My game, Orange Flavor, is great!

Wen Ruo paused, her eyes filled with surprise. "Can freshmen also intern here?"

Xia Zhifei replied with a smile, "We're different here from other places. We don't just look at your academic qualifications, we also look at your background."

As she spoke, she poked at Wenruo's breast pocket with her finger, where her registration form was kept.

“Consider us! The benefits here are amazing, and…” She paused, then smiled mischievously, “Why don’t you try working at the place Ah Zhao works every day?”

Upon hearing this, Xia Zhifei noticed that the well-behaved child's eyes widened slightly. Although the child remained silent, Xia Zhifei knew very well that the other child was interested.

Knowing when to stop, she casually shifted the topic elsewhere, launching into a detailed introduction of the place's basic information.

However, she was well aware that the child probably wasn't interested in listening to her.

Tsk, it's rare to find a kid who has a crush on her childhood sweetheart. She has to make the most of it for Ah Zhao. If that guy came in person, he'd probably scare him away.

Thinking of the cheesy things Lu Zhao had done in the past, Xia Zhifei sighed with disappointment.

……

"Did you hear that?" Si Ling calmly took a sip of tea, listening to the conversation between the two people outside the tea room, her lips curving slightly.

Li Manqiu replied calmly, "I heard that. She wants to match that child with Lu Zhao."

Si Ling smiled gently: "That's good."

A single, seemingly casual remark sent a chill down Li Manqiu's spine.

After thinking for a moment, she still spoke up to remind him, "That Miss Xia is a very important person to Lu Zhao."

If anyone tries to harm her, Lu Zhao will not let it go.

"What do you think I'm going to do?" Si Ling raised an eyebrow innocently. "I'm just an ordinary spirit race member with no strength whatsoever."

Li Manqiu remained silent, not wanting to expose her words.

These days, only scumbags call themselves ordinary people.

A short while later, the two people outside finally strolled in. Xia Zhifei was slightly startled when she saw that there were people inside, but she quickly regained her composure and led Wen Ruo to sit in another booth.

"What would you like to drink? Coffee? Or cola, or tea?"

She was still enthusiastically introducing the place, unaware that Wenruo's attention had been firmly focused on Siling the moment she entered.

Sister Lu's expression was strange before, it seemed to be because of that woman.

Wenruo was just obedient and sensible; she wasn't stupid. She could see the extremely strange change in Lu Zhao when he was with that woman, but she didn't point it out in front of Lu Zhao.

"Coffee is fine, thank you." She replied casually, and only after Xia Zhifei went over to make her coffee did she have a chance to properly observe the woman sitting diagonally opposite them.

Aside from her eyes and excessively thin figure, her appearance was actually quite outstanding. It's just that most people would focus on her eyes when looking at her, thus ignoring everything else.

Just as she was staring intently at the other person, Si Ling seemed to notice her gaze, slightly raised the brim of her hat, and a smile appeared in her eyes as they met.

Wenruo was stunned for a moment, her face suddenly turned red, and she quickly lowered her head.

Such beautiful eyes...

Just then, Xia Zhifei brought over a cup of hot coffee, and without thinking, she picked up the cup and gulped it down.

"Hey, drink slowly." The young lady looked at Wenruo, who was drinking water like a cow, with a bewildered expression, thinking that she couldn't tell from the outside that this child was so wild.

Seeing that she had finished all the coffee in her cup, he cautiously asked, "Do you... want more?"

Wenruo was stunned for a moment, then her gaze fell on the coffee cup she had just finished drinking. She put it down rather embarrassedly and stammered, "N-I'm sorry, I was just too thirsty."

"It's alright, it's alright, I'll make you another cup." Xia Zhifei quickly replied, afraid that the child would be traumatized by this and then dislike the Bureau of Spirits. With that, she hurriedly picked up the cup and got up to leave.

Wen Ruo subconsciously licked the coffee residue off her lips and glanced at Si Ling again, only to find that the other woman was no longer looking at her. She couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Those beautiful eyes are truly unforgettable.

Silently savoring the lingering bitterness on her tongue, she pursed her lips, feeling the bitterness spreading from her tongue to her heart, dragging her heart down endlessly.

"What are you thinking about?" Lu Zhao's voice suddenly rang out beside me.

She immediately looked up, and when she met his concerned eyes, she felt a sense of relief. She smiled at Lu Zhao and said, "It's nothing!"

Chapter Five: On the Power of Self-Deception

Since they came from the doorway, it was inevitable that they would see Li Manqiu and that woman. Lu Zhao selectively ignored them and sat down directly in front of Wen Ruo.

"Sister Lu, did you take your medicine?" Wenruo blinked, her gaze lingering on Lu's forehead for a while.

Lu Zhao reached out and ruffled her hair. "You've eaten! By the way, where's Xiao Fei?"

"Go get your own drink." Xia Zhifei brought over another cup of coffee and sat down. She glanced at Lu Zhao with disdain, then gently pushed the coffee towards Wen Ruo. "Here, Xiao Ruo, have this."

Good grief, you've forgotten about her now that you have the female lead, haven't you?

She was speechless and could only wave her hand in resignation, "Fine, you've forgotten about me now that you have someone new, then I'll have to take my leave."

With that, he got up and walked towards the bar.

"Sister Lu..."

Wen Ruo panicked and was about to get up to call her back when Xia Zhifei chuckled and pressed her down, saying, "Little sister, don't worry, she's just joking with us."

is it?

She finally breathed a sigh of relief and awkwardly touched her face, "Miss Xia..."

“Just call me sister,” Xia Zhifei winked at her. “It’s rare that my Ah Zhao likes you so much, so just call me the same way you call her.”

“Okay… Sister Xia.” Wenruo nodded obediently, her well-behaved appearance almost making the young lady reach out and rub her.

Those two people get along quite well.

Lu Zhao turned around and glanced at the two people chatting happily. He felt a strange sense of melancholy, like an old mother watching her child grow up.

If Xia Zhifei were to fall for Wen Ruo, that wouldn't be out of the question. After all, the female lead possesses a variety of endearing qualities, and aside from being a bit weak in the early stages, she is practically perfect in every other way.

However, precisely because she is the female lead, more people will inevitably like her. If she falls for another girl, will her Xiao Fei still be able to hug her and cry?

Lu Zhao couldn't help but sigh. There was no point in thinking about it now. He should just get the person into the Bureau of Spirits and the Underworld first.

She casually put a tea bag in her cup and was about to turn around to get hot water when she bumped into Li Manqiu, who was coming to get water.

Phew, thank goodness it wasn't that woman.

She breathed a sigh of relief and turned to let the other person take the water first.

"Thank you." Li Manqiu thanked her softly, and while getting more hot water, she asked, "That girl, is she a newly awakened member of the Spirit Race?"

Lu Zhao was taken aback. He hadn't expected that Captain Li, who was usually aloof, would suddenly care about a stranger. But then he remembered that the person was the female lead, and suddenly everything made sense.

"Yes, she only awakened her powers yesterday," she replied casually. "That child has quite a bit of talent; she's a promising individual."

Li Manqiu stopped filling her water cup, turned around, and looked at her with a deep gaze: "So, you're planning to let her join your team?"

Ah... Actually, she didn't want to join the team representing the female lead who was involved in all sorts of accidents, but this kind of thing wasn't up to her; it depended on the female lead's own wishes.

Lu Zhao smiled helplessly: "It's up to her to choose. If it's possible, joining your second team would be a good option."

“Our team doesn’t have any spots this year,” Li Manqiu murmured, then turned and left.

That makes sense, so we can only choose from the four options: Team One, Monitoring Department, Technical Department, and Logistics Department.

However, the female lead hasn't seen the other departments yet. If she wants to join, she'll definitely choose her own team. So, how about... she takes the female lead to visit the other departments in the next few days?

As Lu Zhao finished filling the hot water container, he took a sip and realized that the scalding temperature had cooled down to lukewarm the moment it touched his lips.

She couldn't help but smile. Her own ability was too versatile. This wasn't fire; it was practically a temperature control machine disguised as flames.

She didn't know if the original owner had discovered this point back then, but now she had indeed discovered the many wonderful uses of the white flame. Even without fighting, it would make daily life much more convenient.

She strolled over slowly, and as she passed Li Manqiu's table, she paused unconsciously. Out of the corner of her eye, she glanced at the woman and saw that the other woman was still wearing a hat, obscuring most of her view. She then narrowed her eyes.

To be honest, it is indeed impolite to ignore a stranger for no reason, but for some reason, Lu Zhao just felt that this woman was very strange.

Something felt off... She wanted to deliberately avoid the other person.

To be fair, she wasn't someone who could quickly become friends with strangers. Even after transmigrating and being forced to be surrounded by a group of strangers, at least they still treated her the same way they treated the original owner of this body.

This allows her to detach herself from her emotions well. Even though she often gets confused due to her lack of experience, she can always quickly adjust and act as if she knows them well.

But in reality, no matter how familiar she pretended to be with them, or how much she admired the people around her, she had to admit that she had only known them for a month.

But that woman was different.

She could make my heart race inexplicably, make me dizzy, and make me uncontrollably want to get close to her.

But this is not normal; I would never do something so rude to a complete stranger I've just met.

The only possibility is that the other party has unknowingly bewitched me.

Especially after seeing that woman enter the registration room, she concluded that the other woman must have just awakened her ability and couldn't control it yet, and that her ability must be a charm-like eye technique!

Therefore, in order to prevent herself from losing her composure again, she needed to stay as far away from that woman as possible, even if it meant being a little rude.

Lu Zhao narrowed his eyes slightly, and when he turned to look at Xia Zhifei and the others, the apprehension in his eyes quickly turned into a smile. "Sorry to keep you waiting."

"Ah Zhao, why didn't you mention that Xiao Wenzi is also a top student? I saw a problem on TV before, and she solved it in no time!" Xia Zhifei complained to her with a smile.

Xiaowenzi?

The friendship between the girls seems to be developing a little too quickly.

She spread her hands helplessly, "I was just about to say something when you kicked me out! I'm so wronged!"

The young lady chuckled and gestured for her to sit down. "Alright, alright, now that Xiaowenzi has registered and finished exploring the second floor, what are you planning to take her to do next?"

"Let's wander around and take a look around some more." Lu Zhao took a sip of hot tea. "The Spirit Management Bureau is so big, let's take our time and look around, no rush."

It would be even better if the female lead could encounter a few romanceable characters, and ideally, win her heart and get her to join another department.

She thought to herself.

Chapter Six X Metal

"Our Sky Dome has six floors above ground. The first floor is the main hall and the place where we oversee various basic affairs. The second floor is the territory of our Operations Department. The third floor is the Monitoring Department, the fourth floor is the Technical Department, and the upper floors are the Archives and the General Planning Office. However, these two places are not open to the public and there is nothing to see."

As for the underground floors, the first basement level is the parking garage, the second basement level is the logistics department, and the third basement level is the weapons section of the technical department. We've already visited the operations department; which department would you like to visit next?

While patiently explaining to the female lead, Lu Zhao asked with great interest.