A Man and a Woman Alone in a Room

Gu Lianyin was stunned too.

Her hand was still held in the pose of chopping open a melon.

She had only casually made a joke, yet this was the result.

She blinked, then could not help bursting into laughter. Clutching her stomach, she laughed so hard that her whole body trembled.

Lin Yuan was speechless as well. He had actually bought an unripe melon. The vendor had done that on purpose, hadn't he?

The melon had already been bought and chopped open, so he could not be bothered to take it back and argue with the vendor over the money.

Still, seeing Gu Lianyin laugh so happily, he thought the melon had not been a complete waste after all.

"When buying melons, you need to learn how to pick them. Choose ones with deeper, more intact lines, then pat them and listen. Don't get the ones that sound dull. Crisp-sounding ones are better."

Gu Lianyin shared her experience in buying melons.

Once the awkwardness passed, Lin Yuan went into the kitchen to get busy.

He had bought carp, an old hen, vegetables, and other ingredients, planning to make a lavish lunch.

Gu Lianyin wanted to come help.

"I can handle it." Lin Yuan declined her offer. "You've only just recovered from your high fever. You can't do this kind of work."

Gu Lianyin could only obediently watch from the side.

Watching Lin Yuan skillfully kill the fish and wash the ingredients, she was overwhelmed with happiness.

"Ah, Lin Yuan is so capable. Not only is he good at studying and singing, but his cooking is amazing too..."

"I'm so happy. We go to the same school, are in the same class, sit at the same desk, and he's even my..."

When Gu Lianyin thought of something, the happiness on her