He had gained quite a bit in Liyue during this time, and his harem had increased once again… He wondered what their reactions would be when the girls in Mondstadt found out about this.
Would they have expected it, or would they be surprised?
In any case, they definitely wouldn't blame him. This had been proven countless times. The girls influenced by him could be said to have undergone enormous changes in their thinking.
Perhaps… even he himself had been greatly influenced in his thinking.
He couldn't quite figure out what was going on, whether there was a problem with the Stellaron in his body, or if some unknown transformation had occurred in his body after coming to this world.
In short, the current situation seemed irreversible.
Ann even felt a little sorry for those girls, but many things were truly not his will sometimes. Unless he just stayed cooped up in one place forever and never went out.
Otherwise, it would be impossible not to come into contact with women, and impossible for similar problems not to occur.
There was nothing he could do; all Ann could do was be good to those girls.
"Sigh…" Ann sighed deeply once again.
The lights in the room were already off, and it was pitch black; nothing could be seen.
After all, it was so late; theoretically, it was indeed time to sleep.
Just as Ann was wondering if Lumine wasn't coming tonight, he finally heard a faint sound from his door.
Ann's lips curved slightly, and in an instant, he threw his earlier melancholy to the back of his mind.
He first pretended to be asleep, then quietly waited for the person in the room to sneak closer.
When that person finally reached the bed and was about to pull back his blanket, Ann suddenly reached out and pulled the other person directly into his embrace.
He had played with Lumine so many times, and Lumine really never learned; every time she would be tricked by him…
Thinking this, Lumine's hand also came to her chest.
"Hmm?" Lumine slightly widened his eyes.
This sensation didn't feel quite right…
Lumine slowly lowered his head, and under a faint moonlight, he finally saw the person in his arms.
"Hu Tao??"
"Hehe, so Lumine wasn't asleep yet." Hu Tao's cheeks were slightly flushed, but she still squeezed hard into Lumine's embrace.
"You, why are you here?" Lumine said with some surprise. Although Wangsheng Funeral Parlor was very close, he really hadn't expected Hu Tao to come and raid him tonight.
"What's wrong, can't I come?" Hu Tao pouted, sounding a bit wronged.
She was clearly the landlord here, so what was wrong with coming to collect rent from Lumine?
"That's not what I meant, I just didn't expect it." Lumine said, as he turned over, letting Hu Tao sit on his waist.
Now he could finally see Hu Tao clearly.
She wasn't wearing her usual black clothes today; instead, she had changed into a more revealing outfit.
It looked like something worn for sleeping; she probably couldn't wear this out normally.
"This Hall Master came to find you before and you weren't around. Today, I heard you were back, so of course, I had to come and check on my good friend, and by the way…" Hu Tao leaned down, close to Lumine's ear.
"See if my good friend's skills have gotten rusty."
"…"
How could they get rusty? He hadn't been idle these past few days.
"But, Lumine…"
"She'll be here soon." Hu Tao said very frankly, seemingly not averse to playing a big game.
Moreover, it seemed she had already communicated with Lumine beforehand.
"Alright, alright." Lumine took a deep breath, not expecting to face such a test as soon as he returned.
But it didn't matter, it had been a long time since he had a one-versus-two battle. Lumine felt it was time to let them properly understand his strength again.
Otherwise, the balance of power might shift in the future.
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Early the next morning, Lumine pushed open the door and walked out.
He felt a bit sore and aching. Indeed, it had been too long since such a satisfying, uninhibited battle. Was he feeling a bit out of his depth…
Last night, he had even been disarmed by the two of them working together due to a momentary lapse, feeling like he was hard-controlled for at least half an hour.
Fortunately, he regained his dignity in the latter half of the night. Now those two were still lying in bed, sleeping.
They probably wouldn't recover for at least half a day.
As for Lumine, he felt refreshed at this moment. He had barely slept all night, yet he was still able to get up early in the morning.
Yesterday, Lumine told him to go out and explore if he had nothing to do, and ideally, to flirt with a few influential women in Liyue Harbor…
Lumine felt there was no need to be too deliberate; everything should happen naturally. He was only out now to get breakfast and bring some food back for the two at home.
Although it was early morning, for a bustling commercial port like Liyue Harbor, many people were already busy for their livelihoods.
Including some breakfast stalls, so walking on the road, Lumine could still feel it was very lively.
However, one problem that liveliness brought was that almost all breakfast stalls were full.
Lumine looked for a long time and finally could only helplessly walk towards a slightly quieter area.
There were few people there, and naturally, fewer vendors. Lumine just wanted to take a look first and then come back when it was less crowded.
"Ugh, I really didn't expect so many people in the morning." Lumine sighed helplessly in his heart.
There were indeed a lot of people, and even many children…
Hmm?
Lumine looked at the children not far away with some confusion. They seemed to be surrounding someone, chatting lively about something.
That person also had white hair like Shenhe.
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