Noon.
Chen Shu made bubble potatoes for the little girl. He cut potatoes into thick slices, washed and coated them with starch, then fried them twice at low and high temperatures until they puffed up. Crisp on the outside and hollow in the middle, they were like little balloons and delicious however you ate them. He stir-fried two more simple dishes, and lunch was ready.
A very homely meal.
The two ate quietly.
Peach crouched in a corner of the living room, eating with complete concentration too.
Peach had no idea what that human had done, but an invisible wall of air surrounded her. No matter how she ran, she could not get out.
Still, she was not afraid.
Whatever happened, she could finish eating first.
That human was so annoying. He had higher standing in the family, was bigger, and was more loved by their master, so he was always bullying her. But after all these years, she had grown used to it.
She had just heard that human tell another human whose standing in the family was about the same as hers that their master would be back soon. Then their master would save her.
Today's food was rather strange...
It looked like a big piece, but one bite revealed that it was hollow inside.
Peach crunched on a bubble potato chip, puzzled. It felt as though she had eaten something, yet also as though she had not.
An hour later.
The seal on the west wing collapsed with a roar.
Light finally poured into the room.
Amid the rising dust, Ning Qing's figure gradually emerged. She stood in the doorway, her face expressionless.
After a month without any light, she did not step out at once. She stood in the doorway for over ten seconds, her eyes