Honkai Impact 3rd, Paradise Typewriter isn't for making this kind of game.

Qianjie stared at the crowd before him, suspecting that it was Alicia who had led a group of people to cause trouble.

"What should we do? Brother Jie seems really angry. Brother Xia Yuan, what happened that day..."

"A true hero doesn't dwell on past glories; those are all things of the past, let them go... Pado's situation now is completely different from back then."

Xia Yuan seemed reluctant to recall those past events.

"I'm sorry... Ellie, Mr. Xia Yuan, my singing probably won't be of much help here."

"Theoretically speaking, these ice blocks are not enough to calm Qianjie down."

"It's never too late to pray, [please] let a thousand calamities..."

"Wait, Miss Nia, stop what you're doing! You're only making Qianjie angrier!"

The group, separated from the kitchen by Qianjie, whispered among themselves.

Just as Xia Yuan was about to stop Aponia from praying, a voice interrupted everyone.

Glug glug~

The gurgling sound echoed in everyone's ears, and all eyes turned to the source of the sound.

"Brother Xia Yuan, are you hungry? You were hungry last night..."

When Xia Yuan came to his senses, he saw that everyone's eyes were focused on him.

Noticing the subtle glances from everyone and the unspoken meaning in Padofilis's words, and to prevent everyone's thoughts from being led astray by little Padofilis, Xia Yuan quickly raised his right hand and explained:

"I swear, the sound I just made was definitely not mine."

Gollum-

The fairy Ellie suddenly popped out of Xia Yuan's arms, giving him no chance to explain.

With his hands on his hips, he looked at Qianjie, who was standing in the kitchen with flames emanating from his head.

"Qianjie, even if you don't cook for the cute fairies, you should at least think about our guests in the Paradise of the Past. You know, we are here largely thanks to Xia Yuan. And now poor Xia Yuan is cold and hungry, suffering from hunger and cold, his eyes are blurred, and he hasn't even had a drop of water. Waaah, he's so pitiful."

The fairy Ellie wiped away the glistening tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.

Just as Xia Yuan was about to speak, seeing the burning gaze that Qian Jie was casting, the fairy Ai Li stuffed an apple into his mouth from somewhere in the kitchen.

"Waaaaah... Little Xia Yuan, you must be starving. Well, Qian Jie won't cook for us, so you'll have to eat an apple to tide you over. We might be able to find some vegetable leaves to eat outside later."

Qianjie glanced at the crowd and snorted coldly.

"Alright, let's all go into the private room. There's no need to pay for the food. Just eat whatever I cook. After you're done eating, go back to where you came from and don't bother me anymore."

Qianjie turned around and walked straight to the wok, skillfully heating the oil.

"Hmm~ I knew you wouldn't abandon us, Qianjie. So please take care of us, Qianjie. Xia Yuan and Eden, hurry up and come to the private room to choose your seats."

"Okay, I'll sit at Patto's table~"

Xia Yuan pointed to Padofelis beside him and joked.

"Go away... I don't want to sit with Brother Xia Yuan!"

Padoflis pushed Xia Yuan aside with a hint of disgust and embarrassment. Influenced by the [Discipline], if Xia Yuan sat next to her, she might put all the delicious food into his bowl.

It seems that little Paddo is still sulking.

Xia Yuan looked around the room. Apart from the fairy Ellie and Eden sitting beside him, Phyllis sitting far away, and Aponia praying silently... he suddenly realized that someone was missing.

"Hmm, where did Velvi go?"

Just as Xia Yuan was thinking, the door to the private room slowly opened.

Velvi walked in listlessly, her small hands limp, and slowly sat down next to Aponia without saying a word.

"Um...Miss Wilvie, has something happened?"

Xia Yuan subconsciously asked the other party.

“Mr. Xia Yuan... As a member of [Baiwei], I can be considered skilled in cooking. I originally wanted to help Qianjie in the kitchen, but he kicked me out of the kitchen and told me not to cause trouble.”

Poor Miss Wilvi was once again devastated. She rested her cheeks on her hands and slumped over the table, her disappointment revealing a hint of helplessness. She had only wanted to show Mr. Xia Yuan her skills... What had she done wrong?

[Don't show off your taste, come keep me and the con artist company in the little room in the consciousness space... I just moved a seat out for you on the sofa, it's still warm~ Come in and sit down.]

After a moment...

Wilvi, who had her head buried in the table, suddenly stood up and walked towards the door expressionlessly.

Chapter 179 Bronya Wants a Houmu Set Meal

"Um... Miss Baiwei, where are you going now?"

Since Xia Yuan's seat was near the door, and he watched the girl casually pass by him and head straight for the door, Xia Yuan couldn't help but ask her softly, worried that the girl might go to the kitchen and compete with Qian Jie for the right to use the kitchen.

"Go and carry the plates..."

And there's not just "Miss Baiwei," there's "Miss Expert."

Velvi answered Xia Yuan's question very rationally, then closed the door and left.

After a moment...

Inside the kitchen of [Houmu Restaurant], an angry expression appeared on one side of Qianjie's mask as he looked at Velvi, who was watching him cook from outside the window, and whispered a greeting:

"Blacksmith...why aren't you sitting inside? What are you doing pacing back and forth in front of me?"

"Serve the dishes."

Vervi answered with a blank expression, "Thousand Tribulations."

"...Fine, whatever, just don't come in and cause trouble."

With the combined efforts of the expressionless waitress, Miss Wilvi, and the enthusiastic Chef Qian Jie, one delicious dish after another was served to Xia Yuan and his companions.

Wow, this is so plentiful?

Fairy Ellie rubbed her eyes in disbelief.

I thought all I would get was a thousand pieces of fried rice in six different portions, but I never expected the variety of dishes to be so abundant.

"Qian Jie, you..."

Fairy Airi looked at Qianjie, who was standing straight to one side with an apron and his arms crossed. However, Qianjie abruptly interrupted the nearly ten-page speech that the girl was organizing in her mind to express her praise for Qianjie's behavior.

"Alice, just sit down and eat your food."

Seeing Qianjie about to leave, Xia Yuan, who was sitting to the side, reached out his hand to try to stop him.

"Um... Qianjie, would you like to sit down and eat with us?"

"No need."

Qianjie glanced at Xia Yuan and responded in a low voice.

But the fairy Ellie had already flown to Qianjie's front, pulling at his mask and trying to stop him.

"Qianjie, Xia Yuan said it himself, it's rare that you've prepared so many delicious dishes for us."

Why don't you stay and eat with us? It'll be more lively with more people! To express her gratitude, the lovely fairy has specially given you the seat next to Xia Yuan!

Fairy Airi gestured for Qianjie to proceed.

I just accidentally took off the mask from the other person's face...

"Brother Jie, what's the real face behind that mask?!"

Padoflis saw the mask of destruction on the fairy Ellie's hand and secretly ran to a position where she could observe the other party. She had long been curious about what was under the mask of the thief, but she had never had the chance.

"Eh... is there another mask under Jie's mask?!"

Qianjie casually took the Jiemie Mask that the fairy Aili had stolen, and, unable to resist Ailisia's persistent pleading, quickly left the room, leaving behind only a slightly hoarse whisper.

"I've already eaten..."

He prefers being alone to being with others.

Inside the kitchen of the [Houmu Restaurant]... Qianjie was squatting outside, holding a box of fried rice in his hand. Even while eating, the Ao Mie Warrior would not easily remove the mask from his face.

Tread-tap-

A series of light footsteps broke the tranquility. Qianjie subconsciously looked in the direction from which the footsteps came. When he saw that it was Eden, he quickly moved to the corner, leaving the other with a deep and thoughtful back view.

"What's the matter?"

A thousand tribulations' deep voice echoed in Eden's ears.

"Um... Qianjie, do you have any wine here?"

Eden looked at Qianjie's back as he squatted in the corner of the kitchen and asked softly.

Qianjie slowly turned around, extending the chopsticks in his right hand to guide Eden in the right direction, but at this moment, the box he was holding in his left hand, which was used to hold stir-fried vegetables, was empty.

"There's no fancy wine like Eden's here, just regular beer."

"It's alright... as long as there's wine, that's enough."

For Eden, no gathering is complete without alcohol.

"Qianjie, are you really not coming with us?"

Eden, carrying several cases of beer, once again extended a polite invitation to Qianjie in the corner of the kitchen.

"Hmph... What are you going in there for? To listen to Eden's drunken noise?"

Qianjie waved impatiently, telling Eden to leave quickly. After Eden left, Qianjie quickly got up from the corner, picked up a glass of water, and drank it all in one gulp.

He choked...

An hour later, all sorts of sounds from inside the private room reached Qianjie's ears.

"Xia Yuan, can you perform that?"

"Ellie...which one is that?"

"That's the one~"

Everyone's happiness is different. He only felt the noise and wanted to calm down outside the restaurant, but he unexpectedly discovered two people walking towards him from the other side of the street.

The person walking in front was dressed in a black and white business suit, with something that looked like a spiral drill strapped to both sides.

This is the first image of a thousand tribulations.

The person walking slightly behind was dressed in a maid style that Alicia often wore to parties.

The two were Bronya and Rita...

They are searching for Xia Yuan, who was carried away by a strange feline creature.

"Hmm... a white-collar worker and a maid."

Qianjie, who felt out of place with the other two and didn't want to cause trouble, was about to return to the restaurant when the other party suddenly called out to him.

"Please wait a moment, sir/madam?"

Bronya addressed the other person by looking at the chef's hat on their head and the white apron tied around their waist.

"It seems..."

"The other party is the chef of this [Houmu Restaurant]. Maybe if you eat here, you will be given a Houmu doll."

"Wait, Bronya, this is not the time for you to think about such things. Your stupid subordinate has been carried away by that strange feline creature and is missing. How can you be tempted by a mere Houmu doll!"

"Bronya, you need to stay calm right now..."

Bronya slapped her cheeks, trying to pull herself away from the allure of Houm. She needed to weigh the pros and cons of the situation. At the very least... she needed to find her idiot subordinate before buying the Houm package.

Bronya's words reached Qianjie's ears.

Qianjie stopped in his tracks, but he did not turn around.

"Hmm? Is there something you need...? We're already closed for lunch." But Qianjie changed the subject, glancing around at the surrounding shops. In this cold weather, there probably weren't many restaurants still open. "If you don't mind, there's some fried rice left in the kitchen. You can serve yourself."

Qianjie exhaled a puff of hot air from beneath his mask, dispelling the surrounding chill.

Chapter 180 Bronya has grown up; she can't be angry anymore.

"Hey, is the Houmu combo meal already sold out?!"

No... no, now is not the time to think about these things. If this masked head chef is still outside, he might witness the figure of his idiot subordinate.

With a try-it-and-see attitude, Bronya asked: