Unusual Fate Records

Chapter 229 020. Sukiyaki bubbled and sputtered, overflowing with happiness.

Jin Ziyue took a step back, turned around, and continued walking.

"Are you hungry? Let's find something to eat."

San Shui Lin Xin obediently followed, "Oh."

After dinner, many people strolled along the streets, and most of the convenience stores along the roadside were still open. Occasionally, the aroma of food wafted from small restaurants, where restaurant owners were diligently frying food, their hands moving back and forth with two hoes, while smiling and seeing off customers: "Welcome to visit again next time."

Jin Ziyue lifted the curtain and walked in, bending down.

"Boss, the usual, sukiyaki, for two people."

Jin Ziyue said.

"Wow, young man, you've brought people to patronize the store." The owner clearly had some connection with Jin Ziyue.

"Yes, I'll bring my friends to try it. I've been so grateful for your hospitality before, but I haven't introduced you to any other guests, which is a bit unfair of me." Jin Ziyue nodded and smiled.

"Hello, boss." Sanshui Linxin peeked out from behind Jin Ziyue, glanced at the beef on the hot plate that had turned from red to tender, and couldn't help but feel a strong urge to eat.

"Wow, that's so thoughtful of you, young man. Hello, miss, you look beautiful." The owner smiled and turned to ask Jin, "Are you grilling it yourself this time?"

"Hmm, let me test the results of my training."

The boss cast an approving glance my way.

San Shui Lin Xin found a seat at the bar next door and watched the owner prepare the vegetables and ingredients. Jin Zi Yue, meanwhile, was intently and skillfully shoveling beef slices onto the sizzling hot plate.

She took a sip of water, which had a slight lemon flavor.

"The pot is here." The owner brought out the prepared ingredients, raised his eyebrows at Sanshui Linxin, and smiled confidently, "It's a kelp and bonito broth base."

Sanshui nodded politely.

Jin Ziyue placed the stir-fried beef aside, and arranged the egg whites, scallions, onions, burdock strips, and other ingredients on a plate.

"You can cook too?" Sanshui Linxin's eyes were full of stars.

"I learned it." Jin Ziyue used serving chopsticks to put the ingredients in little by little, simmering them slowly, and then poured in dark soy sauce, sweet wine, cream, etc.

“My mother said that men who can cook are not to be trusted, they are very bad.” Sanshui Linxin propped her elbow on the table, cupped her face, and looked at Jin Ziyue with a teasing expression. The orange light shone on her face, making it red and charming.

Jin Ziyue ignored her.

Sanshui said to himself, "Because my dad is good at cooking, and his cooking skills are even better than my mom's. Otherwise, how could he have fooled my mom, such a beauty, back then?"

She laughed as she spoke.

Jin Ziyue placed a piece of beef in her bowl and silently ate his enoki mushrooms.

Sanshui smiled contentedly, picked up some tofu, put it in Jin Ziyue's bowl, and said softly, "It's only fair to reciprocate. Come on, try my tofu."

Jin Ziyue glared at her: "Don't say such frivolous things."

"If you don't want to talk, then don't talk. Why are you being so fierce?" Sanshui muttered, obediently chewing the beef in his bowl.

"Delicious!" Sanshui's eyes lit up, and disregarding her ladylike image, she quickly finished the food in her bowl.

Jin Ziyue glanced at her: "You missed saying 'I'm starting to eat'."

"You're so annoying," Sanshui laughed. "My parents never cared about me before, and you, a person from District 9, are more concerned about the etiquette and culture of District 16 than I am."

"When in Rome, do as the Romans do," Jin Ziyue said slowly, holding his small bowl.

San Shui's smile slowly faded as she stared at the bubbling pot, her face calm as she said, "Since my parents passed away, I haven't eaten any food related to pots. The burnt pot from that night, and the pungent smell of burning, always accompany the bloody images of my parents' deaths in my dreams."

"Feel sorry."

For the first time ever, Jin Ziyue backed down.

"It's nothing." Sanshui shook her head. "I like everything Jin takes me to eat."

The man ate his food with his head down, and as he chewed, the scars on his face twitched.

Sanshui gazed intently at the man's face. Under the soft light, he appeared less aloof, and she couldn't help but smile gently.

Jin Ziyue lowered his head and suddenly felt something cool touch his face. It was soft and unexpected. The coolness shot through his body like an electric current, eventually turning into warmth that flowed into his heart.

His movements froze.

After realizing what had happened, he reached out and felt the wetness on his face; it was a wet wipe.

San Shui Linxin stood on tiptoe, straightened her body, and gently touched the scar on his cheek with a wet tissue from the side of the seat.

"Does it hurt?"

The girl asked softly.

"It's out of the way."

Can you tell me your story?

She asked.

"Now is not the right time."

"Let's talk about it when we get back." Sanshui's gaze never left his face as she asked mischievously, "Are you feeling any attraction?"

"It'll be ready soon."

"Ah~" Sanshui shrank back to his position in frustration, sighed, and said, "I thought it was a sure thing."

"If the neckline were any lower, you might have succeeded," Jin Ziyue said.

"Is that so?" Sanshui Linxin looked at her sailor uniform, considering it seriously. "I really didn't consider my attire. That was a mistake."

Jin Ziyue glared at her: "Don't actually think about such meaningless things."

"Alright then, since I've been so well-behaved, shouldn't you reward me with a romantic kiss?" Sanshui Linxin tilted her head, blinked halfway, and looked at him expectantly.

Jin Ziyue picked up a scallion and started crunching it, saying indistinctly, "Come on."

"You're so disgusting!" Sanshui Linxin said with disgust.

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Dinner time passed quickly, and Jin Ziyue called Sanshui back to the rented room.

The moonlight is hazy. Walking along the riverside avenue, the streetlights and roadside trees seem to be intertwined. A gentle breeze carries the rhythm of a dance party. The sparse waves flow slowly and steadily. Looking up, you can almost see the streetlights shining as brightly as possible, gazing affectionately at the trees, while the shy trees droop their branches like a young girl's flowing hair.

Sanshui gazed at the man's retreating figure, opened her arms, watched him walk away, and then silently embraced the air within her.

Afterwards, she lowered her head and quickly walked up.

"Hey! Jin!"

She ran up from behind, beaming, "I've decided, I'm going to give you a surprise."

"We should be thankful we weren't frightened," Jin Ziyue said expressionlessly.

San Shui Lin Xin turned around in front of Jin Zi Yue, put her hands behind her back, her eyes sparkling with a lively light, revealed a probing expression, smiled slyly, and said, "I want to use the power left by my family to help you find Qin."

San Shui Lin Xin could sense that Jin Zi Yue's expressionless face had disappeared, or rather, the slightly tense facial muscles were different from the expressionless face he had when he was flirting.

"I want to help you find Fu Qin's soul."

San Shui Lin Xin seemed to have made up her mind, slightly raised her head, and looked at Jin Zi Yue.

"I want to see Jin Kuaile's appearance."

She said it with certainty.

"Remember it's all thanks to me then."

A gentle breeze blew, lifting the girl's bangs. Her dancing hair and composed eyes, along with the pure white moonlight, were etched into the man's memory.

I'm so upset! I accidentally posted a chapter while uploading my drafts at 11 PM QAQ
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