Conquer the other worlds with abandon, they've fallen in love with me!

Lilia quickly approached, bent down to await instructions, and Vera turned her head and whispered a few words in her ear.

As Lilia listened, her cheeks flushed instantly. She quickly raised her eyelashes and glanced at Lin Yu, her eyes glistening with a mixture of shyness and panic. Her fingers unconsciously gripped the hem of her skirt.

She nodded gently, her voice barely audible: "I understand, President."

After Vera finished speaking, she patted the back of her hand.

Lilia took a deep breath, the blush on her face still lingering, but replaced by her signature sweet smile.

She walked to Lin Yu's side and bowed slightly: "Mr. Lin Yu, since you are already a partner of the guild, would you like to register an adventurer identity as well?"

"It will be much more convenient to operate around Wind Chime Town or to accept commissions related to material collection in the future."

Lin Yu glanced at her, then looked at Vera across from him, who was calmly sipping her red wine, and understood.

This is probably not entirely a "side trip," but more like another arrangement by the chairman, or a test.

However, the suggestion itself does make sense.

"Okay." Lin Yu nodded. "Thank you for your help."

"It's no trouble at all." Lilia's smile brightened, carrying a barely perceptible hint of joy.

"Please follow me. The registration area... is a bit unusual. I'll take you there."

Instead of heading towards the noisy lobby reception on the first floor, she led Lin Yu to the other side of the restaurant, through a relatively quiet corridor, and to a door marked "Staff Rest Area".

She unlocked the door with her key, revealing a rather comfortable little room with a sofa, a coffee table, and even a single bed with clean sheets.

The air was filled with a faint, sweet scent similar to that of Lilia.

Lilia closed the door behind her, the latch clicking softly as it closed.

She turned around, leaning gently against the door, and looked up at Lin Yu. Her cheeks were flushed, but her eyes no longer darted away; instead, they shimmered with a moist light, and her voice was soft and gentle:

Before registering as an adventurer, you need to complete a simple "qualification check" and "situation review".

"Is this also the president's intention?" Lin Yu asked calmly.

Lilia's face flushed even more, but she didn't deny it. She took two steps forward, closer to Lin Yu, and tilted her head back:

"The guild leader said... I should 'treat' you well and make sure you feel our guild's... sincerity and enthusiasm."

She reached out, her fingertips tentatively touching the collar of Lin Yu's alchemist robe, before slowly sliding it down.

Lin Yu looked down at her.

Lilia tilted her head back, her eyelashes trembling slightly with nervousness, and a blush spreading from her cheeks to her ears. But in her eyes, besides shyness, there was also a submissive look of waiting to be accepted.

Seeing this, Lin Yu remembered that there was indeed such a scene in the game.

After achieving your first major collaboration with Vera, a special interactive storyline with the receptionist, Lilia, will be triggered.

However, in the game, you need to increase the character's charm value to a certain level before this seemingly sweet and innocent lady will truly fall in love and reveal her past.

Since there's no quantifiable charm value in reality, Lin Yu hadn't expected the other party's "hospitality" to be so direct.

But he was never a gentleman who could remain unmoved by temptation; when offered something for nothing, he had no reason not to take it.

But before that, he needs to confirm one thing.

Lin Yu raised his hand, not touching Lilia's fingers that were sliding towards his chest, but instead gently lifted her chin with his fingertips, forcing her to look at him more clearly.

"Miss Lilia," his voice wasn't loud, but it was exceptionally clear in the quiet room:

Is this your first time?

Lilia's body stiffened visibly, and the blush on her face instantly became even more intense. She seemed not to have expected to be asked such a direct question.

Her lips trembled slightly, her gaze darting away shyly, but she finally nodded gently, her voice barely audible: "...Yes, yes, everything I have is still here."

Having received an affirmative answer, Lin Yu did not ask any further questions.

Instead, he slid the hand that was on Lilia's chin to the back of her neck, wrapped his other arm around her waist, and with a little force, lifted the unsuspecting Lilia into his arms.

"Ah!" Lilia exclaimed briefly, instinctively wrapping her arms around Lin Yu's neck.

"I'm a little curious," Lin Yu's voice sounded above her head, calm and devoid of any discernible emotion.

"What did President Vera say to you that made you... willing to go this far? You don't object?"

Lilia's body trembled again. She was silent for a few seconds, seemingly organizing her thoughts, her voice trembling slightly:

"Sister Vera... saved my life. Years ago, I was in the hands of my abusive adoptive mother. She bought me, gave me my freedom, and even let me work here."

Her fingers twisted together unconsciously: "My life belongs to her. I'll do anything she asks me to."

"And..." she paused, her voice lowering further:

"Sister Vera said that Mr. Lin Yu, you are very special, and you are the same age as me. I am not young anymore. Following you, perhaps I can get what I want."

"What do you want?" Lin Yu asked, gently stroking Lilia's waist with his hand.

The fabric there is very thin, and you can easily feel the warmth and softness of the skin underneath.

Lilia shuddered slightly at the subtle touch, her breath catching in her throat.

She didn't answer immediately, but instead turned her head slightly, pressing her flushed cheek against Lin Yu's neck, her voice like feathers brushing against his skin:

"I...I want to become stronger, I want to...not just be a pretty face, I want to be able to truly help Vera, and I want to be able to stand beside someone like you."

As she said this, Lin Yu could feel the vibration in her chest and her increasingly rapid heartbeat.

Lin Yu didn't say much, but patted Lilia's head.

Soon, a smaller shadow was lifted up by the larger shadow, its feet gradually leaving the ground.

Mr. Lin Yu...

I'm so scared, my feet can't touch the ground anymore~