[Seeing Lin Yu's expression after the Blood Clan Queen pretended to be pregnant nearly killed me with laughter.]
[Damn, I didn't expect the Blood Clan Queen to be such a drama queen—she straight-up lied to mess with Lin Yu.]
[I really thought she was serious for a second!]
[Here it comes! It's finally here! The long-awaited climax!]
[So this is the "choose one out of two" arc? I wonder if Lin Yu will pick the Blood Clan Queen or the Gourmet.]
[If it were me, I'd pick the Gourmet. The Blood Clan Queen is just… too flat.]
[What do you know?! Flat is justice! And honestly, the Gourmet isn't that much better either—basically the difference between a steamed bun and a small bread roll!]
…
"Huh?"
"You want me to choose… between the two of you?"
After hearing the Ribboned Female Ghost and the silver-haired girl speak in unison,
Lin Yu froze, disbelief written all over his face.
For a moment, he even suspected he'd misheard.
"That's right,"
both of them nodded lightly at the same time.
"You need to choose one of us."
Only then did Lin Yu finally confirm—
he hadn't heard wrong.
Right now,
he really had to choose between
the Ribboned Female Ghost and the silver-haired girl.
"…Isn't this a little too dog-blooded?"
Sitting between the two of them,
Lin Yu tried desperately to think through how things had ended up like this.
No matter how he looked at it,
this situation was absurdly melodramatic—
like something straight out of a third-rate romance novel.
For some reason,
he suddenly recalled those old Mary Sue stories he'd read before.
Two male leads standing in front of the heroine,
forcing her to make a choice.
Only now—
he was the heroine.
He couldn't help but glance at the two women beside him,
only to find that both of them looked completely relaxed, as if none of this concerned them.
Noticing his gaze,
the Ribboned Female Ghost and the silver-haired girl smiled at him at the same time.
"…This is a nightmare,"
Lin Yu muttered internally.
"Heh…"
"Hahaha…"
At that moment—
a burst of unrestrained laughter suddenly rang out from somewhere in the front hall of the Red Moon Restaurant.
"Sorry… I really couldn't hold it in…"
The cheongsam-clad female ghost appeared where the laughter came from.
Though she was apologizing verbally,
she was clearly covering her mouth with one hand,
trying—and failing—to suppress her laughter.
"I swear this is the last time," she said solemnly.
"I definitely won't eavesdrop again…"
Sensing the unfriendly looks from the Ribboned Female Ghost and the silver-haired girl,
the cheongsam ghost hurriedly swore an oath, then quickly walked toward the elevator.
Once the elevator doors closed,
the floor indicator climbed rapidly before stopping at the third floor.
Only then did the Ribboned Female Ghost withdraw her gaze.
Suddenly, as if she had thought of something,
she snapped her fingers.
Countless ribbons appeared out of thin air,
completely sealing off the elevator exit.
"Now no one will disturb us,"
she said calmly.
Then she turned to look at Lin Yu.
"Lin Yu, you'll choose me, right…?"
After all,
"we did sleep in the same bed last night…"
As she spoke,
she reached out and gently pinched his cheek,
her tone soft and coquettish.
By the time she finished speaking,
there was even a trace of shyness in her eyes—
as if something really had happened between them last night.
"Last night we didn't—"
Lin Yu instinctively tried to explain,
but she pressed a finger lightly against his lips.
"Don't say it…"
"Not in front of her…"
She was about to continue—
but suddenly stopped mid-sentence.
Her finger withdrew from his lips,
and a strange, tense expression flashed through her eyes.
"Not in front of… who?"
Lin Yu couldn't help but ask.
"Cough, cough…"
"It's fine to tell you,"
the silver-haired girl interjected calmly.
"I'm the second young lady of the Itheriel family."
"The Itheriel family's second young lady?"
"That's right."
"I wasn't planning to let you know this so soon,"
she continued, nodding slightly,
"I didn't want to pressure you while choosing. But since she let it slip, there's no point hiding it anymore."
"I see…"
Lin Yu nodded lightly, saying nothing more.
Only then did the Ribboned Female Ghost finally relax,
though her heart was still pounding from how close she'd come to blurting it out earlier.
At the same time,
the silver-haired girl set down her teacup and stood up.
Her gaze settled on Lin Yu.
"Since you already know who I am,"
"let's end things here for today."
"As for your answer…"
"Tell me the next time we meet."
After speaking,
she didn't leave immediately.
Instead, she leaned down swiftly
and kissed Lin Yu lightly on the lips.
Then, with her pale fingers,
she tugged once at his chest.
Moments later,
black mist enveloped her body again,
and her figure vanished from the entrance of the Red Moon Restaurant.
"…Wait, she can take back the stuff she gave me?"
Noticing that his Blood Clan emblem had disappeared,
Lin Yu couldn't help but complain.
"That thing was too dangerous anyway,"
the silver-haired girl muttered softly as she left,
looking at the emblem in her hand.
…
"So…"
"How was the kiss from the Itheriel family's second young lady?"
The Ribboned Female Ghost leaned close to Lin Yu's ear,
asking meaningfully.
"…Uh…"
Lin Yu was completely speechless.
But she didn't give him a chance to answer.
Instead, she leaned in and kissed him as well.
"All right,"
"I should be going too…"
"Just consider this a gift for you."
After speaking,
she stood up and stuffed a roll of ribbons into Lin Yu's hand,
then walked toward the restaurant entrance.
"…That's it? Everyone's just leaving?"
Left alone in the front hall,
Lin Yu muttered blankly.
"Who said I'm leaving?"
At that moment,
the cheongsam-clad female ghost's voice rang out beside him.
"…"
Lin Yu's face instantly went blank.
[WHAT THE HELL IS THIS SITUATION?! Why did both the Blood Clan Queen and the Gourmet leave?!]
[Isn't this supposed to turn into a dog-blood romance next?!]
[So… did anything actually happen between Lin Yu and the Gourmet last night?]
[Did you guys notice? The item the Gourmet gave Lin Yu looks like it's Purple quality too.]
[LMAO—why is the cheongsam g
host acting like a shady uncle, always eavesdropping?!]
[That scene would've been so atmospheric… if she hadn't suddenly spoken and ruined it.]
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