Di Chenxiao coaxed patiently, "Xixi, I'm so hungry. Shall we cook together? You can help me, and it'll be your treat, okay? Xixi, you haven't eaten in a long time. Are you hungry? I'll cook something delicious for you, okay?"

"I'm not hungry!"

Di Chenxiao thought Shi Xi was just saying it out of anger, "Xi Xi, you can't skip meals just because you're angry. We just agreed that you can't skip three meals a day."

Shi Xi put her hand down, lowered her head, and whispered, "I ate all the mango mille-feuille and desserts in the refrigerator."

Di Chenxiao: ...

He wondered what Xixi had been doing inside for so long, and was also puzzled as to why there was no sound of washing vegetables. It turned out that the girl had been sneaking food in the kitchen.

After a moment of silence, she continued, "Xixi isn't hungry, but I am."

Shi Xi stood up. "You sit down, it'll be ready soon. I wasn't familiar with the kitchen utensils here before, but now I'm sure I can manage." With that, she went to the kitchen.

Di Chenxiao was worried about Shi Xi, so he stood at the door waiting.

This time, Di Chenxiao's worries were unnecessary. Shi Xi did not have any further accidents and successfully completed tonight's feast.

Di Chenxiao looked at the food Shi Xi was bringing, and sure enough, it was noodles. He should have known; all she could cook was noodles.

"Xiaoxiao, this is tomato and egg noodles. I've tried it, and it's safe to eat. Don't worry, it won't make you sick."

The man took the bowl, picked up his chopsticks, and began to eat. The eggs were a bit dark; the heat was too high. There was no trace of tomatoes in the bowl, so Shi Xi chopped them into small pieces, peeled them, and stir-fried them. The small pieces of tomato disappeared from the pan, leaving only bright red tomato soup.

"How is it? Is it delicious?" Shi Xi asked.

"It's delicious, I can have another bowl."

Di Chenxiao quickly finished a bowl of noodles, then went to get another, which he also finished quickly. When the man went to get a third bowl, Shi Xi stopped him.

"Xiao Xiao, eat less tonight, or you'll get fat and I won't want you anymore."

She said that on purpose; she knew exactly what she was doing. The noodles weren't particularly good, but they weren't inedible either. She certainly didn't have the skill to make someone finish a whole pot of noodles. The only reason Di Chenxiao kept eating bowl after bowl was because she was the one who cooked them.

"I exercise every day, so I won't gain weight."

"That won't do either, you can't eat anymore."

"Okay, I won't eat it. I'll eat it tomorrow morning."

Shi Xi went to the kitchen and poured out the noodles from the pot. As she was washing the pot with water, Di Chenxiao grabbed her hand and stopped her.

“I’ll do the washing; a girl’s hands aren’t for housework. I want to eat the noodles you make, but I can’t bear to let you cook them often, and I can’t bear to let you cook in the future.”

Shi Xi's heart skipped a beat. It turned out that he was eating bowl after bowl because he wouldn't let her cook in the future, and he wanted to finish all the noodles tonight so as not to waste them.

"I'll make you noodles again later."

"No need. You don't need to cook, do housework, or earn money. I'll do all of that. You just need to be beautiful." Di Chenxiao gently moved a strand of hair from Shi Xi's forehead to the side so it wouldn't block her eyes.

He slowly lowered his head and gently touched Shi Xi's forehead.

Di Chenxiao's ears turned red, and he looked away from Shi Xi. "Ahem—, Xi Xi, wait a moment, I'll take you to Xi Garden for a stroll."

Shi Xi: "Mm."

"Xiao Xiao, actually these can be handled by the servants here."

Di Chenxiao: "Okay."

Xiyuan has servants who clean the house, but he didn't have them come because Xixi was too shy. Now that Xixi has asked someone to come, she should have forgotten her embarrassment.