"Almost exactly the same..."
Zhuge Yun shrugged. "The waitress even screamed, didn't she?"
Zhang Bo swallowed the words he was about to say when the waitress came in.
Soon, the rich aroma filled the private room.
The sizzling of the iron griddle rang out without pause.
"Awoo~"
Taotie's eyes lit up.
Although Xiao Xiao had restricted it to eating only the food in the bowl in front of it, the little monster didn't complain much.
With food right there, it had no time to waste on anything else.
Xiao Xiao served up food at a rapid pace.
Little Taotie ate fast.
As soon as it finished eating, it grumbled at him.
With an utterly self-righteous expression, it pointed at the bowl that had already been emptied.
If Xiao Xiao didn't react, it would even nudge the bowl toward his hand.
"Third Brother."
Zhao Luzheng reminded Xiao Xiao.
"The bowl's empty."
He watched with a curious expression as the bowl moved by itself, even though no one had touched it.
Well.
No one had touched it, but a monster had moved it.
Xiao Xiao raised an eyebrow.
He noticed all three of them were watching the bowl beside his hand.
He smiled.
"Do you think you're not even tasting the food?"
Huh?
The strange question caught their attention.
Zhuge Yun looked at Xiao Xiao.
"What do you mean?"
Why would they think they weren't tasting the food?
"You've been staring at this bowl the whole time."
Xiao Xiao's lips curved.
"I thought you might have forgotten what you were putting in your mouths."
Uh...
Zhuge Yun and the others exchanged awkward smiles.
Now that Xiao Xiao had said it...
They realized it too.
"Ahem~"
Zhuge Yun waved a hand.
"We're not