In front of the villa!
Zhong Yingxue, Xia Yao, and Mira were all kitted out in full gear!
Earmuffs, woolly hats, knitted gloves; they were wrapped up tighter than tight!
Xia Yao was practically bouncing with excitement. “Hehe! Off to ski! Hehe! Hot springs!”
“Some little loser doesn’t get to come! Haha!”
Jiangnan nodded enthusiastically!
Yep, yep! Keep showing off, I’m just watching!
“Hurry up and go! Leave early, come back a bit later, yeah!”
Zhong Yingxue: “Xiao Nan? You really don’t want to come? You could still squeeze in with us…”
Jiangnan spread his hands and jerked his chin towards Nightingale standing beside him!
Zhong Yingxue smiled. “Alright then. I’ll buy you some little biscuits when I get home!”
Jiangnan waved the three of them off as they got into the car!
Then he teleported straight back inside the villa!
“Haha! Operation begins!”
After tidying the place up nicely, Jiangnan dashed into the kitchen and got busy!
Nightingale was stunned!
What the heck?
Jiangnan was actually cooking himself?
Wow!
He can cook too?
Boyfriend power off the charts!
He can massage feet and cook; perfect!
Right now Jiangnan was frantically pulling ingredients out of his alternate dimension in the kitchen!
…
Meanwhile!
In the presidential suite at the hotel!
Victoria was dressed to the nines. Even though it was winter!
She was still wearing a little skirt, black stockings, high heels!
A wine-red high-neck jumper on top, plus a khaki trench coat!
Light make-up, a sapphire necklace at her throat, currently applying lipstick in front of the mirror!
The door opened. Andrei strolled in, cigar in mouth!
“No way, Sister Sasha? You’re still getting ready?”
It had been three hours already!
It was just a meeting with Jiangnan to do a deal. Did she really need all this?
Was she planning to rob the cradle or something?
Victoria rolled her eyes. “You don’t understand jack!”
“If Jiangnan actually joins the Radiant Society, the reward the Lord gives me might even let me push for Starshine!”
Andrei’s face darkened. “You really think Jiangnan is going to trade fairly with you?”
I don’t bloody believe it for a second!
Back in Suka Town he nearly scammed me to death!
The sneakiest bastard alive!
He won’t take a single loss!
Victoria smirked coldly. “What else could he do?”
“Tell the higher-ups? He’s not that stupid!”
“Have that girl called Nightingale attack me? Could she even beat me?”
Diamond-rank strength gave Victoria unparalleled confidence!
Andrei opened his mouth to speak, but after holding it in for ages said nothing!
“Get out first!”
Andrei could only obey!
Victoria took out the space-type spirit bead, cheeks flushing slightly. “Hehe~ Looks like I need to hide it somewhere good!”
Half an hour later, Andrei drove the Jeep straight to Jiangnan’s little villa!
Standing at the villa entrance!
Victoria stared at the human-shaped hole in the wall, utterly baffled!
What on earth?
Still, she knocked!
Knock knock knock~
Jiangnan’s eyes lit up. “Here already?”
The door opened. It was Nightingale who answered!
Her gaze collided with Victoria’s, full of wariness!
“The Flying Goddess? Heh! Knew it was you!”
Victoria narrowed her eyes and chuckled behind her hand. “Is my name really that famous over here in China?”
“That’s not necessarily a good thing~”
“You’re not bad yourself! Little Night Blade!”
As Diamond-rank powerhouses, they each had their own titles internationally!
The moment they met, tension crackled like drawn swords!
Victoria was Diamond 7-star!
Nightingale was Diamond 4-star!
Just then Jiangnan gently called out, “Nightingale!”
Nightingale stepped back twice, a flicker of struggle on her face!
Victoria’s eyes shifted. She could read plenty from the little details!
Clearly Jiangnan hadn’t informed the higher-ups!
The moment she stepped into the living room, she saw an entire door just propped up against the wall…
Victoria was baffled again!
The room had four walls and two massive holes!
In the middle of winter, are you sure this place is liveable?
Before Victoria could recover, a wave of fragrance hit her, making her mouth water!
Jiangnan was still bustling about in the kitchen!
The table was laden with steaming dishes!
Stir-fried bean sprouts with pork!
Dry-fried baby soybeans!
Mapo tofu!
Tofu pudding soup!
Chive boxes!
Chive and egg drop soup!
And in the pot, boiling away, were dumplings stuffed with chives and egg!
Victoria blinked. Yesterday he really had said he would treat her to dinner and drinks!
She had thought it was just polite talk, but Jiangnan had actually prepared this lavish spread!
And cooked it all himself?
Wow! This thoughtful?
Jiangnan beamed. “Sit, sit, make yourselves at home. We’ll eat and chat in a bit!”
“Nothing fancy, but trust my cooking! It’s top-notch!”
“Dumplings will be ready any second, just wait, just wait!”
Jiangnan being this welcoming made Victoria feel like she had seen a ghost!
Andrei looked deeply suspicious!
This guy!
Something dodgy is definitely going on!
Absolutely dodgy!
Victoria happily took her seat and gave a little sniff. “Smells incredible. I didn’t know you had these skills!”
“I’ve been dreaming of real Chinese food for ages!”
Jiangnan carried over a plate of dumplings, grinning from ear to ear. “Then today’s your lucky day!”
“Come on! Dig in!”
With that, all four sat down!
“White spirit or beer?”
Andrei curled his lip. “Only girls drink beer! I brought my own!”
He pulled a bottle of 96-proof Life Water from his jacket!
Victoria smiled and declined. “I… I’ll pass!”
Jiangnan shrugged. “Suit yourself!”
He pulled two bottles of Deadly Big Green Stick from his alternate dimension!
They looked exactly like normal Snow beer!
Same green bottles; the only difference was a black skull printed on the label!
One for Nightingale, one for himself!
The table suddenly went quiet!
Every dish looked, smelled, and (presumably) tasted amazing, yet not one person touched their chopsticks!
Jiangnan: “Nobody eating? What’s wrong? Scared I poisoned the food?”
“As if I’d do something that sneaky, underhanded, and inhumane!”
“Am I really that evil?”
Nightingale: !!!
You already bloody did!
You’re exactly that evil!
Not a single dish on this table is edible for normal humans!
Bean sprouts? Grown from Detox Baby Soybeans!
Tofu? Ground from baby soybeans!
Tofu pudding? Steamed from soybean powder!
And the rest don’t even bear mentioning!
Even the big pot of rice has soybean powder mixed in!
This isn’t a Hongmen Banquet!
This is a One-Way Ticket to Diarrhoea Town!
Having personally experienced the power of the baby soybeans, Nightingale was shaking inside!
This whole table! Too brutal!
Andrei and Victoria exchanged a glance and gave awkward little laughs!
They genuinely didn’t dare eat!
But Jiangnan didn’t care. He picked up his chopsticks, grabbed a dumpling, and stuffed it in his mouth!
Oil dripping down his chin, he tried a bit of every single dish!
“Wow, not even giving me a little face. I slaved away cooking all this! Thought we’d all have a nice time!”
“And you lot actually suspect I poisoned it?”
“If we can’t even trust each other, how are we supposed to talk cooperation?”
Nightingale: (≖_≖)
Kindly remove the word “suspect”, alright?
No need to suspect!
You definitely poisoned it!
Watching Jiangnan eat so happily, Victoria finally relaxed her guard!
He ate it himself, and tried every dish; how could there possibly be a problem?
So she smiled. “You’re the host, of course we wait for you to start before we move!”
Only then did she pick up her chopsticks, clumsily speared a dumpling, and popped it in her mouth!
Her eyes lit up!
“Mmm~ So delicious!”
Jiangnan: (￢ٹ￢)
