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"Lu Li, am I disliked?"

After walking a distance, Columbia, who had been pondering for a while, suddenly asked Lu Li a question.

"Huh? Why do you say that?"

Lu Li was thinking about what to cook for Colombia when he heard her words and tilted his head to look at her in confusion.

He didn't sense that Columbia was disliked in any way.

"Well, but Hu Tao doesn't seem very willing to be with me. When you invited her to dinner, she hesitated for a moment, looked at me, and then gave up."

"When you helped me get a room, she clearly hesitated when she saw me."

Columbia said in a low voice, feeling that she might be disliked by Lu Li's family.

Unlike Sandone, who said he hated her but never actually wanted to get rid of Columbia, Columbia could sense that.

But with Hu Tao, she could clearly sense that the other person was hesitating about something.

"Huh? Is that true? Really?"

Upon hearing Columbia's words, Lu Li scratched his head in confusion, as he had no idea what she meant.

Is it because I'm too slow to understand?

Surely not...

"Don't worry, Lady Columbia. No matter what, Kurumi is quite easy to get along with. Although I don't have a feeling that she dislikes you, don't worry, once you get to know her, she will definitely treat you as a friend."

Unable to understand, Lu Li could only comfort Columbia in this way, since in his opinion, Hu Tao really had no reason to dislike her.

"Um."

"Also, you don't need to call me 'sir' anymore."

Columbia nodded slightly and took the opportunity to correct Lu Li.

"Hehe, shouting like this has become my instinct, and it's not going to be easy to change it in a short time."

Lu Li touched the back of his head sheepishly.

The two continued on their way and soon arrived at the Wanmin Hall, where they ate at Huyan.

"It smells so good! I smelled this when I walked past here before, and now I'm a little hungry."

Taking a sniff of the aroma of food wafting from the Wanmin Hall, Columbia couldn't help but say.

Although Liyue's eating habits are very different from Zhidong's, Lu Li has fed her Liyue's food many times, and she quite likes it.

"Lady Columbia has been here? Which direction did you enter the city from?"

Lu Li was slightly puzzled, and then led Columbia into the Hall of Ten Thousand People.

"From the direction of Guyun Pavilion, I circled around at sea for a long time before I found this place."

Before entering, Columbia pointed in the direction of Lonely Cloud Pavilion outside the harbor.

"Huh? You didn't walk all the way from where they found my luggage, did you?"

Hearing that Colombia had come from the sea, Lu Li couldn't help but be a little surprised.

"Yeah, I don't know the way."

Colombia nodded in agreement.

"Waaah, this is so touching..."

"Crispy rice crust, menu!"

Lu Li wiped away her tears, sat down with Columbia, and called out to Guoba, who was helping out in the shop.

He has visited Wanmintang many times in the past few days and is quite familiar with Guoba. In fact, he has met Guoba more often than he has met Xiangling.

After all, Xiangling was always busy in the kitchen, while Guoba helped out outside.

"Lulu~ Lulu~"

Guoba immediately waved his short arms happily, clearly recognizing Lu Li, and then ran over with the menu and placed it on the table.

"Lady Columbia, what would you like to eat?"

"Yeah, and you called me that again."

Columbia picked up the menu and reminded Lu Li.

Colombia picked up the menu but didn't rush to look at it. Instead, she focused her attention on Guoba, who was waiting by the table.

"The aura of this little guy..."

Is it a demon god?

Although Columbia had never seen many demons since her birth, she still sensed that Guoba's aura was somewhat special.

"Lulu?"

Guoba tilted his head in confusion when he noticed that Columbia was staring at him.

As a result, because its body tilted too far, it almost lost its balance and fell to the side, but fortunately Lu Li quickly caught it.

"..."

Upon seeing this, Colombia couldn't help but smile slightly before turning her attention to the menu.

"Lu Li, is this delicious...?"

However, Columbia didn't know much about most of the Liyue dishes, so she pointed to the dishes on the table and asked Lu Li for advice.

Lu Li, who was originally sitting opposite Columbia, got up and moved to sit next to her, and began to recommend her.

Considering that Colombia might not like spicy food, he did not recommend any of the Wanmintang specialties.

Soon, a sumptuous feast was served. We were lucky today, as Chef Xiangling was the head chef, while Chef Mao was off duty.

"It's delicious, just as delicious as what Lu Li makes himself."

Having been hungry for many days, Colombia picked up her chopsticks and happily began to eat.

Yes, Lu Li taught her how to use chopsticks before.

"This is Columbia's first time traveling so far, Lord Sandoni might be worried about you."

Lu Li chatted with Columbia while eating.

Of all the people currently in winter, Sandonne is probably the one who cares most about Colombia.

"Hmm, it's hard to say. Sandoni has been very busy lately and hasn't had time to hold tea parties."

Colombia swallowed the roasted meat in her mouth before answering Lu Li.

"Busy? What is Lord Sandonne busy with? Is there some new work?"

Lu Li was curious upon hearing this.

If he remembered correctly, Sandone spent most of his time at home in the mechanical research institute doing research and did not go out on missions.

"Sandon is busy rebelling..."

"?"

"Hmm, it seems to be called Anti-Land IV."

When Lu Li had a question mark above her head because of Colombia's first half of the sentence, she thought for a moment before continuing.

"..."

"Please don't speak so haltingly..."

Lu Li was speechless for a moment.

Having just treated Gan Yu to a meal not long ago, Lu Li wasn't very hungry. He ate a little and was almost full, so he took out his thermos, which he always carried with him, and quietly drank his tea while watching Columbia continue eating.

Just now, in order to get closer to look at the menu, Lu Li was sitting right next to Columbia, which was a rare occurrence for him.

"Hehehe... Lady Columbia's tiny hands, Columbia's white arms, Columbia's round face..."

As he watched, Lu Li couldn't help but chuckle to himself.

Columbia was puzzled as to why Lu Li could be so happy just watching her eat.

However, seeing him staring at her without saying a word, Columbia thought for a moment and decided to take the initiative to start a conversation.

"Lu Li, where are you from?"

After thinking for a while, Columbia took the initiative to ask Lu Li.

"..."

Lu Li's silly grin vanished, and he subconsciously looked down at the Li Yue casual clothes he was wearing.

"I should be... a Liyue person, right?"

Lu Li didn't understand why Columbia asked that question, but he still answered anyway.

No, actually you are the one I love.

Columbia shook her head and said earnestly.

"Cough, cough...?!"

Lu Li was so startled that his hand trembled, and some tea spilled out. He quickly wiped the table while looking at her in surprise.

What, what's going on?

Happiness came too suddenly!

Wait, this sentence seems familiar...

She...she wouldn't have gone through my suitcase and read that book, would she?

"Lady Columbia, you...you read my book?"

Lu Li couldn't help but ask tentatively.

"Well, I didn't mean to, but those books in your suitcase are really interesting."

Colombia nodded truthfully as she explained.

"No! It's meaningless, Columbia, you'll forget about it soon!"

Having confirmed that Columbia had indeed read those two books, Lu Li hurriedly waved his hand.

"Hmm... there seems to be another sentence above: 'Don't complain, hug me.'"

Seeing Lu Li's reaction, Columbia thought for a moment and then continued speaking.

"..."

As Columbia recited the cheesy pick-up lines from "One Hundred Ways to Speak in a Date" in that holy and flat tone, Lu Li slumped into his chair.

"Lu Li, do you know what my weaknesses are?"

"..."

"My flaw is that I lack you."

Lu Li didn't want to respond, but Columbia continued to read the interesting sentence aloud.

"Stop! Stop! Master, stop chanting!"

Lu Li blushed instantly to the roots of her ears and hurriedly clasped her hands together, begging Columbia for forgiveness.

"So Lu Li likes this style of language? I'll remember that."

Seeing Lu Li's embarrassed expression, Columbia's smile seemed to deepen on her blindfolded face.

She didn't really understand the deeper meaning of these sentences, but she felt that Lu Li must have hidden them so deeply because they must be something very important.

However, Lu Li's reaction was quite interesting, like Sandone when he was angered.

"No! Don't remember! Lady Columbia, don't remember! Forget it! Erase it from your mind!"

Lu Li was on the verge of tears. He should have burned the book before the shipwreck!

"Okay, then I won't mention it."

Seeing Lu Li's expression, Columbia's smile widened, but she still nodded in agreement.

"Then, Lu Li, what's the deal with the nickname 'Little Pigeon'?"

After promising not to say anything interesting, Columbia asked again.

"..."

"How about we continue with those cheesy pickup lines we just used..."

Lu Li remained silent for a moment, realizing that Columbia had also read another book, "The Domineering CEO Falls in Love with Me".

"That book is also very interesting; I even saw myself in it."

"But in that book, you were the executive officer, and you kept calling me 'Little Pigeon'!"

Columbia tilted her head, slightly puzzled.

She hadn't been in the mood to look through Lu Li's suitcase before, since it was Lu Li's belongings, but Lu Li's attempt to hide it at the entrance of the Hall of Rebirth piqued her curiosity, so she used her Moon Power to search through it.

"...Ahem, because the plot in the book requires a more intimate form of address, and Lady Columbia's name means 'little dove,' it's just artistic license, please don't mind it."

After recovering slightly from his tearful state, Lu Li quickly offered this explanation.

"So it's a term of endearment? I thought it was a symbol of status, since you're the executive officer in the book, and I think I'm just a bird..."

"Lu Li, you can call me that if you like."

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