"Wasn't I worried you wouldn't be used to simple home cooking, Qin Yan?"
Jiang Cheng gave a dry laugh.
"It's fine. After eating too many delicacies, it's nice to change things up once in a while."
Qin Yan propped her chin on her right hand and blinked her beautiful peach-blossom eyes at Jiang Cheng.
What they ate wasn't important. What mattered was who she ate with!
"Haha, that's really great."
Jiang Cheng forced a smile and shouted outside,
"Someone, hurry up and prepare the food! Didn't you hear Miss Qin wants to stay for dinner?"
Sigh, Qin Yan had a powerful background and was the Heroine. He was just an insignificant little Villain; he really didn't dare offend or contradict her!
The food was quickly prepared, and Jiang Cheng found an opportunity to go upstairs and change into something less revealing.
Otherwise, Jiang Cheng always felt as though he was naked in front of Qin Yan.
At the dining table, the two sat facing each other.
Qin Yan looked at Jiang Cheng, whose entire body below his neck was covered, and clenched her fists, sulking inwardly.
Little man, you're not being obedient at all!
You're dressed so tightly. Even against a proper woman like me, you have to be on guard?
Hmph~
One day, I'll make you bare your heart and soul to me.
"Is the food not to your liking?"
As Jiang Cheng shoveled food into his mouth, he glanced at Qin Yan from the corner of his eye.
Tch, he knew this woman wouldn't be used to this kind of food.
After all, the chefs who normally cooked for the Qin Family were at the level of state banquet chefs. How could the Jiang Family's cooks compare?
"No, it's quite good."
"Oh."
This woman really was stubborn to the end.
Jiang Cheng curled his lips and continued burying his head in his meal.
No matter who suffered, he couldn't let his stomach suffer!
Seeing Jiang Cheng focused entirely on eating, without any intention of paying attention to her, Qin Yan was so irritated that she laughed.
Such a stunning beauty was sitting right in front of him, yet he still had the mood to eat.
Did he not understand what it meant to feast one's eyes on beauty?
Little man, stinky man~ Ah, I'm so mad!
Suddenly thinking of something, Qin Yan curled her lips into a smile and took out her phone from her bag.
She secretly snapped a few photos and posted them to her Moments.
'Sigh, I already said I wasn't hungry, but my little man insisted on cooking for me himself. Such a headache.'
After doing all that, Qin Yan put away her phone with satisfaction.
Then she took off her high heels and slowly raised her foot...
"Hm?"
Jiang Cheng, who was eating, froze. Looking down, he saw a small, exquisite jade-like foot.
Its round, delicate toes were like precious works of art, and the red nail polish on her toenails was especially alluring.
Hiss!
What official could withstand such a test?
Jiang Cheng was startled. What exactly was Qin Yan trying to do?
He raised his head in confusion, only to see her eating calmly, as if nothing had happened.
Had he been overthinking it? Was this just an accident?
At this moment,
Comments flooded Qin Yan's Moments.
"Who is this man? He actually won over Miss Qin of the Twin Beauties of Kyoto."
"Little Yan'er, you're confused! This man doesn't look like a good person at all. Hurry up and send him to me; I'll help you test his skills."
"Oh? Has my Yan Yan finally fallen in love?"
Across the ocean, in an Ancient Castle, a grand banquet was underway.
Guests from all over the world were dressed in formal attire, chatting and laughing merrily.
Among the crowd,
a woman wearing a padded skirt embroidered with white lotuses silently stared at her phone screen in a daze.
The next second, suppressing her surging emotions, the woman made a call.
"Arrange the earliest flight for me. I'm going back to the country..."
At five in the afternoon, Dragon Country time, at the Jiang Family residence.
Jiang Cheng glanced at his watch, then looked at Qin Yan, who was leisurely wiping her mouth. The corner of his mouth twitched wildly.
One meal had lasted from noon until evening.
It was almost dark!
She really didn't treat herself like an outsider at all.
He really wanted to ask Qin Yan, what the hell was she trying to do?
How about eating a little longer and saving dinner too?
Jiang Cheng truly couldn't understand this woman anymore.
She had been sitting there all afternoon. Wasn't her butt numb?
"Finished eating?"
Seeing Qin Yan stand up, Jiang Cheng eagerly spoke.
"Thank you for today. I'll treat you to a meal next time."
Qin Yan nodded elegantly and generously, her face full of smiles. She was clearly very satisfied.
"Then let's meet again next time."
Jiang Cheng replied with a fake smile, but inwardly he thought that by the time she came next time, he would already be long gone.
Another meal?
Keep dreaming!
Qin Yan turned to look at the darkening sky outside and thought, I finally dragged this out until nighttime. She immediately covered her mouth in surprise and said,
"Eh, it's gotten so late already?"
As a girl, being afraid of the dark and not daring to go home so late, asking Jiang Cheng if she could stay the night, should be perfectly reasonable, right?
As long as Jiang Cheng agreed, she would secretly sneak into his room in the middle of the night and slip into his bed.
It was so dark at night. After using the bathroom, if she accidentally entered the wrong room, that was understandable too, right?
With the facts established, she wouldn't have to worry about Jiang Cheng refusing to surrender obediently.
Qin Yan had planned all of this before she even came.
"Yeah, it's so late. Why don't you..."
Jiang Cheng roared inwardly, Why don't you hurry up and leave already? Did something like this really need to be said out loud?
If you don't leave now, it'll be too late. Li Shiyao and Jiang Ruoxue are about to come back!
When the time came, three women would make a whole show. He didn't even dare imagine how spectacular it would be.
"Since that's the case, then... then I'll..."
Qin Yan's eyes lit up. Was Jiang Cheng planning to invite her to stay the night on his own initiative?
He really was such a gentle and kind person!
That was perfect. She wouldn't have to bring it up herself. After all, it was difficult for girls to say such things.
As long as Jiang Cheng spoke, she would agree immediately.
The two of them simply stared at each other.
Jiang Cheng and Qin Yan both said, "Go on, say it."
Sigh, little man was still too shy!
That wouldn't do. If this continued, how would they play any interesting little games in the future?
Qin Yan sighed softly. It seemed she would have to properly train Jiang Cheng in the future.
This time, she would give Jiang Cheng an excuse to keep her here.
Qin Yan turned around, and the next second, while Jiang Cheng wasn't paying attention, she executed a practiced fake backward fall.
A fragrant scent drifted over.
Jiang Cheng stared dumbly at the enchanting woman who had suddenly appeared in his arms.
A sneak attack??
"Ah~ It hurts so much!"
Qin Yan wrapped her arms around Jiang Cheng's neck, her willow brows slightly furrowed as a misty sheen covered her peach-blossom eyes.
Coming back to his senses, Jiang Cheng quickly helped Qin Yan over to a chair. The convincing pain on her pretty face successfully fooled him as well.
Oh, damn~
She had clearly been about to leave, yet she had to pull this crap again.
What was he supposed to do now?
Jiang Cheng wore a bitter expression and carefully asked,
"Are you okay? Can you still walk?"
"I sprained my ankle. It hurts so much."
Qin Yan came back to her senses from Jiang Cheng's strong masculine scent. Blushing, she said painfully,
"Help me rub it."
What?!
"Uh... isn't that a little inappropriate?"
Jiang Cheng hesitated. A woman's feet weren't something he should touch.
Besides, Qin Yan was the Heroine. If he did that, wouldn't it be the same as cuckolding Ye Bufan?
"A hundred days to recover from injured tendons and bones. We're friends. Can you really bear to watch my injury worsen?"
Qin Yan's soft, delicate tone was pitiful and endearing.
A hundred days? That wouldn't do!
Wouldn't she just cling to this place and refuse to leave?
"Fine..."
Jiang Cheng gritted his teeth. This was a new era now; those outdated feudal customs should be cast aside.
He believed Ye Bufan would definitely understand his good intentions.
After returning to his room to get medicinal wine,
Jiang Cheng squatted on the floor while Qin Yan happily raised her long, beautiful leg, her face full of anticipation.
Hoo!
As he slowly took off Qin Yan's high heel, a jade-like foot, crystal-clear and smooth as mutton-fat jade, appeared before him.
Jiang Cheng gently held her fair ankle. Just as he was about to apply the medicine,
an angry shout suddenly came from the doorway,
"What are you doing?!"
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