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Grass Wonder walked into the kitchen, but Lucian acted as if he hadn't seen her, continuing with his tasks, though a smile played on his lips.
"Trainer Lucian, I think we can still discuss this..."
"What? You said you want three bottles to drink together?"
Lucian was washing lettuce, and after washing it, he put it into a plastic basin.
Grass Wonder saw the fresh green and really thought Lucian was preparing Jue Juice. "Trainer Lucian, I was really just joking..."
She was a young lady too; how could she have been treated so forcefully? Moreover, Grass Wonder was the type who wouldn't act cute or beg for mercy.
She didn't like Lucian when he wasn't joking with her.
It felt unfamiliar and made her feel wronged.
Seeing that Lucian still wasn't listening to her, Grass Wonder's pretty face gradually fell, and she stood there expressionlessly, silently venting her grievance.
Lucian, who had been quietly paying attention to her, naturally noticed something wrong immediately. "What's wrong? Are you angry?"
Lucian looked at Grass Wonder with a smile, but the latter averted her gaze, coldly looking the other way.
"Really angry?" Lucian followed her gaze, determined to break into her field of vision with his head.
Grass Wonder felt a bit ashamed, but since things had developed to this point, she was in a dilemma and could only continue standing there with a sour face.
"Don't be angry." Lucian turned around to wash a bunch of plump grapes, plucking off a small stem from one. "Eat some fruit, don't be angry anymore."
Grass Wonder kept her mouth shut, clenching her teeth, completely ignoring the grape's kiss.
But Lucian still forcefully stuffed it into her mouth—of course, this was her giving herself a way out.
"How is it, delicious?"
"Not delicious." Grass Wonder chewed slowly. After getting angry and calming down a bit, she seemed unable to face Lucian as usual.
What to do then? Keep the sour face.
"Alright, I'm not making 'Jue Juice'; I just want to make a vegetable salad." Lucian explained.
"Does vegetable salad use grapes?" Grass Wonder finally spoke.
"This is just me treating you to fruit. I was planning to cut carrots and corn too." Lucian took out all the ingredients. "Little Grass, you don't think I'm lying, do you?"
"I don't know." Grass Wonder's anger hadn't subsided. "I won't help Trainer Lucian promote anymore."
"Calm down, I'll treat you to another grape." Lucian picked up the whole bunch and plucked another one from it.
But Grass Wonder still wouldn't reach out willingly, so the grape got another bargain, forcefully kissing Grass Wonder's mouth several times.
And it had to be forceful; it easily pried open Grass Wonder's mouth.
"One by one... so stingy." Grass Wonder directly took the whole bunch from Lucian's hand.
Was this something the usual Grass Wonder would do?
"If it's not enough, there's more. I can't finish it all by myself anyway." Lucian patted his hands, turned to take milk and coffee powder from the fridge. "Take these out to them. I'll come out after finishing the salad."
"I want to eat salad too."
"I know, I'll make a bit more, but you can't be angry anymore."
"I'm not angry." Grass Wonder took the fruit and drinks. "Trainer Lucian, go ahead and busy yourself. I'll go out first."
"Okay." Lucian smiled.
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Grass Wonder walked out of the kitchen and suddenly stopped at the corner of the living room.
She took a deep breath, but how could a lake surface rippling in circles easily return to mirror-like calmness?
Just now, Trainer Lucian seemed to have fed her grapes...
Not only did her state of mind not calm down, but another pebble splashed in, creating even more ripples.
Seemingly recalling the scene of her getting angry, Grass Wonder's cheeks couldn't help but flush.
Where had her usual composure gone?
This was so embarrassing...
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After finishing the vegetable salad, Lucian came out of the kitchen.
He glanced around; only Grass Wonder didn't meet his eyes.
Was she still angry? It shouldn't be.
"Trainer, what did you make again?" Meishou Doto looked at Lucian carrying something else and couldn't help asking.
"Vegetable salad. Doto, do you want some?"
"No need, I'm already very full. Eating so much late at night, I feel like I'll gain a few pounds when I get back." Meishou Doto looked down at her stomach... Oh ho, she couldn't see it at all.
Mejiro McQueen nearby seemed to hear a sensitive word and shuddered.
There were no more pastries in front of her, and a glass of milk was already drunk clean.
Oh well, oh well, what's eaten is eaten.
"Trainer Lucian, thank you very much!! But I saw you hadn't eaten, so I saved some for you, oh." Taiki Shuttle spoke fluent English, placing some pastries in front of Lucian.
"I'm not eating. I already ate a lot while researching... Shuttle-chan, you're not unable to finish and giving it to me, are you?"
"What!? How could that be? I'm being kind, Trainer Lucian."
"But I'm really tired of it." Lucian pushed it away. "Why not give it to McQueen? She looks like she hasn't had enough."
"No need, really no need, my stomach can't hold any more, drag me that san." Mejiro McQueen quickly waved her hands. "Little Grass, do you want some?"
Grass Wonder shook her head and smiled: "No need, I'm very full too."
"Didn't Little Grass say she wanted salad? You eat first." Lucian handed Grass Wonder a spoon; he also intended to talk to Grass Wonder.
"Arigato~" She took the spoon, which was also her way of showing she wasn't angry. "Trainer Lucian, eat together. I don't mind these."
"Okay." Lucian had just sighed in relief when the phone on the table suddenly lit up.
The sharp-eyed Mejiro McQueen glanced at it immediately. "It's a video call from Suzuka."
"Oh~ Suzuka, it's been a while since we saw her." Taiki Shuttle said.
"She's probably calling to tell me her return date." Lucian said.
If the others hadn't noticed, he could have quietly hung up.
But since everyone saw it, hanging up now would seem inexplicable.
He pressed the answer button, only hoping Silence Suzuka wouldn't say anything stimulating, but alas, opening thunderstrike...
"Lucian-kun, I miss you so much..."
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