My love game is too abstract

"Serena, these are the alchemy materials you requested last time: fifty dried green orange blossoms, three birdtail fruits, and one hundred milliliters of pomegranate flower extract, right?"

"Yes, thank you. Just put them here."

After school, Serena was carrying out her club duties in the Academy's Narcissus Workshop.

According to the club's internal rules, each member needs to concoct and submit at least three low-level potions and one mid-level potion each week.

And sometimes the workshop receives potion orders from the royal capital, which they also need to participate in. These all serve as sources of funding for the workshop.

Because of the widespread use of alchemy potions in the kingdom, they often receive large orders, and the Narcissus Alchemy Workshop has become one of the wealthiest clubs in the academy.

Although it feels a bit like working for the club, each member can receive a commission from these orders, and after joining the club, they also receive a complete set of alchemy equipment. The club's alchemy materials can also be used for free after application.

Other benefits include the club's collection of alchemy books, which is even richer than the academy's library, and the environment for mutual learning and exchange. After all, this type of academic work is definitely better to discuss with a group of people than to ponder alone.

Serena had already met her quota for the week. She was now trying to concoct the potion she needed.

She peeled the birdtail fruit, cut it in half, removed the core, sliced it, and poured it into chili water to remove the toxins.

"Hmm? Serena, what potion are you planning to make this time?"

A club friend on the side asked.

This second-year senior, who was very fashionable, was named Blanche. When Serena first joined, she warmly welcomed her, not only showing her around the club but also teaching her how to cheat when applying for alchemy materials to obtain higher-level materials.

But Serena later learned that the reason why this senior took such good care of her was because she was not good at alchemy. She had only entered the workshop through connections. If no one helped her, she often couldn't even complete her weekly tasks, so she was currying favor with Serena, hoping that she could spare some leftover materials for her to hand in and get by.

But for Serena, it didn't matter. With her skills, even some scraps were enough for Blanche to hand in.

"It's not a potion. It's a special medicine for treating foot-and-mouth disease. I'm making it for a friend," Serena said.

She learned from a letter with Martha that many cattle and sheep on the farm had contracted foot-and-mouth disease, and ordinary veterinary medicine couldn't cure it.

Serena remembered a special medicine for treating livestock diseases that she had seen in a book before, so she planned to concoct it and send it to her to test its effectiveness.

"Can you share some with me after it's made?" Blanche leaned over and asked with a smile.

"Blanche, you should at least learn it yourself instead of always bothering Serena," said Javier, a classmate who was doing an experiment on the other side.

"Mind your own business," Blanche glared at him.

"If you continue like this, you'll definitely be forced to leave the club next semester."

"You're so annoying, nagging every day. Are you secretly in love with me?!" Blanche said impatiently.

"You're mistaken! I'm criticizing you!"

Hearing the two arguing, Serena smiled helplessly.

"Okay, Blanche, I'll help you after I'm done here."

"Serena, you're so nice ~" Blanche said gratefully, not forgetting to make a face at Javier on the other side.

"This guy..."

Javier sighed and shook his head.

"By the way, Serena, we're having a party in a few days, a social gathering ~ Are you coming?" Blanche asked again.

"This... I'm afraid I'm not suitable for this kind of party..." Serena said.

"What's not suitable? Serena, you're so beautiful. You'll definitely be the focus of the audience! Maybe someone will even fight for you," Blanche winked at her.

"I... that..." Serena looked embarrassed, thinking about how to refuse.

Seeing her hesitate, Blanche suddenly realized, "Could it be that Serena, you already have a boyfriend?"

Hearing this, many boys in the workshop pricked up their ears.

"Ah, this..."

"Could it be the black-haired boy who's usually with you? What's his name?" Blanche pondered, stroking her chin.

"Yarrow. He just received the Royal Medal last month," Javier interjected from the other side.

"Yes, that's Yarrow. He's very close to you, Serena. I often see you going to class and the cafeteria together. Could he be your boyfriend?" Blanche nodded.

"No, he's actually..." Serena awkwardly wanted to explain when a shout suddenly came from outside the workshop door.

"Serena! Is Serena here?"

Everyone's eyes turned to see a black-haired boy shouting inside from the doorway.

It was Yarrow.

"Why is he here suddenly?" Serena said in surprise.

Yarrow quickly spotted Serena among the rows of alchemy equipment and walked over casually.

"Serena, you're not done yet. I'm here to take you home."

"Home?"

Blanche looked at Serena in surprise, her eyes wide. "You, you're living together?"

"Ah? Didn't Serena tell you?" Yarrow, who didn't know what they were talking about, said with a chuckle.

"Serena and I live together. I even washed her underwear last time."

As soon as he said this, he suddenly felt several fierce and unfriendly gazes gathering on him.

"Are there enemies?" he thought in shock.

"You, you... you go out and wait! I'll come out later!" Serena said loudly to him, her face flushed.

"Oh, okay." Yarrow nodded and walked out.

Only then did Serena look at Blanche, who now had an apologetic expression on her face.

"I'm sorry, Serena. I didn't know you already had a boyfriend. I'll be sure to make a note of it next time I introduce you to my friends."

Then, with a gossipy expression, she leaned in and whispered, "Speaking of which, you're living together, so it's definitely not an ordinary relationship, right? Could it be that you're engaged?"

Serena twitched her lips and could only let out a few helpless dry laughs.

Yarrow was counting the leaves of the potted plant at the entrance of the workshop for the third time when Serena finally came out with her schoolbag on her back.

"Finished?"

"Yeah."

Serena walked forward, ignoring him. Yarrow followed behind.

"Speaking of which, you're quite popular in there. There were quite a few hostile gazes directed at me just now," he said.

"So why did you suddenly run over here?" Serena glanced at him.

"I didn't do anything. I just wanted to go home with you," Yarrow said with a chuckle. "Is your schoolbag heavy? Do you want me to carry it?"

As he spoke, he took Serena's backpack and put it on his own back.

Serena looked at him with a suspicious expression.

"Oh, this is a coconut jasmine tea from Geek Cafe. I waited in line for a long time to buy it. Do you want to drink it?"

He took out a bottle of milky green drink from his backpack and handed it to Serena.

Taking the warm milk tea, Serena looked at him even more suspiciously.

Giving courtesy for no reason is either adultery or robbery.

She twisted open the lid, took a sip of the sweet milk tea, and sighed, "Speak, what do you need my help with?"

"As expected of Serena, you understand me," Yarrow nodded.

"Hehe," Serena chuckled twice.

"Actually, it's just a small matter," Yarrow said hesitantly.

"Recently, isn't my club application about to be approved? Then, as the president, the student council invited me to attend a party, uh, a very important party that I have to attend."

"So..."

"This party... requires a partner to attend with me."

Yarrow looked at Serena and said hesitantly, "Can you, as my girlfriend, attend this party with me?"