After watching the knocked-out fish with his head tilted for a while, Fu Yanci tossed it back into the basin, stood up, and waved the knife in his hand at Lin Yuxuan. "I'm a law-abiding citizen. Stop ruining my reputation."
[Oh no, that fish definitely has a concussion. We can't eat it now. It'll damage our brains.]
[One blow from Fu Dog, and the whole world went quiet. Yuxuan is my fave, but I have to admit, he's a little loud.]
[And a scaredy-cat.]
[...Thanks. Only I get to complain about my fave.]
[How scared of Fu Dog is Lin Yuxuan to think he was going to chop him up?]
[Probably because he kept sticking to Chi An and talking to him yesterday. He probably thought Fu Dog was coming to settle the score.]
[I'm just... speechless.]
The vegetables were mostly done, but the fish still hadn't been cleaned, so they could only stir-fry the chicken.
Chi An put the finished dishes in the pot beside him to keep them warm, then headed outside. He remembered that Gu Zijin had the chicken.
Fu Yanci turned around, spotted Chi An coming out of the kitchen, and immediately went over. "Why did you come out?"
"To see if the chicken's ready."
Gu Zijin had his back to them, doing who knew what with a serious expression. When Chi An and Fu Yanci came around to face him, they stared at the "chicken" on the cutting board and fell uncharacteristically silent.
"Do you need it now? I haven't finished yet." Gu Zijin glanced up at them before lowering his head to continue.
Looking at the neatly removed chicken bones beside him, Chi An wore an indescribable expression. "That's a kitchen knife, not a scalpel."
"How thoughtful of you, taking all the bones out