Xingtie: My silly online friend is actually a raccoon!

The waiter removed the empty parfait cups and plates and refilled them with warm barley tea.

Xilin leaned back on the soft cushions of the booth, her eyes half-closed, a satisfied smile on her face after eating and drinking her fill.

An Linyue put down her phone, then her eyes lit up as if she suddenly remembered something: "By the way, Lu Ze, are you guys free tomorrow?"

Lu Ze was wiping the cream off Xilin's lips; the little girl had been so engrossed in eating.

As he wiped, he casually replied, "Tomorrow's Sunday, nothing planned. What's up?"

"My parents have a small holiday home in the suburbs, next to a lake, with a particularly beautiful view."

An Linyue placed her hands together on the table, leaned forward slightly, and spoke with a hint of excitement, as if she were sharing a secret hideout she had treasured for a long time.

"I've made plans with some friends to go camping and have a barbecue by the lake tomorrow. Do you want to come along?"

As she spoke, her gaze swept over Luze, Celine, and Bella in turn.

"You can fish and boat by the lake, and at night you can even have a bonfire and roast marshmallows. The starry sky there is especially beautiful, the kind you can't see in the city."

Xilin's eyes, which had been half-closed, suddenly widened.

"……bonfire?"

"Yeah, right." An Linyue winked at her. "You can also roast marshmallows and put them in cookies. They're sweet and sticky, and when you bite into them, you can pull out long strands. They're so delicious."

Xilin turned to look at Lu Ze without saying a word, but her purple eyes were filled with longing.

Lu Ze hesitated.

He wasn't particularly close to An Linyue, and since she had already spent the whole morning shopping with him, he felt a little bad about bothering her friends' gathering tomorrow.

"This is too much trouble for you..."

"No trouble at all!" An Linyue waved her hands repeatedly, speaking faster as if afraid he would change his mind.

"Anyway, the place is big enough, it'll be more lively with a few more people. Besides..."

She lowered her voice, leaned forward a little more, and gave a mysterious look.

"I'll let you in on a secret: there's also a game room in that vacation home, complete with a big screen and several top-of-the-line computers."

The words "game room" struck Xilin like a bolt of lightning.

She slid off the booth, ran to Lu Ze's side, grabbed his sleeves with both hands and pulled hard, almost tearing his cuffs out of shape.

"Go! I want to go!"

Lu Ze was pulled so hard he almost spilled his teacup on the table. He quickly steadied it and said helplessly, "Okay, okay, let go of me first..."

"So you agreed?" Xilin tilted her head back, clenching her hands even tighter, stubbornly confirming.

Lu Ze sighed, reached out and smoothed Xilin's long hair, then looked up at An Linyue and said.

"Then we'll have to trouble you. Is there anything we need to bring ourselves?"

"I have all the bedding I need; you just need to bring a change of clothes and toiletries."

An Linyue smiled and took out her phone.

"Let's exchange contact information first, and I'll send you the location tomorrow. We'll leave around 9 a.m., and it'll take about an hour to drive there."

After the two added each other as friends, she put away her phone with satisfaction—hehe, contact information obtained!

Her gaze then casually swept over Celine and Bella; little Celine had been a great help to her today.

"It's settled then. I'll go back and get ready. See you tomorrow!"

An Linyue stood up happily, picked up the small handbag beside her, and her long hair twirled gently as she turned around.

"See you tomorrow."

Lu Ze also stood up.