Gu Xinghe watched with amusement as the cat completely gave up and lay sprawled in Sylph's arms.

Then, he forked up half of the halved cake and said something malicious before eating it.

"Then I'll eat it."

After heartily devouring half of the cat-shaped chocolate cake in one bite.

Gu Xinghe discovered that the molten center inside did indeed give the cake a unique texture.

This also makes the chocolate cake taste not purely sweet, but with a slightly bitter cocoa flavor.

After that, paired with a coffee or beverage on the side, it is indeed a very suitable afternoon tea dessert.

But compared to cakes and desserts, Gu Xinghe's gaze was still fixed on the cat latte—

It appeared to be lying completely flat, nestled motionless on Sylph's lap.

She seemed to have no reaction to what Gu Xinghe had said earlier.

However, the kitten's ears, which were twitching slightly, betrayed its anxious state of mind.

Especially when Gu Xinghe said those words, the cat's ears suddenly twitched more dramatically, making it even cuter.

So, looking at Sylph, who was completely charmed by the cat's movements in her arms, Gu Xinghe deliberately said something.

"The cake is delicious, Sylph, would you like to try it?"

Even to prevent Sylph from having any conflicting or rebellious thoughts.

Gu Xinghe wasn't handing her a plate of cake and asking her to make a choice.

Instead, he forked the other half of the cake and handed it to Sylph.

Sylph was momentarily stunned when the chocolate cake was handed to her, but she quickly recovered.

He had once told Carol and Rekaya how to make them stay with Gu Xinghe forever.

Take Sylph, for example, where the three of them directly devoured and merged together.

At this moment, she ate the cat cake, which is also a way of saying they will be together forever in another sense.

What solidified her resolve to eat the cake was this moment.

Sylph, who loves cats but also enjoys playing pranks, has realized—

How can I make the kitten in her arms show more adorable expressions of fear?

It was obvious that she realized Gu Xinghe was also thinking the same thing.

As a result, a faint blush appeared on Sylph's face, who had silently reached a tacit understanding with Gu Xinghe.

Then she lowered her head and ate the cake he offered in small bites.

Perhaps it was a premonition, even without witnessing it firsthand.

But the cat, sensing Sylph's actions, felt that she had betrayed their previous alliance.

Even without listening to the kitten's inner thoughts, Gu Xinghe could see the sadness it was overflowing with after being "betrayed".

Seeing this, Sylph was satisfied after witnessing more of the kitten's expressions and movements.

But perhaps it was because Gu Xinghe and Sylph's seemingly silent yet extremely tacit interaction was too in sync.

This made Carol unconsciously want to blend into this atmosphere as well.

"Gu Xinghe—I want to eat it too!"

Her drawn-out "classmate" reminded Gu Xinghe quite naturally of his time at Shuguang Boarding School.

The time the three of them fed each other in the classroom at sunset.

"You don't need to call me Gu Xinghe anymore, do you?"

He casually forked a piece of food and fed it to Carol, then turned to her and said.

"Then—brother?"

Compared to before entering school, when Carol and Lecaya accepted gifts from everyone and called him "brother" because they didn't know his name.

The way he calls me "brother" now seems to carry a different meaning.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that the current term "brother" is more appropriate.

It was more like a direct admission of the misunderstanding the waiter had held about the relationship between the four of them.

It also carried a touch of tenderness.

Through this conversation, Carol, Rekaya, and Gu Xinghe reminisced about the feeding incident that had occurred on campus.

Seeing the three of them feeding each other so intimately, Sylph seemed to be somewhat tempted as well.

She casually picked up a green grape with her fork, but then hesitated and stopped.

It didn't seem like he wanted to put the food in his mouth.

However, it is wrong to pick up food directly with a fork and then feed it to someone else.

This move still seemed a bit too bold for Sylph.

So, looking at Sylph, who was now somewhat hesitant and unsure of what to do next, she realized that Sylph was a different story.

Noticing this, Lekaya's face curled into a mischievous smile.

"Sylph, the strawberries are very sweet, would you like to try some?"

Just like Gu Xinghe's previous actions, Rekaya's question this time was not an inquiry.

Instead, he picked up the strawberry with a fork and handed it to Sylph.

Compared to her previous introverted and quiet personality, Rekaya's actions at this moment appeared much more direct and bold.

Although Sylph was actually older than Gu Xinghe, and she was also the school's principal.

However, the relationship between Carol, Lecaya, and Sylph is undoubtedly very close.

You can tell from the way they interacted when Gu Xinghe first saw them at the school gate.

In their daily interactions, they always address each other by their first names.

Thus, Rekaya's somewhat abrupt words directly interrupted her hesitant actions.

But Sylph didn't find it particularly strange.

Instead, she nodded and obediently ate the strawberry on Rekjaya's fork.

However, Sylph, who usually enjoyed playing pranks on others, didn't notice anything amiss at this moment—

At this point, she had clearly become the target of someone's prank.

Perhaps it's the special understanding and telepathy between the sisters.

There was no conversation or communication between the two at this point, but Carol immediately understood Rekaya's thoughts.

Then she forked a piece of fried chicken from the snack platter and offered it to Sylph.

"Sylph should also try fried chicken; the sweet and savory combination is even tastier!"

“Okay…Okay.”

Before Sylph could dwell on her conflicted thoughts, Carol handed her another piece of fried chicken.

Carol and Rekaya then took turns performing coordinated actions, one after the other.

This left Sylph somewhat flustered and overwhelmed.

I have also completely forgotten the conflicted and hesitant thought I had about feeding others.

Instead, they became nothing more than objects to be fed.

From this perspective, it seems that Rekaya, who appears quiet and introverted, actually has a somewhat cunning personality.