Shen Ye replied, "I know."
An hour later, a table of delicious-looking dishes was served. Shen Ye was surprised. He thought that children from wealthy families were all pampered and never lifted a finger. He never expected that Du Anning was such an oddball.
Perhaps sensing Shen Ye's doubt, she said, "In order to better serve my parents-in-law in the future, I specially studied cooking for half a year."
As she spoke, Du Anning looked around and asked, "Where's Lin'an? Why hasn't he come down? We could be eating now."
Upon hearing this, Shen Ye snorted inwardly and couldn't help but retort, "He can't eat when he sees you, so in order to get him to eat, it's best not to call him down."
These words froze Du Anning's smile on the spot. Just as the villainous system had said, this person had never liked her, let alone thought about marrying her and living a life with her. His previous promise to marry her was just to take over the Du family business.
"I'll eat first, you can eat as you like."
Chen Ye sat on the stool and began to eat elegantly by herself, ignoring Du Anning's expression.
Just then, Jiang Lin'an came down. He was wearing a loose pullover sweater and casual pants, and his face was expressionless.
Du Anning was the first to see Jiang Lin'an. She went up to him and said, "Lin'an, I was just saying I was going to come up and call you for dinner. You're already down here. Please sit down."
Jiang Lin'an ignored her. As he passed by her, their strange eyes met, but Du Anning was slightly less intense.
Jiang Lin'an sat opposite Shen Ye, and Du Anning naturally sat next to Shen Ye, occasionally serving him food. She was so domestic that anyone who didn't know better would think they were a couple.
While eating, Du Anning talked about her past with Shen Ye, and the happiness on her face was obvious.
Shen Ye's face remained dark, clearly disliking what Du Anning had said. Du Anning was secretly pleased, thinking she had won this battle, but unexpectedly Jiang Lin'an spoke up.
Why does Miss Du like her father?
Feeling the sinister gaze directed at her, Du Anning felt her heart pounding wildly, as if her lie had been exposed, as if it were about to leap out of her chest.
Why did you like Shen Ye in the first place?
What if she told him it was because of love?
"There are no so many whys. If you like someone, you just like them. There's no reason why."
As soon as she said that, Jiang Lin'an stared at her with an even more strange look in his eyes, his cold gaze seeming as if he wanted to devour her, and then asked.
"So, Miss Du, do you think my father likes you?"
Du Anning looked at Jiang Lin'an with the same gaze. She knew the answer to this question in her heart: she didn't like him. However, her heart still trembled when she had to say it out loud.
"You'll have to ask A-Ye," Du Anning said, turning to look at Chen Ye. "A-Ye, do you like me?"
What do you think?
He was very assertive; the atmosphere froze after he finished speaking, and the air around him became eerily frightening.
Her hands were clenched tightly. Although she knew he wouldn't say anything nice to make her happy, Du Anning still held onto hope.
His question, "What do you think?" brought tears streaming down her face. At that moment, she wished she could disappear from the spot immediately.
"Miss, don't be fooled by the enemy! Remember your hatred, you must avenge them, you must kill them!"
The villain system's words echoed in Du Anning's mind like a spell, instantly calming her previously saddened heart.
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