President, please comfort me.

Wen Qi recalled that when she was in college, her roommate bought a durian and invited her to eat it together. She had never eaten one before and thought it was just an ordinary fruit. However, she threw up after the first bite, which was exactly the same feeling as Xiao He at this moment.

She couldn't stop smiling: "I had the same reaction when I first tried it, but I ended up really liking it."

"Do you want to try again?"

Xiao He refused without a smile: "No, how many points will you give me?"

"Truly commendable, extremely courageous."

Ten points! Xiao He felt that this score came quickly enough. After thinking for a moment, he decided to go all out: "Dare to continue? Eat a few more bites, and you can give me a few more points?"

Seeing his determined look, Wen Qi almost burst out laughing. Holding onto the chair, she waved her hand and said, "Don't... don't force yourself. Go upstairs and rest for a while."

Xiao He did indeed have an email to send. Before leaving, he held out a hand and said earnestly, "If I remember correctly, it's already fifty minutes."

Wen Qi couldn't remember at all, so she nodded perfunctorily, "Mmm, fifty-fifty."

Having received an affirmative answer, Xiao walked to the sofa, took out the family planning supplies she had just bought from the shopping bag, and carried them upstairs with satisfaction.

Wen Qi turned her shyness into appetite, and devoured two rooms full of meat in one go. After cleaning up the mess and brushing her teeth, she got up and went to the kitchen to prepare the dishes.

Twenty minutes later, Xiao He came downstairs, leaned against the kitchen door, and asked the busy Wen Qi, "Do you need any help?"

Xiao He thought she would definitely say no, but Wen Qi didn't stand on ceremony at all and said without turning her head, "Why don't you help me wash the vegetables?"

Wen Qi genuinely didn't care, nor did she think about whether he would. She simply felt that since they were eating together and he offered to help, it was perfect, as more people meant faster service.

And so, Xiao was forced into the role, standing in front of the sink, head down, studying how to wash vegetables.

Wen Qi skillfully chopped the vegetables. The oil in the pan was already hot. She poured the chopped vegetables into the pan, making a "sizzle" sound.

During the process, she glanced back at Xiao He and saw that he was standing in front of the sink with his apron untied and his sleeves unrolled. He was quite tall and looked serious as he rinsed vegetables under the tap. The splashing water almost soaked his newly changed clothes.

Wen Qi couldn't bear to watch any longer and blamed herself for not thinking things through, forgetting that the person in front of her was a pampered young master who never lifted a finger.

She walked over and naturally rolled up his sleeves, saying softly, "You need to roll up your sleeves like this, otherwise your clothes will get wet."

"You still need to wear an apron. Never mind, why don't you just go out and I'll take care of it."

Xiao He never expected to receive such thoughtful service while washing vegetables, and suddenly felt that the job wasn't so difficult after all.

Seeing that Wen Qi wasn't going to tie an apron for him, he said without changing his expression, "How can I let you do it all by yourself? Tie it for me, I don't have any free hands."

Wen Qi didn't think too much about it and obediently helped him tie his apron. To avoid wasting time and effort, she dared not ask him to do anything else.

After washing the vegetables, Xiao He didn't go out. Instead, he stood next to Wen Qi and watched her cook, saying that he wanted to learn so he could cook for her in the future.

He also made sure to hand her a plate from time to time, because he felt that based on these experiences, opportunities to earn points sometimes come in an instant, so it was always good to show more.

Before long, several delicious-looking dishes were placed on the table.

"It looks really good," Xiao exclaimed sincerely.

"Try it." Wen Qi picked up a piece of garlic chicken leg and put it in Xiao He's bowl, and then ladled him a bowl of soup.

Xiao He was flattered and took a bite. Although it wasn't the first time he had eaten her cooking, he couldn't help but nod and praise her: "Your cooking skills are amazing. I didn't expect you to be such a good cook."

Wen Qi paused, a faint smile playing on her lips: "When I was little, my parents were busy taking care of the shop and didn't have time to cook for me, so I tried to cook for myself. Over time, I developed my cooking skills."

Suddenly, Xiao He felt that the food in his mouth didn't taste so good anymore. An indescribable feeling welled up in his heart, surged up to his throat, and blocked his voice.

He gently took her hand, which was resting on the dining table, looked at her with deep affection, his expression earnest and resolute, and said softly, "I'll cook for you from now on."

Wen Qi's eyes were clear and her brows were smiling. Recalling how he had just washed the vegetables, she thought to herself that it would probably take a long time: "Okay, but you'd better hurry up, I love to eat a lot of things."

Xiao paused for a moment. He wasn't good at expressing himself, so he just made a stiff promise to her: "I'll learn to cook whatever you want to eat."

Wen Qi smiled gently and said, "Okay."

"Take me to see my parents during the National Day holiday," Xiao said, looking her up and down before carefully choosing his words.

Wen Qi had originally planned to take him along, but hearing him say it on his own initiative still caught her off guard and brought tears to her eyes.

She lowered her eyes and casually picked up a piece of food: "Okay, I'll take you there. Eat quickly, or it'll get cold."

"Ah."

……

The two sat facing each other, changed the subject, and enjoyed this rare and warm dinner moment.

-

Meanwhile, the Tang Dynasty had people retrieve the surveillance footage from the imperial garden during those days.

Royal Garden is a high-end residential area, and in principle, it wouldn't let just anyone in. Tang Chao didn't know what method Zhou Luwen used to find out his address.

Tang Chao frowned slightly as he looked at Lanling's words on his phone, "I won't leave the door open for him tonight," but a faint smile appeared on his face the next second.

This girl is truly shameless, confident and domineering, and occasionally a bit willful.

The next day, the weather was sunny and breezy, with white clouds drifting freely in the sky—a perfect day for a date.

Lanling woke up around 5 a.m. and couldn't fall back asleep. Thinking about her first date with Tang Chao today, she was so excited that she got out of bed to choose what to wear.

Worried that Tang Chao was tired yesterday, Lanling sat on the small sofa in her room, planning to wait until eight o'clock before calling him. However, Tang Chao sent her a message at seven-thirty.

She made the call without hesitation, and the other party answered immediately. A lazy voice came from the receiver: "Are you up yet?"

"Yeah, I woke up around 5 a.m. and couldn't fall back asleep," Lanling replied softly, pouting involuntarily.

"It's so early. Do you want to sleep a little longer? I'll pick you up later."

"No, no, please come here quickly." Lanling shook her head, wishing Tang Chao would fly to her side immediately.

Tang Chao could picture her appearance through the phone and chuckled softly, "Then come out, I'm at the door."

Upon hearing this, Lanling was overjoyed. Without thinking, her feet moved faster than her brain, and she quickly walked out of the room.