Soon, Lin Chen finished making the instant noodles.
To add some nutrition, he also cracked three eggs and specifically sliced two ham sausages to put inside.
After tasting a bit with chopsticks and feeling it was about ready, he served the noodles into a bowl and then brought the whole pot over.
The Little Loli didn't seem to expect Lin Chen to bring the pot directly, looking at him with a face full of surprise.
"What's wrong?"
Lin Chen looked at the surprise on the Little Loli's face and asked with some bewilderment.
"Nothing, I've just never seen Papa eat like this before."
The Little Loli replied; in her memory, Papa had never eaten directly from a pot.
"Oh."
Lin Chen responded softly.
As expected, she definitely had the wrong person.
Lin Chen placed the bowl he had served for the Little Loli in front of her, then put the entire large pot in front of himself.
"Is that enough to eat? If it's not enough, you can take more from mine; I haven't started eating yet."
Lin Chen glanced at the bowl in front of the Little Loli and asked.
After the Little Loli glanced at the spicy instant noodles in front of her, a brilliant smile bloomed on her face.
She nodded, indicating that the noodles in her bowl were enough.
Then, she kept staring at Lin Chen, seemingly waiting for him to eat first.
Lin Chen handed the chopsticks to the Little Loliand then began to taste the instant noodles he had made himself.
"Mmm~ As expected of the instant noodles I made, my skills haven't diminished over the years!"
Lin Chen couldn't help but exclaim after taking a bite.
If it were any other dish, he would be completely clueless.
But if you asked him to cook instant noodles, he could really cook them just right.
After the Little Loli saw Lin Chen start eating...
She gently pulled up her sleeves, held her chopsticks with hands pressed together, said "Itadakimasu," and then began to eat.
Whether it was because Lin Chen's cooking was delicious or because she rarely ate it before...
In short, the Little Loli ate with grease all over her mouth, finding it exceptionally delicious.
Only the sound of slurping noodles remained in the room.
"By the way, have you never eaten instant noodles before? Why were you so excited when you heard about them?"
Lin Chen suddenly remembered the Little Loli's reaction earlier while halfway through his meal and couldn't help but ask.
"*Slurp*~ Mmm~ Mama didn't let me eat these things before! She said they have no nutritional value.
Only Papa would occasionally sneak some instant noodles for me to eat."
The Little Loli said while eating happily.
"It seems your household is quite strict. By the way, who is your mother?"
Lin Chen took a bite of noodles and asked casually.
"My mama's name is Lin Yukino, I heard her say she used to be called... Yukino Yukinoshita."
The Little Loli replied after thinking for a moment.
"Pffft~~~~??! *Cough, cough, cough*."
After hearing the Little Loli's words, Lin Chencouldn't help but spray out the instant noodles in his mouth, coughing violently.
The Little Loli hurriedly got up, ran to the kitchen, brought a glass of water, and handed it to Lin Chen.
"*Cough*~ Thanks~ *Gulp, gulp, gulp*~"
Lin Chen took the water and drank it in large gulps, only thanking her after the spicy sensation in his throat felt better.
Not long after finishing the water, Lin Chen asked excitedly.
"Who did you say your mother is?"
"Yukino Yukinoshita."
Seeing Lin Chen's excited state, the Little Lolididn't quite understand why her papa had such a big reaction, so she could only answer hesitantly.
"Huh?!!!"
Lin Chen's eyes widened even more. He looked at the Little Loli in front of him and continued to ask.
"Wait a minute, then what is your name?"
"Lin Yuyin. Papa also said I have a Japanese name called Amane Yukinoshita."
Amane replied after a moment of hesitation.
"Holy crap???!!!"
Lin Chen was even more at a loss now.
It was one thing for this cute Little Loli to call him Papa, but she actually said Yukinoshita was her mother.
It was one thing for her to say Yukino's name, but the key was that she actually knew what she was called?
Could she really be his daughter?
Looking at the cute Little Loli in front of him, Lin Chen felt that this Little Loli might really be his biological daughter!
But the problem was—
He's a virgin!
Is there some mistake?
He hadn't even held hands with Yukinoshita once, and now he even had a daughter?
And looking at his daughter's age, she was probably born before he even knew Yukinoshita.
Could it be that something happened after he got drunk in the past?
But he didn't seem to have come to Japan back then?
And he didn't drink alcohol at all!
Good grief!
Could it be that someone secretly collected his and Yukinoshita's... and then performed artificial insemination?
He admitted he did often... in the past.
But that was also unlikely!
Who would be so bored as to collect that stuff!
"Wait a minute, so how old is your father—that is, me?"
Lin Chen suddenly found a blind spot and hurriedly asked.
Amane thought for a bit and replied somewhat uncertainly.
"I think he's already in his thirties."
Then, she held out ten fingers and began to count carefully.
"Papa was 28 when I was born, and I'm five this year, so Papa should be 33!"
"*Sigh*."
Lin Chen breathed a slight sigh of relief.
At least it wasn't some evil scientist secretly collecting... otherwise he would really suffer social death!
"So, you really are my daughter?"
Lin Chen looked at Amane with a complicated expression and asked uncertainly.
"Of course I am! It's absolutely truer than real gold!
If Papa doesn't believe it, you can take me for a paternity test. Won't we know then?"
Amane stood up with her hands on her hips and asserted with full confidence; she could never mistake her own papa.
After all, she was very smart!
Looking at the confident Amane, Lin Chen sighed slightly.
As things stood, he had no choice but to do a paternity test.
Once the results of the paternity test came out, all the answers would be clear.
Whether Amane was really his daughter would be confirmed.
Lin Chen glanced at Amane and found that she was currently eating instant noodles very happily, with bits of grease on the corners of her mouth.
The way she ate in large gulps looked very cute.
Amane was eating the instant noodles in large gulps when she suddenly noticed Lin Chenwatching her, and she hurriedly picked up a tissue to wipe the grease from the corners of her mouth.
Then, her eating movements became much more restrained, at least not devouring it like before.
"Alright, you don't need to be like this in front of me. Just do as you please."
Lin Chen said softly.
After hearing Lin Chen's words, a flash of joy appeared in Amane's eyes.
She immediately went back to eating in large gulps, after all, eating noodles only feels good when you take big bites.
"Amane."
"Yes!"
"Tomorrow, let's go to the hospital and test our paternity."
"Okay!"
Hypothetical Theater: What if Amane's recognition of her father was live-streamed to the Yukinoshita Family in a parallel world.
(Note: This plot does not affect the main storyline and has no relation to it.
Everyone can just treat it as an extra. Additionally, this plot will be written as another side branch, and there will be other screen projections later; just watch it for fun.)
"Everyone, sit down. Your father has urgent business today and won't be able to come back for dinner,"
Minako Yukinoshita said calmly.
Hearing their mother's words, Haruno Yukinoshitaand Yukino Yukinoshita also took their seats.
The table was covered with all kinds of delicacies, many of which were made by the Totsukigraduates their family employed.
"Well then, let's start eating. This is our family dinner, so there's no need to be so formal."
Minako Yukinoshita's gaze swept over Haruno Yukinoshita and Yukino Yukinoshita, speaking with a hint of satisfaction.
Even for a family dinner, the fact that Haruno and Yukino could maintain such a decent appearance still satisfied her.
Suddenly, a screen appeared in front of the three of them.
"This is...?"
The three Yukinoshita mother and daughters were all stunned.
Fortunately, there were no others around, otherwise they would surely be shocked by this sci-fi scene.
Then, the screen lit up, and a clear voice came from it.
"Who did you say your mother is?"
"Yukino Yukinoshita."
...
"Huh???"
Minako Yukinoshita and Haruno Yukinoshita's gazes couldn't help but turn toward Yukino Yukinoshita.
Yukino Yukinoshita's mouth was slightly open, her eyes looked as if they were about to pop out, filled with shock and disbelief.
"This... Yukino, when did you have a daughter? How come I didn't know!"
After hearing the words on the screen, Minako Yukinoshita's brow furrowed slightly, and she immediately looked up at Yukino Yukinoshita, questioning her.
If Yukino really did such a thing, then the reputation of the Yukinoshita Family would really be ruined by her.
Yukino Yukinoshita hadn't reacted yet, her face full of dullness.
"Mom! I don't know either."
After a while, she came to her senses and answered with complete bewilderment.
She remembered clearly that she hadn't even experienced the ways of the world yet!
How did a daughter suddenly pop up?
A daughter!
The most crucial thing was that the daughter looked to be five or six years old!
What did this mean?
This meant she was pregnant several years ago.
How could she not remember ever being pregnant?
"If she's not your daughter, then why does she look so much like you? I don't recall giving birth to another daughter recently!"
Minako Yukinoshita glanced at Amane in the image again and asked with a hint of confusion.
This little girl looked so much like Yukino, it was like they were carved from the same mold.
It couldn't possibly be her own daughter, could it?
When did she have another daughter outside, and how did she not know?
If she were a man, it might make sense, but she was a woman!
Whose pregnancy it was, how could she not know herself?
"This... I don't know either."
Yukino Yukinoshita shook her head, responding with a face full of daze.
She also really wanted to know how she inexplicably had a daughter.
"Even you don't know?"
Minako Yukinoshita's eyebrows rose slightly; she could see that her daughter was not lying.
But the problem was, if she wasn't lying, then where did this daughter come from?
"Mom, why don't we keep watching first."
Haruno Yukinoshita's eyes were fixed on the screen as she spoke softly.
Hearing her words, Minako Yukinoshita didn't say anything more, only focusing her attention on the screen.
After watching the scene of Amane recognizing her father, the Yukinoshita household became incomparably quiet.
Minako Yukinoshita and Haruno Yukinoshita both looked at Yukino Yukinoshita with complicated eyes.
Only Yukino was still at a loss.
So, what exactly was going on with this daughter?
She also really wanted to know what exactly was going on!"