After talking it out, Holhayya reached an agreement with her to a certain extent, and Eula had the leisure to learn about Sora’s decadent days before he went to Teyvat.

“Generally speaking, the Doctor always has a woman around him who has confirmed a relationship with him. The earliest one was Kal’tsit, then it was Huang, and the eldest daughter of Lungmen… Froststar and W seem to have that intention, but I haven’t investigated the specific development. While he is dating someone, the Doctor will leave a lot of scent marks on his body, more than one palmful every day. On days when the intensity of the battle is high, the smell is even more complicated, as if the Doctor is treated as a big dye vat-“

“Uh, cough, cough… Operator Holhayya!”

“These are all things that everyone knows, and they are also the result of Kal’tsit’s tacit consent.”

Holhaiya laughed frighteningly, as if he wanted to eat Kong alive:

“One time during a meeting, she couldn’t help but pick up her shoes five times in half an hour… Although she washed them, she could still smell your scent through the door of the conference room – everyone has a keen sense of smell. It was after that incident that the lemongrass-scented standard shampoo was distributed to every level of operator. She didn’t keep such a close eye on you, didn’t you notice?”

“Ah?” Kong really didn’t know that such a ridiculous thing had happened to Kal’tsit.

So Amiya had this meaning behind her proposal to outsource the shampoo business – fuck! !

He groaned and lost balance, almost falling to the ground. A man’s collapse often only takes a moment.

It turned out that he had been socially dead for a long time, but he himself didn’t even know it – no wonder Huang started to attack him from that time, and Kal’tsit even acquiesced to other operators approaching him.

“I, I suddenly want to die… System, dig a hole for me and bury me – please!”

[…Host, don’t be upset. Although the process is ugly, the result is good.]

The system comforted.

“…Is there such a thing?”

Eula listened to these “funny things” and looked at Sora who had turned completely gray. She wanted to laugh but didn’t dare to.

I wanted to laugh because it seemed like she had done something similar with Sora…but she was more concerned about her reputation and liked to be clean, so she cleaned up very well, and everyone in the Knights knew that she was dating Sora at the time.

I didn’t dare laugh because I was afraid that if I continued teasing Sora, he would remain in this state and it would affect my mood for the evening.

“As expected, not opening up a way to travel back is also to protect me… If I go back, I don’t know how to face everyone…”

“What’s so hard about that? What the doctor did is nothing compared to those big shots in Victoria who are having fun. Instead of teasing you, everyone is teasing the ‘Queen Mother’. I didn’t expect that she scolds you so harshly every day, and in private… By the way, she didn’t force you to play like this, did she?”

Quetzalcoatl seems to have a subtle obsession with these things. To her, as long as the Doctor likes it, she is fine with it, and she is more humble than the old lynx.

“Don’t ask, don’t ask!!”

……

“?”

When passing by the main control cabin, Kong shook his head as if he wanted to embed his head into the wall. He was seen by Esta, who had just dealt with the casualty list and compensation issues.

The little girl had already settled most of her things and was ready to rest for ten minutes or so, but when she thought about the family’s “comfort personnel” flying over tomorrow to annoy her, she became a little impatient and wanted to find Pepe to relieve her boredom.

Just now, the Black Tower had uploaded Kong’s updated “identity information” to the space station archives. The name #85 [Traveler] scared Ester, and now she happened to run into Kong again, making her hesitate whether to take this opportunity to get closer to him.

From a bounty hunter who was paid to an unknown guest, to a friend, and then to a member of the Genius Club, Sora’s changes in identity made Estelle feel a little overwhelmed. However, there were two things she was sure of – as long as Sora continued to operate in the space station, it would be difficult for people from home to hold her accountable, and she could also effectively share the firepower of those idiots immersed in the power game.

…Forgive her for handling her relationship with Kong with such a utilitarian mentality. After all, with such a big mess, even Esta would find it difficult to avoid criticism from those with ulterior motives.

The freedom she pursued was brought to her by Ms. Black Tower, but this freedom was not without price. Her mother often asked her when she would go back to inherit the family business instead of working here for a genius… After all, inheriting the family business could provide her daughter with much more “protection” than being a webmaster.

But if I end up working for two envoys at the same time, even my mother would give it more consideration, right?

It’s strange… Sora was clearly taking a walk with two female companions, so why did he have the illusion that he was being escorted by the ladies?

“Mr. Kong, are you finished with the test?”

“Not yet – ah, the test is finished! The test is finished -“

How does this damn synesthesia beacon translate?

Sora raised his head and waved to the young stationmaster.

“I will come back regularly to help with testing. Anyway, the train relies on the space station as a supply point for outward exploration, so I will have many opportunities to come back to see you.”

“Hehe, then I’ll look forward to it~”

The young webmaster watched as Kong slowly returned to normal, but a small pointed horn appeared on his head out of nowhere, and there seemed to be a heart-shaped tail shaking behind him.

It was strange, she should have been feeling heavy-hearted after settling so many casualties, but when she saw Kong’s face that was obviously in bad luck, her mood brightened up again.

She even began to subconsciously blame herself for being so “cold-blooded”.

“…Is there anything we can help you with? Are you still working overtime so late?”

Looking at Esta’s behavior, Kong sensitively realized that there was a “side quest” beckoning to him. He was not exaggerating. As a “yellow-haired fool” who had completed the stupid daily quest “flowers that cannot be grown” no less than fifty times, he didn’t even need to look up to guess whether the person who came to get close to him had a blue or purple question mark on his head.

“After confirming that the security system is working properly, I will go to bed… Well, there is indeed a place where I need help, but not today. Let’s talk on the phone later~”

The moment Eula and Holhaiya were “intercepted”, Esta felt a strange pressure, as if standing here and chatting with Kong casually was an unforgivable act and ruined their good fortune. So she tactfully avoided Kong and turned to the two ladies.

Is he the so-called “henpecked husband”? But that’s not quite right. Both Eula and Holhaiya lack the “aura” of being the first wife of the other.

Because of her experience in family struggles, Esther only took a moment to understand.

Huh~ I see. I smell something twisted.

“The reward is very generous, please consider it carefully~”

Asta’s blue eyes curved. As she passed by Kong, she said to the two girls who were wary of her in a friendly manner, “In two days, we are going to hold a more formal party to celebrate the arrival of the New Amber Age… Beautiful evening gowns are a perfect match for young talents… I think you two wouldn’t mind showing off a little more in front of Mr. Kong~ Just as a thank you for your contribution to the space station, I will help you empty your shopping carts at the ready-to-wear shopping station!”

24. The Black-hearted Rich Woman

Whether in terms of social skills or business ability, Kong classified Esta as one of the top students after just a few encounters, and he also saw deeper into her scheming.

Kong has always kept his distance from such scheming, capable and wealthy young ladies. It’s not because he was afraid of being cheated, but because it was always difficult for him to get away when he was with such girls, and their mobility and material strength could not withstand their bullying.

Kong roughly divides the emotions in this world into three types.

One is sentimental love – like the relationship between him, Eula and Quetzalcoatl, but this kind of feeling, unless as obsessive as theirs, will become less shining under the influence of time and the invasion of daily life.

One is material love – both parties just live together, come together for the sake of family unity, or other interests, and occasionally the relationship will heat up in the conflicts of interest. What people always say about being well-matched is sometimes an extension of this type.

But there is a third kind of dream love – that is, love that is synchronized in terms of material and sensibility. It is not a compromise that hypnotizes oneself just because the other person is rich and capable. It is the kind of love that is fully bound from conflicts of interest to emotional needs.

Kong had had such a wonderful emotional experience, for example, he and Ying… With Ying’s absolute trust, he almost replaced the general’s control over government affairs in Inazuma, facilitated official trade between Liyue and Inazuma, and indirectly won over many scholars from Xumi to help Inazuma carry out reforms.

During his relationship with Shi Huaiya, he helped Shi Huaiya successfully gain the most say in the family, which led to the improvement of Rhodes Island’s consumer product supply chain and the realization of patents.

But once the two parties separate, sometimes it means not only the separation of personal feelings, but also the split of interest groups, which will cause double pain.

The time traveler believes that one should try to reduce the risk of having a relationship with a rich and powerful woman. After all, at the moment of breaking up, the previous fantasy will turn into hell.

Young lady… the premise is that she is a real young lady. This Brahmin term in love is a minus point in Kong Xin.

“You are very generous.”

Not knowing that Sora had no intention of conquering Ester, Eula and Holhaia’s attitude was not very good even though they were treated with courtesy by the other party. This was mainly because Ester’s original attempt to imprison Sora was unpleasant:

“Thank you, but I’m afraid we won’t be able to leave until the day of the party.”

“Hey, but Ji Zi said that she wanted to add a signal amplification module and a sensor radio to the car. She needs to order them from Azure Star, ship them up, and assemble them. It will take at least a week…”

Esta pretended to be puzzled: “Is she planning to sail ahead of schedule?”

“We all acted together according to the navigator’s plan.”

Sora pressed his arm towards the girls, signaling them not to get into a conflict with Ester.

“I’ve already said I won’t do anything to her, so don’t make things difficult for her.” At the same time, he said in a painful tone in the private channel.

“But Kong, there’s something pretentious about this guy that really irritates me.” Eula glanced at Kong.

“So-called young ladies are all like this. The key point is not how she acts, but whether she is sincere in cooperating in the end.”

Sora continued to persuade, “The Interstellar Peace Corporation is considered a galactic hegemon. Maintaining a superficially friendly relationship with them will help us operate here. I will try my best to keep a good distance.”

“…Tsk.”

Eula didn’t believe that Kong didn’t know how to take action or grasp the distance, because usually the woman was the one who took the initiative, and even if he tried to avoid it, he would always find a suitable reason to lie there and accept the reward.

There are countless examples. If you can’t win, you can lie there. If you are drunk, you can lie there. If you are injured, you can lie there. To put it bluntly, it depends on how determined the woman is, not how determined she is in vain.

But before things really developed to that point, Eula could only complain a few words:

“It’s up to you…but you can’t ignore the feelings of the old people just because of the newcomers.”

“Why do you sound like a former member of a girl group who is against recruiting new members…”

Kong’s expression was helpless but also a little funny.

Just before Ester became worried about the sudden silence of the three people, Golden Hair exited the private chat and said, “If we happen to catch the event, I’ll accept your invitation – but, about emptying the shopping cart, please don’t make such a promise casually. What if we add all the stock from all the clothing stores in the entire star region to the shopping cart…”

Sora originally wanted to remind Esta not to be overly generous or make promises that could not be fulfilled.

“That’s okay, right? It’s just a stocking of goods for a clothing store in a star region. It’s not like we’re giving all the stores and goods on the website to Miss Eula.”

The answer from the scheming little rich woman stunned both Sora and Paimon.

“The whole, the entire star region—”

Paimon’s eyes began to sparkle with Mora’s luster.

“Besides, even if I gave you all the clothes in the entire star region, it would not be enough to express my gratitude~ Well, but as for Mr. Kong’s personal thank-you gift, let me think about it carefully.”

Esta pinched her chin and looked up. “As expected, we need a gift that is worthy of a Herald. Last time, she threw all the gifts we gave to Madam Black Tower into the containment chamber. She didn’t seem to care at all… We need to give her something that can be used.”

“…Don’t think too much about it. You’ve been busy all day – go and have a good rest!”

Having underestimated the other party’s financial resources, Kong planned to retreat and regroup before discussing how to treat her.

The words of admonition that were on the tip of his tongue were all held back.

“Well, see you tomorrow~~”

Esta waved her hands repeatedly, full of a girlish charm that didn’t seem fake.

“Hey, ‘we’? As expected, it’s that kind of relationship~”

Out of sight of Sora and the others, Esta tapped her cheek and said, “We have to change our strategy. We need to ask Eula and Ms. Holhaiya… to sincerely lend Mr. Sora to us~”

She didn’t seem to mind that Kong had multiple female companions. Maybe it was because she saw a lot of filth at home. She even felt that Kong didn’t have enough people around him.

……

“That kid is quite scheming.”

“Yeah, she didn’t go back to sleep after working overtime late at night, but pretended to run into us… When she came out of the black tower, the staff must have informed her, right?”

“It’s definitely not a coincidence, but your efforts to make friends are admirable.”