[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-love-life-begins-in-new-eliad":3,"chapter-love-life-begins-in-new-eliad-love-life-begins-in-new-eliad-chapter-78":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Love Life Begins in New Eliad",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2330165,4557,"Chapter 78: Victoria Housekeeping?","love-life-begins-in-new-eliad-chapter-78",78,"\u003Cp>「......」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qingyi pursed her lips but didn’t argue; she was about to ask the next question when she saw Ye Qingfeng walk over to the water dispenser again to refill his cup, so she silently waited for him to return before continuing their previous topic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you deliberately getting close to Zhu Yuan?” Qingyi asked rapidly after Ye Qingfeng sat back down, “What’s your goal?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm, this question is truly tricky!” Ye Qingfeng lifted his cup and blew gently on the steam, asking calmly, “Are you asking this as a police officer—or as Zhu Yuan’s friend?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qingyi instantly understood the implication behind his words, softly biting her lip as she inwardly sighed at how difficult he was to deal with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she answered as a police officer, Ye Qingfeng would surely fabricate a long string of lies—and possibly even heighten his suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if she answered as Zhu Yuan’s friend, this man might actually be willing to talk honestly with her—though she’d have to risk him betraying her to Zhu Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Zhu Yuan would surely be displeased with her, and that was exactly what she didn’t want to see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Qingyi now clearly understood that Ye Qingfeng’s standing in Zhu Yuan’s eyes was already quite high; if she waited any longer and this man truly had ill intentions toward her, it would be too late!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She realized that telling Zhu Yuan now that Ye Qingfeng might have ulterior motives would earn at most a sliver of doubt—and over time, that sliver would be useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qingyi now knew perfectly well who would lose the advantage if they showed their hand first: the one who panicked first would tip the scales in the other’s favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Which identity would you prefer I use to ask this question?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qingyi cleverly tossed the question back to Ye Qingfeng, lifting her teacup calmly as she spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Qingfeng could tell Qingyi’s hostility toward him was intense—and the only cause could be Zhu Yuan, since he was, after all, a model citizen!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he still hadn’t figured out Qingyi’s true intent: was she worried he was approaching Zhu Yuan for some other purpose, like being an undercover agent?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or was she simply opposed to him pursuing Zhu Yuan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Qingfeng leaned more toward the former... but hesitating further was pointless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Qingfeng turned around and faced Qingyi directly for the first time—this slightly adorable young lady with fluffy twin tails tied into two braids, and a delicate, childlike face that was undeniably cute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I deliberately got close to Miss Zhu Yuan~” Ye Qingfeng smiled, sitting with elegant posture, “So what will you do about it, Miss Qingyi?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss... Qingyi...?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qingyi was utterly taken aback by Ye Qingfeng’s outright confession, momentarily scrambling her pre-planned questions—but then she heard how he addressed her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her delicate face stiffened slightly, betraying a flicker of flustered unease; though she quickly regained her composure, her voice carried unmistakable nervousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You... you should know I’m actually... hmm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Qingyi could finish, Ye Qingfeng suddenly stood up and took a step toward her, cutting her off mid-sentence as he approached and stood right before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qingyi tensely rose and stepped back, unsure of his intentions—wait, no!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She suddenly realized another possibility: if he was targeting Zhu Yuan, it was also the fastest way to get close to her, since everyone in New Aelidu knew this already.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Yuan was the shining new star of the police bureau, always accompanied by a robotic partner, and her appearance was easily found online.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be! This guy’s real target is me?!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A perverted lolicon obsessed with robot girls?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Ye Qingfeng heard Qingyi’s inner thoughts, he’d shout in protest—he preferred beast girls, or rather, humanoids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for lolicon? Pure nonsense! Among all the people he knew, Qingyi herself was the closest to a lolicon—Anbi and Mao You were far more accurately described as young women!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as for body type, he preferred Zhu Yuan and Nico’s figures!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, my ideal partner, to be precise, is a mature, intellectual girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s one standard—but there’s no rule saying a person can only have one criterion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hehe (*?▽?*)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Qingfeng noticed Qingyi’s face suddenly twist into shock; though puzzled, he didn’t stop his movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped forward again, arriving before her, then slowly knelt on one knee and reached out to take her soft, delicate hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qingyi felt a flash before her eyes—suddenly, Ye Qingfeng was kneeling before her... on one knee?! Kneeling?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait!! Isn’t this too fast?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No! Huh?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qingyi’s usually calm expression now showed unmistakable panic, her eyes wide with astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Ding! Qingyi’s affection increased by 10%】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Current affection: 15%】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss Qingyi, you...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Qingfeng slowly brought Qingyi’s hand toward his lips, preparing to kiss the back of it—when she yanked her hand away and bolted for the door without looking back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her violent motion overturned the chair behind her with a loud “Bang!”; by the time Ye Qingfeng turned toward the sound, she was already gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So reactive? Could Qingyi have been pretending all along? Is she actually easily embarrassed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Qingfeng knew Qingyi always acted extremely composed; according to Zhu Yuan, her personality stemmed from having lived many past lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, she was essentially a girl with vast experience—but still a girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d simply wanted to show her, through the kiss-on-the-hand gesture, that she could still have a girl’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before he could even speak, she ran off—yet the look of shock on her face? Honestly...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, she looked like a real girl!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for why Qingyi fled, Ye Qingfeng didn’t care to guess anymore—it didn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He picked up his cup, took a couple sips of tea, then pulled out his phone to check if anyone had messaged him. As he reached into his pocket, a card slipped out and floated in the air before landing on the floor, catching his eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Qingfeng didn’t remember putting this in his pocket; he immediately bent down, picked up the card, and held it up to examine it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a company business card, bearing four names and phone numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Victoria Housekeeping? Kelin?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Qingfeng quickly spotted a familiar name and remembered where the card came from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was given to him that morning by that seemingly easy-to-bully little Kelin, who’d said if he felt unwell, he could contact her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maid outfit? Housekeeping? Combining those two felt oddly thrilling? (ˊ?ˋ*)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hehe!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Qingfeng chuckled softly and scanned the remaining names:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Leikan, Ai Lian Qiao, and Aleksandrina Sabastian...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such long names!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Tap a finger to nudge for updates; if you’re not commenting, give us a 4 or 5-star rating to support us (?????))\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just 200 more to unlock a bonus chapter???(*?)???\u003C\u002Fp>",1121,"2026-06-20T20:13:17.554Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","b131f33981674a01270c9815c7d22ff692f94606601cf755393d3444e85215c3","love-life-begins-in-new-eliad-chapter-79","love-life-begins-in-new-eliad-chapter-77",280,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flove-life-begins-in-new-eliad-cover.jpg"]