Honkai Impact 3rd, but I have too many mods.

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Cocolia Rand was well aware of this, so the two were just joking.

"Tell me, Cocolia, you didn't call just to chat, did you?"

"There are some things... Rand, could you please look after my two girls?"

"...Your two little girls."

Bronya and Seele, Cocolia Rand had a pretty good impression of these two little girls.

One of them looks very much like her daughter when she was little.

The other is the standard, lovable, obedient girl.

Cocolia Rand could be said to really like the two little girls.

What aspects are included in the term "care"?

"It's about love." Cocolia's tone was a little troubled. "If anyone is in love, I'd appreciate it if you could help them out, Rand. Or, as a last resort... just forward me the battle reports in real time."

"...Aren't those two girls too young?"

"Sixteen or seventeen is fine, it's not like we're asking them to get married," Cocolia said casually.

Cocolia Rand was speechless.

Compared to my own daughter, it's a bit early, but objectively speaking, her age isn't that early.

It seems reasonable to date at this age and get married in your early twenties... right?

As a great guardian, her romantic experience is zero. A helpless and tragic fact.

"I...I'll try my best."

Cocolia Rand is now thinking of her daughter.

(I wonder if Bronya can handle Belloberg's situation... but she probably doesn't need to worry about it much, right?)

The company can be a mess at times, but most of the time it's trustworthy.

If we don't tell anyone, they'll have something to say about it when we go back.

She had heard from the Law Master that two of the new companions were high-ranking company executives, and that if the company didn't keep its word, she would bring people to put pressure on them.

This is the benefit of having a backer.

If only Belloberg had had such a powerful backer before the invasion.

To put it bluntly, how could the company possibly be no match for a small force of the antimatter legion, or be unable to deal with a single star core?

To put it bluntly, after weighing the pros and cons, they realized that helping was a losing proposition, so adhering to the principle of cutting their losses, they left without even collecting payment.

If it weren't for the Amber King's blessing, Belloborg would truly be an orphan—though after all these years, he's been no different from one.

"Just do your best, just do your best."

Cocolia was satisfied with the answer—after all, they both knew about each other's experiences.

Their experiences were completely different, but they had one thing in common—they were both virgins.

In other words, older single women.

Offering advice and suggestions is indeed a difficult task.

If Bronya or Seele were to call her and ask how to win over Liu Bai, she really wouldn't have any advice to offer.

Even if we gather three cobblers, we're still missing one "Cocolia"!

So Cocolia really doesn't have any requirements.

“Speaking of which, Cocolia… I feel that you are indeed quite cunning, actually using your daughter to build relationships.”

"Is it possible that I noticed my daughter's interest in Liu Bai first, which is why I let them come along?"

Cocolia retorted quietly.

"Don't you have a daughter too? Oh... maybe in your eyes, Mr. Liu Bai is already your 'prey'?"

Cocolia mocked Rand.

There was no way around it; Cocolia Land was a bit younger than her, only in her early thirties.

That... is actually quite enviable.

"Hmph." Cocolia Rand immediately shut down the communication with Cocolia.

And Liu Bai...

For her, this is something that would be ideal if she had it, but not essential if she didn't.

...Although it cannot be denied that Liu Bai is indeed quite tempting.

This perfectly fits the condition of "Your great kindness and virtue are beyond my ability to repay, except by offering myself in gratitude."

Chapter 293 Bronya's Strange Question

"You're really taking it easy." In the morning, Rita thoughtfully brought breakfast to Liu Bai, and took the opportunity to tease Liu Bai for still lying in bed watching videos early in the morning.

"Ah...sometimes I don't want to get out of bed." Bai wrapped herself tighter in the blanket.

Rita's vision is quite sharp.

"But generally speaking, I'll definitely be up before 10... no, 9 o'clock."

"Hmm~ This schedule seems good, but please get up and have breakfast now."

Rita has some traits of a spoiled child, so she doesn't have the same strict requirements for him as Peruvieri.

"Okay, so Rita, could you go outside and avoid suspicion?"

"As ordered."

Rita gave a slight bow and then left the bedroom. Liu Bai also got up, changed his clothes, and sat down at his desk to eat.

"...This breakfast is so exquisite that it feels like a breakfast made with love."

Liu Bai poked at the perfectly cooked fried egg and sighed.

Although there was nothing wrong with the communal meals that Xiao Guizi and the others cooked.

Fireflies... Fireflies' heart-shaped desserts are sometimes so lovingly made they're almost sickeningly sweet.

"But speaking of which, was the soup Huang Quan used to make... considered a loving dinner?"

No, that doesn't count. Wasn't that just utilitarian preparation?

"Speaking of which, last night was Christmas Eve..."

A long-awaited night completely undisturbed.

After spending about ten minutes finishing breakfast, before Liu Bai could even get up, there was a soft knock on the bedroom door.

"Mr. Liu Bai, Miss Bronya has arrived."

"Let her in."

"Yes."

Rita pushed open the door, and Bronya, who looked sleep-deprived, walked into the room.

"Is something wrong with the professors?"

Liu Bai looked at Bronya with some surprise.

Rita also quietly entered, cleared away the tableware, and tidied the table.

"No, it has nothing to do with the doctors. It's just that I have some... personal matters to attend to."

Bronya found it difficult to speak.

"Myself?" Bai paused for a moment. "Oh, tell me more about it?"

Liu Bai turned his chair around.

From this angle, I can just catch a glimpse of Rita's skirt as she tidies up the table next to me.

...This kind of "peripheral glance" is quite tempting.

However, Liu Bai only lowered his head slightly before his attention returned to Bronya.

Rita had finished packing and then quietly left.

"Um... it's about your views on choosing a partner."

Rita, who was just about to close the door and leave, paused upon hearing this, and the door closed two seconds later than Liu Bai had expected.

"...Your views on choosing a partner?" This question made Liu Bai pause for two seconds before tentatively asking, "Is it the kind of view on choosing a partner that I'm thinking about?"

“Yes, it’s the kind of mate selection criteria you’re thinking of.” Bronya said with a straight face—many people say she has a talent for keeping a straight face.

"Hmm... is this for Xi'er?" Bai asked thoughtfully.

Bronya almost lost her composure after hearing those words.

This guy has such a wildly imaginative mind! If I asked him about his criteria for choosing a partner, would you think of giving it to Seele?

You're really getting cocky, aren't you!

...An answer that leaves one feeling resentful but unable to deny.

"No... there's no such thing as giving it to Seele." Bronya tried to remain calm. "It's just... um..."

How should I put this...

"Is that for the other children in the orphanage?"

As soon as Liu Bai finished speaking, Bronya completely lost her composure.

"You're going to lay a hand on the girls in the orphanage?!"

"...?" Bai was momentarily stunned. "Make a move?"

Bronya looked at Liu Bai's bewildered expression and paused for a moment: "...What kind of views on choosing a partner are you talking about?"

She finally realized what was going on.

How did Liu Bai jump from a single statement about choosing a spouse to Xi'er?

She had been agonizing over this all night and hadn't quite come to her senses, but this leap in thought just didn't seem right, did it?

"You mean dolls, stuffed animals, and the like."

"...Is this how you understand the term 'mate selection criteria'?"

Bronya looked at Liu Bai with a somewhat speechless expression.

Liu Bai was also speechless.

"If you don't think things through before asking me, do you really think I can just talk to you about those kinds of things?"

Even if Liu Bai considered himself to be somewhat submissive at times, he wasn't shameless enough to talk about this kind of thing with Bronya, who was less than 1.5 meters tall and looked about the same age as a primary or middle school girl.

This is the most basic sense of morality!

“Bronya is an adult now.” Bronya tried to calm herself down. “Don’t treat Bronya like a child anymore. So, Bronya is seriously asking Brother Liu Bai about your views on choosing a spouse.”

"...These kinds of questions that involve personal privacy are even harder to answer."

Liu Bai sighed.

At this moment, Rita tiptoed into the room again, bringing the two of them two cups of black tea and some snacks. Then she stood aside with a "I want to watch the show" expression on her face.

Rita isn't exactly a decent person either.

Bronya was somewhat swayed by Liu Bai's words.

"Then...then may I ask a few questions?"

"Okay." Although Liu Bai could tell from the way the question looked that it wouldn't be a good one.

But since things had come to this point, Liu Bai had no choice but to nod in agreement.

Do you like... petite women?

"Generally, it is acceptable within the legal scope."

"So you like tall people?"