Oh no! My yandere school beauty is so clingy!

"Ding-a-ling—" The wind chimes made a crisp and melodious sound.

The interior of the store looks more cozy than the exterior, with a sweet aroma of cream and butter filling the air.

The walls are a soft light pink and white, decorated with various cute baking tool patterns.

The shelves against the wall were filled with all kinds of cake models, from simple fruit and cream cakes to complex cartoon characters, a dazzling array.

"Welcome!" A female shop assistant wearing a strawberry-patterned apron greeted us with a sweet smile.

"Are you two here to make DIY cakes? You can take a look at our sample catalog and choose your favorite style and size."

"Okay, let's take a look ourselves." Lin Anran nodded and pulled Shen Yu to the sample catalog to look through it.

She looked at it very carefully, pointing things out to Shen Yu from time to time:

"This strawberry looks beautiful!"

"This is so cute! But it seems a bit difficult..."

"This minimalist style is also nice..."

Shen Yu stood beside her, slightly bent over, looking at the picture book with her.

He didn't actually have any particular feelings about these sweet and cute styles, but seeing her carefully selecting them, her eyes sparkling, he felt that everything was good...

"Do whichever you like, I'm fine with either."

In the end, Lin Anran chose a relatively simple six-inch round fruit cream cake, decorated with fresh strawberries, blueberries and mangoes, which looked fresh and tempting.

"This one will do!"

"Okay, sure."

After choosing their style and paying, the sales assistant led them to an empty worktable.

Before long, they brought a lot of tools and materials: two aprons, two pairs of gloves, a cake base, whipped cream, piping bags, piping nozzles, a turntable, a spatula, and a small bowl of washed and cut fresh fruit.

"Please put on your aprons and gloves. If you have any questions, feel free to call me."

The shop assistant gave a brief introduction to the tools, then gave the two of them a simple demonstration before stepping aside.

Lin Anran picked up an apron with a bear pattern, naturally walked behind Shen Yu, and said, "Let me tie it for you!"

"Well..."

Shen Yu stood there, arms raised, looking completely lost.

A moment later, after Lin Anran finished tying it, she walked up to Shen Yu and, seeing Shen Yu wearing the bear apron, couldn't help but burst out laughing, her eyes curving into crescents.

"Yuyu, you're so cute like this!"

Shen Yu turned her head away somewhat awkwardly and whispered, "Let's start making the cake."

"Okay!" Lin Anran gave a playful, slightly off-standard salute, then rolled up her sleeves...

"Let's spread butter on the cake base first!"

She picked up a spatula, scooped a large dollop of cream onto the cake base on the turntable, and then, imitating the barista's demonstration, turned the turntable with one hand while trying to smooth the cream with the spatula in the other.

However, things that seem simple are not easy to do.

The cream was either unevenly spread, leaving bumps and potholes, or it was flung off a bit when she spun it too fast, making things very chaotic...

"Oh dear, this seems more difficult than I imagined..." Lin Anran muttered, but the more rushed she was, the worse she would do this job.

Shen Yu stood opposite her, a smile in his eyes. He looked at her for a moment, then extended his hand:

"Shall I give it a try?"

"Okay..." Lin Anran handed him the scraper, and Shen Yu took it. His movements were noticeably more composed than Lin Anran's.

He slowed down the speed of the turntable and steadily used a spatula to spread and smooth the cream. Although his movements were clumsy, he was very patient.

Soon, the originally uneven surface of the cream became much smoother and flatter.

"Wow! Yu Yu, you're amazing!" Lin Anran praised without reservation, leaning closer, almost pressing her face against the worktable to see:

"How did you do that? Your hands are so steady!"

Shen Yu paused for a moment, subtly shifting his body slightly to make room for him.

"It's not that difficult. Give it a try, slowly and gently."

"Hmm!" Lin Anran took the scraper back. This time she learned her lesson and slowed down her movements, carefully imitating Shen Yu's actions.

Shen Yu also leaned closer, loosely wrapping his arms around her from behind, one hand on the turntable, the other gently holding her wrist as she held the scraper, and whispered instructions:

"Yes, just like that, relax your wrist and slowly rotate..."

His chest was almost pressed against her back, and his deep voice rang in her ear.

Lin Anran could even feel the lines of Shen Yu's arm muscles; this posture made her feel very safe...

This position was maintained for almost a minute, until the cream on the cake surface looked smooth enough.

Shen Yu released his grip at the opportune moment, took a step back, and coughed lightly:

"Hmm, that should be about right. What's next? Plugging lace?"

"Um!"

In the following steps, the atmosphere between the two became somewhat subtle and sweet.

When piping the buttercream frosting, Shen Yu was responsible for steadily turning the turntable, while Lin Anran held the piping bag and carefully piped out crooked, but barely recognizable wavy patterns along the edge of the cake.

Whenever she squeezed it and it didn't look good, Shen Yu would whisper, "You can add a little here" or "Take it off here."

Lin Anran felt very happy...

She thought Shen Yu would find it boring or dislike it, because she couldn't imagine someone like Shen Yu wearing a cute apron and making cakes here.

However, Shen Yu was very serious about accompanying her, fully engaged and not at all perfunctory.

Finally, it was time to arrange the fruit, and Lin Anran began designing with great enthusiasm.

"Put the strawberries here! Sprinkle the blueberries in the middle! Surround them with mango slices!" she instructed. Shen Yu listened to her and carefully used tongs to pick up the fruit slices she specified and placed them on the cream as instructed.

The two huddled together, quietly discussing the placement and spacing of the items.

It took them about an hour to finally finish making the cake.

"Done!"

Lin Anran looked at their creation, a fruit and cream cake filled with the warmth of handcraftsmanship and the traces of their joint efforts, and her eyes shone as if they were filled with stars.

"It looks pretty good, but I wonder how it tastes." Shen Yu also looked at the cake and gave a fair evaluation.

"Hey! You try it first!"

Lin Anran, feeling playful, held up her cream-smeared fingertips in front of him, blinking her eyes as she looked at him.

Shen Yu looked at the fingers so close to hers, then at her teasing and encouraging eyes, and her gaze flickered slightly.

He leaned slightly forward, took her hand, opened his mouth, and gently took her fingertips into his mouth...

In an instant, Lin Anran's body trembled slightly, and her cheeks flushed bright red.

She just wanted to joke and have him lick the cream off, but she didn't expect Shen Yu to actually...

Shen Yu moved quickly, gently sucking off the little bit of cream before letting go.

He straightened up, his expression calm, and even seemed to savor the moment, nodding:

"Hmm, the sweetness is just right, and the cream is whipped nicely."

Lin Anran blushed and stammered:

"Hmm...hmm, that's good...the cake should be pretty good too..."