The world stopped.

Very quiet.

So quiet that I can hear my own heartbeat.

It was clearly the busiest time of the year, the New Year, but all around was silence, as if the noisy wind and snow and the noisy voices were all blocked and isolated by the power of the three supreme beings.

At the same time.

In that absolute silence.

It also reveals an inexplicable chill that reaches deep into the soul, making people shiver.

"Hello, I'm Xu Moli."

"Hello, I'm Wu Yingxue."

Under Xu Xi's gaze, the two girls shook hands in a friendly manner. Although they were strangers meeting for the "first time", they behaved very harmoniously.

Wu Yingxue had a smile on her face, a very bright smile.

Xu Moli also smiled, but there was a chill in his smile.

"Brother, can you come in first?"

"I hit it off with Miss Yingxue right away, and I couldn't help wanting to talk and learn from her."

Hit it off at first sight?

Listen to the request of the well-behaved sister.

Xu Xi was hesitant to speak, and felt that something was wrong.

"It's okay, sir, you go in first."

"That's right. I'm also curious about your sister's strength."

Both parties had a tacit understanding and did not mention what happened in the chaos. They just smiled and said to Xu Xi that their hands were itchy.

Xu Xi looked at his sister on the left.

Then he looked at the princess on the right.

Seeing that there was indeed no murderous intent between the two, he nodded in agreement with confidence.

"Go ahead, don't waste too much time."

That’s all.

The two girls disappeared in front of Xu Xi at the same time. No one knew where they went. Only the snow and wind were left, slowly falling into Xu Xi's hands.

Slow rollout.

A delicate extension.

Cover the entire courtyard with a layer of silver.

"Hit it off right away? Mo Li is quite good at making excuses... From that look, could it be that there has been a feud between the two of them?"

“I didn’t see this coming.”

"They are not children anymore, so I think they will know how to act with restraint."

Xu Xi looked at the empty courtyard, lost in thought.

He walked into the house to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner, but as soon as he arrived in the kitchen, he saw a busy figure.

The light was yellowish, shining diagonally on the long gray-silver hair on the shoulders, giving it a layer of delicate luster, like gauze or silk thread, which contrasted with the items in the kitchen.

"Teacher?"

The witch discovered Xu Xi's arrival.

She stopped what she was doing.

Turning around and looking at Xu Xi, her beautiful eyes reflected Xu Xi's posture.

"Krisa, what are you doing?"

Xu Xi walked into the kitchen.

Among the various kitchen utensils and ingredients, he saw several already prepared dishes, emitting steam and rising aroma, which looked particularly tempting.

The indifferent witch stood beside the dishes.

Holding a small spatula in hand.

The cuteness is revealed silently.

"I'm...preparing...New Year's Eve dinner...for...the tutor..." She blinked and looked at Xu Xi with empty eyes.

Finished.

The witch turned around again and started stir-frying with a small spatula in hand.

Again and again, the precise and unchanging movements caused the oil smoke to surge.

This reminded Xu Xi of the witch's poor cooking skills and several kitchen explosions in the second simulation.

To this day.

The witch's cooking skills have improved a lot and she no longer causes kitchen explosions, which is cause for celebration.

Xu Xi laughed and took the spatula from the witch: "Let me do it, Krisa."

"Eh..."

"You've done enough. Now go and take a rest."

Maybe he felt that on this most important New Year's Eve, if the witch was the only one in charge of the New Year's Eve dinner, it would be a bit of a squeeze.

in addition.

Xu Xi also wanted to cook some delicious food himself.

This is the perfect way to decorate the important New Year's Eve.

"...Yes," Krisa obeyed Xu Xi's words. She took a few steps back, crossed her hands on her abdomen, stood very upright, and stared at Xu Xi's busy back.

The hissing sound of oil smoke.

The sound of ingredients being stir-fried.

These sounds are extremely attention-grabbing.

The witch ignored all that and just stood there quietly, staring at the back of "Light".

And when "light" needs it, various seasonings or ingredients will be delivered in time.

"Teacher... let me wipe it for you..."

"Teacher...Chili is here..."

"Teacher... please drink some water..."

The witch is busy.

Maybe I had taken over the preparation of the New Year's Eve dinner from the witch, but the witch always found opportunities to keep herself busy.

It's delicate yet a little funny and clumsy.

Helping the system in his own unique way.

She has always been like this, she doesn't like to be idle and always wants to do something for the Xu family.

Finally, Xu Xi spoke up and asked Chrisa to sit down and rest. She then sat quietly on the dining chair and did not move again.

Just those three-color eyes of gold, black and red.

Still moving following Xu Xi's back.

"Krisha, you can go do other things first. I will call you when dinner is ready."

"……yes."

Facing Xu's words.

Krisa nodded in agreement.

But she still sat there, watching Xu Xi busy in the kitchen, watching the trail of light.

It's not that she didn't listen to Xu Xi, but everything about Krisa was related to Xu Xi, so the obedient witch didn't move.

"Teacher, please let me help you."

Krisa didn't like just sitting there, so she made a request to Xu Xi.

"I want to do something for you."

"This……"

Finally, after Krisa's repeated requests, Xu Xi agreed to let her help and continue to be responsible for delivering some seasonings and ingredients.

"Yes, I understand," Krisa listened carefully to Xu Xi's orders.

Soon, with the cooperation of the witches, the sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner was completed.

Boil, fry, stew, stir-fry.

There is a wide variety of dishes available.

The tall vertical window of the kitchen reflects the light from overhead, further brightening the visibility inside the room and illuminating the glossy surface of each dish, making it even more tempting.

Krisa waved her little hand lightly, and the prepared dishes were delivered to the table out of thin air.

It saves the effort of serving dishes with your hands.

The dining table was wide and flat, and the heat rising from each dish blurred the winter chill and also made Krisa's eyes a little blurry.

"like……"

The familiar scene reminded the witch of the first New Year she spent with Xu Xi.

It was also Xu Xi who took over the witch's cooking job.

It’s also a New Year’s Eve dinner with a large table full of food.

There were only two people in the same kitchen.

But the witch knew that this beauty was only temporary. In the real world, she was not the only one who longed for the warm sunshine.

The slender fingertips rubbed unconsciously.

That is the witch's confused heart.

She never thought of monopolizing anything, but simply wanted to look at that familiar face again and wait for his new orders.

However, the witch realized something, something very serious.

If she does nothing, the sun's light will be shared by others, and she doesn't want...she doesn't want that.