At the bottom of the stairs on the first floor, Julia paced anxiously, constantly looking up.

"Are you waiting for those two vampires?" Leng Yue came down the stairs, smiling as she looked at Julia.

Julia quickly retreated behind the counter, a flustered smile on her face. "What are you saying, darling? Why would I be waiting for a vampire?"

Leng Yue and Qian Chen sat down at the dining table. "Really? But I've heard that you have something extraordinary hidden in your backyard cellar."

"What amazing thing?" Just then, Lily came downstairs yawning and couldn't help but ask when she heard what Leng Yue said.

Seeing Lily's confused look, Leng Yue smiled and glanced at Julia. "You'll have to ask the landlady! I'm not really sure."

"Julia, what did Leng say?" After hearing Leng Yue's words, Lily actually went to ask Julia for confirmation. "What incredible thing? Is there anything more incredible than vampires nowadays?"

Julia froze as she wiped the counter, then gave an awkward laugh. "That's right, this customer was just joking!"

As the two were talking, Andrew and Sam came down the stairs one after the other. Andrew was also yawning, looking like he hadn't slept well.

"What are you talking about? Why are you so happy?" Andrew asked Lily from the top of the stairs, then greeted Qianchen and Lengyue, "Good morning!"

"Good morning!" Leng Yue and Qian Chen replied with smiles.

After Lily greeted Andrew, she explained, "It's cold. Leng just said something incredible. She said Julia knows about it."

Andrew, being a bit of a boy at heart, joined Lily in surrounding Julia after hearing her words. At that moment, Sam pulled Andrew aside, saying, "What are you all doing surrounding Julia? You're disturbing her work!"

Andrew and Lily had no choice but to retreat to the dining table and sit down, watching Sam and Julia interact.

"Julia, have you been working too hard lately? You look so pale." Sam seemed very worried about Julia.

The people at the table exchanged glances, their eyes brimming with gossip. Lily even whispered in Andrew's ear, "Does Uncle Sam like Julia?"

Andrew shrugged. "You know, my uncle is a bit eccentric. Whether he likes it or not, I've never heard him say it!"

Lily said softly, "Uncle Sam definitely likes Julia. When have you ever seen him so considerate?"

"Who knows? If he likes it, that's fine. As long as he's happy." Andrew wasn't a child, and he wasn't against this kind of thing. If Sam really liked Julia, he would bless him.

"Julia, when can we eat?" Andrew's stomach was starting to rumble; they still had work to do. But Sam and Julia were chatting so happily that he didn't know when they'd get breakfast if he didn't ask.

“Okay, I’ll have the waiter prepare it.” Julia glanced at Sam, her eyes filled with apology.

Sam turned and glared at Andrew. "What's the rush? Didn't you see Julia was very busy this morning?"

Andrew touched his nose innocently. Okay, it was his fault again?

Julia soon brought out breakfast herself, which was bread and milk, just like yesterday.

Leng Yue picked up the milk, looking at Julia with a half-smile, "Was there something added to today's milk?"

Julia panicked for a moment, and the tray in her hands fell to the ground with a loud clatter.

"You're joking, sir. I don't understand what you're saying," Julia said, picking up the tray from the floor and trying to remain calm.

"What are you saying, Leng? I won't allow you to slander Julia like that. I demand that you apologize to Julia immediately!" Sam was furious, glaring at Leng Yue with his left eye, his mustache twitching with anger.

"I won't allow you to speak to my wife like that!" Qian Chen suddenly unleashed his full power, and everyone present felt the pressure.

Andrew and Lily were so startled that they put down their bread and milk, watching Qianchen and Sam nervously. They couldn't understand why, just a moment ago they were enjoying their breakfast, and now they were so tense.

Leng Yue wasn't angry. She raised an eyebrow and asked, "Did Uncle Sam sleep well last night?"

“Of course, I slept very well, the best I’ve slept in a while.” Sam glared at Leng Yue angrily. “Don’t change the subject, Leng. You must apologize to Julia today. I’m serious. I’m ordering you as captain now—you must apologize to Julia!”

"No rush," Leng Yue chuckled lightly. "Do you still remember what you said yesterday about keeping watch?"

"I...I..." Sam stammered, of course he remembered, "But I was too tired yesterday, so..."

“I’m so tired,” Leng Yue nodded, then looked at Sam, “Whenever you go on a mission, aren’t you tired? But you always maintain a high level of vigilance, right? Why did you fall asleep yesterday?”

As Leng Yue spoke, she turned to Andrew and Lily, "Not just Uncle Sam, but all of you, did you wake up last night?"

Andrew and Lily looked at Leng Yue blankly. After thinking carefully, they shook their heads in unison, "No, I felt like I slept very soundly yesterday."

Leng Yue nodded, but finally fixed her gaze on Sam. "And you? Are you also sleeping very, very soundly, more soundly than ever before?"

“You…I…” Sam looked at Leng Yue, then at everyone else, “Anyway, I believe Julia.”

Sam stopped talking about making Leng Yue apologize and sat down to eat his breakfast.

“Two vampires got into our room yesterday. It’s a shame we didn’t drink any milk, so we learned quite a bit,” Leng Yue said, tearing off a corner of a bread slice and eating it. It was more of a tasting than an eating.

The other three immediately looked at Leng Yue, especially Lily, "Leng, are you alright? Are you hurt?"

Leng Yue shook her head. "We're fine. The unlucky ones are those two vampires."

"That's good." Lily breathed a sigh of relief. "I'm glad you're alright."

"What do you know?" Sam stopped eating and stared at Leng Yue. "What exactly did they say?"

Leng Yue sighed, "Judging from your expression, you probably already have the answer in your heart. Why don't you just ask Julia?"

Leng Yue was right. Sam had never doubted her. After all, they were on the same team, and he had witnessed their skills firsthand. People like them had no reason to lie, right?

Sam's expression turned grim. He took a deep breath and looked at Julia. "Do you have something to say?"

Julia looked at Sam, then at the others, and finally nodded in admission, "I did tamper with the milk you drank yesterday."

"Anything else?" Sam's eyes showed some distress. "Julia, you have your reasons, don't you?"

Julia looked deeply at Sam, then smiled gently. "Sam, you're a good person, and I didn't want this to happen either. But... I have to protect my child..."