Still flirting with girls here? Your parents are practically someone else's parents by now.
[Every time I watch the kitchen battle, it's so exciting. Three women make a drama, and it's obvious that all three female guests are eyeing Zhuang Yan. Only fans and haters refuse to admit it. After watching for so many days, I don't think Zhuang Yan is a bad person. If he were really a scumbag like netizens say, then his acting skills would surpass those of an award-winning actress.]
Couldn't Zhuang Yan have made one more? Why only give it to Lu Yan? It made our An Xiaorong so angry she ran away.
[I haven't checked for a day, and I've noticed that Lu Yan and Zhuang Yan's relationship has become so close; he's even giving her extra help.]
Zhuang Yan has finally started taking the initiative; it seems Lu Yan is still the most special person to him.
[An Xinrong, you absolutely mustn't like Zhuang Yan. Don't forget, Zhuang Yan is your best friend's ex-fiancé. If you fall for him, you'll be ruined, and you'll lose all your fans. You should really look at Fang Chen beside you; he's the only one who truly cares about you.]
[Jiang Ning: So, should I leave?]
I said, why don't the bookmakers accept the bookmakers' words? Isn't it a problem with the bookmakers' words themselves?
[His fiancée ran away from the wedding, and his biological parents severed ties with him. I don't believe Zhuang Yan is without problems. You can know a person's face but not their heart. The people closest to him know him best. If even his closest relatives have abandoned him, his character must be terrible.]
After Zhuang Yan finished cooking, he called everyone out to eat.
An Xinrong called several times but didn't come out. In the end, it was Fang Chen who called her.
She lingered outside and saw that the table was covered with all her favorite dishes, especially the sweet and sour pork ribs in front of her.
She wondered if this was Zhuang Yan's way of apologizing. If so... she could forgive him.
An Xinrong sat down quietly. By now, her anger had subsided considerably, but a lingering discomfort remained in her chest, a mixture of shame and indignation at being humiliated, and a trace of resentment.
Why did Zhuang Yan treat Lu Yan so differently in less than a day? What changed them?
An Xinrong recalled what had happened in the past few days. At first, Lu Yan took the initiative, touching Zhuang Yan inappropriately from time to time, always sticking close to him or leaning on him, and always saying ambiguous things. But after they came back from their date, Lu Yan began to become indifferent to Zhuang Yan, as if she were a completely different person compared to before.
Anyone with eyes can see that Lu Yan likes Zhuang Yan. The problem is what happened on their date.
Was Lu Yan's sudden change in attitude a strategy? She first took the initiative to approach Zhuang Yan and let him get used to her presence, and then suddenly distanced herself, creating a contrast. By being sometimes close and sometimes distant, she played hard to get and easily got Zhuang Yan under her control.
An Xinrong now regrets when she thinks about Zhuang Yan. If only she hadn't spoken ill of him back then. If she started to treat him well now, would he have noticed her?
After noticing her, what happens next? Will we become good friends? That only makes me more unwilling to accept it.
An Xinrong ate her sweet and sour pork ribs absentmindedly, spending five minutes eating a small piece of rib while lost in thought the whole time.
Fang Chen, who was closest to her, felt terrible. He had been pursuing An Xinrong, getting up early to prepare breakfast for her, remembering her favorite dishes, caring about her health, and helping her with tasks... Despite all that he had done, why was Zhuang Yan the first person she saw instead of him?
Fang Chen was so angry she almost broke her chopsticks, but she still forced a smile.
He decided it was best to end this childish, "playing house" kind of relationship as soon as possible.
An Xinrong was still wondering if Zhuang Yan would try to coax her the way he coaxed Lu Yan, when she saw—
Seeing Lu Yan reach for the cold drink, Zhuang Yan stopped her. Without saying anything more, he only gave her a look, which made Lu Yan reluctantly withdraw her hand.
"Have some soup. You're not allowed to drink cold drinks for the next few days."
"It's so hot, can't we drink any?"
Zhuang Yan narrowed his eyes, a warning in his voice: "You still want to feel pain?"
“But every time I have my period, my mouth gets so dry that no amount of water helps. I just want to…” Lu Yan put down the bowl in her hand, nudged Zhuang Yan with her elbow, and looked aggrieved and hesitant.
What should have been a perfectly normal conversation turned into something quite suggestive when Lu Yan said certain things.
"You can't drink it cold. If you want something to drink, I can make you some milk tea, herbal tea, or mung bean soup to cool you down. After this period is over, I can also make chilled plum juice, ice jelly, and cold rice cakes. You can have whatever you want."
Lu Yan was finally happy: "Then it's settled. Tomorrow morning I want milk tea, noon I want mung bean soup, and afternoon tea will be fruit tea."
Zhuang Yan is busy every day, why should she do these things for you separately? An Xinrong thought indignantly, and was about to retort when she heard Zhuang Yan say "Okay" from the other side.
Her heart began to ache again.
After dinner, Fang Chen invited An Xinrong to go for a walk.
An Xinrong agreed because she was in a bad mood.
Walking along the country road, the night breeze was cool, and there were no streetlights, so the two of them each took a flashlight.
An Xinrong waved the light in her hand, then lowered her head and kicked the stones at her feet.
"Xinrong, do you like Zhuang Yan?"
“How could I possibly like him?” An Xinrong retorted loudly, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.
"My feelings for him... for him... it's not what you think. I treat him as an ordinary friend. You've noticed I've been getting close to him lately, but that's because I wanted to learn how to cook. It wasn't that I intentionally wanted to be with him. And today, I was angry because of the ginger milk pudding. How could he make it just for Lu Yan? Lu Yan is his ex-fiancée's aunt... It's so misleading... If he's going to make it, he should make enough for six people and share it equally. Giving it only to one person like that can easily cause conflict within the group."
An Xinrong spoke incoherently, rambling on about a lot of random things.
The best answer is the one that doesn't answer the question. Fang Chen just wanted to test her, but she confessed everything.
Fang Chen remained silent, simply watching An Xinrong awkwardly try to explain.
Suddenly, An Xinrong stopped speaking, pursed her lips, lowered her head, and dared not look Fang Chen in the eye.
The flickering lights were just like her wavering heart.
Forget it... An Xinrong, how long are you going to keep deceiving yourself?
An Xinrong said in a hoarse voice, "Okay, I admit it. I do have some feelings for Zhuang Yan. I want to get to know him again and get closer to him. When I see him treating Lu Yan differently, I get angry and resentful." She even runs away in a panic.
She herself found it ridiculous that she liked Zhuang Yan; how could she possibly be interested in her best friend's ex-fiancé?
But on second thought, if Zhuang Yan can accept Xia Wan's aunt, then why can't she accept Xia Wan's best friend? From a relationship perspective, she has a greater chance of winning.
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