When Shirley mentioned inviting her to dinner, it meant she was brewing another wicked idea.
During their last breakfast together, she had used an invitation to go shopping as a pretext to let her maid, Sybil, sneak into the room to steal things.
This time, she wasn’t even bothering to hide it.
The dish served was none other than stir-fried carrots—the very thing the original owner of this body, Anis, hated most.
“I’m sure eating steak gets quite greasy, so I’ve changed your menu this time, Anis.”
Greasy?
Look at the oil glistening on these carrots.
A long-term bland diet had made the original owner of this body despise greasy food.
‘If I take even one bite, I’ll probably be throwing up for a long time.’
“What’s wrong? Aren’t you going to eat?” Sitting beside her, Shirley wore a kind smile. “It won’t taste good once it’s cold.”
*Meow~*
Just then, Mimi poked her little head out from below once more, looking up at Anis and blinking, as if wanting to share her burden.
“I’ve prepared something for the kitty too.” Shirley glanced at the maid standing by, and a delicate little bowl was soon handed to her. “Xia Mi, come here and eat this.”
Shirley held the bowl in front of the cat. Inside were diced vegetables emitting a fresh fragrance.
Mimi’s two front paws clung to Anis’s smooth, firm, and elastic right leg as she stretched her little head forward as far as possible. After being shrunk by Anis, her nutritional needs had indeed decreased significantly, but a few vegetable leaves and two pieces of broccoli weren’t going to satisfy her.
Mimi stretched her extendable skeleton to its limit, her muscles contracting with all their might as she transformed into a cat-caterpillar just to get a taste of the long-coveted delicacy. But no matter how hard she tried, she was always just a little short of the bowl.
“You can reach it if you come over here.” Shirley continued to lure the cat with the bowl, but to her surprise, the little kitten actually gave up!
“Meow — “
She sat upright on Anis’s lap and meowed loudly in protest, as if saying, ‘Are you messing with me?’
“Alright, stop fussing. Here you go.” Shirley placed the bowl under Anis’s chair, and the cat immediately scurried under to feast.
With the cat lured away, there was no one left to help Anis eat that despised plate of stir-fried carrots. Anis allowed it to happen. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that Mimi had been starving for nine meals over the last three days since she started following her.
She wasn’t worried that this wicked little girl would poison the food. With external threats not yet fully resolved, would she really bring their internal struggle into the open?
Shirley was a brat, not an idiot.
“Sister Anis, why aren’t you eating? I prepared this specifically for you…”
The wicked girl entered phase two. Fake tears welled in her eyes, and her voice became quite aggrieved.
“Sister Shirley, this isn’t enough to eat. May I order another dish?”
“Hmm? Of course you can. Go ahead.”
Anis summoned a maid and whispered a few words in her ear. Shirley blinked, feeling confused. Was she planning to order something to neutralize the taste?
Whatever. She had the upper hand now, so she had to press her advantage!
Shirley moved her chair a few steps closer to Anis, forked some carrot slices, and brought them to Anis’s lips. “Come, Sister Anis, say ah — “
“…”
Anis looked troubled but took the greasy carrots into her mouth. The moment they entered her mouth, the greasy sensation overwhelmed her senses. Her body began to tremble uncontrollably, and her features twisted in disgust.
What was more torturous was that Shirley didn’t pull the fork out, acting like a guard at a gate!
‘Don’t you dare spit it out!’
Anis had no choice but to swallow. The oily film slid down her throat, making her want to gag.
“Wonderful! Based on your expression, Sister Anis, the dish I chose must be exactly to your liking.”
Shirley pretentiously forked a few carrot slices and ate them herself, her expression looking blissful as if she were eating ice. “Come, let me keep feeding you. Say ah — “
“I’m full, really.” Anis pulled her neck back and leaned away, her face full of resistance.
Shirley wasn’t about to let her off so easily. She instantly switched to an aggrieved expression, as if telling Anis that she would cry if she dared to refuse again!
While the two were at a stalemate, a plate was placed in front of Anis. The food she had ordered had arrived. Seeing this, Anis hurried to place the dish in front of Shirley. “I ordered a portion for you as well. Go ahead and try it.”
“What is it?”
Shirley lifted the cover, and her expression froze instantly! It was her most-hated vegetable: green peppers!
Anis forked a piece of green pepper and held it to Shirley’s lips. “Come, open wide. Try the dish I prepared for you.”
“Eh, uh, this is…”
Shirley began to sweat, and her gaze toward Anis changed. Her hands, resting on her white-stockinged thighs, clenched silently.
‘The situation has changed, and my goal has been achieved. Retreat!’
“Um, Sister Anis, I just received word that all the materials for the glass greenhouse have arrived. Why don’t we go to the garden and install it now?”
“Hmm? What’s the rush? Besides, could the reason you’re so anxious be that you hate the dish I prepared for you?”
Anis mimicked her behavior. She rolled her eyes, making them glisten, and even started to sob softly. She hypocritically wiped her eyes and continued, “How about this? Since I’m the older sister, I’ll eat three bites for every one bite you take. Is that fair?”
“Eh? Hmm… Fine!”
Shirley agreed after a moment of hesitation. No matter what, she only had to eat one-third of the green peppers to make Anis eat all the carrots. She would still win!
Thus, a strange scene unfolded at the dining table: two beautiful girls were feeding each other, but they weren’t enjoying themselves. Instead, their features were contorted in agony.
“Huff, huff…” Anis said breathlessly, “This is the last bite. If you eat this piece of green pepper, I’ll finish all the carrots left on my plate.”
“Fine!”
Having eaten so much of her least favorite food, Shirley’s stomach was doing somersaults. However, at the thought that Anis was suffering more, she gritted her teeth and ate it.
“Urgh…”
The nausea made her gag repeatedly, but she forced herself to endure it. Pale-faced, she picked up her fork. “It’s your turn now, Sister. You promised me — eat it all.”
In Shirley’s eyes, Anis was in no better shape. She was trembling all over, constantly fighting the urge to vomit. ‘Dealing 1,000 damage while sacrificing 300… it’s still a win!’
But what Anis did next left Shirley completely dumbfounded.