“What are you doing?”
Mu’en was staring blankly at the water cup when he suddenly heard Eluka’s voice behind him.
He was startled and almost slammed the cup into Eluka’s face.
Fortunately, he managed to stop himself.
“What’s wrong?” Eluka asked curiously.
“Nothing, it’s just that you walk without making a sound and it startled me.”
“I see, it can’t be helped. In my house, if you drag your feet while walking, you’ll get beaten.” Eluka said with a laugh.
“Same here, my family is like that as well. It feels like every family in the world places great importance on these things, like not smacking your lips while eating.”
“Who says otherwise?”
Eluka shrugged and then turned around to head back to the kitchen.
Before long, Eluka walked out with a big plate of roasted whole lamb, looking a little strained.
“The roasted lamb is ready.”
“So fast?”
Mu’en quickly got up to help.
“It’s only been an hour, can it be cooked?”
“It’s been done for a long time.”
Eluka blinked, playfully saying:
“I put the lamb in the oven to roast on low heat before I left. When I came back, I just needed to sprinkle some spices. The reason it’s taken so long… is actually to make you wait a bit longer out of hunger.”
“How mean!”
“Haha, I’m just joking. After sprinkling the spices, it needs to be put back in for a while, otherwise the flavors won’t seep in.”
Eluka handed Mu’en a knife and fork, “Cut it yourself. I won’t help with such trivial matters.”
“Thank you.”
Mu’en took the knife and fork, about to start cutting, when he suddenly seemed to remember something, his gaze fixed on Eluka.
“Um… you go ahead and eat first.”
“Hmm?”
Eluka furrowed her brows looking at Mu’en:
“Do you suspect I poisoned it?”
“No, no.”
Mu’en shook his head vigorously, chuckling awkwardly:
“I just thought, since I suddenly barged in to eat and you’ve been busy for so long, if I couldn’t even taste the delicious food first, wouldn’t it be a bit impolite for me as a guest?”
“Is that so?”
Eluka stared at Mu’en for a long time, then suddenly raised an eyebrow and smiled:
“I’ll take that as your meaning.”
Eluka picked up a silver knife and deftly shaved off a piece of the already roasted fragrant skin from the whole lamb, sending it to her cherry lips.
The sound of her teeth meeting the skin produced a crisp and fragrant crunch, enticing just by listening to it.
“Then I won’t be polite either.”
Seeing this scene, Mu’en could no longer hold back, grabbed the knife and fork, and showed off his LV5 knife skills on the lamb.
The tender lamb entered his mouth, and the rich aroma of spices instantly filled his nostrils, without a trace of fishy smell, the taste was good enough to stand shoulder to shoulder with the chef of the Duke’s Mansion.
“How is it?”
“Very delicious!”
With cheeks puffed out like a squirrel that had just feasted, Mu’en couldn’t help but give a thumbs up.
“Really? That’s good.”
Eluka smiled slightly.
However, after finishing her first bite, she didn’t rush to continue eating.
Instead, she carefully used the silver knife to slice the lamb into thin pieces, placing them on the dining plate, even arranging them neatly.
Was she preparing this for her husband?
Mu’en thought so and couldn’t help but admire the affection of this newlywed couple.
Thinking about his own unfortunate situation of not being able to return home and being chased by a Yandere, Mu’en couldn’t help but feel sad, so he could only turn his sorrow into appetite, lowering his head to eat heartily.
…
“Woof!”
While Mu’en was enjoying his meal, he suddenly heard a dog bark.
He instinctively looked up toward the direction of the barking.
Huh? That position seems to be inside the room?
“That’s the dog we have at home,” Eluka explained.
“It’s usually very well-behaved, and if it’s barking all of a sudden, it must be hungry.”
“You have a dog?”
Mu’en’s eyes lit up.
“Can I see it? I really like dogs.”
In his previous life, he always wanted to have a golden retriever, but unfortunately, both time and circumstances did not allow it.
He only had a few opportunities to pet one in a pet shop before he died.
So, since he had the chance to pet a dog now, he certainly wouldn’t pass it up.
“Sorry, you can’t.”
Eluka refused very decisively.
“My dog is very shy; otherwise, it wouldn’t be hiding in the room.”
“Oh, I see.”
Mu’en let out a slight sigh of disappointment.
“Well, there’s nothing I can do about it.”
It seemed that he was destined to be without pets in this life, while others always wanted to treat him as a pet.
It was quite annoying.
“Well, take your time eating; I’ll go feed my dog.”
Eluka carried the freshly cut pieces of lamb, humming a little tune as she walked down the corridor to the innermost room and opened the door.
“Woof woof, woof woof woof.”
“Good dog, good dog, I brought you something to eat.”
“Woof woof woof…”
Eluka casually closed the door, and the sound of barking grew quieter, but Mu’en seemed to still be able to hear… excitement?
“It seems Eluka has a good relationship with her dog.”
How enviable.
Mu’en sighed and continued his second round of battle with the roasted lamb.
“Eh?”
Halfway through eating, Mu’en suddenly looked up in shock:
“Is all that sliced lamb meant for the dog?”
…
“Ah, I’m full.”
After devouring nearly half a roasted lamb, Mu’en leaned back in his chair, rubbing his round belly, feeling unprecedentedly satisfied.
What could be more blissful than being able to eat until he was stuffed after being hungry all day?
“It feels like even if I were to die now, I’d have no regrets.”
“Are you full?”
Eluka came out of the room, holding an empty plate.
“You look quite tired; do you want to take a nap? The guest room is empty.”
“Is that… okay?”
Mu’en hesitated a little: “I’ve already eaten and drank, and now I’m going to sleep too.”
“Looking at it from another angle, since you’ve already eaten and drunk, does it matter if you sleep a little too?” Eluka smiled.
“True.”
Mu’en decided not to be overly polite, nodding and saying: “Then I’ll bother you a little longer.”
“It’s fine, the first room on the left in the guest room.”
“Thank you very much.”
Mu’en walked into the guest room.
It was clear it wasn’t specially arranged; the bedding was very simple, even lacking a proper quilt.
But for Mu’en, it was sufficient.
Lying on the bed, the accumulated fatigue over the past few days quickly overwhelmed him like a wave.
He soon fell into a deep sleep.
The bright moon outside shone down, casting pristine moonlight.
Everything was quiet as usual.
…
I love you.
…
“I’m done for!”
At midnight, Mu’en suddenly opened his eyes wide, his expression extremely grave.
As if encountering some major crisis.
“I need to go to the bathroom.”
Having eaten too much at once, his stomach felt a bit uneasy.
“I really shouldn’t have indulged like this?”
Mu’en cautiously got up, silently opened the door, and walked into the corridor.
“Oh no, I forgot to ask where the bathroom is.”
“At this time… Eluka should be asleep, right? It’d be a bit troublesome to wake her up suddenly.”
Mu’en stood at the end of the corridor, faced with three unfamiliar rooms, “Let’s see, choosing one out of three, the probability should be decent.”
Mu’en placed his hand on the doorknob of the rightmost door, then slowly applied force.
The door gradually opened a crack.
“Woof.”
A dog bark suddenly leaked out from the door.
“What is this…”
Mu’en furrowed his brows.
It seemed to be the room where Eluka kept the dog.
“Not the bathroom.”
Mu’en sighed in disappointment, preparing to quietly close the door.
“Wait.”
But immediately, a light suddenly shone in Mu’en’s eyes.
“Now that I’m here, why not take the opportunity to sneak a peek?”
He really liked dogs.
Just taking a look shouldn’t be a problem, right?
Thinking this, Mu’en lowered his body, slowly bringing his eyes closer to the door crack.
