At the spacious solid-wood coffee table, Lin Xiao lounged shamelessly against a soft cushion, holding the iced barley tea Tendou Juka had just brewed. The table was laden with fresh grapes she had washed and little snacks.
"Big brother, try these grapes! They're really sweet!" Tendou Juka knelt beside him, propping her chin in her hands, her eyes brimming with admiration and affection for Lin Xiao.
And directly across the coffee table...
Tendou Souji stood ramrod straight in front of Lin Xiao with his arms folded, like a black iron tower radiating the chill of ancient metal. He stared down at him without looking away for even a second.
"Tendou Juka."
Tendou's voice was as cold as an ice cellar as he unleashed his defensive measures:
"Grandmother once said, the warmer and more harmless a stranger appears on the outside, the more likely he is to harbor poison more dangerous than moldy cheese within!"
"Grandmother also said, in a household that readily welcomes strange men, the kitchen knives will sooner or later lose their original purity!"
Munching on a cookie, Tendou Juka waved a little hand dismissively. "Yes, yes, Grandmother's said everything~ But Lin Xiao's so handsome! How could he possibly be a bad guy? Could you stop standing in front of the light, big brother? You're blocking it!"
"You..."
Tendou Souji nearly choked on his own breath, his chest heaving violently.
Deep inside Lin Xiao's mind, the [Myriad Worlds Chat Group], which had witnessed the entire living-room tragedy at the Tendou House, had already drowned the screen in comments.
[The Shut-In Princess of Eientei]: "Pffft, hahahahahaha!!! I'm dying!! Two little sisters! Both little sisters have fallen!!"
Kaguya flooded the group with memes of someone pounding a table with laughter:
[The Shut-In Princess of Eientei]: "Hiyori calls him the Sun,