Ye Zhiwei was a little embarrassed by the coaxing, but she still pretended to be calm and ate a shrimp. She even patted Jiang Jianian's hand and said, "That's outrageous. Did your master allow you to kiss her?"

Jiang Jianian chuckled, bent down and whispered in Ye Zhiwei's ear, "You're right, I really did act out. Not only did I kiss my master without permission, but I also had inappropriate thoughts about her, wanting her to cry with red eyes like last night. Oh, I even showed her some chivalry. If I could, I would have preferred her to cry even harder, since my master's crying really makes me want to bully her."

He said such shameless things with a smile, his voice low, almost whispering in Ye Zhiwei's ear, as if he were saying something tender and affectionate. Only Ye Zhiwei knew how scoundrel this man was in private, despite his seemingly impeccably dressed, aloof, and celibate appearance.

Ye Zhiwei opened her eyes wide, intending to teach Jiang Jianian a lesson, when someone suddenly banged in.

Ji Shuli's appearance immediately eased the ambiguous atmosphere considerably. He seemed to have been in a state of anxiety lately and lacked any sense of observation. Instead, he followed the fragrance toward Ye Zhiwei and Jiang Jianian and exclaimed, "What is this? It smells so good."

Ye Zhiwei looked at Ji Shuli expressionlessly.

Ji Shuli coughed. "I just heard that Xiao Jiang didn't go to work, so I came over."

"What do you mean you came here on a whim? You're just here to freeload, aren't you?"

Ji Shuli was heartbroken. "Little cousin, you're really hurting me. Do you think I'm such a glutton? You have to control your appetite. Do you think I'm like you—"

Ji Shuli paused for a moment, then turned to Jiang Jianian and asked, "You're making wontons, right? Are they filled with fresh shrimp? They smell very fresh, so they must taste really good."

Ye Zhiwei: ...

Jiang Jianian said calmly, "The skin is made of shrimp."

"Xiao Jiang, you can make this too? It looks delicious."

The breakfasts prepared in the kitchen usually lean towards Western style. The Ye family doesn't have high requirements for breakfast and finds Western breakfasts more convenient. After they are prepared, they are wrapped in delicate paper and can be taken away directly. They usually focus on being exquisite. Even when they have Chinese breakfasts, they will have a variety of nutritious porridges and snacks. On the contrary, snack-type wontons rarely appear on the table, especially for breakfast.

Jiang Jianian was acting on a whim and actually made wonton wrappers herself. To cater to Ye Zhiwei's taste, she even used shrimp to make the wonton wrappers. Such an ordinary snack became fresh and delicious after being handled by Jiang Jianian, which whetted Ji Shuli's appetite.

Seeing Ji Shuli's eager expression, Ye Zhiwei immediately said protectively, "No, those are all mine."

Ji Shuli saw that there were still shrimp on Ye Zhiwei's table, and they were still freshly peeled shrimp. She shook her head and clicked her tongue. "After you finish eating a whole steamer of shrimp, how can you still eat wontons?"

"be able to eat."

"Aren't you on a diet, little cousin? Let me see if you've gained weight again."

Ye Zhiwei said expressionlessly, "You have a great figure, and even abs. Would you like to admire them?"

Before Ye Zhiwei could finish speaking, Jiang Jianian glanced at Ji Shuli, who immediately said, "Who's interested in your abs? I just think all girls have small appetites, so how come you eat so much?"

"That's only when you're with your sweetheart that you eat a small amount."

"Isn't Xiao Jiang the one you love?"

"Cousin, you're such a jerk! Okay, okay, I was wrong, let me correct you. It's only when a girl is facing her crush and they're not together yet, including when she's just started dating her boyfriend, that she pretends to have a small appetite, you know?" Ye Zhiwei rolled her eyes at Ji Shuli.

Ji Shuli suddenly realized, and after listening, she immediately turned to Jiang Jianian and whispered, "So, when my little cousin was pursuing you, she deliberately ate less? That shouldn't be the case. I remember when she secretly had a crush on you, she ate a lot. Sometimes I even wondered if my little cousin could swallow a whole cow..."

"Ji Shuli, what bad things were you and my boyfriend saying about me behind my back?"

Ji Shuli chuckled dryly, "It's nothing, it's just that you didn't seem like you couldn't eat before you were with Xiao Jiang."

Ye Zhiwei: ...

"That was an accident, an accident, you know? How was I supposed to know someone secretly liked me back then?" Ye Zhiwei glanced at Jiang Jianian. If she hadn't found out later that he had feelings for her, she would have run away long ago. Ye Zhiwei coughed. "Anyway, Jiang Jianian already knew what I was like, so of course I didn't need to use those little tricks girls use to pursue their boyfriends. And another thing, a pretty girl like me doesn't need any scheming at all; I can just flick my finger and my boyfriend will come running. You understand?"

Ye Zhiwei is truly not reserved at all when it comes to praising herself.

Ji Shuli couldn't help but laugh, shaking his head helplessly at Ye Zhiwei's smug little face.

He looked at the fresh shrimp dipped in sauce, and remembering he hadn't had breakfast yet, he inexplicably swallowed. He reached out to grab a shrimp, but before he could even touch it, Ye Zhiwei protectively grabbed the plate and headed towards the dining room, reminding Jiang Jianian as she ran, "Bring out my wontons as soon as they're cooked, don't give any to Ji Shuli—"

Hey, what a little brat!

Ji Shuli was both amused and exasperated.

After Ye Zhiwei left, Ji Shuli looked at Jiang Jianian seriously and asked, "Didn't you go to your uncle's company today?"

"Yes, I'll be spending a lot of time with Ye Zhiwei lately."

Ji Shuli was taken aback for a moment, then shook her head, "Little Jiang, she seems to be spoiled by you."

Jiang Jianian didn't speak, and Ji Shuli didn't say anything more either. Only after they were both silent for a moment did Ji Shuli bring up the less pleasant topic again with Jiang Jianian, "Qin's pharmaceutical company has invited many doctors and researchers working on medical projects under the guise of a seminar. I heard that researchers from Best Pharmaceuticals will also be there. I also have an invitation to this event. Are you interested in going? It's in the next few days."

Jiang Jianian glanced at Ji Shuli and asked, "Did Qin Manshu give you this?"

"Ahem." Ji Shuli clarified the relationship, "Don't misunderstand, she's about to get engaged to Yu Jingchen, there's definitely no contact between us. She probably gave this to me to invite some investors to the seminar, in order to attract more people in the medical industry to participate in this event."

“You don’t need to explain so much.” Jiang Jianian glanced at Ji Shuli again. “I just want to confirm whether Qin Manshu gave it to you.”

Ji Shuli pressed further, "Are you going or not?"

"We'll see." Jiang Jianian's mind was entirely on his wonton soup, and he had packed the entire pot into a thermal food container, leaving none for Ji Shuli. He then picked up the container and left the kitchen.

After Jiang Jianian left, Ji Shuli looked at the empty soup pot and gritted her teeth, saying, "That brat Jiang really is so obedient, he didn't leave me a single drop."

At this moment, Young Master Ji inexplicably recalled a sentence he had seen online before: Couples should all be burned at the stake.