Is it a problem to have a harem in a stranger heroine?

After sucking off the crystal saliva that dripped from the corner of her mouth, she felt her mentality change, and her slender fingers couldn't help but tap out what was in her heart.

[Senior Xiao, the food looks delicious.]

[Of course they're delicious!] Bai Ye replied instantly, [I walked around the entire shopping street and picked these out. One word: delicious! Two words: absolutely delicious!]

[I see there are a lot of snacks.]

Sawamura Eriri's incoherent words made Bai Ye raise his eyebrows, realizing that something interesting might happen.

After spending this week together, he has a certain understanding of Sawamura Eriri's foodie nature.

She has a sweet tooth and likes orange-flavored drinks and candies. She will show affection to people who feed her, but in front of Tomoya Aki, she will use tsundere to cover up her foodie nature.

[Has Sawamura-san eaten dinner yet?]

[I ate it. I ate it when I got home.]

Eriri Sawamura pursed her cherry lips, her blue eyes fixed on the two photos, and she almost recognized every snack in the bag.

Because she drank too much afternoon tea, she didn't eat much of the dinner when she got home because her mother had already prepared it.

After returning to the room, she painted for almost three hours in a row. Painting is both physically and mentally demanding. Now Sawamura Eriri only feels her stomach rumbling, especially after seeing Bai Ye's rich dinner.

[Senior, can you finish all this by yourself?]

[I was taking photos, shopping, and carrying two big bags on the bus by myself. Do you think I could finish my meal?]

[Senior, eating too much at night is bad for your stomach...]

Bai Ye smiled. If he still couldn't tell that Sawamura Eriri on the other side of the screen was envious, jealous and resentful, he would have lived all these years in vain.

[What I can't finish can be eaten for breakfast tomorrow, Sawamura-kun, eat yourself!]

[Eat yourself? What does that mean...]

[In Chinese, it means you have to rely on yourself. If you're hungry, just grab a snack. Why are you coveting my dinner? I won't deliver it to you. Forget it!]

Eri Sawamura's face turned red instantly. She didn't want Bai Ye to bring her food, but she was ashamed that her envy and jealousy were seen through.

She had some snacks, but they could never compare to Bai Ye’s fragrant rice and barbecue.

[Senior, I seriously doubt you did this on purpose.]

[You guessed it, I love sharing food with others. Lady fingers are delicious, right?]

Eri Sawamura felt a little broken in her mentality. Bai Ye knew what she meant, but he kept making jokes and changing the subject.

[Senior, I suddenly don’t want to talk to you anymore…]

[Hahaha--]

……

Bai Ye really laughed out loud. He didn't expect Sawamura Eriri's reaction to be so funny, but his teasing of her also came to an end.

Bai Ye knows his limits. His current relationship with Eriri Sawamura is just joking with each other about "food". If he makes a mistake, all his previous efforts will be in vain.

[Sawamura-kun, let's get down to business. You're not here to discuss my dinner tonight, are you?]

On the other side, Sawamura Eriri's hand, which was about to put the candy into her mouth, suddenly stopped, naturally because she saw the message from Bai Ye.

She slapped her head in frustration, but she showed no sign of stopping chewing.

"Why did you forget your business? Are you starving?"

Thinking of what I talked about with Bai Ye in the restaurant this afternoon, the hand that was about to press the button hesitated.

"Is it really okay to ask Senior Xiao for help? But I have already told him how I feel about Lunye, and he has agreed to help."

"I finally get to talk to Tomoya again. First there's Kasumigaoka Utaha, and then there's the newcomer Katou Megumi... Could it be that Tomoya is in love with Katou Megumi and that's why he made her the heroine..."

Eriri Sawamura and Tomo Aki were childhood sweethearts, having known each other since elementary school. However, due to Tomo's close discussions about otaku, they were isolated and ridiculed, and they've kept their distance ever since. They stopped talking at school, and it was only since they formed a doujinshi club last week that they've been able to communicate normally.

Not many people know that she is a heavy otaku. Apart from her parents, only Tomoya Aki and Utaha Kasumigaoka know her. Byakuya and Kato Megumi also only have a vague understanding of her.

Humans are social animals. They desire others to understand and recognize their interests and personalities. Especially when their interests are misunderstood or even ridiculed, they hope to have closer relationships with people around them who have the same hobbies.

This is the case with Eriri Sawamura. In addition to her childhood sweetheart relationship with Tomoya Aki and her strong liking for him, she really hopes to take her relationship with Tomoya to the next level.

Thinking of Bai Ye's promise to help, she plucked up the courage.

[Xiao Xuezhang, will you help me with this?]

[Yes. ]

[Thank you, Senior!]

Eriri Sawamura curled up in bed, staring at Bai Ye's reply and smiling happily. This was the first time she received such great help from someone with similar interests.

But Bai Ye's next message made her smile even more pouty.

[So, Sawamura-kun, what about the reward?]

Chapter 29: Rewards and a Photo That Will Definitely Cause Misunderstanding

remuneration?

As soon as this thought came to Sawamura Eriri's mind, Onion Finger subconsciously typed out what she was thinking on her mobile phone.

[Yes, Sawamura-kun, you read that right.]

Seeing that the other party did not respond for a while, Bai Ye put down the kebabs in his hand and typed quickly with both hands.

"It's normal to ask for compensation, right? This isn't just a small thing like treating you to finger pancakes. If I don't ask for compensation, won't you think they have ulterior motives?"

[Helping you gain Aki-san's favor isn't something I can accomplish with just a few words. It's difficult and requires persistence. Putting the above aside, if there's no compensation, I can't guarantee that I'll continue to help you without slacking off.]

"Paying a mutually agreeable reward is the key to maintaining a long-term relationship. Favors are hard to repay, don't you agree, Sawamura-kun?"

Bai Ye's words touched Sawamura Eriri's heart.

Born into a family of diplomats, Sawamura Eriri sometimes hosts gatherings at home, inviting people from all walks of life, including many celebrities. Although the gatherings are casual, everyone still has something to talk about.

As the little princess of the Spencer family, Eriri Sawamura has to show up more or less. Even though she can remain unworldly with the indulgence of her parents, she has gained some understanding of the so-called "art of the deal" over time.

General equivalents such as money and goods are worthless in transactions. The most valuable thing is favors.

[Senior, you are right...]

[Right? Even if the favors are small at first, they can accumulate to be terrifying. I can't guarantee that I won't use the heavy favors to make you do difficult things in the future.]

Bai Ye continued to explain his point of view. The advantage of open conspiracy over secret conspiracy is that it can make the other party willingly fall into one's own rhythm, and finally get deeper and deeper into it and even unable to extricate themselves.

So, Sawamura-san, I think we should have a mutually agreed-upon reward to maintain trust between us and avoid any future complications for either of us.

Eriri Sawamura was convinced and felt that it made a lot of sense.

"If I end up with Lun in the future, having a tangled relationship with Senior Xiao would be a real risk."

[What do you think is a suitable compensation, Mr. Xiao? I don’t have much pocket money…]

Eriri Sawamura is a doujin artist who occasionally attends doujin comic conventions. Although her parents are responsible for the operation of the website and the sale of comics, she spends her royalties and pocket money on comics and snacks.

However, Bai Ye's purpose is not money, but the opportunity to get close to Eriri Sawamura.

If I wanted money, couldn't I have just mentioned it right away? If Sawamura-kun has money, why not find a love detective?

[Love Detective? Is there such a thing on the market? What does it do?]

[They investigate the preferences and whereabouts of the person they like, creating opportunities for you to be alone, meet by chance, or date. They charge exorbitant fees under the guise of "love."]

[Why did they recommend me to find a love detective? It sounds unreliable, expensive, and the results might not be as good as those of my senior.]

[At least they paid for the goods and received them, so they shouldn't have any worries, which corresponds to what I said above.]

[oh oh.]

Sawamura Eriri looked approving and didn't read the message sent by Aki Tomoya in the group chat. Her attention was completely attracted by Bai Ye. She lay on the bed, staring at the chat box, excited about her decision in the afternoon.

"It was absolutely right to ask Senior Xiao for help!"

[Senior, if you don’t want money, what do you want?]

[You suddenly said this, I really can't think of it at the moment.]

[So, you want comics? I can lend you all my comics!]

[I’m buying everything I like.]

Eriri Sawamura had no choice but to examine what she had.

But soon, she reluctantly lay back on the bed, her twin ponytails hanging limply to the side.

Apart from comics, it seems that there is nothing else I can show off.

The next second, she looked at the half-finished comic on the table.

This is her biggest secret, and only her parents, Tomoya and Kasumigaoka Utaha know it.

Using the pen name "Kashiwagi Eri", she is a relatively well-known R18 doujinshi artist on the Internet.

"Even though boys can't refuse a notebook, using a notebook as payment is too weird. This is my most important secret!"

"You must never let anyone else know!"

Returning to the chat, she saw that Bai Ye had sent a new message.

[I can’t think of anything I want right now… By the way, when is the next club activity?]

[Wednesday.]

[How about this, I’ll get back to you before Wednesday.]

[Ok, sorry to bother you tonight, Senior.]

[Goodbye, man. ]

After the chat, Bai Ye put down his phone and continued eating.

He had already thought of the reward, but the timing was not right and he lacked something to make the final decision.

. . . . . .

Bai Ye’s work tonight is not over yet.

Before the party ended, everyone asked Eriri Sawamura to select the photos and package them into a compressed package. The 99+ photos in the chat group were really unappetizing.

Now that the camera is in Bai Ye's hands, the work naturally falls on him.

But this job is not difficult. Just let the computer filter out duplicate, blurry, and crowded photos, and it will only take half a minute to process hundreds of photos.

Ding dong——!

After sorting the things he bought into categories, Bai Ye returned to the computer with the Fat Otaku Happy Water.

"The photo is ready? Let me see it."

There were more than 50 photos selected. Bai Ye slid down and caught a unique photo.

A photo of a couple catches the eye, and against the backdrop of more than 50 background photos, it stands out like a red dot amidst the green.

Bai Ye's eyes were drunk, and he held his forehead speechlessly.

"What is this? Why is there a photo of me and Kato-san?!"

These were the photos that Eriri Sawamura took secretly in the afternoon.

In the photo, the two are walking side by side, with happy and relaxed smiles on their faces. The girl's head is slightly tilted towards the boy, and she seems to be listening to him very seriously.

If an ordinary person saw this, they would definitely think that they were a couple who deliberately went out on the weekend to flash their lights and annoy single people.

Bai Ye quickly picked up his phone and looked through the chat history in the group.

Sawamura Eriri may not react, Kasumigaoka Utaha may not react, Kato Megumi... even if she reacts, it may not be noticeable, but Aki Tomoya will definitely not not react.

If you see a fresh and intimate photo of the girl you like with another boy, based on Bai Ye's understanding of Aki Tomoya's character, he will probably try to find out the truth by hinting in the group.

Bai Ye looked through the photos that Eriri Sawamura sent to the group in the afternoon, and saw a photo with Kato Megumi in the first few dozen photos.

He carefully read the chat records of tonight again, but was surprised to find that Akitomo did not have any abnormal reaction.

Bai Ye breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the photo was a misunderstanding, he didn't want to see it affect Kato Megumi.

"The only explanation is that you were persuaded to quit by Sawamura-san's generous gift package."

Thinking of this, Bai Ye poked hard at the avatar of Rizawa Eri in the chat box!