Woman, You're Playing with Fire!

"Young Master, do you think you can't act well, so you're hiring a teacher?"

"You talk too much. Don't you know you're playing with fire?" Glancing at the maid who had returned who knows when or how, Young Master Fei said fiercely.

The little maid merely smiled. "Doesn't the Young Master know? Expressions and words can deceive, but the tenderness in the depths of your eyes cannot be faked."

Even though her brows and eyes curved like crescent moons, shining brightly and full of sweetness.

Yet Young Master Fei felt as though he had fallen into an icy abyss, roaring continuously in his heart: The tenderness in the depths of my eyes? Tenderness your sister! I want to reclaim that icy gaze from when I spent ten years killing fish at RT-Mart back then!

Feigning a gloomy expression, he warned, "Woman, you're playing with fire!"

Yet this time, Jiang Anran suddenly let out a giggle.

Young Master Fei widened his eyes, staring at her in disbelief.

"Haha, Young Master, you're so cute!" Unexpectedly, Jiang Anran burst into giggles.

Cute your sister!

You better be serious!

He said through gritted teeth, "Take a good look, I am a cold and ruthless domineering CEO right now!"

"Chortle... Oh my, Young Master, I can't laugh anymore. Come and eat dinner." Covering her mouth and clutching her stomach, she laughed for quite a while before catching her breath, opening the food box, and setting up dinner.

She gently lifted the lid of the food box, and instantly an alluring aroma rushed over, permeating the air and making one's mouth water.

Then she placed the dishes on the table one by one, and carefully took out bowls, chopsticks, spoons, and other tableware, arranging them neatly. Everything was ready, waiting only for the young master to come and dine.

Seeing her ignore him like this, Fei Yangyao grew angry out of shame, straightened up, and pinned her against the wall a second time, staring straight at her. "Look into my eyes! How dare you ignore me!"

For some reason, Jiang Anran thought of those cute little dogs at Xiao Xiao's shop before; they also tossed and turned like that, extremely adorable, making one unable to resist giving them a mua.

In the subtle atmosphere, Jiang Anran didn't know what came over her either. As if possessed by a ghost, she involuntarily pursed those cherry-like little lips and gently gave Young Master Fei a mua on the cheek.

Young Master Fei's face instantly turned red as a beet. His body stiffened as he stared wide-eyed at Jiang Anran.

At that moment, Young Master Fei's mind was in utter chaos.

Who am I? Where am I? What just happened?

Young Master Fei was completely derailed by this situation. His brain had now turned into a lump of Indian porridge, completely losing the ability to think, and his whole person fell into a daze and numbness.

Does she, she, she, she know what she's doing?

What now? What now? What now?

Having received a kiss from a girl for the first time, he didn't know how to respond and simply froze.

Jiang Anran's complexion was no less vibrant, blushing as red as the red peppers in the food box.

Her mind was in chaos, her heartbeat accelerating thump, thump.

Jiang Anran had no idea what she was just doing. She felt shocked and confused by her previous action; that move had completely exceeded the bounds of her rationality.

She couldn't help pondering inwardly, trying to find an explanation for herself.

I... How could I do such a thing?

She bit her lip, feeling extremely annoyed in her heart.

Suddenly, a strange thought flashed across her mind.

Could it be that I treated the Young Master like a puppy? That's why I couldn't help giving him a mua?

This thought helped her find a reasonable explanation. After all, the Young Master's cute appearance really made one want to give him a mua.

That must be it, it definitely was. After all, she considered her feelings for the Young Master to be gratitude and curiosity.

The more she thought about it, the more reasonable this explanation felt, so she decided to believe this reason.

The two of them maintained that posture—the man outside, the woman inside—stalemated against the wall, neither speaking. Their gazes occasionally intersected, only to shift away rapidly, as if afraid of being seen through by the other regarding the thoughts in their hearts. An awkward atmosphere permeated the air, making it feel as if time had frozen.

"The azure sky waits for the misty rain, and I am waiting for you..."

Fortunately, the phone rang at that moment, saving Young Master Fei's life. He hurriedly answered it, using the act of taking the call to sit back down on the bed.

It turned out that Uncle Fu had found an acting teacher and was asking what time the Young Master wanted to book. The teacher said the location and time could be decided by the Young Master's side.

Young Master Fei thought to himself: The earlier the time, the better... After all, it was originally meant to urgently add points to his acting skill.

"Let's make it tomorrow morning. As for the location... Good, you've worked hard, Uncle Fu. You should get some rest, too."

Young Master Fei discussed the time and location with Uncle Fu, gave a few more instructions for him to rest well, and hung up the phone.

After hanging up, his emotions still unsettled, he prepared to have a meal to soothe his flustered feelings.

A faint aroma of food drifted about.

Fei Yangyao took a bite. Mm, this little cook does a good job, not much different from what the family chef makes, let alone having the actual cook herself wearing a light yellow long dress right beside him.

This meal was not only a treat for the taste buds and sense of smell, but also a visual feast.

Judging by what the author wrote, Jiang Anran's status in the original book should be the wing among Ye Chen's many wings in charge of cooking. He hadn't expected that before Ye Chen could taste it, he would be the first to start exploring the gameplay of various cuisines.

However, after taking a couple of bites, Young Master Fei still couldn't bear the strange feeling of eating while being watched by someone nearby.

"Ahem, well, Jiang Anran," Young Master Fei covered his mouth with his right hand formed into a loose fist, pretending to cough twice to ease the atmosphere, "come and eat together."

"Young Master, servants are not allowed to sit at the table to eat."

"I told you to eat, so eat! Where do you get so much nonsense!"

"Alright, Young Master."

"Remember! Outside, I am the arrogant scumbag who treats servants cruelly, and you are the innocent and pitiful little sheep who fears the Young Master, understand?" Young Master Fei made up for his "supposed" persona.

"Okay, Young Master."

Regarding acting in front of Jiang Anran, Young Master Fei had lost confidence. Since that was the case, he would... stop acting!

Be more straightforward and natural.

The system had said to just do his best; since acting was useless, there was no need to act anymore, saving trouble.

Anyway, after she returned to the Lin Family to be her wealthy young lady, he would have nothing to do with her.

Whenever she appeared in the plot, he would either be in the hospital or on his way to the hospital, making accidental encounters quite difficult.

Her impression of him might not even have a single line in the original novel.

The impact could basically be ignored.

As for the others, he couldn't afford to just slack off.

Although by comparison, Jiang Anran's intelligence in the original book was considered relatively high—otherwise she wouldn't have been able to live alone without being devoured alive—there was no guarantee that others wouldn't see through his acting.

It seemed he needed to brush up on his acting skills quickly.

Especially Gu Xiyue; there was a favorability description for him when it came to her.

He absolutely could not make mistakes in this area.

Well, although she looked a bit strange right now.

It seemed there was still room for effort, though.

After all, they had only met twice after transmigrating into the book.

Young Master Fei once again raised the necessity of further study in his heart.