Chapter 65: That Encounter
“Human, what is this?”
“Ah… Your honorable Demon King, this is the legendary… fried rice with eggs!”
“Oh? And what is fried rice with eggs?”
“Well, it’s a dish where egg wraps the rice, and the rice wraps the egg. It has a golden color, soft texture, and is one of the most delicious foods in this world.”
“One of the most delicious foods? Heh… then let me taste it.”
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Sitting in a restaurant, Lin Sen felt the strange looks from people around him, as if they were looking at a crazy person. He tried hard to resist the urge to dig a hole and hide himself.
As if noticing his mood, the girl across from him, who was eating quickly, raised her head and stuck out her tongue, licking all the rice grains from the corners of her mouth.
Of course, the rice was gone, but her mouth was still full of oil.
Lin Sen sighed helplessly. He knew that this girl probably didn’t care about such things at all.
He could only take some tissue from the side and place it in front of her, though he didn’t even get a “thank you.”
After a small sigh, Lin Sen said softly, “So, my cute Demon King, are you full?”
The looks from the people around him were making him so embarrassed that he almost couldn’t stay any longer.
After all, he was already in his twenties, yet here he was playing this kind of “role-playing game” with a girl who looked only fourteen or fifteen. It was just too embarrassing.
“You are not allowed to call me ‘cute’ Demon King!”
But as soon as he said it, the girl puffed up her cheeks in dissatisfaction.
Lin Sen scratched his nose. “Then why? Didn’t you tell me to call you Demon King?”
“Anyway, you can’t say ‘cute’.” The girl turned her face slightly to the side, and it seemed a little red.
Was she… shy?
Of course, Lin Sen didn’t ask. And compared to that, what he really wanted now was to leave this place as soon as possible!
“Alright then, Demon King. Since you’re full, can we go now?”
“Another serving. I am very satisfied with this thing called fried rice…”
Lin Sen: “……”
This little girl was clearly pushing her luck!
He had only treated her to a meal because he thought she looked pitiful.
But in the end, seeing her bright, hopeful eyes, he realized he couldn’t refuse.
So he ordered two more large portions of fried rice… to take away.
After leaving the restaurant with the girl carrying the two takeout boxes, Lin Sen finally let out a long breath.
Thinking about it, he must have lost his mind just now. Otherwise, why would he go along with this girl’s strange behavior?
Luckily, no one he knew had seen him… otherwise…
“Lin Sen? Why are you here?”
The sudden voice made Lin Sen’s face instantly turn dark with embarrassment.
Xiao Yuze didn’t notice his reaction. His eyes went straight to Lin Sen’s hair, and he raised an eyebrow slightly.
“You finally dyed your hair back? It looks normal now.”
“What do you mean? It wasn’t yellow, it was gold! Gold!” Lin Sen protested loudly.
But as he spoke, his confidence faded. After all, he still had a troublesome “little ancestor” behind him.
At this moment, Xiao Yuze’s gaze moved to the little girl behind him.
“This is… your younger sister?”
“What sister?” Lin Sen clicked his tongue, then pulled the girl forward and pointed at her seriously. “Call her ‘grand-aunt.’”
“Pfft—!”
Before Xiao Yuze could respond, Mu Le, who had been standing behind him, couldn’t hold back her laughter.
Although Mu Le wasn’t very familiar with Xiao Yuze’s friends, she knew about Lin Sen.
After all, he was quite famous as a “playboy.” There were many stories about him that could leave people shocked.
Though every time Mu Le heard those messy “legendary stories,” she couldn’t help but laugh.
What kind of bad things had this guy done to be talked about like this?
It was said that on the school forum, dozens of girls had even posted a joint complaint, listing all kinds of his “crimes” in detail.
Back when she used to browse forums, Mu Le often relied on those posts to pass time, laughing until her stomach hurt.
But seeing him in person, this was her first time.
Lin Sen actually looked pretty decent overall. He had a bit of a rough, street-like vibe, but at least he didn’t look scary like people described.
While Mu Le was looking at Lin Sen, he also noticed her standing behind Xiao Yuze.
Lin Sen first gave an awkward smile, then coughed lightly and said in a more serious tone, “Alright, I was joking. This kid is Du Lian, Du Ya’s younger sister.”
“Du Ya’s younger sister?”
Xiao Yuze glanced at the girl, who quickly hid behind Lin Sen again, staring at him with wide, dark eyes. His expression became a bit strange.
“How did her sister end up with you?”
To be honest, Xiao Yuze didn’t remember Du Ya very clearly. He only remembered the incident from last time.
It seemed that after he asked Lin Sen to send her back that day, something else had happened between them.
Under Xiao Yuze’s gaze, even someone as thick-skinned as Lin Sen showed a slightly awkward expression.
“Ahem… to be exact, it’s not that her sister is with me, it’s that she is with me.”
“Oh? Looks like that incident last time worked out well for you.” Xiao Yuze smiled, then couldn’t help but feel that fate really worked in strange ways.
Lin Sen also seemed to recall something and smiled.
“Yeah, I really should thank you for that. If it weren’t for—”
“Lin Sen, why did you run off to… hm? Xiao Yuze?”
Before he could finish, another voice suddenly came from nearby.
They all turned to look and saw a woman standing not far away.
The girl who had been hiding behind Lin Sen immediately ran over and threw herself into the woman’s arms.
“Big sister, did you finish buying everything?”
Du Ya finally came over. She patted the girl’s head and smiled. “Yes. By the way, did you bully your big brother again?”
“I didn’t! I was just hungry and wanted to eat fried rice.”
The little girl looked up with an innocent expression.
But Du Ya knew her younger sister’s personality very well. She turned to Lin Sen with a slightly apologetic look.
“Sorry about that, Lin Sen.”
“It’s fine. This little troublemaker can be a bit noisy, but she’s actually quite cute.”
Lin Sen’s words only earned him a big eye-roll from Du Lian. She had always acted like this toward people who tried to “take her sister away,” and over time, she had developed this little devil-like personality.
Du Ya didn’t mind, it wasn’t the first time. She then looked at Xiao Yuze, paused slightly, and shifted her gaze to Mu Le behind him. With a smile, she said, “Your girlfriend is very cute.”
Xiao Yuze raised an eyebrow. Before Mu Le could react angrily, he pressed down on her hand and rubbed her head firmly.
“I think so too.”
“…Pfft.” Du Ya couldn’t help but laugh. Then she pulled Du Lian over to Lin Sen’s side. “Lin Sen and I are going to eat. Want to join us?”
“No need. I just came out with Lele to walk around and buy a few things. We’ll head back after that. Besides, it wouldn’t be good to interrupt you. And by the way, Lin Sen is actually a good guy, you didn’t choose wrong.”
While politely refusing, Xiao Yuze didn’t forget to help his friend a bit.
Of course, Lin Sen didn’t really appreciate it.
Du Ya paused for a moment, then looked at Lin Sen beside her and smiled brightly. “I think so too. At least he looks much better than when he had that yellow hair before.”
“What yellow hair? I told you so many times, it was gold! Gold!”
“Oh?”
“Fine, yellow. Yellow, okay?”
Seeing Lin Sen sigh like that, Xiao Yuze shook his head. “Alright, we’ll get going. Next time, I’ll properly introduce Lele to you.”
“What do you mean ‘next time’?” This time, Mu Le finally couldn’t hold back. She slapped his hand off her head and looked at the two in front of her. “Hello, my name is Mu Le.”
The two across from her looked at each other and smiled at the same time.
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On the way back, Mu Le was unusually quiet for a while.
Seeing that she seemed distracted, Xiao Yuze asked with a bit of concern, “What’s wrong? You seem absent-minded.”
“I feel like… the way Du Ya looked at you at first was a bit strange.” Mu Le frowned slightly, her tone a little unusual.
“Jealous? Don’t worry, she and I are just normal friends. Besides, you saw just now, she has a boyfriend.”
Even though he said that, Xiao Yuze had to admit, Mu Le’s instincts were incredibly sharp.
“Jealous? Of what? Hmph, don’t flatter yourself.”
She seemed to realize she was overthinking. Mu Le snorted and turned her face away with a dismissive look.
Xiao Yuze smiled, then helplessly flicked her forehead lightly.
“Alright, alright, I was overthinking. Let’s take a detour to buy some things. What do you want to eat this afternoon?”
“Meat!”
“Okay, then let’s buy more vegetables. You haven’t had enough vitamins in a while.”