"Little Yueyue, you don’t an to cook for yourself, do you?"
Ye Xuan said with a face full of surprise, seeing Xu Lingyue holding a spatula.
"Of course! You cured my grandfather, and I didn’t know how to thank you, so I’m going to cook a feast myself. Ye Xuan, didn’t you say before that you wanted to treat you to a al? You haven’t forgotten, have you?"
Without noticing Ye Xuan’s strange tone, Xu Lingyue swung the spatula proudly.
"Actually, you don’t need to go to so much trouble. You could just take to any restaurant outside," Ye Xuan said with a slight cough and an embarrassed smile.
"That’s not acceptable! That’s too casual and doesn’t show my sincerity. Isn’t that rather perfunctory?"
Xu Lingyue replied seriously.
"I’d rather you be perfunctory with than this..."
Ye Xuan muttered, feeling amused and helpless.
Among the heiresses he knew, especially those from prestigious families, hardly any would ever cook by themselves, let alone have the talent for it! If what they cooked didn’t poison people, it would be good enough.
Before, Xu Lingyue didn’t really pay attention, but now, hearing Ye Xuan’s words and seeing his expression, she realized.
"Ye Xuan, are you worried that my cooking is bad and my dishes are hard to eat?"
She furrowed her brows tightly but smiled as she explained, "Don’t worry. Although my dishes can’t compare to a five-star chef, my culinary skills are quite good! Besides, my grandfather especially likes the als I cook; he won’t eat others’ cooking."
This explanation made Ye Xuan misunderstand even more.
The heiresses from prestigious families had all explained similarly before, not even an ounce different in tone...
Moreover, her grandfather said he liked her cooking — would he say he didn’t? Generally, grandfathers doting on their granddaughters would say so.
Besides, older folks have deteriorated taste buds; they tend to prefer strong flavors.
Maybe old Xu really liked her cooking!
But seeing Xu Lingyue’s confident look, Ye Xuan didn’t want to discourage her.
"Fine! Since a beautiful girl is treating to a al, I’ll endure no matter how bad it is. I just hope what she cooks isn’t too much of a culinary disaster..."
Ye Xuan thought to himself, ’kind-heartedly’ offering to help.
With him supervising, at least he could ensure the food wouldn’t be too toxic...
But Xu Lingyue confidently refused him, humd a tune, and skipped into the kitchen.
Ye Xuan looked at Xu Lingyue’s back in despair, sighing deeply!
About ten minutes later.
The kitchen door opened, and Xu Lingyue, wearing a cartoon apron, pushed a trolley out.
"Ye Xuan, you’re in for a treat! This is my best culinary effort ever. I guarantee you’ll be drooling and swallowing your tongue after just one bite of my cooking."
Arriving at the dining room, Xu Lingyue patted her chest with a smile.
Hearing this, Ye Xuan felt even less happy, his stomach felt tumultuous as he muttered to himself, "As long as the dishes don’t poison , I’ll thank the heavens!"
Soon, several dishes were served on the table.
"Sweet and sour pork, Kung Pao chicken, pan-fried steak, and fish-flavored shredded pork — these are dishes I usually love. Not knowing your taste, I cooked based on my favorites," Xu Lingyue said with a smile.
Looking at the dishes on the table, Ye Xuan was sowhat surprised and asked, "Did you make these all by yourself?"
Earlier, he suspected Xu Lingyue’s cooking might be a culinary disaster, but these dishes presented were actually too good just in appearance!
The dishes looked exquisite, appealing, and seed very appetizing!
If Ye Xuan were to score them, he’d definitely give them a nine, based on appearance alone; he hadn’t tasted them yet, so the flavor was unknown.
"Hehe! Of course, this girl made them."
Feeling satisfied with Ye Xuan’s surprise, the young girl held her chest proudly.
Ye Xuan picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork and tasted it.
Ye Xuan wasn’t particularly interested in food; as long as it was decent, he was fine. But this piece of sweet and sour pork in his mouth surprised him greatly.
The at’s fragrance filled his taste buds, bringing strong satisfaction.
"Not bad! Surprisingly, your culinary skills don’t lose to those hotel chefs!"
Ye Xuan praised her with a thumbs up.
"Of course! Whoever marries will definitely be happy!"
Xu Lingyue grew even more proud, looking at Ye Xuan with embarrassnt.
In response, Ye Xuan kept his head down, eating and pretending not to notice, then subtly changed the subject.
The atmosphere between the two grew increasingly harmonious.
...
anwhile.
In a room in the north courtyard of Yunqi Villa.
"Smack!"
The sound of a loud slap echoed inside the villa.
Xu Renjie, with a dark expression, glared viciously at the person before him, as if he could kill him with his eyes!
"Didn’t you guarantee that this poison couldn’t be cured? How did that Ye Xuan cure a third of the poison in less than half an hour, waking that old thing up? Speak, explain clearly what’s going on here! Your mistake not only disrupted my plan but embarrassed in the family today," he said angrily.
At this mont, the person standing before him bowed their head, enduring the other’s insults, even ignoring the swelling red cheek.
After Xu Renjie finished speaking, he replied in a deep voice, "Second Young Master, I’m sorry, I didn’t expect the poison to be ineffective, fooled by the Southern Border person."
As Xu Renjie breathed heavily, his anger subsided.
Yet his face remained steel-blue as he said, "Forget it, it’s not your fault. No one expected Ye Xuan to suddenly appear and for his dical skills to be so powerful."
"Second Young Master, the clan leader is awake now. What do we plan next?" the other whispered.
Xu Renjie sneered coldly, a gleam of malice showing through his eyes, "No matter what, that old thing can’t stay alive. If this gets dragged out, we’ll definitely be at a disadvantage. If I guess correctly, that old thing already knows the poisoning was my doing. It’s urgent that we act first. But we can’t do it ourselves; at least from an outsider’s perspective, this matter must have nothing to do with us! Feng Lang, I have two tasks for you; this ti don’t let down."
"Second Young Master, rest assured, I won’t disappoint you." Feng Lang quickly bowed.
Xu Renjie coldly ordered, "The first task is to make sure that the person who poisoned cannot continue living!"
"Second Young Master, this secret agent was tough to cultivate; wouldn’t killing them be too wasteful?" Feng Lang frowned.
"Wasteful?"
Xu Renjie sneered, "That person’s existence is like a ticking bomb, capable of exploding at any mont! If caught, do you think they wouldn’t sell us out? Only eliminating them quickly can buy us ti. With the culprit dead and no evidence, the old thing can’t do anything about us! Without evidence pointing to us, he won’t act!"
"Understood," the subordinate replied.
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