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Chapter 425 A Group of Best Friends with Hidden agendas
The roadside where the film crew of "The Beginning" was located in Xiamen.

The crew was busy setting up by the roadside. Knowing that he couldn't help, Meng Ziyi stayed in the van, eating lunch and playing with the dog.

Just as she was trying to teach Chocolate to bite its own tail, her phone beeped with a notification, successfully saving the dog's tail.

"Drip!"

"Eh?"

Meng Ziyi picked up her phone in confusion to check. When she saw the message from Chen Xiu, she was stunned for a moment, and then the corners of her mouth and eyes turned up.

"That's right! I cooked it myself, how could the taste be bad!"

After sending the voice message, Meng Ziyi held his phone, waiting for Chen Xiu's reply.

A few seconds later, the beeping sound resumed.

"Amazing! Meng Jie's cooking skills are the best."

"Hahahaha!"

Meng Ziyi's laughter echoed in the nanny van, startling Chocolate, who was playing with a ball. Chocolate looked around, bewildered and helpless.

After Meng Ziyi's cooking skills were recognized by Chen Xiu, he chatted with him for a few more minutes before suddenly stopping, pressing his phone to his chest, and his large eyes began to dart around.

A moment later, her eyes suddenly fixed on something, and she took a screenshot of her chat with Chen Xiu and sent it to the mysterious group chat.

Meng Dada: "[Image]"

Meng Dada: "@Xiaoba @Dalitian, how about it? Besides me, who among you has cooked for Xiu Ge'er?"

The message was successfully sent. Meng Ziyi knew it was lunchtime, and even if Tian Xinwei was on set, she should be free, not to mention Reba.

Sure enough, less than two minutes later, the group chat started beeping with messages.

Dali Tian: "It's just cooking! I even stayed up all night watching anime with that jerk!"

Bartender: "Wait a moment."

Dali Tian: "You're not planning something big, are you? @Xiaoba"

Hmph! Those two little brats, how dare they disobey me!
Meng Ziyi muttered to himself, then, holding his phone, began to lecture Tian Xinwei, who had been the first to speak up.

Meng Dada: "Watching anime is nothing! I've even gone to a bathhouse with Xiu Ge'er, done skincare together, and walked home together! Can you do that?"

"You can't even cook, yet you're spouting nonsense with me!"

"(Left humming!) (Right humming!) @DaliTian @Xiaoba"

After sending out the three consecutive messages, Meng Ziyi waited for a while but didn't receive a reply from Tian Xinwei or Reba.

Just when she thought she had subdued the two younger ones, Reba, who had been holding back her big move for a long time, suddenly posted a short video in the group.

Meng Ziyi clicked on the link with a lot of suspicion, and then saw Reba holding up her phone in the restaurant, using the front-facing camera to point at herself and the ingredients on the table, and starting to introduce (retaliate).

"Hello everyone! Tonight, I'm going to cook stir-fried lamb with scallions, carrot and corn pork rib soup, preserved plum spare ribs, steamed yellow croaker, Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs... Unfortunately, I'm not a very good cook, so I can only cook some home-style dishes to make my family happy, hehe!"

She did it on purpose, she must have done it on purpose!
Also, what's with those last two giggles?

Showing off?!

Meng Ziyi cried out in his heart, suddenly realizing that the advantage he had just gained had vanished in the face of Reba's counterattack.

While she was racking her brains for a solution, she never expected that Dilraba would have a follow-up plan...

Xiaoba: "I'll post the video of Brother Xiu having dinner in the group tonight."

"My mom says that if you like a man, you should make him like the food you cook."

"It's nothing, I was just saying, don't take it to heart! @MengDada @DaliTian"

"Bang" sound.

Meng Ziyi felt as if something had exploded in his mind, and his two thin eyebrows began to stand up.

When she typed out a long string of words, intending to tear Dilraba apart in the group chat, her thumb hovered over the send button.

She was the one who brought up the topic of cooking; Reba was just passively responding. If she were to directly start a fight, it would seem like she couldn't accept defeat.

After smacking her lips, Meng Ziyi finally cleared the text she had typed, then set the group chat to Do Not Disturb mode, and instead made a voice call to her best friend Chen Duling.

"Hey, Dudu, are you free to chat now?"

"I just finished filming a scene and I'm resting. What's wrong?"

"After you finish filming, teach me how to cook. I want to learn all the dishes you can make!"

"Huh? You've learned it all? What am I supposed to do?"

"Huh? You're teaching me how to cook, what can I do?"

Meng Ziyi keenly grasped the blind spot and felt that Chen Duling's statement was somewhat strange.

"No, what I mean is, you don't need to learn! If you and Chen Xiu don't want to eat takeout at home, I'll just cook for you."

"Oh, it's not good to keep bothering you. Besides, I also want to learn how to cook."

"Uh... okay! After I finish filming and go back to Beijing, I'll definitely teach you how to cook properly!"

"Mmm, Dudu, I like you the most."

Meng Ziyi kissed the phone a few times before hanging up, satisfied.

Holding her phone, she thought to herself: "Hmph! It's just cooking! I refuse to believe I can't learn!"
Don't underestimate the bond between me and my best friend!
On the other side, Tian Xinwei, who was even less capable of cooking, also sought help from her best friend.

Seeing the big-eyed, cute girl with a sinister smile approaching him, Zhou Ye kept backing away: "Xiao Tian, ​​what are you doing? Oops! Hey?"

Zhou Ye, traumatized by his best friend, couldn't help but cry out when he saw Tian Xinwei's actions, only to find that she had simply put her hand on his shoulder.

Tian Xinwei put her arm around Zhou Ye's shoulder and chuckled, "Coconut, do you want to eat?"

"I've already eaten." "No, I mean, when I start learning to cook, how about you be my taste tester?"

"No! Not good at all!"

Zhou Ye shook his head repeatedly, firmly refusing.

However, Tian Xinwei's attitude was equally firm: "No, starting today, every night after I finish filming, I will cook a dish in my room, and you will have to taste it and give your evaluation!"

"No, why are you learning to cook if you have nothing better to do?"

"I'm going to cook for others, so I'll practice on you first."

"For whom... Oh, I see!"

Zhou Ye's initially resistant expression instantly became more agreeable.

She put her arm around Tian Xinwei's shoulder and said with a smile, "Cooking is a very complex subject, and you can't master it. Why don't we learn it together?"

"roll!!"

"Hey, I know you're in a hurry, but even if you are, please let me finish what I have to say first!"

After calming Tian Xinwei, who was glaring at him, Zhou Ye's smile remained unchanged as he said, "Think about it, the dishes you make are so spicy, even the boss wouldn't be used to them! Although I'm also from Sichuan, I grew up in Huizhou, so my tastes have changed a lot. Besides, I really can cook Cantonese food!"

Seeing Zhou Ye's obvious attempt to poach her boyfriend, Tian Xinwei's eyes twitched. Although she was angry, she had to admit that Zhou Ye was right.

"You'll teach me how to cook?"

"Hehe, no problem at all! I can even cook for you."

"No need, you can teach me."

"Good good."

Zhou Ye smiled, her eyes crinkling, thinking: If you ever learn this, I'll change my surname to backwards!! As your best friend, you actually want to eat alone... no... you'd rather share with others than help your best friend out, that's too much!

Although Tian Xinwei felt that Zhou Ye's tone was a bit strange, she didn't investigate it further.

In her mind, all she had to do was learn a few dishes from Zhou Ye, and then when she met Chen Xiu next time, she could find an opportunity to cook them for him, take pictures, and post them in the group chat to show off!
Hmph! It's just cooking!

It's like everyone knows how to do it!
……

"Ta-da! The last dish, carrot, pork rib, and corn soup, is served. Let's dig in!"

Wearing an apron, Dilraba leaned forward at the dining table, her hourglass figure accentuated by the thin straps. The soft, warm light shone on her, making her appear even more radiant and unparalleled.

Holding the pot lid in one hand and pointing to the dishes on the table with the other, she happily showed Chen Xiu the fruits of her labor that afternoon.

Looking at the fragrant dishes on the table, Chen Xiu's emotional value was also very well given.

"I just tried the plum-flavored spare ribs, and I feel that the cooking was even better than last time. The sweet and sour sauce wasn't too greasy. It's a pity you can't eat spare ribs... With your cooking skills, I feel that if you stop acting in the future, you could open a private restaurant."

"Hehe, it's not as good as you say."

Dilraba covered her lips with her fingers, her upward-curving eyelashes trembling as she smiled.

After laughing for a while, Reba seemed to remember something. Her beautiful eyes darted around in her narrowed eyelids, and she leaned down next to Chen Xiu, offering her profile.

Seeing this, Chen Xiu, who had a rib in his mouth, understood and kissed her cheekbone.

Why aren't you eating yet?

"I'll be right there after I take off my apron."

Reba turned and went into the kitchen, took off her apron, and returned holding her phone.

She pointed her phone at Chen Xiu and, after reminding Chen Xiu to look at the camera, took several photos in a row.

Chen Xiu didn't seem to have any reservations about appearing alone in the photos; she even made a peace sign.

"Who are you going to send the photos to?"

"Send this to Meng Ziyi and Tian Xinwei!"

Chen Xiu paused for a moment, but then realized there was nothing wrong with it and continued eating.

However, after posting the photo in the group chat, Reba suddenly and inexplicably sent the same photo to her fellow villager, Nezha.

As soon as she sat down to eat, her phone started vibrating continuously in her pocket.

Chen Xiu and Reba fed each other with chopsticks while eating dinner.

Wang Zhongjun, who was in the Huayi office, also received a reply from Ma Yun.

"Hey, Mr. Ma, how's the situation?"

"If Mr. Chen is willing, it's acceptable to have Xiao Lei kneel down and apologize!"

"Oh, he refused. Okay then! Thank you, Mr. Ma."

Wang Zhongjun ended the call with a sigh, feeling a deep sense of despair over the increasingly absurd matching mechanism between Huayi Brothers and Datang Pictures.

Just as he was lost in thought, Wang Zhonglei's voice came in as the office door opened.

"Brother, why did you suddenly give me knee pads? And they're so thick!"

"You like sports and hiking, right? Wearing these will protect your knees."

"Oh I got it……"

"Xiao Lei, get the marketing team moving. We can start promoting 'Only Cloud Knows'."

Since reconciliation was impossible, Wang Zhongjun had no choice but to bite the bullet and proceed.

Wang Zhonglei paused for a moment, then exclaimed excitedly, "Great! I refuse to believe that Feng Xiaogang's new film can lose to Chen Sicheng's remake of a suspense film..."

(End of this chapter)