Su Xiyan's culinary skills were truly not that great. She had made several dishes for lunch, all of which were Chen Shuo's usual favorites.
Looking at the four or five dishes laid out, it seemed only the tomato and egg soup was barely edible.
Even Cheng Xinran, with her foodie tendencies, couldn't bear to look.
Sitting at the table, she smacked her lips and said, "Xiyan, these dishes aren't bad this time."
Su Xiyan's eyes lit up. "Really?"
Cheng Xinran replied, "Really, they're very good. Please don't make them again."
Su Xiyan: "..."
She then placed her hopes on Chen Shuo, serving him several pieces of braised pork ribs. "Chen Shuo, aren't braised pork ribs your favorite? Try them and see how they taste."
Su Xiyan's clear eyes sparkled with anticipation.
Chen Shuo looked at the blackened braised pork ribs, thinking that even the cafeteria food at school didn't look this unappetizing...
But seeing the hopeful light in Su Xiyan's eyes, Chen Shuo could only nod and force a smile. "It looks... not bad!"
Su Xiyan immediately beamed with joy. "Mm-hmm, then eat more!"
"I made a big bowl of it!"
"This is my heartfelt effort, you can't refuse, okay?"
Chen Shuo: "..."
Damn it!
It's really impossible to swallow...
However, when it comes to cooking, one must always praise Su Xiyan profusely. It's crucial not to discourage her enthusiasm, letting her become obsessed with cooking is the right approach.
For the sake of long-term strategy, Chen Shuo had no choice but to stuff two pieces of ribs into his mouth. While chewing, he gave Su Xiyan a thumbs up. "Delicious! Perfect in appearance, aroma, and taste!"
Su Xiyan's exquisitely beautiful face bloomed like a flower. "If it's good, eat more. I'll go get you some rice."
Picking up Chen Shuo's rice bowl, Su Xiyan turned back to tease Cheng Xinran: "Xinran, look how much Chen Shuo is enjoying it! You're just too picky!"
With that, Su Xiyan walked towards the kitchen with a light, bouncy step.
Cheng Xinran rolled her eyes at Chen Shuo, her tone full of surprise: "Chen Shuo, when did you learn to lie through your teeth?"
Taking advantage of Su Xiyan's absence in the kitchen, Chen Shuo quickly pulled out two tissues, spat out the braised pork ribs, wrapped them in the tissue, and threw them into the trash can under the table.
The entire motion was smooth and fluid.
His voice was filled with resignation: "There's no choice, it's called survival instinct. You wouldn't understand."
Cheng Xinran nodded, seemingly enlightened: "Ah~ I see, I get it now."
Chen Shuo thought to himself, what the hell do you understand? Should I tell you that I'm planning to PUA Su Xiyan?
No, no, no, how could it be called PUA? At most... it's just training.
When two people are together, they need to adapt to each other. He had sacrificed quite a bit for Su Xiyan, and her just cooking wasn't a big deal.
Chen Shuo tried hard to convince himself internally, he mustn't be too humble. At least, he shouldn't be the one to fall in love first before Su Xiyan.
In a relationship, whoever falls in love first loses.
Chen Shuo was very clear about this point! So, when being nice to Su Xiyan, Chen Shuo would always find an excuse for himself internally. In any case, he was determined not to be a sycophant, but to become the one being adored!
Come to think of it, Su Xiyan now had a gentle air about her!
Chen Shuo looked towards the kitchen door, an involuntary smile spreading across his face.
Su Xiyan happened to come out of the kitchen at that moment, carrying two bowls of rice, just in time to meet Chen Shuo's doting smile.
They smiled at each other, like a ray of morning sun in early winter, warming the entire world.
"Rice, it's newly bought Wuchang rice," Su Xiyan handed a full bowl of rice to Chen Shuo.
While Su Xiyan's stir-frying skills were inconsistent, her rice-cooking was quite good! Each grain of rice was translucent and fragrant.
Cheng Xinran protested: "Hey, hey, hey! Can you two consider my feelings? I may be a super third wheel, but I'm a grown person sitting right in front of you. How can you eat your own rice without serving me any?"
"Please! Can't you show a guest some basic respect?"
Only then did Su Xiyan realize that she had forgotten to serve rice to Cheng Xinran. At home, it had always been just her and Chen Shuo dining, and with a sudden guest, she hadn't thought to add an extra set of bowls and chopsticks.
Su Xiyan, even when she made a mistake, remained stubborn: "You're not some stranger, there are bowls and chopsticks in the kitchen, serve yourself."
"If you don't want to serve yourself, then do like me and quickly find a boyfriend! That way, someone will serve you rice."
Cheng Xinran's eye-roll nearly reached the sky: "I don't want to be like you, finding a boyfriend and then not only having to serve my own rice but his too."
Su Xiyan: "..."
"You should find a boyfriend first, then come back and criticize me!"
Cheng Xinran, watching Chen Shuo and Su Xiyan's sweet interaction, couldn't help but feel envious!
If only she could find a boyfriend who was such a good match, how wonderful that would be!
The former man-killer little loli had been influenced by Chen Shuo and Su Xiyan, now longing for a lasting relationship.
During the meal, the atmosphere was sweet, with an underlying subtle feeling.
Chen Shuo felt that Cheng Xinran's visit to their home wasn't as simple as just a friendly visit.
Cheng Xinran was a foodie. After tasting Chen Shuo's cooking last time, she often mentioned how she wondered when she could taste Chen Shuo's culinary skills again. Today, she came to their home but didn't mention Chen Shuo's cooking at all.
For a foodie to temporarily forget about good food, it must mean she was facing something quite important!
Chen Shuo couldn't be bothered to ask. He believed that no matter what it was, when it was time for it to happen, it would reveal itself.
After the meal, Cheng Xinran and Su Xiyan were in the kitchen washing dishes, speaking in hushed tones about something.
Chen Shuo didn't care to listen, sitting on the sofa playing with his phone, looking relaxed.
When the two girls finished cleaning up, they each took one of Chen Shuo's arms and pulled him up from his immersion in the game.
Thus, Chen Shuo was forced to go shopping with the two girls.
On a weekend afternoon, the warm sun of early winter was truly comforting. The streets were bustling with people coming and going.
Su Xiyan and Cheng Xinran were chatting and laughing, buying quite a few things.
Chen Shuo followed behind them, feeling something was a bit odd.
It seemed as if a pair of eyes was watching him. But with so many people on the street, and the two girls beside Chen Shuo attracting so much attention...
Chen Shuo didn't think much of it, quietly carrying the shopping bags, only hoping in his heart that Cheng Xinran and Su Xiyan would finish shopping soon and go home.
Suddenly, vampire information appeared on Chen Shuo's system panel!!
The system's mechanical female voice suddenly sounded, startling Chen Shuo!
[According to the host's instructions, automatically searching for vampire whereabouts!]
[Vampire detected!]
. As long as he maintains the villain image and follows the plot to the grand finale, he can obtain generous rewards and return to the real world. So Gu Chen'an entered the role and began to act as a scumbag villain, but who would have expected that the female leads could hear his inner thoughts. Miss Su from the Su family was shocked: "I originally thought Gu Chen'an was a scumbag, but I didn't expect he turned out to be a gentleman! What? You said I have to call off the engagement? I definitely won't, I'll piss you off!" Bai Yuan Tian was dumbfounded: "Young Master Gu is usually unreasonable and a complete brat, but he actually calls me little sweetie in his heart? What, Young Master Gu even said he likes me?" As the female leads' images collapsed more and more, the plot also collapsed with it. Gu Chen'an looked at all this chaos. "Ladies, don't aggro me, if you keep this up the male lead really will stab me, I still need to survive to the grand finale!"
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esick Sect? Well, at least it's considered a respectable orthodox sect. Wait a minute— What kind of vibe are you all giving off? Shouldn’t this be a love-struck, romance-obsessed sect? Why does everyone here sound more like demonic cultivators? "Master, today he’s getting married. This disciple wishes to descend the mountain and crash the wedding, then toy with him to death right in front of his wife..." "Elder, I only got into your sect through connections, so why won’t you teach me anything?" "Because I also became an elder through connections." Thankfully, Su Ji was just an outer sect labor disciple. Surely, nothing too crazy would— "Junior Brother, you’ve broken through to Qi Refining. Once you sever your useless spiritual root, you can officially become an outer sect disciple." "The Great Dao is merciless. Don’t let a worthless spiritual root waste your essence and spirit, hindering your cultivation." Is this really the Lovesick Sect? ... Three years later, Su Ji sat in the seat of the Lovesick Sect’s sect master, sighing with emotion. His rise to this position all started when his junior sister adamantly insisted on preserving his "spiritual root." "Mmm... Senior Brother, what’s our relationship now?" "Stop talking. Keep going." "By the way, that newly promoted top-tier sect—didn’t they come to buy our Love Beans?" "One top-grade spirit stone per Love Bean—is that really so expensive?" "I suspect they’ve eaten too many Love Beans." "Now they’re lovesick." Well, this really is the Lovesick Sect after all.
u Chenyuan transmigrated into a female-oriented novel about a real and fake heiress, becoming the CEO elder brother of both. Unfortunately, the entire Lu family—including himself, the CEO—were mere cannon fodder in the story. Determined to save himself, Lu Chenyuan took action. The spoiled, attention-seeking fake heiress? Thrown into the harsh realities of the working class to learn humility. The love-struck real heiress? Pushed toward academic excellence, so lofty goals would blind her to trivial romances. As for the betrayed, vengeful arranged marriage wife… the plot hadn’t even begun yet. There was still time—if he couldn’t handle her, he could at least avoid her. "CEO Lu, are you avoiding me?" Mo Qingli fixed her gaze on Lu Chenyuan. For the first time, the shrewd and calculating Lu Chenyuan felt a flicker of unease.
