Chapter 214 is like a confession.
Good heavens, what's the difference between this and directly confessing your love to her?
It was basically a confession, wasn't it?
He even said he'd never thought about dating or marriage, and that he was a lifelong single like her. His sweet talk was so smooth, it was like he'd been through a thousand flowers, a total scumbag who could charm any girl.
But Yu Li pretended to be calm and coughed lightly: "Alright, then I'll believe you for now and give you a chance to spend the rest of your life together."
Little arrogance.
Yu Li thought she was putting on a good act, but in reality, all her little thoughts were written in her beautiful starry eyes.
Qi Chenyan slowly approached, their breaths mingling in the ambiguous atmosphere.
Yu Li's heart was beating even faster; she felt a suffocating excitement that she couldn't suppress.
She had a feeling, was this going to be a kiss?
Although this is someone else's house, the atmosphere has been built up to this point, and Qi Chenyan has practically confessed his feelings. It would be inappropriate not to give him a French kiss, right?
With these thoughts in mind, Yu Li slowly closed her eyes.
But at that crucial moment, Tang Zhongyi's voice came from downstairs: "Chen Yan, Xiao Yu, dinner's ready. Where have you been?"
Qi Chenyan slightly raised his head, and where he was supposed to kiss her lips, he ended up just kissing the top of Yu Li's head.
He then took Yu Li's hand.
"Let's go downstairs and have some food first."
Oh dear, what a waste of such a great atmosphere and such a great opportunity!
But as a girl, she couldn't very well be the one to suggest kissing first, as it would make it seem like she was sexually frustrated and really wanted to kiss someone.
So she coughed lightly, said "oh," and pretended nothing had happened.
At the dinner table, Yu Li was a little reserved and hesitant at first, as it was her first time there.
Qi Chenyan always accurately caught her subtle thoughts and would quietly serve her food.
As she ate, Yu Li noticed that many of the dishes on the table were her favorites. She couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Your teachers' tastes are quite similar to mine, aren't they?"
"They asked you beforehand what you usually like to eat, and I told them what you like, as well as what you can't eat right now. How is the teacher's cooking?"
Yu Li immediately gave a thumbs up, "Fantastic! So, you didn't learn your cooking skills from your teacher, did you?"
Qi Chenyan laughed, "How could it be stealing? It's an open and aboveboard journey to learn the scriptures."
"How is Shen Yan? I didn't lie to you, did I? Back then, when I wanted to teach this kid how to cook, he initially thought it was a waste of time and refused to learn."
"What did I tell you back then? If a man wants to find a wife, he needs to have a variety of talents so that he can stand out from the many competitors."
Deng Bailing also agreed, saying, "I have the right to speak on this. Back then, the men who pursued me were so many that they could have walked around the opera house hand in hand. I'm not bragging, Lao Yi, don't you agree?"
Tang Zhongyi said yes as he put food into her bowl.
"At first, I thought he was too bookish and a diplomat who was always flying all over the world. He couldn't even be by my side immediately if I had a headache or fever."
“When we women look for a man, isn’t it because he can take care of us? I don’t want to find a lord who I have to cater to and serve.”
Yu Li nodded in deep agreement.
"So I rejected him at first. Then one time I was hospitalized because I didn't eat on time and had a stomachache. He came to take care of me, carrying a lunchbox. When he opened the box, the whole ward smelled of food."
"I was so tempted by it. The doctor told me to eat small, frequent meals, but I couldn't resist and ate it all. In the end, I overate and had to stay in the hospital for an extra day."
Yu Li burst out laughing.
“When I was hospitalized, he really didn’t repeat the same meal every day. After I was discharged, whenever he had free time, he would bring me a lunchbox to eat.”
"So later I seriously suspected that he deliberately cooked it so well, so that after I ate his food, all other dishes seemed bland and tasteless, and in order not to starve to death, I had no choice but to choose his."
As she spoke, Deng Bailing nudged Tang Zhongyi with her elbow, "Don't you think so?"
Tang Zhongyi had a very good temper. No matter what his wife said, he would agree and never contradict her.
He's so easy to talk to, but that's completely different from his assertive and cold demeanor when facing foreign media.
Look, this is a truly responsible and good man.
Those who are nice to outsiders, even obsequious, but when they get home, they unleash all their bad temper on their family members, claiming that it's because they are family that they can show their true nature without restraint—they are worlds apart.
"The teacher is right. Thanks to the teacher's wise advice as someone who has been through it all, I was fortunate enough to marry Lili."
Oh dear, such explicit words must have made her very embarrassed.
Under the dining table, Yu Li quietly patted Qi Chenyan's thigh, signaling him to be discreet about showing affection.
But Qi Chenyan just smiled, not caring about anything, and instead naturally took her hand, stroking the back of her hand with his thumb as if to comfort her.
Although Yu Li was a little shy, she did not withdraw her hand.
After a pleasant lunch, Qi Chenyan went to play chess with Tang Zhongyi, while Yu Li enjoyed afternoon tea with Deng Bailing in the back garden.
As they were talking, Deng Bailing's phone rang.
"It's my daughter Shishi's phone number."
On the other end of the phone was a gentle female voice, who greeted Deng Bailing playfully in German.
"Does Mom have guests today?"
Deng Bailing smiled and said, "Yes, your brother Chen Yan has come to visit with his new wife."
There was a minute of silence on the other end of the phone, and Deng Bailing thought there was a signal problem again.
"Hey, Shishi, why are you so quiet?"
A voice chuckled on the other end, "The signal was a bit bad when we went through the tunnel. I didn't expect Brother Chen Yan to actually get married. I thought it was a joke."
"He's already made it official on his WeChat Moments. Oh, I almost forgot, you can't see WeChat Moments when you're in Germany. But didn't I tell you last time that you might be able to hold Shen Yan's child when you come back for Chinese New Year?"
Tang Shi joked, "If I were to become the child's godmother, I wonder if Brother Shen Yan would agree?"
Deng Bailing casually replied, "Is such a small matter even worth asking? When has Shen Yan ever refused what you want?"
Yu Li put down the small cake in her hand, and her smile faded slightly.
The phone call went on for a long time, and it seemed like they had endless things to talk about, so Yu Li sent Qi Chenyan a message.
Soon, while Deng Bailing was still on the phone, Qi Chenyan arrived.
Deng Bailing was a little surprised: "Why did the chess game end so quickly today?"
"Shen Yan is distracted and has automatically admitted defeat."
Before Yu Li could say anything, the person on the other end of the phone spoke first, in German, which Yu Li couldn't understand: "Brother Chen Yan, I never thought that one day you would take the initiative to admit defeat to Dad."
“I remember before, you two could fight all night long, but Dad got too old to keep up, and you always won.”
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