At 3 a.m., the landmines in front of the station

"If I share information about her seniors, will she be willing to add me as a friend?"

Ling Yao continued to explore, and vaguely found the key to getting in.

The problem is that his intelligence-gathering ability is far inferior to that of his teammate, Yui Tsukishima.

"If it were Yui, she could easily find out what her senior was up to, but I don't have that ability."

The girl was quite self-aware, wondering if Yui would be willing to help her if she asked for her help.

"She promised me last time... Why don't we give it a try?"

With that in mind, she decided to add it to her friends list first and let it sit there for now.

[Yuan Xiao, add me. I know some secret information about Senior Su Che.]

—"You have accepted the other party's friend request. Let's start chatting!"

A system notification popped up, and Ling Yao breathed a sigh of relief.

Yuan Xiao, instead of sleeping in the middle of the night, asked directly:

"You're not lying to me? You said you know about A-Che's big business, I want to hear what it is."

She didn't believe that Ling Yao, who was on the fringes, would have more information than she did.

Sure enough, things had come to this point, and Ling Yao had to offer something of value to avoid being deleted as a friend.

She followed the 36 skills mentioned in the guide—"Crisis Hypothesis"—

The mysterious voice spoke up: "Are you also struggling with the thought that even though you've entered his life, you can't seem to take the relationship to the next level?"

"...?"

"Are you also wondering why, even when you're playing right next to him, he still can't keep his eyes on you and is constantly drawn to other women?"

"!?"

"You want to be cared for and liked by him more, but the truth is that his energy is limited, and the care he can give you is like drinking poison to quench thirst, making your desires grow more and more, but they will never be satisfied."

"You...you...you..."

In a few words,

Yuan Xiao was then controlled by her technique—

I feel like Ling Yao is absolutely right! Isn't that exactly what I'm going through? My master is so good to me, but I can't have anything in return. Sigh!

The child wasn't very bright, so he completely forgot that he was supposed to get Ling Yao to reveal the earth-shattering secret.

Seeing that her words were effective, Ling Yao immediately seized the opportunity and pressed her advantage:

"I am a 'deep researcher' of my seniors."

I'm currently preparing for a big project. If it goes well, I'll be able to obtain all the information from my seniors.

He has complete control over everything, including his hobbies, quirks, desires, goals, and even how many times he's flaunted his lifestyle.

"This...this...this is indeed a huge project!"

Yuan Xiao listened, completely stunned and extremely interested.

"Right? If you'd like to join me and work with me... maybe this project will move forward much faster..."

"!"

"At that time, you can stay ahead of your seniors, anticipate their actions, and then do things that will please them more, until you finally achieve your desired goal."

Lingyao Ancient Cat whispers

Yuan Xiao, deeply hypnotized, nodded repeatedly and said:

"Okay! Okay, okay! I'll join! I forgive you! You naughty cat, you actually secretly prepared such a big project! You're something else!"

The child's defense level against external evil forces is 0.

The two women quickly established contact and had a pleasant conversation, working together to build a beautiful vision.

They completely overlooked who the stray cats were, and who was even wilder than the stray cats... stray cats that no one would care about if abandoned in the desert.

-

……

At three in the morning,

Su Che lay on the bed, staring wide-eyed at the ceiling in the night.

An Qing seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep.

Today's performance was exhausting; it likely drained all her energy.

Su Che knew that as the lead singer, the girl's every expression, every movement, and even every sound she made on stage could not be wrong.

It is truly remarkable that she could maintain perfect pitch and rhythm during such a high-intensity theater performance.

[An Qing could be considered the ceiling in any newbie team, given her rate of improvement. If she can maintain this pace, she might experience a qualitative leap.]

However, in a major competition like ours, it was definitely too much to ask of her.

Su Che's mind was in turmoil, and he had many things on his mind.

Turning his head to look at the girl sleeping soundly, he couldn't help but feel a pang of pity.

"Moreover, she didn't ask me for any reward today. She just took a shower when she got home and went to bed feeling all warm and cozy. That's so strange."

Following the usual logic, a house cat will definitely act cute and ask for petting after completing a difficult task.

Now that he has done so well, he has unexpectedly fallen asleep on his own. Could it be that his stamina bar has been completely depleted?

Su Che observed her fair face, but in the darkness, he did not notice her eyelashes fluttering.

According to Chapter 30 of "The Way of the Spirit," titled "Guide to Rewards and Advancement,"

"When someone who has always sought rewards suddenly stops asking for them, a reward inertia will develop, creating a strong desire in the target's mind to give voluntarily."

This tactic can only be used once, and it is often used at the most crucial moment, with excellent results.

An Qing seized this opportunity to test whether the effects of the Spirit Path were truly as miraculous as claimed.

After all, this skill has a tactical rating of 37, which is among the very high ones.

Pretending to be asleep, before I could finish thinking, I felt a slight coolness on my lips—

"!"

The girl's heart skipped a beat.

As expected, Cheche couldn't hold back any longer today.

I couldn't help but smile, silently praising the professionalism of the secret recipe—

The wisdom of our predecessors has truly not deceived me... It seems that I am the only one who can truly understand these essences.

An Qing squinted her cat-like eyes, enjoying the hard-won reward, and naturally began planning what would happen next—

There's no doubt that Cheche has a severe lack of security. Now that the first phase of the performances has come to an end, he's accumulated enough stage experience.

The next step is to fill the entire gap before September so that everyone in the team can meet his standards.

I wonder if I can still meet his hidden needs...

The girl was somewhat unsure about this.

Today I witnessed the power of the Sorcerer on stage and realized that there are always people more capable than you, and there is always something beyond your understanding.

Having senior Yu Xi on the team was already reassuring enough, but who knew that there was a contestant in Tianhai City who was even more outstanding than her...

Similarly, it's not surprising to encounter a vocalist many times stronger than yourself during a major competition.

"You've worked hard today, Anqing."

Suddenly, I heard his gentle whisper in my ear.

"!"

The girl was unsure whether her act of pretending to be asleep had given her away, so she simply remained still and pretended not to hear.

Greedily wanting him to give more.

Pause for a few seconds,

As expected, the prediction came true.

I received a tight hug.

【hey-hey……】

This is quite rare after their relationship reached a freezing point.

Hare has been forgiven for what happened, and now, as the lead singer, I've gained his approval. It seems my chances are pretty good.

An Qing was very satisfied, brimming with confidence, and even starting to get a little arrogant.

[If things continue like this, even if I were to encounter Miss Hanako herself one day, I wouldn't be unable to put up a fight, would I?]

[At worst, even if we lose, we can come back to Cheche and ask for a kiss. Isn't that a kind of victory in disguise?]

The child thinks it's good.

They only considered the immediate benefits, but ignored the fact that all relationships are subject to change and are not constant.

Enjoying the embrace, until halfway through...

Suddenly, I heard my phone vibrate from under my pillow.

An Qing squinted and realized that her pillow hadn't been moved.

Rounding up, it was his phone vibrating.

If I'm not mistaken, it's already 3:30 AM.

Who would contact him privately so late at night?

The girl was very curious, but she couldn't open her eyes to investigate.

Sure enough, Su Che immediately let go of him, turned over, and took out his phone—

It turned out to be a friend request message.