Chapter 48 In short, Li Lin has a beautiful idea
How should I put it, although he said he didn't like it, that workplace romance wouldn't work, Li Lin still had some lingering desires ( lit. a thief's heart never dies).
If you ask why? Of course, it's because the girls at Penguin Logistics are too good-looking!
Whether it's the indifferent Texas, or the energetic Croissant, or Exusiai who is outwardly optimistic but inwardly delicate and gentle, and even the newly joined Angelina who looks adorably chaotic beside Croissant, not to mention the national idol Sora. Even, to be fair, Lappland is actually a super beautiful girl. When living together, if she just kept quiet and dazed, she would also be as beautiful as a painting. It's just that once she opens her mouth, you can't help but want to beat her up.
Thinking carefully, even if it were Lappland, if she really was interested in him, Li Lin felt that would also be his great fortune. Although that fellow has a terrible personality, lax behavior, likes to shift blame, basically an automatic garbage-making machine and noise generator… Okay, forget Lappland.
But apart from Lappland, the others are all very cute and reliable girls.
Although it's said workplace romance isn't allowed, and he himself said if workplace romance happened it would be very troublesome, but because the girls around him are really too cute, Li Lin felt his willpower didn't seem as incredibly tenacious as imagined.
But thinking carefully, Li Lin felt he was just dreaming beautiful dreams. They are all battle-hardened and have seen a lot, even killed quite a few people. To say they suddenly became love-struck, Li Lin himself found it a bit unbelievable. But one still had to try; people always need to dream beautiful dreams. Without beautiful fantasies, people cannot live on. Towards his colleagues, even if he couldn't win them over, winning over their best friends was also good.
Look at Croissant's friend, isn't that Angelina very cute?
Even if unable to have a romantic relationship with colleagues, getting together with colleagues' best friends is also something very much worth looking forward to. After all, as the saying goes, 'when well-fed and warm, one thinks of lust'; Li Lin estimated his financial status and current life, and also felt it was time to consider settling down and starting a family .
Although there was still plenty of time, if one waited until middle age to get into romance (lit. "do yellow things," slang for sexual/romantic pursuits), that would be sleazy, not some youthful romantic comedy. Men, no matter how old, always like seventeen-year-old girls, with the rare exception of lolitas.
Humming a melodious song unheard of in this world, Li Lin felt the future was bright, returning to the Penguin Logistics dormitory.
As soon as he opened the door, he saw Sora squatting on the sofa, turning her head to look at him as he pushed the door open.
"Prophet? What are you doing outside? Not coming in?"
Sora, who was painting her fingernails and toenails, looked at Li Lin hesitating outside, raised her eyebrows somewhat strangely, wiggled her freshly painted little toe, and beckoned Li Lin with a curled foot:
"There might be a pungent smell of nail polish, just bear with it, okay? I'll paint a few for you later too."
"Forget it. Just you? Where are the others?"
"All out. I came to find Senior Texas to play, but didn't see anyone. Did you just get back?"
"Mm, went out for some coffee and came back."
"Is that so? Then I'll continue painting my nails, don't disturb me, okay?"
"No problem."
Looking at Sora tidying her nails, with yellow hair and red eyes, looking extremely cute, Li Lin for the first time carefully observed this idol up and down.
The first prerequisite for an idol is cuteness, at least they must show a very cute appearance. Although Sora's affection for Texas was already overflowing, Sora's cuteness could transcend gender. For example, now, wearing a light yellow home-style onesie ( lit. puppet/doll clothes), revealing her canine teeth biting her lip, wrinkling her nose and squinting to paint her nails; if photographed and posted on some social media, Li Lin had no doubt she could get tens of thousands of shares instantly.
Compared to those other idols, Sora's entire silhouette appeared very petite and cute. Even with Li Lin's shrunken height, he could effortlessly hold Sora completely in his arms, that level of petite cuteness. And she also had her own persistence, all-around talented in singing and dancing.
If one could become Sora's boyfriend, wouldn't they be envied, hated, and killed on the street by others?
Watching Sora shakily painting her nails, Li Lin couldn't help but think.
After thinking for a moment, without much deliberation, he decided to try out the content recorded in that book.
"Sora, turn your head and look at me."
"Hm? What's wrong? Are you not feeling well?"
Turning her head to look at Li Lin, who was staring at her seriously, Sora tilted her head somewhat strangely, also staring into Li Lin's eyes.
"…"
"…"
"…"
"…"
The air gradually fell silent.
Gazing into Sora's pupils, he could even clearly see his own reflection on them.
Li Lin gazed at Sora, and Sora also seemed to feel the atmosphere was a bit off, put down the nail polish in her hand, and instead gazed into Li Lin's pupils.
The room seemed to only have the sound of their gradually heavy breathing. Two pairs of crimson eyes reflected each other, gazes entangled and lingering, staring at each other for dozens of seconds without blinking. Finally, both took a sharp breath of cold air, feeling their eyes a bit sore, and mutually lowered their heads to rub their eyes.
"What are you doing? A staring contest?"
Sora, rubbing her eyes, sat on the sofa and complained dissatisfiedly:
"Since some time ago, Prophet, you've become so strange, what exactly is wrong?"
"No, just wanted to perform a ritual…"
"What ritual requires staring at each other's eyes to perform… My eyes are so sore…"
"…"
Sora is a lesbian , can she be a supportive target?
Rubbing his eyes, Li Lin suddenly remembered, Sora seemed to be an idol in the entertainment circle.
Then he remembered again, due to the prevalence of Originium Arts, idol singers in this world didn't seem as chaotic as in his original world. Quite the opposite, those who purely pursued music might be slightly lacking in skill, but Originium Arts were sufficient to make up for all this.
Then in other words, couldn't he, through Sora's network, find a batch of pretty young ladies, then gradually develop into friends, then after some messy stories or whatever, successfully become fated partners, or something like that? Looking at the beautiful girl idol who was lowering her head, rubbing her eyes, and muttering something dissatisfiedly, Li Lin thought for a moment, then moved closer, sat on the sofa, and said in a low voice to the beautiful girl idol beside him who wasn't thinking of dodging:
"Sora, actually, I have a rather bold idea…"
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