, Chapter 0069 , It had gotten dark outside pretty early since it was wintertime. , Before 7:00 pm, the street lamps lining either oldes of the road lit up. The lights gave people a sense of warmth on this cold night. , Walking from the subway station to Bedford College, one would pass by a street of shops and vendors selling a variety of items. , When Miranda and Paul passed by the area, the former heard the sound of someone hollering that they had baked potatoes on sale. , She blinked a few times, her eyes felt a little prickly because of the chylly wind. She glanced at Paul and said, “Wait here for a bit.” , Paul stood there for a while. Two minutes later, he saw her coming back with two hot, baked potatoes in her hands. , “Here” Hot steam rose from the potato when Miranda separated hers in half. The potato was soft but a little too hot , Miranda blew on the potato to cool it off. When she tried taking another small bite, she could taste how soft it was. Her face broke into a smile. , She looked at Paul. “Is yours soft?” , He nodded. It was the first time he’d had such a delicious and soft , baked potato in his life. , Miranda felt somewhat proud of herself. “Right? I’ve always had pretty good luck. I can always find the soft ones in the bunch without fail.” , Her smile was infectious and made Paul’s lips curl slightly. Even his eyes looked like they were smiling. , It was already 7:00 pm by the time they reached the apartment building. , When Miranda opened the door, the warm temperature maintained by , the underfloor heating warmed up her body instantly. Then, she carried her books and stationery into the study , Several open books lay messily on the desk. She started picking them up and arranging them on the shelf. Eventually, she found a reference book that Paul had lent her last week , She took the book out and knocked on Paul’s door , Paul had the habit of taking a shower first after coming back home after being out , His hair was still wet as he’d just gotten out of the bathroom. Still, he went to check who it was when he heard someone knocking on the front door. , “You tent me the original edition in Aurenese last week. I almost forgot to return it to you.” , , , , For some unknown reason, Miranda felt a little nervous when she caught a whiff of the fresh, minty scent coming from him. , Paul took the book from her and spotted a sticky note still stuck to it. , He could recognize Miranda’s writing She’d drawn a tiny, cute person with a determined expression wearing a headband on the bottom left comer of the sticky note. , Miranda noticed the smile on Paul’s face and the sticky note she’d been using as a bookmark. She hurriedly took it off. , She coughed awkwardly, saying “I just doodled that because I was bored.” , She could see Paul’s smile widen. She quickly changed the topic. “By the way, will you be free soon? After the exam is over, I want to treat you to a meal to thank you for all your help.” , Paul had helped her with preparing for the , ○ 25 BONUS , also come to her rescue during the incident at the mansion. All this time, she hadn’t had the opportunity to thank him properly. , Paul could see the earnest look in Miranda’s . He didn’t turn down her offer. , Instead, he suggested, “Why don’t we just have a meal at home? I prefer your cooking anyway.” , Miranda beamed. “Why don’t I cook for you tomorrow? I’ll get the ingredients after the exam finishes in the afternoon. By the time you come back from the lab, dinner will be ready.” , “Okay.” , It didn’t rain the next day. When Miranda finished her exam and came outside, she could see rays of light shining from behind the gray clouds in the sky. , She went to the supermarket to purchase the ingredients. Then, she took a cab home. , At 6:00 pm, someone knocked on her front door. , After Miranda let Paul in, he changed into a pair of men’s slippers she’d prepared for him. Then, he made his way into the kitchen to help her prepare dinner. , Miranda passed all the vegetables that needed washing to him naturally. “Here. You know the drill, so I’ll leave that to you.” , She turned around and focused on cutting other ingredients right away. , As Paul looked at Miranda’s back, he smiled faintly. “Sure.” , Suddenly, a realization dawned on him. Although this was his first time experiencing a life like this, he nonetheless found it rather fun and , Chapter 0069 , , , , interesting. , , , , , Search the website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.