What evil intentions could an evil god possibly have?

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"So she's your old friend?"

Lin Mushi glanced at the girl, then turned her head to stare at Gu Yuqiu, slightly annoyed, thinking, "Are you just trying to fool me?"

Judging from her appearance, she is a girl of about fifteen or sixteen years old. Even though she seems a little shy and has a cold expression, she is still so cute.

Where did this old age come from?!

As expected of the restaurant recommended by Zhong Chongshan, the soundproofing of the private room was excellent. Even though Lin Mushi's voice was a bit loud, it still didn't reach the ears of outsiders.

"Yes, she and I are old friends."

Gu Yuqiu casually replied, "Besides, how could I possibly lie to you?"

As she spoke, she picked up a skewer of grilled chicken hearts, took a bite, and thought it tasted really good. She smiled slightly.

Lin Mushi chuckled and said coldly, "Why do I feel like you're not really listening to me?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuqiu looked at her with a strange expression and asked in surprise, "So you're only finding out now?"

Lin Mushi gasped, at a loss for words.

Crimson listened to their conversation like a shy little girl, lowering her head slightly to hide the fear in her eyes.

Just as she had decided to play dead and pretend she couldn't hear anything, a sentence reached her ears.

"This person has problems; his personality is particularly awful."

Lin Mushi casually picked up a skewer of grilled meat, placed it on the deep red plate, and complained, "She said you were coming over for a late-night snack, so I asked her to come out and pick you up. But now that you're here, she's not taking care of you anymore. It's really inexplicable."

Shen Hong looked up at Gu Yuqiu with a very complicated expression, as if she had seen a stranger. She thought to herself, "Have you changed your personality along with your name?"

Or is all of this just your acting?

It depends on how you want to appear in people's eyes.

Why aren't you saying anything?

Seeing that she subconsciously looked at Gu Yuqiu, Lin Mushi couldn't help but have some suspicions. She lowered her voice and said, "If she bullies you, tell me now, and I'll help you get revenge later!"

Shen Hong paused for a moment, then looked away from Lin Mushi's eyes, thinking to herself, "You?"

She took a deep breath, forced herself to calm down, and put aside all the messy things in front of her, no longer thinking about what deeper meaning was hidden behind them.

"Oh, right."

Lin Mushi suddenly remembered something and looked at the girl curiously, asking, "What's your name?"

Deep red gazes at Gu Yuqiu.

Gu Yuqiu said, "Do you want to hear her real name?"

Lin Mushi was slightly taken aback, then realized what she meant and said, "So you're online friends?"

If she weren't an online friend, she really couldn't understand why Gu Yuqiu would say such a thing. Don't normal friends address each other by their names?

She thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll just listen to the name you're familiar with. Otherwise, it'll just feel awkward if we each call out a different name later."

Gu Yuqiu glanced at Shen Hong and said, "Just name one."

After a moment of silence, Shen Hong said, "Shen Muchan, that's my name."

"what?"

Lin Mushi's eyes brightened, and she nodded, saying, "This name is nice, especially since it's winter now; it sounds particularly poetic."

Crimson asked, puzzled, "Where is the poetry?"

Gu Yuqiu thought to herself, "Given your ignorance and incompetence, this name may have some merits, but can you even discern them?"

"Because cicadas, especially winter cicadas, are one of the most important images in poetry, that's one reason."

Lin Mushi knew what Gu Yuqiu was thinking. She gave her a provocative look and said, "As for the rest, haven't you ever heard of an idiom?"

Gu Yuqiu asked, "What is it?"

"Of course, they were completely silent."

Lin Mushi grew increasingly confident, looked into her eyes, and said mockingly, "Everyone else was so scared by you that they lowered their heads and didn't dare to say a word, and you still act like you don't know anything. You really have no manners."

Hearing this, Gu Yuqiu couldn't help but sigh.

Lin Mushi thought she had explained it so well, but asked in confusion, "What are you sighing about?"

Gu Yuqiu said with emotion, "I just wish you could be as flexible and adaptable in other aspects as you are now, instead of being so naive and cute."

Lin Mushi's smile vanished instantly.

Then she looked at Crimson and said earnestly, "You're still young. Remember not to talk like her in the future, or you'll easily get beaten up."

Crimson was speechless, thinking to herself that she was indeed naive and cute, and that it was a good thing that she didn't go and hit someone.

Seeing that she remained silent and dared not speak, Lin Mushi couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. She looked at the barbecue on the table that was delicious even without chili peppers and suddenly felt bored.

"It seems like this place closes at 2 PM."

Lin Mushi looked at Gu Yuqiu and said, "Although the director is very familiar with the owner here, and it doesn't matter if we eat for a while, it's still not good to trouble others. Let's finish eating as soon as possible."

Gu Yuqiu asked, "Are you in a hurry?"

Lin Mushi couldn't help but say, "You may not be in a hurry, but your friend is only a few years old, still a minor. Even though it's the weekend, he should go home earlier."

The more she talked, the more confused she became. She rolled her eyes at Gu Yuqiu and said angrily, "Next time you invite people out for late-night snacks, pay a little attention to this kind of thing. Don't always put yourself first. In the end, I'll have to drive your friend home, won't I?"

Gu Yuqiu corrected, "That last sentence is superfluous."

Lin Mushi looked at her blankly, wondering what she meant.

"It's very simple."

Gu Yuqiu met her gaze and said with a cheerful expression, "Because my friend ran away from home and is planning to stay with me for a while, and I have already agreed."

The private room suddenly became very quiet.

After an unknown amount of time, Lin Mushi finally came to her senses.

She took a deep breath, forced a smile, and asked, "You mean... I'll have to cook for one more person from now on?"

Chapter 83: Chapter Eighty-Two - Everyone Has Double Standards

Eating with one more person simply means having one more pair of chopsticks and bowls.

From any perspective, this should be a very small matter, but this is often the view of people who don't cook.

Lin Mushi loves life, enjoys tasting all kinds of delicious food, and even has a great passion for cooking. But precisely because she is this kind of person, she hates washing dishes.

For the past few days, she had been in a good mood for many reasons and hadn't paid much attention to these things, only occasionally complaining to Gu Yuqiu or acting coquettishly about them, but now she was genuinely angry.

Because using this as a reason to be angry is undoubtedly sufficient.

So she said it like that.

"You don't cook, so you don't know how much trouble I go through in the kitchen. All I do every day is cook, and now you want me to add an extra pair of bowls and chopsticks?"

Lin Mushi looked into Gu Yuqiu's eyes and said seriously, "I don't think this is a good idea."

As soon as she said it, she realized something was wrong.

Before she could remedy the situation, Gu Yuqiu suddenly asked, "In what capacity did you say those words to me?"

The two remain colleagues, or at most good friends. Although they have been living together for more than ten days, they seem to be some distance away from intimacy.

As for the dangerous moments they had gone through together, Lin Mushi thought back carefully and felt that Gu Yuqiu had never been truly afraid.

How can this be considered sharing life and death?

We were never born together, nor will we die together. All the time we spent together was as bland as water, seemingly filled with many small joys and moments of happiness, yet I couldn't find any clear points of memory.

Lin Mushi was taken aback for a moment, and subconsciously asked, "Then what do you think our relationship is?"

Gu Yuqiu reminded her, "I asked you first."

"I don't know~"

Lin Mushi looked at her innocently and said, "That's why I'm asking you, to see what you think!"

When she said the last word, she deliberately or unintentionally dragged out the sound, naturally giving off a mischievous vibe.

To outsiders, this would naturally be interpreted as a provocation.

Gu Yuqiu wasn't angry; she was probably already used to it.

She smiled and said, "Just like you said, even you don't know what your relationship with me is, so what right do you have to question my decision?"

Lin Mushi was stunned, unsure how to respond, because everything she said was true.

—As long as she sticks to what she said above.

Gu Yuqiu looked into her eyes and said with a hint of mockery, "So now you've figured out what your relationship with me really is?"

After going around in circles, the topic has returned to this point.

Lin Mushi didn't answer the question. Instead, she pointed to Shen Hong and said seriously, "This... isn't important for now. What's important is that she's clearly a minor, and you definitely can't just take her in."

Gu Yuqiu was somewhat surprised and said, "How come you suddenly became so smart?"

Crimson thought to herself, "Is this considered clever?"

Shouldn't reporting something be the first thing everyone considers?

Even someone with a complicated background like her, when faced with a truly difficult problem, such as a formidable opponent, is often willing to report to the local government in order to help resolve the issue.

"I'm naturally very smart."

Lin Mushi looked at Gu Yuqiu and said, "It's just that you've always been prejudiced against me. You can't stand to see me doing well, and you're always thinking about how to suppress me!"

She spoke in a very calm tone, without putting on airs.

Deep Red sighed inwardly, feeling that these words were just a way of being coquettish, wanting someone to comfort and hug her.

Gu Yuqiu smiled but remained silent.

The private room immediately fell silent.