Ling Xiaoyou had expected to see her elder watching the intimate behavior between her and Bai Shuanglian with a mischievous smirk.
To her surprise, Bai Qiuyin didn’t spare them a single glance. She remained focused entirely on the dinner in front of her as if it were some rare, world-class delicacy.
This allowed Ling Xiaoyou to breathe a sigh of relief.
‘Thankfully, no one else saw that, or I’d really have a hard time explaining myself!’
What Ling Xiaoyou failed to notice, however, was that while she was sighing in relief, Bai Qiuyin was observing her out of the corner of her eye.
The elder was marveling inwardly, feeling that her grandniece was truly surpassing her predecessor.
To naturally blend into the other person’s rhythm and feed her—this sophisticated, subtle method of making a girl unable to leave one’s side was far more advanced than any of the tactics she had used before.
However, if Bai Shuang could hear Bai Qiuyin’s thoughts, she would likely feel quite helpless.
She hadn’t actually thought that far ahead; she was simply following her heart.
She wanted to do something for Ling Xiaoyou, so she did it naturally, without any of the calculated schemes Bai Qiuyin imagined.
Since Bai Qiuyin wasn’t paying attention to her side of the table, Ling Xiaoyou’s behavior became much bolder.
She accepted every bit of food Bai Shuang offered without refusal.
Seafood, eat!
Steak, eat!
Buns, eat!
Accepting the feeding from Bai Shuanglian and savoring the delicious food, Ling Xiaoyou’s crimson eyes unconsciously narrowed slightly, her face radiating happiness.
Her cheeks were bulging, a result of Bai Shuanglian’s constant feeding, making her look like a cute, gluttonous little hamster.
But all good times must come to an end.
Ling Xiaoyou rubbed her slightly distended tummy and thought about it.
In the end, she chose not to use Spirit Power to digest the food, preferring to keep the comfortable, full sensation.
Seeing this, Bai Shuanglian seemed to understand.
She put down the crab leg she was about to offer, rubbed Ling Xiaoyou’s small head, and asked softly, “Are you full?”
“Mhm!”
Ling Xiaoyou nodded her small head in response.
“Then do you want to go for a walk to help with digestion?”
As she spoke, Bai Shuanglian took Ling Xiaoyou’s small hand and made the request.
“Eh, I could, but Bai Shuanglian, you haven’t eaten yet, have you?”
Ling Xiaoyou glanced at the plates in front of Bai Shuang.
Although they were piled high, the food had all been polished off by Ling Xiaoyou herself.
“It’s fine,” Bai Shuanglian said with a smile, her voice gentle.
“Just seeing you full is enough for me.”
Ling Xiaoyou nodded, thought for a moment, and then tilted her head.
“Are you saying the way I eat is so appetizing that you feel full just watching me?”
Bai Shuanglian: “?”
She helplessly gave Ling Xiaoyou’s forehead a light flick and said, “What goes on in that little head of yours?”
“Hehe.”
Ling Xiaoyou playfully stuck out her tongue in embarrassment.
Then, she grasped Bai Shuanglian’s slender, fair hand, stood up, and said, “Then let’s go, Bai Shuang. Let’s take a walk together!”
“Okay.”
Bai Shuanglian also stood up and spoke to Bai Qiuyin.
“Grandmother Qiuyin, we’ll be heading out for a while.”
“Alright, alright. Go ahead.”
Bai Qiuyin was still focused on demolishing the food in front of her.
For a Cultivator at her Cultivation realm, she didn’t even need Spirit Power to digest; whether she felt full or not depended entirely on her own willpower.
Watching Bai Qiuyin rapidly finish the food, Ling Xiaoyou glanced at several waiters not far away who were so exhausted they could barely walk.
She suddenly felt that if her Great-Aunt ever became a mukbang streamer, she would probably have a massive audience.
Other mukbang streamers might fake their appetite, but no one would ever suspect this woman of faking it.
Because she was the type of person who could literally eat a buffet restaurant into bankruptcy!
***
The hotel provided by the Xuantian Martial Tournament for the participants to rest in was huge.
At the very least, Ling Xiaoyou had never been to such a luxurious hotel before, so she wasn’t sure what fun or interesting things the place offered.
But she didn’t really care about those things.
Whether a place was interesting never depended on the location itself, but on the person by her side.
Therefore, even if they were just walking through the hallways or holding hands while looking at the night view outside the window, Ling Xiaoyou found the moment incredibly enjoyable.
“By the way, Bai Shuanglian.”
Ling Xiaoyou suddenly looked at Bai Shuang, her large crimson eyes filled with curiosity.
“What have you been doing during this time?”
“During this time, I mainly focused my energy on breaking through my Cultivation realms. Other than that…”
Bai Shuanglian paused for a moment.
Other than that, she had been receiving instruction from Bai Qiuyin.
It wasn’t instruction regarding Practice, but rather emotional matters—like how to pursue a girl.
While those lessons didn’t take up the majority of her time, it was still something she couldn’t tell Ling Xiaoyou.
Hearing Bai Shuanglian pause, Ling Xiaoyou looked curiously at her beautiful profile, not quite understanding why she had suddenly stopped.
“It’s nothing. I just recalled some things from the past few days.”
Bai Shuanglian smiled, half-concealing and half-honest as she said, “Besides that, I was learning from Grandmother Qiuyin’s experiences.”
“Oh.”
Ling Xiaoyou nodded with realization, assuming those “experiences” were related to Practice. She never would have imagined they were about relationships.
“And what about you?”
As if afraid Ling Xiaoyou would ask for more details, Bai Shuanglian looked at her and asked softly, “What have you been up to during this period?”
“Me?”
Ling Xiaoyou thought back on her experiences over the past few days and said, “I haven’t missed a single day of training. Just as you said before you left, I’ve been doing targeted Trial for my Strength and Speed.”
“And the results have been quite good!”
Ling Xiaoyou paused, then looked at Bai Shuanglian and added, “It’s just that without you, Bai Shuanglian, things didn’t feel quite right.”
Bai Shuanglian was stunned.
She watched Ling Xiaoyou purse her lips, hesitate for a moment, and then shyly turn her head away.
“So, after we go back to Xinhai, let’s train together again, okay?”
After saying this, as if worried her words and reaction might lead to misunderstandings, Ling Xiaoyou quickly added, “Don’t get the wrong idea! I just want to be more efficient. After all, when you’re around, I feel like my training efficiency improves significantly—”
Before she could finish, she felt a warm palm rest on top of her head, followed by a gentle stroke that sent a tingling sensation through her.
Bai Shuanglian looked at Ling Xiaoyou with a slight smile and said, “Mhm. After we go back, we’ll be together every day.”
Hearing this, Ling Xiaoyou wanted to stubbornly turn her head and say, ‘I didn’t mean every day, just for training,’ but she couldn’t bring herself to say it.
Instead, she lowered her head, her face flushing crimson, and gave a faint “Mhm” that was as quiet as a mosquito’s buzz.
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