My anime girlfriend has come into my life

"Don't worry, I'm not that fragile."

Hu Tao released her grip on Li Chaoge's cheek, got up from the table and plopped down on the sofa, grinning as she looked at him sideways.

It was obvious that Chaoge didn't want her to be upset about family matters, but after so many years, she had long since gotten used to it.

As the 77th generation head of the Wangsheng Hall, she has been running the hall alone since her grandfather's funeral. How could she be so easily upset by a topic about family?

Although she sometimes reminisces about the past—after all, doing everything alone can be a little lonely—she is, as the head of the Wangsheng Hall, and whether she is sad or happy, it doesn't matter.

"I'm being too sensitive."

Looking at Hu Tao's bright and cheerful smile, Li Chaoge reached out and stroked her soft hair, then gently touched her forehead.

No matter how cheerful and lively Hu Tao appears, she is still a young girl, and what she wants is no different from that of an ordinary girl.

Although it's said that time heals all wounds, some things can never truly be forgotten. Hu Tao appeared cheerful and indifferent on the surface, but no one knew what she was really thinking.

If telling a small lie could save Hu Tao from this discomfort, he thought it was quite good. Unfortunately, his skills weren't up to par; those who knew him well could easily see through his casual lies.

"Oh dear, how come you got the better deal? But since it's you, I'll let you off this time. Next time, you'll have to ask permission first before you want to kiss me."

"Does applying mean I can kiss anyone I want?"

"Of course not, I have to agree first."

Feeling the slight dampness on her forehead, Hu Tao muttered something, but gently rested her head on Li Chaoge's shoulder, her clear eyes under her long eyelashes blinking as she looked at Li Chaoge.

If it were you, you wouldn't leave me.

Perhaps, I'll be the one who leaves first...

Hu Tao and Li Chaoge remained silent, and their cuddling gradually turned into an embrace.

Li Chaoge put his arm around Hu Tao's slender waist, looked down at Hu Tao facing him, and gazed at her fair and flawless face and rosy lips. His throat moved slightly.

Hu Tao had already slowly closed her eyes. Usually quirky and cheerful, she couldn't help but feel embarrassed at this moment. Her breathing became rapid, and she didn't know what to do. She could only wait for this awkward moment to end quickly.

However, Hu Tao's wishes were not so easily fulfilled. The awkward moment was over, but not in the way she wanted it to end.

"Captain, Captain, Mei said our chat group is being rebuilt... Captain! It's already evening, but it's really going too far to do this openly in the living room!"

Kiana ran happily into the living room with her phone in hand, but when she saw what Li Chaoge and Hu Tao were doing, or rather, about to do, her face immediately fell. She walked up to Li Chaoge and Hu Tao and chuckled as she looked at them, who were stuck together on the sofa.

She thought Hu Tao wouldn't be in such a hurry, but she really didn't expect that Hu Tao, who seemed carefree and without any guile, would be so anxious.

As expected, we have to keep a close eye on the captain, that womanizer, otherwise he might hook up with another person at any time.

"We haven't done anything here, Kiana, don't overthink it."

At this moment, Li Chaoge also realized what was happening. Seeing Kiana's appearance, he felt a pang of anxiety and immediately said...

"You call this 'not doing anything'?"

Kiana stared at the two embracing each other, poked the spot where they were pressed together with her finger, and pouted.

"Captain, just admit it honestly. I know exactly how much of a womanizer you are. I'm not going to eat you."

"Ahem, Kiana, it's not that I don't want to admit it, it's just that I'm not the kind of person who takes the initiative, you know?"

Li Chaoge coughed and let go of his hand. At this moment, Hu Tao also got off Li Chaoge and sat down next to him.

Kiana, that girl, was watching with great interest as Exusiai Heinrich swaggered over him last night, but now she's saying this just because she sees him being a little affectionate with Kurumi. Is she really that concerned about Kurumi?

“That’s true. I heard from Seele that she took the initiative when she first came here.”

Kiana pursed her lips. She understood Li Chaoge's gaze perfectly. She also knew that her words were not very convincing. Most of the time, she was the one who persecuted the captain with Exusiai and Black Nozomi.

However, Hu Tao is indeed quite different from the others. It was fun at first to have the same voice as her, but later it felt a bit off. Even the Herrscher of the Void has a different voice, and Hu Tao's personality is also very similar to hers. This is really a bit ominous.

"It seems Kiana values ​​you highly."

Hu Tao watched Kiana and Li Chaoge bickering with a smile, without offering any explanation.

If she were to step in and speak up for her at a time like this, it would only make things worse. Jealousy is something only Chaoge can handle.

This was based on her past experience. Whether it was Ke Qing or Gan Yu Shen He, although everyone got jealous in different ways, Chao Ge had to personally coax them.

Li Chaoge glanced at Kiana, who was consumed by jealousy, and then at Hu Tao, who was watching the commotion as if nothing was wrong. Suddenly, he reached out and pulled both Kiana and Hu Tao into his arms, while forcefully squeezing their smooth faces. He said fiercely, "If you two keep acting up, I'll deal with you both tonight!"

"Oh dear, you've revealed your true thoughts."

Hu Tao's cheeks were being pinched, but she still smiled broadly, completely unconcerned about what Li Chaoge would do to her tonight.

"Captain, if you dare, I can deal with you right now, but I'm afraid you won't."

Kiana didn't struggle, crossed her arms, and glared at Li Chaoge defiantly.

How dare the captain say he'd deal with her?

They spent so much energy to summon Hu Tao and the others, and they're already running out of energy, yet they're still so arrogant!

Chapter 171. There's no time like the present; let's try it now! (4500)

Kiana and Kurumi want to turn the world upside down?

Li Chaoge looked at Kiana and Kurumi, one with a large bust and the other with long legs, and after thinking about it seriously, he reached out and tapped them on the head at the same time.

"You two, stop causing trouble. Everyone's outside."

Although he really wanted to prove himself now, it's not good to do the right thing at the right time and in the right place, or to act recklessly regardless of the occasion.

Even though everyone spoils him now and no one would really blame him, it is still necessary to appropriately limit one's desires.

Using restraint to build anticipation can enhance the evening's enjoyment.

"Haha, Chaoge, you can only bully the weak and fear the strong. You don't even dare to face the two of us, yet you still want to build a harem. You should take care of your health."

Hu Tao looked at Li Chaoge with a grin, her gaze lingering on him.

From her observation, Chaoge's body wasn't very strong, and she didn't know how she had managed to get through it.

It's strange, really. Out of so many people, not many gave Chaoge some extra lessons. Although Chaoge's body is more active than the average person, there are no signs of exercise, and she's much weaker than when she was a traveler.

"You say I'm a bully who preys on the weak? Let's see who's really the bully tonight."

Li Chaoge rubbed their faces hard with both hands and said fiercely.

If a large group of people came together, he might indeed be unable to cope; he wouldn't even be able to recover. But, Kiana alone, even with Kurumi added to the mix, how could he possibly lose?

"Looks like all you're good for, Captain, is to be stubborn."

Kiana touched her cheek and chuckled as she looked at Li Chaoge.

The captain is so naive. Does he think they will just sit there and let the captain bully them?

Putting aside everything else, Exusiai and the others alone wouldn't stand idly by.

The captain is still short one spot each for them and Exusiai; there's no escaping it.

"Let's not talk about that. Kiana, what did you mean by rebuilding the chat group when you came in?"

A little worried that continuing the conversation might lead to an accident, Li Chaoge immediately changed the subject.

"It means exactly what it says. We've created a new chat group, and you're still the group admin, Captain."

Kiana, knowing when to stop, stuck out her tongue and explained with a grin.

"I'm the group owner? I didn't create this."

Li Chaoge took out his phone in confusion and found that a chat group had been automatically created on the chat app.

He was indeed the group owner, and he not only added Kiana and Mei to the group, but also Kurumi and other newcomers.

Hu Tao had only been here a short time, and even her cell phone was bought for them when she returned.

"This chat group is useless, right? We can't even cross chats anymore."

Hu Tao peeked at Li Chaoge's phone screen. There were only a few people in the group, and they were all together. They could communicate with just a shout, so there was no need for a group chat.

"Do we need to upgrade?"

Kiana thought for a moment and asked, "In games, features are unlocked by leveling up gradually. Maybe it's the same with our chat group."

"I couldn't find the chat group upgrade feature. Oh well, we don't need it right now anyway."

Li Chaoge carefully examined the chat group but did not see any functions that could upload memories, skills, or items, nor did he see any time travel function. It seemed to be just a simple chat group, so he gave up.

Ultimately, he didn't gain anything from the chat group. It seemed that the chat group was just a platform that allowed Bronya and Seele to chat with him and even get close to him.

It might be a good thing that chat groups are no longer useful. After all, chat groups used to have hundreds of people. If so many people were chatting on the same screen at the same time, there would probably be too many messages to keep up with.

"Master, is dinner ready?"

At that moment, Belfast walked in gracefully from outside, her long, smooth, silver-white hair cascading over her shoulders, and her impeccably dressed white maid outfit.

Even after finishing her work, her makeup and demeanor remained impeccable, truly befitting a perfect and elegant head maid.

"Uh... Miss Belfast, I'm sorry, I forgot to tell you when I got back."

Upon seeing Belfast, Hu Tao suddenly remembered why she had come to see Li Chaoge in the first place, and scratched the back of her head apologetically, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

"It's alright, we just finished our work too."

Belfast gently shook her head and looked at Li Chaoge, asking, "Master, is there anything you'd like to eat tonight?"

"Belfa, everything you made was delicious. You can make the decision."

Li Chaoge praised him with a smile, but Belfast, who was being praised for his cooking skills, felt a little troubled.

This kind of "anything goes" response is precisely the most difficult to handle.

Fortunately, she has a large number of recipes, not only those from the Royal Sakura Empire, White Eagle Empire, and Eastern Empire, but also many dishes from the Northern United Sardinian Empire.

Moreover, she wasn't the only one working in the kitchen. Mei, Bagpipe, Lucia, and the others were all excellent cooks. With so many people working together, there was no need to worry about making dinner that would displease the Commander.

Where is Miss Walnut?

Belfast hesitated for a moment, then looked at Walnut.

"I prefer boiled fish with shrimp dumplings, but I'm not picky about food. I just like it better with more meat."

Hu Tao touched her lips with her index finger, thought for a moment but couldn't think of anything she particularly wanted to eat, so she just mentioned something she liked to eat in Liyue. After all, she hadn't been here long and didn't know what local delicacies were available.

However, with so many people and so much food here, she didn't believe it was all food she didn't like.

"Don't worry about that. We're not short of money. We're buying so much meat to eat. Of course, Mei will definitely make sure to prepare some vegetables for us to ensure a balanced diet."

Kiana reached out and hooked her arm around Kurumi's shoulder, looking like she had found a kindred spirit.

Putting aside the idea that the captain might be misled by Kurumi, Kurumi's personality is still very much to her liking. She and Kurumi not only have the same voice, but also have many similarities in personality. In some ways, she and Kurumi are more like sisters than she and Durandal.

"Vegetarian dishes... are alright, as long as they're not like Xiangling's refreshing stir-fried slime. I eat vegetarian dishes occasionally too."

Speaking of vegetarian dishes, Hu Tao inevitably thinks of Xiang Ling's "revenge".

The taste... just thinking about the flavor of Qingxin Fried Slime Gel makes her shake her head.

"I understand, Master. I'll go prepare dinner now."

Belfast nodded with a smile after noting it down, then bid farewell to Li Chaoge and went to prepare dinner.

Although she didn't know how slime condensate was made, perhaps she could ask Mona. Mona was a salad connoisseur; maybe she'd thought of eating slime when she was broke?

Hmm... she just wanted to do some research, and didn't plan to use it to get revenge on anyone for the time being.

"Wait, Belfast, where is Sigma?"

Li Chaoge called out to Belfast, who was about to leave. Sigma had been quite clingy before, so why was he nowhere to be seen after returning?

Although he wasn't a doting father, he was still a little worried that Sigma would run off if she was so innocent and naive.

“Miss Sigma has been taken to the Dust Song Pot by Exusiai and the others. She should be helping to adjust the terrain of Luofu Cave on Qingqiong Island inside the Dust Song Pot right now.” Belfast stopped and explained, “Miss Sigma has a lot of knowledge in architecture and engineering, and has a comprehensive and unique perspective on the layout of building foundations.”

She and Bronya are all top figures who have made achievements in many fields, but they are not exactly experts in architecture; they can only be said to have some knowledge of it.

Sigma may seem to have only theoretical knowledge but no real operational experience, but the Sigma database has enough theories and cases to analyze, and in some ways it may even be more knowledgeable than an expert who has studied an industry for many years.

"Is Sigma helping? I'll have to reward her properly later."

Li Chaoge nodded thoughtfully. He wasn't surprised that Sigma knew a little about everything. After all, Sigma was one of the players' backup plans for saving the world in that game, and Sigma's system stored many technologies that could rebuild social order.

It's just architectural design; how could it possibly be so difficult to transform into Sigma, which is countless times more powerful than a supercomputer?

However, looking at it this way, he is the one who can make the most money in the family, and the new daughter is far superior to him in terms of knowledge.

Now that he's not like a game where he can remotely control a robot to roam around, he probably can't be his daughter's guardian angel if they encounter danger.

"Hu Tao, do you think it's okay for me to learn how to shoot from you?"