Ronava had been doing her duty as a taste tester when her pupils suddenly contracted and a blush crept across her face.
She murmured to herself,
"People really shouldn't... Oh, no. They shouldn't!"
On the artificial Frost Moon, Columbina pinned Sandrone against a silver-white wall.
Sandrone's face had gone scarlet. Trembling, she asked,
"Columbina, what are you doing?"
Columbina did not answer at once.
She merely tilted her head. Her long, dark-purple hair fell past her shoulder, veiling Sandrone's vision like a thin layer of frost.
Her eyes were inches away, calm and clear, yet held a pressure that made it impossible to look away.
"Shh." Columbina raised a finger and rested it gently against Sandrone's lips. "Your heartbeat is too loud."
Sandrone's pupils contracted. The cooling fan behind her ear spun up with a sudden hum. "Th-that's just the normal noise of machinery running!"
"Is it?" Columbina seemed to consider this. Her fingertip slid from Sandrone's lips to the rim of her ear and gave it a light touch. "Is this a cooling vent too?"
Sandrone froze from head to toe. A gear gave a faint click.
She tried to push Columbina away, only to find her wrist pinned to the wall. Columbina's grip was as light as a snowflake, yet Sandrone could not break free.
"Columbina, what exactly are you trying to do?"
"Why, I'm going to..."
Ronava's hand stopped abruptly, dessert still in her grasp. It was as though a door to a whole new world had opened!
Su Yun happened to pass by. Seeing Ronava, he asked in confusion, "Does it taste bad?"
"That can't be right. Xiangling's cooking has always been the pride of Liyue."
Ronava shook her head, setting her long silver hair swaying. "It's delicious."
Su Yun stared at her flushed cheeks, even