Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 1288: Is it the crystallization of happiness?

After a quick wash, Lingge left the room and went to the first floor hall. Everyone had woken up and were gathered at the table waiting for dinner. He was the last one to arrive. Alice muttered something, which roughly meant "I get criticized for sleeping in, but you don't get into trouble for sleeping in." Lingge was quite indignant, but he ignored her. After entering the restaurant, he subconsciously looked around and took in everyone at the table, but the green-haired figure was the only one missing.

The young man wanted to ask, but was afraid that his words would arouse suspicion. What happened last night was completely driven by a mysterious force, which was unexpected by both parties. If it was leaked, who knows what kind of storm it would cause. Thinking of all the possible situations, Ling Ge had a headache.

But on the other hand, he had done something like that, but he didn't dare to admit it openly. How was this different from being irresponsible? He had already made up his mind to take responsibility for this matter. He couldn't just deceive himself because he had concerns, right?
Perhaps the young man had been standing at the door for too long, which inevitably attracted attention. Metien, who was sitting quietly in a chair waiting for dinner, looked at her brother curiously, and then her eyes became strange the next moment. The pink-haired girl always felt that her brother was a little different today, but it was hard to tell what was different. It was a change that was hidden very deeply, even more difficult to detect than psychological and emotional changes. As for why she was able to discover it, it was probably because of her intuition as a younger sister?
"Lingge." Avella didn't think too much about it. She waved and greeted the young man: "Good morning, don't you want to come and sit down? Why are you standing there in a daze? By the way, did you stay up late last night?"

Ling Ge woke up from his trance and looked at Princess Bemang warily: "What do you mean?"

"It's nothing." Avella was a little confused by his look. Did she say something weird? "It's just that I heard some strange noises coming from your room last night. It was so late and you were still staying up late. That's not okay."

As she spoke, she crossed her arms over her chest and glared at the young man angrily. Ling Ge guessed that what she meant was, "Since you've stayed up late, why don't you come to see me?"

In other words, although she heard the noise, she didn't know what exactly happened.

Fortunately she didn't know.

Lingge sincerely thanked the Fairy Sleep Inn for its soundproofing, and then gave a vague reply to brush the matter off. Seeing that he did not take her complaints and threats seriously, Princess Beman was so angry that she gnashed her teeth, making a creaking sound, which was like a squirrel chewing pine cones, without any deterrent effect.

At this moment, Lingge felt something behind him gently touching his calf. He turned his head in confusion, but there was no one in front of him. The young man slowly moved his eyes downwards and saw a white-haired Mr. Rabbit standing upright, one paw supporting the plate above his head, which was filled with steaming cream mushroom stew, and the other short paw grabbed his trouser leg, as if reminding him to make way.

“Serve the food!” Alice grabbed two forks and slapped the tabletop restlessly, urging: “Lingge, stop blocking the door, let them serve the food!”

The young man realized that he was blocking the door of the restaurant, and he apologized and made way. The rabbit then held the plate on his head with his two paws and hopped to the table. Thanks to the years of training by the proprietress, his attainments in catering services have already reached the pinnacle. During the whole process, not even a drop of soup was spilled, which was truly amazing.

"Thank you for your hard work~"

The proprietress, Shesta, took the silver plate with a smile and placed it on the dining table along with the cream of mushroom soup on it. She also gave Alice a look that said "don't eat secretly" as a warning. Mr. Rabbit, who had completed his task, raised his right paw, saluted her, then hopped past Lingge and went back to the kitchen to help.

What hardworking and adorable little creatures they are. The hotel is run in an orderly manner. In addition to the efforts of the proprietress Shesta, their contributions are also indispensable... The young man was sighing in his heart when he suddenly realized that something was wrong.

Wait, Shesta is in the restaurant, so who is in the kitchen?

Normally, isn't it the boss lady who is responsible for cooking three meals a day? When others want to help in the kitchen, she thinks they are in the way.

Except for one person.

Ling Ge suddenly realized what was happening. Seeing his expression, the proprietress Shesta smiled with satisfaction, her eyebrows curved like a crescent moon. The way she smiled was actually somewhat similar to Saint Xia Liya's. The difference was that the latter's smile was gentle and sweet, while the former's smile was elegant and teasing. "It's just as you thought. Today's breakfast is prepared by Xiao Xia. This is a loving breakfast specially prepared for you, Ling Ge, you should thank her. By the way, she also said some strange things to me, such as cultivation, responsibility, and obligation. It was just an ordinary breakfast, but she was unexpectedly serious. It's really confusing."

Having said that, he had a smile on his face, as if he was waiting for a good show. I couldn't understand what he was saying, but it was obvious that he had seen through everything, right?

"Wait, wait!" Before Ling Ge could say anything, Avella anxiously interrupted the proprietress: "What is this loving breakfast? Why have I never heard of it?"

She did know that today's breakfast was specially prepared by her eldest sister, so she had been looking forward to it from the beginning until now, but no one told her that this was a loving breakfast prepared specifically for Lingge!

Of course no one would tell her, because other people also just found out, even the person involved, Lingge. He just realized then that this was the meaning of the mysterious smile on Saint Shallia's face when she left the room in the morning.

If I can prove that I am a gentle and virtuous partner, Lingge will believe that I can be responsible for him, right?
She might have thought so.

In this matter, she showed amazing action.

“In that case,” Avella couldn’t sit still any longer. She didn’t know what was going on, but she instinctively felt that something was wrong. “I, I, I’ll go help too!”

Isn't it just a loving breakfast? I can make it too!
"How can you help? Serving plates or passing seasonings?" The proprietress glanced at her calmly, then turned her gaze to the other people at the table and said unhappily, "I advise you to stay here and don't go in and make trouble. Xiao Xia takes this matter very seriously and insists on completing it by herself. Didn't you see that she kicked me out? If you go over and make trouble and annoy her, I won't speak for you."

After hearing what she said, everyone really didn't dare to go into the kitchen to make trouble. Even Ovira, who had been the loudest in the beginning, shrank her neck. She thought, it's just a loving breakfast. Let's give it to Sister Xiaoxia this time. I'll make it next time. She convinced herself with this reason. But on the other hand, Saint Xia Liya's resolute attitude did arouse their curiosity. Today was not a special day. Why did she suddenly want to make a loving breakfast for Lingge? In comparison, didn't Metien and Xino need it more? One of them had just experienced life and death on the battlefield, and the other had just won a heavy victory. It was the time when they needed comfort.

"Hurry up and tell me, Lingge!" Alice slammed the table and stood up, just like the chief judge in the court ringing a bell to silence, and asked with full momentum: "What did you do to Xiaoxia? Leniency for those who confess, severity for those who resist!"

Ling'er's face froze for a moment. If it were in the past, he would definitely not be shaken by such a trivial interrogation, because there is a saying that goes "A man of integrity fears no slander." He had done nothing, so naturally he didn't need to explain anything.

But now, the situation is different, he actually did it...

"Heh." The gray-haired girl sitting next to Chief Justice Alice sneered, "Sure enough, there's something wrong."

Judging from the tone, it was obviously not Gloria, but Bai Ye. She hated him so much that she naturally took the opportunity to add insult to injury.

"Very suspicious." Alice narrowed her eyes, as if she was looking for clues on the young man. But with her IQ, she naturally couldn't see anything, so she had to ask for off-site assistance: "Lawyer Rolena, what do you think?"

"I say, Your Excellency the Judge, your opinion is great." Princess Umisu quickly got into the mood and immediately offered her slanderous opinion: "In my opinion, it would be better to just use torture directly."

What kind of lawyer are you? The laws of Nereids are too harsh!

"Isn't this a bad idea?" Yieta, the only one who still had some conscience, weakly defended the young man: "We haven't found any evidence yet. Maybe Lingge is innocent?"

Can torture be used if there is evidence? Miss Angel's legal awareness is also somewhat weak.

"Then let's sentence him to death." Leticia crossed her arms and said solemnly, making the final judgment on behalf of the chief judge. Then she glanced at Metien beside her, and considering the feelings of the criminal's family, she quickly added, "Well, let's sentence him to death for now."

Does this mean that there is a possibility of resurrection in the future?
Metien didn't care whether her brother was sentenced to death or not. She looked at Lingge with a very complicated look from beginning to end. It was difficult for young people to describe what kind of look it was. It seemed as if she was thinking, and as if she had already come up with the answer but couldn't believe it; it seemed as if she was relieved, but also a little sour and melancholy, as if something beautiful had been taken away.

Lingge looked away guiltily.

He once thought that what happened last night was a huge shock to his life. It was not until this moment that he realized that the truly painful thing in the world was to face the suspicion and questioning of others, but to endure it silently, unable to refute, and even less to refute.

If only time could jump, not too far, just today, or even this breakfast...

But the young man's wish was destined to be impossible to achieve, because someone had taken great pains to prepare a loving breakfast, not to be skipped.

"Hey, Lingge, are you down yet?"

Someone showed up.

The few people who were playing role-playing games with great interest just now fell silent instantly, sitting in their seats in an orderly manner, pretending that nothing had happened. The corners of Linger's mouth twitched, and he was speechless about the performance of these fence-sitters. Then he slowly turned his head and saw the blue-haired girl standing in front of him with a smile, looking at him with an extremely gentle look. She was wrapped in a white apron, and there was a faint smell of spices between her hair and skin, which was wonderful and changeable.

There was a soft little lamb following at her feet, staring at the young man with a very fierce look. If its owner had not been nearby, it might have pounced on him and bit him.

"Just right, breakfast is ready. Please wait a moment, Lingge." She turned around and called out, "Everyone, serve the food!"

The bunny gentlemen with trays on their heads came out one after another and served the loving breakfast carefully prepared by the girl to the table. Although it was specially prepared for Lingge, as the eldest sister, she would not ignore her younger sister just because she had a lover, so of course everyone had a share, but the one in front of Lingge was particularly rich: the stewed steak was so soft that it had a dark red luster, and it was topped with milky white whipped cream. The perfect color combination made people salivate just by the appearance; this was only the main course. The huge tray was also filled with cream mushroom soup that had been cooked long ago, steaming cheese mashed potatoes, sweet pies with nuts, raisins, dried blackberries and jam, large pieces of freshly baked white bread, sticky stewed peas, dry cheese, grilled sausages, vegetable salad for nutrition, and fruit platter for relieving greasiness... For the level of breakfast, it was a bit too rich.

If you eat such a breakfast every day, you will not die from calories, but from being bloated.

When Linger noticed that the surface of the cheese mashed potatoes was painted with sesame seeds and ketchup to form a love symbol, the corners of his mouth could not help but twitch. He was sure that Saint Xia Liya would never come up with such an idea. The only person who could give her advice was the boss lady who was always looking for trouble. But the question was how did she know what happened last night? Saint Xia Liya would not tell her on her own initiative, right?

Just when I was confused, the bartender, Xie Liya, who had been missing from the hall, walked in leisurely from outside. She was holding two glasses of clear water that could even reflect the sunlight. It seemed to be her latest masterpiece. She walked all the way to Ling Ge and Saint Xia Liya, put down a glass to each of them, and said coolly, "Ling Ge, Xiao Xia, congratulations, you have finally embarked on the most important stage of your life. These two glasses of 'fruit of love' can be considered my gift."

"It contains the blessings of all the fairies on Yunjingkong Island. It is said that relationships blessed by fairies will have a happy ending. Although I don't know that I have such ability, since it is spread by the outside world, it should be true."

Give me some meow