As noon approached, lazy sunlight streamed into the hall through the broad bay window.
Light and shadow were sharply divided.
...Just like Bai Zhi and Xia Wen, who were currently sitting on the sofa.
Bai Zhi sat on the sofa, drinking herbal tea and reading the newspaper, while Xia Wen sat properly on the other side, eating potato chips and watching TV. Everything looked remarkably harmonious.
Seeing this harmonious scene before her, Mu Qiansè, who had come downstairs after taking care of the Divine Child, wore a suspicious expression.
After living together for so long, she knew Xia Wen's personality better than anyone.
Normally, whenever there were no outsiders around, this girl was either sitting cross-legged without the slightest awareness of herself as a beautiful young woman, or lounging in a lazy sprawl with her bare, long white legs casually propped on the coffee table. When had she ever sat so properly in such a ladylike duck-sitting pose?
—A ladylike Xia Wen in this state was simply absurd beyond belief!!
After thinking for a moment, Mu Qiansè walked over to the coffee table, picked up a trash can, and poured out the blue jelly-like creature that had been hiding inside.
Little Bubble: (｡•ˇ‸ˇ•｡)
"You were in the living room just now, right? Could you demonstrate what happened here earlier?"
Looking at the sky-blue Slime before her, who was staring at her with an unhappy expression, Mu Qiansè spoke in a patient, coaxing tone.
"If you perform well, I'll make you something delicious later..."
"Cough, cough, cough!!"
Before Mu Qiansè could finish speaking, Bai Zhi, who had been drinking herbal tea, suddenly broke into a violent coughing fit.
"I drank too quickly and accidentally choked."
Facing Mu Qiansè's gaze, Bai Zhi raised the can of herbal tea in his hand, looking