Yu Zi was impatient. She was about to speak when a voice asked, "Yu Zi, where do you keep your soy sauce?"
Yu Zi turned around in surprise and saw the balcony door open. Yan Huaian was still holding the door handle, his sleeves rolled up to his elbows. He was wearing a clean apron that Yu Zi had hung in the kitchen to change into. There was a picture of a knife and a dog on it.
He was holding a spatula in his other hand. She had been on the phone for a long time, so Yan Huaian decided to cook himself.
Yu Zi's mouth was wide open, and she forgot to speak. Yan Huaian had an elegant and warm smile on his face. "You've been on the phone for a long time. I don't know when you'll finish, so I'll continue cooking. I hope you don't mind."
Yu Zi's phone was still pressed to her ear. She shook her head in a daze. "No … I don't."
"I can't find where the soy sauce is," Yan Huaian said again, his tone gentle and his expression warm.
Yu Zi subconsciously followed his words and pointed to the kitchen. "It's in the cabinet next to the range hood."
Yan Huaian nodded. "Okay."
He was about to close the door and leave when he heard an angry roar from the phone. "Yu Zi, you have a man at home? Who is it?! "
Because Yue Jingchen was too excited, he was stunned when he heard the man's voice on the other end of the phone.
He thought it was Yu Han. After all, the voice wasn't clear, so he couldn't tell who it was.
But then he remembered that Yu Han didn't know how to cook. And that man didn't even know where Yu Zi's soy sauce was. It was obvious that he didn't come often.
Yue Jingchen was furious. He wanted to rush to Yu Zi's house and drag this adulterer out!
His heart was cold, but his anger was strong. He shouted the question out loud, so much so that even Yan Huaian could hear it clearly.
Yu Zi looked at Yan Huaian apologetically and said, "He's a friend."
"No wonder you wanted to break up with him so decisively. You didn't change your mind no matter how I begged you. You already had another man!" Yue Jingchen was so angry that he didn't know what to say.
Yu Zi pursed her lips unhappily. She was so angry that her body stiffened.
"Yue Jingchen, you're getting more and more ridiculous. Don't call me again," Yu Zi said. "Don't let my guilt turn into disgust!"
"Guilt? Of course you feel guilty. You cheated on me behind my back. I didn't expect you to be this kind of person! "Yue Jingchen scolded.
Yu Zi didn't want to talk to him anymore. No matter what she said, they couldn't get along, so she hung up the phone angrily.
After taking a few deep breaths, he finally calmed down a little. He didn't want to implicate Yan Huaian with his anger towards Yue Jingchen.
After she calmed down a little, she held her phone stiffly and said to Yan Huaian, "Sorry for making you see such a joke."
Yan Huaian immediately shook his head. "I should be the one apologizing for interrupting your call."
He opened the balcony door completely and stepped aside. Yu Zi walked in with her phone.
Yan Huaian seemed to be conflicted for a moment before he asked, "Did … your fiancé misunderstand?"
Yu Zi's footsteps paused for a moment before she continued to walk towards the kitchen. "We broke up. We didn't get engaged."
"Sorry." Yan Huaian said, trying hard to restrain the corners of his mouth from moving upward. At the moment, it looked like his face was cramping.
Luckily, Yu Zi lowered her head and didn't see it.
"If … you're willing to tell me, I'll listen here. If not, I won't ask," Yan Huaian said. In fact, he was dying of curiosity.
"It's nothing. Just … different family ideals. The elders aren't very satisfied, "Yu Zi said briefly. She clearly didn't want to talk about it.
Yan Huaian thought about it silently and didn't continue asking.
When he returned to the kitchen, he saw that he had already finished stir-frying the string beans. Now, it looked like he was cooking tomato beef brisket.
Yan Huaian said embarrassedly, "You don't mind me making the decision, do you? I saw you order tomato soup for lunch at work once, so I figured you wouldn't mind. "
Yu Zi nodded with a smile. "I like it a lot."
Yan Huaian looked relieved, but when he saw Yu Zi hesitating, he asked, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing. Do you add soy sauce when you cook tomato beef brisket?" Yu Zi asked.
Yan Huaian choked.
Fine, he admitted that he was a scheming boy. When Yu Zi's phone rang for the first time and he took it out, he "accidentally" saw it and knew it was Yu Zi's boyfriend.
So he purposely made a sound when they were talking on the phone to make her boyfriend misunderstand. He saw what happened yesterday and knew that something might have happened between Yu Zi and Yue Jingchen, but he didn't expect them to really break up.
Not knowing where to put the soy sauce was an impromptu excuse. In fact, he had completely forgotten that he was cooking tomato beef brisket.
Hearing Yu Zi's question, Yan Huaian was speechless. He touched his nose. "Uh, you don't add soy sauce when you cook tomato beef brisket?"
"No. Do you keep adding it?" Yu Zi asked with a smile. She didn't suspect anything.
Anyway, it wasn't easy for a man like Yan Huaian to cook. As for which seasonings to add, everyone had different habits.
Yan Huaian didn't know, so it wasn't strange to add a little more.
Yan Huaian shook his head. "It's my first time cooking this, so I'm not sure. I thought maybe I should add some."
Yu Zi smiled. Seeing Yan Huaian's dazed look, she felt that the contrast was a little cute. She didn't expect that a man who was swift and decisive at work would be so dazed at home.
Therefore, the bad mood that she had felt from the call with Yue Jingchen just now also dissipated because of her sincere laughter. She felt relaxed.
"Go sit in the living room. I'll do it," Yu Zi said.
"It's my first time here, and I'm already freeloading. You have to give me a chance to show off, right?" Yan Huaian asked with a smile. Unknowingly, the two of them were no longer strangers, and they both felt a lot more at ease.
But why did Yan Huaian's gaze look so fierce when he spoke?
Yu Zi couldn't stand his gaze and didn't dare to look at him.
His gaze was honest and didn't have any other emotions, but she didn't dare to look at him, as if she had dirty thoughts.
Yu Zi's gaze drifted and landed on his shoulder. She could only say to him, "You already brought wine. Also, it's my first time being a guest at my house. How can I let you do it? Also, didn't you already cook a dish for me? "
Yan Huaian noticed Yu Zi's strange behavior and smiled. He didn't insist, but he deliberately adjusted his voice. There was a soft chuckle in his throat as he said, "Okay, then I'll wait."
His suddenly low and magnetic voice directly hooked Yu Zi's heart. She couldn't help but blush, and her ears felt a little warm.
She thought that this man was too charming. It would be strange if she didn't feel anything when facing him.
It was just that she had just broken up and didn't have such thoughts. She also didn't have the energy to start a new relationship immediately. Therefore, even when facing Yan Huaian, she didn't think about it out of admiration for a man as a woman.
Yu Zi only breathed a sigh of relief after Yan Huaian left the kitchen and closed the door.
Although she was determined earlier, Yan Huaian's presence still affected her. It was as if the temperature in the limited space in the room kept rising.
It wasn't until he left that the temperature dropped.
Yu Zi touched her face and was shocked by the heat coming from her palms. She didn't expect it to be so hot.
She quickly turned on the tap and washed her hands with cold water. After drying them, her palms were already cold. She covered her face for a while and patted it a few times. At least the temperature dropped a little, and she exhaled before continuing to cook.
Yu Zi stir-fried two vegetables. Other than the stir-fried string beans and a bowl of tomato beef brisket soup, she also added cold enoki mushrooms and cucumber strips mixed with chili oil. It was cool and refreshing.
Yan Huaian gave her face and was already eating his second bowl of rice.
Because he was eating with relish, even Yu Zi had an appetite. She didn't have much of an appetite today and just wanted to make do with a stir-fried dish. However, because of Yan Huaian, she was actually in a good mood to eat.
"I didn't expect your culinary skills to be so good," Yu Zi said with a smile, unable to hide her surprise.
Although Yan Huaian had only cooked half of the tomato beef brisket soup, he had a good foundation. In fact, she didn't add anything else.
She was already very surprised when she heard that he could cook. She thought that his culinary skills were only limited to cooking. She didn't expect him to be so good that it looked, smelled, and tasted good.
Yan Huaian couldn't help but laugh. "Don't say that. You stir-fried one dish, and I just added a little more heat. I only cooked half of the other dish, and you finished it for me. In the end, it's your culinary skills that are good, not mine. "
Yu Zi let out an "ah" and the string beans she had just picked up fell into the bowl. "You … You sound like I'm praising myself."
Yan Huaian grinned and exhaled comfortably. "I haven't had such a happy meal in a long time."
Yu Zi was stunned and didn't know how to respond. Yan Huaian said, "I usually eat alone. It's nice to have someone accompany me and chat while eating."
Yu Zi could only laugh dryly.
Seeing that Yu Zi wasn't going to follow his routine, Yan Huaian pursed his lips and smiled. "Can you let me come over more often in the future? Don't worry, I'll take care of all the ingredients. I can also help you cook. I won't leave it all to you. "
Yu Zi felt that Yan Huaian's words were a little strange. It sounded like they were discussing how a newlywed couple would spend their days after getting married.
However, Yan Huaian wasn't just her neighbor. He was also her important client. No matter how inappropriate Yu Zi felt, she didn't want to offend Yan Huaian.
So she could only nod and force a smile. "As long as I don't work overtime."
Yan Huaian smiled and didn't say anything.
Yu Zi's phone rang again.
She picked it up and saw that it was Yue Jingchen.
She hung up and Yue Jingchen kept calling.
Yan Huaian glanced at her and said, "You answer the phone. I'll leave."
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