Lecocon is a story of two women falling in love, a forbidden love between women, forbidden... isn't she just frantically hinting at her feelings for He Ning?
Even if He Yuan and the others had no misunderstanding, the most passionate friendship was not an appropriate description of her and He Ning, which was why the He family was so embarrassed.
Cheng Yi's pretty face turned pale instantly. She looked at He Jing with piercing eyes and finally understood why He Jing had given up the right to obtain the pen when she clearly had it. It was because He Jing was setting a trap for her!
She had anticipated this day would come!
If He Jing knew that Cheng Yi was thinking this way, she would be speechless. All she wanted to do was buy He Ning a nicer fountain pen. Even if Cheng Yi hadn't intercepted her, she would have just given it away as an ordinary fountain pen and wouldn't have mentioned a word about the story behind Lecocon.
It's all her fault for insisting on showing off.
The matter of the fountain pen was thus glossed over, with the rest of the He family pretending nothing had happened. He Ning also had to restrain her emotions, and it was He Zhou's turn to serve the dishes.
He Zhou prepared ten dishes: five vegetarian dishes, three meat dishes, a sweet soup, and a dessert, making it an extremely lavish meal.
He Yuan invited everyone to sit at the table. He Jing was arranged to sit with Cheng Yi. He Xiaoguo hugged He Jing tightly and refused to let go, so she sat on He Jing's lap.
The first dish He Zhou served was an appetizer soup made from hawthorn, apple, and rock sugar. It looked very vibrant with its red and white colors.
He scooped a small bowlful with a spoon, but instead of giving it to He Ning so he could drink the first bowl, he walked around the table a couple of times, heading towards He Jing and Cheng Yi.
Cheng Yi finally felt a little better. No matter what He Sui did, He Zhou was on her side. No one in the entire He family loved her more than He Zhou.
So, she composed herself, trying to give He Zhou a nice smile, and said, "Thank you—"
Thank you, Third Brother.
He Xiaoguo snatched the hawthorn soup from He Zhou's hand and gave it to He Jing.
Cheng Yi's expression changed, staring at He Xiaoguo with shame and anger.
He Yuanjian also felt that He Xiaoguo was being unreasonable, and scolded her: "Xiaoguo, don't be rude, let Sister Xiaoyi drink first."
After all, she has returned to the Cheng family; once she comes back, she will be a guest.
He Yi and He Chen were also somewhat dissatisfied. Although He Jing seemed like a good person, Cheng Yi had lived with them for so many years, and they couldn't just suddenly become biased towards her.
He Xiaoguo was suddenly scolded and was stunned for a moment. Not knowing what she had done wrong, she lowered her head and said, "Oh."
Cheng Yi pretended to be magnanimous at the right time and said gently, "It's okay. Xiao Guo is still young and doesn't know any better. Big brother, please don't be harsh with him."
No sooner had he finished speaking than He Zhou suddenly said, "This bowl of soup is for He Jing."
He Yuan: "?"
He Yi: "?"
He Chen: "?"
Cheng Yi's smile froze instantly.
He Sui and He Ning both understood the reason and remained silent. He Zhou said to He Jing, "Try it and see if the concentration is sufficient."
If it's not enough, pour it back into the pot and continue cooking.
He Jing took a small sip with a spoon, drank it, and smiled faintly: "It's delicious. Third Brother's cooking is really great."
He Zhou then ladled a second bowl for Cheng Yi, but Cheng Yi didn't take it. Her eyes were red, and she looked like she was about to cry.
Even He Yuan couldn't help but ask, "Third brother, what's going on?"
He Zhou has always doted on Cheng Yi, so there's no reason why he would give the first bowl of soup to He Jing instead of Cheng Yi. Could it be that He Zhou has already been won over by He Jing in the short few days he's been away from home?
He Sui knew the inside story, raised his eyebrows and smiled smugly: "What else could it be? Of course, it's because Third Brother's cooking skills are not as good as He Jing's."
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