At 2am, the freshly baked cake emerged from the oven a success. Yun Shishi had whipped fresh cream, along with strawberry cream and jam.
Youyou got up in the middle of the night and vaguely heard the noise made by Yun Shishi. Perplexed, he made his way to the kitchen, and saw his mother using the back of a knife to smooth cream on the cake.
He watched, fascinated. She was so engrossed in making the cake that she did not notice the boy standing in the doorway. The boy couldn't bear to disturb her. He watched her as she went from smoothing the cream to decorating the cake. Bit by bit, the sliced strawberries were placed decoratively on the cream. He was about to return to his room when he heard the surprised voice behind him.
"Youyou?"
He glanced back, a little stunned, and saw Yun Shishi turning to look in his direction. He knew he'd been spotted and stuck out his tongue in annoyance.
"It's late. Why aren't you in bed?"
