Chapter 709: Cough Cough Cough Cough

“Battle 5,” Yan Qingwen answered, “The Inspector is the comic man; he demands a team of five for the war.”

At her answer, Shen Mo nodded and asked, “Who are you thinking of bringing along?”

Yan Qingwen frowned; she seemed troubled, “I’ve not decided yet… Definitely bringing Su Man along, as she’s agile and good at team work. Lu Yuwen is smart, he’d be a great help. Zhu Shu, although she doesn’t have an obvious upper hand, is adaptable to the game and great at observing… I’m still short of one more person. Maybe I’ll pick from those who were chosen to be officials.”

“Have you considered Li Li?” Shen Mo said, “You two have collaborated before and are rather familiar.”

Yan Qingwen gently shook her head, “He did approach me, but I turned him down. The Li family had been kind to me in the past, I can’t bring their only son into this.”

“You still have a couple of weeks,” Shen Mo reassured, “Comic Man’s games tend to be mental battles. When selecting your team, it’s not just about how smart they are, but there must be an enough strong willpower as well. Otherwise, it could get dicey.”

“Hmm.” Yan Qingwen nodded, “I get it.”

Finally, Yan Qingwen asked Shen Mo, “What about your side? Have you all decided on who’s going to be the King?”

At the mention of this, Shen Mo couldn’t help furrowing his eyebrows.

Before he could answer, Yan Qingwen continued, “Let Bai Youwei be the King.”

Shen Mo looked at him somewhat surprised, “You think she’s more suitable too?”

Yan Qingwen quirked the corner of his lips, “It’s not about who’s more suitable, but rather who you can’t say no to.”

Shen Mo: “…”

He glanced at the distance, where Bai Youwei was chatting excitedly with Su Man and Zhu Shu. He had no idea what the three women were talking about, but they all seemed to be having a great time.

“I don’t want her to take the risk,” Shen Mo sighed.

“It’s natural for a man to want to protect his woman,” Yan Qingwen teased, “Just think of it as the end of the world, and her last wish is to be the King. As her man, are you going to help her or not?”

Shen Mo smiled, not saying a word.@@novelbin@@

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On the other side, the ladies were laughing at something, attracting quite a bit of attention and curious looks from the nearby men.

Lu Yuwen brought over a fruit platter, smiling as he asked, “What are you chatting about that makes you all so happy.”

“We’re talking about having a tomato bath,” Su Man took the fruit platter from him, picking a grape to eat, “…Ugh, it’s so sour!”

“Be content that you have something to eat~” Bai Youwei picked out a piece of melon and popped it into her mouth, “The melon isn’t bad… And the tomatoes, Zhu Shu, can we use these for a tomato bath?”

“Sure, as long as you have enough of them,” Zhu Shu laughed, “Though I guess after you come out, you might look somewhat terrifying.”

Bai Youwei blinked, “Why? Didn’t you just say that a tomato bath is rich in organic acids, which can help exfoliate and promote skin metabolism… Also, it can help maintain the balance of the skin’s pH?”

“Well, yes, that’s true…” Zhu Shu bit into a cherry tomato, she added with a smile, “But when you come out immediately after the bath, you might look like you’ve just been to a bloody battle.”

“Pff!” Su Man burst out laughing, “Hahaha *cough cough cough! Cough…cough…cough!”

Lu Yuwen gently patted her back, watching her cough, he found it somewhat amusing, “I’ll get you some water.”

Su Man: “*Cough… Cough cough…Alright…*

Bai Youwei winked at Su Man, “Su Man, Lu Yuwen is quite nice to you~”

“Yeah, he is! *Cough… cough…*,” Su Man replied, “We have… *Cough… Cough cough! Coughed our lungs out together!”

Bai Youwei glanced at Lu Yuwen’s retreating back, teasing, “Together till the end? Oh~ Have you two made vows to each other already?”

Su Man was coughing so hard it was earth-shattering, “*Cough cough cough cough cough!!!”