Her daughter had not only gone to the airport herself to pick up Jiang Che.
From the moment they entered until after they sat down, her gaze had drifted toward Jiang Che more than once.
Yet there was clearly a new closeness between Jiang Che and Dugu Linglong, one that outsiders would find hard to intrude upon...
Now, this was interesting...
Shen Miaoyin raised her teacup, hiding the smile slowly forming on her lips.
Liu Ruyan showed little outward change. Her red lips curved slightly, and her tone remained composed.
"For you to praise him so highly..."
"It seems Young Master Jiang really put his heart into things during his stay on Mount Zhongnan~"
She deliberately infused those last few words with meaning.
Jiang Che acted as though he had not caught her implication.
"If you're interested, Ruyan, I can cook for you another day."
"Just another day?"
Liu Ruyan raised her eyebrows slightly.
"Young Master Jiang cooked for several days straight on Mount Zhongnan."
"Yet when it comes to me, you think a single meal will do~"
It sounded like an offhand tease, but none of those present could miss the faint undercurrent of resentment.
Liu Hongyi lowered his head and glanced at his bowl.
Suddenly, the piece of fish he had just picked up seemed rather unnecessary.
Only now did he finally understand exactly what had changed between his daughter and Jiang Che...
How were they merely ordinary friends anymore?
His proud daughter, who normally thought no one worthy of her attention, had clearly fallen for Jiang Che!
But...
Liu Hongyi glanced at Dugu Linglong sitting on the other side, and his feelings immediately grew complicated.
One was his own daughter, while the other was Zhiheng of the Celestial Master Sect, whom even the Old Master treated with