Ark girl won't like me

After walking for a while, the pastry room soon arrived.

Seeing Lan Du getting busy, Chen Yu wanted to help, but Lan Du refused.

"No, I told you that I would cook it for Chen Yu. Chen Yu, just sit back and wait."

The slender hands were crossed in mid-air to make a cross, and Lan Du had a pretty face, looking very serious.

Hum hum, how can you let others interfere with a girl's thoughts?

Not knowing Lan Du's little thoughts, Chen Yu was a little embarrassed.

"This is not good..."

"Oh, what's wrong? Chen Yu, I will be very happy if you are willing to eat the cake I made. Just sit down and it will be fine in a while."

Chen Yu still wanted to say something, but Lan Du came around behind him, then put his soft little hands on his back, and pushed him to the seat in the pastry room without any explanation.

"Hehe, wait for me, it will be fine soon~"

Winking cutely at Chen Yu, Lan Du hummed a tune and continued busy.

Because he and Chen Yu had lived together in Longmen for a period of time, Lan Du knew Chen Yu's taste very well - he would eat everything.

Landu invited Chen Yu over in the name of lunch. Considering this, Landu did not make any pastries or cakes that were too troublesome, but instead made some small pastries that were relatively simple and quick to make.

But even for simple pastries, Lan Du is very attentive. Even considering that Hong doesn’t like salty pastries, she only makes sweet pastries. As for why there are no lions and scorpions, I’m sorry, so far, Lan Dudu didn't notice that besides Hong and Chen Yu, there was anyone else in the pastry room.

It can only be said that Manticore's ability is too powerful.

On the contrary, Hong, who was talking to Chen Yu, seemed to notice something. Her eyes kept looking towards Chen Yu, looking a little ready to make a move.

There seems to be something there.

Noticing Hong's performance, Chen Yu thought for a while and suddenly patted the seat where Hong seemed to have nothing.

"...Well."

Suddenly being patted, Manticore screamed subconsciously and touched the head that was patted by Chen Yu. She couldn't help but look up at Chen Yu.

She wanted to ask Chen Yu why he wanted to pat her, but after a few squirms of his lips, Manticore still didn't have the courage to speak.

The doctor probably didn't do it on purpose.

Making an excuse for Chen Yu in his heart, Scorpion continued to stare at Hong with vigilance.

Red is dangerous and she wants to protect the Doctor.

She thought so.

"..."

Seeing Manticore suddenly appear and then keep staring at her, Hong twitched her ears and looked at her curiously.

After a while, Manticore suddenly realized something was wrong.

Why does it seem like Hong is looking at her?

Feeling very uncomfortable being stared at by Hong's gaze, Manticore shrank down subconsciously. I don't know if it was an illusion, but Hong's gaze seemed to have been on her.

After thinking about it, she thought it was unlikely. She had met Hong before, but the other party didn't notice her. There shouldn't be any surprises now... right?

Manticore was comforting herself in this way, but she didn't know what was going on, but she just had a strange feeling - Hong seemed to be really looking at her.

His expression was inexplicably stiff, and Manticore's expression gradually became panicked.

Let me tell you something, she is actually quite afraid of red.

Then--

"--ah!"

He only felt that he was being caught by something, and Manticore felt that his vision changed, and Hong became much shorter.

No, it's not that Hong has become shorter, but that he has become taller.

His gaze suddenly went up, which made Manticore's mind suddenly unable to turn around.

It wasn't until she turned her head and saw Chen Yu's smiling expression, and then lowered her head that she realized that she was being grabbed by the shoulders and lifted up by Chen Yu who was getting up from behind.

She suddenly realized.

No wonder Hong suddenly became shorter. It turned out that he was lifted up by the doctor... Hmm! ?

Lifted up by the Doctor?

With his eyes widened, Manticore suddenly let out a panicked exclamation.

"——Eh! Bo-doctor??"

Chen Yu chuckled, then put the panicked Manticore on the ground, then patted Manticore's little head and smiled at Hong.

"Come on, Hong, let me introduce you to a new friend."

He pointed at Scorpion, who was suddenly lifted up by him and then put down again. He was confused as to whether he should reprimand Chen Yu for his excessive behavior or not, and introduced him.

"Her name is Manticore, and she is also from Rhode Island. Do you recognize Hong? - Don't you? That's perfect. Let's get to know her today."

Seeing Hong shaking his head, Chen Yu didn't care, but continued: "Like Hong, Leo doesn't have many friends. You are both so cute. I think you should become good friends."

Suddenly being praised, Hong wagged his tail, a little happy.

Then, Chen Yu patted Manticore, who was still struggling, and when he saw her looking at him, he pointed at Hong.

"Scorpion, let me introduce you to a friend."

"friend?"

Opening his eyes slightly, Mantis looked a little confused and didn't quite understand what Chen Yu meant.

But soon, she understood.

Getting up from the chair, Hong ran to Chen Yu and nodded friendly to Manticore.

"Hello, my name is Hong."

After thinking about it, with Chen Yu's dumbfounded expression, Hong emphasized again: "He is Chen Yu's good friend!"

"Eh! Eh!? Can you see me?"

Looking around, he found that Blue Poison was still making pastries, and Red's eyes were indeed on him, which meant that Red was really talking to him, which made Manticore a little incredible.

No, Hong shouldn't be able to find her.

"Manticore, why don't you get to know Hong?"

After thinking for a long time, he didn't know why Hong could suddenly see himself, but thinking of Hong's words and looking at Chen Yu's encouraging expression, Manticore hesitated for a moment, then mustered up the courage to nod to Hong.

"H-Hello, my name is Manticore."

Then, when Chen Yu was even more dumbfounded, Mantis blushed and emphasized: "The doctor and I are also good friends!"

.....

Although they have become acquainted, Red and Manticore still don't communicate much.

Red doesn't like talking very much, and Leo simply suffers from social anxiety and doesn't dare to take the initiative to communicate with others, so there's nothing that can be done about it.

Chen Yu thought about the suddenly subtle atmosphere for a while, then took the initiative to chat with the two of them.

Hong doesn't like to talk, but she likes to talk to Chen Yu. As for Scorpion, although she is a bit timid, she can occasionally say a few words under Chen Yu's teasing.

For a moment, the three people said this, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

After chatting for a while, Lan Du also came over with the prepared pastries.

Putting the pastries on the table, Lan Du looked curiously at Manticore, whose expression became stiffer because of her coming over.

"Chen Yu, who is this?"

She just noticed that there was an extra person here. She was just making pastries and didn't have time to come out. Now that she came out, she naturally asked about the situation.

"This is Manticore."

He took a piece of pastry and handed it to Hong, and gave another piece to Manticore. Then he forgot to put a piece in his mouth. Then Chen Yu introduced Manticore to Lan Du.

"Manticore?"

Lan Du was stunned for a moment, as if he thought of something, his expression suddenly clear.

She seemed to have heard this name before. If she remembered correctly, the other party seemed to be an operator from Rhode Island.

"...Well, Blue Poison, do you know Manticore?"

"Well, I've heard Glaucus say that name before."

Speaking of this, Lan Du pursed his lips, a little confused.

Glaucus said that this operator named Manticore seemed to have a special Originium skill, and others seemed to be unable to see her, but what was going on with the timid-looking girl in front of him?

"Really, that's just right. Since you know Manticore, I won't say more."

Now that Lan Po knew about Manticore, Chen Yu stopped talking nonsense and turned around to introduce Lan Po to Manticore.

"This is Blue Poison, you should also know Manticore."

Because Manticore was also present when he saw Blue Poison earlier, and Blue Poison is quite famous in Rhode Island, so Manticore nodded naturally.

Even without Chen Yu, she still knew Blue Poison, a poison in Rhode Island.

"By the way, there's something else I forgot to mention."

Seeing Lan Du and Mantis sizing each other up, Chen Yu stuffed another piece of pastry into his mouth and added: "Now Mantis is my guard - Hong, don't throw food around!"

Before he finished speaking, he saw Hong trying to secretly throw away the pastry he gave her, and Chen Yu quickly scolded her.

"This is Lan Du's hard work. It's delicious. Don't throw it away!"

"...Oh~"

With a cute long voice, Hong stared at the pastry given by Chen Yu in her hand. She looked at the black, red and white pastry, and seemed to be thinking about something.

I wanted to throw it away, but I glanced at Chen Yu secretly, flicked my tail, and took a small bite.

"——Woo! Delicious!"

The sweet taste seemed to penetrate into her heart. The sweet smell made Hong, who was still disgusted at first, couldn't help but narrow her eyes and wag her tail.

Then--