Chapter 376

"Qin Chintang?!"

Hearing Lu Ke say this word, Qin's face instantly changed.

She turned red from her face all the way to the depths of her neck.

She immediately understood.

This was exactly referring to her…

"Han… Han Laoban, you…"

Qin struggled for a long time, wanting to say something, but not a single word came out.

She never expected Han Laoban to be this kind of person.

"Could it be that Han Laoban is also interested in this~?"

Ying blinked her eyes, feeling something odd inside.

First it was Keli's mother,

now it's Qin Chintang.

It just feels really strange.

Seeing Qin and Ying's reactions, Han Feng grumbled and ruffled Lu Ke's hair.

Can this thing be said out loud like that?

Now that it's exposed, neither explaining nor not explaining is good.

You can't say it wasn't Han Feng's idea.

It was just a joke from netizens in his past life, right?

So Han Feng resorted to the Great Distraction Technique.

"Ahem, Qin, Diluc and Kaeya are over there; you can take your phone to them."

"Oh, right, right, I'll go over now."

Qin instantly understood Han Laoban's meaning, gave him a shy glance, and hurried away from the counter.

"Hehe, Laoban, I'm sorry!"

Watching Qin flee in panic, Lu Ke seemed to realize she had done something wrong.

She quickly flew to Han Feng's side and began massaging his shoulders to apologize.

Han Feng closed his eyes, said nothing, and silently enjoyed Lu Ke's service.

After leaving the counter, Qin's emotions gradually calmed down,

but her face remained blazing red.

Her mind was also extremely chaotic.

Han Laoban must have had some special reason for giving her that nickname,

otherwise why not call her "Qin" or "Qin Captain,"

but instead use this nickname—"Qin Chintang"—with such peculiar connotations?

Earlier, when she received that couple's pendant, after her initial panic,

she had assumed it was just a random reward.

But now, thinking back to this nickname,

Qin felt her original assumption might have been correct.

"Could it be that Han Laoban actually has feelings for me? Is he using this reward and nickname to hint at me?"

Thinking of this possibility, Qin felt a blush of shyness rise in her heart.

And the more she thought, the more likely it seemed.

Unconsciously, Qin began to overthink.

"Should I respond actively then?"

Qin silently thought to herself.

Say "I agree" directly?

That doesn't seem very good.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Qin's mind.

"Got it! Now that I've added Han Laoban as a friend on the phone, I can communicate with him anytime!"

Qin's eyes lit up.

When I get back, I'll think about how to chat with Han Laoban.

As she pondered, Qin arrived at the discussion area.

But upon seeing the scene inside, Qin froze.

She even forgot all her previous thoughts.

Diluc was reading a comic, laughing heartily.

If it were just that, Qin might have only found it strange.

What kind of comic could make the usually cold and aloof Senior Diluc laugh like this?

But Diluc wasn't just laughing.

When he saw some extremely funny panels, his whole body convulsed.

His shoulders shook uncontrollably.

Occasionally, he even collapsed into laughter.

If Lady Keqing saw this, she'd definitely say, "This is real."

Qin: (⊙_⊙)

Although Qin didn't understand what had happened, she was deeply shocked!

This is not the Senior Diluc she knows!

Did he hurt his brain in the fight with the Doctor just now?

Kyah seemed to sense Qin's confusion and helplessly shrugged his shoulders.

He didn't know what was going on either.

"Cough, cough, Qin, you're here!"

At that moment, Diluc also noticed Qin's arrival,

and immediately forced himself to stop laughing.

"I say, do you believe me that it's because this manga, 'Tom and Jerry,' is so funny?"

Seeing their strange glances, Diluc felt somewhat helpless.

Actually, it wasn't entirely his fault.

After defeating the Doctor, his mood had relaxed considerably, no longer as heavy as before.

So when reading the manga, he let himself go much more.

Who knew this 'Tom and Jerry' was so hilarious?

Diluc couldn't hold back his laughter at all.

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He naturally exhibited the same symptoms as just now.

"Big Brother, I believe you!"

Kyah nodded seriously.

"Actually, you should read this one, 'Love After Middle School Syndrome'—just as you said, this is the manga a real man should read!"

Previously, Kyah had thought Diluc was just teasing him.

But after seeing this manga, he no longer thought so.

The pure romance inside moved Kyah, this weathered man, deeply.

Even when seeing those otaku scenes, he couldn't help but smile knowingly.

Internally he cried out: The Evil King's True Eye is the strongest!

Qin didn't dwell on this matter and immediately pulled out two phones.

She explained the situation to them.

"We'll use these to communicate from now on. I'm leaving now—I still need to deal with the aftermath of the battle."