My game, Orange Flavor, is great!

Li Manqiu looked her up and down, deliberately keeping a distance, but still speaking with respect: "Sorry to keep you waiting, let's go to the registration room now."

"No rush, it's still early. Why don't we go sit over there for a while?" Si Ling shook her head, her tone questioning yet carrying an unquestionable air.

Li Manqiu frowned slightly, but did not refute her. She simply nodded and said, "Okay, please sit down."

The two sat facing each other with their bodies ramrod straight, without saying a word, yet there was no awkwardness whatsoever.

Although she didn't know what the other person was waiting for, for some reason, Li Manqiu had no choice but to patiently wait with her.

“The garden here will be beautiful when spring comes. I’ll bring you to see it then.” Lu Zhao said with a smile as he led Wen Ru out of the corridor. With just a casual glance, he spotted Li Manqiu sitting opposite Si Ling.

Oh, so that was Captain Li's guest.

She understood immediately, glanced at the time—it was just past nine o'clock—and turned back with a smile: "Wenruo, the registration room is open now, shall we go over there?"

Wenruo smiled sweetly, "Okay, I also want to know what my ability is soon!"

The two reached an agreement and happily crossed the hall towards the registration room at the other end.

Compared to their previous cheerful atmosphere, Li Manqiu was feeling rather uncomfortable.

It's true that she's patient, but it's not her style to sit here and waste time with someone she's just met for some unknown reason.

After sighing inwardly for the thirteenth time, she was about to ask Si Ling if there was anything else when the other woman smiled and said, "Captain Li, are you getting impatient? Let's go register now."

Why didn't you go earlier? Did you have to wait until Lu Zhao arrived before you went...?

She already had some ideas in mind, but her expression remained indifferent. She stood up and said, "Yes, let's hurry."

If you go too late, those two will have already registered and left, and you might miss them.

In addition, she took another look at Si Ling's smiling face and suddenly felt that the smile was somewhat similar to the smile that Lu Zhao had shown to the little girl earlier.

As expected, they were after Lu Zhao.

Without making a sound, he led her toward the registration room. Before they even entered, they heard a rather proud voice from inside: "See? I told you our Xiaoruo is very capable! She memorized all the news from the past month in just three minutes! Amazing!"

Then came the little girl's embarrassed voice: "Sister Lu, don't say that... Actually, in my eyes, you are the most amazing!"

Listening to the two people inside praising each other, Li Manqiu couldn't help but smile, but suddenly felt a chill on her back. She subconsciously turned around and found that Si Ling behind her was still wearing the same smile.

A sense of dread washed over her, and she narrowed her eyes, reaching out to grab the other person's shoulder, only to be firmly grasped by a thin, bony hand.

"What is Miss Li trying to do?" Si Ling tilted her head, and the smile on her face gradually disappeared.

She pursed her lips, trying to struggle, but found that she couldn't break free with her own strength for a while. After a moment of stalemate, she finally explained, "I just saw a mosquito on your shoulder."

Si Ling raised an eyebrow slightly before lowering her hand. "Is that so? It seems I misunderstood Miss Li."

That's a monster.

Li Manqiu's face darkened slightly as she shook her wrist, which had almost been pinched until it swelled up.

Chapter Three: Today was another day of being teased.

"Grade A, a rare learning ability, well done, Xiao Ruo!"

He secretly fast-forwarded from calling her "Wenruo" to "Xiaoruo," and looking at the shy girl in front of him who hadn't noticed the difference at all, Lu Zhao silently gave himself a thumbs up.

Taking advantage of someone's pleasant mood to build rapport is indeed effective; it was worth the time she crammed on social skills books a few days ago.

The two walked out in high spirits, but before they could even take a step out, they bumped into Li Manqiu and Si Ling, who were already waiting at the entrance of the registration room.

Caught off guard, Lu Zhao was once again met with those eyes that shone like stars. He felt his mind go blank for a moment, and his heart began to pound uncontrollably again.

"You..." She seemed to be possessed, and involuntarily took several steps forward until she stopped in front of Si Ling, her fingers almost touching his thin arm, before she came back to her senses.

Their faces were almost separated by the brim of their hats, but Si Ling showed no intention of backing down, even revealing a teasing smile, "Miss Lu, has your fever not gone down yet?"

"I!"

Lu Zhao's fair face flushed instantly, his eyes staring straight at her. After a long pause, he finally managed to stammer, "I'm fine now!"

"I see..." Si Ling's smile widened, and she even reached out, seemingly about to touch her earlobe.

This time, she reacted quickly, dodging the other person's hand in an instant, her voice angry: "What are you doing!"

"I think a mosquito landed on your shoulder just now." Si Ling shrugged innocently, then looked at Li Manqiu beside her with a half-smile.

However, Captain Li managed her expression perfectly, without making a single unnecessary movement. She simply kept her eyes slightly lowered in silence, as if the noise among the people around her had nothing to do with her.

Si Ling raised an eyebrow and said very sincerely, "Captain Lu, you should rest a little longer. You can't overexert yourself when you're sick."

Lu Zhao's face flushed again at her words. He glanced at her warily before pulling Wen Ruo past them and leaving.

Only then did Li Manqiu lift her eyelids and turn to look at Lu Zhao's back, which looked like a wronged little wife. She narrowed her eyes thoughtfully.

"Miss Li, aren't you going to take me inside?" Si Ling asked again.

She then looked away and opened the door for her, saying, "Please."

……

"Honestly, where did these mosquitoes come from in the dead of winter! That woman is definitely up to something!" Lu Zhao muttered in dissatisfaction as he hurried forward, holding Wen Ruo's hand.

Wenruo couldn't hear what she was saying, and because this person was so tall and had to run to keep up with her, she could only pitifully tug at her: "Sister Lu, slow down!"

Lu Zhao then came to his senses and realized that he had walked too fast and hadn't considered the situation of the little angel behind him. He immediately let go of her hand and apologized apologetically, "Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot you were still here."

This apology was far too blunt. If the young lady were here, she would definitely be pointing out the inappropriate points in her words with a look of utter disappointment and frustration.

But now she was facing the angelic heroine of the game. Let alone criticizing her, Wenruo simply waved her hand magnanimously when she heard this, without taking the more infuriating part to heart.

"So, Sister Lu, what should I do after registering?" Seeing Lu Zhao's embarrassed look, she kindly changed the subject and asked.

"Oh!" Lu Zhao suddenly remembered his purpose for today and slapped his palm. "Right, I'm going to take you on a tour of our operations department today."

Wenruo was puzzled: "The Action Department? You mean the department you work in, Sister Lu? Why are you taking me there?"

Of course, it's about promoting the company culture and then taking the opportunity to recruit people to join!

Although the female protagonist has already registered here, the eight characters of her birth chart are only just beginning to be completed. She can't settle down until the final stroke is finished.

Even if the female lead eventually decides to join their team, at least they've kept her here!

Lu Zhao chuckled, "Don't you want to see where I work? This is a rare opportunity. Ordinary spirits can't just come and wander around our Spirit Management Bureau unless they have something to do."

But if you join the Bureau of Spirituality, you can visit freely.

She believed that the female lead was so smart that she would definitely understand her unspoken meaning!

"Oh, I see..." Wenruo looked around for a while, and finally some curiosity appeared in her eyes. "Great, I want to see where Sister Lu works too!"

That's what a good child is like!

She hadn't met such a well-behaved child in a long time, and she almost hugged the child's head and gave him a kiss.

Lu Zhao suppressed this perverted impulse and excitedly pulled the other person into the elevator.

On the other side, Si Ling and Li Manqiu also walked out of the registration room.

Li Manqiu's expression was no longer as calm as before; in fact, she seemed slightly surprised. She held the registration form in her hand and looked at it carefully over and over again before looking up at the girl walking in front of her: "Are you sure it's this ability?"

"Even if you don't believe me, you should at least trust the testing machines in your department, right?" Si Ling seemed to be in a good mood, her steps light and her eyes sparkling with a lively smile. "With this kind of ability, getting into the Spirit Management Bureau shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Captain Li remained silent for a while, then said, "To be honest, based on your abilities alone, I'd prefer to put you in the logistics department, where there happens to be a medical team."

But Si Ling didn't seem to care at all. She casually stroked the mural on the wall and said nonchalantly, "But you should know where I want to go, right?"

Besides Lu Zhao's team, who else could it be?

Li Manqiu couldn't help but sigh, her fingers tightly gripping the registration form for a long while before slowly loosening them. "Okay, I've already informed Lu Zhao in advance, and we'll find an opportunity to get you into the first team."

"Then thank you very much for Captain Li's recommendation."

She stopped at the elevator door, sniffed the air carefully a few times, and a playful smile appeared in her eyes.

She turned around and looked at Li Manqiu with a leisurely air: "Why don't we go upstairs and sit for a while?"

Li Manqiu felt a lump in her throat and remained silent for a while before resignedly walking over and pressing the elevator button.

Although they didn't say anything, their bodies had already made their choice.

In her hand, on a registration form, under the section for "abilities," two words were clearly written:

Not dead.

Chapter Four: Rivals Meet?

Tuesday morning was quiet as usual. Lu Zhao guessed that Messiah and Song Lingge were probably doing their daily tasks. As for the second team, they were definitely busy running around under Li Manqiu's supervision.

As for her and Xia Zhifei, they were quite relaxed.

"So that's why Ah Zhao braved the rain to come back yesterday!" The young lady seemed to have discovered something new, and she enthusiastically moved closer to Wen Ruo, smiling mischievously.

Wenruo couldn't resist her gossipy gaze and hurriedly explained, "I accidentally awakened yesterday, and it just so happened to be raining heavily... Sister Lu, are you really alright?"

As she spoke, she looked at Lu Zhao with concern.

Feeling cared for, Captain Lu reached out and touched his forehead, then guiltily looked away. "I feel pretty good right now. I'm in good physical shape, so don't worry."

Xia Zhifei rolled her eyes at her, "You're just spouting nonsense! There's medicine over in the conference room, go take your medicine!"

I got yelled at again.

Lu Zhao glanced longingly at the imposing young lady, wisely deciding to avoid her sharp edge. He gave a quiet reply and obediently walked towards the conference room.

"Honestly, this person is always like this, never taking care of her health at all." Xia Zhifei said, half helpless and half complaining, then turned to Wen Ruo beside her, "Come on, let's go to the tea room and wait for her!"

Wenruo then silently withdrew her gaze, smiled slightly, and said, "Okay."

What a well-behaved child! No wonder Ah Zhao was willing to brave the rain to come home for her.

Xia Zhifei, loving the house because of the house, grew to like the young man who had just started university more and more. He simply took the other's arm and walked excitedly toward the tea room, asking questions along the way.

"Wenruo, how old are you this year?"

"18 years old, just three months after turning 18."

So where do you live now?

"Shangyan Road in the University Town area, but it will probably be moved away in a while."

"That's great! How about you consider interning at our Bureau of Spirits and Deaths?"