Xia Yu turned around to get three small white porcelain plates, scooped out the mapo tofu from the pot to serve, sprinkled with chopped green garlic, and handed chopsticks and small spoons to the three women in the store.
"This dish should be eaten while hot, 'heat' is one of its essences too," Xia Yu advised.
Tiqie Helinai found it impossible to control her hands, struggling, her pretty face twisted, and a hint of embarrassment in her beautiful violet eyes.
In the end, she took the small spoon Xia Yu handed her, slowly scooping a few pieces of tofu from the plate in front of her.
Once the food entered, the struggle and hesitation disappeared without a trace.
Trying desperately to suppress the moan emerging from deep within her, a faint nasal sound still leaked out. Tiqie Helinai's body tensed, yet suddenly softened, her thighs, clad in long black stockings, twisting uncontrollably. Her face was as red as an apple, stunningly tempting.
"I—I want more!"
Propping herself on the counter, her hand trembling as she scooped up a second spoonful, after swallowing, her throat and intestines felt fiery, her whole body seemed to be burning.
At this moment, Tiqie Helinai's mind was blank, her "Divine Tongue" silent, as if it went on strike due to the incredible food. For the first time, Tiqie Helinai tasted a dish without using her tongue, each cell in her body seemed like a critic, cheering excitedly.
She felt like she was standing in a waterfall's torrent.
The roaring sound of the waterfall was above her head, but pouring down was not cool water, but scalding hot spicy chili oil.
Red oil splashed on her fair skin, Tiqie naked, bones tingling, a wondrous feeling penetrating her soul made her exhale a charming breath.
"Delicious!"
"This isn't cooking, it's... magic!"
In the real world, before collapsing weakly with eyes unfocused, Tiqie Helinai spoke sincerely.
"Hey, hey, be careful there—"
Her "Divine Tongue" did not realize she was about to fall while standing.
Xia Yu, quick-eyed and fast-handed, leaned over the counter and caught Tiqie Helinai with his strong arms.
Lying in Xia Yu's embrace, Tiqie Helinai still wore a face of enjoyment, continuously exhaling warm breath, her alluring red lips murmuring.
"...Give me, I want, give me, I want..."
She kept repeating, making Xia Yu feel terribly awkward.
Damn, did I overdose this little girl to the point of explosion?
Just griping, don't take it seriously. Xia Yu really wanted to give Tiqie Helinai an innocent look to prove his innocence,
I really didn't drug you, young lady!
Such a blonde beauty with an angelic appearance lying in his arms, repeating words that ignite more passion than an island country's action movie, Xia Yu considered himself self-controlled but couldn't help glancing a few times at this beauty.
2D and real people are completely different, the two beauties from Chu standing with Tiqie Helinai were like contrasting reality with fantasy.
An angelic appearance only existing in fantasy indeed holds great destructive power.
But Xia Yu had surprisingly high immunity, expressionlessly placing Tiqie Helinai on a chair and walking out from behind the counter.
The performances of the two beauties from Chu were not much better than Tiqie Helinai's. The white rice was completely wasted. They bent over their plates, occasionally swallowing a bite of tofu, mumbling dreamlike words.
"Awake yet?"
Standing in front of Tiqie Helinai, Xia Yu noticed a slight clarity in her eyes, picked up the porcelain spoon she just used, only for a warm palm to clasp tightly, grabbing his hand.
"You—you can't take it away..."
She stared intently at the red-and-white dish on the plate, slightly stretching her white neck, quietly swallowing the overproduced saliva in her mouth.
"Take it away? I'm helping you!"
Xia Yu laughed helplessly, too lazy to explain to the dazed young lady, scooping up a full spoonful of tofu, stretching it to her mouth.
"Open up—"
Tiqie Helinai instinctively complied, the white porcelain spoon disappearing halfway between her tempting red lips.
After the spoon retracted, the tofu dish on it had vanished.
Savoring it carefully.
This time, Tiqie Helinai didn't gobble it up like the previous two bites; she tasted it repeatedly, even deliberately using her tongue to analyze this "magic" dish's composition. Unfortunately, her mind was still blank, her Divine Tongue couldn't reproduce the dish's cooking steps, nor find any flaws.
"Ah—" Xia Yu scooped up the fourth spoonful of tofu.
Tiqie Helinai glared at him in shame and anger, yet her body obediently followed his childlike coaxing tone, opening her mouth.
One has to admit, personally feeding such a beauty, observing her enjoying expression, was indeed a great joy.
Especially when the food was his own cooking, the sense of accomplishment soared instantly.
However, after finishing one plate and serving Tiqie Helinai and the two beauties from Chu a second plate of magical mapo tofu, Tiqie Helinai, blushing, glared a warning with her eyes, strongly refusing Xia Yu's approach, she picked up a spoon and ate slowly.
Shrugging, Tiqie Helinai's IQ returning above normal marked the end of the benefit time.
Xia Yu was also quite hungry; he was at a stage of rapid growth, one bowl of tofu pudding in the morning wasn't enough, plus he was a big foodie. So he served himself a bowl of rice and a plate of magical mapo tofu, found a good spot in the store, and sat down to enjoy the meal.
When first tasting the glowing magical mapo tofu, his performance was even worse, alone in the kitchen at midnight, crying and laughing. Luckily, the old man was out all night, otherwise, he would have had no explanation.
Eating his own cooking too frequently, there's inevitably some immunity. Xia Yu chewed large bites with rice, just a small bite of mapo tofu to eat half a bowl of rice.
Moreover, he also paired it with a can of refreshing carbonated drink, eating and drinking more vigorously.
Outside the door, a sound of a car engine was heard, and a purple-haired girl holding an umbrella suddenly pushed open the door of the small restaurant.
"Eriina-sama!"
The purple-haired girl scanned the narrow store, her eyes lit up upon seeing Tiqie Helinai's silhouette, she put away her wet umbrella and walked over, bowing her head, "I'm sorry, Eriina-sama, I'm late!"
But Tiqie Helinai, with her back to the door, didn't respond at all.
Puzzled, Niho Fuyuka attempted to call a few more times, then straightforwardly walked to the front, gasping with a hand covering her mouth.
Tiqie Helinai looked like a high-fever patient, her cheeks flushed, golden hair dampened with sweat, sticking to her forehead and cheeks.
What made Niho Fuyuka embarrassed was that Eriina-sama had not only taken off the dark uniform jacket, wearing only a white shirt, the tie was also pulled off, and the top few buttons undone, revealing quite a magnificent white chest.
"Eriina-sama!" Niho Fuyuka shook Eriina's shoulders, suddenly waking her "Divine Tongue" up, "...Hizaki?"
Seeing clearly who it was, the wariness in her eyes retreated cleanly in an instant.
"You have schedules in the afternoon, it's not too late yet."
Niho Fuyuka said softly, "If, Eriina-sama, you're unwell, we can postpone or cancel the plans."
"Then let's cancel."
Tiqie Helinai said casually.
"Would you like to go home then?"
"Wait a moment..."
This time, Tiqie Helinai hesitated a bit before answering.