After frying the shrimp tempura, Jiang Qiuqiu started frying the sweet potato and tofu she had prepared earlier.
Frying these two ingredients didnât require any special skill. As long as she controlled the heat and timed it right, she could just give them a light, casual coating of batter; it didnât need to be perfectly even.
When eaten, the soft, tender texture of the sweet potato combined with the crispy batter was a rare culinary delight.
The food piled higher and higher, and the aroma of fried food grew stronger and stronger.
Although the audio systems for the two PK opponentsâ livestreams were separate, everyone shared the same olfactory system.
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Xiao Jia was a female college student.
She was completely obsessed with good looks.
Thatâs right, she was that blunt about admitting it.
She believed that looking at a pretty face just put a person in a great mood. As a college student who kept up with all the latest trends, she was an expert at using her terminal to watch livestreams.
On the Federationâs streaming platform, her favorite streamer was the most handsome one in the beauty categoryâChen Yu.
She felt Chen Yuâs face was absolutely on par with the "sinking fish" beauty spoken of by the Ancient Blue Star People.
She often swooned over that face.
She was there for every one of Chen Yuâs streams. When he was in a PK battle, she was there too, glued to the screen for the entire hour, all for one reason: to cast a victory vote for her favorite pretty face! Check!
Today, she entered Chen Yuâs stream just like always.
âMy boyâs face is still so beautiful,â she thought. âThe content is a little repetitive, but thatâs fine. Just by being here, I can still enjoy his gentle beauty and those heart-fluttering moments.â
Right now, Chen Yu was doing a movie scene reenactment.
The "movie scene reenactment" involved him picking a particularly aesthetic scene from a Federation movie and imitating it.
Although this segment of his stream was often criticized by his opponents as simple, boring, repetitive, and lacking in skill.
But Xiao Jia still really liked Chen Yuâhis face.
âIs he reenacting some martial arts romance from a hundred years ago today? Itâs a "short" long-take shot, and my boy changed into a historical costume. So gorgeous!â
He wasnât just in costume; he was also holding a longsword.
As the camera switched to slow motion, he projected the perfect air of a peerless beauty emerging gracefully from a flurry of swordplay.
She let out a little *slurp*. âI think Iâm falling for him all over again!â
Soon, Chen Yu sat down behind a prop table. In the scene he was simulating, there seemed to be someone opposite him, and they were both drinking.
Chen Yuâs movements were effortless and unrestrained. He lifted his hand, tipping a large, wide-mouthed bowl. A clear liquid poured outâ
It trickled down from his neck, sliding gently beneath his collar.
Xiao Jia began to drool, making little slurping sounds.
Making that sound was a habit she had when watching videos, but she was usually just faking it. She didnât know why, but as she watched today, she let out another *slurp* and suddenly...
âSaliva???â
âWhat theâ? Was that actual drool?â
She froze for a second, her thoughts racing. âDamn, damn, damn! Have I gotten that depraved? Why am I actually drooling?!â
âNo perverted thoughts even crossed my mind! I just wanted to appreciate his beauty!â
When she snapped out of it, she realized an incredibly delicious aroma had suddenly filled the air.
She took a deep breath, and the scent grew even more intense.
The aroma was making her hungry, and she realized sheâd just swallowed instinctively.
â...Case closed?â
âWhat is that smell?â
The question only lasted for a second. The scent transmitted by the sensor could only be coming from the other personâs streamâ
âWho is this streamer? Whatâs this, the Gourmet category?â
A powerful urge to investigate surged within her.