After she finished speaking, the atmosphere suddenly grew heavy.
Chen Xi didn't want her to worry too much, so she joked, "You just want to eat cake, don't you?"
"You figured me out..." Lin Yue looked utterly unbothered. "I just want to eat cake. So, are we celebrating or not?"
"We can celebrate, sure." Chen Xi nodded. "Let's just order a cake online."
Chen Xi had been a little hesitant at first, but then she thought it over. For Lin Yue, celebrating her birthday meant becoming stronger.
It could raise her affection, and might even trigger a CG.
Why not take advantage of a chance to get several things at once? Except...
"Why isn't it going up?"
She opened the information panel for the Flawless Succubus. It still showed a big fat zero.
That meant the emotional bond between Lin Yue and her hadn't increased at all since the last loop ended.
Could it be that her affection was already maxed out, so it didn't count?
Chen Xi's thoughts raced.
Or maybe the Flawless Succubus couldn't advance, and First Rank was the end of her progress bar?
Not every Legend could advance to Second or Third Rank. Some special Legends—her Persons in the Play, for instance—didn't even have a Legend Degree.
Realizing she'd left Lin Yue waiting, she hurriedly opened a page on her phone. "What flavor do you like?"
Lin Yue counted on her fingers. "Strawberry, animal cream, some cherries. Anything else is fine."
"The shop has birthday supplies to go with it, too. Looks like we don't even have to leave the house."
Lin Yue waved her hand dismissively. "Who cares? I just want to eat cake with you."
At that, Chen Xi picked a cake shop with finely crafted cakes, the fastest delivery, and an option for