Chapter 20: The Strange Neighbor
But in the face of life’s burdens, it’s not just the script that she has to confront, even if it were a scripted plot, she still has to face it.
After all, it’s impossible to let herself and her family starve in this luxurious apartment, right?
Although the salary of being an apartment administrator might be meager, at least compared to going out to work, this job that doesn’t require her to show her face is the best choice for Yifu.
After all, as mentioned earlier, Yifu’s disguise is not absolutely perfect; there are a few people in this country who can see through her facade.
If she were encountered while working outside, who knows what she might face next time—it could even be a stake burning.
With Leia accompanying Yifu, it’s impossible for her to escape unscathed if she gets exposed.
Sigh, that ancient saying really holds true; after all, you wouldn’t want your daughter…
Thinking of this, Yifu’s movements slowed down a bit as she placed the prepared batter on the stove in front of her.
It’s okay that there’s no fire; starting a fire in such apartments is relatively complicated. Generally, the costs for cleanliness and tidiness are quite high.
But Yifu is a Great Witch, and she has a head of fiery red hair and fiery red eyes that clearly depict someone who knows how to play with fire.
Therefore, she handles fire element magic with ease—in other words, at least she saves on gas expenses.
Under the precise baking of magical flames, a delicious aroma quickly filled the entire room, drawing even Leia, who was examining her bedroom, out.
She flared her small nostrils, closed her eyes, and followed the scent to find Yifu busily working at the stove.
At this moment, the first batch of biscuits was already baked—sweet biscuits with sugar on them, covered in some crushed dried fruits.
“What a fragrant smell.”
Without caring that the biscuits were still steaming, Leia grabbed one and stuffed it into her mouth.
In her eagerness, she nearly burned her tongue.
Even so, Leia kept panting; despite her face turning red and tears almost brimming, she refused to spit out that piece of biscuit.
“Eat slowly; no one is competing with you.”
“Let me see if it burned you?”
Yifu set down the tray she was holding and hurried to Leia’s side, gently blowing on her reddened little mouth.
A cool breeze traveled along Leia’s lips, as if a layer of soothing ointment had been applied, making Leia feel much better instantly.
“So good, really so delicious.”
Leia’s tongue was burned to the point of swelling, but she still remembered to praise Yifu. Because these biscuits were really delicious, even better than the snacks brought out from the Imperial Palace!
In comparison, the snacks from the Imperial Palace felt dull.
“As long as it’s delicious, that’s good. Let’s send some to Miss Qian Zhi next door first. When we come back, I’ll bake more for you, okay?”
Yifu packed the biscuits into a transparent bag and sealed it with a beautiful ribbon; even so, the sweet aroma was still hard to conceal.
As she pushed open the apartment door, Yifu couldn’t tell if it was her imagination, but it seemed like she briefly saw Miss Qian Zhi’s door close next door.
Yifu didn’t think much of it, assuming she had misseen.
She walked to Qian Zhi’s door and gently knocked, but unintentionally noticed a pink slipper left outside the door, fluffy and adorned with a cute rabbit pattern.
While Yifu was staring at the slipper in a daze, a strange noise came from within Qian Zhi’s room, sounding as if something heavy had fallen to the ground.
Following that, a rapid series of footsteps hurried away, only to shift to calm strides coming closer…
