Chapter 353: Mei~ Give me back my noodles!

Fu Lin suddenly stopped, pointed to Welt II lying on the ground, and asked, "Wait, what should we do with this guy?"

Theresa pinched her chin, squinting her eyes into slits, and muttered, "Oh right, almost forgot about him. Keeping him seems useless, but letting him go feels wasteful. Let's send him to the detention room. But who should do it?"

Saying that, Theresa looked around.

Fu Shi smiled and shouted, "That's easy—Black Kite!"

Hearing her master's call, Black Kite paused her assault, raising her head and looking at Fu Shi in confusion.

"Cheek?" Fu Shi walked up to her, grabbed the two strands of hair on Black Kite's head affectionately, and said kindly, "Leave this guy to you. Take him to the detention room. If he escapes, we're having roast chicken tomorrow."

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Watching the figure of the black kite carrying the struggling Welt II leave, everyone was overjoyed and headed to Fu Hua's dormitory, while Fu Lin's gaze was drawn to the desolate vegetable garden at the door.

Thus, Fu Lin subconsciously blurted out, asking, "Why is it so desolate here? Wasn't it replanted?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately felt a resentful gaze shoot over from beside him. Turning his head, he met Fu Hua's eyes.

Fu Lin's heart froze, realizing he had said something he shouldn't have. An awkward look appeared on his face, but he quickly forced a smile, trying to ease the awkwardness.

Seeing Fu Lin's smiling face, Fu Hua silently withdrew her gaze and calmly explained, "It's not the right season for planting yet."

After speaking, she let out a light sigh.

Hearing this, Fu Lin hurriedly echoed with a laugh, his voice carrying a hint of embarrassment, "Haha... so that's how it is. When the time comes, make sure to call me, I'll come help!"

As he spoke, he stepped forward and followed everyone into Fu Hua's dormitory.

Fu Hua, walking at the back, only responded faintly with an "Mm," her tone so calm it was hard to read.

However, Fu Lin keenly sensed that she still harbored some discontent inside, and he cursed himself inwardly, regretting his earlier words.

"Wait a moment, I'll go cook some wontons." Fu Hua handed Fu Shi over to Mei and then entered the kitchen. She bent down slightly, stretched out her hands, and began carefully searching inside the freezer, pulling out a bag of wontons.

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"Squad leader, there's only this little bit of wontons? That's not enough! I'm still hungry~" Kiana slumped on the table like a deflated balloon, her eyes hollow, her face full of dissatisfaction from not being full, her little mouth muttering nonstop.

"Really sorry, Kiana." Seeing Kiana, who had finished all her stockpile and was still complaining about not being full, Fu Hua's face darkened, and the corners of her mouth twitched unconsciously.

"Huh? Still hungry? I've got instant noodles too, want some?"

Fu Lin's face flushed slightly. Hearing Kiana's complaint, he chuckled softly, then waved his hand in the air. In the blink of an eye, a pile of instant noodles of various flavors appeared on the table.

"Wow!"

Seeing this, Kiana's eyes lit up. She immediately climbed up from the table, staring excitedly at the instant noodles, unconsciously swallowing her saliva.

Next, Kiana impatiently stretched out her little hand and picked up one of the instant noodle cups, examining it carefully. Her gaze landed on the packaging, and she exclaimed in surprise, "Pretty girl noodles? Why... why is there a picture of me printed on it?"

Kiana widened her eyes as if she had seen something unbelievable. She blinked in disbelief, then quickly grabbed another cup and stared tightly at the picture on it, her mouth unconsciously opening wide in an exaggerated arc.

Her voice trembled slightly from excitement, "There's even a Mei flavor! Haha, this is awesome! I finally get to taste this flavor of instant noodles again!"

After speaking, Kiana hugged that cup of noodles tightly to her chest, as if she had obtained some kind of treasure.

Seeing this, Mei was first stunned, then quickly stepped forward and snatched the instant noodles from Kiana's hands.

When she clearly saw the picture on the cup showing herself wearing a bridal dress—

In an instant, a wave of shyness surged up, making her cheeks flush red like a ripe apple. She couldn't help but exclaim softly, "What are these strange flavors! When have I ever worn such clothes? Fu Lin, where on earth did you get these instant noodles?"

Hearing this, Bronya on the side couldn't hold back her curiosity and started searching too.

In no time, she was holding instant noodles featuring Seele, Wendy, and herself, and stared straight at Fu Lin, spitting out a word, "pervert—"

Himeko, holding a wine bottle and visibly drunk, staggered over to Fu Lin, bent down, and rummaged through the pile of instant noodles, muttering, "Hic! Is there one for me? And even Theresa... Fu Hua's too... Durandal, Rita... and some I don't recognize..."

Hearing this, Fu Hua sat upright in her chair, resting her chin on her hands, her glasses reflecting a cold glint.

"Fu Lin, shouldn't you explain where these instant noodles came from?"

At this moment, Fu Lin finally realized the abnormal atmosphere around him. He slowly came to his senses, his gaze falling on the exquisitely packaged pretty girl instant noodles on the table, while also feeling the hostile and questioning gazes from all around, making him so nervous he swallowed hard.

"These... these instant noodles, actually, were specially developed by Overseer Otto to promote market sales and increase the popularity of the Schicksal organization."

Fu Lin tried to keep his voice steady, silently apologizing to Otto in his heart, while skillfully and reasonably pushing the blame onto Otto.

"Hmm... that does sound like something Grandpa would do..." Theresa nodded after hearing this, expressing her satisfaction with the explanation and gladly accepting it.

At this moment, Kiana, seeing that Mei still refused to return the Mei-flavored noodles, impatiently reached out to ask for it, "Mei~ Give me back my noodles!"

Mei agilely dodged to the side and, blushing, said, "No!"

Seeing that force wouldn't work, Kiana's eyes rolled mischievously. She immediately picked up another cup featuring herself and eagerly handed it to Mei.

"Mei~ You eat mine, and I'll eat yours, okay~~"

Himeko also clinked beers with Fu Lin, drinking together. Fu Lin, already somewhat tipsy, grew even redder in the face, and immediately got up and walked toward the kitchen.

"Hic! I'll go stir-fry a dish for you guys to whet your appetite!"