they each had wins and losses. Such evenly matched duels were the most addictive.
Winning all the time was boring, but losing all the time was even more frustrating.
Su Qianqian naturally became more and more focused; when she won, she couldn’t help but smile, and when she lost, she’d rush to start the next round.
At this moment, one game had reached a stalemate. Su Qianqian stared intently at the board, while Luo Wuhen glanced at her and smiled…
She had always kept her skill perfectly matched with Su Qianqian’s.
As the game progressed, Su Qianqian’s skills improved little by little, and Luo Wuhen “improved” along with her, carefully steering the outcome and making the match progress in the way most comfortable for Su Qianqian…
Anyone watching from outside the game would already see that Luo Wuhen was actually a Go expert, fully capable of controlling the outcome and steering the result however she wished!
But to Su Qianqian, immersed in the match, she just felt herself getting stronger with each game.
Winning an even match against Luo Wuhen made her unconsciously addicted to the board…
Another round, and the deciding move was made!
“Heh, I won again.” Su Qianqian looked at Luo Wuhen with a slightly provocative grin.
Luo Wuhen helplessly waved her hand, conceding defeat, then suddenly smiled: “If we keep playing like this with nothing at stake, it’ll get boring quickly. How about we bet something on each win and loss?”
Su Qianqian hesitated: “But I don’t have anything to bet with you. If it’s something too much, I won’t accept.”
“Then… if you lose a round, I get to kiss you once. If you win, I’ll agree to a small request of yours. How about that?”
“Mm… sure, let’s do it!” Already fully caught up in the game, Su Qianqian didn’t think much of it. Anyway, she’d already been kissed plenty!
“Snap!”
With the next move, Luo Wuhen teased the frustrated Su Qianqian: “I win.”
“Sigh… So close. If I’d just played here last turn, I’d have won… Alright, come on then!”
Su Qianqian stuck her face out, pointing to it, motioning for Luo Wuhen to get it over with.
Her competitive spirit had been fired up!
But Luo Wuhen didn’t move for a while, leaving Su Qianqian puzzled.
“Hmm… I just thought, if you end up winning too many times, you’ll have too many requests to cash in. And if I win a round and just get one kiss, it’s not satisfying enough. Let’s change the rules: now we’ll use an offset system. Each side’s ‘rewards’ will cancel out, and we’ll settle whatever’s left at the end. What do you think?”
“Sure, let’s do that.” Of course, Su Qianqian had no objection—she didn’t have that many requests anyway, and a few kisses could easily cancel out.
Luo Wuhen couldn’t suppress her smile. Su Qianqian was just too easy to trick.
“Alright, you go first this round…”
And so, the two played from noon all the way until sunset. As darkness fell, Luo Wuhen lost the final round, bringing the day’s matches to a close.
“Aiya, I lost. It’s already getting dark—let’s leave it for tomorrow. For now, let’s see how many rounds each of us won.”
“Sure, let’s do it. I feel like I won more rounds than you this time.” Su Qianqian crossed her arms, a little smug.
But Luo Wuhen only smiled mysteriously, counting out the beads used for keeping score, and finally…
“Hmm… You owe me fifteen kisses ♥️.”
“Ah, how could that be? Let me count—”
But in the end, that’s what the tally said.
As Su Qianqian gradually calmed down, she recalled today’s games—although she’d felt like she played well, it really did seem she lost more than she won…
“Sigh… Alright, I’ll pay up. A bet’s a bet.” Su Qianqian, still a little unwilling, leaned her face over again.
But once more, Luo Wuhen didn’t move to kiss her…
“Fifteen kisses all at once is too many, and it just doesn’t feel right now… Let’s wait until we’re in the room to settle them, one by one.”
“What do you mean ‘doesn’t feel right’…?”
Su Qianqian looked at Luo Wuhen, puzzled, but Luo Wuhen only smiled, shook her head, and walked ahead…