Lin Xiaolu, the Team Tyrant

Time has been turned back slightly.

While Larkspur was still dealing with the incredibly long dessert-making ordeal in the restaurant, her three junior colleagues, who were staying at the hotel, were continuing their "battle" in the kitchen.

With the aid of magical tools, the chocolate-making process became much easier than imagined. The three of them didn't need to spend too much effort adjusting the flavor and texture of the chocolate. They could simply make slight modifications to the existing recipe according to their own preferences to create chocolates with different flavors, all of which were delicious enough.

Therefore, after initially determining the flavor that the chocolate should have, Lin Xiaolu was destined to spend most of her energy on the styling.

The magical tools provided by the shop could help with simple shaping, but they didn't offer any customization options, so Lin Xiaolu had to rely on her own efforts for this part. However, after much deliberation, Lin Xiaolu failed to achieve any significant results, as she was stuck at the very first step of the process:

What kind of design would be best?

Since making chocolates was a spur-of-the-moment decision, Lin Xiaolu hadn't done much research beforehand. With the knowledge she'd hastily acquired, she could only think of making flower petals, simple animal figures, or hearts... but she didn't particularly like any of these shapes.

While flower petals are somewhat fitting for a magical girl's identity, they seem a bit simplistic; animal shapes are undeniably cute, but as Valentine’s Day chocolates, they subtly miss the mood and might even seem a bit childish; and as for hearts, while a classic choice for this kind of holiday, isn't it a bit too cliché?

Ultimately, what kind of feelings did I harbor that led me to give the chocolates to Larkspur?

Lin Xiaolu cut off a small piece of the semi-solidified chocolate and popped it into her mouth. She stared at the simple mold on the table, lost in thought.

The cloyingly sweet taste stirred Lin Xiaolu's thoughts a bit, but it still didn't help her solve the core problem. So, after racking her brains to no avail, she could only shift her attention to see how the other two were doing.

The first person to come into her view was Bai Jingxuan.

Unlike Lin Xiaolu, who gets stuck on details, Bai Jingxuan clearly didn't think much about the chocolate's design; in fact, she never intended to design it in the first place.

Bai Jingxuan simply cut the solidified milk chocolate into several large brown cubes. Then, holding a piping pen, she stood on tiptoe and intently wrote something on the chocolate.

"Hmph hmph hmph--dudududu--"

Because she was in a good mood, Bai Jingxuan was humming the theme song of a children's cartoon. Although she was a little off-key, she obviously didn't care.

Perhaps because her arms were raised too high, the hem of her top was pulled up quite a bit, and as she moved, it was pulled up and down, causing her waist and part of her back to be completely exposed to the air.

Lin Xiaolu stood to the side, looked around, thought for a moment, and then decisively raised her hand and pressed her icy-cold hand against Bai Jingxuan's back. "You're showing too much skin."

"Aaaaaaah!"

Caught off guard by the sudden attack from behind, Bai Jingxuan screamed, flung her piping brush aside, and nearly jumped onto the table in front of her. After finally calming down, she grabbed the hem of her shirt and turned around, disgruntled:

What are you doing?!

"How's your chocolate coming along?"

Lin Xiaolu withdrew her hand, as if she hadn't been the one playing the prank at all, and asked in a high-sounding manner, "Were you planning to write something on the chocolate? What did you write?"

As she said this, she tried to walk past Bai Jingxuan to see the words on the chocolate. But this time she failed, because Bai Jingxuan immediately blocked her way.

"I won't show it to you."

Clearly, Bai Jingxuan was still upset about Lin Xiaolu's prank, so she practically covered her arm with the chocolate. "Sister Xiao Lu, you can just go back and make your own chocolate!"

"Still not letting us see? So mysterious."

Hearing this, Lin Xiaolu became even more curious, craning her neck to look around Bai Jingxuan. However, Bai Jingxuan was blocking her view so well that Lin Xiaolu couldn't see anything.

"You should go back now!" Bai Jingxuan called out sullenly.

"If you won't show me this, I'll go look at something else."

However, Lin Xiaolu didn't give up easily. She quickly abandoned the chocolate that Bai Jingxuan had hidden under her arm and moved closer to the other chocolates nearby. These chocolates weren't covered in writing yet, but they seemed to have started, with some text already embroidered on them. When Lin Xiaolu saw what it said, she exclaimed in surprise:

"Oh, so there's a share for me too!"

She stood next to the chocolate with her name already written on it, and saw that the words "Sister Xiao Lu" were neatly written on it. The one next to it was written "Sister Xia Liang". Both names were followed by colons, indicating that there were still unwritten blessings.

While giving chocolates on Valentine’s Day is exciting, it evokes a completely different feeling than receiving them on the same day. Upon realizing that one of the chocolates was for her, Lin Xiaolu was overjoyed, immediately putting her arm around Bai Jingxuan's shoulder and swaying her back and forth.

"You're really something, you little rascal!"

Simply hugging Bai Jingxuan wasn't enough to express her surprise, so Lin Xiaolu quickly reached out and pinched the other's cheek. "You like me that much? I can't do anything with you. Call me 'sister' again!"

"Don't shake me..."

Bai Jingxuan had been driven to the point of giving up by Lin Xiaolu's antics, but she didn't want to let go of the chocolate. She could only wail helplessly, trying to verbally stop Lin Xiaolu's violence. "If you keep doing this, I won't give you any more chocolate..."

"Oh, that won't do."

This rather weak "threat" was surprisingly effective at this moment. Upon hearing this, Lin Xiaolu immediately let go of her hand. "Since you've already done it, there's no reason for me not to accept it. Remember to pick out a nicer package for my piece."

"... They're all the same anyway," Bai Jingxuan muttered softly, rubbing her neck.

"Hmm, what?" Lin Xiaolu didn't hear the other person's whisper, so she asked directly.

"Oh? Oh, I said I would."

Bai Jingxuan shrank back and stepped aside. "Anyway, Sister Xiao Lu, you go back and make your own chocolates first, don't look at mine! Blessings written to others can't be seen, otherwise they'll be invalid!"

"Who are you planning to give that piece of writing to, Larkspur?" Lin Xiaolu asked, tilting her head.

Bai Jingxuan puffed out her cheeks, gave a soft "hmm," and then looked away, clearly not wanting to say anything more.

"Got it, then I won't watch it."

Although it was unclear what she understood, Lin Xiaolu nodded as if she knew. Then, she turned and walked towards Xia Liang.

The commotion Bai Jingxuan had made earlier was clearly not missed by Xia Liang, who was only a few meters away. Realizing that Lin Xiaolu was about to come and cause trouble, she decisively stopped what she was doing and stood aside.

"Watch it if you want."

It's too late, I apologize.