I Want to...

"Let's go, we'll bring some cake rolls and pudding for Firefly and the Wolf Cub later."

Kafka, holding Elio in her arms, turned to the blade and gestured.

Blade didn't say much, just nodded and followed Kafka towards the door.

The two didn't drive; instead, they walked towards the shopping mall not far from the villa.

As Kafka walked along the road, she kept gently stroking Elio with her hand, and Elio cooperated by making "purring" sounds in her arms.

Halfway there, Kafka stroked Elio in her arms and whispered to the person beside her:

"To be honest, this is the first time I've ever seen Firefly make such an expression."

"Um?"

Blade's voice was somewhat puzzled, and he looked up at Kafka with a questioning gaze. He hadn't been to the living room earlier, so he didn't know what had happened there.

"Hey, speaking of which, how did Firefly and that Mr. Bai meet? They seem to be very close."

Kafka patted the cat in her arms, her tone somewhat curious.

Upon hearing this, Elio lazily opened his eyes from where he was leaning, glanced at Kafka, and then answered her question.

You'll find out later.

Is this also part of the script?

"No."

After saying this, Elio didn't reply. He simply closed his eyes again, enjoying Kafka's caresses.

Seeing that Elio was unwilling to say much, Kafka didn't say much either. She simply stopped and gestured to Blade, saying, "Let's not go this way. I remember the mall on the other side is cheaper."

Which side?

"Which side could it be? The one next to our house."

As Kafka spoke, she looked down at Elio and gestured to Blade.

Blade observed Kafka's actions and understood her intention. The only direction she was pointing to was a shopping mall, and that shopping mall... prohibited pets from entering.

But he didn't care; it was just a matter of taking a few more steps. As for Elio's thoughts? That wasn't important.

Thinking this, Blade turned and walked towards the other half of the mall. Kafka chuckled at the sight and strode ahead to lead the way.

Even with Kafka's hints, Elio kept his eyes closed, showing no intention of revealing anything.

Soon, the two people and the cat reached the mall entrance. As expected, Elio was stopped there, and Kafka eventually placed him in the mall's pet area. The facilities there were quite complete, but one downside was that unruly children would always wander in...

"Alright, let's figure out what we should buy."

"Um."

Blade remained silent, quietly following Kafka to the shopping area.

Kafka headed straight for the meat and vegetable section of the mall, even handing a trolley to Blade, as if she was going to fill the refrigerator to the brim.

"This is good, take more, the Wolf Cubs are still growing."

As Kafka spoke, she tossed a bag of tomatoes into the shopping cart. Blade opened his mouth as he watched her action, but ultimately did not refuse.

What he really wanted to say was that Silver Wolf didn't really like tomatoes, which are a slightly sour fruit... but seeing that Kafka was having a lot of fun shopping, he didn't say anything more.

"These are good too, take more of this one as well."

Kafka selected items while placing large quantities of fruits, vegetables, and meats into the small cart that Blade was pushing.

She hesitated for a moment in front of the chili stand, but finally took the shopping bag, filled it with some chilies, and put them into the small cart that Ren was pushing.

Blade looked at the chili peppers in the cart, somewhat puzzled, and asked Kafka, "Don't you guys not eat spicy food? Why did you buy chili peppers?"

As the cook among the Stellaron Hunters, he naturally knew everyone's tastes. They basically wouldn't eat anything spicy, and Elio wouldn't even touch it, because he thought it would cause him to lose fur if he ate too much.

"It's nothing, I just thought of it and bought it. Besides, maybe our new customer will like spicy food?"

"..."

Is there anything else you want to buy?

"That's all. Let's buy some more cakes or puddings. After all, the budget is limited, so we should be careful with our spending."

As she spoke, Kafka led Blade toward the place that sold pudding and the like. Although she said she was trying to save money, while buying pudding, Kafka also took a lot of potato chips and other snacks to appease Silver Wolf.

After doing all this, Kafka looked at the shopping cart, which was now completely full, and nodded.

"Alright, that's enough, let's go back now, or Elio will be getting impatient."

Without saying anything more, Ren pushed the cart toward the cashier.

The two quickly paid the bill, both carrying full shopping bags.

As soon as they reached the entrance of the mall, Kafka and Blade encountered Elio, who was waiting for them there.

As soon as Elio saw the two of them come out, he walked gracefully to Kafka's side, but Kafka was no longer empty-handed when she came to hug Elio.

Seeing this, Kafka could only lift her shopping bag, smile at Elio, and say something.

"Honey, you can go by yourself. I think a cat always needs to learn to be independent."

When Elio heard what Kafka said, he stopped lingering around her and instead squatted down next to Blade, blinking his bright eyes at her.

Blade, carrying shopping bags, completely ignored Elio and simply walked towards the villa on his own.

Elio remained unmoved, simply squatting there quietly, watching Blade. Sure enough, Blade took a few steps, then turned around and squatted down next to Elio.

Seeing this, Elio meowed softly at Blade, then leaped onto Blade's shoulder and carefully perched there.

"You're the one who spoils it."

"I just thought it was moving too slowly, and I was too lazy to wait for it."

"I said, can you please stop doing this! It's like I'm the murderer."

Bai Luoming looked at Liu Ying, Firefly blushed easily and then transformed into a steam engine, with a somewhat helpless expression.

"Sorry..."

Firefly lowered her head, covering her face with her hands, while secretly peeking at Bai Luoming's reaction through her fingers. Although she was apologizing, she secretly thought Bai Luoming was incredibly cute right now and wanted to...

"No, why are you apologizing to me?!"

Bai Luoming's expression became even more helpless. Firefly's apology made him seem more like a bully who was harassing an innocent girl.

Seeing Firefly's extremely embarrassed and annoyed state, unable to utter a few words, Bai Luoming sighed, shifted his body closer to Firefly, reached out and patted her shoulder, comforting her as he said:

"I didn't mean to be mean to you, I just think you shouldn't be like this. I'm the victim who was tied up and brought to this unknown place by you, and you... sigh."

"I know."

Firefly's voice was as soft as a mosquito's buzz, with a slight tremor. If an unsuspecting person came, they would only think that Bai Luoming was bullying her.