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[Firefly]: Do you guys think… Argenti's about to get kicked out too?
[Silver Wolf]: Very possible.
[March 7th]: Perfect. Then he can team up with Blade and form the Homeless Duo.
[Guinaifen]: I'm dying—every one of them is a professional chaos generator.
[Yae Miko]: Ah… watching the stream really is more fun. By the way, if Argenti gets kicked out, then the bottom two are basically confirmed~
[Keqing]: Argenti might survive, but Blade is definitely done for.
[Sparkle]: Can't wait. I really want to see what the punishment is.
[Jean]: So… did Senior Diluc dodge the disaster?
[Kaeya]: What a shame.
[Valerius]: That's not necessarily true.
[Lisa]: What do you mean?
[Valerius]: The person Diluc is protecting is named Liu Ruyan. If nothing happens, I'll eat my words.
[Silver Wolf]: Liu Ruyan… what's special about that name?
[Stelle]: Just a name, isn't it?
[Bronya]: Isn't that a bit of a leap?
[Valerius]: Heh… Liu Ruyan, also known as Empress Ruyan. Descended to the mortal world to undergo her tribulation. Not to be underestimated.
[March 7th]: Gasp—that already sounds terrifying.
[Silver Wolf]: She's already an empress—why does she need protection?
This was supposed to be a modern city setting.
Where did an empress come from?
[Jing Yuan]: Valerius, is there some basis for this?
Jing Yuan didn't think Valerius would say something like this without reason. If even he was wary, then something big was definitely coming.
[Ruan Mei]: Curious. Do elaborate.
[Herta]: Same.
[Yae Miko]: What's there to be curious about? Standard trope—an empress reincarnated before transmigration. Small scene.
[Raiden Ei]: How do you know that?
Raiden Ei was shocked.
Did she not understand her "friend" as well as she thought?
Reincarnation, transmigration—this was getting ridiculous.
[Yae Miko]: Novels. Overused trope.
[Stelle]: Oh… novels. Disappointed.
[Welt]: That doesn't sound right. Reincarnated emperors would be unfair to others.
[Valerius]: Liu Ruyan. TikTok's number one scumbag woman.
[Silver Wolf]: …Scumbag?
[Lingsha]: The kind we're thinking of?
[Herta]: That kind of empress?
[Ruan Mei]: Why did I even expect something else…
[Jing Yuan]: Valerius, explain. Exactly how scummy?
[Valerius]: Heh. According to incomplete statistics—
[Valerius]: Liu Ruyan has over 7,000 husbands.
[Kafka]: ???
[Valerius]: More than 8,000 white-moonlight first loves.
[Himeko]: !!!!!
[Valerius]: And over 40,000 backup simps.
[Sparkle]: Insane.
[Silver Wolf]: Empress Ruyan… terrifying indeed.
[Qingque]: Empress Ruyan… terrifying indeed.
[Jean]: Then… isn't Diluc in danger?
[Lisa]: Hehe. Looking forward to it.
[Kaeya]: Hurry up, hurry up—I love this kind of thing.
Everyone's attention immediately shifted to Diluc's side.
They all wanted to see how he would handle the infamous Empress Ruyan.
Evening.
Outside a KTV private room, Diluc and Liu Ruyan stood side by side.
"Mr. Diluc, I'll have to trouble you later. I really had no other choice."
"I understand."
Diluc nodded. He already knew the situation.
Someone had been pursuing his employer relentlessly.
She had clearly rejected him, yet he refused to let go—forcing her to hire a bodyguard.
"I just hope…" Liu Ruyan's eyes were filled with worry.
"That person never plays by the rules."
"It's fine," Diluc said calmly.
"If he plays by the rules, that's best. If not—I have ways to deal with people who don't."
"Thank you… and please, don't fight."
After repeatedly reminding him, Liu Ruyan finally led Diluc into the room.
[Lisa]: Huh? This doesn't look like what Valerius described.
[Jean]: Yeah, she seems pretty normal.
[Valerius]: Heh. Just keep watching. You'll understand soon.
[Yae Miko]: Now I'm even more excited~
Inside the private room, a large group was already waiting.
In the corner sat a man—handsome, yet clearly out of place.
[Valerius]: Attention everyone—main character spotted.
[Silver Wolf]: The guy in the corner?
[Jing Yuan]: Doesn't blend in at all. Classic vibe.
[March 7th]: Watch closely—his name is probably "Xiao Shuai" or something.
"Ruyan! You're here—come sit, come sit!"
Her friends immediately stood up enthusiastically.
"Birthday girl, over here!"
[Yae Miko]: Birthday party!!! This is a critical plot node.
[Sampo]: If nothing happens, I don't believe it.
"Hey Ruyan, who's this handsome guy?"
"Yeah, introduce him to us!"
Liu Ruyan's cheeks flushed slightly.
"This is Diluc… a friend I met recently."
"Nice to meet you all," Diluc said politely.
The man in the corner looked visibly uncomfortable and stood up.
"Ruyan. Happy birthday."
He handed her an exquisitely wrapped gift box.
"Thank you."
People immediately urged her on.
"Open it!"
After some hesitation, Liu Ruyan opened the box.
Inside was a beautiful necklace—brand unclear.
"Thank you."
She put it away politely, but inwardly sneered.
Looks nice, but anyone with half a brain knows it's fake.
This guy isn't wealthy—he probably worked forever just to buy it.
Diluc, however, immediately recognized its value.
[Valerius]: Here it comes. Classic scene. Poor male lead pretending to be broke, female lead looks down on him—then cue the crematorium chase arc.
Valerius understood the plot instantly.
Out of ten urban novels, eight start like this.
[Jing Yuan]: Pretending to be poor? Why?
[Fu Xuan]: Poor… on purpose?
[Yae Miko]: That's the trope. If you don't suppress first, how do you rise later?
[Stelle]: Sounds like brain damage.
[March 7th]: I don't get it. Why not just say it outright?
[Silver Wolf]: Otherwise how does Empress Ruyan undergo her tribulation?
[Valerius]: Exactly. She's done this routine like eight hundred times already.
[Lisa]: But what does this have to do with Diluc?
[Yae Miko]: When the male lead's identity is revealed, see if Diluc still has a place beside her.
[Jean]: That… that's on Diluc?
[Kafka]: Who else?
[Bronya]: I don't understand why this would be Diluc's fault.
[Valerius]: You don't need to understand scumbag logic too deeply.
[Bronya]: …Alright.
If Valerius said it wasn't worth understanding, then she wouldn't.
Just useless knowledge anyway.
[Serval]: I kinda hope Bronya learns this.
[Natasha]: Same.
[Seele]: What's there to learn?
[Jingliu]: ...…
Jingliu suddenly felt something was off.
Why did it feel like those two were implying something?
They weren't talking about her, were they?
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