Chapter 72 - The Empress Is Going on a Diet

“One… two… one… two…”

In the living room, Long Yue, dressed in form-fitting yoga clothes, sat on a yoga mat and followed the exercises from a fat-burning video playing on the computer screen.

Ever since she made up her mind to lose weight, she had placed an order overnight for a yoga mat, yoga clothes, a jump rope, and various other equipment.

The tight yoga clothes outlined her graceful and impressive figure, the snowy white of her cleavage threatening to spill out. Every repeated movement was accompanied by soft moans and delicate gasps. Profuse, fragrant sweat soaked her back, trickling down the deep valley of her chest.

Lin Fan had originally wanted to persuade her to give up, but seeing this scene, he suddenly felt that it wasn't a bad thing for the Empress to get a little more exercise…

“Phew…”

After repeating a few sets of exercises, Long Yue used a towel to wipe the sweat from her face and looked up at the clock in the living room.

Seeing that it was already past 12 noon, she subconsciously picked up her phone and opened a takeout app out of habit.

After coming back to her senses, she immediately closed the app, feeling extremely annoyed with herself.

How could this hand be so disobedient? Daring to go against her will and almost causing a great disaster!

This was a dieting period. Naturally, she couldn't order takeout and such like before.

She had to be strict with herself, control her diet, and persist with her exercise!

With a determined gaze, Long Yue walked straight to the refrigerator and took out the cucumber she had ordered just yesterday.

This was it for lunch today! No more than this!

Crunch.

Long Yue sat on the yoga mat, took a bite of the cucumber, and made a crisp crunching sound.

“Empress, although you need to control your diet to lose weight, eating just one cucumber is a bit too little.”

Lin Fan advised, concerned.

Considering her usual daily portion of an entire pot of food, suddenly reducing it to a single cucumber was indeed a bit too drastic. He was genuinely worried about whether she could stick with it.

If she gets too hungry, it'll be his turn to take care of her again…

“One cucumber is enough!”

“Demon Sovereign, do not try to shake This Empress's Dao heart!”

Long Yue took a bite of the cucumber and shot Lin Fan a dissatisfied glare.

Seeing this, Lin Fan knew it was best not to say any more.

He'd just have to see how long she could last…

Ding-dong.

Just then, the doorbell rang.

“This Sovereign's takeout is here.”

Lin Fan got up, opened the door, took the delivery from the courier, and opened it right in front of Long Yue.

In an instant, a rich aroma of barbecue wafted out, filling the entire room with its fragrance.

“This American-style barbecue looks really good. I've been wanting to try it for a long time.”

Lin Fan picked up a beef rib, took a large bite, and his face instantly showed an expression of bliss and enjoyment.

“Mmm~ Delicious!”

“This meat is braised and roasted until it's so tender it falls off the bone. It melts in your mouth, and a single bite releases a burst of juices, like it's dissolving on your tongue. So fragrant!”

Long Yue: “…”

Long Yue stared blankly at the beef rib dripping with juice in Lin Fan's hand. Saliva kept pooling in her mouth. Looking back at the remaining half of the cucumber in her own hand, she suddenly found it completely tasteless.

This is too much, Demon Sovereign! He clearly knows she's on a diet, yet he ordered such sinful food right in front of her! Isn't this deliberately trying to shake her Dao heart!

“Empress, want a taste? It seems I accidentally bought a little too much.”

Seeing the look of intense longing on Long Yue's face, Lin Fan generously took another beef rib from the box.

Long Yue subconsciously raised a hand to take the beef rib, but after realizing what she was doing, she quickly used her other hand to hold down her disobedient one.

“No! This Empress is on a diet and will not eat such sinful food!”

“Demon Sovereign, don't you think you can use your demonic voice to bewitch This Empress! This Empress will not fall for it!”

With that, she took another defiant bite of her cucumber.

Amidst the room-filling aroma of meat, the cucumber in her mouth seemed to even carry a hint of meaty flavor…

“What a pity then. Such delicious barbecue, I'll have to eat it all alone.”

Lin Fan showed a look of regret and, minding his own business, opened a container of meat sauce. He dipped the half-eaten beef rib in the sauce and once again began to enjoy it with large bites.

“Mmm, this meat sauce is so fragrant!”

“After dipping it in the sauce, the flavor is even better!”

“This is the perfect time for a can of soda.”

As he spoke, Lin Fan walked to the fridge, took out a can of soda, and began to chug it down with big gulps right in front of Long Yue.

Glug, glug, glug.

“Ah~ So refreshing~!”

After drinking the soda, Lin Fan had an expression of pure, refreshed satisfaction and offered the can to Long Yue.

“Empress, want a drink?”

“Oh, right, I forgot. You're on a diet right now; you can't have any.”

With that, Lin Fan 'regretfully' pulled the can of soda back from in front of her.

Long Yue: “…”

Long Yue was so angry she could only grit her teeth and glare helplessly.

That despicable Demon Sovereign, he must be doing this on purpose!

I can't fall for it! I absolutely cannot fall for it!

“Aiya, it would be even better with a little snack right now.”

Seeing that Long Yue was still unmoved, Lin Fan took a bag of potato chips from the snack rack and began to eat them with his barbecue.

“Lime-flavored potato chips with beef, the flavor and texture are really not bad~”

“Hey, Demon Sovereign! Those are This Empress's potato chips!”

Seeing Lin Fan take and eat her potato chips, Long Yue accused him, displeased.

“But Empress, aren't you on a diet? That means you can't eat these potato chips.”

“Since you're not eating them, it would be a waste to throw them away, so I've no choice but to help you eat them.”

Lin Fan said with a righteous expression.

Long Yue was left speechless.

It was true. She was on a diet now, so naturally she couldn't eat potato chips and other snacks.

But watching him eat with such gusto, while the single cucumber in her stomach left her feeling completely empty, a sense of hunger began to well up…

Rumble rumble…

Soon, her stomach couldn't help but let out a clearly audible, sad cry.

I'm hungry again…

“Here, have a bite~”

Just then, a fragrant beef rib was suddenly offered to her.

Do you know how tempting it is for a hungry person to suddenly have a barbecued beef rib appear before their eyes!

Her supposedly indestructible Dao heart wavered at this moment…

“Damn it! This is all your fault! Demon Sovereign!”

Long Yue shouted resentfully, snatched the beef rib from Lin Fan's hand, and began to wolf it down.

As she gnawed on it, she didn't forget to glare at Lin Fan, unleashing a barrage of criticisms and accusations at him:

“Demon Sovereign, you must be deliberately trying to stop This Empress from losing weight, so that you can laugh at This Empress after my figure is ruined, right?!”

“This Sovereign has no such intention.”

Lin Fan shot the overthinking Long Yue a speechless glance and explained:

“I just feel that you're not fat, Empress. You're slim in all the right places, and very curvy where you should be…”

As he spoke, he inadvertently glanced at the meat juice that had dripped onto her chest.

Long Yue followed Lin Fan's gaze and looked down. Her pretty face flushed crimson in an instant. She quickly covered her chest, overcome with shame and anger.

“Demon Sovereign! Lewd!!”

Lin Fan: “…”

Lin Fan looked completely innocent after being yelled at.

He was just drawn by that drop of meat juice, that's all. How is that lewd...?

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