The white rose I picked up cried and said she liked me.

After that day, Xu Xi seemed to be in better spirits.

Although he still maintains a cold and aloof demeanor, at least he no longer wears his dejection on his face like a walking corpse.

Sure enough, occasionally bursting into tears can relieve a lot of the pressure that has been building up inside.

Xu Nian was happy to do so, and focused on staying at home to take care of and accompany her, so that she could get through the depression as soon as possible and suffer less from the pain.

In the early morning, Xu Nian stretched and woke up from her soft bed.

The moment he opened his eyes, he saw the aloof girl sitting on him.

Xu Xi was wearing his oversized gray pajamas and a kitchen apron, his hands clasped in front of his chest, looking at him haughtily.

"Little Flame, what's with your outfit?"

Xu Nian looked at the words "personally poisoned" on her apron, both amused and exasperated.

These are the same kitchen aprons that Xu Xi bought for her and her partner; there are two styles in total.

One method involves personally poisoning the food, while the other is simply letting it cook for them.

Among them, "it's fine once it's cooked" was Xu Nian's doing, while Xu Xi was the one who personally poisoned it.

And the dish that appears most often in the kitchen is "it's done when it's cooked."

"I made you breakfast, get up and eat."

Xu Xi's tone was as cold as ever.

She seemed to have gotten used to being called "Little Flame".

breakfast?

Xu Nian raised an eyebrow.

You should know that Xu Xi has never cooked before. Apart from eating food from outside, he just waits for Xu Nian to feed him.

This is the first time I've ever made breakfast.

"Why aren't you getting up?"

Seeing that the man was not getting up for a long time, Xu Xi glared at him with slight dissatisfaction.

"You're pressing down on me, I can't get up..."

Xu Nian scratched his head and pointed to the girl's little bottom with a wronged expression.

Although Xu Xi was very light, not even as heavy as a bag of rice, perhaps because she had been sitting for a long time, Xu Nian felt that her thighs were a little numb.

And the place she was sitting in... was a bit awkward.

In addition, Xu Nian is experiencing what every man has to go through when he wakes up in the morning: being sat on by a stunningly beautiful girl. His structural softening and reshaping project is delayed.

"oh."

Xu Xi then realized what was happening and stood up from the man.

After calming down for a while, Xu Nian got dressed and went to the bathroom to wash up.

"Little Flame, I want to talk to you about something."

"explain."

"Give me back my clothes, and I'll get you something else."

Xu Nian wiped her face with a towel and looked at the girl standing next to her through the mirror.

His gray pajamas were way too long for her.

The hem of her dress hung down to the ground. Although the villa was very clean and wouldn't get dirty, Xu Nian was worried that she might accidentally step on the hem and fall to the ground while walking.

Xu Xi immediately shook his little head like a rattle drum.

"no."

"You've been wearing this for many days now, it's time to change it so I can wash it."

"no."

Xu Nian sighed helplessly.

Let it go, do as she says, after all, she's a patient now.

If something goes wrong and his condition worsens, he'll be in for a lot of trouble.

"By the way, Little Flame, I remember there was supposed to be a press conference today... I think. Do you need me to take you to the company later?"

"No need, I've arranged for someone else to do it."

After washing up, Xu Nian followed Xu Xi to the second-floor restaurant.

He was really looking forward to breakfast today.

This was the first meal Xu Xi had ever cooked for him.

He was the one who usually took care of Xu Xi, and this was the first time he had experienced being taken care of by Xu Xi, which gave him a little sense of satisfaction.

"I didn't cook it very well, but could you please make do with this?"

Xu Xi whispered, turning her little head to the side and walking towards the incubator that was lit by a warm yellow light.

"Oh...it's okay."

Xu Nian didn't take it to heart, simply thinking it was Xu Xi being modest.

After all, Xiaoxi's cooking skills are comparable to his. If not at the level of a culinary god, she is at least good enough to be the head chef in a restaurant.

Food made by the same person will definitely taste exactly the same.

The words had barely left his mouth when a plume of black smoke billowed from the insulated box.

"Cough cough cough..."

Xu Nian covered his nose, watching incredulously as the girl took out several plates of food from the insulated box... food he couldn't describe.

"Uh... what is this?"

He pointed tremblingly to one of the plates of dark, mushy pieces of meat.

Sirloin steak.

"What about this one?"

"Pasta."

"What about this one?"

"Butter toast".

Xu Nian's lips twitched.

He has rarely eaten Western food, but it's not that he's never seen Western food before.

The dough lumps stuck together, the bread that looked as black as charcoal... it's not exactly the same as pasta or toast, but it's definitely not related to anything at all.

He raised his head and glanced tentatively at Xu Xi.

Her serious expression made it clear that she wasn't joking.

So, Xu Nian gritted her teeth, picked up the spoon with trembling hands, scooped up a spoonful of the paste, and put it into her mouth.

Under Xu Xi's expectant gaze, he swallowed it with a gulp.

"How is it?"

Xu Xi asked nervously.

"Very...great!"

Xu Nian suppressed her nausea and gave a thumbs up.

Regardless, this was a breakfast that Xu Xi had put a lot of effort into making for him.

She is a patient suffering from depression. No matter how bad the food is, it cannot negate her efforts or damage her confidence and self-esteem.

"That's good."

Xu Xi breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the knife and fork beside him, and prepared to cut a piece of "steak" to try.

"No...don't eat it!"

Xu Nian quickly snatched the plate of dark, mushy meat.

"What are you doing?"

Xu Xi frowned slightly.

"Well..."

Xu Nian's brain raced, and after thinking for two and a half seconds, he came up with what he considered to be a brilliant explanation.

"I...I've been having a bigger appetite lately, and what you've made isn't enough for me. I'll make you something else after I finish eating."

Xu Xi looked at him suspiciously.

"Then you can eat it, you don't need to cook for me."

After saying that, she took out eggs and ham from the refrigerator and went to the stove to start working.

After a while, a foul, burnt smell wafted into the man's nose.

Amidst Xu Nian's utterly exasperated expression, several dark, indescribable lumps of food were served on the table.

"Are you full now?"

Xu Xi crossed his arms over the large characters that read "personally poisoned" and asked earnestly.

"Uh...it's possible now."

Xu Nian wanted to cry but had no tears.

If he hadn't known that Xu Xi never joked, he would have thought it was a prank by Xu Xi.

Why can the food cooked by the same person vary so much?

Now look what happened. Originally, I was going to grit my teeth and eat these terrible dishes just to save Xu Xi's face.

I'm eating more and more... I simply can't eat anymore...

Being too single-minded has led to a dead end.

"Why aren't you eating? Is it not tasty?"

Seeing that the man was hesitant to eat, Xu Xi cut off a small piece of steak and held it to her cherry-like mouth.

"Hey! No! Stop!"

Xu Nian realized what was happening and tried to stop it, but it was too late.

Suddenly, Xu Xi's face turned ashen, and his cheeks began to puff out.

She rushed to the sink, gripped the marble countertop, and vomited uncontrollably.