Where did Jiang Qingwan go?
Of course, I'd choose to return to my cozy little home.
After dealing with the extraterrestrial demons, Jiang Qingwan was in a great mood, humming a popular song all the way home.
The door was half-open.
Leaving the door open like this shows they're not afraid of people accidentally wandering in.
As soon as Jiang Qingwan placed her hand on the doorknob, the door opened by itself again.
Ye Qi stood in the entrance hall, looking quite unique.
Wearing a pink apron and holding a black shovel.
"Why is it you?" Jiang Qingwan asked in surprise as she entered the room.
"Come cook, it's our victory celebration." Ye Qi waved the spatula in his hand, raised an eyebrow, and said, "Isn't it obvious?"
"Hey, Sister Jiang, Ye Qi just begged me to cook for us, so I brought him in. I figured it would be perfect so you could have a hot meal as soon as you got back." Gu Ningyue came out of the kitchen wearing the same apron.
"Thank you for your thoughtfulness. So how good are your cooking skills?" Jiang Qingwan had never seen Gu Ningyue cook before, and she knew nothing about Ye Qi's culinary abilities.
Gu Ningyue instantly reacted like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, "Hmm... it won't kill anyone."
"?" Jiang Qingwan received this answer. "Are you serious? You're going to greet me with vegetables that won't kill you?"
"And what about you?" Jiang Qingwan turned to look at Ye Qi.
This person volunteered to cook, so their cooking skills must be pretty good.
Ye Qi gave a mysterious smile, but refused to answer Jiang Qingwan's question.
Gu Ningyue couldn't hold back any longer and immediately started complaining: "Him? He's even more outrageous. I thought he could cook, but instead, he went into the kitchen and pulled out a cookbook."
"Learning on the spot? If you have a talent for cooking, following a recipe is actually not so bad." Jiang Qingwan looked at the two unreliable people and tried to give them a way out.
"Heh." Gu Ningyue shrugged. "Too bad he didn't. Otherwise, why would you have seen me wearing this apron while cooking!"
For once, Ye Qi did not refute Gu Ningyue, but stood silently, like a meticulously sculpted wax figure.
Realistic, but lifeless.
"Ye Qi, why don't you elaborate?" Jiang Qingwan asked with a grin, leaning close to Ye Qi's face.
Ye Qi's soft sigh gently fell on Jiang Qingwan's ear.
Ye Qi rarely found himself in such an awkward situation.
He put on a serious face, trying to save face, but his words contradicted his words: "I made it according to the book. But I don't know why, that dish gets mushy when stir-fried and mushy when boiled. It tastes like a biological weapon."
"It must be a problem with the book. The book is wrong, which is why the food is so inedible," Ye Qi explained, forcing a smile.
"Haha." Gu Ningyue went back to the kitchen, took out the recipes Ye Qi had used, and threw them on the living room table.
Gu Ningyue pointed at the book with her fingers still wet with vegetable leaves: "Take a look at this cookbook. Thirty home-style dishes for beginners. There definitely won't be any problems. Ye Qi may not be able to cook, but he's a real expert!"
"You're not much better. You're barely passable as a dish compared to me." Ye Qi used his spatial ability to hide the beginner's recipe on the table, destroying all evidence and making it seem as if nothing had happened.
Sigh. Everyone says that men who can cook get extra points with girls.
I hope Jiang Qingwan won't secretly deduct points from my score for making such a mess of myself.
"To be honest, I'm not very confident in the cooking of either of you. Can you please not force yourselves?" Jiang Qingwan said, taking a step towards the kitchen.
"Wait—" Two different voices came from behind Jiang Qingwan, one on the left and one on the right.
Jiang Qingwan stopped and turned to ask them, "What's wrong? Is there something you're hiding in the kitchen?"
Ye Qi looked down at the floor.
Gu Ningyue poked around with two fingers, and after mentally preparing herself, she finally spoke: "This... the kitchen is in a battle-damaged state now. You'd better not go in."
"That's perfect, I'll go in and clean up the mess. I'm really impressed with you guys." Taking advantage of her height, Jiang Qingwan affectionately tapped Gu Ningyue's nose.
"It's a promise. When you see what the kitchen looks like, you mustn't be angry! Otherwise, I might feel so guilty that I'll end up sleeping on the streets!" Gu Ningyue hooked her arm around Jiang Qingwan's without being coquettish or stubborn.
Ye Qi naturally knew that he couldn't compare to Gu Ningyue's position in Jiang Qingwan's heart, and as if facing a formidable enemy, he took out a handful of crystal cores: "Qingwan, I can compensate for the damage caused to the kitchen. I hope you can forgive me this time."
Jiang Qingwan's eyes turned piercing, and the surrounding air grew even colder.
Startled, Gu Ningyue put her feet together and straightened her back.
Ye Qi remained silent, his hands accumulating more and more crystal cores.
The atmosphere was tense.
This resulted in Jiang Qingwan facing two opponents alone.
Air and time are freezing.
Jiang Qingwan suddenly dropped her cold and hard expression, and let out a few laughs through her teeth.
The oppressive atmosphere was instantly broken.
Jiang Qingwan crossed her arms and said in a light and cheerful tone, "Hey. Just kidding. I'm not usually this serious. It's just that the kitchen is damaged, what's the big deal? The way you guys were behaving just now made it seem like I, Jiang Qingwan, am someone who treats you very harshly."
"You two are really something. The food you eat from my stockpiles is worth way more than this kitchen. Do you think I'm such a petty person?"
"It's like feeding a dog all that good food," Jiang Qingwan said, feigning sadness.
"I knew Sister Jiang was the best!" Gu Ningyue rushed over and hugged Jiang Qingwan, who then patted Gu Ningyue's head twice.
"I'll give you the crystal core." Ye Qi produced more and more crystals, so many that they couldn't all fit in his palm, so he piled them on the table.
A pile of colorful crystal cores stacked together looked like a mountain of glittering gems.
Jiang Qingwan felt a warmth in her heart seeing Ye Qi's generous manner, but these crystal cores were still a drop in the ocean for him.
Besides, there's no need to accept crystal cores from our own people; if we're going to cheat, we should cheat outsiders.
Jiang Qingwan waved her hand, "Keep it for your own cultivation. Your becoming stronger is the best way to repay me, just so I don't have to save you twice. Don't let the pervert target you again."
"You're like a hot commodity; you get caught wherever you go."
Ye Qi remained silent and made no move; the crystal core remained outside and was not retrieved.
"Why don't you listen to me?" Jiang Qingwan looked at the small mountain of crystal cores in front of her, and then at Ye Qi, who was showing through his actions that he was determined to give the crystal cores to her. She couldn't help but feel speechless.
What to do when your teammates are too polite!
I really don't need your paltry sum!
"Ye Qi, be good, listen to me. I didn't mean to mock your weakness. You're already stronger than many people. I just want you to become even stronger."
As Jiang Qingwan spoke, she walked to Ye Qi's side, took his hand, and placed it on the pile of crystal cores.
The tip of the crystal nucleus stack was flattened in an instant.
The crystal nucleus on the hilltop rolled onto the table, making a crisp sound.
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