Chapter 76 Love Requires Courage and I Will Love You
Under the bright kitchen lights, the man's broad shoulders and narrow waist, along with the well-defined chest and abdominal muscles, were accentuated by his tight-fitting clothes.
The trousers hugged his long, straight legs and shapely buttocks.
He looked tall and dignified.
With such a stunning figure, paired with a pair of glasses that exude a restrained, ascetic vibe.
An Mi couldn't help but swallow.
How lewd!
Yan Jinnian put the pot into the sink: "Go wash your hands."
Anmi glanced briefly at her grandfather's lover before turning and leaving.
After washing her hands at the island counter, she took two wine glasses from the cabinet and poured Yakult and sparkling water into them.
I just bought an ice cube cup.
She divided the ice into two stemmed glasses and brought them to the table.
Ta-da! Homemade sweet drink!
Yan Jinnian was setting out the bowls and chopsticks with his head down.
Hearing her voice, he turned his head and glanced at her: "What is it?"
He usually wears either a small apron or loungewear here.
Wearing this outfit today amplified my already mature and aloof aura a hundredfold.
Adding to the fact that he had a somewhat cold expression and spoke those words with a blank look while wearing glasses, An Mi was so captivated by his profile that she stared at him in a daze.
Not hearing a reply, Yan Jinnian turned his head away.
Under the light, the little girl looked bewildered, staring at herself with a fascinated expression.
He couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips into a smile, and snapped his fingers in front of her face.
Anmi flinched in fright.
Realizing what she had said, she quickly tried to cover it up: "Ah! It's! It's sparkling water!"
"Oh no... it's Yakult sparkling water!!"
Waaaaah~ The lecherous man was caught red-handed!
The man smiled and said, "Let's eat."
Anmi sat down; two conical bowls were placed on the table.
"Huh, is that noodles?"
She smelled the portion in front of her.
"It smells so good! Is it braised noodles?"
"Hmm, you should try it."
Yan Jinnian pulled her bowl a little closer and helped her mix the sauce evenly.
Anmi kept staring at the bowl, and could see that there were mushrooms, eggs and minced meat inside.
She pursed her lips.
If she hadn't seen that text message last night, she would have been very surprised that he knew she had loved this noodle dish since she was a child.
But now…
“Yan Jinnian…” An Mi called out to him.
Yan Jinnian: "Hmm?"
"Thank you."
The man raised an eyebrow, his hands continuing their work.
"Thank me for what?"
Anmi twisted her fingers and said something unrelated to what was happening in front of her.
"Thank you... for helping me renovate my noodle shop."
Yan Jinnian paused in mixing the noodles.
Without hesitation, she said in one breath, "Last night, I saw the text message Xiao Wang sent you."
“But I didn’t look at it on purpose. The phone rang and I wanted to give it to you.”
"Thank you so much for doing all this. Did you not tell me because you were afraid I would feel guilty?"
Yan Jinnian looked up at her, as if he had something to say.
Before he could speak, Anmi began to mutter to herself, "I know that when two people are together, it's like adding weights to both sides of a balance scale. When the gap between them widens, the side that can't afford to add weights will feel inferior, timid, and retreat."
“I admit that from the moment I met you until I saw that message, I was in a deep state of inferiority. Because you are so outstanding, so perfect in appearance, and so rich. And I am not good at all, neither perfect nor have any savings to speak of... In this relationship, you are the one with more leverage, while I am a penniless pauper who can't contribute a single gram of leverage no matter what.”
Her tone was more serious than ever before.
Yan Jinnian frowned: "An Duoduo..."
"Listen to me first!"
Anmi interrupted him, taking a deep breath: "But you also said that love is different. Love is longing, possession, and wanting to be with that person forever."
"I used to just want a scale of equality, that's true, but now I understand that fairness in love is not about equal giving and receiving."
"The fairness of love lies in the fact that even imperfect people can have love."
“So Yan Jinnian…” Her eyes lit up.
"Even if I'm a penniless nobody, I still want to work hard for my dreams. I will strive to become excellent and courageous, so don't worry about me."
The small restaurant was so quiet that the only sound was Nian Nian playing with her toys.
Yan Jinnian's hand holding the chopsticks hadn't moved for a long time.
He gazed intently at Anmi, as if trying to see through her eyes into her heart.
After a long while, he put down his bowl.
"Okay, little warrior."
The noodles in the bowl were mixed very well. He took Anmi's small hand, which was tightly gripping her knee, and put the chopsticks in her hand.
"You need to eat your fill before you have the energy to work hard."
Under the lights, the man's deep-set eyes gleamed.
"However, there's something I need to correct you on."
He smiled slightly: "In my eyes, you are the most perfect."
"An Duoduo, you don't need to try, I will love you anyway."
"..."
Anmi's eyes reddened.
It takes a lot of courage to acknowledge one's own imperfections and to accept intense love.
Courage is scarce; it requires love as its foundation.
Yan Jinnian's large hands were firmly supporting her from below.
It overturned everything she had denied about herself.
Tell her that no matter what she is like, I will always choose her.
It feels so good to be caught in this love.
She picked up a noodle and took a bite. The noodles were very chewy, and you could tell they were hand-pulled.
"Yan Jinnian..."
Anmi's lips trembled, and her voice trembled with tears.
The man looked at her tenderly: "Hmm?"
A tiny pearl fell from the corner of her eye into the bowl.
"When...uh...you learned to make noodles by yourself?"
Yan Jinnian reached out and wiped away her tears.
"I practiced at home all day today. How about it? Aren't I talented?"
"Waaaaah..."
After hearing his story, Anmi's tears flowed like a flood.
He practiced at home all day just to make this bowl of noodles for her.
"Waaaaah..."
The suppressed sobs suddenly grew louder.
The man felt both sorry for her and amused by her appearance.
“Baby, if you cry like this, I’ll think the noodles are awful.”
Anmi's wailing mouth suddenly shut up.
She sobbed twice: "￥@&%#"
Yan Jinnian suppressed a laugh: "What are you babbling about?"
Anmi took the tissue from him and wiped her face, her voice hoarse: "Buy a noodle maker."
She put down her chopsticks and gestured: "It's the kind that can magically produce noodles from inside..."
Yan Jinnian was charmed by her crying face with her nose red and talking to herself.
"Okay, let's eat."
He placed the wine glass in front of her.
She said softly, "The ice has all melted."
His heart...
It melted too.
…
It took half an hour to coax the person to finish their meal.
Anmi rolled up her sleeves, insisting on taking responsibility for washing dishes and cleaning the kitchen.
Yan Jinnian let her go.
When she finished tidying up and came out, he had already taken a shower, changed into a bathrobe, and was lying on the sofa.
"Want to see a movie?"
He picked up the remote control for the screen.
Anmi, with her hands clasped together, said, "I want to take a shower first."
It's more comfortable to watch a movie while lying on the sofa after taking a shower.
Yan Jinnian put down the remote control: "Then I'll wait for you."
"good."
When Anmi came out after taking a shower, all the automatic curtains in the living room were already closed.
The lights were off, with only the projector emitting light.
Yan Jinnian patted the seat next to him.
"come over."
Anmi walked over and sat down next to him.
He opened his arms and pulled the person into his embrace: "Which one do you want to see?"
Anmi glanced at his phone screen.
It's still those same familiar poster images.
Anmi: "Still that kind?"
Yan Jinnian: "Hmm."
The two of them seem to have become immune to this topic.
Anmi made two swipes.
"Then this one will do."
The cover looks quite artistic.
"good."
Screen mirroring begins.
She found a comfortable position and nestled in the man's arms.
Having just finished eating, neither of them felt sleepy, and they both watched intently.
When the passionate scenes were filmed, Anmi couldn't help but blush again.
The stereo system emitted a grating sound.
The female lead in this movie is more voluptuous than the one in the previous film.
Especially dough.
Very impressive.
There were a few minutes of focused shots.
She instinctively covered Yan Jinnian's eyes.
A soft laugh drifted down from above.
"Baby..." The man took her hand and kissed it.
Anmi looked up: "Hmm?"
Yan Jinnian's face revealed a meaningful expression.
He leaned in and kissed her ear, gently rubbing his nose against her earlobe as he did so.
Anmi kept trying to hide because of the tickling, but he held her firmly in his arms.
She heard him whisper in her ear in a highly suggestive tone, "I want that too."
He spread his five fingers: "Today, I learned how to knead dough."
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