The warmly decorated dining room was brightly lit, while outside, separated by curtains, the night stretched endlessly. On the windowsill, a three-color cat sat there, its tail wrapped around its paws, back to the dark night, facing the dining room, and its vertical pupils staring in the direction of the dining table. Xu Zhenzhen sat by the table, even though the room was bright as day, she was still enveloped in a feeling of loneliness and coldness. Setting down the empty bowl in her hand, Xu Zhenzhen reached out and touched a bowl of beef soup placed on the side of the table, which had already cooled down somewhat. Picking up the beef soup, Xu Zhenzhen got up, walked to a nearby cabinet, put the ceramic bowl into the microwave, and heated it for five minutes, bringing it out with the soup steaming again. Xu Zhenzhen’s lips curled up slightly, she placed the soup back on the table, found a lid from the cupboard, and covered it. Turning her head, her gaze caught sight of the fish jelly about to melt nearby, with quite a bit of broth flowing out, filling the bottom of the dish, causing Xu Zhenzhen’s lips to drop again. She picked up the fish jelly and walked to the fridge, placing the plate inside. Returning to the table once more, she stretched out her hands, testing the temperature of the white-boiled shrimp dish with one hand, and placing the other on the Kung Pao chicken, both cold. The white-boiled shrimp was reheated, and the Kung Pao chicken was put in the microwave. A few minutes later, Xu Zhenzhen returned with the two dishes, glanced at the oyster sauce lettuce on the table, and there was a hint of struggle in her eyes. The lettuce now appeared fresh green and crisp, pre-blanched in salt water with the timing perfectly controlled, yet unfortunately, it had turned cold. Biting her lower lip, hesitating for a moment, eventually, Xu Zhenzhen still picked up the lettuce, went to the stove, and turned on the gas to stir-fry it again. The hot vegetables were placed back on the table, however, they were no longer crisp and tender, looking old and wilted, with their color turning from fresh green to a yellowish dark green, making them quite unappetizing. She reached out again, touching the soup bowl with the beef soup from earlier, noticing it had cooled down once more. Xu Zhenzhen slumped into the seat by the table, her eyes beginning to heat up, tears brimming inside. It was already late at night, and since she returned from his office, she had been preparing this table of food. After finishing, she dared not take pictures, only sending a message, saying she had made a late-night snack, and if he was tired or hungry after working overtime, he could come over to have a bit and rest. Yet, she waited until now and still didn’t receive a word of reply from him. Xu Zhenzhen decided not to keep pointlessly reheating the dishes one by one, only to watch them cool down again, what’s the point. The meat and soup are still fine, but the vegetables, once old, they’re old, they can’t revert to their fresh state. She wasn’t young anymore and had just lost her husband. That man was as dazzling as a star in the night sky. Just in his office, there were probably countless young and pretty female colleagues surrounding him every day, why would he think of someone like her, not too young, and living alone as a widow? Thinking of this, Xu Zhenzhen dejectedly picked up her chopsticks, pinching a piece of the yellowish old lettuce, putting it into her mouth, the taste was okay, but it had no texture when chewed. Just like her, perhaps tasting not bad when entering the mouth, but compared to this table of lavish dishes, where would the competitiveness come from. She was destined to live , lonely. Thinking of this, a tear rolled down from the corner of Xu Zhenzhen’s eyes, sliding along her cheek to her chin. A hand reached over, the fingertip gently wiping away that tear for her. Xu Zhenzhen’s cheeks, busy chewing lettuce, froze, her tear-filled eyes widened blankly, and looking up, she saw the man she had been longing for, appearing beside her at some point, smiling lightly down at her. Wen Nan looked at the silly and dumb expression on her face and laughed, "Why did you cry while eating?" "You...how come you’re here?" Xu Zhenzhen, with her mouth full of food, asked vaguely. Wen Nan asked back: "Didn’t Sister Zhenzhen send a message, inviting me for a late-night snack?" Saying this, Wen Nan turned his head, looked at the large table of steaming food, "Changed your mind, not welcoming me over?" "No, welcome, welcome." As if fearing Wen Nan would change his mind, Xu Zhenzhen hurriedly stood up, causing the chair leg to scrape the floor and make a sharp sound, she raised her hand, hastily going to the other side to help Wen Nan pull out the chair. "I’ll do it." Wen Nan immediately stepped forward, dragging out the chair himself, and casually said with a smile, "In the future, I will have to trouble Sister Zhenzhen more, if you’re polite to me now, how dare I stay here long?" Hearing Wen Nan say this, Xu Zhenzhen was momentarily stunned, as if not daring to believe her ears, she confirmed to the other party indistinctly: "Little Jiujiu, what did you just say? You...want to live here with me?" "Can I, Sister Zhenzhen?" Wen Nan gave a shy smile, "I will pay as a short-term tenant." Upon hearing this, Xu Zhenzhen immediately shook her head, "No, no, don’t pay, just live here, stay as long as you want." "I hope, you’ll never leave." Xu Zhenzhen murmured very softly. Meanwhile, in Wen Nan’s mind, the system appeared again to urge— 9527: [The key item "Extremely possessive widowed beauty" you have found, Love Soup, is ready for binding.] 9527: [Detected you are near the refresh point associated with this key item.] 9527: [If you wish to bind this key item, the system will now match your character’s corresponding refresh point location.] 9527: [Start matching the refresh point location corresponding to this character now?] It seemed that if he bound Xu Zhenzhen’s key item, determined to choose Xu Zhenzhen as his partner in this instance, then Wen Nan’s exclusive refresh point would be set in this very house. Looking around the room, Wen Nan found it quite pleasing. Although not very large, it was warmly decorated with various household items fully equipped, living here should be quite comfortable. Yet, Wen Nan didn’t immediately click [Yes], instead he bent slightly, looking at the dishes Xu Zhenzhen prepared, "Sister Zhenzhen, such a big table full of dishes? Smells amazing." Xu Zhenzhen bashfully lowered her head, smiling, "It’s almost cold, you...you try it? If not, I’ll heat it again." Wen Nan first picked a piece of lettuce and put it in his mouth, chewing, then grabbed a piece of lamb chop, scooped a spoonful of beef soup, and sipped it into his mouth, puffing his cheeks, "Delicious, just right, Sister Zhenzhen’s cooking is simply amazing." Xu Zhenzhen, with her eyes down, had a satisfied smile on her face. "Then you...you should eat more." Speaking softly, the emotion of joy and satisfaction welled up in Xu Zhenzhen’s heart. On the windowsill, the three-color cat watched the affectionate drama unfold between the couple, tilting its head slightly, sending a message through the system— [Master, he came to find the beautiful widow Xu Zhenzhen, they are having dinner, seems they are already planning to live together.] In the backyard of Zhuang Yichen’s villa, next to the garden, in a row of doghouses, a dachshund suddenly opened its eyes, got up, its mouth grinning as if revealing a self-assumed wicked smile. Baring its teeth, the dachshund easily snapped the chain around its neck, walked to the corner of the villa’s outer wall, lifted a forepaw, and sent out a few silver strands, flying to the guest room’s windowsill, then effortlessly sent itself up. Through the window, the dachshund clearly saw that a girl inside, lying on the bed, was fully concentrating on studying a strange video about Sun Wukong. The dachshund didn’t understand, but it was greatly shocked. Struggling to move its gaze from the video screen in the girl’s hand, the dachshund looked at the side to find a row of small objects, the outermost being a miniature model of a white castle. The dachshund lifted a forepaw, tossed a small gadget beside the girl, easily casting an illusion, then leaped towards the edge of the bed— After a heavy thud, the dachshund landed face down stiffly on the floor. Damn it, couldn’t jump up. Could these stupid dog limbs be any shorter and smaller? Being this short, how is it suitable to be a hunting dog? The dachshund muttered and cursed, climbing up from the floor, painstakingly crawling onto the edge of the bed, then snatched the mini castle model keychain away. With the small keychain in its mouth, the dachshund quickly withdrew from the bedroom, heading straight to a storage room on the first floor. The door of the storage room was ajar, the dachshund kicked it open, went inside, then closed the door again. Then the dachshund ran to a corner, lifted its front paws, and started clawing at a section of the floor. On the floor, a line of prompt appeared instantly— [The secret room is in a locked state, to unlock, please confirm you have the highest authority of this villa.] The dachshund was already prepared, placing the white castle miniature model on the floor, scanning through the system, then issuing an order— [Bind the key item "Chenchen’s Mobile Castle", unlock the highest authority of this villa.] A moment later, a system prompt echoed in its mind— [Sorry, the key item "Chenchen’s Mobile Castle" and its corresponding character’s exploration degree, have not been completed by you personally, you cannot obtain the priority binding right.] The dachshund frowned its tiny dot-like brows, looking impatient, [Of course, I don’t have the priority binding right, but in this instance, I am the only competitor who can bind this item, what I have is the remaining binding right.] This rule, at the very beginning of the instance, it specifically asked its system about it, besides exchanging items, there’s another way to bind other players’ character items— If all players have bound their refresh points and corresponding characters, then the leftover key item can be bound by the one and only remaining player, even if the item was not explored by him. However, after a moment of silence, a scanning sound came from the map in its mind, followed by a system prompt again: [Regrettably, upon detection, you are not the only player who can bind this key item, the player with priority binding right for this item is within an effective binding range.] ...Within effective range? The dachshund’s eyes squinted. The next moment, a voice came from behind: "Snatching others’ achievements, do you have manners?" The dachshund abruptly turned around, seeing Wen Nan with a grinning face, approaching with a smile. The dachshund pressed its front paws down, baring its teeth, saying, "Didn’t you choose Xu Zhenzhen?" "Yes," Wen Nan nodded, "but who said choosing Xu Zhenzhen means I can’t choose Zhuang Yichen?" Saying this, Wen Nan’s lips curled very high, "I am a person who wants it all."