"Oh? You mean this kitty?"
Han Feng smiled faintly and hooked a finger under the purple cat's chin.
"Come on, say hello to your two acquaintances."
"Acquaintances?!"
Lumine and Paimon exchanged looks, both seeing shock in each other's eyes.
Judging by what Boss Han said—
This cat used to be a person?
And not just anyone, but someone they knew?!
"Boss Han really has… interesting tastes."
The purple cat shot Han Feng an annoyed glance, but didn't refuse.
After all, she did know these two.
"Hi, Lumine. Paimon."
The purple cat smiled and waved her cute little paw at them.
"Y-you're Keqing from Liyue?!"
Recognizing that familiar voice, Lumine jumped to her feet in shock.
She never imagined that the cat rolling around in Boss Han's arms—
Was actually Keqing, the Yuheng of the Liyue Qixing!
This was seriously shocking!
"Wow—you actually came here to be a cat?!"
Paimon was equally stunned.
She had thought Ningguang's teasing before was just a joke.
Who would've thought it was real?!
Good grief!
This was next-level playing around!
She even subtly shot Lumine a look.
The meaning was obvious—
See?
I told you to make a move, and you didn't!Now someone else got there first!
Lumine: "..."
Is this really my fault?!
How was I supposed to know the dignified Yuheng would do something like this?!
"…Damn it, I wasn't paying attention and almost got my base stolen."
Lumine's heart was anything but calm.
I was clearly the one who came first.
But on the surface, she stayed perfectly composed.
"Alright, let's play Fight the Landlord."
As she spoke, she picked up the deck, set aside the three landlord cards, and began dealing.
"Impressive!"
Watching Lumine deal as if nothing were wrong, Paimon looked at her with admiration.
Her heart was clearly in turmoil, yet she acted completely normal on the outside.
As expected—
Women are natural actors!
Even cute Lumine was no exception!
Soon, all 51 cards were dealt.
The first round's Landlord—Was Han Feng.
"Didn't expect Boss Han to be the Landlord!"
Even Lumine was surprised.
After all, the Landlord had three extra cards and the advantage of going first.
There was a high chance of winning.
But Lumine wasn't worried.
With her and Paimon teaming up, Boss Han wouldn't have it easy.
They might even take him down.
Thinking that, Lumine shot Paimon a look.
Paimon gave a barely noticeable nod.
Even though the two had their "small conflicts," in front of Boss Han—the big boss—
They were united.
"Hehe, Boss Han, don't blame me and Lumine for teaming up!"
Paimon giggled.
She hadn't even looked at her cards yet, but no matter how she thought about it—
Two people couldn't possibly lose to one.
"Those are the rules. It's fine."
Han Feng smiled calmly and picked up his cards.
After taking a look, his expression immediately turned strange.
Including the three landlord cards, he had twenty cards total.
Four single cards, plus a Joker, one pair, plus a bomb.
And at the end—
An 8-9-10-J airplane sequence.
"This hand…"
The purple cat had already understood the rules.
The moment she saw the cards, she understood immediately.
She couldn't help but admire Boss Han's luck.
"By the rules, I go first. Pair of threes."
"Nope."
"You can't even beat a pair of threes?!"
Seeing Paimon, who was next in turn, pass, Lumine was completely stunned.
Was there any smaller card than that?
What kind of hand did she have?!
"My hand is… a little special!"
Paimon scratched her head awkwardly.
Her cards weren't bad, but not amazing either— pretty average.
A 5-6-7 airplane, three pairs, and two single cards.
If she really wanted to play, she could.
But she didn't want to.
First, she wasn't the gatekeeper.
Playing a pair now wouldn't help much.
It might even make things harder for Lumine later.
Second—
Paimon had a dream of finishing the game in one go.
She was waiting.
Once the big cards were gone, her Ace would shine.
Then airplane plus consecutive pairs—
Straight to victory!
"Forget it. I'll be the gatekeeper. Pair of Queens!"
Lumine threw down two cards.
This round, she'd handle Boss Han herself.
Because her hand was amazing.
One bomb, a pair of Aces, a pair of Queens, three Jacks, and one small Joker.
As long as Paimon helped a little—
This game was theirs.
"Pass."
Han Feng shook his head.
His current hand wasn't suitable yet.
He'd wait.
Seeing both of them pass, Lumine got excited.
"Three Jacks with a pair!"
No one responded.
So Lumine casually played a seven.
With two Aces, a small Joker, and a bomb in hand, she was very confident.
"Big Joker."
Han Feng finally made his move.
A red Joker landed on the table.
"Pass."
Paimon shook her head again.
This was already the third time.
She hadn't played a single card yet.
But inside, she was screaming—
Hurry up and burn your big cards!
Then it'll be my time to shine!
After Paimon, it was Lumine's turn.
But instead of playing, she smiled and made a suggestion.
"Boss Han, since we're playing cards, why not add some stakes?
A dry win or loss is too boring."
"Oh? That works. What do you have in mind—money or something else?"
Interest flashed in Han Feng's eyes.
Lumine was right.
Purely winning or losing wasn't that fun.
Usually, people played for money or did punishment games.
He hadn't gotten around to teaching them that yet.
But Lumine brought it up herself.
"Money's boring. Let's do something else."
Lumine smiled.
"Fair enough."
Han Feng nodded, thought for a moment, then said,
"How about this— if you two win, I'll grant each of you one request."
At this point, almost all the big cards were already out.
Aside from the bomb in his hand, the other two had none.
This round—
He had already won.
Hearing that promise, both the purple cat and Noelle were stunned.
Boss Han wasn't an ordinary person.
One of his promises was more valuable than those of the Seven themselves.
And he just gave it out like that?!
"Really? Any requests at all?"
Lumine's eyes lit up.
If that was true—
She could ask Boss Han to summon her brother directly.
No more running around.
Then she could happily read manga forever.
"Of course!
This boss always keeps his word!"
Han Feng smiled and nodded.
"Lumine, say yes! Hurry!"
Paimon got excited.
If they won—
They'd hit the jackpot!
Unlimited food!
"Then you're definitely losing, Boss Han!"
Lumine confidently slammed down four Kings.
With Aces in hand, only four twos could beat that.
She didn't believe Boss Han was that lucky.
Even if he did have four twos—
He still had thirteen cards left.
She had two Aces, a small Joker, plus Paimon's support.
No matter how she thought about it—
There was no way they'd lose.
"And what if you lose?"
Han Feng asked with a gentle smile.
"Hmph. Boss Han, you've only played three cards.
You still have 17 cards left."
"If you can wipe me out with 17 cards today—"
"I'll dress up as a catgirl tonight and come to your room for you to look at!"
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