All the goddesses in the world are lusting after my body.

The sound of rushing water came from the pool, and Liu Qingqing's profile was delicate and beautiful.

Unlike Liu Chuyun's mature and charming strength, Liu Qingqing has a natural purity, the kind of girl who would most likely be called a "campus goddess" in school.

She focused intently on washing and peeling the vegetables.

Jiang Tang skillfully chopped and cooked vegetables, with a clear division of labor between them.

However, the atmosphere was still somewhat quiet.

Only occasionally, when Jiang Tang mentioned what he wanted to do, Liu Qingqing would obediently help him.

As for why...

It's probably because not long ago, right here in this kitchen.

The boy in front of Liu Qingqing is Jiang Tang, her junior.

She was doing some very inappropriate things with her aunt, Liu Chuyun, who was also her adoptive mother.

Perhaps it's not that inappropriate for children; it's just that Liu Qingqing is taking it too seriously.

Actually, that should be a very normal flirting technique between couples.

Moreover, Liu Qingqing now understands Yun's mother's feelings back then.

There was also a slight sense of guilt, for having become the third party who had intruded and disturbed the couple's enjoyment.

It seems that what Jiang Tang said to her later...

She actually listened to what he said.

Lost in her thoughts, the girl was not focused on preparing the water spinach in front of her, so much so that she was completely unaware that the water had flowed elsewhere.

Jiang Tang suddenly moved closer to her and gently reminded her.

"Focus, do you prefer it with leaves or without leaves?"

"..." The girl gasped, feeling as if if she turned her head slightly, her cheek would be resting on Jiang Tang's shoulder.

She responded hastily.

"I... I'd probably prefer the one without leaves."

"Then I'll trouble you to remove the leaves."

"……OK."

Jiang Tang then withdrew his body.

The two returned to a state of silence.

Liu Qingqing's heartbeat took a long time to return to normal.

If there are girls who are considered naturally naive...

Relatively speaking, there should be some among the boys as well.

Jiang Tang wasn't dazed, but if you're talking about naturalness, then he was quite natural.

He would approach a girl without any impure thoughts, unlike the typical shy boy who has a deep-rooted sense of "men and women should not touch each other."

But some girls might misunderstand and think he's interested in you because of this.

That just means you're overthinking it.

And the girl will soon realize the truth about her unrequited love and how Jiang Tang is so outstanding that she might be the one who is climbing the social ladder.

As for why Liu Qingqing knows so much about it...

Because that's the kind of girl she is.

Clearly, Jiang Tang's sudden approach had no other purpose than to make a move.

It was just because I noticed I was spacing out.

Even now, the two are in a closed environment, commonly known as "a man and a woman alone".

Jiang Tang probably never had even the slightest romantic thought.

She might not be as attractive to him as the half-pound of pork ribs she just bought at the supermarket.

He was focused on preparing the ingredients for the pork rib soup, slicing the washed and peeled lotus root into pieces, and of course, cutting the corn into sections.

His focused and earnest demeanor sometimes makes you wish you were the corn and lotus root slices in front of him.

Liu Qingqing was slightly discouraged and put the washed water spinach into the prepared plate.

However, the truth is that she may be a little too insecure.

Jiang Tang is not the kind of person who would ignore the pretty girls around him.

However, when it came to Liu Qingqing, he had to try his best to appear aloof and gentlemanly.

It stemmed from some very complicated feelings.

There was an attempt to avoid suspicion from Liu Chuyun, a commitment to one's own principles, and also...

But since he's just pretending to be a gentleman...

That means that Liu Qingqing undoubtedly has a certain attraction for him.

On the one hand, it was because she was indeed very similar to Liu Chuyun, and Jiang Tang easily projected his feelings for Liu Chuyun onto her.

Secondly, girls like Liu Qingqing are beautiful and unguarded, which makes people unable to resist the urge to tease them.

"But I should try to hold back," Jiang Tang told himself.

After all, teasing someone could very well backfire.

That would be troublesome. Not to mention it myself, the real problem is how to explain it to Chu Yun.

Therefore, seeing that the preparations in the kitchen were almost complete, he was now ready to show off his skills as the head chef.

Jiang Tang looked at Liu Qingqing beside him and suddenly said.

"You've worked hard. Go and rest in the living room for a while."

"Leave this to me."

"...Do you think I'm clumsy and a bit of a burden?"

"Huh? No..." Jiang Tang lowered his eyebrows, looking like he was wondering, "Did I ever hint at that?"

Perhaps it was because his expression was too sincere that Liu Qingqing let out a long sigh of relief.

But at the same time, she did not intend to leave Jiang Tang's side just like that, so she said.

"I don't want to go to the living room to rest yet. It would be too unfair to leave you, Jiang Tang, to be the only one busy."

"And I'm also somewhat interested in cooking, but I just haven't been able to find a suitable teacher."

"How about... I cook this meal? But Jiang Tang, you'll have to be there to guide me, okay?"

"..."

Jiang Tang thought about it for a moment, and realized that this was not what they had agreed on.

Initially, Liu Qingqing said that Liu Chuyun was busy and hadn't been home for several days, so she was feeling a bit lonely and wanted Jiang Tang to have a meal with her.

As a result, what started as accompanying someone to a meal turned into cooking a meal by oneself.

Now, she's the one who cooks the meals, and I've become the one who gives the instructions.

Jiang Tang gasped.

All I can say is... women are fickle creatures.

Fine, I'll just go along with her.

"Alright, I'll teach you how to cook. For this meal, we'll have corn and lotus root pork rib soup, broccoli stir-fried with shrimp, and garlic water spinach."

"The meat and soup are counted together, so there are three dishes in total. If that's not enough, I'll fry you an egg."

"No, no need, that's enough."

"That's enough for me to eat two or three meals."

"You have to finish eating by tomorrow noon at the latest. If you can't finish it, don't try to save it. It's not good to keep it for too long."

"But this is the first dish Jiang Tang taught me to cook..."

For some reason, Liu Qingqing was inexplicably concerned about this.

Jiang Tang just thought that he would have a long time to spend with Liu Chuyun and would probably have many opportunities to get in touch with Liu Qingqing, so he just said it casually.

"There will be plenty of opportunities for me to teach you in the future."

"Really?"

"Well, really."

Liu Qingqing's lips curled up slightly.

In truth, she was not unaware that Jiang Tang had no interest in her for the time being, and the only concern he showed her was due to his aunt's relationship with him.

But for girls who may not be that mature.

What the boy beside you is thinking isn't that important.

The companionship of a young person is very important.

The mere fact that two people are together surpasses countless other things in the world.

315 is related to courage.

Liu Qingqing didn't know how to cook in the past.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that most girls of this age don't know how to cook.

Only a small number of people study out of interest or hobby, simply for their own enjoyment.

Another reason is that I have a boyfriend and I wanted to cook for him.

It goes without saying which category Liu Qingqing falls into.

Even though she doesn't actually have a boyfriend in the real sense.