“Yedao, what’s wrong?”
At the dining table, Firefly turned to look at Li Yedao.
Ever since he sat down, his brows hadn’t relaxed once.
He had been holding his chopsticks for ages, yet had barely eaten anything.
“It’s nothing.
Maybe I just didn’t sleep well last night.”
Li Yedao forced out a smile.
The moment Firefly turned away, he immediately glared past her at Eden.
Not only did Eden show no restraint whatsoever—
The corner of her mouth actually lifted in smug satisfaction.
In front of everyone else, Eden was practically the embodiment of elegance and composure.
Only with him was she completely different.
She had been capable of sneaking into his room in the middle of the night.
And now, beneath the dining table, she had one foot resting on his leg.
Just as Li Yedao was thinking about it, that foot moved again.
Her toes lightly brushed against his calf through his trouser leg, slowly inching upward with all the leisure of someone savoring a cup of tea.
Li Yedao finally reached his limit.
He reached down and grabbed the offending foot.
Now you’ve got to be embarrassed, right?
But Eden didn’t show even the slightest hint of awkwardness.
If anything, the curve of her lips grew even more pronounced.
Without changing expression, she picked up the serving chopsticks and placed a chicken leg into Li Yedao’s bowl.
Her voice was graceful and perfectly proper.
“Yedao, you’ve always liked legs the most.”
“Have another one.”
Firefly, sitting on his right, seemed to think of something.
Her entire face instantly turned red from chin to ears.
“…Thanks a lot.”
Li Yedao squeezed the words out through clenched teeth.
“Hehe…
you’re welcome.”
Eden calmly withdrew her chopsticks.
Above the table, she looked dignified enough to be attending a state banquet.
Below it, however, her entire center of gravity had shifted.
Her foot continued brushing against Li Yedao’s leg, refusing to let him eat a single peaceful meal.
The two of them were extremely careful.
Their movements were so small that Elysia, sitting directly across from them, noticed absolutely nothing.
Unfortunately—
Against the microexpression analysis of a top-tier scientist, their disguise was about as effective as wearing no clothes at all.
Mebius silently pushed her chair backward by half an inch.
Then she glanced beneath the table.
“…Heh.”
She couldn’t hold it in.
A laugh escaped her.
“Mebius, what are you laughing at?”
Elysia curiously leaned closer, trying to follow her line of sight downward.
Mebius reacted instantly.
She shifted sideways and completely blocked Elysia’s view.
“Nothing.”
“Eat.”
Eden alone was already enough trouble.
If the others joined in too, this house would probably become the flagship store of all romantic battlefields.
Mebius decided to keep this secret for Li Yedao.
Eden liking him wasn’t particularly surprising.
After all, there were already plenty of women who liked him.
But if Li Yedao actually accepted Eden—
That would change the nature of the entire situation.
Mebius set down her chopsticks and deliberately steered the conversation toward him.
“What have you been doing lately?”
Li Yedao, who was currently locked in a silent battle of wits with Eden beneath the table, visibly froze.
It took him half a beat to realize she was talking to him.
“…Me?”
“Who else?”
Mebius stared at him expressionlessly.
“Hmm…
writing novels, spending time with Firefly every day, eating, sleeping.”
“That’s about it.”
“Huh?”
Elysia put down her spoon in surprise.
“How is that any different from being a useless shut-in?”
Li Yedao gave her a speechless look.
This was exactly the problem.
He knew full well that Elysia meant no harm.
And yet he still couldn’t suppress that inexplicable irritation.
He leaned back in his chair, adopting the shameless serenity of someone who had completely given up caring.
“If I’m a useless shut-in, at least I’ve got someone willing to support me.”
“No need for you to worry.”
“Exactly, exactly!”
Firefly immediately nodded vigorously beside him.
“I can support Yedao!”
Her eyes were practically sparkling despite the supposedly negative topic.
In fact, Firefly thought it would be wonderful if Li Yedao really became completely dependent on her.
Just imagining that he wouldn’t be able to survive after leaving her—
A strange little thrill bubbled up inside her.
“…Uh.”
Elysia awkwardly touched her hair.
Then she decided to attack from another angle.
“But that kind of lifestyle isn’t very healthy, is it?”
Her tone suddenly brightened.
Even her eyes seemed to glow several shades brighter.
“And Miss Pink Elf hasn’t streamed in ages!”
“If you want, Yedao, you could come be my assistant!”
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At last, her true intentions were revealed.
Firefly frowned.
Her hand slipped beneath the table and accurately poked Li Yedao in the side.
Li Yedao’s entire body jerked.
Even his voice jumped in pitch.
“What are you doing?!”
He instinctively let go of Eden’s foot and turned toward Firefly in alarm.
If Firefly discovered what had been happening under the table, everything would explode.
“Yedao…”
Firefly looked at him pitifully.
She didn’t say a single word.
Yet somehow, she said everything.
If you go be someone else’s assistant, won’t you have less time to spend with me?!
Li Yedao looked at that pitiful little expression.
Every trace of irritation inside him vanished instantly.
He smiled and reached out to rub her hair.
Then he turned toward Elysia.
“Sis Elysia, I don’t mind making a guest appearance once in a while.”
“But being your assistant is too much.”
“Pardo would be more suitable for something like that.”
He paused.
Come to think of it…
Where were Pardo, Sakura, and the others?
Why hadn’t he seen any of them yet?
“Alright…”
Elysia’s shoulders drooped in disappointment.
But she didn’t keep pestering him.
The fact that he had come back at all was already an unexpected blessing.
She couldn’t be too greedy.
She quickly perked up again.
Her eyes brightened.
“Then, Yedao, can you tell me the title of your novel?”
“Miss Pink Elf has quite a lot of fans, you know.”
“I can help promote it for you!”
Li Yedao looked at her.
Even at a time like this, you’re still thinking about helping me promote my book.
Elysia, you really are…
“Yuan Zun,” he said.
“Oh!”
Elysia immediately pulled out her phone and wrote it down.
Aside from Li Yedao himself, not a single person present read web novels.
So none of them had any idea just how big a name he had already become in that circle.
As for Eden—
Her surveillance footage had only shown Li Yedao whenever he went outside.
Most of the time, she had been too busy identifying the women appearing around him to pay attention to whatever he was typing on his computer.
Still, everyone memorized the title.
After all, Li Yedao had written it.
They had to support him somehow.
…
…
After breakfast, one of Vill-V’s custom-made robots handled the dishes, so Li Yedao had nothing to do.
He collapsed onto the living room sofa.
His back sank into that familiar curve.
The corners of his lips rose unconsciously.
His old personal sofa really was more comfortable than anything outside!
He had just narrowed his eyes and started drifting toward sleep when his phone suddenly vibrated.
A voice-call request popped up immediately afterward.
Caller ID—
Silver Wolf.
Li Yedao froze.
His first thought was that he hadn’t updated his novel today.
Guilt instantly crept over him.
He cleared his throat and answered the call.
“Hello?”
“Holy crap!
You actually landed yourself a rich woman?!”
Silver Wolf’s voice practically exploded out of the speaker.
She sounded about as excited as someone who had just won the lottery.
Still…
At least she wasn’t calling to demand an update.
Li Yedao first breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he finally processed what she had actually said.
“What rich woman?”
He knew plenty of wealthy women.
Who the hell was she talking about?
“Check the tips on your new book!”
Silver Wolf’s voice climbed another octave.
Li Yedao frowned.
He left the call interface, opened the Stellaron Hunter Network, and entered his author dashboard.
He stared at the string of digits.
Then began counting from right to left.
“Ones…
tens…
hundreds…
thousands…
ten thousand…
hundred thousand…
million…”
His finger froze against the screen.
“A million?!”
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