I'm a male god in Liyue

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"Ugh."

Why aren't you pressing it?

"Woo?"

"I'll let you in on a secret: massage can restore your divine power."

"Woo!"

"But you're covered in hair, so it doesn't seem like it would be very good to use essential oils on you."

"Woo..."

Xia Zhen chatted with Guoba for a while.

Once the sounds inside stopped, she got up and walked towards the back hall.

"Cousin."

"Ok?"

"I want a massage too."

"Then press it."

"Oh."

"Come here, lie down."

"I want to use the same style as Xia Ci!"

"I see."

Then there is no more then.

To be honest, my cousin's figure is still as beautiful as when we first met.

--

January 19th, Wednesday.

In the morning, Mona brought her completed manuscript to the Liyue Newspaper Office and submitted it on time.

Another 10,000 Mora in royalties have arrived.

However, because of the windfall that Yelan had given her, this amount of money no longer excites Mona.

Charlotte warmly invited her to stay, asking, "Ms. Mona, would you like to have a meal together sometime?"

Mona's eyes lit up immediately, and she nodded, "Of course, Editor-in-Chief Xia, are we going to Liuli Pavilion or Xinyue Pavilion this time?"

Charlotte shook her head: "Neither."

"That?"

"Ms. Mona, do you know Xiangling?"

"I know. I saw that there's a new food column in the newspaper recently, and the articles seem to be written by her."

"Yes, it's her."

So we're going to Wanmintang for dinner this time?

"Not at all."

"what?"

"We're going to the summer shops."

"Summer shop... isn't that a juice shop?"

"Well, this can be considered a private banquet. Teacher Mona probably doesn't know, but the owner of that little shop—Mr. Xia—is actually a person who is skilled in divination."

"what?"

Mona immediately looked puzzled.

That boss is an expert in divination?

No, I've calculated his fate. It's just an ordinary destiny, nothing to hide.

However, he seems to be very popular with the wealthy women of Liyue. Not only is Ningguang involved in a scandal with him, but the fate of that Miss Yelan is also somewhat intertwined with his, so he must have some extraordinary abilities.

"so?"

"That's right. I have some acquaintance with Mr. Xia. After reading the astrology column in our newspaper, he became interested in Teacher Mona and hopes to meet you to exchange ideas on divination."

"So this is ah."

Mona nodded, seemingly understanding.

I thought it was Editor-in-Chief Charlotte who wanted to connect with me and that's why she invited me to dinner again. I never expected that she was treating someone else.

That Mr. Xia is most likely just an ordinary person who is interested in divination, and at most knows a little bit about it.

If he were truly a skilled practitioner, he would likely do something to counter divination, ensuring that his fate wouldn't be so easily predicted by others.

Just like her master, even with all sorts of astrological instruments, she can't predict the old woman's fate, and the old woman might even notice her offensive behavior.

Judging from this, it seems that Mr. Xia must have seen the article he wrote in the newspaper, admired him greatly, and wanted him to do some divination for him, or perhaps he wanted to learn some real skills from him.

Ugh, this is so troublesome.

It's better to skip these fan dinners.

Although his cooking seems quite good, the food she smelled outside the store last time smelled really delicious.

Mona's mind raced, and a troubled look appeared on her face. She said, "Editor-in-Chief Xia, I have some things to do today, so I'm afraid I won't have time."

Charlotte waved her hand and laughed, "It's alright, we'll go tomorrow."

"Huh? Tomorrow?"

"After all, tomorrow is Thursday."

"Thursday, is there anything special about it?"

"On Thursdays, Mr. Xia has lots of delicious food."

As if recalling some wonderful taste, Charlotte couldn't help but swallow.

Mona paused for a moment, then said, "Well, Editor-in-Chief Xia, I also have some things to do tomorrow..."

Charlotte asked curiously, "Is Ms. Mona so busy?"

Mona said seriously, "The main reason is that there's a large-scale divination project I'm researching..."

Charlotte, a seasoned journalist from Fontainebleau in the West, was also very adept at navigating social situations.

You were just asking me where we should eat with your eyes shining, but now you're refusing me outright. It's obvious you don't want to have anything to do with a stranger like Mr. Xia.

But it's rare for Mr. Xia to ask me for a small favor, so I have to do it properly.

Moreover, Ningguang's boss is also paying attention to this matter.

Charlotte thought for a moment and said gently, "Ms. Mona may be busy, but she should also take care of herself and not ruin her health."

Mona nodded: "Thank you for your concern, Editor-in-Chief Xia. I understand."

Charlotte took out a small food box from her desk drawer, a hint of heartache flashing in her eyes before disappearing.

"I happen to have some pastries here. They taste pretty good. I'll give them to Teacher Mona so she can have something to eat when she doesn't have time to eat."

"Ah, no need..."

Mona instinctively refused.

Charlotte opened the box, revealing the exquisite pastries inside, and handed them to Mona.

Mona immediately smelled an enticing aroma.

Holy crap! What kind of snack is this?

It smells so good?

Could it be one of those special tributes from Lady Ningguang?

Charlotte smiled and said, "Ms. Mona, why don't you try one first? If you don't like it or don't like it, you can refuse it then."

Since they'd already gone this far, Mona really couldn't refuse.

She could only reach out and pick one up, taking a bite.

Then, she fell into a daze of self-doubt.

Coming to her senses, she silently took another bite.

One more bite.

A moment later, she finished the small pastry.

Then, Mona lowered her head, reached out her hands, and took the food box from Charlotte's hands, saying solemnly, "Thank you for your kind gift, Editor-in-Chief Charlotte!"

Charlotte was a little stunned by the smooth movements.

Sure enough, no one could resist the food Mr. Xia made.

After all, that's something that even immortals would lose their senses over.