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"What do you think of Zhouzhou?" Luo Xiaoke was a little confused as to why Lin Zhou was asking this question. She blinked her big eyes, revealing shallow dimples on her chubby cheeks.

"Hmph, of course I like it."

Just as expected, this was the answer Coco would give.

Well, Lin Zhou knew that would be the answer. Seeing the other person's innocent and smiling face, he didn't know how to explain it.

"You're still wearing that earring." Lin Zhou pointed to Luo Xiaoke's earring, a blue star pendant, a gift he gave her when she was very young.

Luo Xiaoke touched the pendant on her earlobe. After a few seconds, she tilted her head and said, "Oh, so it was from you? I forgot."

"Um... okay."

Lin Zhou tried to get up, but Luo Xiaoke immediately reached out and braced her arm against his, saying with a smile, "Come here, I'll take care of Zhouzhou~"

"Thank you." After a quick wash, the two took the elevator to the first floor. Lin Zhou's parents were not home; they had already gone out.

Are you hungry?

"A little." Lin Zhou glanced at the time; it was already midday.

"Leave lunch to me!" Luo Xiaoke said enthusiastically, not forgetting to show off the muscles on her arms—of course, from the outside, apart from the fleshy arms, there was no trace of muscle.

"Coco, can you cook?"

"I can do a little bit."

"For example?"

"Instant noodles, pickled fish, and oh, and beef short ribs!" Luo Xiaoke said, counting on her fingers.

"Those...don't they all sound like pre-made meals?" Lin Zhou smirked. He didn't seem to have any of those things in his fridge. "I don't think I have any ingredients. Did you buy any?"

"No?" Luo Xiaoke was stunned.

"Otherwise what?"

Luo Xiaoke: OvO...

Luo Xiaoke: Huh?

Seeing the other person's reaction, Lin Zhou said, "So, you didn't prepare any ingredients at all? Did you think I had any frozen pre-made meals at home?"

"It's okay, it'll happen with normal food too."

After Lin Zhou sat down at the dining table, Luo Xiaoke ran into the kitchen in her slippers and opened the refrigerator.

She froze.

The top layer is a row of Coca-Cola bottles.

The second layer is sparkling water.

The third layer contains fresh fruit and eggs.

Opening the refrigerator compartment revealed dried fruits and vegetables, as well as dried fish.

The bottom frozen layer contains various Häagen-Dazs ice creams.

"Aren't there any ingredients?" Luo Xiaoke asked.

"That's all," Lin Zhou said. If Yu Ning hadn't come over last night, there wouldn't even be any eggs at home. Lin Zhou is usually home alone, and he doesn't know how to cook.

Let's order takeout.

Lin Zhou said, "Let's order takeout, Coco."

"No, I promised to take care of you." Luo Xiaoke found rice and eggs. "Ta-da! Coco's Secret Golden Egg Fried Rice!!!"

Fried rice with egg?

"Can you do it?"

"Yes, I've seen a top chef teach me how to make fried rice."

"Top chef? Which restaurant?"

"MasterChef Junior, a Nest of Top-Tier Chefs"

"Isn't that an animation?!" Lin Zhou began to doubt Luo Xiaoke's cooking skills, because everything about her seemed unreliable. But seeing the expectant look on her face as she prepared to cook for him, he could only say, "Please, Coco."

"OK OK!"

Luo Xiaoke put on an apron and busied herself in the kitchen.

One minute they're complaining about not being able to find salt, the next they're saying the eggs are sticking to the pan, and then they're complaining the rice is too sticky.

"Whoosh!" Flames even burst out from the middle.

"..." Lin Zhou's family has two kitchens, one for Chinese food and the other for fast food, which is simple Western food. The Chinese food kitchen is a normal small cubicle with a large range hood, while the Western food kitchen is an open kitchen because there is not much oil smoke when cooking those foods.

Seeing Luo Xiaoke bustling around, sometimes opening Douyin to search for tutorials, Lin Zhou felt dizzy and then his vision went black.

Well, it's good that you have the intention.

After a while, Luo Xiaoke came over with a plate of fried rice, looking disheveled.

"Done! Coco's Secret Recipe Golden Egg Fried Rice!"

Lin Zhou looked at the burnt, unidentified dish on the white plate. After barely confirming that it was fried rice, he asked, "Coco, where's the gold?"

Luo Xiaoke saw the dark, mushy fried rice and her chubby face showed embarrassment, but she still scratched her head, trying to get away with it cutely, "Gold—it oxidized and turned into black gold, so it's a special black gold fried rice!"

"It should be edible."

It's probably... even Coco isn't sure if it's safe to eat.

"I'll try." Lin Zhou picked up the spoon, but Luo Xiaoke couldn't help but speak up, "Zhou, Zhouzhou, if you think it tastes bad, then forget it, don't eat it."

"Waaah... I guess my cooking skills are a little lacking."

"It's okay." Lin Zhou ate with a spoon.

Smooth on the palate, yet easy to swallow.

My throat felt like it had been bombarded by a flurry of punches, and then I was soaked in the Ganges River and danced for a while.

"Uh, uh..."

"Zhouzhou, what's wrong?"

"Looks like my health bar is starting to drop..."

"Then don't eat it! I'm sorry."

"It's okay." Under Luo Xiaoke's shocked gaze, Lin Zhou quickly finished the fried rice. He was used to it and it was fine.

It's a bit like drinking an Americano, with that indescribable smoky and bitter taste.

It might have an energizing effect.

"Oh dear, if you think it tastes bad, you don't have to eat it." Luo Xiaoke was stunned when she saw that the plate had been emptied.

Lin Zhou smiled and shook his head, "You've gone to so much trouble, it wouldn't be right if I didn't finish it... How could I let a girl down... Uh..."

After Lin Zhou finished speaking, his face turned ashen, and his head slumped onto the plate, lifeless.

【Death】

"Zhouzhou?!!"

……

……

It felt like I was sleeping on a cold pillow.

I seem to have dreamt again of my grandfather beating and scolding me, yelling, "Why are you here again? Go back now!"

Memories flashed by, and Lin Zhou recalled the past, when everyone was happy every day, until that incident—

But now, we all seem to be good friends and care about each other.

"Uh..." As consciousness gradually returned, Lin Zhou slowly opened his eyes and found that his vision was blocked. He could only see the strands of hair hanging down and a huge shadow.

"Ah, Zhouzhou, you're awake~" Luo Xiaoke's voice came.

When he saw the other person's head pop out, Lin Zhou realized that he was sleeping on Luo Xiaoke's lap.

"Are you alright?!"

"It's nothing... I might just be a little dizzy from the carbon monoxide," Lin Zhou murmured.

Luo Xiaoke's eyes softened, and she said softly, "You're saying strange things to comfort me again. I really like you, Zhouzhou."