Early the next morning, Snow Spirit woke to find Cheng Yu sitting beside her, toying with a faintly glowing cluster of stars.
"Good morning, Yuyu!"
Cheng Yu put away the Pan-Universe Consciousness, then looked at Snow Spirit with a smile.
"Good morning. Did you sleep well last night?"
Snow Spirit froze, seemingly unable to believe that Yuyu, who had always been so stubbornly aloof, was actually greeting her so gently.
She immediately took a fighting stance and eyed Cheng Yu warily.
"Who are you?! Where's my Yuyu?!"
Cheng Yu's face darkened at her words. Then he gave a low, wicked cackle.
"Heh heh heh heh! So you've figured it out! I've already eaten that man! You're next! Heh heh heh heh!"
But Snow Spirit looked relieved and patted her chest.
"Now that's more like it. Honestly, Yuyu, scaring me first thing in the morning! Don't do that again, okay?"
With that, she went to wash up, completely ignoring Cheng Yu's speechless expression.
Cheng Yu wanted to point out that she was Silver, after all. If she wanted, she could make every speck of dirt on her body disappear.
But he figured this might simply be how Snow Spirit had lived all these years, so he kept quiet and watched her diligently brush her teeth.
As she brushed, Snow Spirit said through a mouthful of toothpaste,
"Oh, right, Yuyu, I'll give you my bankbook in a bit. Buy whatever you want. And what would you like for dinner? I'll make it for you. I remember you really liked fried chicken with peach juice. I won't go run my stall after work today, so just be good and wait at home for me to come back and cook for you. What else would you like?"
Snow Spirit kept scrubbing away at her