"Ahem! Next time for sure!"
Selene just smiled and glossed over Diviner Fu's displeasure.
Mainly, last night, when Selene saw Diviner Fu eating candy, she saw her stick out her tongue and lick her lips… and Selene thought to herself, if she could snatch the candy Diviner Fu was eating, Diviner Fu would probably cry for a long, long time, right?
No sooner had Selene thought this than she saw Diviner Fu staring intently at her! Her gaze was somewhat strange! It was like… she was looking at a pervert!
But Diviner Fu's next action startled Selene!
Diviner Fu leaned in, picked up a gummy candy, bit half of it with her teeth, and offered the other half to Selene's mouth!
Faced with Diviner Fu's sudden closeness, Selene thought she was going to kiss her again, so she subconsciously pushed Diviner Fu lightly… and then… Diviner Fu stopped her actions, ate the gummy, let out a cold snort, and ignored Selene!
It was only afterward that Selene realized Diviner Fu wasn't trying to kiss her at all, but rather… The two women just browsed the general goods section casually for a while, not buying anything special.
The reason for this was still the presence of the other person; it was meant to be a surprise, and if what was bought was seen beforehand, could it still be called a surprise?
After a brief stroll, Diviner Fu pushed the cart towards the counter.
"You go wait outside for This Meow, it's too crowded here, to avoid congestion."
Diviner Fu said, looking at Selene.
"Ah? It's fine, I don't mind crowds."
Selene refused.
"But you're so small, This Meow is afraid you'll get lost in the crowd."
Diviner Fu said, reaching out to fiddle with Selene's pigtails; she had tied them herself!
Selene: …I'll draw a circle and curse you, curse you to wake up as tall as This Meow!
Diviner Fu: Heh! This Meow is two decimeters taller than you! The only person besides Bailu who makes This Meow look down!
Bailu: ?
…After sending Selene away, Diviner Fu finally felt at ease going to the counter to pay, because hidden beneath that pile of snacks was catnip!
This item, Selene must absolutely not know about it beforehand! She'll surely be very excited when she sees it then, right?!
After paying, Diviner Fu put all the snacks and candies into her storage space, then took Selene home.
However, before the two boarded the star-skiff to go home, they met Guinaifen and Li Sushang, who was with Guinaifen, on the way! (In the game, she's called Sushang, but here she'll be called Li Sushang, it flows better…)
"Oh my! Isn't this Diviner Fu?! I didn't expect to run into you today! Since that's the case! Guinaifen wishes you an early Happy New Year!"
Guinaifen said, coming before Diviner Fu, and genuinely cupped her fists and bowed.
Diviner Fu: …"It's Diviner Fu! Then I, Xiao Li Zi, also wish Diviner Fu an early Happy New Year here!"
Li Da Zhentou said, also stepping forward to imitate Guinaifen and wish Diviner Fu an early Happy New Year.
Diviner Fu: …Diviner Fu quickly waved her hand in refusal, telling the two not to bother, it made her a bit uncomfortable, especially with so many people on the street!
At this moment, Selene had already silently retreated a few steps, creating some distance between herself and the others!
It was really… before Guinaifen wished them a Happy New Year, she pulled out a gong from somewhere and struck it! It drew everyone's attention!
Selene felt that if she didn't retreat a little more, her toes would deduct a three-bedroom, one-living room apartment… But, even though Selene had retreated several steps, Guinaifen still spotted her!
"Oh my! Diviner Fu! Is this your little friend?! She's too cute!"
Guinaifen said, stepping forward and reaching out to pinch Selene's face.
Seeing this, Selene instinctively tried to dodge, but Guinaifen's outstretched hand was intercepted midway by Diviner Fu.
Guinaifen, seeing Selene's subconscious dodging motion, realized her action was a bit rude and quickly apologized.
"Ahem! Sorry, sorry! I couldn't help it for a moment! I subconsciously wanted to pinch!"
Guinaifen said, somewhat embarrassed.
"Hmm… if you get Diviner Fu's permission, I might let you pinch."
Selene said, giving Guinaifen a faint smile, then glanced at Diviner Fu.
"Uh? Is that okay, Diviner Fu? Uh, I think I'll pass!"
Guinaifen had just turned her head to ask for Diviner Fu's opinion, but what she saw was Diviner Fu's slightly displeased gaze, and she immediately abandoned the idea.
"Hehe, little cutie, the New Year is coming soon, sister will give you a red packet!"
Guinaifen's gaze returned to Selene, then she fumbled around on herself, pulled out a red packet larger than her palm, and handed it to Selene.
"Thank you, big sister!"
Selene gave Guinaifen a sweet smile, then accepted the red packet.
Diviner Fu: Damn it! This guy has never smiled so sweetly at This Meow! My fists are hard! My fists are hard!
"Ahem! Don't think it's too little!"
Guinaifen said, somewhat awkwardly, then pulled Li Sushang and slipped away.
"Hey, hey! Why are you running so fast? I haven't given that little friend a red packet yet!"
Li Sushang asked, somewhat confused.
"Oh dear! If we don't run faster, something might happen!"
Guinaifen said, revealing a mischievous smile.
"Ah?"
Li Sushang was confused… On the other side.
After Selene saw Guinaifen and the other person run far away, she opened the large red packet in her hand.
Then… Selene was surprised to find that inside this red packet, there was another red packet!
Diviner Fu, who was beside her, looked at Selene's shocked little expression and openly mocked her.
Diviner Fu: Hmph! Let that be a lesson for calling her 'big sister' in such a sweet voice! Now you know the wickedness of human hearts, right!
Selene frowned slightly, then opened the second red packet.
As expected, inside the second red packet was the third red packet!
Selene: Alright, alright, alright! You're all acting like tricksters, aren't you?! I knew why that guy ran so fast, she was waiting for me here!
…After opening red packets seven or eight times in a row, Selene finally found two hundred stellar jade and a note from Guinaifen in the last red packet.
(Oh my! Little friend who received the red packet, you must be very happy, right? After all, you opened a total of nine red packets! What children like most to open are red packets, aren't they? Sister let you open enough at once! Quickly say thank you, sister!)
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