Birthday Cake

After setting down the card, Chen Ge picked up the key from the table and looked at it quietly for a while.

After his parents went missing, fewer and fewer tourists visited the House of Horrors, and it teetered on the brink of bankruptcy. Even under those extremely difficult circumstances, Xu Wan had never left. She was the only employee hired by Chen Ge's parents who had ultimately chosen to stay with him.

"Could this girl have sensed something?" Chen Ge put away the key and opened the cake box.

Compared with its beautifully decorated box, the cake inside was a complete disaster.

Its middle had collapsed, and black scorch marks remained on the crust. The whole thing was so loose that it looked as if it would crumble at the slightest touch.

It was clear that its creator had put a great deal of care into it. She had spread cream evenly over the surface, trying to hide the flaws. At some point, the cake seemed to have broken apart, and the cream had served as both decoration and glue, seeping into the cake itself.

Just looking at the cake, Chen Ge could already picture Xu Wan making it.

"As expected of my employee. Even her baking is downright horrifying."

Chen Ge picked up the Table Knife from the box, cut off a piece, and took a small bite.

"Mm, it's a complete mush. Hard on the outside, soft on the inside, and it sticks to your teeth. She used way too much oil, and it's not fully baked. Don't tell me she used high-gluten flour? You're supposed to use low-gluten flour for cakes!"

Though Chen Ge kept criticizing it, he still ate most of the piece.

Seeing how much Chen Ge enjoyed it, the White Cat grew curious