Morax is dead, Liyue will fall into my hands.

"Mr. Li refuses to accept it. Does he look down on our Liuli Pavilion?"

After repeatedly declining, Li Ye finally had no choice but to reluctantly accept the guest card, saying, "Since that's the case, then Li Ye will respectfully accept your offer."

Chapter 8: Wendy and Zhongli started arguing.

After Li Ye accepted the guest card, Manager Fang looked at Mona and said, "Hey, is this the childhood sweetheart that Boss Li mentioned?"

Li Ye's previous mention of having a childhood sweetheart at the Jade Pavilion has already spread throughout Liyue Harbor, but unfortunately, no one knows what this lucky girl looks like yet.

Considering that Li Ye never goes out with women in the past, it's hard not to make people think about this possibility today, especially since he has a young and beautiful woman with him.

Li Ye turned to Mona and introduced her to Manager Fang, saying, "Manager Fang, you've misunderstood. This is Ms. Mona, a famous astrologer I just brought back from Mondstadt."

She is not only proficient in divination, but also has made significant research achievements in astrology. It's believed that these findings will soon bring many unexpected benefits to Liyue.

"Oh? Such a good thing? That's really something to look forward to."

Upon hearing Li Ye's explanation, Manager Fang didn't consider the research findings in astrology. Instead, he keenly noticed that Li Ye had said Mona was proficient in divination.

The reason why the major chambers of commerce in Liyue Harbor are hesitant to invest in Li Ye's "Wanmin Money House" is because they are worried that Li Ye will not be able to withstand the three major attacks of "Northern Bank".

Will the appearance of Mona, the astrologer, help Li Ye win this game? The outcome is hard to say, but at least it has given those who are watching to a boost of confidence.

Seeing Manager Fang's thoughtful expression, Li Ye knew that he had achieved his goal.

Even without the "People's Daily" reporting it, this matter would quickly spread among the major chambers of commerce in Liyue Harbor.

After exchanging a few more polite words, Manager Fang called over the waitress Rong Zhu and asked her to take Li Ye to the VIP private room.

When Li Ye saw Rong Zhu, he asked her in front of Manager Fang in a half-joking manner: "Miss Rong Zhu, how have you been doing at Liuli Pavilion these days? Have you been bullied or ostracized? If you have been bullied, let's go to Jiaxuan Teahouse."

Although Jiaxuan Teahouse isn't big, there's definitely a seat for you.

Rong Zhu smiled and politely declined, saying, "Thank you for your concern, Mr. Li. I'm doing very well here, and Manager Fang has also taken great care of me."

Manager Fang then laughed and said, "How can Boss Li poach people right in front of us? That's not allowed."

Li Ye laughed and said, "Hahaha, just kidding, just kidding, Manager Fang, don't take it to heart."

After another round of pleasantries, Rongzhu's matter was finally put to a complete end.

After saying goodbye to Manager Fang, Li Ye led Mona to a private room and ordered a table full of dishes.

Before long, a sumptuous feast was served.

Then Li Ye sat on the chair with one hand supporting his cheek, staring blankly at Mona as she ate heartily.

This way of eating is even more appalling than that of refugees fleeing a war.

Mona probably realized she was getting a little carried away with her food. She looked up, still clutching the thigh of some kind of animal, and asked before she could even swallow the meat in her mouth, "Aren't you hungry, boss?"

"Don't worry about me, just eat well. I'm not very hungry." After saying that, Li Ye poured Mona a cup of tea and told her to eat slowly so she wouldn't choke.

"Oh oh oh."

After swallowing the meat in her mouth, Mona said with deep emotion, "I used to love eating vegetable salads and hated expensive and troublesome foods."

Now I realize I was wrong; I simply disliked the high prices.

I don't actually like eating vegetable salads; I just like that they're cheap.

As Mona spoke, tears welled up in her eyes; it had been so difficult for her!

If going to Mondstadt was the worst experience I've ever had, then deciding to come to Liyue was the best decision I've ever made.

Even when Li Ye tries to coax him to leave, he refuses to go.

There's no other boss in the entire Teyvat continent who is both generous and understanding.

Li Ye shook his head speechlessly: "From now on, just put it on my tab when we eat out. Of course, it's best not to go to Liuli Pavilion and Xinyue Pavilion too often, they're too expensive and not worth it at all."

Upon hearing Li Ye's promise, Mona was so moved that she wanted to shout, "Boss, you love me!"

However, before she could speak, she faintly heard arguing outside, and the arguing sounded somewhat familiar.

Li Ye heard it too. One voice sounded somewhat like Mr. Zhongli, and the other sounded somewhat like...Wendy?

What's going on? Didn't Wendy say she was going out for drinks with her friends?

Mona then asked curiously, "Boss, it seems like Wendy is arguing with someone?"

It really wasn't a hallucination?

Li Ye suddenly stood up: "Come on, let's go take a look."

"Oh, oh, oh." Mona quickly conjured water elements, washed her hands and mouth, put on gloves, and followed Li Ye out of the house.

The two left the house and followed the sound to a private room.

The door to the private room was open, and several waiters looked on with troubled expressions as the two people inside were arguing.

Wendy loudly questioned, "You, Zhongli, as a guest of the Hall of Rebirth, must earn at least tens of thousands of Mora a month. How can you not have money to pay your bills?"

Even if you don't have the money, what's wrong with just having someone send the bill to the funeral home and ask them to pay for the meal in advance, and then deducting it from your salary?

Zhongli argued logically, "This isn't about having money or not. You invited me to dinner, why should I pay?!"

Wendy slammed her hand on the table and loudly refuted the flaws in Zhongli's words: "Get this straight, I only said I'd treat you to drinks, not dinner."

Besides, I treated you to drinks, so as the host, isn't it only natural that you treat me to dinner? How could you possibly expect me to pay for the meal?

Zhongli: "Why would I feel embarrassed? I never pay for my meals."

Wendy: "You're so shameless, all you do is freeload."

Zhongli: "Who's freeloading? The meals were all paid for voluntarily by someone."

Li Ye thought to himself, he was just taking Mona out for a meal, how could he have been caught doing something like this?

As for the friend Wendy mentioned, could it be Mr. Zhongli?

Mr. Zhongli never carries money when he goes out, and his friend actually dared to enter the Liuli Pavilion without any money either...

What's this all about? It's like saying birds of a feather flock together.

Li Ye wiped non-existent sweat from his forehead: "Um... how about I pay for this meal?"

"Need not..."

Just as Zhong Li was about to refuse, she suddenly heard a familiar voice. Looking towards the door, she saw Li Ye: "Mr. Li, what a coincidence, you're also dining at Liuli Pavilion."

Seeing this, Wendy turned to look outside, her face also filled with astonishment.

What does this mean? Morax, you mint, actually know this scheming Li Ye? And you seem to know him quite well?

Chapter Nine: Can we win Wendy over?

Seeing that Zhong Li said no, Li Ye didn't intend to insist any further.

After all, judging from Mr. Zhongli's words, this matter has nothing to do with how many Mora there are; it's mainly that Wendy's behavior crossed his bottom line.

"Since Mr. Zhongli says it's not necessary, then I won't..."

Before Li Ye could finish speaking, Zhong Li coughed lightly to interrupt him and said, "No, Mr. Li has misunderstood. What I actually meant was that we don't need Wendy's anymore."

Since the two returned from the "Northern Bank", Li Ye directly handed the newspaper over to Zhong Li to manage, which made Zhong Li's workload at least double that of before, without any salary or commission.

Therefore, in Zhongli's view, eating Li Ye is the right thing to do, and not eating him is a tragedy!

All I can say for sure today is that I have to look for it.

At the same time, Wendy playfully reached out and gently tapped her head, then stuck out her tongue and made a "hey" sound.

Li Ye: "..."

I understand. Wendy's behavior did cross Mr. Zhongli's bottom line, but I may have some misunderstandings about Mr. Zhongli's bottom line.

His bottom line wasn't who should pay for the Mora, but that he couldn't pay for it himself.

Li Ye speechlessly called over a waiter and told them to send the bill to Jiaxuan Teahouse, where Manager Zhang would settle it later.

The bill was settled, but Wendy didn't intend to leave. She insisted on dragging Zhongli to find Li Ye for another couple of drinks.

He was mainly curious about the relationship between Morax and Li Ye.

The two seem to have a very close relationship, which is definitely more than just a simple acquaintance.

Otherwise, given Morax's personality, he would never have felt comfortable letting Li Ye pay for him.

Li Ye was also curious; he really didn't expect Wendy and Mr. Zhongli to know each other, and their relationship seemed to be quite good.

Although Wendy looks like a minor, considering how close he is to Mr. Zhongli, he is probably not as simple as he appears.

Could we use this connection to directly recruit him into our team? Right now, we're exactly looking for a spokesperson in Mondstadt.

"Okay, okay, let's have a drink together."

Li Ye agreed, then deliberately let Mona and Wendy walk in front, while he secretly pulled Zhong Li behind. Once the two entered the private room, he whispered, "Mr. Zhong Li, you and Wendy are quite familiar, aren't you?"

Zhongli: "We've known each other for a long time."

Li Ye nodded and then asked, "What about Wendy's personal abilities?"

Zhongli recalled for a moment and said, "Not bad."

"Oh..."

Indeed, appearances can be deceiving.

Li Ye then asked, "What about its influence in Mondstadt?"

Zhongli considered that even though Venti was always slacking off, he was still the Anemo Archon of Mondstadt, and his influence was definitely not small: "Very large."

It's huge!

Have we stumbled upon a treasure?

Seeing this, Li Ye quickly asked, "Mr. Zhongli, could you help us bring Wendy into our team? I'm currently planning how to take down Mondstadt, and I'm lacking an ally."

Inside the private room, Wendy had just sat down and poured herself a full glass of wine. Before she could even swallow a sip, she heard Li Ye ask Zhong Li that question, and she immediately spat it all out.

Fortunately, Mona reacted quickly and used water magic to envelop the wine Wendy sprayed in mid-air; otherwise, the food on the table would have been ruined.

Zhong Li's expression was also quite interesting. He was actually a little puzzled as to how Li Ye knew Barbatos. But before he could even ask, Li Ye's old habit kicked in again: "Are you perhaps suffering from some serious illness?"

When you're about to take action against Inatsuma, will you also bring Inatsuma's Thunder God into the mix?

You shouldn't stay in Liyue anymore; you should go straight to Sky Isle. The Heavenly Principles are probably waiting for your return.