"Can I have some dumplings?"
Fami asked in a light voice.
Her hands were not clean at all, yet she casually grabbed a spoon, dipped it into the clear soup, and filled a bowl for herself as if she had always been part of the dinner.
She had not just shown up out of nowhere. She had even brought her own bowl and chopsticks.
Munch. Munch. Munch.
The room went completely quiet.
The only sounds left were Fami chewing and the bubbling of the hot pot.
"Haa…"
Her face turned slightly red as she blew out hot air from her mouth.
"So hot, but it tastes so good."
Seeing the four of them staring at her, she tilted her head in confusion.
"Are you all full already? Then can I eat the rest of the food in your bowls too?"
Everything froze for a second.
Before Cael could react, Makima's slender finger was already pointed at Fami.
At the same time, Asa raised her right hand, the black silk glove still on her finger, ready to fire a finger pistol.
Reze's expression turned sharp as her hand moved toward the ring on her neck.
The three of them had just been arguing, but the moment the Hunger Devil appeared, they instantly reached the same conclusion.
This shameless troublemaker actually said she wanted to sleep with Cael?
They already did not have enough to share among themselves. Since when did she get the right to say something like that?
Reze was the angriest.
She had always been the one who talked the most boldly, yet Makima kept finding excuses through work to drag Cael away in secret. Asa was even pregnant already.
And her?
She had only been flirting this whole time.
She had waited so long for a proper chance. Now that the opportunity was finally right in front of her, she refused to let anything ruin it.
Fami gave them a faint glance. It was obvious she could see right through what they were thinking.
Clang. Clang. Clang.
Suddenly, she sped up and shoved all the food in her bowl into her mouth at once.
Raising both hands, she spoke through the food,
"Don't shoot. I surrender. I just won't sleep with Cael then."
Boom.
Cael ignored her nonsense and suddenly clenched his fist, smashing it into the air beside him.
Crack. Crack. Crack.
Web-like cracks instantly spread through the space itself.
The visual effect of the Earthquake Devil's power was honestly impressive. It looked like the air itself had shattered.
As for Fami, Cael did not believe for even a second that she had come here just to eat. She was far too dangerous. Someone like her would do anything just to entertain herself.
"Hunger Devil," he said coldly. "Be honest. What do you actually want? I can crush you in less than half a second."
Fami swallowed the food in her mouth, still keeping both hands raised.
"Brother-in-law, don't be so nervous. I really did just come to eat."
When she said those words, even she found it strange.
The last time she called Cael brother-in-law, it had a completely different meaning.
Now things were complicated. Cael was connected to the older sister, the younger sister, and even Reze. The relationships were so messy that even Fami found them interesting.
Interesting people were always more fun to watch.
"You think I'm going to believe that?" Cael said.
"I really will leave after I finish eating."
While saying that, she quietly pulled Cael's bowl toward herself and started eating from it without hesitation.
Reze clicked her tongue, then filled her own bowl and pushed it toward Fami.
"Eat mine too and get lost. Nobody here wants to see you."
Fami's eyes lit up immediately.
Compared to the other two, Reze really was the nicest one.
"Alright. I'll leave as soon as I'm done eating."
She lowered her head and focused completely on the food like an outsider who did not belong there at all.
The others ignored her and returned to the real problem.
Who was going to sleep with Cael tonight?
It was already obvious that Asa had the highest priority. That part had become common knowledge.
That only left Makima and Reze.
Cael thought for a moment before speaking carefully.
"Since today is Monday, let's do this. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights are for Asa. From Monday to Thursday, I'll split the days between Makima and Reze."
Asa was in a special condition right now, but her feelings still mattered. Spending time together was not only about sleeping together anyway.
Asa smiled immediately.
"I have no objections."
Makima and Reze both nodded. It sounded fair.
Makima loosened her braid slightly and spoke first.
"Then Cael belongs to me on Monday and Tuesday, and Reze gets Wednesday and Thursday."
Reze frowned right away.
"Why do you get Monday and Tuesday? Why not me?"
She did not want to wait any longer. Just the thought of Makima getting him tonight made her feel irritated.
She wanted him now, not after two days.
Cael sighed helplessly.
"Then decide with rock-paper-scissors. Whoever wins gets to choose first."
"Fine," both of them said at the same time.
They hid their right hands behind their backs and stared straight at each other.
"Rock, paper…"
Reze was about to throw paper, but for some reason her body froze for a second. Fami's voice suddenly echoed in her head.
Throw rock.
"Scissors!"
Reze instantly switched to rock at the last second, while Makima threw scissors.
Makima sighed in regret.
"Haha! I won!" Reze grabbed Cael's arm in excitement.
Before anyone could react, she pulled him to his feet.
Makima frowned.
"We're still eating. Where are you going?"
Reze licked the corner of her lips and smiled at her like a winner.
"Cael and I are already done eating. Now we're going to my room for some late-night snacks."
And with that, she dragged him away.
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