The robot housekeeper Nini rolled on its wheels with a rumbling sound towards Yun Manman, raising a small electronic screen from its top.
The screen displayed surveillance footage from outside the front door.
At that moment, a familiar figure could be clearly seen standing outside.
Yun Manman looked closely - wasn't this Officer Bian, the Border Collie she had just met yesterday?
Was there still an issue with yesterday's matter?
But he was wearing casual clothes, not his police uniform.
Yun Manman was full of doubts, but she hurriedly said to Nini: "Open the door!"
Then she quickly washed her hands and followed Nini to the door.
Nini had already gone ahead to greet the guest, extending mechanical arms from both sides to take disposable slippers from a cabinet and hand them to Bian Yu.
Bian Yu put on the slippers and looked up at Yun Manman, saying apologetically: "I'm sorry to bother you."
Yun Manman hastily shook her head and led him towards the living room: "It's no problem, I'm off work today."
In fact, Bian Yu knew she was off - he had first gone to the dessert shop, and finding it closed, followed the address she had left yesterday to her home.
Yun Manman asked: "Is there anything you'd like to drink?" It seemed Officer Bian had something he wanted to discuss with her.
Bian Yu shook his head: "Anything is fine."
So Yun Manman brought out some iced lemon tea she had made that morning: "Try this lemon tea, see if you like it? I made it this morning."
Bian Yu eagerly picked up the glass and took a sip. The citrus aroma blended with the black tea, creating a sweet and sour taste that made his mouth water. It wasn't bitter at all, and the cool sensation made him involuntarily take several more sips.
He praised: "It's so good!"
"No wonder you can run a dessert shop, I don't know how you come up with such novel and delicious food and drinks."
Yun Manman was delighted by the compliment, her dimples deepening as she smiled and waved her hand: "Oh, it's nothing. If you like it, have some more."
They chatted casually for a while, then Yun Manman scratched her head and asked: "Officer Bian, is there something you needed to see me about?"
Although Yun Manman wasn't severely socially anxious, and Bian Yu was a handsome man pleasing to look at, she still felt awkward spending so much time alone with him.
She still hadn't finished her cocoa fruit project!
Besides, Bian Yu was usually quite busy, he wouldn't come to see her without reason.
Bian Yu scratched his head and said: "You can call me Bian Yu, I'm the same rank colleague and friend as Jin Luo, just call me by my name."
Yun Manman readily agreed: "Alright, Bian Yu."
Oh right, it had been a while since she'd seen Jin Luo, that dairy cat.
After visiting the dessert shop several times, he had disappeared without a trace, not even sending her any messages.
Bian Yu seemed to notice Yun Manman's confusion and explained: "The bureau had an urgent mission a few days ago, Jin Luo went on assignment, he should be back soon."
Yun Manman nodded in sudden understanding.
Bian Yu carefully stroked the cool surface of the lemon tea glass, feeling the energy contained within, and composed his expression.
"It's like this, I believe there is a Spirit Power regulating effect in the desserts you make..."
Before he could finish, he saw Yun Manman looking at him with an expression of utter disbelief, as if he were crazy.
Yun Manman held back her urge to retort and said as gently as possible: "The things said online are all fake, didn't yesterday's dessert test also not show anything..."
"It's not like that," Bian Yu hurriedly interrupted her: "The regulating effect of the desserts can't be seen in the short term, but over time the results become apparent..."
He directly opened his brother's Spirit Power purity report to show Yun Manman, explaining the cause and effect as well as his conclusions.
"So we think your desserts do have a regulating effect."
Yun Manman's first reaction was: "But isn't your sample size too small? It's only one person..."
Bian Yu froze for a moment, then quickly responded: "You're right, my brother's results can't represent all beastmen. Perhaps we could include more beastmen in the sample size, and maybe consider species differences as well..."
Seeing it was about to turn into a deeper academic discussion, a dazed Yun Manman interrupted: "Are you sure you're not mistaken? Is it possible your brother ate something else that day, or he's self-healing..."
Bian Yu: "Right, the experiment would need to rule out these factors."
After he said this, both of them fell silent.
Yun Manman was completely shocked, her mind filled with thoughts of "Is this even possible? How fantastical," but a voice in her heart told her it might be true.
When so many people were saying the same thing, coincidences were no longer just coincidences.
Moreover, Bian Yu had even conducted a simple experiment.
At the same time, she inappropriately drifted off topic, wondering if beastmen could get diabetes from eating desserts every day.
Bian Yu was silent because his train of thought had unconsciously gone off track, and he was even thinking about how to conduct this experiment.
Before joining the police academy, he had taken a year of chemistry courses, and when thinking about things, he couldn't help but bring in some experimental rigor.
While the air was still silent, the little snake hanging on Nini opened its crimson eyes wide, looking at the scene before it with great interest.
Not bad, this dog. He's so perceptive to have noticed something was off and even quickly conducted an experiment.
As expected of a Border Collie, quite intelligent indeed.
This saves them the trouble of explaining to Yun Manman.
So what would she do now?
Widely publicize the regulating effect of the desserts and make a fortune? But that would make things difficult for them, as various factions would surely come out to fight over her.
Or would she go to a medical institution for testing, reveal her ability, and then enter the service of some noble family?
Lu Qi knew that many excellent regulators would be hired away by wealthy and powerful beastmen the moment they successfully graduated.
What kind of conditions would it take to get Yun Manman to work for the empire?
Lu Qi worried as he watched the two of them.
After a long silence, Bian Yu spoke first: "Did you know your desserts had this effect?"
Yun Manman quickly shook her head.
If she had known, she wouldn't have opened a dessert shop. Making some desserts for her own enjoyment was one thing, but why open a shop and make it public?
Her life's pursuit was the middle way - being ordinary and unremarkable was enough.
Why bring so much trouble upon herself?
Bian Yu looked intently into Yun Manman's eyes: "Then what will you do now?"
Both the dog and the snake pricked up their ears, focusing intently on Yun Manman, waiting for her answer.
Yun Manman hesitated and said: "What do you mean what will I do... I'll keep running my shop normally?"
Bian Yu asked: "Do you plan to make this public?"
The cat-eared girl sitting on the sofa shook her head, pulling over a cushion and gently tugging at its tassels.
"What you're saying is quite shocking to me. I'm just an ordinary beastman, with even the lowest D-level Spirit Power and low sensitivity to it. I have no idea why ordinary desserts would undergo such a change."
"But I know that for an ordinary beastman like me, this might actually be a bad thing."
"Moreover, the effect of the desserts might not work on all beastmen. With such a minuscule effect, wouldn't it be better to take regulating medication?"
Yun Manman was very clear-headed.
She knew what kind of storm such news would cause in this world if made public.
If the desserts really had a regulating effect, that would be fine, but if later someone pointed out there was no effect, wouldn't the accusation of spreading rumors be even worse?
Having just gone through a rumor-mongering incident, Yun Manman never wanted to experience it a second time.
She just wanted to peacefully enjoy her simple life.
Hearing her words, Bian Yu thought to himself, "This effect is already comparable to regulating medication, and without the rebound," but seeing the determination on the girl's face, he ultimately didn't say it out loud.
Lu Qi's excitement at watching the show disappeared, and the tail swaying behind him also stopped moving.
Sigh, he had thought he would see a feline beastman's fall from grace.
But he gained new respect for Yun Manman in his heart.
Not bad, worthy of being the feline beastman responsible for his diet, with very noble character.
He would advocate for the empire to give her some compensation.
If she could give him more cake to eat, that would be even better - he would pay extra for that.
General Lu, who had been denied his request for desserts by Yun Manman, thought to himself.
Bian Yu finally asked: "Then can I recommend it to my friends? Many of them are suffering from Spirit Power disorders."
Yun Manman thought for a moment, then finally agreed: "I'd be delighted for you to promote my shop, but I won't be responsible for the therapeutic effects inside. Just don't come looking for trouble later, alright?"
Bian Yu nodded repeatedly with excitement, his tail wagging rapidly behind him.