Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest

Yan Yu arrived in the living room and saw the men enthusiastically yelling and cheering as they played FIFA.

The leader was still Li Zhaojiang, who was furiously pressing buttons on the controller, his body leaning forward with the movements of the game character, as if trying to awaken some hidden motion sensor in the TV.

Yan Yu was somewhat speechless. When I left, everyone was gaming, and now both your sister and I have met the parents. It's been so long that even Lin Ning has started to sense that something is off—yet here you are, still gaming!

Forget it, I'll say no more. I was young once, too; I understand.

In his previous life, Yan Yu indeed spent some time gaming during his university days and early years of work.

But later, when he became an ordinary cultivator, those games of fighting and killing lost all their thrill for him—it all seemed so fake.

In the end, games are just a simplified sandbox, created for those who lack excitement in reality.

Even for these men of the Qing'an team, once they have spent a few years on real battlefields and witnessed the horrors of war, I doubt they would find any interest in games anymore.

Yan Yu did not disturb them; he silently walked around the couch and turned to look for the girls.

Chen Lingyun and Su Yunjin were chatting leisurely in the backyard. Yan Yu approached with a smile and said,

"I have good news for you: I've asked Deputy Team Leader Li to train with us for a limited time event. Do you have any questions?"

"Training partner?" Chen Lingyun feigned curiosity, "Is she going to fight you with us, or are we going to fight you and her?"

"Of course, Deputy Team Leader Li and I will be playing against you. What were you thinking?" Yan Yu said with a friendly smile. "Challenging different opponents is a precious training opportunity, you should cherish it."

Su Yunjin was immediately speechless: So what, you alone beating all of us isn't enough, you need to bring in Deputy Team Leader Li as well?

Chen Lingyun smiled broadly and suddenly gave her a wink, saying,

"By the way, where did you go earlier? Lin Ning seemed quite anxious looking for you."

"Right." Su Yunjin's expression also changed, revealing a heavy smile that mysteriously weighed down the atmosphere. "Where had the team leader gone earlier? Why couldn't we reach you by phone?"

Yan Yu: ?

I've already dealt with these questions, haven't I? Why do I have to face them again?!

"Of course, I went to find Deputy Team Leader Li." He decided to use the same excuse again.

"I'm off then~" Chen Lingyun completed her instigation and quietly stood up, so as not to prevent Su Yunjin from fully unleashing her gravity spells in the presence of a "third person".

"I know the team leader went to find Deputy Team Leader Li." Su Yunjin said with a smile, "because apart from the team leader, only Deputy Team Leader Li wasn't at the villa, but what exactly was it for?"

"For what I just mentioned, discussing whether she could train with you all." Yan Yu said.

"Why did it have to be discussed for so long outside?" Su Yunjin asked.

"Because discussing it in front of you all might make her too embarrassed to refuse." Yan Yu said.

"You could have used a whispering spell." Su Yunjin said.

Yan Yu: ............

Indeed, she's on a whole different level compared to Sister Lin.

"Is Yun Jin really concerned about me going to find Deputy Team Leader Li?" Yan Yu asked as he sat down beside her.

"Yes." Su Yunjin admitted without hesitation.
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"Why is that?" Yan Yu pressed forward, hoping to make her retreat out of embarrassment.

"Does the team leader really not know why?" Su Yunjin asked with a smile.

"I really don't."

"It's because I'm jealous." Su Yunjin said unflinchingly.

Yan Yu fell silent.

Such strong fighting spirit! If I'm not careful and keep pressing, she'll say "I'm jealous because I like you," "Would you like to be my boyfriend?", and then I'd respond "You think you're worthy?", which would lead to Su Yunjin's heartbreak as she runs away crying, followed by a resignation letter the next day, and everyone from Qi Changping to Li Weiguo would be shocked and come asking why...

Okay, let's stop there. To continue would be impolite.

"I just went for a visit at her place." Yan Yu said.

"Oh?" Su Yunjin fell silent for a moment, "Meeting the parents?"

"Last time during the Three Isles Treasure Ship Secret Realm, her parents saw us on the live broadcast," Yan Yu calmly explained, "I went to her house and explained it to her parents."

"That's quite strange, isn't it?" Su Yunjin pondered, "Her parents have a misunderstanding, what does it have to do with you? Shouldn't she clear it up herself?"

"Mm." Yan Yu stopped talking.

Su Yunjin looked at Yan Yu. Her keen literary girl's instinct immediately made her realize that the captain must be feeling guilty, which was why he'd been taking extra care of her over the Li Minghu incident, showing all sorts of consideration.

This was problematic because a man's guilt often becomes his vulnerability, allowing other women to take advantage... Moreover, the more you make a fuss, the more careful and accommodating the other side becomes, tipping the scales of the man's heart even more in their favor.

The correct and high-level response should be: to choose to forgive and tolerate, similarly awakening and harnessing his sense of guilt, thereby unobtrusively gaining the upper hand.

She sighed softly to herself, forcibly suppressing the urge to get angry, and gently said:

"Forget it, Vice-Captain Li must also have his difficulties. It's fine as long as the captain goes and explains things clearly."

Yan Yu was greatly surprised by her words. He had been mentally prepared to be hit on the head by one gravity "spell" after another, but he hadn't expected Su Yunjin to be so understanding... No, wait, Secretary Su wasn't someone to be easily dealt with, not with her past character!

She wasn't like Sister Lin, who took everything at face value, believing whatever you said and even actively embellishing tales on your behalf.

Well, the only explanation must be that Secretary Su's affection for me has reached its peak, even starting to warp her own reason.

Gosh, her love for me is overflowing, she's at the point where I can manipulate her as I please!

"Yes, that's right," nodded Yan Yu while adopting an imposing and impatient demeanor, "You should stay out of the captain's affairs. Remember, women who like to be jealous are not lovable."

Su Yunjin: ???

She finally snapped out of it, her eyes went wide, her face immediately coated with frost, and she sneered:

"The captain's affairs, am I not allowed to manage them?"

"Of course not."

"But last time the captain said he wanted me to be the secretary, to take charge of everything."

"Did I?"

"If the captain doesn't want me to manage matters, then I'll resign from this position," said Su Yunjin as she stood up, speaking coldly, "From now on, for all team affairs, whether it's form registration or written duty reports or any such procedures, please have the captain find someone more capable to do it."

Yan Yu was suddenly wide awake, thinking, what, there are such matters too?

Form registration for claiming supplies, written reports after the conclusion of the secret realm, and various other procedures, of course, all existed and needed to be done.

Yan Yu had never been fond of these worldly tasks. Since the inception of the team, he had dumped all of it on Lin Ning (which also had Lin Ning running to the school administration building to find Qi Changping every other day), and later he turned it over to Su Yunjin.

Now that Su Yunjin was about to bail, how could he allow that? He hurriedly grabbed her hand to stop her from leaving on the spot, merely smiling gently as he said:

"Hold on, Su Yunjin, I spoke out of turn. You are the housekeeper of our team, my personal secretary! There's no way you can just give up managing without saying so, is there?"

Su Yunjin felt his grasp on her slender hand, first a shy delight in her heart, then remaining anger wanting to overwhelm the joyous feelings, then being overwhelmed by failure, her heart already completely swamped by sweetness, but she feigned a cold exterior as she asked:

"So I do have the right to manage?"

"Yes, yes, of course."

"So about the captain going to see Vice-Captain Li, can I also inquire about that?"

"Of course you can, what's there for us to hide from each other?"

Su Yunjin finally calmed down completely and sat back down beside Yan Yu, asking:

"So how does the captain see Vice-Captain Li?"

"Uh, she is quite strong," Yan Yu intended to make a fair and comprehensive critique of Valkyrie's overall strength, but Su Yunjin interrupted him without hesitation:

"I mean, as a woman, what does the captain think of her?"

"I haven't really thought about it," said Yan Yu, "We are just friends."

Of course, what she thinks inside, I don't know and can't control.

"Alright then." Seeing that he frankly admitted to "just being friends," and after carefully comparing it with her memory without finding any contradictions, Su Yunjin temporarily put her mind at ease.