She had been counting the seconds in her head. The moment the allotted time was up, Lin Yue reached out and gently tapped Hermione, who was still curiously examining the frozen goods.
"Hermione, time's up. We should head out. If we stay any longer, we'll be more likely to catch a cold or suffer from hypothermia."
At Lin Yue's words, Hermione straightened up without hesitation. "All right, let's go."
With that, she followed Lin Yue out of the cold storage room. The two of them then worked together to close and lock the heavy door.
Rubbing her arms, which felt a little chilly, Hermione turned to Lin Yue curiously.
"How did you know we might catch a cold or get hypothermia if we stayed in there any longer? Were you keeping track of the time the whole time we were inside?"
Lin Yue nodded, her expression calm. "I was counting the seconds. You can't stay in a cold storage room for too long."
"Impressive. That's so like you." Hermione gave Lin Yue a thumbs-up, then pulled her along to continue exploring the villa, feeding her potato chips as they went.
Still, she hadn't forgotten what her mother had just told her. After sharing a bag of chips with Lin Yue, Hermione stopped offering her any more, and didn't eat any more snacks herself, either.
Without Hermione feeding them to her, Lin Yue wouldn't eat snacks on her own. The chips in her arms looked exactly the same when they left the living room as they had when—
They returned to the living room. As soon as Lin Yue set the unopened bag of chips on the table, she heard Mrs. Granger call them to dinner.
Lin Yue hurried to the kitchen, picked up a plate, knife, and fork, then went