In fact, Liu Qingye had been secretly keeping an eye on Lu Nanxun's state from the corner of her eye. She deliberately didn't talk to him, trying to give him the cold shoulder.
She wanted Lu Nanxun to develop a sense of crisis.
To make him realize that the other male guests in the cabin were also interested in her.
That she was very popular!
However, it couldn't be too long of a cold treatment. She should offer him an olive branch.
The kitchen had a U - shaped open - plan design. Liu Qingye walked to the opposite side of Lu Nanxun. Looking at him seriously cooking, she asked curiously,
"Nanxun, what are you cooking? It smells so good."
Finally, Lu Nanxun had an opportunity to talk and was about to respond.
Ji Liuyue leaned over and said with a smile, "Sweet and sour spare ribs, my favorite."
As soon as she said this,
Liu Qingye's face looked a bit unnatural again.
What did that mean?
He bought strawberry milk for her and Ji Liuyue, and now he was even making sweet and sour spare ribs, Ji Liuyue's favorite?
Had their date gone so smoothly today?
Or had Lu Nanxun already switched sides to Ji Liuyue? Liu Qingye felt a bit nervous.
To her,
Lu Nanxun should be the most obedient fish in her dating pool and couldn't slip out of her control. But because of Ji Liuyue's appearance, the fish's future seemed uncertain.
She pursed her lips and said with a smile,
"What a coincidence. I also love sweet and sour spare ribs.
"Liuyue, let me have a taste later, okay?"
Lu Nanxun frowned, put down the spatula, and said seriously, "I cook for everyone. It's not for any one person in particular."
Hearing this, the smile on Liu Qingye's lips gradually widened.
She was very satisfied with this attitude.
She even gave Ji Liuyue a sarcastic look, as if to say, "Got slapped in the face, huh?"
Ji Liuyue didn't notice at all.
She also didn't feel embarrassed in the slightest and nodded in complete agreement.
"Yeah, Lu Nanxun is right. The food cooked in the cabin is for everyone. Qingye, you're being too sensitive."
"What do you mean 'let you have a taste'? Just eat if you want.
"I'm not that stingy."
Liu Qingye, who was labeled as "sensitive," couldn't smile anymore.
She bit her lip and shook her head innocently.
"No, I didn't mean that. You misunderstood."
Seeing her pretending to be innocent, Ji Liuyue couldn't help but want to laugh.
They were all old foxes. What kind of ghost story were they playing here?
"Then let's just say I misunderstood," Ji Liuyue said.
Liu Qingye took a deep breath to control herself from shouting obscenities.
This remark was even more sarcastic.
She said softly, "I'll go upstairs to put my bag first," and then left.
While the two female guests were talking, Cen Yu and Ji Mingtian were sitting on the dining chairs, not daring to even breathe loudly.
Even if they were not very perceptive, they could smell a whiff of gunpowder.
Both of their expressions were rather complicated.
However, smart people could tell that the tension between the two was caused by one person - Lu Nanxun.
Ji Liuyue, victorious in the verbal battle, hummed a happy tune. Suddenly, she felt a scrutinizing gaze on her face.
She looked in the direction and met Lu Nanxun's inquisitive and somewhat disapproving eyes.
Oh, she understood.
She had almost made Lu Nanxun's favorite female guest, Liu Qingye, cry just now.
So Lu Nanxun felt sorry for her?
At this moment, Ji Liuyue didn't pretend to be well - behaved. Instead, she showed her feisty side, with the corners of her lips curling up arrogantly and her almond eyes slightly raised.
As if to say, "What are you looking at me for? This is just my personality."
After three seconds of eye - contact,
Lu Nanxun conceded defeat.
He silently averted his gaze and looked at the sweet and sour spare ribs in the pot, feeling rather mixed - up.
During his date with Liu Qingye, he was very clear that he liked girls who were pure and sweet.
So when they first met, he had a feeling of being destined for each other.
From the moment he entered the cabin until now, his attention had been on Liu Qingye.
That's why he could notice the mockery and contempt in Ji Liuyue's attitude towards Liu Qingye when they were talking last night.
And now, he realized even more clearly that
Ji Liuyue harbored ill - will towards Liu Qingye.
Lu Nanxun was in a complex mood. He had a crush on Liu Qingye, so in his eyes, Ji Liuyue's actions were wrong.
He should hate Ji Liuyue.
But as soon as this thought popped up,
he couldn't help but defend her. Maybe both female guests were nice people, and there was just some misunderstanding between Ji Liuyue and Liu Qingye.
And just now, when Ji Liuyue showed that arrogant expression to him,
he actually thought she was a bit...
cute!
He must be crazy.
Dinner was almost ready.
The door of the cabin was pushed open again, and some guests came back.
It turned out to be Xu Jinsi, Wang Aitian, and Zhang Weiyi.
Ji Liuyue was lying on the sofa, covered with a blanket and scrolling through her phone. She was a bit surprised to see them come back.
"Did your date end so early?"
Zhang Weiyi explained, "We had planned to have dinner together, but there was an urgent matter in my lab, so we canceled it. We took the program team's car back together."
So, to be exact, only Liu Qingye and Wang Aitian had normal dates with the male guests today.
Wang Aitian looked exhausted.
When she saw Ji Liuyue, she leaned against her like a kitten sticking to its owner, sighed, and said, "Yueyue, I'm so tired today."
"What's wrong? It's a date, not a 800 - meter run," Ji Liuyue said, stroking her head.
Wang Aitian looked at Xu Jinsi despairingly and pitifully.
"Yeah, I'm really scared of Teacher Xu."
Xu Jinsi had a faint smile on his lips, and his peach - blossom - like eyes were slightly raised.
He asked, "Where are the others?"
His eyes were looking at Ji Liuyue.
Since they had just come back, she was the only one who could answer this question.
"They're all in the dining room and the kitchen. They just finished cooking and were wondering if they should wait for you."
Wang Aitian touched her stomach and said, "That's great. I'm so hungry. I can just catch the meal."
The group walked towards the dining room.
Wang Aitian and Zhang Weiyi rushed to the front.
Xu Jinsi seemingly casually slowed down and walked behind Ji Liuyue.
He whispered, "Did you have a good time today?"
He was referring to the date.
Ji Liuyue was a bit surprised. She slightly turned her head and stared at him in a confused way.
Her round almond eyes blinked slowly.
As if to say, "Are you talking to me?"
Xu Jinsi snorted softly and said, "Is there a fifth female guest in our cabin?"
Ji Liuyue replied, "It was quite fun."
After getting the answer,
Xu Jinsi felt a bit jealous.
It seemed that her date with Lu Nanxun had gone smoothly. Otherwise, why would she say it was quite fun?
Ji Liuyue asked actively, "What about you? Did you have a good time today?"
Xu Jinsi walked slowly behind her.
He said indifferently, "It was okay."
Ji Liuyue suddenly stopped walking.
Xu Jinsi was a bit confused and also stopped.
She tilted her head slightly, smiling like a mischievous kitten.
There was a hint of playfulness in her eyes as she slowly said,
"So... you had more fun on the date with me yesterday, right?"
