Lin Hanzhi lowered his eyes, looking somewhat downcast. "Sorry. I didn't expect it to taste this bad either."
"Next time..."
Qi Gu's eye twitched. "Next time?"
The calm expression he had struggled to maintain faced an unprecedented crisis. Qi Gu clenched his teeth, hesitated for three seconds, then made a painful decision. "Next time, I'll cook with you."
At the very least, he had to watch Lin Hanzhi season the food and make sure he spread the seasoning evenly, so they wouldn't end up with one bite tasting of nothing and the next being unbearably salty.
Besides, if they got together, it would be best to share chores like cooking, so neither of them would be under too much pressure... As Qi Gu thought about it, he began to feel that perhaps he shouldn't let Lin Hanzhi into the kitchen at all. After all, other people's cooking cost money; Lin Hanzhi's could cost lives.
Without having eaten a few ounces of arsenic, a person really couldn't produce such a vicious fried egg.
No, that wasn't right either. Lin Hanzhi didn't seem to need to do his own housework normally... After all, he had plenty of cleaners and chefs at home, and even two stewards. Did that mean he had cooked this time specifically for him?
At that thought, Qi Gu looked up and saw the apology in Lin Hanzhi's eyes. Steeling himself, he took another bite of the fried egg.
Right. Hopefully I won't hurt Lin Hanzhi's feelings after he put his heart into this.
Lin Hanzhi: ???
Wait, why are you still eating it?
Qi Gu tried to swallow the piece of fried egg, which was as bitter as Chinese medicine and unbearably salty to boot, but his taste buds and stomach clearly disagreed with the orders from his