Xingtie: My silly online friend is actually a raccoon!

In the end, Lu Ze did not give a direct answer to Old Zhao's question.

He brushed it off by saying that Xilin was still young, and that children misuse their abilities without understanding, and that he would discipline her properly.

On the other end of the phone, Old Zhao was so angry that he blew his beard and glared at his phone, rambling on and on about the strategic significance of space-age ability users to national security.

Lu Ze ignored the message and hung up the phone immediately.

He put away his phone, stepped out of the shadows of the pine forest, returned to the campfire, and glanced at the three people present without making a sound.

The reactions varied – An Linyue's face was full of curiosity and concern, Xilin lowered her head and dared not look him in the eye, and Bella even took half a step forward to block Xilin's view.

Her pale blue eyes stared warily at Lu Ze, her posture clearly saying: If you have any problems, come at me, don't bother Her Majesty the Queen.

Lu Ze withdrew his gaze. It wasn't a good time to ask Xi Lin directly about this, as An Lin Yue was still nearby.

He sat down nonchalantly, picked up a skewer of meat and continued grilling it, sprinkling on some cumin powder, his actions no different from before.

He acted as if nothing had happened, but An Lin Yue was anything but calm.

She hesitated for a long time before finally asking the question she most wanted to know.

"Whose call was it?" An Linyue asked casually.

Lu Ze flipped the skewers over, sprinkled on some cumin powder, and said casually.

"An old man asked me some questions about Sirin."

Whew~ An Linyue secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

If it's an old man, not a young woman, then she's not the owner of that peach blossom fragrance.

Xilin's heart tightened, and her hand holding the skewers froze for a second.

After this little incident, the four of them returned to their laughter and conversation around the campfire.

However, happy times always pass quickly, and before we knew it, it was past ten o'clock.

The campfire was dying down, and the embers flickered uncertainly in the night.

Lu Ze stood up, picked up the bucket of water next to him, and slowly poured the water onto the campfire.

With a hiss, a plume of white steam rose up, and the orange-red flame flickered a few times in the steam before going out completely.

"You two kids should go back to sleep first." Lu Ze put down the bucket and patted the dust off his hands.

"OK."

Celine was surprisingly obedient, pulling Bella along as they walked into the house, their pace at least 30% faster than usual.

Bella was pulled along by her and ran a few steps, not forgetting to turn around and glare at Lu Ze.

Lu Ze watched the two girls disappear into the doorway of the wooden house and shook his head. The girl was obviously avoiding him.

Normally, I have to haggle for ages to get her to sleep, but today she's been very eager.

An Linyue helped clear the dishes and chopsticks, wrapped the remaining skewers in plastic wrap and put them in the refrigerator, and then washed the dipping sauce bowl and brush thoroughly.

Lu Ze then removed the barbecue grill, scrubbed off the charred oil stains with a steel wool pad, and scattered the unburnt firewood.

The two worked together seamlessly and quickly restored the open space to its original state.

After everything was tidied up, Lu Ze and An Lin Yue said goodnight to each other in the corridor.

"Go to sleep early, you have class tomorrow afternoon." Lu Ze leaned against the door frame, his tone slightly teasing.

An Linyue blushed deeply, as if she was embarrassed about the blunder of remembering the wrong time that morning.

"Yes, you too, goodnight," she murmured softly, then slipped back into her room and slammed the door shut.

Lu Ze stood in the corridor, listening to the faint deep breathing coming from the other side of the door, and the smile on his face gradually faded.

Okay, now it's time to talk to those two brats.

I wonder what they found when they sneaked out and rummaged through the trash last night.

He walked up to Celine and Bella's door and knocked.

Bella's voice immediately came from inside, tinged with wariness.

"What? Her Majesty is already resting."

"Bella, open the door quickly. I know Celine isn't asleep." Lu Ze's voice wasn't loud, but there was no room for negotiation.

There was a moment of silence inside the room, followed by rustling sounds, the rustling of blankets being turned over, and rapid conversation in hushed voices.

It took Bella quite a while to open the door.

The door was only slightly ajar, and Lu Ze could only see one of Bella's eyes, her pale blue pupils peering at him warily through the crack.

"Her Majesty is already asleep. We can talk about it tomorrow."

"Alright, do you think I don't know what kind of personality your queen has? She's definitely not asleep."

Lu Ze crossed his arms and leaned against the door frame, not pushing the door open, just staring at Bella through the crack in the door.

The two remained locked in a stalemate for quite a while.

Finally, it was Celine who spoke. Her voice came from deep inside the room, muffled, probably coming from under the covers.

"Let big brother in, Bella."