Of course, to repay Gu Rongqi for being so kind, Cheng Qicai would usually stay by his side and chat with him even if she wasn't doing any work.

Now, Cheng Qicai is eating cake and watching him. The way he is seriously washing vegetables makes even his eyelashes look charming.

He rolled up the cuffs of his black shirt, revealing a pair of fair and strong forearms. Water droplets splashed from washing vegetables slid down his forearms, making his arms look even whiter than jade.

Cheng Qicai bit down harder on the cake spoon. She cheekily moved closer to Gu Rongqi, scooped up a piece of cake with the spoon, and held it to Gu Rongqi's mouth. "Here, have a piece of cake."

The longer they spent together, the more Cheng Qicai's unreliable nature was revealed.

Gu Rongqi glanced at her and noticed the "petty calculation" in her eyes.

But just as she opened her mouth to eat the cake on the spoon, Cheng Qicai immediately withdrew her hand and put the cake in her mouth instead.

She deliberately chewed noisily, looking at him slyly, "I forgot, you're a germaphobe, I just bit this spoon."

Seeing Gu Rongqi's gaze suddenly turn dangerous, Cheng Qicai immediately took a large step back, saying, "Gu Rongqi, hurry up and cook, I'm hungry."

"Okay, almost done." Gu Rongqi looked at her for a while, smiled helplessly, and then bent down to wash the vegetables in the sink again.

Cheng Qicai finished her cake in a few bites not far from him, and then stood next to Gu Rongqi as if nothing had happened.

Gu Rongqi would cook a dish, and Cheng Qicai would taste it next to him. She claimed that only freshly cooked dishes had the wok hei (wok aroma) that would be lost by the time they were actually eaten.

"Super delicious!" After finishing her meal, Cheng Qicai picked up a piece of pork tenderloin and put it in Gu Rongqi's mouth.

"Your cooking skills are improving so fast, you could be a head chef at a five-star hotel..."

Cheng Qicai showered him with praise. Gu Rongqi had worked hard cooking, so he just wanted her to praise him. That was all the emotional value she could offer.

Moreover, she felt satisfied every time she saw Gu Rongqi's smiling face because of the compliments she received.

So, in this state, the two of them are essentially heading in the same direction.

After finishing her meal, Cheng Qicai lay on the sofa and played on her phone for a while. When Gu Rong got up, the two went for a walk to digest their food. Then he pulled her into his gym.

Cheng Qicai ran on the treadmill for half an hour, then went to lie down on the sofa.

Two and a half hours was enough time for Cheng Qicai to feel that a lot of the food in her stomach had been digested.

She had just picked up her phone when she saw a message from Wu Jieyu: [Are you okay?]

"[What could possibly be wrong with me?]" Cheng Qicai asked, puzzled, not understanding what she was talking about.

[When you looked at the surveillance footage, didn't Gu Rongqi see Yang Linghan?]

[Yes, I saw it, but I said it was someone I know.]

[Did he believe it?]

[You should believe me now, right? Anyway, he didn't say anything after I finished speaking.]

[Oh, I thought Gu Rongqi was going to catch you red-handed! And then you'd be... hehe!]

Cheng Qicai rolled her eyes in front of the screen, [Get rid of that lewd nonsense in your head!]

Seeing Gu Rongqi walking towards her, Cheng Qicai sat up and asked, "You practiced for such a short time today?"

"No, I'm just here to rest for a bit," Gu Rongqi replied. "Who are you talking to?"

He watched her expression change constantly.

"Wu Jieyu."

"What are you talking about?" Gu Rongqi took a sip of water from something on the table.

Cheng Qicai said vaguely, "It's nothing, we were just chatting."

Gu Rongqi stared at her. "Qicai, haven't you noticed that when you feel guilty, your voice becomes unclear?"

"No!" Her voice became loud and clear.

"Want some cake?" Gu Rongqi suddenly changed the subject.

“Okay…” Cheng Qicai didn’t react for a moment, but she felt that there was something wrong with Gu Rongqi’s attitude.

This made her feel uneasy.

A moment later, Gu Rongqi brought over her mango cake.

But there is only one spoon.

Gu Rongqi scooped out a spoonful of cake and held it to her lips. Cheng Qicai hesitated for a moment, then put the cake in her mouth and chewed it gently.

Gu Rongqi's attitude became even more inappropriate.

Gu Rongqi cut another piece and put it in his mouth, looking at Cheng Qicai and commenting, "It's delicious."

Cheng Qicai couldn't stand his gaze. To be honest, his expression was no different from usual, but his eyes were like a spider web, just waiting for her, this little moth, to fly into it.

Then it sticks firmly.

Cheng Qicai couldn't help but reach out and turn his face to the other side, so that he wouldn't look at her like that.

Gu Rongqi smiled and turned back to look at her, "What are you afraid of?"

"Your gaze is too creepy," Cheng Qicai complained.

It was as if they wanted to devour her.

Gu Rongqi scooped another spoonful of cake and held it to her lips. Watching Cheng Qicai eat it, Gu Rongqi asked, "Would you like to stay tonight?"

"Cough cough..."

The unexpected words almost made Cheng Qicai choke on the cake in her mouth.