After adjusting his mood, Lu Youze returned to the restaurant.

Lu Lihai and the others had already left, and only Lu Youxi remained in the restaurant. He sat coldly, looking like he was lost in thought. When he saw Lu Youze enter, there was a faint change in his expression.

“Youxi, where are the others?” Lu Youze asked, noticing the absence of anyone else. He moved a chair over to sit in front of Lu Youxi, crossing his legs and smiling at him.

“They left after eating, are you staying here to look at my annoying face?” Lu Youxi still wasn’t used to the current version of Lu Youze. He frowned uncomfortably and replied coldly.

Lu Youze could tell what had happened just from looking at Lu Youxi’s mood. It seemed that the father and son had had an unpleasant argument while he was on the phone. Lu Youxi seemed in a worse mood than earlier, so Lu Youze wisely didn’t press him further.

However, Lu Youxi actually stayed in the restaurant to wait for him, which surprised Lu Youze. Was he trying to make things difficult for him? Or did he still have some expectations for his older brother?

“Youxi, what do you want to eat?” Lu Youze hadn’t forgotten his promise before taking the call. This was an opportunity to improve his relationship with him, and he wasn’t going to mess it up. “I’ll go make it for you right now.”

A hint of doubt flashed in Lu Youxi’s eyes. He coldly stared at Lu Youze, his gaze sharp, “Lu Youze, what exactly are you up to?”

“Youxi,” Lu Youze looked at him with a hurt expression, feeling distressed. “I told you, I don’t remember the past. I just want to be a good brother now.”

Even if he was planning something, it was impossible to let him know. Although his actions towards Lu Youxi had a purpose, it was genuine. He had once been alone, but now that he understood the feeling of having a family, he really wanted to be a good son and brother.

Something flashed in Lu Youxi’s eyes. He looked away and awkwardly said, “I want scrambled eggs with tomatoes.”

Lu Youze had thought Lu Youxi would ask for something more complicated to intentionally make things difficult, but he was surprised that the dish was so simple. Could a young master from a rich family like Lu Youxi really like scrambled eggs with tomatoes?

“Just this?” Lu Youze asked again, unable to resist.

“Make it or not,” Lu Youxi coldly responded, then stood up, preparing to leave.

Lu Youze, being clever, guessed that this dish must have some special meaning to Youxi.

“Okay! I’ll make it! I’ll make it right now!” Lu Youze pulled Lu Youxi back into his seat. “Youxi, wait for me, I’ll be right back.”

“I want to go with you.”

“?” Lu Youze looked at him, confused.

Lu Youxi coldly said, “Who knows if you’ll get someone to help you?”

It seemed that his image in Youxi’s eyes was really bad. When he had the chance, he would make sure to ask Lu Bo to fill him in on the brothers’ past. Even so, Lu Youze didn’t get discouraged. Though the path was tough, just thinking about how if he increased his favorability to 100, he would get to see Youxi’s perfect face smiling at him every day. That thought motivated him.

“Then Youxi, do you want to watch me while I cook?” Lu Youze shamelessly leaned over.

“If you didn’t say it, I would have done the same.”

The two brothers, one cold and one warm, entered the kitchen. Lu Youze checked the ingredients in the fridge. Fortunately, there were tomatoes and eggs. This made things much easier.

Lu Youxi stood outside the kitchen, watching. He had originally planned to watch Lu Youze make a fool of himself, but to his astonishment, Lu Youze, who seemed like he had only been in the kitchen once in his life, cooked the scrambled eggs with tomatoes so expertly.

Not only were they cooked properly, but they even looked quite good.

It must be all show and no substance, just like Lu Youze himself. The taste must be awful, Lu Youxi thought maliciously as he looked at the dish Lu Youze brought out.

“Youxi, it’s done.” Lu Youze proudly presented the plate to Youxi, offering him a bite. “Try it and see if it tastes good.”

Lu Youze had already prepared himself for rejection, but to his surprise, Lu Youxi actually opened his mouth.

This was truly unexpected, and it felt like a huge compliment. Maybe this meant +1 for favorability. He had to keep up the good work.

Lu Youxi was also startled by his own action. His face turned ugly—not because the dish was bad, but because it actually tasted decent.

“You…” Lu Youxi stared at Lu Youze for a while, but ultimately didn’t ask the question that was on his mind. “Forget it.”

He grabbed the plate from Lu Youze’s hand and walked toward the restaurant. As he walked, he said to Lu Youze, “Tell Qiao Ma to bring me a bowl of white rice.”

“No need to trouble Qiao Ma. I’ll go get it for you.”

Lu Youze quickly ran off to get the rice and happily followed behind Lu Youxi.

In the restaurant, Lu Youxi, with a cold expression, silently ate his meal, while Lu Youze, like some kind of weirdo, grinned at him the whole time.

If anyone walked in at this moment, they might be scared by the odd scene.

After finishing the meal, Lu Youxi prepared to leave. As he passed by Lu Youze, he paused and said, “Lu Youze, whatever you’re planning, I won’t let you succeed.”

With that, Lu Youxi turned and left.

Lu Youze looked at the empty plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes, thinking about the expression Lu Youxi had when he left, and couldn’t help but smile.

If he had only suspected at first, now he was completely sure that Youxi was different from what was portrayed in the novel. Although he was filled with hostility toward this older brother, he still had some feelings for him. As for Youxi’s relationship with Yu Li, he needed to find a time to investigate.

After cleaning up the table, Lu Youze’s expression changed again. He could temporarily put Youxi aside; now, he had more important matters to handle.