“Dinner’s ready, Yedao.”
Before long, Kafka began carrying dish after dish out of the kitchen until more than half the table was covered.
Li Yedao almost wondered whether his eyes were playing tricks on him.
Braised dishes, steamed dishes, stir-fries—
She had made everything in that short amount of time.
What kind of efficiency was this?
Was she cheating somehow?
Questions aside, food was food.
Li Yedao brought Firefly and Acheron over to the dining table and sat down.
Acheron obediently took her seat.
Firefly naturally sat down on his right, then casually shifted her chair several centimeters closer to him.
Silver Wolf was still standing where she was.
Her eyes repeatedly bounced between the table full of food and Kafka.
Her entire face conveyed a single thought.
I want to eat it.
But I’m scared.
Did Kafka really cook all of this?
Silver Wolf swallowed.
Her memories and the reality before her were violently clashing.
She had personally experienced Kafka’s cooking in the past.
Calling it “bad” would have been too generous.
It was closer to voluntary poisoning.
So where the hell had this entire table of food—complete with color, aroma, and flavor—come from?
“Silver Wolf.
Eat.”
Kafka lightly tapped the tabletop twice with one finger.
Her voice was calm, revealing no emotion whatsoever.
Silver Wolf shuddered.
To anyone else, those were completely ordinary words.
To her, they were more terrifying than a demon’s whisper.
Just remembering that look Kafka had given her this afternoon made her legs feel weak.
“…Got it.”
She answered meekly and shot Li Yedao a desperate look for help.
Li Yedao was already stuffing his face, thoroughly enjoying himself.
His cheeks were puffed up, and he didn’t seem to have the slightest psychological burden.
Silver Wolf looked toward Firefly next.
Firefly was eating normally too, without any sign that something was wrong.
Silver Wolf relaxed.
Just a tiny bit.
She pulled out a pair of chopsticks and cautiously picked up an abalone.
She put it into her mouth and took a small bite.
Then froze.
It’s delicious…
Wait!
How the hell can Kafka cook this well?!
Knowing exactly what Kafka’s culinary abilities used to be, Silver Wolf fell into severe cognitive dissonance.
Her mind raced for several seconds before abruptly stopping on one particular conclusion.
Kafka likes Li Yedao.
Could it be that…
“Silver Wolf, is it not to your taste?”
A hand landed on her shoulder.
At some point, Kafka had already moved behind her.
She bent down slightly, her lips very close to Silver Wolf’s ear.
Her voice was unbearably gentle.
Goosebumps instantly covered Silver Wolf’s back.
“…It’s delicious.”
She heard herself squeeze the words painfully out of her throat.
“I never expected your cooking to improve this much, Kafka.”
Silver Wolf ultimately surrendered.
She had no choice.
Some powerful instinct told her that if she voiced her suspicion right now, she genuinely might not live to see tomorrow’s sunrise.
“I’m glad you like it.”
Kafka patted her shoulder and straightened.
Then her gaze shifted toward Li Yedao.
She picked up the serving chopsticks and placed a chicken leg into his bowl.
Her movement was so natural and practiced that it looked like something she had done countless times.
“I tried a new flavor.
Taste it.”
Silver Wolf held her bowl while lowering her head farther and farther.
Her eyes, however, kept sneakily tracking the battlefield at the table.
She looked at Kafka.
Then at Firefly.
Internally, she prayed.
If you two start fighting later, please don’t hit me by accident.
I’m really fragile!
Exactly as she expected—
Firefly got jealous.
But instead of exploding on the spot, she calmly picked up a shrimp ball and placed it neatly into Li Yedao’s bowl.
Her voice was sweet enough to be coated in syrup.
“Husband, eat this one~ It’s delicious.”
Li Yedao looked down at the shrimp ball in his bowl.
Then looked back up at Firefly.
Wait?!
You haven’t even eaten one yourself.
How do you know it tastes good?!
Firefly returned his stare with a perfectly innocent smile.
Li Yedao couldn’t be bothered investigating.
He ate both the chicken leg and the shrimp ball, then lowered his head and continued eating.
He thought the matter was over.
Acheron somehow produced one of her peaches.
She stretched out her arm and held it in front of Li Yedao.
Her posture and tone perfectly replicated the routine she used every morning when she sat on top of him.
“Eat.”
The temperature at the table seemed to plummet.
Kafka and Firefly’s gazes simultaneously locked onto the peach.
Then onto Acheron’s completely oblivious face.
The room became so silent that the drip of water from the kitchen faucet could be heard.
At that delicate moment—
The sound of a key turning came from the entrance.
Jingliu pushed open the door.
She hadn’t even taken off her coat before her eyes swept over everyone around the dining table.
Her gaze paused on Li Yedao.
Then jumped between Kafka, Firefly, and Acheron.
Finally, it returned to Li Yedao’s face.
A chilly smile curved across her lips.
“Well, well.”
“I leave for a few hours and you’ve already started yourself a harem.”
She leaned against the doorframe with her arms folded.
Her gaze lingered on Acheron’s face for an extra second before she put on an expression that practically said:
Exactly as I expected.
Li Yedao helplessly set down his chopsticks.
“Which eye of yours saw that?”
“Just come eat already.
Kafka made it.
It tastes pretty good.”
“Food made by Kafka…”
Jingliu repeated the words in a meaningful tone.
She smiled but didn’t elaborate.
Instead, she walked straight toward Silver Wolf.
Looking down at the girl curled up in her seat, Jingliu reached out with slender fingers and gently stroked her head like she was petting an unruly cat.
“Little hacker.
Move.”
“Don’t make me say it twice.”
“You—!”
Silver Wolf instinctively bristled.
But her eyes rapidly swept over everyone present.
Her courage shattered into dust within half a second.
Holding her bowl, she silently shuffled into a corner.
“Hmph!
Fine!”
“That’s a good girl.”
Jingliu pulled out the chair and sat down in Silver Wolf’s former seat.
The moment she settled in, she looked toward Li Yedao.
No preamble.
Straight to the point.
“So, how was your day over at her place?”
“Interested in visiting the Xianzhou sometime?”
Her intentions were completely undisguised.
She couldn’t even be bothered adding basic politeness to her tone.
Kafka set down her chopsticks and lightly tapped the table with one finger.
“He’s doing perfectly well with me.”
“That’s not for you to decide.”
Jingliu sneered.
Two gazes simultaneously shot toward Li Yedao.
Li Yedao was silent for a moment.
Then he slowly turned his head toward Firefly beside him.
Firefly instantly received the signal.
She grabbed his arm with both hands, pressed herself against him, and raised her voice loud enough for everyone to hear.
“Yedao is very happy when he’s with me.”
Kafka fell silent.
Jingliu fell silent too.
In the corner, Silver Wolf buried her face even deeper into her bowl.
Firefly…
Are you genuinely innocent, or are you pretending?
You actually jumped in and took the aggro at a moment like this?
Jingliu was the first to smile.
There was something deeply meaningful in that smile.
It didn’t look like a response to what Firefly had just said.
It looked more like she had seen some script known only to herself progressing exactly according to plan.
“Keep a close eye on your boyfriend from now on.”
She picked up the teacup and raised it slightly toward Firefly, almost like a toast.
“Be careful some wicked woman doesn’t steal him away.”
Firefly said nothing.
But her grip around Li Yedao’s arm tightened.
Her chin rested against his shoulder.
She stared straight at Jingliu.
Her voice was quieter now.
And firmer.
“Yedao is my boyfriend.”
At this point, even someone as dense as Firefly would have noticed something was wrong.
This woman in front of her—
She didn’t seem like a good person.
And the purple-haired woman on the sofa holding out a peach wasn’t even trying to hide it anymore.
So this entire villa was packed with troublemakers?!
“I know.”
Jingliu smiled and nodded, her voice light as though she were soothing a child.
But her next sentence made Firefly’s fingers abruptly tighten.
“But can you actually keep him?”
“Will his family even approve of the two of you?”
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150 Emiya Shirou, Determined to Slay Every Curse and Evil Spirit 75 The Uma Musume Who Became 80 I’m Definitely Not the King of 160 After Maxing Out Every Class 170 Honkai: World Modulation Mode 150 I, the Elden Sword Saint 80 Dio Brando Is Challenging FGO 115 No One Knows Pokémon Better 75 From Trilobites to Titans 70 Chainsaw Man: Contracted with 130 DanMachi: My Party Members Are 150 An Anime Heroine Darkened 70 Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duel Links 100 Honkai: The Fire Devil 145 Honkai Transformation Cards Volume3/15 Age of Heroes, I’m Just a Back 120 Uma Musume Has No Weird Fan Le 100 At age 8, she co-starred with 80 Honkai: Schicksal Media 105 An Extremist in a Slice-of-Lif 85 Chainsaw Man, but I’m Aatrox 75 Honkai Apocrypha: Are the Valk 60 Morgan Shirou’s Journey in Dan 43 DanMachi: Get to Work, Dimensi 95 Honkai: Star Rail—Kiana Cried!
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