Inside the Liu family hall, the atmosphere today was different from usual. In the past, the Liu family members would generally only gather when a plenary meeting was required. Ordinarily, the family rarely had the free time to sit down and eat a meal together.
The last gathering was... the day Liu Yuexi successfully got into the country's top high school. Since then, there hadn't been another time when the whole family got together.
Yes, it had been nearly three months since Liu Yuexi was admitted to high school.
However, although the family rarely gathered, the affection between family members hadn't diminished in the slightest.
"( o﹃o )~~~"
"Um... Yueyan, what's wrong with your friend?"
Looking at Miko Yotsuya, who seemed to have lost her soul, Liu Yantian looked at his eldest daughter with some confusion and asked. This appearance... why did it look like she was possessed by a ghost?
"Uh, her. Actually, she was scared into fainting twice by the two oddities I contracted, so... she ended up like this."
Liu Yueyan's voice gradually grew quieter because she saw her father's expression turning stern.
Liu Yueyan also knew she had gone a bit overboard. Although she had a good relationship with Miko Yotsuya, scaring someone until they fainted twice in a row was indeed a bit unkind.
Mainly, she didn't know Miko Yotsuya's courage would be so small. In the original work, she could remain expressionless even when a ghost was chopping at her head with an axe—at most, she peed a little. Who would have thought she would actually faint from fright at the Ghost Bride and a Slime? Though, it did give face to the Eastern oddities.
"Sigh, how many times have I told you, Yueyan? You are now... Forget it, we have guests today, I won't talk about this."
After expressing his intention not to continue lecturing, Liu Yantian suddenly felt the hand pinching his thigh let go.
After secretly letting out a breath, Liu Yantian finally looked at the group of people sitting across the table.
"Little Yan, ignore him. Introduce these distinguished guests to us first."
Before Liu Yantian could speak, the person sitting beside him spoke up first to inquire.
"Oh! Right, right!"
Liu Yueyan glanced gratefully at the person. Fortunately, she intervened, otherwise, who knew how badly she would have been scolded!
Liu Yantian: 'Scolded how badly? At any rate, I can't scold you like your dad here.'
Liu Yueyan grabbed Lin Tian's arm and said, "You definitely aren't unfamiliar with this one. The big shot we frequently trade with, Lin Tian!"
Before coming here, she had made ample preparations, even going so far as to directly gain experience from two seniors.
And grabbing Lin Tian's arm directly this time was also something permitted. In their words, their strength was too weak. As Lin Tian gradually became stronger, the two of them definitely couldn't monopolize him.
Rather than that, they might as well be a bit more generous!
However, although they said they were generous, jealousy would still exist. Unless someone truly gained Lin Tian's affection, and that person also loved him, other women wouldn't be permitted by them.
"Hello Uncle, Auntie, and little sister. You hello as well! This is for you."
Seeing that he was the first to be introduced, Lin Tian was slightly surprised, but he didn't say anything about it and greeted them politely.
As he spoke, a purplish-red object emitting illusory flames suddenly appeared in his hand, and he handed it to Liu Yuexi.
Liu Yuexi, who had been focusing her attention on him all along, looked at the item extended in front of her. Her eyes burst with dazzling colors. Having played MC with her sister, she naturally knew what this was, but why give her such a precious thing the first time they met?
Although she thought this, Liu Yuexi's hand didn't hesitate at all. she directly took the Philosopher's Stone Lin Tian handed over and examined it with glowing eyes.
Seeing Liu Yuexi's expression of rarity, curiosity, and satisfaction, Lin Tian was also satisfied. Yes, just like this. This expression, as if she had been conquered, was simply wonderful!
If one were to ask for his reason for doing this, naturally there was only one!
Liu Yuexi was different from Liu Yueyan. Liu Yueyan inherited her father's hair color, which was pure black. Liu Yuexi, on the other hand, inherited her mother's hair color, which was silver-white.
Also, although she was a high school student, Liu Yuexi's height hadn't changed much; she was still 1.47 meters tall.
White hair, one-meter-forty-something, girl—what could these words combine to synthesize?
Although not that pure kind, the straight-A student attribute also added a big score.
Anyway, the Philosopher's Stone was currently worth the same as a block of wood to him, so he might as well take it out to increase his favorability rating.
Moreover, he was also somewhat expectant. Liu Yueyan usually bragged about how smart her sister was. He was very curious if, after obtaining the Philosopher's Stone, Liu Yuexi could research something god-tier.
If she could really come up with something belonging to MC, then his World Assimilation conjecture would take a step further.
Watching Lin Tian's actions and Liu Yuexi's expression, the chat group members who had joined early fell somewhat silent. They understood Lin Tian's hobbies, but say, could he not display it so obviously?
Although she was a bit envious that her sister received such a great gift without doing anything, Liu Yueyan still immediately changed the topic and began introducing the next group member. If her parents discovered that Lin Tian was into this type, she might really lose her chance!
Even if her sister had just started her first year of high school!
'Hmph~, relying on my own charm, I absolutely won't lose to my own sister!'
"This is Doraemon. He's also the character I liked most in my childhood, as you know best."
After introducing Lin Tian, the next person Liu Yueyan introduced was Doraemon. After all, what she loved watching most when she was little was Doraemon. She often fantasized about how great it would be if she also had such a childcare robot!
Although this wish didn't come true, she had a sister who was about the same! (Though now she was about to become a love rival.)
Liu Yuexi's scientific research ability could be said to be top-tier in the world; she could even find inspiration in movies and novels.
Actually, Liu Yueyan had always suspected that her sister might be the protagonist of one of those novels. But when she thought about this being the real world, she felt her idea was ridiculous.
"Hello Uncle, Auntie, and Group Leader's sister. I am Doraemon."
Doraemon's performance was very normal. He didn't take out a gift like Lin Tian did. He knew that if he followed Lin Tian and gave a gift too, then the people introduced later would have to follow their lead. This could be considered a bad precedent set by Lin Tian.
Lin Tian clearly also noticed the lack of consideration in his actions. However, since he had already done it, he had a clear conscience. He simply added a sentence after Doraemon.
"I just gave a gift to Liu Yuexi purely out of personal hobby. Everyone, please don't learn from me."
Everyone: 'You actually know it's your hobby?'
"Cough cough, this next one can be considered one of the highest-ranked people in our group, the Star Rail Trailblazer—Xing!"
"Hi, hi, hi! Hello Uncle, Auntie, and little sister! So you weren't lying, Little Moon, your sister is so cute!"
Unknown when it happened, Xing had run over to Liu Yuexi's side, hugging her waist and nuzzling Liu Yuexi's cheek with a face full of enjoyment.
On the other hand, Liu Yuexi seemed not to feel it at all, her heart completely poured into the Philosopher's Stone in her hand.