Chapter 387: Interlude

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

At this time, Tuo Gu was browsing a forum on his laptop—a pet forum. The post Tuo Gu was reading was an introduction to various dog foods.

Xia Yu glanced at it briefly, expecting it to focus on nutritional analysis, but instead, it was entirely about taste descriptions.

He rubbed his chin thoughtfully. How did the poster know about the taste of various dog foods?

He scrolled down to the replies and found many comments from self-proclaimed foodies, like “Brand X didn’t work for me” or “Brand Y made me too something after eating it.”

He saved the post, deciding to use it as a source of amusement for the night.

Indeed, the silly netizens never failed to entertain.

After closing the laptop, Xia Yu took out his phone. Yu Ningmeng had called him, probably to ask about the pharmaceutical reply.

He dialed her back, agreeing to the task and informing Yu Ningmeng that, aside from the princess, there might be an additional prince and two attendants.

Yu Ningmeng, surprised by the news, asked, “Okay, I can understand the princess, but how did you manage to bring along a prince?”

“Maybe it’s because I’m young,” Xia Yu replied.

“…” Thinking about her own age, Yu Ningmeng felt a pang of bitterness. She quickly hung up the phone, not wanting to say another word to Xia Yu.

Putting down the phone, Xia Yu smiled. Although Yu Ningmeng was bold in some aspects, she was still too inexperienced in others.

He had effortlessly deflected an interrogation.

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

“Sir.” The waiting maid saw Xia Yu and approached him.

“Make me a bowl of noodles,” Xia Yu said, lying down on the sofa.

“Han Yue Kong is stir-frying peanuts in the kitchen. Would you like to join her?” the maid asked.

Ignoring the childish way Han Yue was addressed, Xia Yu nodded.

Fifteen minutes later, Han Yue came upstairs with the maid.

The maid carried a tray with two bowls of noodles and a bowl of peanuts.

After setting the bowls and chopsticks in front of the sofa, the maid stood aside.

Picking up a peanut and putting it into his mouth, Xia Yu asked Han Yue, “Why did you suddenly decide to stir-fry peanuts?”

“I just suddenly thought of it, so I made some for fun,” Han Yue replied, her mouth full of noodles.

“It’s burnt,” Xia Yu commented.

“You get free peanuts, so why are you being so picky!” Han Yue angrily moved the peanuts to her side, refusing to share with Xia Yu.

“I was just giving an opinion,” Xia Yu reached out with his chopsticks.

“You can only say nice things!” Han Yue blocked his attempts twice and then regained her cheerful mood.

The two continued eating noodles, and the living room was filled with the sound of chewing peanuts.

“We used to eat like this when we were kids,” Xia Yu broke the silence.

“At that time, we had no choice, but now I like it!” Han Yue replied.

“Yeah,” Xia Yu sighed slightly.

Back then, when he had first soul-transported into an infant’s body without any special abilities, he had thought he would live an unremarkable life.

Thinking about it, he took out his phone and messaged You Xue.

You Xue, seeing the nostalgic Xia Yu and Han Yue, hurried to the kitchen to get a bowl of noodles and joined them.

The three of them sitting around the coffee table eating noodles with stir-fried peanuts made the nostalgia even stronger.

Xia Yu, having lived two lives, didn’t mind these things, but for You Xue, it was a joyful experience.

Although Han Yue was selfish, she wasn’t heartless. After finishing their meal, the two of them hand in hand went to Han Yue’s bedroom.

Xia Yu continued sitting on the sofa, eating peanuts and watching TV.

After two minutes, Zhu Mei came out.

The girl sat beside Xia Yu, hesitating as if she wanted to say something.

“It’s already handled,” knowing what she wanted to ask, Xia Yu answered first.

Zhu Mei first sighed in relief, then wanted to ask more.

“They will come back before tomorrow noon. Here, take this. They will call you,” Xia Yu gave Zhu Mei a spare phone with a SIM card inserted, the number was the one he had asked Li Hua to note down.

“Thank you,” Zhu Mei said, surprised as she took the phone.

“We will probably leave in three or four days. Tomorrow afternoon, I will take you to the embassy to process the paperwork,” Xia Yu told Zhu Mei.

Taking Zhu Mei away was his real intention.

“Eh? Where are we going?” Zhu Mei looked at Xia Yu.

“…To the first district,” Xia Yu had just remembered that Zhu Mei had previously refused to go to the first district.

Zhu Mei had refused because Li Hua had declined. Now that he had convinced Li Hua to come back, he could just take her along.

If Zhu Mengbing was willing to come too, that would be fine. If not, then it was okay too.

“I understand,” Zhu Mei clenched her hand, looking as if she were about to sacrifice herself. “I will obediently follow you.”

Xia Yu opened his mouth, but finally gave up explaining.

Let Zhu Mei think he was taking her in exchange for gratitude. When they reached the first district, she would understand.

“Go to sleep early,” standing up, Xia Yu returned to his room.

He browsed the dog food post for a while longer, then turned off the computer and went to bed.

In the morning, he woke up from sleep, picked up his phone, and saw that it was seven in the morning.

It was still early, so he played games in bed for an hour, until eight, then got up to wash up.

Today’s plan was originally to experience the local customs in the countryside and see the authentic rural scenery, but Han Yue and the others had given up on going to the countryside, suddenly having free time.

The girls were scattered in the living room, lying here and there, each doing their own thing.

Xia Yu held a pen and paper, sitting on the sofa thinking.

“What are you thinking about?” Liu Manman sat down beside him.

“Writing music,” Xia Yu replied.

“What music are you writing?” Liu Manman asked again.

Xia Yu looked up in surprise at Liu Manman, “You forgot?”

“Forgot what… of course not, that’s my music!” Liu Manman almost forgot. The reason she came along was to have Xia Yu compose music for her.

“I wish I hadn’t mentioned it,” Xia Yu said with regret.

“You dare!” Liu Manman clenched her fist, threatening Xia Yu.

“Alright, since you remember, go away and don’t disturb my thinking,” Xia Yu had just driven Liu Manman away when Zhu Mei sat beside him again.

The girl held her phone, glancing at Xia Yu, then at the time, then looking down for a moment before looking up at Xia Yu again, repeating the cycle.

“Don’t worry, would I lie to you?” Xia Yu looked at the time; it was already ten in the morning. Even if Zhu Mengbing and the others had just slept somewhere overnight, they should arrive in two or three hours.

Indeed, at twelve o’clock, Zhu Mei’s phone rang.

Excited, Zhu Mei ran to the balcony and pressed the answer button. Hearing Li Hua’s familiar voice, she sighed in relief. At the same time, she was filled with curiosity about how Xia Yu had managed to rescue them.