The moment Su Baizhou returned, she caught a distinct smell of something burnt.
Her nose twitched as she followed the source of the smell to the kitchen doorway.
In the trash can was a charred black lump that looked like coal, but based on her years of cooking experience, it should have been cauliflower.
Besides that, there was even a blackened patch beneath the range hood, as though it had been scorched.
Though everything looked ordinary, something had clearly happened here and then been cleaned up.
She turned around, ready to leave the kitchen, only to find that Luo Ye had somehow silently appeared at the doorway. He was kneeling on one knee, holding up a keyboard with both hands, looking like he was begging forgiveness.
"What are you doing..." Su Baizhou looked confused.
"Fanfan, I've sinned. Please punish me."
Although he was apologizing, Su Baizhou somehow heard something strange in his words.
Punish him?
That sounded kind of weird.
"What did you do?"
Luo Ye hesitated before saying, "I nearly burned down the kitchen."
At those words, Su Baizhou turned back to look at the kitchen. Seeing that it had not suffered much damage, she looked at Luo Ye again and said calmly, "Get up."
"Okay."
Luo Ye obediently stood up, looking especially well-behaved.
"What happened?" Su Baizhou continued asking.
"It happened like this..."
Luo Ye told Su Baizhou everything that had just happened. After hearing him out, she thought for a moment before asking, "You nearly burned down the kitchen because you were trying to cook for me?"
"Yes."
Luo Ye nodded.
"Then if I blamed you, wouldn't that hurt your feelings?"
Su Baizhou smiled. She walked over, took his hand, and led him to the sofa. Sitting him down, she said patiently, "You messed something up because