"But..."

The words that came out of Vivian's mouth were quickly blown away by the wind rushing into the room.

"Because... because I like you!" Lin Chen blushed and shouted out his excitement.

Vivian, the doll maid, blushed instantly, her throat trembling slightly as if she were swallowing to ease her nervousness.

"Like... like..."

She stuttered, repeating this incomprehensible word.

"What does 'like' mean?" In the knowledge she was taught, there was no emotion, only instinctive obedience.

But upon hearing this word, her face blushed instinctively and she wanted to know what kind of feeling Lin Chen was expressing.

"It means... um..."

Lin Chen was stunned by this question. Just when he had finally gathered the courage to confess, his mind was now in a state of shutdown.

"It means being willing to do anything for you." Lin Chen said.

"Vivian is her master's maid, and should do anything her master wants." The girl clearly couldn't understand Lin Chen's explanation.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door.

Just as Lin Chen was about to answer the door, the door opened on its own and the old boss walked in.

"Yo!" He waved his hand as if greeting an acquaintance.

Lin Chen looked at the shabby old man with a look of disappointment on his face. How could he just barge in like that?!

Fortunately, the current situation between the two of them was harmonious.

Vivian was wrapped in a blanket and a bathrobe. If this creepy old man saw her beautiful body, Lin Chen would have to kill him.

"Ah, haha, did I disturb you?" The old man laughed embarrassedly.

"No, we're not in that kind of relationship!" Lin Chen said.

"Do you need laundry service?" The old man saw the neatly folded maid uniform in the dressing room next to them, "It's free!"

"No need."

Lin Chen thought, handing Vivian's clothes to the old man to wash would be like delivering a lamb to a tiger's mouth.

If he had to wash his future wife's clothes, of course he wanted to do it himself and make sure they were clean!

Otherwise, all those years of being forced to wash his sister's underwear would have been in vain... ahem.

On the other hand, Vivian's clothes weren't dirty and there was no need to wash them for now.

But speaking of which, this old man looked messy, but his service was unexpectedly meticulous.

And earlier, Lin Chen was surprised that the room was also cleaned very well.

If a female shopkeeper was in charge, it would make more sense.

"In fact, I came to ask if you want to have dinner." The old man said, "If you want dinner, go to the restaurant downstairs later. It's my treat."

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A little over ten minutes later, Lin Chen took Vivian downstairs.

Vivian had already changed into her maid outfit and followed Lin Chen closely.

Her hands were folded at her lower abdomen, as if she were a well-behaved maid following her master's movements.

The hotel's restaurant was tucked away in a corner on the first floor.

Lin Chen was surprised that such a run-down hotel would have a restaurant.

Although it was a bit empty, with only two tables and a fireplace burning, and a door draped with curtains leading to the kitchen, it looked quite cozy.

When the two arrived, the table was already filled with steaming hot food.

The main dish was hot potato cakes, with fresh vegetable salad as a side dish, and grilled sausages for meat. The old man even prepared hot drinks for the evening.

The table was shimmering with the food.This story was created by a middle-aged man named Lin Chen... It's hard to believe, really.

"Dig in while it's still hot! Just made it a while ago!" The man warmly greeted the two.

"Have a seat, Vivian. Let's have dinner together." Lin Chen suppressed his excitement.

This is the first time he's having dinner with his future wife, after all!

"Me? Master, may I... sit?" Vivian asked cautiously.

"Of course you can! I've told you, Vivian, you're family to me."

Vivian stared at Lin Chen with her beautiful green eyes for a while, seemingly still unable to comprehend his thoughts, but she had indeed received her master's permission and sat down.

Once Vivian took her seat, Lin Chen sat across from her.

He took a bite of the potato pancake and his eyes suddenly lit up.

Although the ingredients were not as delicious as those found on Mount Ling, and the man's cooking skills were not as good as Lady Ji Wushen's, the potato pancake, despite its rough ingredients, was incredibly delicious!

"It's delicious!" Lin Chen exclaimed. "What do you think, Vivian?"

Upon hearing Lin Chen's question, Vivian immediately swallowed the food in her mouth and stopped eating, seriously answering:

"If the purpose is to replenish energy, this is indeed a very efficient way of doing so."

Compared to his reaction, Vivian's performance was quite plain.

After her response, she continued to mechanically eat her food.

Just as Vivian had said before, dolls probably don't have a sense of taste, right?

She could only know whether food was salty or sweet through the characteristics of her bionic magic, but she couldn't experience the subjective concept of delicious or not.

Vivian noticed Lin Chen looking at her and immediately stopped eating.

"Master, is there something you need? Did Vivian do something impolite? Vivian can eat after master finishes dining, so as not to disturb master..."

"No no no! Vivian, you're super cute when you eat! I really like it!" Lin Chen quickly clarified, trying to resolve the misunderstanding.

"Oh, by the way, Uncle," he attempted to change the subject and save himself, "do you have a wife?"

"Please... stop." Uncle, with a forever single posture, covered his face with his hand, shedding tears alone.

"No no no, I didn't mean it like that! I meant, did you make all this food?" Lin Chen realized he had upset Uncle and quickly explained.

Even though it feels like stirring up a lovey-dovey atmosphere, it's still quite satisfying.

After all, now he has Vivian.

"Well, um, haha, actually..." Uncle scratched the back of his head.

—"Bang!"

Before he could finish his sentence, a loud noise came from the entrance of the inn.

Five or six men dressed in black rushed in, barging into the dining hall.

For a moment, they brought a menacing presence and disrupted the once cozy environment.

The leader had green hair and crookedly smoked a cigarette in his mouth.

The hair color looked quite environmentally friendly.

"I say, when do you plan on paying last month's protection fee?"