She sauntered over to the stone table, sat across from Xuanyuan Xiaoyu, and elegantly poured herself a cup of clear tea.
"All right."
She took a sip of tea and winked at Chen Changqing.
"I'm a little hungry too. This is the perfect chance to taste our great Holy Son's cooking. Changqing, you wouldn't play favorites and cook only for Her Highness the Princess, would you?"
Seeing Liu Ruyan's gleeful, trouble-stirring expression, Chen Changqing nearly spat out a mouthful of blood.
These two women had planned this together, hadn't they?!
One played the good cop, the other the bad cop, joining forces to torment him!
Now he was stuck. If he refused, he would offend both of them.
If he agreed, then he would be reduced to a cook for the day.
"Fine, fine, fine."
Chen Changqing ground his back teeth and forced out three words through clenched jaws.
"Isn't it just cooking? Wait here!"
He turned and left, storming toward the kitchen.
Watching his furious retreating figure, the smile at Liu Ruyan's lips deepened.
Xuanyuan Xiaoyu, meanwhile, looked at Liu Ruyan in confusion.
She did not understand why Liu Ruyan was not angry. Why was she even speaking up for her instead?
As though she had seen through her thoughts, Liu Ruyan set down her teacup and spoke softly.
"Do you think that if you make him cook for you alone, it will show how different you are?"
Xuanyuan Xiaoyu said nothing, tacitly admitting it.
"Silly little sister." Liu Ruyan shook her head, looking as though she were gazing at an immature child. "Love between a man and a woman has never been won through such petty tricks. The more you try to tie him to your side, the farther away he will drift."
"You!" Xuanyuan Xiaoyu's face alternated