Weak in affinity talent? Female ghosts are eager to give hints.

"What...what's with that smug smile of yours?!"

"Fine, fine! You were faking it all yesterday, weren't you?!"

Liu Xuan was at her wit's end!

She tried to pull Chu Ningrou off several times, but she couldn't.

She was too embarrassed to just lie on top of An Lan like Chu Ningrou did.

What kind of situation is that?

"Damn it! Damn it!"

"You shameless person!"

"Hehehe—"

"Say what you will, Anlan is mine!"

"..."

Liu Xuan was rendered speechless.

Depend on!

Why is Asiya acting like a thug today?

"Ugh...ugh..."

"I slept so well..."

"Why?"

"How did I end up sleeping on the floor?!"

Just then, Yan Ying, who had been lying in the corner, also woke up. She got up and looked at Asiya, who was clinging to An Lan like a koala, then at the captain's clenched teeth, and a strange expression crossed her face...

"Oh, this..."

"This is--"

"Yan Ying! Good thing you're up! I haven't even asked you yet, why didn't you wake me up yesterday when I fell asleep on the sofa?! You at least came into the room!"

Because of Yan Ying's awakening, Liu Xuan's focus immediately shifted.

Yan Ying glanced at An Lan in women's clothing, then at Liu Xuan's frosty expression, and scratched her head. "Um... Captain, my grandma wants to start dating, and my grandpa is starting elementary school! I have to go home..."

She took a step towards the bedroom door...

"stop!!!"

"Don't give me that nonsense!"

"You stay here, Asia! Since you're so heartless, don't blame me for being ruthless too!"

"Yan Ying, call Chu Chang'an and Ning Xu over as well!"

"Our group is doing team building!"

"Oh, this..."

"Go quickly!"

"Yes! Yes!"

Yan Ying scratched her head, then immediately took out her phone and dialed a number...

......

The atmosphere in the bedroom was somewhat strange.

An Lan didn't speak, took out her phone to check her messages, and found that no one had messaged her yet. Chu Ningrou lay on top of her, inhaling the refreshing scent of mint, her face filled with bliss.

She really didn't want to come out, so Anlan couldn't very well send her away, could she?

Chu Ningrou was quite mischievous, frequently winking at Liu Xuan with a provocative air!

"Damn it..."

"A person without shame is like a tree without bark!"

"You've completely lost your nerve! How can you be so shameless? There are so many people watching!"

"How dare you..."

"Anlan smells so good... Some people can't smell it, they're so anxious! So anxious!"

"you--"

The argument in the room continued...

Good thing!

Half an hour later, Ning Xu and Chu Chang'an arrived with a large amount of snacks and drinks.

"Captain, Vice-Captain, what are we doing today?"

"Yeah! Don't make that 'people who can't see die' thing again! It's pointless!"

"..."

Shouts and hawking could be heard from outside.

But this time!

Upon entering the room, Chu Chang'an and Ning Xu's eyes widened in surprise!

Because on the living room sofa, An Lan was indeed holding a blonde, blue-eyed, petite, Asian-looking woman in his arms, who was constantly rubbing her chin against his...

"Holy crap! A foreign girl?!"

"There really is one more person?"

"Vice-captain, are you keeping a mistress?"

"..."

They were both shocked!

Seeing this, Liu Xuan frowned: "Something's not right! You can see this today? Why?! Could it be... that these two aren't the same person?"

Liu Xuan muttered to herself, and An Lan's expression changed. She immediately forced a smile: "How could it not be one person?"

"If it weren't for someone else, would she be this close?"

"this..."

"But how come she was able to be seen today?"

"Perhaps the more people she interacts with, the more noticeable her presence becomes?"

An Lan made up a reason, and Liu Xuan frowned but didn't say anything more.

"Um?"

"What shall we do?"

Although the group had moved from the bedroom to the living room, Chu Chang'an could clearly sense that something was off about the atmosphere. He glanced at An Lan's living room and saw a projector in the corner, and a sudden idea struck him.

"or..."

"Shall we watch a movie together?"

"Want to watch a movie?"

Yan Ying looked at Chu Chang'an with disdain, and Chu Chang'an's face darkened: "What are you thinking? I said—let's watch a movie! Let's watch 'Escape from the Tiger's Mouth'!"

"This movie is a classic!"

"This works! This is great! I didn't understand it when I was a kid, but I still enjoyed it immensely!"

"Okay then..."

"Ning Xu, go set up the equipment. I'll go find some cups and arrange the drinks..."

"No need! I'll do it!"

Seeing that Chu Chang'an and Ning Xu were about to get busy, Liu Xuan immediately tossed her big waves and walked towards the kitchen, adopting the posture of the lady of the house, and gave Chu Ningrou a disdainful look.

Chu Ningrou hugged An Lan's neck without saying a word. After hesitating for a moment, she got up and went to the kitchen as well.

"Oh?"

"Has the clingy child finally let go?"

Liu Xuan teased Chu Ningrou, but Chu Ningrou didn't even glance at her this time. She immediately started rummaging through the refrigerator, as if looking for something to eat.

"Hey! What are you doing? Eating in An Lan's arms?"

"snort--"

"I just want some people to know who the lady of this house is!"

After searching for a long time, Chu Ningrou finally found a piece of frozen meat, a bag of chicken legs, and side dishes such as shrimp and lemons in the refrigerator.

These were not actually left behind by An Lan.

Instead, it was the government that regularly prepared this house for Anlan.

What I fear most is when Anlan comes home and there's no food left in the house.

"Oh?"

"You're a foreign woman, you can't even cook?"

Liu Xuan scoffed at this.

It's common knowledge that Westerners don't cook much; they usually eat sandwiches, KFC, or Western-style barbecue. Asking them to cook Chinese cuisine is simply going against the grain!

Can...

Under Liu Xuan's astonished gaze, Chu Ningrou deftly thawed the food, twirling the knife in her hand as she cut the frozen meat into strips, and methodically marinated it with starch, cooking wine, and soy sauce!

While marinating, she would also knead and press the meat strips.

Good guy!

The pinnacle of purely domestic home-style cooking!

"You...you can do this?!"

Liu Xuan was completely stunned!

This girl, didn't she only know how to make coffee yesterday?

"Chop, chop, chop—"

What surprised Liu Xuan wasn't just this scene. What followed was a lightning-fast knife work, slicing the chicken leg into equal pieces. Chu Ningrou immediately opened a wok, stir-fried a pot of small red chilies, and poured in soybean paste to simmer until fragrant.

"Sizzle—"

As the hot oil sizzled and danced, the diced chicken was added to the pan, and Chu Ningrou grabbed the pan and kept stirring it!

It's spicy chicken!

Spicy Chicken, a local specialty of China!

"Spicy chicken?"

"Wow! That smells so authentic!"

"Who is it? Who's doing this? Is it the captain?"

In the living room, Chu Chang'an could already smell the aroma of stir-frying. He couldn't help but glance into the kitchen, and his eyes widened in surprise!

Depend on!

You can hardly imagine it, can you? A blonde, blue-eyed, fair-skinned foreign woman wearing a cheongsam is currently wielding a wok and stir-frying a plate of chicken!

Picture!

That's incredibly impactful!

"Oh my god..."

"Now I understand why the [Vice-Captain] likes this woman..."

"This is fucking amazing! Western skin, Asian features, Chinese cooking skills... this... this is perfect! Absolutely perfect!"

"Really? Asiya is cooking in the kitchen?"

"Shall I go take a look?"

"..."

A single stone can stir up a thousand waves.

After Chu Chang'an finished speaking, Yan Ying, Ning Xu, and even An Lan couldn't help but get up and look into the kitchen again and again.

The bright red spicy chicken is ready and has been poured onto a plate.

Next, after removing the heads and veins from the shrimp, Chu Ningrou sterilized them with boiling water, then took them out and squeezed lemon juice, along with soy sauce and other condiments, poured it over the shrimp...

Shrimp with lemon sauce.

This approach is quite foreign.

Finally, there were the lean pork strips that had been marinated. Chu Ningrou sautéed scallions, ginger, and garlic in oil in the pan, then sprinkled in small pieces of bell pepper, and stir-fried the pork strips in the pan!

Stir-fried pork with chili peppers is a must-have home-style dish to accompany rice!

The moment all three dishes were served, Chu Ningrou raised her chin and looked at Liu Xuan with disdain.

"What are you standing there for?"

"Take it to the living room!"

"you..."

"Are you really Asia? You—"

Liu Xuan was completely dumbfounded!

This foreign girl can cook better than I can!

real or fake?

Are you from China, or am I?

Seeing Liu Xuan standing there dumbfounded and not moving, Chu Ningrou shook her head, picked up the plate of food herself, and walked to the living room. After placing all the food in front of An Lan, she sat back down in An Lan's lap, as if it were the most natural thing in the world, under everyone's astonished gaze.

"eat--"

"Everyone should try my cooking!"

Hey!

This attitude was undoubtedly that of the lady of the house.

Even An Lan looked at Chu Ningrou with some surprise: "You used to be a chef?"

"No, that's not it—"

"However, before I awakened my [talent], I was from a remote mountain village in Chigui... You know, right? Children from families like that usually learn to cook at a very young age..."

"this--"

An Lan couldn't help but look at Chu Ningrou with newfound respect.

He had always thought that Chu Ningrou had a rather fragile and impulsive personality.

Looking back now, if it weren't for the [duplicate] event, she would have been a traditional Chinese girl, someone who could cook and was considerate of her husband...

"Wow! This spicy chicken is amazing! It's so delicious!"

"Mmm! Mmm! This lemon shrimp is pretty good too!"

"【Stir-fried pork with chili peppers】is great, it goes perfectly with rice! I can't take it anymore! I need to cook two bowls of rice!"

"..."

At the coffee table, Chu Chang'an, Ning Xu, and Yan Ying were already feasting.

Inside the kitchen, Liu Xuan's face was ashen, but she still came out with a wine glass in her hand.

She was somewhat skeptical, but she still tried eating two slices of stir-fried meat.

Instantly!

Her eyes widened!

it is tasty!

Very tasty!

It's spicy and fragrant to the point of being palatable, and the taste surpasses that of ordinary Shaxian snacks by a large margin!

"You bastard..."

"Tsk..."

"No wonder An Lan was looking for you—"

glaring hatefully at Chu Ningrou, Liu Xuan realized that she had been completely defeated by Chu Ningrou in today's declaration of "mistress" status!

"Come here, Anlan! I'll feed you!"

Sitting in An Lan's lap, Chu Ningrou picked up a shrimp, peeled it for him, and personally fed it to him. An Lan hesitated for a moment, but then opened his mouth and ate it!

It's tangy, spicy, and refreshing—truly impressive!

"Is it tasty?"

"Um--"

"If it's delicious, I'll make it for you every day!"

"Um..."

Their actions, which resembled the playful banter of a young couple, seemed perfectly acceptable to Chu Chang'an and his companions.

Only Liu Xuan clenched her fist tightly as she held the chopsticks!

......

The meal lasted until the afternoon.

Watching a movie while eating and chatting, the living room was unusually pleasant.

By evening, Chu Chang'an, Ning Xu, and Yan Ying were all carrying their packed trash to leave, but Liu Xuan remained sitting in the living room, motionless!

"Captain... what are you doing? The vice-captain and his wife have things to do tonight!"

Chu Chang'an winked and made faces at Liu Xuan, but Liu Xuan pretended not to see it at all.

"snort--"

"What couple? They're just boyfriend and girlfriend at best!"

"Seriously, this hasn't even started yet!"

"I'll be staying here tonight, Anlan... what do you think?"

Liu Xuan ignored Chu Chang'an and instead looked at An Lan, who narrowed her eyes: "This...isn't that a bit inappropriate?"

"Huh? What's not good?"

"If you ask me, we'd all stay and try your girlfriend's cooking tomorrow morning! Let us enjoy her delicious food for the next few days, how about it?"

"An Lan... and Asiya, you... you wouldn't be so petty, would you?"

"Oh, this..."

An Lan was clearly hesitant.

But Chu Ningrou seemed to have thought of something at that moment, and the corners of her mouth curled up: "Okay! Everyone stay here, and tomorrow morning... everyone can wait to eat!"

"real?!"

"That would be so embarrassing!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Chang'an was no longer in a hurry to leave!

Ning Xu and Yan Ying exchanged a glance and then walked tacitly to Asiya's room next door.

This floor has two rooms, which is enough for everyone!

but...

Everyone had left An Lan's room, except for Liu Xuan, who sat motionless on the sofa!

The bedroom door was open, and An Lan was sleeping on the upper floor. Chu Ningrou glared at her, then held An Lan without making any further moves. The night passed peacefully like that...