The Stealthy Otaku Girl: All for the Sake of Appetite

Oh ho?

Now he needs to scout out an "entertainment venue"?

Why not just have him buy out the senior citizens' activity center while he's at it!

The system sure keeps things realistic.

Fresh off resolving the [Sect Protection Scheme] and [Pursuit of the Demon Leader],

mission accomplished,

he immediately switches to a "well-fed and lustful" state of indulgence!

He deserves to be harshly criticized from the moral high ground...

Then again, once the money from selling those antiques comes through, better hurry up and prioritize this task!

Back home,

Chen Qimeng didn’t drag Lin Yu into another nagging session.

Instead, she told him to hurry up and take a shower to wash off the bad luck clinging to him.

Lin Yu didn’t believe in such things, but Chen Qimeng took it very seriously.

She planned to do the same herself.

At the bedroom door,

Lin Yu took out his keys but didn’t rush to unlock it. Instead, he glanced toward the staircase.

Ever since stepping inside, he’d caught the faint sound of footsteps from the first floor.

With Aunt Qimeng around earlier, he hadn’t bothered to confront the intruder.

Now,

Lin Yu deliberately jingled his keys loudly, signaling to the other party that he was alone.

Sure enough,

within moments,

a small head slowly peeked out from behind the stair railing.

The little shut-in, Chi Qingchi!

"Hehehe..."

Noticing Lin Yu had spotted her, Chi Qingchi scratched her head awkwardly.

Lin Yu opened the door and beckoned her with a finger.

He hadn’t arranged to meet her alone like this.

Judging by the scheming look on the little shut-in’s face, she definitely needed a favor.

Otherwise,

why would this ever-rational girl willingly step into the "den of wolves"?

Chi Qingchi didn’t hesitate.

Once Lin Yu entered the room, she quickened her steps to follow.

Before stepping inside,

she even glanced left and right to make sure no one had spotted her.

Click!

The door closed.

Lin Yu locked it behind them.

Chi Qingchi wrinkled her nose and called his bluff:

"Pfft, Xiao Lin’s all bark and no bite."

"Locking the door is just for dramatic effect."

"Don’t think it’ll scare me."

Lin Yu: "..."

Sometimes,

he really wished he could be an unrestrained scoundrel.

At least then,

he could shut up stubborn girls like her first!

"You followed me in here—what’s your sneaky little plan?"

"If you’re in a hurry to fulfill your promise of ‘serving’ me, you didn’t have to be this eager."

Lin Yu gave up on teasing Chi Qingchi.

His usual tricks were useless against her.

This girl had a natural talent for countering them.

As he spoke, he headed toward the bedroom.

Chi Qingchi hesitated slightly.

Sure, she’d been here during the day,

but that was when Lin Yu wasn’t home.

Now, alone with him...

Even if she acted unfazed, a tiny part of her still felt it wasn’t quite proper.

But,

for the sake of her "grand mission,"

she couldn’t afford to overthink it now!

After a brief internal struggle, Chi Qingchi followed Lin Yu into the bedroom.

"Xiao Lin, there’s a teeny-tiny... little thing I need your help with."

Lin Yu opened the fridge, planning to grab a cola.

But when he looked inside—

"Where’s my Pepsi?"

"Where’s my Huiyuan juice?"

"Where’s my Tofu pudding?!"

He turned to Chi Qingchi in shock.

Chi Qingchi immediately whistled a tuneless note and stared out the window, pretending innocence.

Lin Yu: "..."

Earlier, while cleaning his room,

he had replied to her message telling her she could help herself to whatever snacks she wanted.

But "help yourself" didn’t mean "loot the entire fridge"!

Weren’t she and her sister Chi Qingshui both on their "monthly tribulation"?

More like a monthly robbery!

Did she not care about wrecking her stomach?!

"Fine, fine. My mistake."

"Before I lose my patience and decide to bully you, you’d better spit out what you need."

Lin Yu sat down at his desk resignedly,

like a teacher waiting for a student to confess.

Relieved he wasn’t pressing the fridge raid further,

Chi Qingchi scooted closer and said:

"Xiao Lin~"

"I saw Sister Wei post in the apartment group chat—she’s treating everyone to ‘Food Street’ tonight, all-you-can-eat!"

"I want you to convince my sister to let me tag along."

Lin Yu was baffled: "???"

The one hosting was Xia Yiwei, as a welcome for the new roommate.

Based on his understanding of Chi Qingshui,

she wasn’t the aloof, antisocial type.

Why would she refuse?

Lin Yu: "Did Da Chi say no?"

Chi Qingchi shook her head: "She didn’t say anything. I’m just guessing."

Lin Yu: "Oh, you’re guessing now? What’s your reasoning?"

Chi Qingchi: "Because it’s Food Street! She’d never agree, especially... with you there!"

Lin Yu: "..."

That stung a little.

But,

thanks to Chi Qingchi’s reminder, Lin Yu realized the issue.

Even though it was summer break,

many film school students stayed behind to shoot projects for the "mini-semester."

With only a fifth of the campus cafeterias open,

Food Street was basically student central for meals.

In short,

if they went to this dinner, they’d likely run into classmates.

Last time he went shopping with Qingchi,

she’d been paranoid about people finding out she lived with a male classmate.

Chi Qingshui? Even more so.

To avoid awkwardness,

Qingchi was certain her sister would find an excuse to skip the gathering!

As for Chi Qingchi herself...

[Street vendor fried chicken]!

[Octopus balls]!

[Grilled sausages]!

These items from her daily to-eat list had already betrayed her true motives.

For the sake of her cravings,

she’d schemed hard enough to beg Lin Yu for help.

"Hey, I’m curious."

"If you can’t persuade your sister, why would I stand a chance?"

"Besides..."

"Isn’t the whole problem that she’d refuse because I’m involved?"

"You want the ‘werewolf’ to convince the ‘seer’?"

Chi Qingchi puffed her cheeks, thinking before explaining:

"Honestly, I’m not sure why either, but I just feel like..."

"Lately, if Xiao Lin asks Sister for anything, she’d definitely say yes."

"Hmm... how do I put it?"

"It’s like I can imagine her thought process?"

Lin Yu: "!!!"

Wait a damn minute—

That sounded dangerously close to her figuring out his "brother-in-law" secret!