Chapter 178: Vacation

After entering Shihe's room, Li Boyong went straight to the kitchen, took ingredients from the refrigerator, and prepared dinner for the evening in a leisurely manner.

Thirty minutes later, looking at the chaotic kitchen, Li Boyong decisively gave up on the idea of cooking himself.

"I'm definitely not the male lead; I can't even cook a decent meal."

Shrugging, Li Boyong dialed the food delivery number.

After ordering some appetizing food, specifying the delivery location and time, and making the payment, Li Boyong began to clean up the kitchen he had turned into a mess.

"What a waste of this fine lamb chop."

Finally, throwing a charred, suspicious-looking piece of meat into the trash can, Li Boyong looked at the restored, tidy kitchen and nodded with satisfaction.

Beep-beep-beep-beep-beep!!!

The phone in his pocket rang. Li Boyong quickly answered it, and Wang Liumei's voice came through.

"What is it? Oh, it's you, Wang Liumei..."

Li Boyong sighed in disappointment.

"What do you mean 'what is it'!"

Wang Liumei on the other end of the phone felt her brow twitch in anger at Li Boyong's disappointed tone.

"No, I didn't mean anything special." Li Boyong explained, "I thought it was a call from Shihe, so I was a bit excited. It turns out it's you. Is something the matter?"

"I'm the one who should be asking you what's the matter!" Wang Liumei was choked up, then asked back in a flustered rage, "You abandoned the country and base you worked so hard to get, brought Shihe to that kind of country, and are lurking among the civilians—what exactly are you planning?"

"Saying 'worked so hard to get' sounds terrible." Li Boyong picked at his other ear, unmotivated, "Besides, I didn't abandon them; aren't both sides operating normally?"

"There won't be any war in Ankelasitan for the time being, so it's not a big problem for you to preside over the big picture."

"Nansang City has had its interest structure rebuilt according to your methods, and it's currently a scene of peace and prosperity. There's nothing for me to do for now, so I brought Shihe to this country for a little vacation."

"The last place you went for a vacation has already been brought under your palm."

Wang Liumei remarked with a faint, sarcastic tone.

"Oh, don't be like that; this time it really is just a vacation."

Li Boyong said embarrassedly.

"Please don't use that coy tone to speak; it makes me really want to hit someone."

Wang Liumei continued to complain.

"Oh, oh, what a sharp retort; I feel like you're becoming more and more to my liking."

Li Boyong praised.

"Near ink, one gets stained black; this is really not good news."

Wang Liumei sighed, then said seriously, "But I really have something to talk to you about this time. I might be conducting foreign visits in the near future to assist Ankelasitan in establishing diplomatic relations with the international community as soon as possible. Are you really not coming back to help me stabilize the domestic situation?"

Hearing this, Li Boyong was silent for a while, then sighed, "That's why I say you're sometimes too paranoid. Although I don't know what kind of mindset you're in or what you're competing against, can't you just let go appropriately?"

After a pause, Li Boyong continued, "We don't have the obligation to force Ankelasitan into becoming that kind of hegemonic country, do we?"

"Oh, oh, what a great principle that leaves me speechless." Wang Liumei sighed in admiration, "Then I might as well give up control of this country and go to Tokyo to rely on you. I'm tired anyway, and I was just thinking about taking a vacation."

"This... I feel like it's better not to easily let go of a country that was so hard to get."

Li Boyong instantly changed his principles. Are you kidding? How could I let you come and ruin my two-person world with Shihe?

Wang Liumei let out a triumphant chuckle and directly pointed it out, "I can probably guess what kind of ghost ideas you have for Shihe-jie. Given the effort you've put into this, I won't sabotage your actions, but you can't contribute nothing to my side either."

"Fine, I'll find a way to use the power of Amalgam to provide some help." Li Boyong sighed, "But don't expect too much. After all, for such a massive organization, I only control a very small part of it, so I really can't help much with diplomacy."

After a pause, Li Boyong patted his head, "But I can provide some excellent bodyguards; after all, your travels might not be smooth sailing."

"Fine, you're sensible." Wang Liumei smiled, pursing her lips, and hung up the phone.

Looking at the empty office, she couldn't help but feel a bit lonely.

So the feelings between those two have finally reached the time to blossom and bear fruit!

On the other side, Li Boyong hung up Wang Liumei's phone, a rippling smile on his lips as he began to set the table.

He didn't deny that he had his own little schemes for specifically dragging Shihe to Tokyo this time.

Constantly rushing from one battlefield to another, he also wanted to have a peaceful daily life with Shihe.

Of course, it would be even better if they could be inseparable...

But it wasn't entirely for that. Counting the days, he had been in the Amalgam organization for quite a while, but the more he came into contact with them, the more he felt he couldn't get along with those guys.

Whether it was their style of work or their ideology, he could be considered an outlier in Amalgam.

Although he currently had consistent interests with Amalgam, he always felt a bit uncomfortable.

So coming to Tokyo this time, he also had the idea of taking the opportunity to get in touch with Mithril.

"Once you've reaped the benefits, you have to hurry up and wash your hands of it."

Self-deprecating in his heart, Li Boyong clapped his hands with satisfaction, finishing the table setting.

Just in time, his phone rang; the delivery had arrived.

This was delivery from a luxury restaurant, and both the presentation and taste were quite good. Li Boyong quickly plated all the food, shamelessly disguising it as his own work, and then disposed of the delivery boxes cleanly.

Ta-da!

The warm-hearted dinner from a caring man was complete!

At the same time, on the roadside next to the apartment, Shihe was walking slowly with several female classmates from the same school.

"Shihe-san, your athletic nerves are amazing!"

"Yeah, inviting you to join the Women's Softball Club was definitely the right choice."

Several girls walking with Shihe were chattering and praising her. One girl with twin tails and glasses turned her head and asked another girl with dark green long hair, "Right? Kana-chan."

The girl called Kana-chan was none other than the class representative entrusted by the homeroom teacher to take care of Shihe, the transfer student—Chidori Kaname.

"Yeah, it's really great."

Facing her friend's question, Chidori was almost moved to tears.

Today after school, she had tried inviting Shihe to join the Women's Softball Club, attempting to use club activities to help her quickly integrate into the new school.

Originally, she had prepared to be rejected. After all, Shihe, who was like the definition of a high-peak flower, seemed to always keep a certain distance, even though she was very friendly in her dealings with others.

But unexpectedly, Shihe agreed to her invitation very readily.

What surprised everyone even more was that Shihe, who looked quiet and gentle, actually possessed excellent athletic nerves.

Although Shihe seemed not to understand the rules very well yet, Chidori had a feeling that she had struck gold.

Relying on Shihe's outstanding athletic nerves, given time, the Women's Softball Club would definitely add a great general.

Finally, she wouldn't have to carry everything in the competition by herself...

"Everyone, I'm home. Thanks for walking with me. See you at school tomorrow."

Walking all the way to the apartment, Shihe said goodbye to everyone politely, feeling relieved in her heart.

She felt that the atmosphere in a school for Naturals was really completely different from that of the Coordinators.

It made her seriously doubt whether school was even a place for learning.

And these girls were sometimes a bit too enthusiastic.

"Shihe-san's home!"

Tokiwa Kyoko, who wore twin tails, suddenly suggested, "Would it be convenient for us to visit?"

"Good idea, I'm very interested."

Another girl echoed, "We can buy some things on the way and hold a welcome party."

Facing the suddenly enthusiastic classmates, Shihe thought about the new teacher who might be waiting in her home and quickly found an excuse: "I'm sorry, because I just moved, the house isn't tidied up yet, so it's not convenient to entertain everyone right now. Next time there's an opportunity, I'll invite everyone to come over and play."

Although her house was actually already tidied up, it would seem a bit bad if people found out that the new teacher, Li Boyong, was in her house.

"You guys, don't make things difficult for Shihe-san. Can't you see she's troubled?"

Seeing this, Chidori Kaname spoke up to help Shihe out; she was relatively more sensible.

"Fine, since that's the case, let's leave the welcome party for next time."

The girl who originally suggested the welcome party gave up dejectedly.

"Thanks for everyone's understanding. See you tomorrow."

Saying goodbye again, Shihe turned and entered the apartment.

With the chattering sounds gone from her ears, Shihe breathed a sigh of relief.

Seriously, playing the role of a Natural high school girl was really a bit difficult for her.

After Shihe's figure disappeared into the apartment, the girls walking together continued to move and discussed the transfer student, Shihe.

"Shihe-san's temperament is really good. Although there's a sense of distance in her dealings with others, she has a calm and mature feeling."

"That's right, I always have the urge to call her Onee-sama."

"Calling her Onee-sama is too exaggerated; it's not like it's a yuri anime."

While discussing, someone noticed that the nearby road was very familiar.

"Speaking of which, why is this area a bit familiar?"

"Isn't this near Kana-chan's house?"

"It really is. But we don't usually walk this road, so we didn't react."

Facing everyone who had realized it, Chidori Kaname sighed, "You guys are really too slow."

She pointed to an apartment building to the front left with her finger, "Isn't that my house? Didn't you all notice?"

Everyone looked in the direction Chidori Kaname was pointing and found that it really was.

It turned out that the apartment where Chidori Kaname lived and the one where Shihe lived were just separated by one street.

Probably, Teacher Kagurazaka knew this, which was why she specifically designated Chidori Kaname to take care of Shihe.

On the other side, Shihe took the elevator and opened her apartment door.

She saw her lover wearing an apron, waiting at the entrance with a rippling expression, saying a bunch of inexplicable things.

"Welcome back, Shihe-chan."

"Would you like to eat first? Or take a bath first? Or perhaps... eat... me?"

Shihe covered her face helplessly, feeling that she had seen something that hurt her eyes.

Only, for some reason, the corners of her mouth, hidden by her hand, curled up involuntarily.

This "welcome back" really sounded quite nice. ===== CHAPTER 179 =====