Chapter 18: Chapter 18: I will never be interested in Funina's boyfriend!
"Funina, Funina, you are indeed Lin Anyi's official girlfriend now."
There was a barely perceptible chill in Alechino's voice as her red eyes flashed with a calculated cold light. However, a sarcastic smile soon curled at the corners of her mouth, as if she could already see the moment her plan succeeded.
"But I'm sure that soon, you and Lin Anyi, the loving couple, will no longer be able to leave me."
Alechino's plan was both ingenious and sinister. As long as it proceeded as intended, Funina would inevitably fall into her hands in due time. And with Funina's fall, Lin Anyi, who loved her deeply, would naturally follow suit.
However, Alechino did not aim to directly destroy the relationship between Lin Anyi and Funina. Even if they eventually walked into the palace of marriage, this wouldn't ruin her plans. Instead, it would make everything far more entertaining in Alechino's eyes.
She envisioned Funina unknowingly falling deeper into the trap she had carefully constructed. With each step, Lin Anyi—who cherished Funina deeply—would also be drawn in.
In this game orchestrated by Alechino, every character would unknowingly play their assigned roles, and the final outcome would be entirely under her control.
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The afternoon sun shone through the window, casting warm light onto the dining table. Lin Anyi and Funina had just finished a delicious lunch, and the atmosphere was relaxed and pleasant.
However, an unspoken worry lingered in Lin Anyi's heart.
[Master, time is running out. If you continue to be indifferent, the forced simulation will proceed~]
Hearing the system's voice, Lin Anyi sighed helplessly and replied,
"Don't rush me. Let me find a teammate first."
He then looked at Funina across the table and asked softly,
"Fu Fu, do you still have friends you can trust right now?"
Funina frowned slightly at the question, her confusion evident as she replied,
"Yes, there are. But why are you asking this?"
A trace of possessiveness flickered through her heart. She didn't want her beautiful boyfriend to have too much contact with other women—even if those women were her trustworthy friends.
Seeing the slightly worried expression on Funina's face, Lin Anyi shrugged lightly, a hint of helplessness showing in his own expression:
"I suddenly realized that I have almost no acquaintances in Fontaine except you," Lin Anyi said gently.
"And Fufu, you don't need to be so nervous. I won't cheat. I just want to make some friends. If one day you're too busy to take care of me, I'd like to have someone I can trust to ask for help."
Though Lin Anyi had only lost to Alechino twice in the simulation world, those experiences were enough to make him understand a critical truth:
When faced with a yellow-haired woman determined to win him over, one person's strength alone was not enough.
It was already clear that Funina would be ineffective in any confrontation with Alechino. Lin Anyi realized he could only rely on himself to find a capable ally.
Hearing Lin Anyi's concerns, Funina hesitated. She still didn't want him getting too close to other women. But she also couldn't deny that what Lin Anyi said was reasonable.
The dream from that morning lingered as a heavy shadow in her mind.
Though she had used that strange energy from the dream to prove herself to Lin Anyi for ten minutes, once she entered her "sage time," fear crept in.
"What if Alechino in real life is also eyeing my Anyi like in the dream?"
"Facing her, can I really protect Lin Anyi from being taken by her?"
Funina was filled with uncertainty.
When she thought about her precious boyfriend, who belonged only to her, being pinned against a wall by Alechino and used as she pleased, Funina's heart trembled.
As Lin Anyi proposed finding a trustworthy ally, Funina couldn't help but admit that it might be a good idea to have a trusted friend to help protect her boyfriend.
Finally, Funina sighed softly.
"Okay," she said. "Then I will take you to see her later. I believe that if anything happens in the future, she will definitely protect you."
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A moment later, in Clolinde's office, there was an atmosphere of tension and anticipation in the air. Clolinde, a woman known for her calmness and stability, was holding a strange-shaped mirror at the moment, frowning slightly. Her eyes sometimes stared at the reflection in the mirror and sometimes looked out the window in confusion, as if searching for the answer to some unsolvable riddle.
In the midst of such contemplation, the office door was suddenly pushed open, and Funina burst in like a breeze, breaking the original tranquility of the room.
"Hi, long time no see~"
Clolinde, who had always been calm, was frightened by the sudden sound. Perhaps out of guilt, she subconsciously hid the mirror behind her back.
When she realized that it was Funina who broke in, Clolinde breathed a sigh of relief and said helplessly:
"It turns out to be Funina. I told you I'm not interested in that kind of tea party..."
Funina's smile became even stronger when she heard this:
"Okay, I'm not here to invite you to the tea party this time. I want to introduce you to a friend."
Her voice was full of mystery and expectation.
Clolinde couldn't help being surprised and asked dubiously:
"You stay at home all year round and you can still make new friends?"
When Funina heard this, she smiled even brighter:
"What do you mean by staying at home? That's called the beauty hidden in the golden house!"
There was a hint of playfulness and pride in her words, which made the originally serious office atmosphere relaxed.
Perhaps because Lin Anyi didn't follow up, the conversations between best friends were often very bold. Clolinde was even more surprised when she heard Funina's showy tone and asked tentatively:
"Funina, could it be that... you already have a boyfriend?"
"Of course? Otherwise, do you think I am like this? Why have you stayed at home for more than a year?" Funina raised her face proudly. Then she reminded her:
"However, although my boyfriend is extremely beautiful, I just introduced you as a friend. You must not have any ideas about him!"
Seeing Funina looking so possessive, Clolinde had no emotion in her heart, and she even wanted to laugh a little. Ever since her life and the world got back on track, she had been looking for that person named Lin Anyi.
How could she still be interested in other men now? Even taking a step back, is she the kind of person who would steal her best friend's boyfriend?
Of course not!
Funina was so vigilant about this matter, it was simply an insult to her!
Clolinde promised that she would never be able to find Lin Anyi even if she jumped off the Merlot Petersburg. She will definitely not be interested in Funina's boyfriend!