Dinner was sumptuous, including a medicinal meal specially prepared by Lüxiu for Lan Ying and Gu Liyan. As soon as they sat down, Huang Xi couldn't help but start introducing it:

"I made this sweet and sour fish myself, Gu Liyan, you have to eat it all!" Huang Xi pointed proudly at the sweet and sour fish placed in the center.

Before Gu Liyan could say anything, Lüxiu pointed to the medicinal porridge on the side and said, "And this is a medicinal porridge I made with more than twenty kinds of medicinal herbs. You and Lanying are recovering from your illnesses, so you should drink more of it!"

Gu Liyan looked at the two women, flattered and surprised. "Why are you two suddenly being so nice to me?"

"Well, actually, we didn't understand you before. Now that we're all running the Fengchen Restaurant together, we should work together!" Cheng Xi said, looking embarrassed.

As soon as Cheng Xi finished speaking, Huang Xi was the first to stand up, bowed to Gu Liyan with an apologetic expression, and said, "I was wrong before, I'm sorry, please forgive me."

After she finished speaking, the other women present also stood up and said in unison, "I'm sorry, Gu Liyan."

Seeing the women's sincere apologies, Gu Liyan felt a warmth in his heart. He stood up, smiled gently, and said, "You don't need to do this. I understand. Now that the misunderstanding is cleared up, let's be friends from now on!"

Seeing that Gu Liyan had forgiven them with a smile, the women all breathed a sigh of relief, and then sat together happily to have dinner.

"Come on, try my sweet and sour fish!" Huang Xi said shyly. "Don't tell me if it's not good!"

"Have a bowl of medicinal porridge first, something light," Green Embroidery said gently as she ladled out a bowl and handed it to him.

Apart from Hong Ling and Qing Qing, all the women took the initiative to serve food to Gu Liyan.

Seeing this scene, Hong Ling felt a strange sense of sorrow. In terms of strength, Lan Ying was almost catching up to her. In terms of fame, Gu Liyan had surpassed everyone else…

She suddenly realized that her status was now even lower than Gu Liyan's, and the food tasted bland to her!

Hong Ling was in turmoil, but there was someone else in the same boat at that moment...

Qingqing originally intended to keep her distance from Gu Liyan, but after learning about Gu Liyan's illness, she inexplicably wanted to care about her benefactor. However, due to their previous relationship, she did not sit in a nearby seat, but instead sat directly opposite Gu Liyan.

She had intended to sit quietly and have dinner, but she kept unintentionally meeting Gu Liyan's gaze, which made her face flushed all night.

Just as her burning face was about to burst into flames, Huang Xi suddenly stood up and said, "Okay, I need to rest now."

Seeing that Huang Xi was about to leave, Hong Ling also stood up and said, "I need to rest too."

Gu Liyan's gaze remained fixed on Qingqing. As soon as she put down her chopsticks, he would definitely follow her away immediately.

Seeing Gu Liyan staring at Qingqing, Lüxiu immediately put down her chopsticks and tugged at Lanying, "Lanying, you've just recovered, so don't eat too much. Let's go to my room and I'll check you over again!"

Lan Ying looked at Lü Xiu with a puzzled expression. "I'm all better now. I just had a bigger appetite, and I'm still not full!"

"What else is there to eat? Let's go!" Green Embroidery gestured with her lips to Qingqing and Gu Liyan.

Lan Ying looked at Lü Xiu with a puzzled expression. "What's wrong with your mouth? Did you eat something bad?"

Green Embroidery had a headache. Couldn't this guy see the affectionate expressions on Gu Liyan and Qingqing's faces?

Cheng Xi couldn't help but chuckle to herself, then pulled Lan Ying aside and said, "Alright, stop eating. What if you turn out to be a fat person on stage in a few days?"

Lan Ying immediately put down her chopsticks. "Then I won't eat anymore. I need to go out and exercise!"

After saying that, he actually ran out to exercise.

Chengxi and Lüxiu exchanged a smile, then turned to Gu Liyan and said, "Then we'll go back and rest first."

Gu Liyan nodded. "Take care, ladies."

Only Qingqing and Gu Liyan remained in the living room, sitting opposite each other, and they both saw a trace of worry in each other's eyes.

"Have you eaten?" Gu Liyan scratched his head, unsure how to begin, so he could only ask.

Qingqing nodded.

"Well, that's good then." Gu Liyan shut his mouth again.

"If you've finished eating, just leave it here. A servant will come to clean it up in a bit," Qingqing said, glancing at Gu Liyan.

After saying that, he got up to leave, and Gu Liyan hurriedly chased after him.

Seemingly aware that Gu Liyan was following behind, Qingqing didn't say anything; they acted like a couple taking a stroll after dinner...

Gu Liyan walked behind Qingqing, and looking at her back, he felt a warmth in his heart for no reason.

He escorted Qingqing all the way to her door, and only then did Qingqing turn to look at Gu Liyan and say, "I've arrived."

Gu Liyan was taken aback. He looked up and gazed at Qingqing in the moonlight. He saw that the gentle and virtuous Qingqing was also looking at him.

"Yes, you've arrived," Gu Liyan said blankly.

Qingqing pursed her lips, inexplicably becoming nervous. "You, is there something you want to tell me?"

Gu Liyan was slightly taken aback, then waved his hand and said, "No, no."

Qingqing looked at Gu Liyan with some surprise, then nodded and said "Mm," preparing to push open the door and enter the room.

As she pushed open the door and was about to step into the room, Gu Liyan suddenly thought of something: "Qingqing!"

Qingqing turned her head and looked at him with a puzzled expression. "What is it?"

"You must be so beautiful without your veil, right?" Gu Liyan looked at Qing Qing with a gentle smile. His eyes shone with a light that was both moonlight and starlight, a light of hope...

Qingqing looked at Gu Liyan and inexplicably felt that Gu Liyan was dazzling in the night sky at that moment! Suddenly, a bold guess came to her mind—

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