When Mo Yi brought True Kiana to the courtyard set up for the barbecue party, the venue and everything they needed were already mostly prepared.
Naturally, that was Mei's doing. She was still at the dining table preparing ingredients, seasoning chicken wings and such.
As for everyone else, they were busy with their own things.
Theresa was watching anime on her phone; after yet another shipwreck, Fu Hua was wondering whether to buy another 648 pack—maybe the next pull would be an S-rank Valkyrie; Bronya and Seele were playing a leveling game together... As for Ji Anya, she was beside Mei "helping" out—stealing food. Whenever something was ready to eat, she would wait for Mei to lower her head to handle other ingredients, then stretch out her sinful cat paws, pinch some food, and stuff it into her mouth.
The moment Mo Yi returned, Ji Anya's pufferfish radar immediately went off. She glanced at the food on the table, then turned back toward Mo Yi and spotted True Kiana standing beside him. There was no need to hesitate now!
She arrived before Mo Yi through a "Space-Time Rift," wrapped herself around his arm, and looked at True Kiana with the gaze of a cat fighting for affection—Mo Yi is by my side, so this young lady isn't afraid of you!
Honestly, Ji Anya was still rather afraid of True Kiana. After all, she had just been brutally beaten up by her not long ago.
Luckily, Mo Yi was here. Once she hugged him, Ji Anya became fearless again.
True Kiana: "??!"
After being stared down by Ji Anya, True Kiana probably felt as though the emperor himself had flown into a rage!
I should have beaten this impostor to death back then!
Unfortunately, Mo Yi was still here, so True