But things had already reached this point; there was no use blaming anyone. The most urgent matter was to somehow muddle through this hurdle first.
The dishes on the table grew fewer and fewer, yet the atmosphere in the room did not relax with the dwindling food. Instead, it became increasingly tense.
The frequency of Jun and Xi's eye contact had steadily increased.
If this continued, then the moment everyone left after finishing this meal would mark the beginning of their war.
Once Jun and Xi went to war, it would bring no benefit whatsoever aside from putting Qianyi in a difficult position.
No! She absolutely could not let things develop to that point!
She had to make a choice!
So Sister Shu stood up.
In an instant, everyone raised their heads at the same time, their gazes converging on her. They wondered whether Sister Shu had suddenly stood up because the dishes on the table were gone and she wanted to get more food.
Then—
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Sister Shu took a deep breath, looked at Qianyi in the seat of honor, solemnly extended her hand, and said something astonishing:
"Qianyi, how about marrying me?"
Qianyi: ?!!!
For a moment, he felt as though he had not been born on Earth, nor was he even human. Instead, he had been born in Seele's hometown of Belobog, where he had become a snow leopard.
Blessed by outrageous luck, he had accidentally been photographed by an IPC robot, instantly becoming famous across the galaxy and receiving an invitation to join a variety show.
On that variety show, the host had asked her, "Which province are you from, exactly?"
And Qianyi had answered without hesitation—"My mom gave birth to me."
As those words—"My mom gave birth to me"—echoed in his mind,