Damn it, I'm surrounded by childhood sweethearts

He glanced at the kitchen casually and quickly came up with a reasonable explanation.

Wu Lingyu's mouth was slightly open as she exhaled softly, "Thank goodness Brother Fan is here!"

It has to be said, Xu Qingfan never lets anyone down in anything, including being a jerk.

"Oh." Xia Xiaoxiao just said it offhandedly and nodded, continuing to pick vegetables.

"Don't talk nonsense!" Xu Qingfan gave her a glare.

[Why ask such a question, I almost gave it away.]

Xia Xiaoxiao's pretty face turned red as she sneakily shot a glare at him.

"What are you talking about, Brother Fan?" Xiao Ruawen, who had not been baptized by the situation yet, was greatly puzzled, but this time, she too experienced the silent treatment from the scoundrel man.

"The Riddler!" Seeing no one paid attention to her, she could only also give Brother Chou Fan a glare.

Xu Qingfan closed the pot lid and walked up behind Wu Lingyu, placing his hands on her shoulders.

Wu Lingyu's delicate body shuddered, but she still bit down on her silver teeth and ignored him.

[I won't think about the consequences, I won't easily forgive!]

Wu Lingyu slapped away his two "pig trotters" and continued to stir-fry skillfully.

Xu Qingfan glanced behind him and thought that if he wanted to apologize, he would have to wait until they were alone.

He knew why Wu Lingyu was angry; after all, Yu was just short of pushing her behind, and anyone in a role reversal would explode with anger!

"Let me do the stir-frying, Yu, you go take a break." Xu Qingfan reached out for the handle of the spatula, Wu Lingyu gave a few symbolic tugs and, seeing that she couldn't get it off, let go.

As she walked away, she deliberately turned her head aside, not wanting to look at Bad Brother Fan's face.

But worried that Xu Qingfan might really get angry, halfway through she couldn't help but sneak peeks through the corner of her eye.

Xu Qingfan was always paying attention to Yu, and when he saw her turn around he immediately showed a smile, but Wu Lingyu, upon discovering he was smiling at her, turned her head back again.

These subtle exchanges between the two went unnoticed by Xia Xiaoxiao and Xiao Ruawen, otherwise, they would have had to explain themselves again.

Xu Qingfan suppressed what he wanted to say and could only hope to find a chance to apologize in the afternoon.

With his contribution, the kitchen work quickly became well-organized.

Wu Lingyu gave a piece of the nicely chopped braised goose liver to Xiao Ruawen, who immediately opened her mouth obligingly.

"Delicious, delicious!" Xiao Ruawen then turned her gaze towards the freshly baked medicinal chicken, which looked succulent with its golden-brown hue.

After chopping the braised goose, Wu Lingyu rinsed her hands in cold water and quickly took over the medicinal chicken that Xiao Ruawen was drooling over.

It could also be considered a type of unique family inheritance; Yu's knife skills were extremely proficient, to the point where she could earn a high salary of five thousand even if she didn't excel in her studies and decided to apply for a job at a roast meat stall in a tea house.

"Ah~ you've already started cooking, I thought it wouldn't have been this quick." Yao Jinping, fully awakened from her beauty sleep, came into the kitchen and laughed as she looked at them.

"Hello, Auntie!"

"Auntie, the rice will be ready soon!"

"We can handle the rice cooking. Mom, please call and ask when Auntie will be back." Xu Qingfan said.

Lin Jing was attending some kind of skill training today and judging by the time she should be almost home.

"Eh~ I'll leave this to you guys then." Yao Jinping cheerfully waved at the three girls before closing the kitchen door again.

The reason Xu Qingfan had to divert his mother away was that he feared the lies Wu Lingyu covered up with would be exposed.

Once Yao Jinping left, he and Wu Lingyu both relaxed their tense bodies quietly.

"Don't sneak food in the kitchen, you guys take the cooked dishes out first; they're in the way on the workbench." Xu Qingfan turned and spoke to Xia Xiaoxiao and Xiao Ruawen.

"What sneak food, I am eating openly and honestly!" Xiao Ruawen took the new round of feeding from Yu, her face full of delight.

"I'll go accompany Auntie!" Xia Xiaoxiao obediently for once, carried the dish close at hand and left.

"Hey~ Xiao Xiao, wait for me!" Xiao Ruawen licked her fingers and also carried a plate of food out.

Now, only Xu Qingfan and Wu Lingyu were left in the kitchen.

"Yu, I know I was wrong." The scoundrel jerked the kitchen door shut with one foot and slid to his knees at lightning speed.

Wu Lingyu's mouth was slightly open, about to speak, but her voice got stuck in her throat.

"Yu..." Xu Qingfan hooked his fingers around the girl's hand and gave it a squeeze.

But Wu Lingyu showed no mercy, quickly withdrawing her hand.

"Focus on stir-frying."

The simple four words brought Xu Qingfan a weight no lighter than ten thousand tons.

"Yu... I'm sorry, I know I've gone too far, can you please not be angry?" Zhang Chunxue taught him many things, but never how to coax a girl.

Perhaps in Zhang Chunxue's mind, an outstanding guy like Xiao Fan would never make a girl angry.

After all, just looking at that face, and then feeling the abs, any anger would dissipate.

"Pfft..." Wu Lingyu was almost laughed to anger. He didn't even know why she was upset yet had the nerve to ask her not to be angry!

It was just because he was Xu Qingfan. If it were anyone else, Yu would have rolled her eyes!

Alright, polite Yu would never roll her eyes at someone.

Xu Qingfan watched Wu Lingyu's retreating back, suddenly wanting to wrap his arms around her from behind and then apologize while nuzzling her ear.

But he quickly dismissed the thought, considering someone could come into the kitchen at any time.

And it was lucky he didn't do that, otherwise Wu Lingyu would have truly become angry.

Because.

The real reason Yu was upset was never because Xu Qingfan sneaked some food, but because of the shameless man's disregard for the situation when doing so!

Paying no attention to the consequences of being found out, indulging in the pleasures of the moment, and then expecting her to clean up the mess afterward, that's what truly angered Wu Lingyu!

"Yu, I really know I was wrong, I even locked the door last night..."

"Yiyi is from the 'Ten Brothers' who can walk through walls!" Wu Lingyu's voice was clearly emotional, and it looked like she was truly upset now.

"Ten Brothers" is a golden-time TV series recently rerun by TVB, where each brother has a unique supernatural ability.

"No, no, I know it's my fault, I shouldn't have acted recklessly without considering the situation, I promise there won't be a next time." Xu Qingfan frantically apologized, and fortunately, struck the right chord.

"Hmph~ I thought Brother Fan really liked it that way!" Wu Lingyu's anger dissipated by half in an instant, but she couldn't help being sarcastic.

"Yu, I really know I was wrong. If you're jealous about Yiyi, next time..."

"I am NOT jealous!!!" Wu Lingyu's anger, which had subsided by half, instantly surged back.

"Right, right, Yu is not jealous, not jealous at all!" Xu Qingfan got a scare, but immediately agreed after calming down.

"..."

Wu Lingyu suddenly didn't want to deal with him anymore; the shameless man was even worse than Little White!

[When have I ever been jealous? Is it jealousy that's making me angry? No! What I'm angry about, Brother Fan, is you not thinking about the consequences, only caring about your desires, never considering the repercussions of being found out!!!]

Yu felt extremely wronged. She had given so much to this family, yet Xu Qingfan actually thought she was angry just because she was jealous.

Alright, she was indeed a tiny bit jealous.

But!

What was more important was that Wu Lingyu hoped this incident would make the shameless man realize the seriousness of the problem and ensure there wouldn't be a next time!

"Fine, I am jealous!" Wu Lingyu's eyes brimmed with tears in an instant, each one representing the injustice she felt from Xu Qingfan.

Watching Yu push the door open and leave, the shameless man stretched out his hand to reach for her, speechless.

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Now, Yu's anger level must be at least 1000!

"No... I really don't know how to coax a girl!"

"Eh!"

Xu Qingfan sighed to the sky, finding love to be truly difficult.

What?

Who falls in love with five people at the same time, please don't howl!

Xu Qingfan replayed the recent conversation in his mind: [Yu's last words must have been sarcasm, so jealous turned into not jealous, Yu is not jealous, but I said Yu is jealous, so Yu got angry.]

[But how can Yu not be jealous? That's unscientific!]

Xu Qingfan put himself in Yu's shoes, and no matter how he thought about it, he would be jealous, alright!

[So, is Yu jealous or not?]

The shameless man fell silent, choked with emotion.

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