Chapter 346 Her protective nature towards her family VS His soft heart towards his wronged child (4)

"The cook?" Fu Chengyan was a little surprised. It turned out that she really was thinking about food all the time.

Thinking about it carefully, there doesn't seem to be any problem. Food, clothes, her younger siblings... These are the things she talks about most with him.

Seeing his expression, Jiang Zhi suspected he didn't want to agree, so she continued, "Just think of it as a change of pace. Aren't you tired of eating the same two chefs' cooking every day? I'm already sick of it; it's not tasty at all..."

He reached out and pinched the flesh on her cheek. "Why are you so greedy? It's good that you can't eat. Aren't you always worried about gaining weight if you eat too much? Just go hungry and consider it a diet."

"You look down on me?" Jiang Zhiyi pouted. "I was just kidding. I'll starve to death if I don't eat!"

Fu Chengyan was amused by her serious attitude. He hugged her and said, "I'm not complaining about you. We'll bring over a few new chefs tomorrow, and we'll keep changing them when you get tired of them."

"That's more like it... What about that chubby cook from before?"

Fu Chengyan lowered his head and kissed her on the corner of her mouth. "He can't come. Don't think about his cooking. It's best if you never get to eat it. Stay healthy and don't get sick."

It wasn't that he was unwilling to agree to her request; it was just that the chef had been specially hired to prepare medicinal cuisine and was usually by the side of the two elderly people, helping them to regulate their health.

As a junior, he naturally cannot compete with his elders for someone's attention.

"But I want to eat..." Jiang Zhiyi was still trying to persuade him.

"Eating it occasionally is fine, but if you knew how those dishes were made, I doubt you'd ever be able to eat anything again..."

Jiang Zhiyi looked up at him, clearly not believing it. "How could it be that exaggerated?"

Fu Chengyan raised an eyebrow and said with a smile, "Do you know how many plump, meaty worms you put into that soup last time?"

"Ah—" Jiang Zhiyi immediately covered his mouth, "Stop talking, I'm not eating anymore!"

"You scared me..." she blamed him back, then buried her face in his shirt and rubbed her tears on it.

Fu Chengyan ignored her little actions for the time being, having long been used to her "unreasonable" behavior.

"Let's see if you'll cause any more trouble... Let's go downstairs for dinner." He patted her head.

Jiang Zhiyi refused to get off him, clinging to him like an octopus. "I don't want to get off. I want to eat here. Have them bring it up..."

"Lazy," Fu Chengyan cursed.

Not long after, the nanny brought up the food and carefully placed it on the table.

The two people on the sofa were still embracing, and they didn't dare to look any longer, so they quickly left the room.

"Eat quickly, it'll be too late later and it'll upset your stomach." He nudged her, meaning for her to sit down and eat properly and stop clinging to him.

Jiang Zhiyi then sat down and picked up her chopsticks.

"Aren't you going to eat?" she asked.

Fu Chengyan leaned back lazily and said, "I've already eaten out, you can eat."

"Oh..." Jiang Zhiyi ignored him for the time being and focused on battling the delicious food in front of her.

When she was almost full, she picked up half a meatball and fed it to him, saying, "Try it."

That was a meatball she had only taken a half-bite of.

"You only give me what's left over?" Fu Chengyan said, but he still went over and ate it anyway.

Jiang Zhiyi defended herself: "This isn't leftovers, I saved it especially for you... It's delicious, I was thinking of you and missing you, so I specially saved half for you..."

Fu Chengyan wasn't buying her sweet talk. "I think it's obvious that someone is stingy, greedy, and unwilling to share."

Jiang Zhiyi angrily went to hit him, but he stopped her with one hand.

Eat well.

She took a sip of the sweet soup. "It doesn't taste good, the flavor has changed... Do you want to try some?"

Fu Chengyan glanced at it; this was clearly her favorite drink before, but now he didn't know if she was deliberately being difficult or if she was really tired of it.

"Hmm, have a bite."

Jiang Zhiyi picked up a spoon to feed him, but the spoon she was holding accidentally trembled.

He had only taken half a sip when the remaining soup slid down his chin and onto his clothes.

"Did you do that on purpose?" His hand landed on her buttocks and slapped her hard.

"No, I didn't hold it properly." She got up to leave, her face already showing some displeasure.

She kindly fed him, and now she's been beaten.

Fu Chengyan grabbed her hand, preventing her from leaving. "I'm not blaming you, so you're already angry?"

He moved closer to her, pulled her over, and pressed his lips to hers, kissing the corner of her mouth.

"Open your mouth, it doesn't mean I should have a taste."

Jiang Zhiyi was initially unwilling to cooperate, but ended up being bitten several times before she finally responded to him angrily.

Fu Chengyan hugged her for a while longer. "I'm going to the study. I have things to do. You can go to sleep first."

"Mm." Jiang Zhiyi nodded.

She knew he had a very important meeting the next morning and had been busy preparing for it for the past few days, so he hadn't had much rest.

...

In the middle of the night.

Suddenly, a torrential downpour began outside, accompanied by lightning and thunder.

The weather has been like this lately, unpredictable and with sudden temperature changes.

Jiang Zhiyi was sleeping restlessly and subconsciously hugged Fu Chengyan tightly beside her.

The shrill ring of the telephone rang in the bedroom... it was her cell phone.

She squinted and pressed the answer button.

"Zhizhi, come back quickly! Qiqi is sick! What should I do? I don't know what to do..." Li Aijin's anxious voice came from the phone. You could tell she was extremely flustered and her words were incoherent.

"What's wrong? Tell me properly." Jiang Zhiyi's drowsiness vanished instantly, and she sat up in bed.

"Qiqi is in bad shape... She's had a high fever for the past two days, and just now... she coughed up blood... We can't wake her up no matter what we do..."

"Where's Dad? You need to take Qiqi to the hospital right away..." Jiang Zhiyi was extremely anxious.

Qiqi is her seventh sister, only a few months old, but her health has always been poor, and she has to go to the hospital every few days.

Li Aijin cried and said, "Your father isn't home..."

"Wait at home, I'll be right there," Jiang Zhiyi reassured her.

Fu Chengyan, who was standing nearby, had also been woken up by the commotion. "I'll go with you."