Daily Life

Xiao Xun'er went grocery shopping while Lin Yu prepared things at home. Nalan Yanran sat on a stone bench in the courtyard the entire time, and Lin Yu paid her no mind.

Before long, Xiao Xun'er returned carrying several large bags of groceries and dumped them all on Lin Yu at once. Lin Yu broke into a sweat. Was this girl really not picky about food at all?

Lin Yu then began busying himself, while Xiao Xun'er helped out at his side.

Watching the busy Lin Yu, Nalan Yanran could not help becoming entranced.

He was powerful, could cook, and was domineering too. Though he was a little too fond of meddling in others' affairs, wasn't that the kind of bearing a man should have?

"Huh? Why would I think that?" Nalan Yanran hurriedly shook her head, clearing her thoughts.

An hour later, Lin Yu had finished an entire table of dishes. He had exchanged 100 points for this cooking skill from the system, which was not particularly expensive, but mastering the skill had cost him a full 1,000 points!

He had only just discovered that the system had gained a new feature. The benefit of this feature was that techniques, martial skills, and the like obtained from it could be maxed out with a single click!

Lin Yu had tried upgrading the Flame Mantra, but it required Heavenly Flames to advance, so there was nothing he could do. In the future, he could only honestly collect Heavenly Flames.

Xiao Xun'er looked at the table full of dishes, her eyes sparkling like stars.

Xiao Xun'er leaned her face close to the table and fanned her jade-like hand over the dishes. As her hand moved, the aroma of the food drifted into her nose.

The fragrance stirred up Xiao Xun'er's appetite. Just smelling it without eating was enough to make someone drool.

"Brother Lin Yu, you're amazing!"

Lin Yu smiled sheepishly. "Hehe, it's nothing. If you want, I'll cook for you every day! Hurry and eat!"

"Mhm, mhm!"

Xiao Xun'er picked up her chopsticks with her jade-like hand, lifted a slice of meat into her mouth, and chewed it carefully, her face filled with happiness!

"It's so delicious, Brother Lin Yu! Come taste it too!" Xiao Xun'er cried excitedly.

Lin Yu was curious as well. After all, this was his first time using this mastery cheat, and he was not sure whether the food would actually taste good.

Curiously, he picked up a piece of meat and put it into his mouth. Oh! Not bad at all!

Watching the two of them eat with such relish, Nalan Yanran could not help swallowing. The scent of Lin Yu's cooking had stirred her appetite too! After all, she had not eaten anything all morning.

Lin Yu looked toward Nalan Yanran. Noticing his gaze, Nalan Yanran gave a huff and proudly turned her head away again!

"Hey, tsundere girl, if you want to eat, then come eat. It's not like I enjoy starving people!"

Nalan Yanran remained haughty. "Hmph, I won't eat the food you made!"

Lin Yu grinned. "Then make your own. There are still ingredients over there! Don't tell me you can't cook? Men don't like women who can't cook!"

Nalan Yanran flew into a rage. "Who says I can't cook? I'll make something for you right now!"

Xiao Xun'er, who had been eating, suddenly stopped when she heard Lin Yu's words.

The speaker had no intention, but the listener took them to heart.

When she heard Lin Yu say that men would not like women who could not cook, Xiao Xun'er's expression immediately darkened.

It seemed that she could not cook either. What should she do? She could not let Brother Lin Yu find out. She would have to secretly learn someday!

Mm, that was settled then!

Xiao Xun'er silently made up her mind, then resumed eating "elegantly"!

Nalan Yanran had been in the kitchen for quite some time. From outside, they could clearly hear the constant clanging and banging coming from within!

Soon after, Nalan Yanran came out carrying a plate of charred-black food.

Nalan Yanran walked up to the table, set the dish down, and glared fiercely at Lin Yu. "Who says I can't cook? This is the result of my work!"

Lin Yu sighed, picked up his chopsticks, took a piece of the dish Nalan Yanran had made, and put it into his mouth. He chewed a few times, then swallowed it.

The entire process was remarkably calm, without the slightest change in his expression.

Then he praised Nalan Yanran, "Mm, you did pretty well!"

Nalan Yanran had not expected anyone to praise her first attempt at cooking. Could she be a genius?

"Really?" Nalan Yanran suspiciously picked up her chopsticks and took a bite of her own dish. The moment it entered her mouth, she immediately spat it out.

"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey! Is this even fit for human consumption?" She looked at the plate with utter disgust.

"But this is the dish you made. The first thing you should do is not despise it yourself!" As Lin Yu spoke, he picked up another piece and ate it.

"You..." Nalan Yanran was about to speak when she suddenly thought of something. Was it... because she made it that he did not find it disgusting? Did he like her? He... actually seemed pretty decent... At that thought, Nalan Yanran's face flushed red.

Then she desperately shook her head. Why was she thinking such things? He had practically placed her under house arrest!

In truth, Lin Yu only wanted her to eat. If he spoke nicely to a tsundere like Nalan Yanran, she definitely would not listen. By eating her food, he could use it as an exchange to get Nalan Yanran to eat his. Lin Yu had not thought that much into it at all!

Seeing Nalan Yanran's face alternating between red and dark, Lin Yu was utterly baffled. He said to her, "Alright, I ate the food you made. In exchange, you should try mine too!"

The haughty Nalan Yanran snorted. "Hmph, I'd like to see just how delicious your food can be!"

The moment she put the food into her mouth, Nalan Yanran could no longer sit still. She began stuffing her mouth in huge bites, occasionally making muffled "mmph, mmph" sounds, presumably to express how delicious it was. There was not the slightest trace of a lady's grace left—how embarrassing.

Nalan Yanran had been hungry for a long time, and Lin Yu's cooking was exceptionally delicious. On top of that, all the dishes were things she had never seen before. Ordinary people simply could not resist them!

Watching the way Nalan Yanran ate, the corner of Lin Yu's mouth twitched. Who would have thought that the tsundere Nalan Yanran could show such a silly, sweet side!

What was even more unexpected was that after the meal, the haughty Nalan Yanran actually took the initiative to wash the dishes?

Night

Nalan Yanran was assigned the room next to Lin Yu's, while Xiao Xun'er was on his other side. The two women's rooms happened to sandwich Lin Yu right in the middle!

As luck would have it, for some reason, Xiao Xun'er ran into Lin Yu's room that night.

"Xun'er, what are you doing in my room?"

Xiao Xun'er fidgeted as she said, "Um, Brother Lin Yu, it's been so long since we slept together. Xun'er wants to sleep with Brother Lin Yu tonight!"

Lin Yu broke out in a cold sweat upon hearing that, then chuckled awkwardly. "Xun'er, isn't this a little inappropriate? We were young before, but now we're all grown up. It wouldn't be proper!"

When they had been children, Lin Yu often told Xiao Xun'er fairy tales from his original world. Everyone knew those stories were captivating! Sometimes, Xiao Xun'er would cling to him at bedtime and insist that he tell her stories. Helpless, Lin Yu could only hold her and tell her stories until she fell asleep. After all, they had been young then.

"It's fine. You wouldn't do anything to me, would you, Brother Lin Yu?" With that, Xiao Xun'er scampered onto the bed and slipped beneath the covers.

"You're playing with fire, Xun'er!" Lin Yu climbed onto the bed as well and slipped under the blanket, directly pulling Xiao Xun'er into his embrace.

Since Nalan Yanran was staying next door to Lin Yu, and the wall's soundproofing was poor, she heard every word Lin Yu and Xiao Xun'er had just said.

"What a shameless pair. Hmph!" Nalan Yanran muttered angrily before slipping under her covers to sleep.

Lin Yu did nothing that night. He simply held Xiao Xun'er, enjoying the quiet peace.

Xiao Xun'er's breathing gradually steadied, and she fell fast asleep in Lin Yu's arms.

Looking at the beauty in his embrace, Lin Yu's thoughts drifted far away.

Time had passed so quickly. He had already been in this world for eight years! In his previous life, he had probably been living much the same way he was now—without a care in the world, having whatever he wanted. Yet when he turned eighteen, he lost everything.

At that thought, a flicker of anger rose in Lin Yu's heart, and he silently clenched his fists.

The Xiao Xun'er in his arms seemed to sense something and snuggled deeper into his embrace.

Seeing Xun'er's sleeping face, the trace of anger in Lin Yu's heart instantly dissipated.

He gently brushed the hair from Xun'er's face behind her ear, softly kissed her forehead, and then closed his eyes to sleep.

In this life, I will never lose what belongs to me again!

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