At 3 a.m., the landmines in front of the station

Gu Zhi thought for a moment and replied, "First of all, my sister is a bit slow-witted, and it's been going on for a while now."

Fortunately, Che really spoils her, so I don't need to worry too much. At worst, she'll piss him off and get a good beating, which would be exactly what she wants. As for the gift…”

Lin Xi: "I saw you were busy in the kitchen the past few days. Was it also food? It's similar to the gifts we sent out."

"Yes. But I made an 'ice cream puff,' using a special technique, and I only made one, to give to him alone."

Gu Zhi spoke with a serious expression and a tense demeanor.

Lin Xi was incredibly curious: "How mysterious! I want to try it too..."

"That's impossible. This isn't suitable for you; it might be a bit salty and sticky. I need him to chew it slowly and carefully, to truly appreciate my intentions."

"Good good."

Lin Xi didn't dare to understand much, but holding the microphone, she went to the corner and asked the older sister:

"Speaking of food, I see that Sister Lingyin seems to be making preparations as well. I wonder what Sister Lingyin has sent?"

"I gave Che-jun a bottle~!"

"bottle?"

"Here."

Asai Suzune showed Lin Xi a huge, transparent thermos that was being packaged into a gift box, and Lin Xi's face immediately froze in shock!

"This...this isn't a baby bottle! Sister Lingyin, these...these white ones, what are they...?"

"Hey. Don't make a fuss. Dairy products from their country of origin always taste better than those with additives. That's common sense, you must know that, right?"

Asai Suzune glanced at her.

"Of course not, but, but..."

"Okay, this is just my way of showing my love. Chejun is so tired every day and desperately needs to replenish his nutrition. I just feel sorry for him, so I chose to extract some of my own essence and transfer the nutrition to him. This is an injection of nutrition."

"!"

Is that how it is?

Lin Xi understood.

I suddenly realized that the "way of gift-giving" is ever-changing, and people can always come up with wonderful angles to approach it, making it impossible for others to guess.

Driven by a thirst for knowledge, she approached the side closest to the living room and saw a group of young maids gathered together, seemingly packing something enormous...

"Ah, it's Senior Yu Xi! Hello Senior Yu Xi, I'd like to interview you. As the host's senior, what kind of birthday gift did you prepare for him?"

In response to the question, Yu tide smiled and pointed to the side with her slender finger: "This one."

"This is……?"

Lin Xi looked in that direction and was slightly taken aback.

A Christmas gift box, about the size of a person, was carefully tied with ribbons by the maids. The lid was sealed tightly, but there were several holes in the middle of the box, like ventilation holes.

If I'm not mistaken, the box seemed to shake just now... and the force originated from inside...

Lin Xi, brimming with curiosity, pressed on, "What's inside...? Can I take a look?"

"Of course you can. Don't open the lid; it was hard to seal. Just look at it from the side."

Yu tide pointed to the hole.

"Okay! Thank you so much, senior!"

Lin Xi quickly moved closer, bent down, widened her eyes, and pointed her left eye at the ventilation vent, peering inside—

then……

I saw a pair of beautiful eyes inside, also observing the outside.

"Oh my god, Sister Yuezhu! What are you doing in there?!"

"..."

Wearing a panda mascot costume, Jiang Yuezhu said bitterly, "I was packaged up as a gift by the young lady and given away... Waaah... Sister, I'm so pitiful... I'm just a tool, I've sacrificed so much for the family, and in the end, I'm still..."

"Waaah, sister, you really are so pitiful... but why are you secretly laughing?"

Lin Xi keenly noticed the strange expression on Jiang Yuezhu's face beneath her covering, and couldn't help but exclaim in alarm:

"You wouldn't have been looking forward to this day all along, would you?"

"........."

The scene became very awkward.

Lin Xi tactfully turned and left.

She turned her attention to another group of contestants who were worth interviewing.

"Sigh, it seems like the game is entirely on 'Seven Colors' side tonight. I wonder if any of the second-tier girls are any good enough to compete."

"Ah, it's Nana-sensei. May I ask where you're going?"

"Isn't today Xiao Che's birthday? I prepared a gift for him and was planning to hang it on the Christmas tree."

What gift have you prepared?

"Hehe...I gave him an album."

"Album?"

"Yeah, yeah. I've known him for a while now, but I was really ugly and fat back then, so he couldn't possibly like me. So I tried to get his attention by playing the songs he liked, hoping he would talk to me more... So many years have passed, and I know all those songs by heart. I recorded 120 of his favorite ACG songs into an album, a bass cover version, and I plan to give it to him... I don't know if he'll like it."

"........."

Lin Xi looked horrified.

It is a "gift of heartfelt sentiment."

"So strong... Nana-sensei is so strong..."

She didn't seem like a match I could directly confront; she seemed to radiate a divine light...

Lin Xi immediately fled to the positions of the other players.

She stopped Bai Chu.

"Sister Chuchu, what are you busy with? Are you watching videos?"

"Oh, I'm figuring out how to successfully drug my teammates."

"??"

"During the Mosse finals, I wanted to make a deal with that idiot Su Che: I'd make all my teammates have diarrhea and play terribly, so 'Seven Colors' could win big, and he could give me what I wanted. However, I also face some difficulties."

Bai Chu sighed helplessly, "My teammates Hikase and the others are too cautious. It will probably take a lot of effort to successfully poison them."

So today isn't Christmas? With that person's permission, I sent an invitation to my teammates as well, inviting them to the Christmas party so they could get to know Su Che better and hopefully lower their guard against me. After all, I've been spending too much time with Ling Yao lately and neglecting them.

My thinking is that no one can resist Su Che's allure, not even a seemingly cold and purely technical musician. So, if I invite them over, anyone even slightly interested will accept my invitation.

"!"

Lin Xi seemed to understand but not quite, "Then, did you prepare a gift for your brother, sister?"

"I've prepared everything. I forgot to tell you, I asked my teammates to each pay 2 yuan for Su Che's social event admission fee. They all paid it."

"??"

Good guy.

Using teammates' money... to bribe members of the opposing team...

The "coin-buying" strategy allows you to play without spending a single penny, and you can even get a share after the success.

"As expected of Sister Chuchu, it seems I still have a lot to learn..."

Lin Xi left with admiration.

Speaking of money, besides the performance opportunities that UU kept sending to Su Che, another uninvited person was also injecting funds into him.

At the doorway, a young maid was walking back from where the mailbox had been, holding an envelope in her hand.

"Miss, what are you holding? Is it a gift for your brother?"

"No, this was sent by someone named 'Xiang Xuechuan' from outside via EMS. I touched the outline of the envelope, and it felt like there was a card inside..."

The little maid answered.

"card?"

"Yes, I guess it's a bank card."

"!"

Lin Xi knew nothing about Xiang Xuechuan, so she couldn't guess that she was sending money to Su Che every month in this way.

She had previously informed Su Che and intended to come celebrate his birthday, but was ruthlessly rejected.

"Master, this is all the money I've earned through legitimate part-time jobs over the past few months, totaling 13 yuan. Please accept it."

"very good."

"Um... um, your birthday is coming up soon, may I..."

"Shut up. Hang up if there's nothing else. Remember to send the money on time next month."

"Ah... okay. Yes, Master."

Xiang Xuechuan was obsessed with this neglect, but her schemes to swindle money from other men wouldn't stop. She planned to cheat others out of money to transfer to Su Che.

This is the basic operation of the landmine girl, thankfully Lin Xi didn't learn it.

The last stop was the most important room in the entire mansion.

Because she had been too busy, she did not leave home early.

Thump thump thump, thump thump thump.

Lin Xi knocked on the door of room number 11.

After about several tens of seconds, a lazy and pleasant sound finally came from inside:

"The door's unlocked, come in."