With a faint blush on her face, Chu Zijin quickly introduced Shen Tian to her family.

"This is Shen Tian, the Young Master of the Shen Family. He’s the one who helped me with the song."

Shen Tian smiled and gave a small wave.

"Sorry for the intrusion."

The moment those words left his mouth, the entire Chu Family practically surrounded him.

"Welcome, welcome!"

Chu Liwei was the first to step forward.

His smile was so wide that it almost hurt.

In his eyes, a future son-in-law had just walked through the front door.

He immediately threw an arm around Shen Tian’s shoulder and began leading him deeper into the house.

"No intrusion at all! You should visit more often!"

Shen Tian could only laugh.

Chu Luoshen stepped forward and offered her hand.

"It’s nice to meet you. Thank you for helping my sister achieve her dream."

Chu Mei and Chu Chuchu quickly echoed similar sentiments.

Both sisters wore warm smiles.

Shen Tian simply shook his head.

Then he casually pulled Chu Zijin to his side.

"Don’t thank me. This girl worked hard for years. She earned this opportunity herself."

Chu Zijin’s face instantly turned red.

The other sisters exchanged glances.

They couldn’t help blushing a little as well.

Handsome.

Successful.

Humble.

And supportive.

The first impression was almost unfairly good.

Chu Fang felt like his world was ending.

Without warning, he charged forward.

"LET GO OF MY SISTER!"

Punch!

Punch!

Punch!

His tiny fists repeatedly struck Shen Tian’s thigh.

Each hit dealt approximately one point of damage.

Maybe less.

Shen Tian looked down.

Then chuckled.

"Hey, we meet again, little guy."

The smirk on his face nearly caused Chu Fang to cough up blood.

"YOU—!"

Before he could continue, the entire family immediately grabbed him.

"Little Fang!"

"Behave!"

"Stop causing trouble!"

"Apologize!"

Chu Fang looked like he was about to explode.

Shen Tian waved it off.

"It’s alright. He’s just a kid."

Then he glanced at Chu Fang.

[This poor guy...]

[He’s probably scared I’m going to steal his sister away.]

[I honestly feel a little bad.]

[Maybe I should just leave?]

The moment those thoughts appeared, every sister froze.

They heard it.

Perfectly.

Clear as day.

Then another realization hit them.

They weren’t only hearing Chu Fang’s inner voice.

They could hear Shen Tian’s too.

Before anyone could process that revelation...

"DON’T LEAVE!"

Chu Zijin suddenly shouted.

The room fell silent.

Realizing what she had just done, her face turned bright red.

She quickly looked away.

"I-I mean... You accepted my invitation... It would be rude if you left already..."

Her sisters immediately began smiling.

Chu Zijin looked ready to dig a hole and hide in it.

Chu Luoshen recovered first.

"I’ll get you something to drink."

She quickly escaped into the kitchen.

The others followed soon after.

Only Chu Fang remained behind.

His father grabbed him by the shoulder.

"What’s gotten into you lately?"

Chu Fang lowered his head.

His fists clenched tightly.

"I’ll behave..."

Inside the kitchen, everyone chatted casually until Chu Fang suddenly raised his voice, clearly eager to speed things up and show off.

"Can we start eating already? I’m starving!"

"It’s about time anyway, and everyone’s here," Chu Chuchu said with a smile.

She tied on an apron and headed outside toward the grill.

The others followed behind her and sat around the table. Since Chu Chuchu was a professional chef, everyone naturally assumed she would be the one cooking.

But then Chu Fang smirked and walked up beside her, gently poking her arm.

"Big sister, can I cook instead?"

"Hm?" Chu Chuchu glanced back while placing hot dogs onto the grill.

"Little Fang, you’re still too young. Can you even reach the grill properly?"

Chu Fang immediately put on a pitiful expression, his puppy eyes going into full force.

"Pleaaase, big sister!"

His fate practically activated on its own.

Chu Chuchu hesitated for a second before helplessly sighing.

"Fine, go ahead. Just be careful."

Chu Fang instantly grinned.

"Of course!"

Seeing this, Shen Tian casually stood up and walked over to Chu Chuchu, leaning slightly closer as he whispered into her ear,

"I’ll make some too, just in case we need a backup plan."

The warm breath brushing against her ear made Chu Chuchu’s face redden slightly.

She had spent almost her entire life focused solely on cooking and had very little experience being this close to a man.

"O-Of course," she replied softly with a smile. "Go ahead."

The grills were fired up.

The smell of charcoal filled the air.

Everyone sat around the large outdoor table, chatting while waiting for the food to finish cooking.

Chu Fang and Shen Tian stood at separate grills.

Both focused on their own food.

At first, nobody paid much attention.

Then the aroma started spreading.

Chu Mei sniffed the air.

Then sniffed again.

"Wait..."

Her eyes widened.

"Why does it smell so good?"

Chu Zijin swallowed.

"It really does..."

Even Chu Luoshen found herself staring toward the grills.

The smell was almost intoxicating.

Chu Fang was grinning from ear to ear.

The Master Cook skill was amazing.

Every movement felt natural.

Every flip was perfect.

Every seasoning landed exactly where it needed to.

’This is it!’

’My moment!’

’Prepare yourselves!’

On the other grill, Shen Tian calmly continued cooking.

His movements were effortless.

Relaxed.

Almost elegant.

The sisters couldn’t help but watch.

Even something as simple as cooking looked good when he did it.

A few minutes later, both sides finished.

"Done!"

Chu Fang proudly declared.

At nearly the same time, Shen Tian also finished.

The food was brought to the table.

Everyone eagerly grabbed their plates.

Chu Fang puffed out his chest.

"Try mine first!"

The family exchanged glances before doing exactly that.

A bite.

Then another.

Their eyes widened.

"It’s delicious!"

"Little Fang made this!?"

"How is this possible?"

Chu Fang felt like he was floating.

His confidence skyrocketed.

He even shot Shen Tian a smug look.

’Let’s see you beat that!’

Then everyone tried Shen Tian’s food.

The backyard became silent.

Completely silent.

Nobody spoke.

Nobody moved.

They simply stared at their plates.

Then back at Shen Tian.

Then back at their plates.

Chu Fang’s smile slowly disappeared.

A terrible feeling appeared in his chest.

Chu Liwei was the first to react.

He stood up.

Pointed at Shen Tian.

Then shouted:

"WHAT IS THIS!?"

Everyone jumped.

Shen Tian blinked.

"What?"

Chu Liwei looked down at the food.

Then back at Shen Tian.

His voice trembled.

"This isn’t barbecue. This is art."

The entire family nodded furiously.

"It tastes amazing!"

"No, amazing isn’t enough!"

"This is life-changing!"

"I think I just saw heaven!"

"I’ll never enjoy five-star restaurant food again!"

Even Chu Chuchu, the professional chef of the family, was completely stunned.

As someone who dedicated her life to cooking, she knew exactly how absurd this was.

Every ingredient had reached perfection.

Every flavor was balanced perfectly.

It was impossible.

Completely impossible.

Chu Fang sat frozen in his chair.

The hot dog in his hand slowly slipped onto the ground.

His face turned pale.

His eyes became hollow.

’How...? How can he cook better than me...?’

[Ding!]

[Host has successfully stolen the protagonist’s opportunity to show off.]

[Chu Fang has lost 1000 Fate Value.]

[Remaining Fate Value: 18000]

Shen Tian was naturally pleased by everyone’s reactions.

Chu Fang was on the verge of screaming at his system.

[How is this possible?!]

[How can his cooking be this good?!]

"There’s no way it tastes that amazing!" Chu Fang shouted aloud.

Refusing to believe it, he grabbed one of Shen Tian’s hot dogs and took a large bite.

The moment the flavor exploded in his mouth, his entire body froze.

Tears instantly formed in his eyes.

"T-This is the best thing I’ve ever eaten in my life—!"

Then he suddenly realized everyone was staring at him.

"I-I mean... this tastes awful!" Chu Fang hurriedly shouted.

"This garbage is completely inedible!"

In embarrassment and rage, he threw the hot dog onto the ground.

The atmosphere instantly turned awkward.

"Little Fang!" Chu Liwei barked angrily. "We do not behave like that!"

Before Chu Fang could react, Chu Liwei grabbed him by the wrist and dragged him toward the house.

"Go to your room!"

"Dad, I—"

"And you’re lucky I’m in a good mood because of this food," Chu Liwei continued coldly, "otherwise I would’ve hit you with the slipper already!"

Chu Fang was completely dumbfounded.

He was tossed into his room and the door slammed shut behind him.

"I HATE SHEN TIAN!" his furious scream echoed from upstairs.

Outside, however, nobody paid him much attention anymore.

The atmosphere quickly became lively again as everyone continued eating and chatting.

Shen Tian naturally became the center of attention.

"Right now my family is helping with all-kinds of charities."

Chu Mei’s beautiful eyes immediately lit up.

"Wait, so your family helps with ocean charities?"

She looked genuinely excited.

"Then... would you like to join me on my next dive job?"

Shen Tian smiled and nodded without hesitation.

"I’d love to."

"Great!" Chu Mei responded happily.

The two quickly exchanged contact information.

Seeing this, the other sisters immediately joined the conversation as well.

Each of them suddenly became much more enthusiastic.

After all, Shen Tian was practically the perfect man to support their careers and dreams.

The sisters all glanced at one another, silently declaring war in their hearts to win this man for themselves.

At that moment, it officially became:

Heroine Civil War!

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