"Hmm, I'm back."
Lin Yun tried to smile affably as he lifted the corners of his mouth, feigning as if it was his first ti seeing Bai Jingxuan and asked, "I've already t the student on the left, and who might this be on the right? Your friend too?"
He paid no attention to Xia Liang's subtle movents, for he wasn't interested in deciphering whatever trouble the vexing girl was stirring up again—more precisely, he could already guess what Xia Liang was secretly signalling.
Bai Jingxuan and Lin Xiaolu stood by watching; he still needed to maintain the secrecy of his identity in front of these two, So presenting himself as a proper elder was certainly the safest bet.
As for Bai Jingxuan's identity as a Magical Girl, he didn't plan on exposing it, even though from the standpoint of "Lin Yun" he had every reason to speculate on this, but continuing to play dumb was also reasonable.
"...Stop beating around the bush."
However, Lin Xiaolu was unable to grasp Lin Yun's thoughts. She wiped her hands with a rag and looking up at her father, she straightforwardly responded, "This child, like Xia Liang, was also my companion when I was a Magical Girl."
From her point of view, she had brought outsiders ho for the holiday, So it was best to clarify their identities and the situation to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.
Besides, even though her father indeed t Bai Jingxuan for the first ti today, everyone present today—Xia Liang and Hong Siyu—were all related to Magical Girls, so he had no reason not to guess Bai Jingxuan's identity.
In any case, she had long given up on hiding the matter of the Magical Girl from her father; by being straightforward about everything, she felt no ntal burden.
"My na is Bai Jingxuan." Bai Jingxuan also hurriedly introduced herself.
"...Oh, so this child is also a Magical Girl, so young and yet so impressive."
Lin Xiaolu's blunt revelation rely surprised Lin Yun montarily before he quickly figured out how to respond. His face showed a dawning understanding, acting like a commoner who was clueless: "Nice to et you, thank you for taking care of Lulu all this ti."
"Not at all! Actually, it's Lin Xiaolu who has been looking after ..."
The two then exchanged pleasantries, the elder being cordial and kind, the younger being reserved but polite, presenting an image of harmony. To an outsider, there would be no hint of the undercurrents.
As for those who knew the ins and outs, both Xia Liang's and Hong Siyu's expressions were sowhat ambiguous, seeming to smile but not quite, which made Lin Xiaolu glance at them strangely.
While the two on this side engaged in aningless formalities, the few people nearby were occupied with their own thoughts, Of all those present, only the mind of one Fairy still dwelled on the stove in the kitchen.
When Erald Sparrow ignored the idle formalities between Lin Yun and Bai Jingxuan and turned her gaze to the frying pan, she imdiately puffed her cheeks and glared, shouting, "You guys! The pan is burnt!"
Only then did everyone present notice the sll of char sweeping through the kitchen. The girls, who had previously put down their work, saw the frying pan already beginning to smoke and imdiately beca dumbfounded, rushing over in a hurry.
However, the incident happened so abruptly and the action was so rushed that they were unprepared, so gathering unpreparedly around the stove consequently led to a series of even more troubles.
—"Woah! It's spitting fire!"
"The spatula... the spatula... the spatula is so hot!"
"I, I'll go get so water!"
Bai Jingxuan picked up an empty bowl, intending to reach for the sink, but, being too short and not watching her step, she tripped over Lin Xiaolu's foot just two steps away and lost her balance.
As the bowl flew from her hand and she was about to fall, Lin Yun, quick to react, reached out and grabbed her by the collar at the back of her neck, then caught the bowl soaring into the air. This prevented what could have been a kitchen tragedy.
"I'm sorry..." Bai Jingxuan, held up by Lin Yun, stared at the ground in a daze; after a while, she looked up, saw the bowl in his hand, and spoke in a stutter.
"It's alright, as long as you're not hurt."
Lin Yun released Bai Jingxuan's collar and returned the bowl to her hands: "Don't rush, be careful."
He didn't let Bai Jingxuan go back to cooking, because looking at the chaotic scene, he knew it was ti for him to take over dinner. Since he had returned to his own ho, there was no reason to let a bunch of youngsters bustle about the kitchen any longer. That would be beneath the dignity of an adult, and safety was utterly out of the question.
"However, what about you?"
Before stepping up to the stove, he turned back and glanced at Hong Siyu: "It was already bad enough to leave cooking to the kids before, and now you're just standing there doing nothing? Is this how you usually take care of people?"
"You're asking ?"
Hong Siyu blinked innocently a couple of tis: "You've wronged ; it's not that I don't want to help, but it's a long story..."
"Make a long story short." Lin Yun interjected.
Hong Siyu grinned, showing a thumbs-up while pointing at herself: "I've been banned from the kitchen."
Lin Yun was silent but couldn't help rolling his eyes at her.
With one of the two adults present almost unreliable, he didn't bother saying more to Hong Siyu, stepped forward, and took over the girls' task, personally picking up the kitchen utensils.
"Alright, I'll cook, you guys go and play."
He said this, freeing the girls from the kitchen.
Having cooked himself often back at the secret base, though he'd been away for many days, returning to familiar tasks in the kitchen was like second nature. Unlike his height of 138 as Erald Sparrow, being at a familiar altitude made his movents with cooking utensils much more convenient.
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