Professor He drank too quickly and coughed, his face flushed, and tears welled up in his eyes. His already fair skin looked even worse with this posture, making Lu Yulan feel a little embarrassed. She felt like she had wronged the highly respected Professor He.

"Chu Rui, quickly bring some water so Professor He can rinse his mouth."

Gu Luobing ran over with heartache, "If it doesn't taste good, just spit it out. Why are you forcing yourself to drink it? I know I don't have the talent."

"Professor He, water."

"Cough, cough, no need, no need, I just drank it a little too fast."

As she spoke, she raised her head, a tear still glistening in the corner of her eye. After catching her breath, she looked at Gu Luobing's distressed expression, and her heart melted.

A faint smile appeared on his lips as he pulled the nervous Gu Luobing into his arms.

"It's okay, don't worry. Besides, you're very talented, and it tastes great."

"real?"

"Of course it's true. When have I ever lied to you?"

The two were deeply in love, oblivious to everyone else. Lu Yulan stood to the side, feeling rather helpless. These two were too much; they were showing off their affection right here. Didn't they know everyone here was single?

I served them a fresh bowl, and it was delicious and fragrant. The eggy smell was removed very well, and the egg drop soup was smooth and delicious. It was indeed very well made.

"Has Xiaomi succeeded?"

"Well, you could call it a success. We were just lucky this time, succeeding on the first try. Now you understand why I made you practice your cooking skills so diligently."

"Just tell me you'll practice too, why are you playing dumb?"

Now she finally understood that because she had a good foundation, she could easily make energy-rich dishes using the meat of exotic beasts. Gu Luobing, on the other hand, had no foundation. Even if she made a dish, if its color, aroma, and taste were slightly off, it wouldn't accumulate energy. Even if it was perfect in color, aroma, and taste, it would require a lot of practice. This time, she was just lucky, and she probably knew that herself.

Sure enough, after tasting it herself, Gu Luobing found that it was indeed different from Lu Yulan's. If Lu Yulan's was a 9 out of 10, considered excellent, then hers was probably only a 3, not even reaching the passing grade. The energy was still somewhat mixed and not gentle enough.

He couldn't help but glance at Lu Yulan a few more times. Sure enough, this was not something that could be done overnight. But that was good too, as it would have less impact on the empire. They could take it slowly and have an adjustment period.

"Thank you, my little Lan'er. You can have this Gu Egg Flower Soup. Lao He and I will be leaving now and will come back to see you tomorrow."

With that, she gave him a flirtatious wink and left gracefully. As she departed, Professor He stared longingly at the egg drop soup, clearly reluctant to part with it, which made Lu Yulan chuckle.

Unexpectedly, Professor He is also a man of strong emotions. I thought that a high-IQ genius like him would not care about these things.

However, this Gu egg flower soup is her way of repaying me, so I must accept it.

After all this commotion, it was already night. Chu Rui and Chi Huo had training that night, so they couldn't help Lu Yulan unpack the packages. Therefore, this glorious mission had to be passed on to Lu Xiaozhu.

As the saying goes, "You raise a child for a thousand days, but use it for only one." All you could hear was the clattering sound of packages being unpacked in the first-floor apartment—very efficient indeed.

"My baby is awesome, muma."

As she spoke, she grabbed the aloof Xiaozhu and gave her a big kiss. During the day, she always had to maintain her image, but at night, she was less concerned about such things and could casually squat on the ground, unpacking packages one by one without needing any manners.

Looking at the little girl, Lu Yuanhong couldn't help but feel a little sorry for her. She had indeed been very tired lately, and it seemed he should find an opportunity to let her rest.