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Upon exiting his bedroom, Lan was met with a faint but sweet aroma. It was familiar and he recognized it as the fruit pies Liwei baked a couple of times already. Needless to say that he was a big fan of them.

As he set foot in the kitchen, he saw she was just placing the freshly baked sweets on a big plate. Noticing his arrival, she lifted her head and smiled at him.

"Hello !"

He smiled back, "Hello !"

"You look happy today. Did you sleep that well ?"

"Oh, you could tell I was ?"

"I mean, you never smiled like this on a morning before."

Now that she said that, it was true that Lan only gave small smiles as a greeting before adorning his tired expression again. He did make an effort to be more of a morning person in this complicated world, but he couldn't forget his nature so easily.

"I guess you're right." He chuckled. "Well, it could be because of the good smell drifting through the house."

She scoffed, "No, I doubt it."