Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 748 Almost Discovered

"Sister An never lies!"

Anjie's eyelids twitched again, and her conscience ached slightly.

There's really no need to make such absolute statements...

Completely unaware that An Jie was somewhat restless, Xu Han winked at Yu Shijiu and asked curiously:

"Let me see first. Shi Jiu, where are the dumplings you made?"

As he spoke, Xu Han spotted the plump, evenly pleated dumpling on the tray and exclaimed "Wow!"

"Oh my god! Shi Jiu, you're so talented!!! Your first dumpling looks so good!!!"

"Um???"

Yu Shijiu puffed out his chest after being told off, looking at the tray with a mixture of pride and confusion, and wrinkled his nose.

"Brother Han, which dumplings are you looking at? The ones on the tray are the ones Sister An made."

"..." Xu Han instantly fell silent, like a rooster whose neck had been choked, and gave an awkward smile several seconds later.

"I wasn't watching that—"

"I wrapped this."

Yu Shijiu proudly displayed the "dumplings" he had just wrapped, as if presenting a treasure, and said with his head held high and chest puffed out:

"Sister An said I have a lot of talent."

Xu Han: "..."

Anjie lowered her head and pretended to check if the dumpling wrappers were thick enough: "...Ahem, these dumpling wrappers are quite delicious, no, they're very well made."

Xu Han stared intently at the "dumpling" in Yu Shijiu's hand... which looked like dough that had been kneaded into wrinkles. After a long silence, he gave it a thumbs up.

"Great! That's fantastic! It perfectly captures Shi Jiu's unique personality! It perfectly embodies your wild and unrestrained character and your perfectly cute appearance—holy crap!"

"He Lingling, why did you kick me again?! Am I not made of flesh and blood?!?!"

After washing her hands, He Lingling covered her eyes with a white veil again—the lights in the living room were a bit too bright, and her eyes were still a little sensitive and painful.

"Stop talking nonsense. Can't you see Shi Jiu is so hungry she's sucking on a lollipop?"

An Jie and Yu Shijiu: "..."

The former silently chewed up the lollipop in his mouth and swallowed it whole, while the latter, not caring much, continued to wrap the next dumpling with the lollipop in his mouth.

The boy's profile looked even more docile when he lowered his eyes, exuding a gentle softness completely different from when he was killing. His face had also gained a lot of weight recently.

Did Yu Shijiu really not know that An Jie and the others were deliberately praising him?

He knows.

He knew his dumplings weren't very pretty, and he knew they might fall apart as soon as they hit the pot...

But Yu Shijiu was still very happy.

He was very, very happy now—a kind of pleasure and satisfaction completely different from when he was killing those disgusting monsters in the game instance.

Yu Shijiu couldn't quite describe his current feelings... He just felt that at this moment, he could feel the same "emotion" he had when he was with his mother again from An Jie and the others' words and actions.

Soft, warm, slightly sour, moist...emotion.

Yu Shijiu smiled and winked, placing the second dumpling he had made on the flour-covered tray.

On the sofa, the only idle big orange cat sprawled on the soft pillow, its green pupils suddenly shrinking and gradually transforming into a twisted black vortex.

Then, a deep black light emanated from the cat's eyes, and Fatty—no, it was Lu Chusheng.

Lu Chusheng looked at the group of people sitting around the table not far away, and his gaze slowly fell on Yu Shijiu, who was smiling and making dumplings.

Lu Chusheng: "..."

He looked at the half-finished dumplings in the other person's hand, his eyes softening.

...The angry, distorted face in his memory and the profile of him now, head down, making dumplings, blended together, making his chest tremble.

If possible... Lu Chusheng hoped that Yu Shijiu wouldn't recall all her past memories.

Yu Shijiu's past life... was really not very good.

"..."

An Jie, who was smiling and occasionally giving Yu Shijiu pointers, suddenly felt a chill run down her spine. She immediately looked up at the sofa not far away.

On the sofa, Fatty lazily lay there licking his fur, occasionally licking his paw pads and rubbing against himself as if washing his face.

"Meow?"

Seemingly sensing that someone was watching her, Fatty raised her head blankly, her bright green pupils meeting Anjie's gaze.

Anjie: "..."

Anjie's inexplicable feeling of being spied on slowly dissipated. She frowned in confusion, wondering if she had just imagined it.

For a fleeting moment just now... she felt that among the people present, besides Chen Yi who was still busy in the kitchen making side dishes to accompany the dumplings, there was another person who seemed to be present.

Is it an illusion?

Or is it that she's been sleeping too late lately and is under a lot of mental stress?

After confirming that it was just her imagination, Anjie stared at the orange cat, which seemed normal, for a while before continuing to make dumplings under Xu Han's repeated urging.

There was no way around it; Anjie was the best at making dumplings among everyone present, and also the fastest.

Anjie resignedly quickened her pace in making dumplings.

With He Lingling and Xu Han joining in, the dumpling-making process was indeed much faster. In about twenty minutes, a large tray full of nearly fifty fresh dumplings was ready.

Xu Han clapped his hands and volunteered to pick up the tray and rush into the kitchen.

"I'll do it! Brother Chen, has the water boiled yet?"

"OK OK!"

Chen Yi's voice drifted over from afar: "The water's just come in! Bring the dumplings in! They'll be ready to eat in a few minutes!"

"Hey!"

"..."

Yu Shijiu sat at the table, staring at the cabbage and pork filling in the bowl. The faint aroma of the filling filled his nose, making him squint his eyes.

Is this meat cooked?

Yu Shijiu couldn't help but ask.

"It was cooked to medium-rare. Chen Yi and I scalded the meat before chopping it into filling."

Anjie explained, "This is my personal way of mixing dumpling filling. Don't you like it?"

"There's nothing I don't like."

Yu Shijiu shook his head like a rattle-drum, and said with a smile:

"The dumpling filling smells so good, I feel like taking a bite."

Anjie and He Lingling couldn't help but laugh.

He Lingling said, "You still can't eat it. The meat isn't cooked yet. The aroma you smell now comes from the ginger, garlic, and other seasonings added inside. If you really want to eat it, you have to cook it thoroughly."

"Uh-huh."

Yu Shijiu's saliva glands were secreting a bit too much. He swallowed and continued to work hard (making dumplings).

He Lingling and An Jie exchanged a glance, their eyes narrowing into slits with laughter.

"Are your eyes alright?"

"It's okay, but it still hurts. I don't know when it will get better."

"Go to bed early tonight, don't stay up late watching live streams."

"I know I know..."

"..."

Inside the villa, a dumpling feast was in full swing, while in a dimly lit room on the other side, Lu Chusheng suddenly opened his eyes and then slowly closed them again.

...Anjie almost found out.

It just goes to show that Anjie truly deserves its former title as the top-ranked team.