When Jiang Huai got up the next day, Lu Wusui was gone.

　　He opened his eyes and found that there was no one around him, and the dolls were gone. He immediately became alert, thinking that Lu Wusui had hidden his dolls.

　　It was not until I got up from the bed that I realized that they had been kicked down by him.

　　Jiang Huai: “…”

　　The dolls lay pitifully on the ground. Jiang Huai picked them up one by one, apologized to them one by one, and then went to wash up.

　　When I went downstairs, Lu Wusui was eating.

　　Although the two slept in the same bed, their schedules were very different.

　　It was okay when Jiang Huai had classes, because when Lu Wusui woke up, he might have just finished running and started eating; when he didn’t have classes, when he opened his eyes, the aunt at home might have already prepared a lunch box for Lu Wusui to eat during his lunch break.

　　Fortunately, Lu Wusui has not yet thought about correcting Jiang Huai’s work and rest schedule.

　　The two of them ate face to face.

　　Jiang Huai has recently started eating meals prepared by the Lu family chef because it saves a lot of time.

　　Also, Lu Wusui didn’t seem to like him cooking.

　　Unlike a bed, a place to sleep is Jiang Huai’s bottom line and a necessity, and it’s okay to make do with food.

　　Jiang Huai ate the Lu family’s monotonous high-protein, low-oil and low-salt breakfast, and felt a little bored.

　　Lu Wusui adapted well and finished eating quickly.

　　Jiang Huai muttered, “I don’t want to eat this.”

　　Lu Wusui narrowed his eyes, “What did you say?”

　　Jiang Huai pretended not to hear.

　　After eating, the two began to “go their separate ways.”

　　Recently, Jiang Huai has felt much better at school.

　　The main thing was that he finally didn’t have to squeeze into the bus when he went to school. Lu Wusui, out of some kindness, took the initiative to arrange a driver for him, which reduced Jiang Huai’s travel time by more than half.

　　After entering the school gate, there was good news waiting for Jiang Huai.

　　That is, his painting was ordered by a boss, who directly transferred him a deposit of several thousand yuan.

　　If this had happened in the past, Jiang Huai would have been so happy.

　　However, he is now a man in debt of hundreds of thousands, and this amount of money is just a drop in the bucket for him.

　　After transferring the money, the boss actually started chatting with Jiang Huai.

　　He asked Jiang Huai: [Look at my profile picture, does it look familiar to you?]

　　Jiang Huai felt strange, but after clicking on the boss’s avatar, he discovered that the boss’s avatar was actually Princess Qiqi!

　　He immediately became interested.

　　After some communication, I found out that this boss was actually the author of Princess Qiqi’s picture.

　　[After I took your painting, I always felt that I had made an unequal transaction. When I was browsing the painters’ forum, I happened to hear that you were selling paintings, so I just came to your door.]

　　A painting by Jiang Huai has a market value of several thousand or over ten thousand.

　　As for a doll, unless it is sold by scalpers, the price would be at most a few thousand, and it would be difficult to get more than five thousand.

　　Jiang Huai is just slow in reaction, but he can still calculate numbers.

　　So he knew he was making a losing deal.

　　He had liked this author to begin with, and seeing this, his liking for him increased even more.

　　The other party was also quite social and was always trying to find topics to talk about with Jiang Huai, intentionally or unintentionally. In less than an hour, Jiang Huai’s eyes were already shining.

　　[I didn’t expect you like cooking too.]

　　[Yeah, I didn’t expect that. When I’m tired of painting, I like to cook for myself. I cook hot pot in the winter and make ice cream in the summer. They are all very healing.]

　　Jiang Huai couldn’t help but think of the inedible breakfast he had in the morning.

　　Then he sighed deeply.

　　This author is exactly what Jiang Huai wants.

　　But then he thought about it again, and felt a little disappointed, [But unfortunately, I can’t cook in the house I live in now.]

　　The picture was a little surprised: [Why?]

　　Jiang Huai didn’t want to tell him about his marriage, but he didn’t want to lie either, so he simply avoided the topic: [For some special reasons.]

　　The other party did not ask further questions. After a pause, he sent back: [Actually, if the house you live in is small, it is not difficult to clean up and make room for the small pot. When I lived in the dormitory before, I often used the small pot to cook. ]

　　Jiang Huai thought for a while and asked: [What if the parents don’t like it and don’t allow us to make it?]

　　[That’s easier,] he said, [just don’t give him food.]

　　He also sent Jiang Huai a smirking expression.

　　Jiang Huai seemed to be thinking about something.

　　*

　　Despite this, he did not take immediate action.

　　In the next few days, Lu Wusui was unspeakably quiet, as if he had given up disciplining him.

　　Although Jiang Huai was secretly happy, he did not dare to act rashly.

　　But he kept in touch with Huatu^[1]online friend – the author.

　　He has been looking at his phone more often recently, which has attracted Lu Wusui’s attention.

　　Lu Wusui asked casually, “Who are you chatting with?”

　　Jiang Huai ate the hard-to-swallow meal in his hand without raising his head, “An online friend.”

　　Netizen?

　　Anyone who hears this term will probably find it unreliable.

　　Jiang Huai, in particular, looked like he was possessed.

　　Lu Wusui frowned.

　　He didn’t say much in the end.

　　After all, he and Jiang Huai were just a couple in name only – and even if he said it, Jiang Huai might not listen.

　　At this moment, Jiang Huai’s phone vibrated. Huatu sent him another message with several pictures.

　　The pictures show some delicious looking little desserts.

　　[Sure enough, the food you make yourself is the most delicious.]

　　Jiang Huai couldn’t hold back and tears^[2]Drooling flowed from the corners of his mouth.

　　*

　　That afternoon, Lu Wusui finished work early, and after discussing business, he went straight home.

　　The moment he entered the room, the first person he saw was the embarrassed butler.

　　The housekeeper stared at him with wide eyes and subconsciously looked towards the kitchen. Lu Wusui frowned slightly and tugged at his tie, “Why do you look like you’ve seen a ghost when you see me?”

　　The housekeeper has a lot of troubles.

　　Soon, Lu Wusui knew why the butler had that expression.

　　Jiang Huai’s voice came from the kitchen – because the living room and the kitchen were too far apart, it couldn’t be heard clearly.

　　All I could hear him say was, “This tastes really good! Uncle Butler, come and try it too!”

　　Lu Wusui corrected as he walked, “The housekeeper is only 28 years old this year, he is not old enough to be your uncle…”

　　The next second, his words stopped abruptly.

　　Jiang Huai’s palm-sized face was already covered with flour. He raised his slender arms with his sleeves rolled up to the extreme. On his snow-white skin, there were dots of something unknown.

　　In front of him was the kitchen that had been devastated.

　　Not to mention the splattered flour, there were several crooked cakes placed around the chopping board, which were obviously experimental products.

　　Lu Wusui: “…”

　　Take a deep breath.

　　After being stunned for a moment, Jiang Huai quietly hid his hand.

　　It’s a bit like a cat playing hide-and-seek with only its head hidden and its butt showing.

　　Lu Wusui said: “Didn’t I say…”

　　”Ah, this…” Jiang Huai spoke at the same time as him. Seeing Lu Wusui shut up, he continued, “This is not for you. I’m eating it myself.”

　　Lu Wusui: “…”

　　Originally, my blood pressure was just a little high.

　　Now it is multiplied by two.