Omega Taming the Black Moonlight - Chapter 38

Should I say it? Ji Yilian’s face is just too captivating.

Usually cold and aloof, she suddenly showed a moment of vulnerability, piercing Yan Liu’s defenses.

“Ah!” Yan Liu exclaimed, quickly changing the subject. “Why do you have so much food prepared in the kitchen?”

Especially these ingredients.

Their presence in Ji Yilian’s home was truly shocking.

Ji Yilian glanced up at her, her gaze earnest. “The things you ordered aren’t healthy.”

Yan Liu nearly had a pupil-dilating earthquake.

How could Ji Yilian say something like that? It’s completely out of character for the impression I have of her.

She couldn’t resist leaning closer, scrutinizing Ji Yilian intently.

It was just like a kitten drawn to a dried fish, tiptoeing closer without a sound, tilting its adorable head.

Ji Yilian was charmed by Yan Liu’s behavior.

She stood still, merely saying softly, “Move aside.”

Yan Liu obediently stepped away from the sink.

And so, she watched as the peerless genius, revered by others, earnestly washed, plucked, and chopped vegetables in the kitchen.

She’s actually doing it so meticulously, like she’s really serious about this!

In this interstellar era, people still cook for themselves?

“Why don’t you just let a robot do it?” Yan Liu asked curiously, leaning closer and whispering.

Ji Yilian suddenly seemed like a completely different person. The stark contrast in her demeanor was almost unrecognizable.

Yan Liu felt a little embarrassed to continue disliking her.

It seems these few days of observation weren’t enough. To win her over, I need to understand her better.

“I don’t want to,” Ji Yilian replied, making no attempt to hide her aversion to robotic butlers.

Yan Liu fell silent.

Well… Ji Yilian offered to cook for me, so I’m just here to enjoy the meal. All I need to bring is my mouth.

Ji Yilian glanced back at her, a complex mix of emotions flickering in her beautiful phoenix eyes.

“The food you ate last time was all made by robots.”

“Oh,” Yan Liu replied softly.

Whatever Ji Yilian says, I’ll just listen obediently. After all, she’s the one cooking for me!

Foodie Yan Liu can’t resist delicious food!

Yan Liu pulled up a chair in the kitchen, propped her head in one hand, and watched Ji Yilian work diligently.

It had to be said: food always carries the richest cultural weight.

Recipes passed down through millennia, once preserved, are continuously replicated by successive generations until they become delectable dishes served on dining tables.

Ji Yilian wasn’t just boasting! She truly knew how to cook!

Yan Liu had barely dozed off when the aroma of various dishes began to permeate her dreams.

When she opened her eyes, she saw Ji Yilian placing four dishes and a soup on the table before her.

“It smells so good!”

The little cat Yan Liu scampered over, knowing exactly which seat was hers. She pulled out the chair and sat down.

After settling in, she glanced at Ji Yilian, who was washing her hands, and thoughtfully pulled out the other woman’s chair as well, showering her with praise that boosted her emotional value.

“Thank you, Chef Yiyi, for all your hard work!”

Yan Liu usually disliked being soft-spoken, but when she deliberately softened her voice on a good day, the effect was astonishing.

Take Ji Yilian, for example. After working tirelessly for so long, hearing just a few words of praise from the girl—even if it was just a simple compliment—instantly lifted her spirits.

It felt as if she had floated from the depths of a valley to the clouds, soaring uncontrollably.

She had long noticed that Yan Liu was a little foodie.

Or perhaps this newly awakened second personality was simply a little foodie.

Whenever she saw food, her eyes would light up.

During their last visit to the Tianyi Academy Training Room, Yan Liu had ordered so much food that Ji Yilian appeared halfway through and took half of it. The sight of this nearly brought the young girl to tears.

Today’s meal was Ji Yilian’s way of “compensating” Yan Liu.

Ji Yilian sat across from the girl, and after a moment of mutual gazing, Yan Liu spoke first.

“Can we start eating now?”

The girl had been staring longingly at the dishes for some time.

Despite her lingering dislike for Ji Yilian, she knew better than to eat before the host had taken her seat. After all, she was eating Ji Yilian’s food.

“Yes, go ahead,” Ji Yilian replied.

Before tasting the food, Yan Liu had no expectations of Ji Yilian being able to cook anything decent.

Even though the dishes looked delicious—vibrant colors, enticing aromas—the moment Yan Liu took a bite, her almond-shaped eyes widened in surprise, her astonishment impossible to conceal.

“Ji Yilian!”

She covered her mouth with one hand while raising her chopsticks in the other, giving Ji Yilian a thumbs-up.

“You’re amazing!”

Wow, the villainous scum alpha is actually a hidden culinary genius!

Ji Yilian’s expression remained neutral, her lips curving into a slight smile, but the amusement in her eyes couldn’t be hidden.

Not bad.

Her last-minute effort to simulate these dishes multiple times in the holographic kitchen had paid off.

The essence of a genius lies in their fundamental understanding and innate talent.

When she put her mind to it, she could quickly replicate these dishes, transforming them into steaming meals served before Yan Liu.

Yan Liu buried her head in her bowl, focused on eating. Only when she was nearly full did she look up at Ji Yilian and ask softly, “Why did you decide to cook for me? It’s not like my unhealthy takeout is any of your concern.”

Even at this point, the girl couldn’t resist pushing Ji Yilian away.

Hearing her distant, polite words, Ji Yilian felt a pang of discomfort, a dull ache in her chest.

“I was bored,” she replied coldly.

Yan Liu immediately recognized that Ji Yilian was sulking.

She’s finally angry?

Why does she look like a little pufferfish?

After finishing her meal, Yan Liu hesitated, wondering if she should help with the dishes. But before she could offer, a bio-mimetic robot darted out from a corner and cleared the table of the leftovers.

Huh?

Yan Liu had been curious why Ji Yilian hadn’t used a robot to cook earlier. Now she realized that Ji Yilian’s home was equipped with such technology, she simply hadn’t used it before.

Leaning back in her chair, Yan Liu tilted her chin slightly and gazed at Ji Yilian.

Before Yan Liu could ask, Ji Yilian already knew what she wanted to know, raising an eyebrow.

“Robot-made food lacks human warmth.”

Is that so?

Yan Liu wasn’t entirely convinced.

Before transmigrating, she and her best friends had always dreamed of having personal robot caregivers in their old age.

24/7 service! How perfect!

Yet Ji Yilian was telling her that robot-made food lacked human warmth.

Remembering the bionic robot butler in her own home, Yan Liu felt an urge to rush back and tinker with it, to see if its cooking truly lacked human warmth.

But she kept her thoughts to herself, showing no outward expression. Instead, she settled back in her chair, using the languor of a full stomach to ask Ji Yilian:

“Everyone thinks your competition was rigged, that you deliberately threw the match. Ji Yilian, aren’t you worried about people misunderstanding you?”

As a transmigrator, Yan Liu had never felt a true sense of belonging here.

Even if others held a poor impression of her, once her conquest mission was complete, she could simply walk away, treating it all like a dream!

But Ji Yilian had lived here her whole life, with clear goals and ambitions.

At such a young age, she already had so many devoted followers.

If someone accustomed to honor and glory suddenly lost it all because of another person, wouldn’t they resent that person?

The Omega blinked her apricot eyes, her voice soft and gentle, like a well-fed kitten that had suddenly become docile, its temper mellowed.

This only intensified the nameless feeling stirring within Ji Yilian’s heart.

Almost involuntarily, she rose and walked over to Yan Liu.

The two stood in stark contrast: one standing, the other seated, their height difference sharply defined.

Especially given Ji Yilian’s tall, slender frame.

As soon as Ji Yilian approached, Yan Liu’s alertness sharpened, like a wary kitten perking up its ears and straightening its head.

“You… you stay right there! Don’t come any closer!”

Memories of their past encounters flooded Yan Liu’s mind, recalling the time Ji Yilian had pinned her down and overwhelmed her with pheromones.

Back then, she had been a naive girl who had just transmigrated, barely understanding the difference between Alphas and Omegas!

But Ji Yilian had given her a harsh lesson, revealing just how “treacherous and dangerous” Alphas could be.

“I won’t treat you like that again…” Ji Yilian knew exactly what Yan Liu was wary of without even needing to blink.

She felt a pang of helplessness, yet she understood that the girl’s current wariness was entirely her own doing.

Even with the little hedgehog’s quills bristling, she couldn’t resist reaching out to gently stroke the distinct spines.

“From now on, come over at mealtimes in the evening.”

Slowing her pace, she approached Yan Liu deliberately.

Before the girl could react, Ji Yilian’s slender fingers brushed lightly across Yan Liu’s fair jawline, gently wiping the corner of her lips.

“Wipe this off.”

Her tone was casual, her expression serene, but as her warm fingers grazed Yan Liu’s lips, the girl distinctly felt a hint of being pampered like a child.

Ah, a delusion. This must be a delusion.

Yan Liu stared at the stunningly beautiful face so close to hers, her heart betraying her again by racing uncontrollably.

She desperately wanted to slap her chest with her small hand, forbidding her heart to flutter so wildly.

This is a scumbag Alpha! How could you possibly be moved?!