The next morning, when Lu Xiao woke up, she dazedly recalled drinking with Admiral Clan the night before. She'd had too much, said a lot while crying and laughing—it was utterly mortifying.
Rubbing her slightly throbbing forehead, Lu Xiao left her room to get some water downstairs. Then she saw a tall, apron-clad man in the kitchen. Her heart skipped a beat. She was just about to call out for Ares when she remembered with a jolt—Ares was on the front lines. There was no way he could be home right now.
That left only one possibility: the man in the kitchen was Admiral Clan.
This realization surprised her as well. She walked over and knocked gently on the kitchen door. "Father, what are you doing?"
Hearing her voice, Admiral Clan turned to look at her, a bit embarrassed. "I wanted to make you some soup for your hangover, but I haven't done my homework, so to speak. I'm just following a video tutorial, so I have no idea how it tastes."
