Chapter 1331

NO. 235: He must be thinking about that woman.

Some things simply don't need to be said.

Beside Aomo Lindun, the two girls who are most suspicious by day are undoubtedly: one is the horse girl Ailisuzhi, the other is Xintiao Xi.

The latter's being second is also due to having gained considerable confidence after dating someone, which led to some restraint—namely, when dealing with outsiders one should put on a show of magnanimity, not just for oneself but also to let one's boyfriend have face.

Of course, in Miss Xintiaoxi's 'treatment' of her paranoia, Qielienina also made a great contribution.

Although people always claim not to compare themselves with others but with themselves, claims are claims and reality is reality.

Reality is that Xintiaoxi has a friend who is also Aomo's girlfriend, Qielienina Dekesasi.

Not losing to Xi in looks, and even surpassing Xi in experience and beast ears, tail tag, and figure—each has its own merits.

As for personality…… Qielienina is basically the girlfriend type that many people dream of.

She won't be suspicious, won't force the atmosphere, won't control your finances, and will even subconsciously think of paying the bill when eating; in private life, she'll take care of chores whenever she has time, won't complain about your affectionate gestures, will try to satisfy your xp in nightly raids, and after won't leave all the cleaning to you but will work alongside you.

Apart from lacking the 'dependent feeling' and 'clingy feeling' that some people pursue, she is too perfect.

So perfect that even if no one compares in front of Xintiaoxi, Xi herself will often be 'stimulated' to reflect on herself.

Although outwardly united, she often points fingers at the other's laissez-faire attitude, making it seem as if all external defense duties rely solely on her, but they both know just how fragile this household really is.

One student, one armed courier, one trainer.

One student who is in the midst of finals and also took on a 'making a big movie' job, one courier who neither avoids nor shirks work, and one trainer who just started and has already signed four horse girls, now needing to add three more horse girls——

——Everyone has their own lifestyle intensity, their own hobby challenges, so it's not that they particularly care about each other's leisure time.

Compared to those schoolyard lovebirds who are all over each other at school and cuddle during holidays, here there is clearly still a student, but already resembling the pattern of a high-intensity office worker dating.

The time they spend together is squeezed out; their sex life depends on their current circumstances to decide whether it happens, and even if it does—it must rely on technological prowess to satisfy the boyfriend, rather than the girlfriend just losing badly.

Under such a household situation, even if a fourth person were to join, the two wouldn't have much energy to defend against it; currently they both focus on 'gathering all those who are interested in the boyfriend, carrying out a micro-manipulation of vertical and horizontal alliances, letting each of them hesitate to act for fear of harming the other,' barely maintaining a delicate balance.

Whether Xi or Qielienina, both are well aware that this balance is easily broken.

Aside from anything else, the fact that Ailisuzhi and Huoerhaiya are currently entrusted with important responsibilities already makes them key to the present balance; the former's stability is uncertain, while the latter, having been recruited, will inevitably try to sneak a bite—it's just a matter of when she can do so.

Moreover, the boyfriend once openly stated that he was prepared to accept multiple girlfriends.

Although currently he maintains a stance of not developing feelings for others and only caring about the two girlfriends' situations, who knows how long this can last?

The foundation of lasting affection is mutual support; if lasting affection cannot be achieved, at least the novelty should be constant, but now Xi and Qielienina both feel unable to relieve the boyfriend's pressure, and the novelty aspect is currently at a loss for how to begin.

Regarding a certain idea, it had arisen between them long ago; back then Xintiaoxi only found it absurd, even resenting the proposer's teammate for not being competitive, but faced with the current situation, she cannot help but consider this idea.

Third.

Unlike everyone else, someone who can have relatively free time, who can relieve Xiaoshe's worries and difficulties, bear the workload that others cannot, truly capable of guarding the gate and stopping those behind—such a qualified person.

As for this person, Xi and Qielienina once thought only Huoerhaiya was most suitable.

Although the risk is great, because at first glance one can be sure it's a greedy snake, not necessarily sincere in getting along with everyone, and its tactics for dealing with men are clearly superior to ours.

But she is indeed the only one who meets the requirements.

Otherwise, we would have to choose either the Qianming representative with an uncertain stance, or the Ludaofu Xiangzheng, from the horse girl side.

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Although we have to consider it, we can also console ourselves with the fact that things haven't reached that point; even Qielienina deep down still has a possessive reluctance to let go.

Very few women can truly accept the idea of a harem in their hearts; even if limited by personality or manner of handling things, they don't tend to cling to their boyfriend, instead each living their own original life—such carefree elegance is also different from the boyfriend accompanying other women.

As a latercomer, one could even say she is almost a love‑stealing swordswoman; Qielienina, in front of Xi, has sufficient self‑awareness, so she is indifferent to their affectionate rough‑housing.

But if we were to imagine a third, imagine someone with little connection, thus not much affection, in Aomo's arms……

Even the usually indifferent Dekesasi would feel the urge to pick up a cigarette again, and would eagerly grasp something cold in hand.

For example, a pair of dual swords named Blueberry and Dark Chocolate.

No matter what snake or dragon, she would don the cloak awarded to staff back then, wield the blood‑sword, and become a Broken‑Winged One!

Even she is like this; her mindset is closer to that of an ordinary girl, Xintiaoxi, and she will only more bluntly express resistance to an increase in the number of sisters.

The day of the Border‑Gate District monster gathering is today!

——Though that is said, the statement itself also carries a hint of being overly strict toward oneself.

Clearly it was I who started this, yet I don't want to think further; on one hand I think anyone would do this, surely it's allowed; on the other hand I feel helpless about the current situation, and even when searching online for 'polygamy', I'm stunned by the state of federal marriage.

This is the two of them's state these days, and in recent days, seeing Aomo grow a little weary, wanting to share the burden but being unable to, makes them even more torn.

Because what Aomo lacks is not emotional support but actual help.

But he also doesn't want everyone to shift their work and studies; Qielienina's job is fine, and Xi's studies together with her hustle in the Ancient Litt Universe have indeed reached a critical point, keeping her so busy that she can hardly find Aomo as easily as before, despite being very unskilled but heavily addicted.

Under these circumstances, only the frequency of discussions about the third‑person idea began to rise a little.

Until today——

Early this morning they noticed the boyfriend's obvious insomnia look; as girlfriends, their reaction would certainly not be slower than Suzi's or Aizhi's.

For someone who already had a guilty conscience, it almost immediately felt like the thing they worried about most had happened.

Someone snuck away!

And that person is someone Xiaoshe feels relatively fond of!

And it's happening at this very moment……

They almost wanted to call Aomo for leave, and even more wanted to thoroughly inquire about his overnight changes—especially Xi, who had knocked on the door last night but got no usual immediate response, having pressed the bell several times.

Moreover, they immediately brought up again the fleeting doubt from last night and turned it into a concern.

But the fact is obvious, the worried Aomo didn't say anything, and the two girlfriends also ended up not asking.

The whole table, because of the three people's mothers‑in‑law, was so quiet that only He's inquisitive head‑poking showed concern, letting Xi glance at her several times and feel that this person might actually meet the requirements for the third.

Although Huoerhaiya's work ability and scheming are far below par, the advantage is that everyone feels at ease with her, and this can still be cultivated, so there's some possibility.

But the precondition is that she has that mindset.

Xi actually had tried probing early on, even outright asking, but the result was the same as Suzi's—He himself doesn't know what he thinks.

Compared to Suzi's blatantly obvious behavior, Huo's natural frankness really seems like he has no feelings for the boss.

But that was also asked over a month ago; now Xi sees Huo isn't unchanging, yet saying this now is a bit late.

Even if it's about mending the pen after losing the sheep, you still need to fix the hole first, right?

Recalling last night, I secretly had Alexis peek at Snake's chat window; the clueless Xi, after discussing with Qielinina online, ended up pinpointing a very obvious suspect.

After all, that blue‑haired woman, though she rarely appears, has shown up in the office before.

Each time she appears is quite shocking— the two girlfriends usually haven't seen her interact with Aomo, yet whenever the two appear together, their interaction seems as natural as if they'd lived together for ages.

Even more shocking is her inexplicable familiarity with everyone, which almost gives us false body memory— namely, the inexplicable habit of taking the cup she offers, only to be naturally intercepted by Snake.

However, with Qielinina handling information retrieval as a former colleague and Aomo always ready to answer, Xi finds it easy to grasp the situation.

She hardly ever appears in front of everyone normally, so both Xi and Qielinina unconsciously overlook her presence.

Whether considered a threat or a friendly unit, she wasn't taken into account.

Being caught off guard by the sudden attack is also understandable.

But if it's her…

That guy… is he just idle?

Is it… does he have the right to meddle in Snake's work?

Is it… according to Qiena-chan, he has a highly cheating ability that can easily understand everyone?

"Alexis, are you watching? How's Snake doing? Has that drunk woman shown up?"

"Not yet. After Miss Snake left, Aomo has been sitting there with his eyes closed, occasionally muttering to himself— maybe talking to the black sheep?"

"Probably. He said the black sheep, going by his personality, would definitely chime in now, but why hasn't that woman shown up yet? Is she that calm?"

"As for her… she should be more patient," Qielinina said from the other end of the channel, "I asked Miss Shu, and today all day I haven't seen Ling at all."

"Then I know even less," Alexis said helplessly, "I don't know Miss Ling as well as you Xi do, and I'm worried that if little Aomo finds out about me, he might react more aggressively~"

"Then you'd better hide well— maybe he's closing his eyes because he's meeting Ling in his dream!"

"Oh."

——

"Aren't you going to check the monitor on your screen?"

"No need— let them relax; removing it would only cause panic."

"Alright then, you handle these things now— will it not be wasted later?"

"A purely rational plan will surely be rejected by my future self, but it won't be completely overturned; there will surely be usable parts that can reduce the workload later, so it's not totally wasted."

"As for racing against time like this?"

"Any information has a time limit, and Luzas's is even more so; Holorehaiya's hasty resignation itself shows they've suddenly sped up, and they've all started to panic."

"So you're also panicking?"

"Since it concerns the Dream Cup, who can have the leisure to relax?"

"You all take those horse girl races too seriously."

"That's exactly why it was chosen as the stage, right? First it needs to be everyone's focus, only then does it have value to be watched."

"So you want to set up monsters here in advance?"

"Is it obvious? You still have a bit of my nature."

"You need to get government approval, right? They haven't contacted you yet."

"Soon, at the latest tomorrow afternoon."