"Uh, sorry, sorry." Star awkwardly rubbed her head.
"Don't do that again in the future… Hello, Keqing." Xiangling looked at Keqing, who was sitting next to Star, and greeted her warmly.
"You, hello." Keqing nodded at Xiangling.
She had actually known Xiangling for a long time, just not very well. Previously, hearing about Wanmin Restaurant's reputation, she had considered ordering two banquet tables from them.
However, after tasting Xiangling's experimental new dish that day, made primarily from lizards and Slimes, the idea of ordering a banquet was dismissed.
Of course, she had eaten at Wanmin Restaurant later, and the other dishes were good. She just thought Xiangling's cooking was very inconsistent.
Overall, besides those few meetings, she and Xiangling didn't have much of a relationship.
She hadn't expected their next meeting to be in this form, in this capacity…
Keqing glanced at Star, her cheeks slightly flushed.
Now they were all Star's wives; they should be considered family, right?
"Speaking of which, why haven't I seen Chef Mao?" After the two also sat down, Star curiously asked Xiangling.
Wanmin Restaurant had no more customers; it was almost closing time, and the two hadn't had dinner yet, so they joined Star and the others.
But Chef Mao wasn't there. Had Xiangling been alone all day today? She must have been too busy.
"My dad just left a while ago. He said he needed to personally go transport some ingredients back. He probably won't be back tonight, and Wanmin Restaurant will be closed tomorrow," Xiangling answered Star's question while eating.
"I see…" Star nodded.
The customer traffic at Wanmin Restaurant was considerable. Even with Shenhe's help, it was still very busy.
It was good to be able to rest for a day.
"Star, did you hear? My dad isn't coming back tonight," Xiangling said, seeing that Star didn't have any particular reaction, then blinked and added, a little shyly.
"Ah? Ah… Yes, yes, he isn't." Star didn't react at first, but seeing Xiangling's shy expression, she quickly understood what she was hinting at.
But this immediately put Star in a difficult position, because there was more than one person present, and it would be hard to choose just one.
As for a group sleepover… While three people weren't impossible, Star's current combat power might not be able to completely win.
"Xiangling, are you there? I'm here for a late-night snack!" Just as Star was hesitating, a cheerful voice suddenly came from outside the restaurant.
Star's body instantly stiffened.
A moment later, Xinyan walked in and was slightly surprised to see the four of them.
"Oh, so Star, you're here too, and Keqing…" Xinyan looked at Keqing, and her expression immediately became a little strange.
After all, the feeling emanating from Keqing couldn't be false. It was clear that Yuheng Star, like Tianquan Star, had already been taken by Star.
This was truly unexpected.
Xinyan looked at Star, her eyes filled with a mix of emotion and admiration.
"Xinyan, you're here! Come quickly, come quickly, I'll go get another pair of chopsticks." Xiangling quickly greeted her.
Xinyan often came for late-night snacks. It was so late this time that Xiangling had thought she wouldn't come today.
"Okay." Xinyan nodded and also took a seat.
The atmosphere became a bit awkward for a moment. Xiangling wasn't there, and Shenhe usually didn't talk much.
Xinyan and Keqing also weren't very familiar with each other, though they could be considered acquaintances.
Keqing seemed to be quite supportive of her rock and roll career.
She just hadn't expected Keqing to also become Star's woman now.
"Cough, um, Xinyan, are you feeling better?" Stelle quickly spoke, breaking the silence.
Last time she left Xinyan's house, Xinyan had only just regained normal mobility.
What she did that day was truly excessive, and she then immediately ran off to Mt. Aocang, so she didn't know how Xinyan had recovered afterward.
"Mm-hmm, don't worry, I'm fine." Xinyan said with a smile.
Her physical fitness had always been good; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to sing for two hours straight.
Though her legs were still very sore when she woke up this morning.
"That's good." Stelle nodded, her face looking increasingly conflicted.
Now there was one more person; one versus three was manageable, but one versus four… it seemed not impossible either.
Stelle analyzed it carefully: after all, Xiangling and Xinyan's combat power was weak, and Keqing, having just experienced her first forbidden fruit, was still somewhat shy and wouldn't make too bold moves.
Even if they teamed up to attack, what could they do?
The only one to worry about was Shenhe. Shenhe's cultivation had greatly improved these past few days, and her combat power in this aspect had soared accordingly. Stelle was already finding it hard to suppress her anymore.
She needed to find a way to suppress him.
As she thought, Stelle suddenly had a Khvarena.
That's right, she still had that enhanced little toy Cloud Retainer gave him in her clothes pocket.
Using this thing as an auxiliary should be able to hard-control Shenhe, right…
Having made up her mind, the conflicted expression on Stelle's face vanished.
Now there was nothing to worry about.
"Stelle, why do you suddenly look so happy?" Keqing asked Stelle with some confusion.
"Nothing, I just thought of something happy." Stelle smiled and waved her hand, casually picking up a dish and putting it into her mouth.
Then, as she ate, the smile on her face stiffened.
Her mood, which had just started to improve, instantly plummeted.
This familiar taste… there was no mistake.
It was the nutritional meal! She forgot to tell Xiangling not to prepare a nutritional meal for her!
Stelle looked down at the food on the table, instantly filled with regret.
Why did she only remember this now?
The effects of this thing were truly terrifying; she would soon lose her mind.
It seemed that even if she didn't want to sleep together tonight, it would be impossible. All four of them had to stay, otherwise, the medicinal effect of this nutritional meal couldn't be dispelled.
"Everyone, let's discuss tonight's arrangements." Stelle put down her chopsticks and straightened her expression.
"Ah? Do you guys have any activities tonight?" Xinyan asked, puzzled.
She had just arrived and wasn't clear on the situation. In fact, even Keqing and Shenhe, who had been there all along, were somewhat confused.
"Yes, there's a very important activity." Stelle nodded very seriously.
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