Chapter 311: Chapter 319 Dinner
At the ti, Su ngxin didn’t notice; she was just focused on how much oil to pour into the pot. She was unaware of how intimate the mont with Li Yifei had been when he stopped pouring and set the oil bottle aside.
Watching the oil in the pot start to smoke, Su ngxin held the spatula tightly in her right hand and asked, "Can I put the celery into the pot now?"
Li Yifei said, "Wait a mont, put it in when the oil really heats up."
"Alright, but how will I know when it’s heated? Please remind ," said Su ngxin, who was also holding a plate of celery with her left hand, her nervousness evident.
Li Yifei watched her posture, especially the way she held the plate up high, and finally stood behind Su ngxin, saying, "Don’t hold the veggies so high, or when you pour them into the pot, the oil will splatter. If it gets on your face, it could cause so serious harm."
"Ah!" Su ngxin quickly lowered the plate, cautiously asking, "Is this okay?"
"Let
help you. If you were to get burned and disfigure your beautiful face, I’d have destroyed Huaxia’s number one beauty and probably be hunted down by countless n," Li Yifei said as he grasped each of Su ngxin’s hands from behind.
Su ngxin instantly felt more at ease. With a little force from Li Yifei’s left hand, she followed his motion and poured the plate of celery into the pot.
"Sizzle..." Although the washed celery had been left for a while and contained little water, there was still so moisture in it, and once it hit the hot oil, a piercing sound ensued, along with a few specks of oil splattering.
Su ngxin jumped at the sound, instinctively pulling back but bumped into Li Yifei’s chest. Li Yifei, steadying her right hand, said, "Don’t be scared. The more frightened you are, the more likely you’ll get burned. Now stir-fry with this spoon, and it won’t splatter anymore."
Su ngxin quickly began to stir-fry the celery in the pot, and as expected, the oil stopped splattering. She felt delighted, waving the spoon back and forth as if she was a child playing with a beloved toy.
After stir-frying for a while, Li Yifei instructed, "Now add the shrimp."
Su ngxin promptly poured the shrimp into the pot, and after just a few stirs, Li Yifei advised her to add salt and seasoning. Once again, Su ngxin was unsure of the amounts, necessitating Li Yifei’s hands-on teaching.
Once Su ngxin added the cashews, Li Yifei told her to turn off the heat and dish out the food. However, worried that Su ngxin might not be able to handle the wok and end up spilling everything, he still held her hand.
At last, a dish had been made with Su ngxin’s hands. Seeing the tender green celery, the pink shrimp, and the yellow cashews put together, Su ngxin couldn’t help but swallow her saliva, remarking, "It looks like it must be delicious."
"Of course," said Li Yifei, "the first dish you make yourself always brings a special sense of achievent. Let
have a taste first." He then grabbed a piece of shrimp and put it in his mouth. Su ngxin quickly turned to look at Li Yifei, only to realize she was leaning on his chest. As she turned her head, her face almost touched his.
Instinctively leaning her head back a bit, Su ngxin stayed put and smiled at Li Yifei, asking, "How is it? Is it edible?"
Li Yifei smacked his lips twice and shook his head.
"What? Is it not tasty?" Su ngxin imdiately beca nervous.
"It’s not about being inedible; the taste is also okay. It just doesn’t compare to mine," Li Yifei then said.
Su ngxin’s eyes shone as she pinched a piece of celery with her fingers, which were as white as spring onions, and put it in her mouth. After chewing it briefly, she nodded with satisfaction and said, "This is my first ti cooking; I haven’t been at it as long as you. But this is nearly as good as yours, and I believe the next ti I do it, it will be almost the sa."
Li Yifei laughed heartily, saying, "I’m truly looking forward to that. In the future, I won’t always have to prepare als for you; instead, I can mooch als and drinks at your place."
Su ngxin narrowed her eyes, replying confidently, "I believe that day won’t be far."
The thought of preparing a full table of food for Li Yifei to enjoy after work filled Su ngxin with bliss.
"Okay, you go rest now; I’ll take care of the rest. Otherwise, by the ti I’m done, the dish you made will be cold," Li Yifei suddenly realized their current position was too intimate and quickly stepped back.
Su ngxin felt a pang of disappointnt but didn’t show it. Smiling sweetly, she carried the plate to the dining table, her mind replaying the monts of cooking with Li Yifei.
Being with soone she liked, even doing sothing as simple as cooking, was a joyful experience, intoxicating, almost impossible to resist. If she could just keep cooking with Li Yifei every day, the happiness would be beyond words.
At that mont, Su ngxin’s thoughts were free of her nation or career, and she was simply an ordinary woman basking in the joy of love.
After daydreaming for a while, Su ngxin returned to the kitchen and said with a beaming smile beside the busy Li Yifei, "I won’t intervene this ti. I’ll just watch you cook."
Li Yifei had no reason to refuse, and frankly, no desire to. Having Huaxia’s number one beauty like Su ngxin by his side while cooking was sothing to make any man envious.
Watching Li Yifei cook with expertise, Su ngxin was further srized as the kitchen knife and spoon seed to co alive in his hands.
This is a common condition among girls in love: through their eyes, everything their lover does is so handso, even the most ordinary tasks seem incredibly great. To them, their partners have no flaws, and every little thing can make their hearts flutter. The intelligence of a woman in love seemingly decreases, just like Su ngxin, the most beautiful woman in Huaxia with an extrely high IQ, who has also beco sowhat foolish at this mont.
Finally, the table was set with dishes and Li Yifei even opened a bottle of red wine. He poured a glass for Su ngxin and one for himself, and then raised his glass, saying, "I owe you for the help with this affair, this glass is to you."
Su ngxin grinned and said, "Didn’t you say we are friends? Thanking
for helping out seems a bit much, doesn’t it?"
Li Yifei laughed heartily and replied, "You’re right. But having you as a friend has really been a big benefit for , Li Yifei."
Gently swirling her wine glass, Su ngxin said, "Actually, I feel I’ve struck a good deal too. Having you as a friend has allowed
to experience a happiness I’d never even dread of before. Co on, let’s drink to that."
Their glasses clinked, and they both downed the wine in one go. Su ngxin picked up her chopsticks and said, "Today’s al includes my efforts, I’ll definitely enjoy it even more."
Li Yifei began by tasting the dish Su ngxin made and comnted, "You really do have a talent for cooking. If you practiced more, you could be a great chef."
Su ngxin smiled proudly and said, "Of course, I always excel at anything I set my mind to."
As they ate and sipped their red wine, the atmosphere was truly romantic. But after eating for a while, Su ngxin suddenly said with a mischievous smile, "Don’t you think we’re missing sothing here?"
"Missing sothing?" Li Yifei looked at her, puzzled.
Holding her wine glass with a leisurely gesture, Su ngxin said, "Fine wine and good food... if we had so candlelight, this could be quite the romantic candlelit dinner."
Li Yifei laughed and said, "We’re not a couple, why the need for romance?"
Pouting her lips in a playful manner, Su ngxin’s charm transford into a different kind of beauty, yet still too stunning to look directly at, she said, "Who says only couples can have candlelit dinners? Can’t we have one if we’re not a couple?"
"Well... there’s no rule against that, actually."
Her interest piqued, Su ngxin proposed, "Exactly, we don’t have anything else planned tonight, why not have a candlelit dinner?"
"I don’t have any candles at ho, do you?"
"I don’t either, but we can go buy so."
"Go buy them now..." Li Yifei was sowhat speechless; won always had such special ideas, "By the ti we get the candles, the food will be cold."
"If it gets cold, we can heat it up, or just have it as a late-night snack." Su ngxin was truly insistent today.
With no other choice, Li Yifei nodded and said, "All right then, you wait here, I’ll go buy the candles now."
"I’ll co with you, it’ll be more fun that way."
They left the apartnt and as soon as they descended the elevator, two people followed them. Su ngxin shook her head, and the two imdiately backed off.
Li Yifei saw the two n and understood they were Su ngxin’s bodyguards. Knowing she desired freedom and with his protection, there was no need for other bodyguards.
After leaving the residential area, they went straight to the supermarket to buy candles. However, as they were leaving, Su ngxin excitedly pointed to a spot not far away and said, "Look, there are fireworks over there, let’s go watch."
They were setting off celebratory fireworks, likely for so happy occasion. It was a tradition in Mile City to shoot off fireworks the night before a wedding—the amount indicated the family’s financial status. Births were also grand occasions celebrated with fireworks, thus all year round fireworks were common in Mile City, though not always nearby to be seen.
Although Su ngxin usually had plenty of opportunities to see fireworks, today she seed extrely thrilled. Perhaps it was because people react differently when their mood changes.
Seeing Su ngxin’s excitent, Li Yifei didn’t want to disappoint her and joined her at the site of the fireworks. It was at the entrance of a nearby residential complex, laden with nurous boxes of fireworks. Aside from the big celebratory fireworks, there were other colorful and eye-catching, though less prominent, fireworks.
Su ngxin was imdiately captivated by these fireworks, dragging Li Yifei to the front, her face aglow with the splendor of the fireworks, unspeakably enchanting.
Even after the fireworks show was over, Su ngxin lingered and looked back nostalgically. Li Yifei thought that although she usually seed so intelligent, she appeared quite childlike in that mont.
But just then, Li Yifei suddenly sensed a killing intent, causing his nerves to instantly tense up. This killing intent was intense, not sothing an average thug could emit, but that of a master, and not just any master, but one who had taken many lives.
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