Mechanical Acting

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As soon as he reached his front door, Xu Feng was surprised to see a familiar figure waiting there.

"Where have you been?" Lu Fei asked, puzzled.

When she spotted Xiao Dan asleep on Xu Feng's shoulder, her stern expression softened.

Xu Feng was speechless.

You're acting like my ex-wife. Is this really necessary?

"Selling things on the street. Making money." Xu Feng replied flatly, then opened the door and went inside.

Lu Fei followed him in without hesitation. She noticed the food, vegetables, and meat he was carrying.

She looked surprised. "You're finally willing to spend money? Haven't been getting foot massages lately?"

Xu Feng: "..."

What kind of person did everyone think he was?

"I'm not going for foot massages anymore. There's no point in making promises. I'll change slowly."

Xu Feng tidied up as he spoke casually.

He didn't care what Lu Fei thought of him.

"The Patrol Squad dealt with the Mutated Creature that killed someone. The Shanty Town should be peaceful for a while, so you and your daughter can relax."

Lu Fei had brought good news.

Xu Feng felt his mood lift a little. "Got it."

Inside the house.

Lu Fei watched Xiao Dan sleeping peacefully and glanced at her plump, rosy cheeks, which had only recently started to fill out.

Then she noticed Xiao Dan's shabby clothes, turned, pulled a card from her pocket, and tossed it onto the table.

"What's this?" Xu Feng glanced at it, puzzled.

"My extra allowance card for the week. Take the kid to buy some clothes tomorrow."

Lu Fei's expression was calm.

Xu Feng froze for a moment, then shook his head. "No need. I just made some money a couple of days ago—"

Lu Fei glanced at the disassembled communicator on the table and scoffed. "Just take it. Why all the arguing?

"You never turned me down before. Made a little money and now you're putting on airs?"

Xu Feng opened his mouth, but couldn't think of anything to say.

What a horrible woman with enormous breasts.

Well, she might be sharp-tongued, but she wasn't all that awful.

His lips moved, but in the end, he managed a polite smile. "I'll thank you on Xiao Dan's behalf."

Lu Fei sneered. "Hmph. Just don't curse me in your head. And stop leering at me.

"Don't make me gouge your eyes out. Xiao Dan was around the last few times, so I couldn't say anything."

Xu Feng felt a chill run through him.

He cursed under his breath, turned, and started cooking. "Yes, yes."

You've got the biggest boobs, so you make the rules.

Less than five minutes later,

the smell of rice and meat wafted from the pot.

Xu Feng quickly washed and sliced the fruit he'd bought, then set it on the messy table.

Seeing that Lu Fei still showed no sign of leaving, Xu Feng asked in surprise, "Are you staying for dinner?"

"Hah, don't flatter yourself. I'm just waiting for Xiao Dan to wake up."

Lu Fei chuckled, picked up a slice of apple, and popped it into her mouth before putting on her coat.

Xu Feng rolled his eyes.

For the sake of that allowance card, he'd let her have a few bites.

He was about to head back to the kitchen to make some soup.

Just then, someone knocked on the door again.

Xu Feng hurried over and opened it, then froze.

Liu Yu stood outside in a long dress, holding a bag. She tilted her head and smiled brightly. "What, don't recognize me?"

This woman usually joked around whenever they met.

Seeing her up close like this today, Xu Feng found himself momentarily stunned.

Liu Yu was only around thirty.

She wasn't exactly the kind of woman people would call stunning.

But there was something alluring about her. A few glances were enough to make a person's heart itch.

"Is something up?" Xu Feng asked, pushing away his stray thoughts.

Why had she suddenly come over?

Xu Feng silently warned himself: no lending her money, no matter what.

But Liu Yu smiled and raised the bag. "I noticed the kid's clothes were getting old. And it looks like you've finally decided to turn over a new leaf, so your old neighbor brought you a little gift."

She handed the bag to Xu Feng. "These are clothes my sister's daughter used to wear. She's a girl too.

"They're secondhand, but I washed them thoroughly. They're perfectly fine to wear."

"Uh, what?"

Xu Feng hadn't expected Liu Yu to come over to give Xiao Dan clothes too.

He clicked his tongue. "Th-thanks."

Two women had come by to show concern for him and his daughter in the same day.

The whole thing felt surreal to Xu Feng.

Still, he accepted their kindness.

"Thank you so much. Why don't you come in and sit for a while? I'm cooking anyway. Have something to eat before you go."

Xu Feng held the door open and invited her in.

"I probably shouldn't. I still—"

Liu Yu stopped halfway through her sentence. Looking past Xu Feng, she spotted the tall Lu Fei sitting by the table inside.

She raised her eyebrows, surprise flickering in her eyes. "Oh? You have company?"

"Oh, she's Xiao Dan's teacher, a student at Sky Moon Martial University." Xu Feng suddenly felt a strange unease.

"She's gorgeous! I like eating with beautiful women too, so why not join you?"

For some reason,

when Liu Yu saw Lu Fei's ample chest and cool, pretty face,

she felt an inexplicable urge to step inside.

Xu Feng: "..."

After the two women sat down and introduced themselves,

an awkward silence settled over the room.

Lu Fei had taken off her coat. She exchanged forced smiles and a few empty pleasantries with Liu Yu.

In the kitchen,

Xu Feng couldn't shake the feeling that something was off.

Still, they were both guests, and he didn't have any particular thoughts about either of them.

Besides, he wasn't the one feeling awkward.

So he didn't give it another thought.

After inviting the two women to sit at the table, he went back to the kitchen to finish cooking.

Before long, Xiao Dan woke up.

With the little girl keeping them company, the room finally came to life.

Xu Feng cooked two more dishes, and then the four of them sat down together.

"Here's to my first pot of gold!" Xu Feng said with a smile, raising a cup of plain water.

"Cheers!"

Xiao Dan replied cheerfully.

The two women smiled along with her.

At last, the atmosphere at the table was no longer stiff and cold.

After the meal, the four of them chatted for a while.

But one sudden question from Xiao Dan made Xu Feng freeze.

"Daddy, was Mommy as pretty as that big sister when she was alive?"

Xiao Dan looked at Xu Feng innocently.

Xu Feng: "..."

Wait, was this really the time to ask that?

Had I told her to put on an act?

Why was this girl digging a pit for me to fall into?

Both women at the table froze, then looked at Xu Feng in unison.

Xu Feng felt like he ought to say something.

But he didn't know what.

In the end, he shuddered, sighed, and pulled the little girl into his arms. "There, there. Mommy went somewhere far away. She was just as pretty as the big sisters."

At the table, Lu Fei lowered her head and pressed her lips together.

Beside her, Liu Yu's eyes reddened as she remembered her late older brother.

Xu Feng turned to the two women and apologized. "Sorry you had to see that."

Xiao Dan mechanically recited her lines, burying her face in his arms. "I miss Mommy so much."

Xu Feng gently patted her back. "There, there. Daddy's here."

"Daddy, I'm so hungry." Xiao Dan mechanically continued her performance.

But Xu Feng finally couldn't keep a straight face.

He rolled his eyes. "Didn't you just eat? You ate that huge chunk of meat, and there's still half a plate of apples!"

Xiao Dan froze and looked at Xu Feng, seemingly unsure how to continue.

This wasn't how the script was supposed to go.

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