Interlude

In the evening, Xia Yu returned to his own body.

At this moment, Tuoguan Yu was browsing a pet forum on his laptop, looking at posts introducing various dog food.

Xia Yu glanced at it briefly, thinking it was mainly about nutritional analysis, but unexpectedly, the whole article was about the taste of the dog food.

He touched his chin, wondering how the author of the post knew the taste of various dog foods.

He scrolled through the replies below, and there were quite a few people following the thread, discussing their experiences with certain brands of dog food.

He saved this post, deciding to use it as a source of amusement for himself tonight.

Indeed, the online community never failed to entertain him.

Closing the laptop, Xia Yu took out his phone. Yun Ningmeng called him, probably wanting to ask about the progress of the pharmaceutical matter.

He called her back, agreed to handle the issue, and told Yun Ningmeng that in addition to a princess, there might be another prince plus two followers involved.

Hearing the news, Yun Ningmeng asked in astonishment, "I understand the princess, but how did you manage to get the prince?"

"It might be because I'm young," Xia Yu replied.

"…" Thinking about her own age, Yun Ningmeng felt bitter. She quickly hung up the phone, not wanting to say any more words to Xia Yu.

Putting down his phone, Xia Yu smiled. Although Yun Ningmeng was bold in certain aspects, she was still too inexperienced in other ways.

He had easily resolved a potentially challenging situation.

Walking out of the bedroom, he felt a little hungry and wanted to have a late-night snack.

"Sir," the maid on standby greeted Xia Yu as she approached him.

"Make me a bowl of noodles," Xia Yu said as he lay down on the sofa and spoke to the maid.

"Miss Kong Hanyue is stir-frying peanuts in the kitchen, would you like to join her?" the maid asked.

Ignoring Kong Hanyue's babyish nickname, Xia Yu nodded.

Fifteen minutes later, Kong Hanyue came upstairs with the maid.

In the maid's hands was a plate with two bowls of noodles and a bowl of peanuts.

After setting the tableware in front of the sofa, the maid stood to one side.

Xia Yu picked up a peanut and asked Kong Hanyue, "What made you suddenly want to stir-fry peanuts?"

"Just thought of it, so I decided to give it a try," Kong Hanyue replied, with noodles in her mouth, making her speech unclear.

"Burnt," Xia Yu commented.

"For free peanuts, you're really picky!" Kong Hanyue angrily moved the peanuts to her side, not sharing them with Xia Yu.

"I'm just giving my opinion," Xia Yu said as he reached out his arm to grab some.

"Only say nice things!" Kong Hanyue blocked Xia Yu twice, her mood now back to being cheerful.

The two continued to eat their noodles, and the living room was left with only the sound of them chewing on peanuts.

"I used to eat like this when I was young," Xia Yu broke the silence.

"Back then, there was no choice. Now, it's because I like it!" Kong Hanyue replied.

"Yes," Xia Yu sighed with some emotion.

When he initially crossed into the baby's body, he had no special abilities or systems, and he thought he would live an ordinary life.

After some thought, he took out his phone and sent a message to Yuxue.

When Yuxue came out, she saw the nostalgic Xia Yu and Kong Hanyue, quickly went to the kitchen, and got herself a bowl of noodles as well.

The three of them eating noodles and fried peanuts around the tea table only intensified the nostalgic atmosphere.

In both of Xia Yu's lives, he didn't care about these things, but for Yuxue, it was something worth being happy about. Although Kong Hannuo was selfish, she wasn't heartless. After they finished eating, the two of them held hands and went to Kong Hannuo's bedroom. Xia Yu continued to sit on the sofa, eating peanuts and watching TV. Two minutes later, Zhu Mei came out.

The girl sat down next to Xia Yu, hesitating to speak. "It's already taken care of." Knowing what she wanted to ask, Xia Yu took the initiative to answer. Zhu Mei breathed a sigh of relief and wanted to ask again. "They will be back before noon tomorrow. Take this; they will call you." Xia Yu handed her a spare mobile phone with the SIM card number that he had asked Li Hua to remember. "Thank you." Zhu Mei said excitedly after taking the phone.

"We will probably leave in three or four days. I will take you to the embassy tomorrow afternoon to handle the procedures." Xia Yu said to Zhu Mei. Taking Zhu Mei away was his real goal. "Huh? Where are we going?" Zhu Mei looked at Xia Yu. "…To the first district." Xia Yu remembered that Zhu Mei had previously refused to go to the first district. Zhu Mei had refused because of Li Hua, but now that she had abducted Li Hua, she could just take them both away. If Zhu Meng Bing was willing to go together, it would be fine; if not, it didn't matter.

"I understand." Zhu Mei clenched her fists, looking determined to make a sacrifice, "I will follow you obediently." Xia Yu opened his mouth but finally decided not to explain. He let Zhu Mei think she was repaying gratitude and would understand when they reached the first district. "Go to bed early." Standing up, Xia Yu returned to his room. He browsed the dog food post for a while, then turned off the computer, got into bed, and went to sleep.

In the morning, he woke up from his dream and looked at his phone. It was seven o'clock. There was still plenty of time, so he played games in bed for an hour before getting up at eight to wash up. Today's schedule was originally to experience the local customs in the countryside and enjoy the authentic rural scenery, but Kong Hannuo and the others had given up on going to the countryside, leaving them with extra free time.

The girls were lying around in the living room, each doing their own thing. Xia Yu held a pen and paper, sitting on the sofa deep in thought. "What are you thinking about?" Liu Manman asked, sitting beside him. "I'm writing a song," Xia Yu replied. "What kind of song?" Liu Manman asked again. Xia Yu looked at her in surprise: "You forgot?" "Forgot what... Of course not, it's my song, right?" Liu Manman almost forgot that the reason she had come was for Xia Yu to write a song for her.

"If I had known, I wouldn't have mentioned it." Xia Yu felt a bit regretful. "You dare!" Liu Manman clenched her fist, threatening Xia Yu. "Okay, now that you remember, leave me alone and don't disturb my thoughts." As soon as Xia Yu shooed Liu Manman away, Zhu Mei sat down next to him. The girl held her phone, looking at Xia Yu, then at the time, then lowered her head for a moment, looked at Xia Yu again, and repeated this cycle.

"Don't worry, can I still deceive you?" Xia Yu glanced at the time, it was already ten o'clock in the morning. Even if Zhu Meng Bing and the others found a place to sleep for the night, they should arrive in two or three hours.

Sure enough, at twelve o'clock, the phone in Zhu Mei's hand rang.

Excited, Zhu Mei ran to the balcony and pressed the answer key. Hearing the familiar voice of Li Hua, she let out a sigh of relief. At the same time, a strong curiosity rose in her heart, curious about how Xia Yu had saved them.