Chapter 222: Conning Alice

Mao You did not immediately accept or refuse Alice’s apology, but turned her head to look at Ye Qingfeng, her eyes asking whether he accepted it; after receiving his nod, she spoke.

She crossed her arms, lifted her chin, and said, “Fine, since Qingfeng vouches for you, I’ll forgive you, meow!”

“Now that the misunderstanding is cleared, shouldn’t we get back to the matter at hand?”

As she spoke, Ye Qingfeng looked toward Le Caen.

He feared that after this, Alice or Mao You might bring up their relationship again, triggering another harem disaster, so he hastily changed the subject.

“Cough! Since none of you are strangers, this matter becomes much easier to handle.”

Le Caen cleared his throat and spoke calmly.

But inside, he was far from calm.

Why did Victoria Housekeeping, aside from him, seem to have a good relationship with Ye Qingfeng?

Great! Now they’re leaving him out?

When did this guy even get close to Alice? He had no idea—was it recently?

Most importantly, what was that thing clinging to his hand just now? It looked exactly like etheric matter.

Something’s off! Extremely, extremely off!

Normally, using etheric matter isn’t rare, but he’d never seen anyone attach it directly to their hands.

Etheric matter causes irreversible effects on the human body; without sufficient etheric adaptability, one is slowly corrupted into an etheric corpse.

But it can be managed through weapons, so fighting with etheric matter isn’t unusual.

But! Using etheric matter barehanded? That overturned everything Le Caen had known so far—even if someone truly could use it directly, didn’t he fear becoming an etheric corpse?

Ye Qingfeng... I’ll need to investigate him thoroughly later!

“Let me formally introduce ourselves—we’re Victoria Housekeeping.”

Le Caen casually glanced at Ye Qingfeng, then proudly introduced them.

Afterward, everyone began chatting; Ye Qingfeng was pulled aside by Alice, who asked about recent events—and what exactly was going on with that Cat-Xi person?!

Ye Qingfeng lowered his voice and, without lying, said plainly, “She’s my girlfriend.”

“Before me? Or after?”

Alice stared at Ye Qingfeng’s serious expression, her teeth grinding with rage—she wanted to bite his shoulder and cruelly drain his blood.

Too bad she wasn’t a vampire—but she could still bite off a big chunk of flesh!!

Worse, she hadn’t expected him to answer so bluntly, with no lie or evasion at all—it made her feel like the unreasonable one...

“Before.”

“So... I’m the third?!”

Alice gripped the hilt of her knife tightly, gritting her teeth.

“Don’t put it like that—I’ll find another one, then let you experience being the main wife.” He winked.

“????”

No... that’s not what she meant!

And he’s going to find another?! What’s he planning?!

Does he think he’s the Emperor? Three thousand concubines?!

Is he planning to conquer New Aelid through offspring?!

“Is that what I meant?” Alice forced a sweet smile. “I meant—you already have a girlfriend, so why are you still bothering me?”

Ye Qingfeng wrapped his arm around Alice’s waist, deliberately provoking her resistance—but around them were not only her coworkers, but also many strangers.

Alice could only struggle slightly, all the while watching if anyone noticed; in the moment her attention slipped, Ye Qingfeng seized his chance.

“Is little Alice jealous?”

He seized the opportunity to wrap his arm around her slender waist, then adjusted his posture to shield most of the view with his back.

“There are people around! Let go!”

A blush rose on Alice’s face as she snapped, her voice flustered.

“The more you struggle, the more excited I get!” Ye Qingfeng teased, raising an eyebrow and pinching her abdomen. “Huh? Alice gained some weight?”

He remembered she didn’t have this last time he saw her... and he’d even felt her weight just now...

Could it be she’s gotten stronger lately? After all, he’d been exercising daily at the Rabbit’s Den.

“I haven’t! And I’m not jealous!”

Alice slapped his hand away, glaring at him irritably.

She didn’t know this guy had such good massage skills—after his touch, her body relaxed and her mood improved, so lately she’d either been enjoying food or heading to enjoy food.

Even if she really had gained weight, she’d never admit it!

“Fine, fine, you haven’t! But little chubby bits are cute.”

“Don’t change the subject!” Alice said sharply. “What do you really mean?!”

Ye Qingfeng clearly understood what she meant, and lied with perfect seriousness: “Look—I’m doing this, isn’t it legal?”

Alice’s face darkened. “Yes.”

Legal, sure—but what about morality?

“New Aelid’s population is still less than a third of its peak. The government encourages population growth—aren’t we good citizens supposed to support that?”

Ye Qingfeng paused, then added, “No problem, right?”

Alice nodded blankly—it really wasn’t a problem...

“Besides, Alice wants personal space, right? We can date once in a while, I cook you dinner, then give you a massage—how’s that sound?”

“Sounds good!”

“So my harem isn’t wrong, right?”

“No.”

Alice answered automatically.

Then she froze—his logic made sense, but something still felt off.

If Nico heard him, she’d sneer—yes, his reasoning was technically sound, but in the end, he just wanted a harem!

The absurd part? He actually caught a perfect opportunity.

Only a girl like Alice would believe this nonsense—anyone else would’ve punched him already!

Ask her? She just used a few tricks to keep Ye Qingfeng around...

Fine... truthfully, she never wanted a boyfriend, and since he had some looks, she’d let him have it—besides, she was this age already, and physiologically...

“So shouldn’t Alice apologize for misunderstanding me?”

Ye Qingfeng continued.

“Huh? Sorry, Qingfeng—I misunderstood you.”

Alice tilted her head cutely, her tone tinged with guilt.

“When your mission ends, message me—I’ll come to your place, and we’ll do a full-body massage, okay?”

Ye Qingfeng whispered in her ear, like a demon’s seduction.

“Okay...” Alice nodded shyly.

Now that she agreed, it was easy!

Didn’t he say whoever lost the scissors would get stabbed by him?

Since Alice lost them, he couldn’t really do that—but to get back at Mao You, he’d find another way!

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