Hearing Lin Yu and Xie Ming bickering, Ye Zhao couldn't help but laugh. Then she vaguely noticed Jiang Che's gaze on her. She subconsciously looked over and met Jiang Che's smiling eyes.
That same smile again made Ye Zhao feel uncomfortable, so she quickly whispered, "Don't smile like that."
I thought Jiang Che would tone it down a bit after hearing this, but to my surprise, he asked in return, "Why? I feel like laughing when I see you happy."
Ye Zhao was taken aback for a moment, then quickly said, "Your smile looks really strange."
Jiang Che said to himself, "I don't find it strange."
Ye Zhao added, "I find it strange."
I thought it would take some effort to persuade him, but Jiang Che smiled and said, "Since you find it strange, I will try my best to restrain myself, but I can't guarantee that I can completely restrain myself."
Ye Zhao looked at him speechlessly: "Why are you like this?"
Jiang Che continued working with his hands, and said with an arrogant expression, "That's how I'll be."
After saying that, he turned around and went to prepare the ingredients, leaving Ye Zhao standing there alone, his expression seemingly cracked.
Ye Zhao was just thinking that Jiang Che and Jiang Ze were indeed brothers. She hadn't thought they looked that alike before, but Jiang Che's arrogant expression just now was exactly the same as Jiang Ze's.
She felt that since that morning, Jiang Che seemed to have become a different person in front of her, or rather, he had shown her another side of himself.
Jiang Che's expression remained relatively natural when facing Ye Zhao, but as soon as he turned away, his ears began to burn, and he looked extremely annoyed. He didn't know why he acted this way in front of Ye Zhao, but he had done it anyway. He hoped Ye Zhao wouldn't dislike him.
Ye Zhao had no idea what he was thinking, but after he finished speaking, he turned away and didn't look at her again, and she vaguely sensed that he was a little embarrassed.
Ye Zhao smiled, pretending not to notice his odd behavior.
Lin Yu and Xie Ming bickered with each other while setting up the canopy. Before long, they finished setting it up and slumped onto the blanket with sighs.
Xie Ming, panting, exclaimed, "It's so difficult to build such a small canopy."
Lin Yu said bluntly, "That's because you're physically weak."
Xie Ming didn't back down either, retorting, "If you're not weak, why are you panting?"
"So what if I'm a girl and my body is a little weak?"
"Can't boys be physically weak?"
"...You really have no shame."
"You're only just finding out?"
Ye Zhao overheard the elementary school-like conversation between the two and shook her head helplessly, continuing to unpack the food in her hand.
Jiang Che quietly grilled the meat on the side, but his gaze kept drifting towards Ye Zhao.
Before long, Xie Ming and Lin Yu, realizing they couldn't help, chatted and went to the other side, leaving Ye Zhao and Jiang Che to grill meat on the spot.
What flavor would you like to eat?
"I want it sweet and spicy."
Seeing Jiang Che's skillful movements, Ye Zhao asked, "You can do this too?"
Jiang Che, who seemed like someone who never lifted a finger, actually knew how to grill meat, and the meat on his hands was sizzling with oil, looking quite delicious.
Jiang Che glanced at her with a smile and replied shamelessly, "I know a lot more. You can explore that later."
His smile was handsome, with red lips and white teeth. At that moment, he looked very confident, radiant, and full of energy.
He had never shown this side of himself to Ye Zhao before. Ye Zhao was taken aback for a moment, then asked with a smile, "You're so amazing? How come I didn't know that before?"
Jiang Che smiled and said, "You'll find out later."
Perhaps because he had inadvertently revealed his childish side in front of Ye Zhao earlier, Jiang Che maintained a mature image at this moment.
Ye Zhao finished her work and sat down next to him, watching him grill meat. She asked, "I feel like you're a little different than before."
Jiang Che blushed slightly: "No, I've always been the same."
Ye Zhao smiled at him without saying anything, but sighed, "No wonder you and Aze are brothers, you do look quite alike."
The occasional glimpses of her childish side are quite adorable.
She didn't say the last sentence, but the previous sentence had already made Jiang Che's ears turn slightly red.
He turned to look at her and struggled, saying, "It doesn't seem like it, and I don't like men."
Ye Zhao: "..."
Can anyone tell her what's going on? She feels disconnected; where did her gentle and stable boyfriend go? How did he turn into a comedian?
A moment later, Jiang Che placed the grilled meat on a plate and handed it to her, saying gently, "Go eat on that chair over there, it's too smoky here."
Ye Zhao took the plate and obediently moved to the chair under the canopy. She ate her skewers while looking at Jiang Che. Her gaze remained fixed on him, never wavering, though she also had a bit of a mischievous thought in mind.
After a while, Jiang Che finally couldn't resist standing up and walking straight towards her. Before Ye Zhao could react, he bent down and kissed her lips.
Ye Zhao stared in surprise, reaching out to push him away, but Jiang Che left, still bent over. Seeing Ye Zhao's bewildered expression, he smiled and said, "If you keep staring at me like that, I won't be able to resist."
In an instant, Ye Zhao's face turned visibly red. Jiang Che smiled, straightened up, and walked back. This time, he stared at Ye Zhao without any restraint.
When Xie Ming and Lin Yu returned from their walk, they saw Jiang Che staring at Ye Zhao with a smile on his face, while Ye Zhao glared at him secretly, but dared not glare at him directly.
Xie Ming didn't think anything of it; he had always assumed the two had started dating. However, Lin Yu clearly noticed something was off between them. After observing them discreetly for a while, she walked towards Ye Zhao with a maternal smile on her face.
In fact, once they fall in love, the atmosphere between the two is obviously different from before, but they insist that others have not noticed.
When Ye Zhao saw Xie Ming and Lin Yu return, she composed herself and brought over the meat that Jiang Che had just grilled.
Lin Yu sat next to her, smiling teasingly. She stretched out her arm and flicked her twice, leaving Ye Zhao looking completely bewildered. Jiang Che, seeing this, lowered his head to hide the smile in his eyes.
The group consisted of people of similar age and from the same social circle, so they had a lot in common. They ate and chatted, and before they knew it, it was evening. They packed up their things and prepared to head back, thus ending their day off.
Jiang Che was still leading Ye Zhao, while Xie Ming was leading Lin Yu, heading back as usual. As soon as Ye Zhao got into the car, she yawned, and Jiang Che quickly asked, "Tired?"
Ye Zhao gave a weak "hmm," and Jiang Che helped her put down her chair and said gently, "Then you should get some sleep. We'll wake you up when we get there."
Ye Zhao didn't stand on ceremony. She was really sleepy, so she closed her eyes and started to sleep. Jiang Che covered her with a small blanket from the car before starting the car and heading back.
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