Beside them, Yodel couldn’t help but break into a relieved smile. "Miss Bai, you’re finally back. You have no idea what the Chief and the two young masters have gone through these past few days."
"The Chief had already mustered his troops and was preparing to attack the Southern Country."
The two little ones didn’t say a word.
They had mobilized all the resources of their entire organization to search within the Southern Country’s borders, but they hadn’t been able to find any trace of their mother.
This incident alone made the two little ones realize just how powerless they were.
’We have to get stronger, even stronger, so we can protect Mom!’
Lu Tingyan was left with lingering trauma. For several days in a row, he watched over Bai Su without leaving her side for a moment, terrified that if he looked away, she would disappear again.
Bai Su could only let him be.
The first thing she did after getting her new smart-brain was to log into her account on the live-streaming platform.
Lu Tingyan stood by his side, looking crestfallen. "I know how much you care about your account, so I hired someone to manage it. Every day, they’ve been posting clips from your old streams and updating the cooking tutorials."
Bai Su breathed a sigh of relief. That was how her account was normally run anyway—teaching people various cooking methods.
She wasn’t afraid of people copying her.
In her original world, everyone knew how to cook and the internet was flooded with tutorials, yet restaurants still lined every street and alley.
She didn’t have to worry that posting tutorials would reduce her number of customers.
Bai Su hugged Lu Tingyan and gave him a kiss on the cheek. "Thank you."
Lu Tingyan’s ears and tail drooped completely. "Thank me for what? I couldn’t even protect you. For a useless male like me, it would only be natural for you to abandon me."
Bai Su looked at him, amused. "Why would I abandon you? You’re the father of my children, after all."
Lu Tingyan’s ears and tail drooped even lower. "Is that all I am? Just their father?"
Bai Su cupped his face and gave him a rewarding kiss on the lips. "You’re also the man I love. Don’t blame yourself. Li Chenlin was just too cunning, and it caught all of us off guard, didn’t it?"
"Don’t punish yourself for the mistakes of a person like him."
"You’ve already done so well."
"Thank you for taking care of the children at the mountaintop restaurant while I was gone. If it weren’t for you, I would have been worried to death."
She was telling the truth.
It was because of Lu Tingyan that she had the backbone to stand up to Li Chenlin and the patience to wear him down.
She didn’t have to worry about the children at the mountaintop restaurant being left uncared for.
The moment she stepped out of the submarine and into Lu Tingyan’s arms, his strong, warm embrace made her feel grounded, safe, and like she belonged.
She was incredibly grateful for his presence in her life.
’A sense of belonging... That was something she had strived for her entire past life but had never been able to obtain.’
’For the first time, she felt the system hadn’t deceived her.’
’It was rewarding her with a new life.’
’A life with Lu Tingyan, a future with a sense of belonging, with the hope of building a family of her own—a life that felt like a safe harbor, like coming home.’
*
After getting some rest, the first thing Bai Su did was restock the ingredients in the cold storage. Then, she stewed some meat for Bablo to deliver to the beastmen of the Disabled Tribe.
Fortunately, Lu Tingyan hadn’t made a big public deal out of the incident. She didn’t want everyone to know what had happened to her—that she’d been kidnapped.
Dealing with the fans’ concern and their endless questions would be exhausting.
Once everything was taken care of, she reopened the restaurant.
Now, the little ones didn’t even dare to slack off. They stayed at the restaurant every day, helping to carry plates and keeping a close watch on Bai Su.
Bai Su was somewhat amused. "You don’t have to do this. If you’re tired, go rest. With so many people watching me, do you think I can just run away?"
Lu Tingyan had beefed up security; the mountaintop restaurant’s entire defense system was now on par with a military base.
It would be strange if Li Chenlin could easily sneak in now.
Bai Xiaolang shook his head firmly. "No! I’m not tired! I want to carry plates."
Bai Xiaoshe followed his brother’s lead, mimicking him completely.
Bai Su shook her head with an amused smile. "All right, suit yourselves."
With that, she lowered her head and went back to prepping her ingredients.
The barrage comments exploded again: [It’s only been a few days, but how have my two little husbands gotten even more handsome?]

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