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

Su Che listened to the rustling sound of bath towels falling to the ground not far away and tried his best to turn his attention elsewhere.

Inside the guest room, a subtle, delicate fragrance wafted into the air.

I don't know if it's the scent of the aromatherapy diffuser next to me, or a mixture of my senior's milky shower gel and shampoo.

I waited anxiously, while my senior left me hanging.

Sipping the black tea, one sip at a time.

As it turns out, Yu tide's full hair care routine takes quite a long time; including blow-drying her hair until it's half-dry, more than 30 minutes have passed.

Su Che sat on the soft sofa, not in a hurry, but calming his restless emotions little by little.

Before long, Yu tide walked in from the corner of the line of sight with a smile.

"Come on, let's talk about serious matters?"

At this moment, she was wearing a loose-fitting, belted nightgown that could be easily pulled open, her bare feet gliding effortlessly across the marble floor, a fragrant breeze wafting through the air as she strolled in.

"I want to thank you for coming to my place today, junior. After all, I know you wouldn't have agreed without using some tricks, right?"

"..."

Her words were loaded with meaning, but Su Che didn't respond, instead cautiously changing the subject:

"I understand that my senior usually has something important to discuss with me, which is why I accepted the invitation. But if it's still about joining the team, I think I've already given my answer."

He adopted a roundabout tactic, first sounding out her opinion before making a decision.

Yu tide said "Oh?" and walked up to him, instantly closing the distance to less than half a meter. Then she turned around, patted her bottom, and sat down next to him on his right.

"!"

The exchange was too fast, and Su Che's eyes narrowed slightly as he tried to dart to the left.

This genuine leather sofa has a three-seater in the middle and a single seat on each side, for a total of 5 seats.

Su Che moved slightly to the left of the middle square.

Yu tide didn't press him any further. Instead, she crossed her long, white legs, rested her chin on her hand with interest, and observed her junior who was sitting on pins and needles.

He seemed to be thoroughly enjoying the alluring pleasures of his home.

"What's wrong, junior? I haven't even said anything yet, why are you dodging me?"

She narrowed her beautiful eyes, her exquisite makeup even more alluring under the afternoon sun, while the intoxicating fragrance and the hidden desire within her amplified her lethality exponentially.

"No, no, I didn't hide. It's just that the clothes you were wearing were too thin, and I was worried that there were surveillance cameras in the room, and I was afraid that you would have something on me."

Su Che countered her moves with a quick retort, secretly grumbling about her bad habit of spying on others.

Yu tide was not to be outdone, proudly displaying her perfect C-cup or larger breasts and declaring:

"Haha, you're quite humorous. Don't worry, this is my inner hall, including the bedroom. No one except Xiaoxiao knows what happened today."

Seeing that the time was almost right, she moved forward a bit and got straight to the point:

"As you can see, I have absolutely no interest in ordinary juniors. But you are an exception."

"Don't flatter me, senior. I'm just an ordinary senior. I heard from Lin Xiao that you're looking for teammates to participate in that competition, right? I'm sorry, I have absolutely no interest in it. Not only am I not interested, but I also don't really need those prizes, those 'magical artifacts' or anything like that."

Su Che began to present the facts and reason, "My dad left me some amazing instruments, so unless I'm extremely desperate for a violin, there's absolutely no need for me to add a 'Mosse' to my collection."

He spoke with absolute certainty, his expression resolute.

Yu tide was taken aback when she heard this.

After all, she couldn't have imagined that Su Che, at such a young age, would have so many musical instruments in his home's humidifier cabinet, each worth no less than 3 yuan, all of them amazing pieces...

This is inconsistent with his usual low-key personality.

Therefore, official prizes were practically meaningless to him.

"Also, senior, even if we take a step back and say that I'm not good enough to compete with you for the official 'Mosse' spokesperson band position, even if you can do it, I don't have that kind of ability."

You've seen how I play the piano; I'm outstanding among amateurs, but probably just average among professionals. If you're objective, then you should understand what I mean.

"..."

Yu tide was speechless.

To be honest, she's seen plenty of people who play the piano well, and she's seen many live performances by masters.

But a major factor in determining whether someone is a suitable teammate is whether you will have fun playing with them.

Enjoyment should be the priority.

Secondly, there is the skill of playing the instrument.

Beyond technique, Su Che clearly possesses the ability to "play music with emotion and infuse songs with soul."

Based on this alone, he is a more suitable candidate than 99% of the other contestants.

[99% chance, extremely rare.]

This is Yu tide's judgment of Su Che.

"Junior, don't rush."

Negotiations are ongoing.

Yu tide naturally wouldn't give up.

Her beautiful eyes narrowed, and she said with a smile, "I understand that you don't need a divine artifact. My intention wasn't simply to grant you one."

Looking into his wary eyes, she changed the subject:

"I started to get interested in you a while ago, so I tried to get to know you a little better through various small ways."

So, it seems you're currently holding down several part-time jobs, right?

【broken.】

Su Che's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately concluded: [Her intelligence network is indeed ahead of Xiao Xiao's.]

It was clear from their previous casual conversation that Lin Xiao was still unaware of what her three part-time jobs were.

However, Yu tide...

Her sly, murderous gaze clearly conveyed, "I know everything~"

Even if teaching piano and providing companionship aren't major issues, the part-time job at the bar...

as predicted.

Less than three seconds later.

The senior student bared her fangs:

"This morning, I did some inquiries somewhere. Apparently, if you recharge 40 Tianhai coins, you can have a junior student come and chat with me at night, and you can even touch me inappropriately. Hmm... I mean, you probably don't really want to see me in your workplace at night, right? Hmm?"

"........."

Su Che completely understood.

So, the senior student took a day off to contact the boss.

Then Ningning tried to take a huge bite out of him, demanding a piece of meat...

But she didn't fall for it, and she decided whether or not to "fall for it" based on her own reaction.

It was obvious that if he simply refused, Yu tide might actually pay to go to a bar and "do business" with him.

This is not the development path I want at all.

but……

[Isn't the landlady supposed to be unable to get out of bed during the day? What's going on?]

Seeing that he was gradually losing ground in the second round, Su Che had a sudden idea. He stood up, waved his hand with a nonchalant expression, and said, "Senior, you've got more than one or two things on me. If I'm not mistaken, you might even have printed out and treasured my childhood photos..."

"Wow! How did you know?"

Yu tide's smile deepened.

"That's right. I not only captured a lot of cute moments, but I even ordered a photo album and had it professionally edited. I keep all these photos by my bedside. If you're interested, junior, you can come into my bedroom and we can look back together~"

"...There's absolutely no need for that."

Su Che sighed, thinking to himself, "Is that really true?"

He decisively declined on the surface and changed the subject: "I'm already at their mercy, so there's no need for similar tactics anymore. Let's move on to the next item."

According to the "Bad Water Technique," when someone has leverage over you, the only way to resolve the situation is to ignore the leverage, find the leverage the other party has, and then destroy it.

Otherwise, we will remain passive and at their mercy.

Therefore, Su Che wouldn't ask, "What would it take for you to give up on forming a team?"

Instead, I started thinking about how to make things difficult for you so that you feel like you can't play with me.

Seeing how long he refused to give in, Yu tide couldn't help but feel that her junior was pleasing to the eye no matter how she looked at him.

"Senior, putting aside whether our musical tastes match or not, if you want to compete for the Legendary Cup, then let me ask you, what preparations have you made?"

In the third round, Su Che switched to offensive mode.

Are you ready?

"Yes, any band should set a big goal before recruiting members, otherwise it will be judged as 'just playing around' and people will feel that there is no point in participating."

Let's assume your ultimate goal is to win the trophy. Then the process is clearly not simple. Did you think that just because you called me in, you could be guaranteed to succeed?

His words became increasingly rude, and he adopted option one:

"To be honest, a pampered young lady like you, who is looked up to by everyone every day, is probably spoiled and pampered at home. Even if you practice the piano every day, your skill level probably won't be that great."

Otherwise, you would have won the individual Mosse competition two years ago.

Pride and prejudice were portrayed to perfection.

"."

Suddenly.

A sense of danger is brewing.

Yu tide's eyebrows furrowed, and her expression froze on her face.