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nQiao Nian wasn’t particular about food. She kept her gaze down as she said, “Anything works.”

n“Anything works… that makes things difficult.” Jiang Li put his hands on his hips and gave her an annoying expression. His bright purple hair had been highlighted with streaks of red. The flamboyant colors made his hair resemble a colorful bird feather. “Master Wang, what about you? Anything you’d like to eat?”

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nYe Wangchuan glanced at Qiao Nian, who was in a hoodie. Her cool aura made her stand out, and his eyes deepened as he looked at her. He said, “Let’s have hotpot.”

nHe remembered the last time he’d asked her to decide, she’d picked a hotpot-like meal by a stall. She had even specially added chili oil to her broth. That spicy fragrance was still fresh in his mind.

n“Hotpot?” Jiang Li looked at him, slightly bewildered. “Don’t you dislike that sort of food?”

nHad he changed?

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nGu San looked at him curiously as well. Master Wang had a typical Northern Region appetite and did not fancy spicy food.

n“It’s not bad if you have it once in a while.” He was a clean freak and so suggested, “Since we’re having hotpot, let’s not have it outside. I’ll prepare it.

n“Jiang Li, you’ll get the ingredients. Is that alright?”

nGu San’s jaw almost dropped.

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nMaster Wang was cooking?

nJiang Li reacted very quickly and made an “ok” gesture. “Okay, I’ll get it. Haha, as long as you’re preparing it, I’ll get anything you ask me to.”

n“Gu San, inform Qichen’s doctor that he isn’t returning to the hospital tonight.”

n“Alright.” Gu San quickly went to inform the doctor.

nQiao Nian looked around. She seemed to be the only one with nothing to work on. “What about me? How can I help?”

nYe Wangchuan looked into her eyes that seemed to hold galaxies. His gaze was deep and his voice low and captivating. “You don’t have to do anything. Just wait for dinner.”

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nQiao Nian thought that he was joking. Then again, her hand was injured, so there was nothing much she could help with.

nSince Ye Wangchuan did not want her help, she might as well take the lad upstairs to play on the computer when they returned to the villa.

nShe had a huge variety of new games on her computer, some of which required softwares that the country had not imported yet. However, she had managed to directly source it from overseas.

nYe Qichen was bedazzled.

nQiao Nian taught him how to navigate through the games and then sat beside him to use her cell phone.

nTwo hours later, they were called downstairs for dinner.

nQiao Nian took the boy, who was still more keen on games than on food, downstairs.

nThere was a thick scent coming from the hotpot broth. Jiang Li stood by the pot and excitedly waved at her. “Nian Nian, hurry up. Wash your hands and then we can eat.”

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nGu San was bringing the ingredients out as he said smilingly, “Miss Qiao, you can get ready to eat now.”

nShe took the boy to the washroom for them to wash their hands and happened to see a man in a blue apron coming out of the kitchen.

nHis voice was low and alluring. “Come over and eat.”

nQiao Nian raised a brow, slightly surprised.

nHe really prepared it?

nShe took her seat, with Ye Qichen insisting on sitting beside her. On her other side was that classy man.

nThe two Ye lads were sitting by her sides as if they were protecting their queen. By the time Jiang Li came over, he couldn’t even find a seat he wanted. He had no choice but to sit opposite the row of three and eye them as he cursed at himself for not being quick enough.

nQiao Nian didn’t quite notice who was sitting beside her. She didn’t think too much about it at all. A pair of chopsticks appeared before her as the man said, “Try it out first.”

n“Sister, here’s a bowl for you.” Ye Qichen didn’t want to lose out and eagerly handed her a bowl.

nQiao Nian received chopsticks with her left hand and the bowl with her right. “Thank you.”

nAnd then, she spent all her energy on eating.

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