Book 5: Chapter 153: Meeting

Book 5: Chapter 153: Meeting

“Really, even if a public buffet restaurant is decorated so exquisitely and the ambiance so elegant, it amounts to nothing without a signature dish to uphold the establishment’s reputation. Even if it gains temporary popularity from the competition, it’s doomed to fade away quickly.”

Lilith, propping her cheek with her hand, listlessly cuts the remaining side dishes on her plate with a knife and fork. All she sees are some green vegetables, which are hardly appetizing.

Suddenly, a familiar aroma wafts into her nose. Lilith looks up to see Luna across the table, fork-lifting a piece of steak towards her, her eyes teasing:

“Have you not had enough? Would you like some of mine?”

Seeing the steak on Luna’s plate meticulously cut into small, even pieces, Lilith swallows hard.

“I want it.”

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“Ah...”

“Eh~ I won’t give it~”

Anger.

With a dull thud, it seemed like everyone in the restaurant felt the ground tremble.

The steak on Luna’s fork and knife suddenly shook and flew off, while Luna held onto her cutlery, her expression oscillating between pain and pleasure.

But pleasure quickly gained the upper hand.

“That’s it, Master Lilith... Continue~”

“Ha, you’re beyond help.”

Lilith sighs softly, retracting her foot.

Glancing at the steak on the floor, Lilith shows a hint of regret: “The only decent thing in this restaurant is the steak, and it’s a pity you wasted a piece.”

Touching her flushed cheeks, Luna excitedly says, “If it’s Master Lilith’s command, I wouldn’t mind eating that piece of meat off the floor in front of all these people.”

“I’m not as perverse as you!” Lilith glares at the self-indulgent Luna and points to the plate, commanding:

“Eat your meal!”

“Oh.” Luna obediently picks up her knife and fork.

Lilith then looks towards the restaurant’s entrance, somewhat boredly wondering why the waiter hasn’t returned with the wine yet.

Just thinking about the crystal-clear, fragrant wine makes Lilith’s mouth water uncontrollably.

In reality, she hasn’t drunk wine many times. On Dragon Island, her mother would never allow it, and in the human realms, she mostly drank top-tier tea. The only memorable time she drank was in Cornelia’s small world, that “Oolong Tea” left by someone unknown.

But that drink led to a blackout, leaving no memory of its taste.

So, sparked by the restaurant’s ambiance, she wanted to try a bottle of low-alcohol wine this time.

“The wine is here...”

Upon entering, the waiter, seeing Lilith staring straight at him, or rather at the wine in his arms, immediately forgets the etiquette taught during training and shouts out.

The fresh and juicy steak was as slippery as a soap bar just picked up from the bathroom. As soon as the waiter stepped on it, he lost all balance.

“My wine!”

Lilith’s eyes sparkled with gold, calculating whether she could make it in time at full speed.

It seems... too late.

Just as Lilith began to mourn for the loss of the fine wine, a hand steadily caught the bottle.

“Thank you...”

Lilith was about to express her gratitude, but she froze when she saw the fiery red figure.

“Little children shouldn’t drink alcohol.”

The Dragon Queen looked at Lilith tenderly, smiling:

“My naughty daughter, why are you always so mischievous?”

“Mom?”

Because she could hardly believe it, Lilith blinked foolishly, staring intently for a long time, looking somewhat dazed.

“What, you don’t recognize your mommy anymore?”

The Dragon Queen gently pinched Lilith’s cheek, “Or do you think you’ve grown up so much that you don’t acknowledge mommy anymore?”

“Of course not~”

Realizing it wasn’t her imagination, Lilith darted into the Dragon Queen’s embrace, nuzzling her small head against the queen’s ever-broad and boundless chest.

“Mom, why are you here? Is there something wrong?”

“Can’t I come to see you if there’s nothing wrong?”

“Of course, you can, but in such a public place...”

Lilith blinked, about to comment on how the Dragon Queen’s grand entrance might cause a stir, but then she suddenly noticed everything around them had gone extremely quiet, even the music had stopped.

Hmm?

Lilith looked around in confusion.

But she found that everything around her had become like a still photograph, completely frozen in time.

Luna was frozen in the act of placing a small piece of steak into her cherry lips, her glossy red lips looking incredibly enticing.

The fallen waiter had a face full of panic, one hand reaching forward as if to save the falling wine bottle, while the other hand was tightly protecting something in his embrace.

The musicians in the center of the restaurant looked like sculptures carved by artists, each posture full of tension as if their music could start playing at any moment.

“My dear daughter, if you want to listen, we can continue.”