Because they were going to eat, Lin Mu only guided Mashiro for a minute before letting her go.
Raising his hand to pat her little head, he said softly, "Alright, time is limited, we'll stop here today, Mashiro, let's go eat."
"En."
Shiina Mashiro looked at him with hazy eyes, nodded obediently, and put her small hand into his warm palm.
This sense of being a pet made Lin Mu somewhat amused, but he didn't refuse.
Holding her small hand, they went to the next room together to enjoy the sumptuous dinner Little Angel Mahiru had made.
"I'm going to eat!"
After politely saying a few words with hands clasped, expressing respect for the ingredients.
The three picked up their chopsticks and began to eat.
"Mmm, so delicious! Mahiru's cooking is as good as ever, and it seems even tastier than before!"
Lin Mu couldn't help but give her a thumbs-up and praise her.
"Hehe, I recently tried to learn some Chinese cooking methods. I'm glad you're satisfied."
Shiina Mahiru's heart felt warm; having food she made with care recognized by an important person was definitely something to be happy about.
Lin Mu was also very good at providing pleasant emotional value to his girl.
Just a few words of praise could make Little Angel Mahiru bloom with a sweet smile, so why not?
Moreover, her cooking was genuinely delicious, so the praise was also from the bottom of his heart.
Shiina Mashiro, however, ate only a little and couldn't eat anymore. She put down her bowl, which still had half its rice, and stared directly at Lin Mu.
A "ding—" sound seemed to come from her mouth.
"Mashiro, what's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"
Lin Mu asked, somewhat puzzled.
Shiina Mashiro, however, touched her little belly and said blankly, "I can't eat anymore."
Shiina Mahiru frowned, wearing a stern expression.
"You can't waste food, older sister Zhenbai. And you've only eaten so little; if you don't eat more now, you'll be hungry tonight."
Shiina Mashiro, however, uttered a shocking statement.
"I won't be hungry; Mahiru's stomach is already filled by Mahiru."
"Huh? What strange things are you saying?"
Shiina Mahiru instantly blushed and couldn't help but stand up.
Mu-kun is already looking at me with strange eyes!
What does it mean that her stomach was filled by her?
However, Shiina Mashiro looked at her blankly before speaking the rest of her sentence.
"—filled with Baumkuchen."
"You should say the whole sentence! older sister Zhenbai, really, you always say things that cause misunderstandings."
Shiina Mahiru was speechless.
Because of Mashiro's words, she was almost mistaken by Lin Mu for some perverted lesbian girl.
Lin Mu, meanwhile, stole a glance at Mahiru, finding it increasingly amusing.
Mashiro truly lives up to her name.
Her naturally naive demeanor, coupled with occasional shocking remarks, even managed to break the usually gentle Mahiru.
Facing Mahiru's complaints, Shiina Mashiro continued to stare at her and Lin Mu.
Then she touched her little belly again.
"Mashiro can't eat anymore."
Mahiru looked at her, speechless, "I knew I shouldn't have bought you so much Baumkuchen. You didn't eat it all, did you?"
Mashiro's eyes darted away, avoiding her gaze.
"No. There's still one left..."
Lin Mu spoke up to expose her, "You mean there's still one wrapper left, right?"
Upon hearing this, Shiina Mahiru immediately understood that Mashiro was actually trying to fool her.
So she sternly said, "older sister Zhenbai, from now on, you are forbidden from eating Baumkuchen before dinner!"
"Eh! How can you say that?"
Shiina Mashiro's body trembled slightly, her beautiful brows furrowed, revealing a look of disappointment.
"Mahiru will die without Baumkuchen."
"You'll die if you don't eat, older sister Zhenbai, really, it's one thing not to know about money, but you actually ate all the Baumkuchen you bought at once. Only eating pastries and not proper meals will lead to nutritional imbalance."
"No wonder your figure is so slender."
After complaining, Shiina Mahiru said to Lin Mu, "There's nothing for it, Mu-kun, you help older sister Zhenbai finish the rest of the rice; we can't waste food."
Lin Mu naturally had no objection.
He directly inverted Mashiro's bowl onto his own and quickly finished the remaining rice.
Shiina Mashiro's eyes widened slightly, and a word Rita had once said flashed through her mind.
Was it called "indirect kiss"?
After dinner, Shiina Mahiru took the bowls and chopsticks into the kitchen to wash them.
She didn't give Lin Mu any chance to help.
Instead, she urged him to go play.
Playing with Mashiro was also fine.
For Shiina Mahiru, doing housework was her hobby.
It made her feel the warmth of home.
Pushed out of the kitchen by Mahiru, Lin Mu had no choice but to go amuse himself.
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Mashiro went back to drawing manga after eating.
Lin Mu naturally didn't want to disturb her creative process.
So he said goodbye to Mahiru and left.
His destination was, of course, his other dependents.
Relationships need to be maintained to last.
He couldn't just get their bodies and then ignore them.
Lin Mu's figure transformed into a purple light; after being transmuted by magic, he instantly arrived beside Yukino Shitayuki through the contract.
Speaking of which, Miura Yumiko's questioning of Hayama's image and discovering his true nature, she really had Yang Nai Jie to thank.
That way, he could take advantage of the situation, make a move on Yumiko, and surpass Hayama.
When Lin Mu arrived, Yukino Shitayuki was tying up her hair with a hairband, revealing her smooth forehead.
....
After Lin Mu appeared, he hugged her from behind.
"Yang Nai Jie, it's been a while, how have you been doing lately?"
Being boldly embraced by him, Yukino Shitayuki's cheeks flushed slightly, and she leaned into his arms.
"I'm doing alright, besides some family engagements, my life is pretty good."
Speaking of which, she had to thank him.
If he hadn't cured Yukino, she wouldn't have been in the mood to do anything else.
"Oh, then, Yang Nai Jie, have you missed me?"
Lin Mu leaned close to her ear and gently blew, his hand boldly resting on her smooth thigh.
Yukino Shitayuki gave him a glare, saying irritably, "Shouldn't I be the one asking you that?"
"How many girls have you made a move on during this time? My fickle Mr. Devil?"
"Cough cough, Yang Nai Jie, when we're together, let's not mention anyone else, and... I missed you."
Saying this, he quickly lowered his head and kissed her lips, not allowing her to speak further.
Yukino Shitayuki gazed at him with a hint of resentment.
This sly fellow really didn't give her any chance to create a love triangle.
Still as roguish as ever.
But then again, he was her man, wasn't he?
Yukino Shitayuki gently wrapped her arms around his neck and responded earnestly.
Lin Mu took the opportunity to lie down with her in his arms.
Their fingers intertwined, and their breaths quickened.
Meanwhile, in the next room, Yukino Yukinoshita covered her ears with her hands, her small mouth pouting high.
After becoming that bad guy's person, although the magic seed hadn't hatched yet, her physical fitness and stamina, as well as her hearing, now far surpassed that of ordinary people.