They Said It Wasn't a Date!

Seeing this, Dong Moxuan, who had still been feeling a little awkward, regained his composure.

After all, in his impression, it was extremely rare to see Kiana looking so flustered and shy.

It seemed that even Kiana, who could say something like, "I want to drink Mei's Sister Juice," was surprisingly pure at times like this!

With a light chuckle, Dong Moxuan shook his head before lowering it and eating his omelet rice.

After finishing his omelet rice, Dong Moxuan felt that he had taken care of lunch, so he raised his head and began observing the White-haired Ball in front of him.

By then, the White-haired Ball had gradually recovered from her embarrassment.

She had also finished her omelet rice and was eating the complimentary pudding with a small spoon.

Come to think of it, if this Paramecium in front of him didn't speak, she was actually pretty cute!

Those eyes, that nose—she really did look like her!

It really was no wonder she was her daughter.

As if he had thought of something, Dong Moxuan's eyes dimmed slightly.

Back then, if it hadn't been for...

Just as Dong Moxuan sank into melancholy for some unknown reason, Kiana across from him clearly noticed his gaze as well.

Noticing that Dong Moxuan seemed a little down, Kiana wondered if she had gone too far.

There was only one pudding, but would it really be all right for her to eat it by herself?

Yes, Kiana thought Dong Moxuan was unhappy because he wanted to eat the pudding! (facepalm)

"Hey, you."

With her cheeks slightly flushed, Kiana scooped up a spoonful of pudding and held it out in front of Dong Moxuan.

"Don't say I'm eating it all myself. I'll give you a bite!"

A big sister like her would never mistreat her underlings. It was only pudding, after all.

She wasn't that stingy.

Yes, Big Sister Kiana had already subconsciously classified Dong Moxuan as one of her underlings.

Dong Moxuan: "..."

Dong Moxuan had yet to recover from his memories. Looking at Kiana's actions before him, his eyes were slightly unfocused.

"Mr. Xuan, aren't you going to try it?"

In a daze, he actually saw a gentle silver-haired, blue-eyed girl overlap with the White-haired Ball before him.

"Hey, are you eating or not, Pang Xuan?"

Seeing that Dong Moxuan still had no reaction, Kiana couldn't help but say this in embarrassed frustration.

"Eating... I'm eating!"

Only then did Dong Moxuan snap back to reality. He hid the sorrow in his eyes and awkwardly bit down on the spoon.

He had to admit, the pudding at this shop was pretty delicious.

"Hmph!"

Seeing this, Kiana gave a light snort and pulled the spoon back.

She would only give him one spoonful. The rest was hers!

She lowered her head and ate the pudding. With the spoon between her teeth, she suddenly seemed to realize something.

Had she just fed Dong Moxuan directly with that spoon?

Then wouldn't that mean... indirectly... indirectly...

"Pervert! Lewd! Shameless!"

Kiana's cheeks instantly turned tomato red, and she couldn't help raising her head and cursing him "fiercely."

Dong Moxuan: "???"

Dong Moxuan, who had suddenly been cursed at, was completely bewildered.

After that, Kiana's cheeks remained flushed while she ate dessert.

"Check, please!"

After finally finishing all the food, Kiana seemed unwilling to stay there any longer and hurriedly called over the Chestnut-haired Maid to pay the bill.

The Chestnut-haired Maid walked over and reported the total with a smile. Then, she somehow produced a pair of fluffy phone charms.

"These are couple phone charms specially supplied by our shop. Would the two Masters like a pair?"

"Hey, since they're specially for couples, shouldn't they be given away directly with the 'couple's set'?"

Faced with Dong Moxuan's question, the Chestnut-haired Maid smiled and shook her head. A glint that Dong Moxuan was very familiar with shone in her eyes—the distinctive glint of a profiteer.

"Won't you reconsider? They're only 1,000 yen!"

Hey, these two things cost 1,000 yen?

Even if prices in Japan were relatively high, wasn't this a little too shameless?

That was what Dong Moxuan was complaining about inwardly, but a tempted look appeared in Kiana's eyes.

After all, girls were always helpless against cute things. Even Kiana, who had a perverted-girl side, was no exception.

The two charms were fluffy and looked a little like the creature called a Ho-Mu from some Touhou series. Dong Moxuan figured he would probably complain inwardly, "Kiana, someone turned your true form into merchandise. Go sue them for infringement." But Kiana was clearly very fond of her "true form."

However, after taking out her wallet, her expression stiffened slightly, and she tugged awkwardly at the corner of her mouth.

"N-no, I don't need them. Just check, please!"

When the Chestnut-haired Maid saw that Kiana was the one paying, her expression became slightly surprised.

She didn't say anything more, merely giving Dong Moxuan a slightly disdainful look.

What a handsome, energetic young man. What a shame he was living off a woman.

Dong Moxuan: "..."

Hey, miss, what was that look supposed to mean?

Did you know what had actually happened?

How could you just make assumptions about me?

Feeling the Chestnut-haired Maid's disdainful gaze, Dong Moxuan twitched the corner of his mouth.

"Ahem. Kiana, go wait outside for me. I happen to need to use the restroom."

"Huh? You sure have a lot of business!"

Muttering unhappily under her breath, Kiana stood up and left immediately after paying.

She waited outside for several minutes before Dong Moxuan finally arrived somewhat late.

"What are we doing next?"

Dong Moxuan asked Kiana.

"We've bought everything. There's nothing else to do, so you can go back!"

She means she ran out of money, right?

Although he complained inwardly, Dong Moxuan didn't follow Kiana's suggestion.

"Would you like me to walk you home?"

"What? Are you trying to find out where I live first, then plot something against me?"

Watching the Paramecium cross her arms and grow wary, Dong Moxuan couldn't help twitching the corner of his mouth.

Before he could say anything, however, Kiana lowered her arms and gave a light snort. "I doubt you have the guts to do anything, anyway. Since you want to know where I live so badly, just follow me!"

Dong Moxuan: "..."

With a soft sigh, Dong Moxuan followed her with an exasperated expression.

To his surprise, the place Kiana rented was only a few hundred meters from Mei's home.

Could this be what people called fate?

That was what Dong Moxuan complained about inwardly.

"All right, you can stop here!"

Standing by the roadside, Kiana turned to Dong Moxuan and asked, "Or did you want to come over to my place for a while?"

"No need!"

Dong Moxuan waved his hand with an awkward smile.

His relationship with Kiana hadn't reached that level of intimacy yet.

"Th-there's one more thing..."

Seeing that Dong Moxuan was about to leave, Kiana hurriedly called out to him.

"Th-thank you for today!"

Her cheeks slightly flushed, Kiana toyed awkwardly with her braid as she spoke.

It seemed that even Kiana knew that suddenly asking a stranger she had only met once to accompany her shopping had been a little willful.