With their major worry gone, Li Wen and the others felt much lighter.

"So, those two really did end up together?"

"We can't let outsiders steal our cabbage! Apart from being a little lacking, Leah is pretty good in every other way. At least she doesn't owe me any money."

"By the way, I heard Linda's title has changed; it's something like 'pervert' again..."

"Huh? That can't be right?"

The longtime neighbors looked at each other in bewilderment.

Linda looks like an upright adventurer, how could she be a pervert?

Newspapers these days have absolutely no bottom line when it comes to grabbing attention...

Besides the core fans of the Luanweihua support group, the old neighbors of Liuye Street who watched Xueyan Adventure Captain grow up also unconditionally trust Linda.

...

Inside the cake shop.

"Wow, it's been three years, and the strawberry cake here still tastes exactly the same! So delicious!"

Leah held a knife and fork, her cheeks trembling with happiness.

Linda sat across the table. He looked around and saw that Aunt Fat's Cake Shop was still the same as before. There was a display cabinet on the outside with transparent glass walls, and inside there were several cubicles, an old round table, and free hot water... except that the proprietress was even fatter than before.

Linda picked up a fork, forked a piece of cake, and put it in her mouth.

Besides being sweet, it doesn't have many other flavors.

"Actually, it's not that delicious."

Linda lowered her voice to avoid being heard by the plump auntie who was baking bread outside.

With Lia's current financial resources, even if she can't afford epic equipment, she can definitely buy some exquisite pastries from [Mary's Handmade Workshop]. The two taste very different; the strawberry cake from [Mary's Handmade Workshop] is five times tastier than this. One bite and you feel like you've turned into a strawberry.

“But I still like to eat this.” Leah forked another piece and put it in her mouth. As she chewed, she said indistinctly, “Eating this reminds me of the poor days I used to live, and thinking about now makes me feel very content.”

"Remembering the bitter past to appreciate the sweet present?"

After Lia said that, Linda tasted the strawberry cake again and was surprised to find that it actually tasted better.

"Oh, by the way, I have something for you."

Lia took out a white food storage box from her spatial ring, inside which was a strawberry cake that looked similar to the one Linda had eaten.

But the strawberries on top are larger and a deep red color; they come from the tenth layer of "sunshine strawberries".

"Don't get me wrong. I made cakes for Chrona and the others yesterday, and I accidentally made too many. I thought it would be a waste to throw them away, so I decided to give them to you! It was definitely not made just for you, so don't overthink it!"

Seeing Linda's strange look, Leah frantically waved her hands to explain.

"Eat quickly!"

Seeing that Linda remained unmoved, Leah roughly cut off a large piece, stood up with a flushed face, and approached Linda with a knife and fork in hand.

So it's finally happening? Leah's true purpose!

Linda braced herself, ready to fight at any moment.

Leah: "Ah—"

"?"

Linda frowned in confusion.

"Don't just stand there, open your mouth!" Leah blushed and pulled down the brim of her baseball cap, urging, "Otherwise the cream will fall down."

"I have my own hands."

"But isn't that how Lulu feeds you? Eat, give me some!"

Linda's eyes widened little by little.

He roughly figured it out; this was Leah trying to make amends to him.

Although she didn't know the specific reason, Lia, who had always looked down on him and treated him like a lowly employee, specially made a handmade strawberry cake to show her goodwill towards him.

Leah was actually willing to waste her time on someone else.

This is truly an eye-opener – a small knife pulling out a big mess!

Linda was shocked and even thought it was some kind of entertainment program and that she had been pranked.

Are you sure that was done for me?

"What are you thinking! You were planning to throw it away because you couldn't finish it, so I might as well just throw it in your mouth!"

"Lia argued."

That perfectly intact strawberry cake in its food storage container is utterly unconvincing; the very fact that it exists intact for even a moment is a slap in the face to Leah.

She probably realized this herself, which is why she couldn't wait to feed the cake to Linda.

"It seems it's not a prank."

Linda looked closely at Lia's face, which was so red it was almost dripping with water, and nodded secretly.

"Ahem, considering how hard you've worked," Lin Da reluctantly opened his mouth, "This is the only time, I don't want my teammates to know."

"Me too."

Leah's cheeks burned, and she trembled as she reached out, forked a huge piece of cake, and stuffed it into Linda's mouth.

"This...this seems like something only couples would do," Lia suddenly said.

"puff!"

Linda was about to swallow when Lia's words terrified her.

His mouth was like a burst water pipe, spraying cake everywhere.

"Waaah!"

Leah's hands, her front, and her face were covered in cream.

"Are you out of your mind?!"

Lia's voice changed with anxiety.

If this were seen by someone, or even captured on camera by an unscrupulous reporter, her reputation would be completely ruined!

Leah glared fiercely at Linda, like an angry wildcat, wishing she could scratch Linda until her head bled.

But the situation was urgent, and she rushed to use the restroom.

—At that moment, the flash of the magic camera flashed past outside the transparent glass wall.

Inside the blue trash can, Kami, with a bag of fruit scraps on his head, excitedly admires the scene captured by the magic camera:

Leah, her face covered in cream, rushed towards the bathroom with a frantic expression, seemingly terrified of being discovered. Opposite her was Linda, who was pulling up her pants, "adjusting her testicles."

Two coincidences combined create a truth that's hard to express!

Camille could easily have predicted the overwhelming demand when the new issue of the White Dove Morning News went on sale!

[Shocking! Captain Lin Dayan O Xueyan!]

This is going to be a huge hit!

Meanwhile, coming from the other trash can was the sound of teeth grinding...

Ai Ke bit her finger until it bled from the sourness, and her eyes turned green.

"What's left over for Chrona and the others?"

What, accidentally did too much?

So that's why the red-haired dwarf stayed up last night...

I should have thought of that sooner! Damn it, damn it!

"How could a stinky Leah possibly make a non-poisonous strawberry cake in one night?!"

Eko absolutely refused to admit that Leah's culinary talent was far superior to hers!

About an hour later, Linda and her companion came out of the store.

Eko hid in the trash can and continued to observe through a small hole she had pried open.

All I saw was Leah intentionally or unintentionally moving closer to Linda.

Then...

He actively grabbed Linda's wrist?

Linda hesitated for a moment, but did not resist?

What the hell is this plot twist?!

Throw that red-haired dwarf over my shoulder!

Aiko's mentality completely collapsed.

She seemed to see herself, in the audience, eating Linda's wedding candy and forcing a smile, at the grand ceremony of the vows.

In the trash can, the black thing is a trash bag, and the white thing is a beverage bottle.

And that red thing is Eiko's nose!