On the main street, a rare combination of two people was walking together, chatting and shopping.
One was a curvaceous, graceful figure in pink—Yae Miko, the chief priestess of the Grand Narukami Shrine.
The other was Yuuko, an ordinary citizen of Inazuma and a minor best-selling author for Yae Publishing House.
"Hehe, it's been a while since I went shopping with Little Qian," Yae Miko said with a chuckle, covering her mouth as they walked.
Yuuko thought for a moment and then asked:
"Chief Editor Yae, you seem to have a lot of free time recently. You can actually come out shopping with me now. Don't you have work at the shrine?"
"I threw all that work... *ahem*, all my recent work has been completed ahead of schedule," the scum woman chuckled again.
*I bet you dumped the work on someone else and ran off to be lazy...* Yuuko complained internally.
"By the way, Little Qian, you haven't been in contact with any young girls recently, have you?"
Hearing this question, Yuuko subconsciously thought of Sayu and shook his head, "No."
"Is that so?" Yae Miko smiled slyly. "That's good."
In fact, Yae Miko had specifically arranged some tasks for Sayu during this time.
The goal was to send Sayu away and prevent her from ruining this rare moment of peace.
Ruining her precious alone time with Little Qian.
After all, Raiden Ei had to frequently converse with the Tsaritsa, Empress of Snezhnaya, due to the cooperation with Snezhnaya.
She certainly wouldn't have a chance to interfere.
Therefore, now was Yae Miko's perfect opportunity!
Find an excuse to send Sayu away, Raiden Ei is busy, so wouldn't Little Qian belong to her for the rest of the time?
This looks completely settled!
"Hoo hoo hoo..." Yae Miko couldn't help but let out a sly chuckle.
"Chief Editor Yae, what are you laughing about?"
"Nothing." Yae Miko shook her head, then complained:
"Also, stop calling me 'Chief Editor' all the time. I have a name too. How about we use this opportunity to properly correct how Little Qian addresses me?"
"Uh." Yuuko was slightly stunned, hesitating for a moment.
Stare~
Yae Miko stared at Yuuko again with a look of displeasure.
At this point, no matter how embarrassed Yuuko was, he had no choice. After a long hesitation, he whispered, "Yae?"
"Call me by my name," Yae Miko corrected.
"Isn't calling you by your first name a bit inappropriate?"
"I've been calling you Little Qian for so long, what's inappropriate about it?" Yae Miko smiled.
*That's because you're thick-skinned and don't treat me like an outsider at all...* Yuuko muttered internally.
"Little Qian, hurry and say it, hurry and say it~" Yae Miko gave him an expectant look.
"This..."
Yuuko was still hesitant. After all, he was used to calling her "Chief Editor," and suddenly switching to calling her by her name felt quite unfamiliar.
Perhaps sensing this, Yae Miko crossed her arms and turned her head away:
"Oh dear~ I was planning to put more resources into promoting Little Qian's novels later, but Little Qian isn't even willing to call me by my name..."
*You're abusing your authority, this is naked coercion...* Yuuko sighed helplessly:
"Fine, Miko. Is this acceptable now?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he noticed Yae Miko's fox body tremble, as if she had received some kind of shock.
But since her head was turned away, Yuuko couldn't see what expression Yae Miko currently wore.
Out of concern, Yuuko asked:
"Hmm? Ya... Miko, what's wrong?"
Yae Miko remained silent for a long time before finally turning her head back, a faint blush still lingering on her face:
"I'm fine. I just didn't expect the damage to be so great; I was caught a little off guard."
Yae Miko had thought she would be able to remain calm the entire time.
But hearing Yuuko directly call her name still left her a little overwhelmed... yet, she loved the feeling.
Afterwards, Yae Miko showed a mischievous smile:
"However, I really want to hear it more... No, wait. To train Little Qian to get used to calling me that, please keep calling me that many times from now on."
"Is that even a way to train someone..." Yuuko muttered helplessly.
"Call me! Or I won't use resources to promote Little Qian's new book," Yae Miko instantly changed her expression.
Having no choice, Yuuko yielded and kept calling her "Miko, Miko" all the way.
That scum woman, Yae Miko, rarely showed such a satisfied expression, and her cheeks were quite flushed.
Who knows what strange preferences she has.
After that, the two continued walking and chatting.
They soon arrived in front of a grocery store.
Yuuko now needed to select the ingredients required for dinner tonight.
Considering he had been eating light food for a long time, Yuuko rarely felt like making some deep-fried food recently.
So he chose some meat, vegetables, and deep-fried tofu.
Seeing the ingredients Yuuko selected, Yae Miko's eyes immediately lit up: "Is Little Qian planning to make deep-fried food?"
Yuuko nodded, "Yes, I've been eating light food lately, so it's time for a change of pace."
After pausing for a moment, Yuuko asked again:
"Since we walked here together, Miko, why don't you come to my place for dinner before leaving?"
Hearing this, Yae Miko's eyes lit up once more.
Being actively invited by Yuuko for the first time made her heart flutter slightly with joy.
A year! It's been almost a year!
Yuuko, this blockhead, finally invited her once!
During this time, Yae Miko had used all kinds of hints and direct approaches, yet Yuuko, that wooden man, hadn't shown any reaction!
Now that there was finally progress, how could Yae Miko not be excited!
However, despite her happiness, Yae Miko didn't agree immediately.
After all, the scum woman's specialty was playing hard to get.
She put on a regretful expression and sighed:
"Oh dear, although I'd really like to taste Little Qian's cooking, just freeloading dinner at Little Qian's house feels a bit embarrassing~"
Yae Miko was very confident in her techniques.
Extremely confident!
Especially with this trick of feigned reluctance, she was confident she could wrap Yuuko around her little finger!
But... Yuuko thought for a moment, then sighed, "Since Miko isn't willing, then forget about it."
Yae Miko: "???"
Under normal circumstances, shouldn't he try to persuade her a few times first!
"Ahem, ahem..." Yae Miko cleared her throat and quickly said:
"Well, thinking about it carefully, given the relationship Little Qian and I have, why should we care about such formalities?"
Yuuko glanced at Yae Miko and nodded:
"Is that so? Then I need to buy ingredients for one more person. After all, there are quite a few people tonight, and I'm afraid there might not be enough food."
Yae Miko frowned slightly, realizing something seemed off: "Quite a few people?"
For some reason, a bad premonition arose in Yae Miko's heart.
But she felt it should be impossible for anyone to obstruct her private time with Little Qian.
After all, she had already sent Sayu away.
And Raiden Ei should be busy conversing with the Tsaritsa, Empress of Snezhnaya, during this time, so she shouldn't have time to interact with Yuuko.
Logically, it should be impossible for her home base to be stolen again, right?
At this moment, Yuuko explained:
"Oh, it's nothing much. Just a few guests who are interested in my light novel are visiting my home, so I decided to entertain them."
Hearing this, Yae Miko finally let out a slight sigh of relief.
"What? So they're just Little Qian's fans? I worried for nothing."
"Hmm? Worried about what?" Yuuko asked curiously.
"Nothing." Yae Miko shook her head, then gave a sly smile:
"Let's not talk about that. Hurry up and buy the rest of the ingredients. I'm really looking forward to the meal Little Qian cooks personally!"
Now, Yae Miko was completely unworried.
After all, if they were just fans, they should leave after being treated to dinner, right?
Afterwards, wouldn't it just be her and Yuuko left in the house!
Tonight, Yae Miko had a bold plan!
And absolutely no one could interfere with this plan along the way!
It's settled!
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