[Genshin Impact]: I can become stronger by cooking.

"Oh?"

"Furina's reply? Thank you for forwarding it."

The man from the Privy Council nodded and then took his leave of Chao Ke.

Chao Ke opened the reply slip sent by Funina, and after omitting a large amount of exaggerated rhetoric, he extracted the information from it.

"I will be at the [Delicious Restaurant] tomorrow evening to accept the invitation, and I will be bringing Navelette with me."

Chao Ke smiled, not at all surprised.

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At this moment, inside the Mo Mang Palace.

Navelette looked at the figure pacing back and forth in front of her and felt a headache coming on.

“Ms. Fulina, I must remind you that accompanying you to private meetings is not part of my job duties.”

"Eh?"

Funina took a step back. "You...you're not coming? No, no, you have to come. I'm definitely bringing you."

Navelette gazed at Frynn.

After a long silence, he sighed.

“Ms. Funina, if possible, I do not recommend that you have too much contact with that person at [Delicious Restaurant].

As Navelette spoke, a hint of doubt flashed in her eyes.

Whether it's his identity as a member of the Fools' Clan or his close contact with the Rose of Thorns, this Mr. Chao Ke is clearly not a simple character.

Moreover, his address is in the Leonai district.

Did the fluctuations of water power emanating from the direction of the Leone district that day have anything to do with him...?

But instead of heeding Navelette's advice, Funina spoke with a serious expression.

“Navilette, I have reasons why I have to go there.”

"But I didn't."

Navelette paused for a moment before replying.

...

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night.

Inside the Buffati Mansion.

Because the incident happened suddenly, and many children had tasks to perform in the afternoon.

Today's barbecue party was not held outdoors, but was moved to the cafeteria.

With the help of the cafeteria staff and Louise, the children put on quite a successful barbecue party.

It's worth mentioning that the children didn't turn on the living room lights that night.

They say the dim lighting from the fire makes the barbecue party even more special.

Their father, however, did not object to the children's ideas.

I sat on the sofa near the fireplace, letting the children have the final say on this precious time of joy.

Chao Ke sat next to his older sister.

The two watched together as the children made joyful noises and as the flames rose in the fireplace.

This barbecue party was quite nice.

In the dim light, Chao Ke's small hand quietly reached to the side and hugged her sister's slender waist.

Arecino glanced at Chao Ke and said in a flat tone.

"Keep it down."

With tacit approval, Chao Ke nodded slightly and moved his buttocks a little closer to the children's "father".

After Chao Ke put his left arm around his sister's waist, he didn't stop there.

With nimble fingers, the index and middle fingers pinched the clothes around the sister's waist, and then...

Gently lift a corner of it to reveal the white and tender skin inside.

A slight blush rose to Arecino's face, and she awkwardly turned her head away.

Fortunately, the lights in the hall were dim, so the children didn't notice that their usually serious "father" had a blush on his face.

After lifting the hem of her clothes, Chao Ke took the opportunity to slip her hand inside.

However, Chao Ke was also aware of the limits; he was already at his limit by caressing his sister's smooth waist like this.

If we go any further, something really bad might happen.

However, at that moment, a sudden commotion arose from upstairs in the mansion, and people quickly walked towards Chao Ke and Arecino.

"Hey! [Rotherland]!"

"Stop it!"

"It's really troublesome to catch [Roseland] in this dim environment."

"Wait, brother! [Roseland] It's there! In the direction of Father and Lord Chao Ke!"

"what!"

On the sofa next to the fireplace.

Sensing a creature rapidly approaching, a hint of wariness flashed in Arecino's eyes, but it vanished in an instant.

Linni's black magician's hat was moving rapidly on the ground, and inside the hat, there seemed to be a small, dark creature.

Finally, the black magician's hat stopped after reaching Chao Ke's position.

After a few wriggles, a cute little black doll jumped out of the magician's hat and leaped into Chao Ke's arms.

Chao Ke caught it with one hand, rubbed its belly, and said with a smile.

"【Roseland】, it seems you're adapting to your new cat house even faster than I expected."

“Meow, meow, meow!”

[Roseland] seemed to understand what Chao Ke meant and answered proudly.

Meanwhile, the three little ones from the mansion—Linnie, Linette, and Fimini—finally caught up with them.

“Father, Lord Chao Ke, I apologize for letting [Roseland] come here.”

Chao Ke smiled but didn't say anything. Instead, Arecino gently removed Chao Ke's hand and said in a calm tone.

"You haven't run the [Roseland] before? You should pay attention to training in that area from now on."

"Yes, Father."

The three little ones quickly answered.

Seeing the three little ones' somewhat nervous expressions, Chao Ke clapped his hands to help them out of the predicament and said...

"Alright, it's time for the barbecue party. You three should go and join in, don't keep the other family members waiting."

"By the way, you can leave [Roseland] with me. I'll watch over it."

Linnie, Lynette, and Fimini thanked Chao Ke and then headed towards the restaurant.

After watching the children leave, Chao Ke stroked the black cat in his arms with one hand, and with the other hand, he once again reached into his sister's waist.

This time, Arecino seemed to have gotten used to it, and no longer resisted as before. Instead, she slightly tilted her body weight towards Ke.

Chapter 152 Wolf Attack on the Peak

Seeing Chao Ke constantly stroking the cat, Arecino asked curiously.

"You seem to really like this black cat. Are you planning to keep it as a pet?"

Chao Ke smiled and said, "Who wouldn't like an adorable cat?"

"By the way, sis. How about you get a pet too?"

"If I remember correctly, when we were little, didn't you keep a spider named Bambi? Why don't you keep one anymore?"

Arech paused for a moment, recalling a past event.

"Yes, I used to own Bambi, and I even held a funeral for her when she passed away."

"In the past, I thought raising spiders was indeed an interesting thing."

"Unlike cats and dogs, which most people would choose to keep as pets, spiders cannot be tamed."

"It won't give you anything in return, and you can't place any extra emotions on it."

"This kind of relationship was just right for me back then."

"Oh?"

Chao Ke's face showed a hint of interest.

"Sister, you've used the phrase 'your former self' several times. Is it because something has changed about you now?"

Arecino nodded.

"Yes."

"Right now, I have no intention of keeping a pet."

"But if I were to keep a pet, I would probably choose one that I can emotionally connect with..."

"And they don't like to run around much."

As Arecino spoke, her gaze turned to Chao Ke beside her.

Chao Ke's eyebrows twitched. Good heavens.

"Sis, you're not planning to keep me as a pet, are you...?"