She looked at Gu Xiuyu seriously, "You can't stand to see me eat normally?"
The sudden question initially confused Gu Xiuyu. Upon seeing the annoyance in Ye Ziyu's expression, he understood the implied meaning.
It wasn't that he had a poor appetite; it was that she disliked the food he personally cooked. Yet, the food contained his love for her; couldn't she see that?
Despite his confusion, Gu Xiuyu dared not question it. Seeing Ye Ziyu's nonchalant face, he smiled and changed his earlier plan, "Then tell me what you want to eat first, and I'll have the butler prepare it for you."
"Spicy crayfish," Ye Ziyu said.
There were hardly any crayfish in this season, let alone being on an island. Just getting the ingredients she mentioned from the city to their location would be an eighty-one-difficulty challenge before the crayfish could even be cooked and served to her.
"It might not be possible for lunch, but can we have it for dinner?"
"No, I want it now."
Knowing how difficult it was to prepare crayfish, besides the cooking time, the initial cleaning itself required considerable effort. In a short period, unless bought ready-made, it would be impossible for Chen Yaping alone to have it ready for consumption.
Ye Ziyu's round eyes widened, stubbornly insisting on eating spicy crayfish without allowing anyone to persuade her.
"Alright, I'll arrange for someone to buy the shrimp now," Gu Xiuyu agreed with gritted teeth.
The person he mentioned was none other than Ye Shaoting.
When Ye Shaoting learned that Ye Ziyu wanted to eat crayfish and that Gu Xiuyu had demanded he procure a batch of high-quality crayfish for him during the day, he felt he should no longer indulge Ye Ziyu's excessive pampering.
Unwilling to deliver the crayfish, Gu Xiuyu had to think of other solutions. However, as it stood, he knew no one more suitable than Ye Shaoting among his acquaintances.
To please Ye Ziyu, he lowered himself again, "What I did this time was a bit excessive, leaving with Ye Ziyu without your consent, creating this current situation."
"There's no need to apologize," Ye Shaoting said, "You simply want me to continue assisting you in obtaining Ye Ziyu."
"As long as Ye Ziyu and I can marry smoothly, I will continue to assist you with your grievances against Di Mingjue," Gu Xiuyu promised.
If he could be poisoned once, he could be targeted again.
Ye Shaoting's sole purpose was to hear these words.
"I've already arranged for what you requested to be delivered, but don't indulge Ye Ziyu lately. Her wanting these things is nothing more than a way to convey messages to Di Mingjue," Ye Shaoting reminded him.
How could Gu Xiuyu not know? He was merely feigning ignorance to appease Ye Ziyu.
Turning to walk back into the living room, Gu Xiuyu heard a sound from the television. The photos he had deliberately leaked to the magazine earlier that morning, along with the news of his impending marriage to Ye Ziyu, had become explosive news in Beijing.
Due to his proactive disclosure, the news of Ye Ziyu's kidnapping was also unearthed. The police's search directions and routes in the preceding days were largely made public and transparent online.
What was already a thorny situation in the morning had become even more complicated. Especially for the police, after the news broke, some reporters, eager for exclusive information, had been waiting outside the police station with their cameras since early morning.
His office buzzed with noise; the imposing police station had transformed into a marketplace.
Xie Mingxia stood in the lobby, observing the clamoring reporters in the courtyard.
"Captain Xie, should we drive them all away?"
"No need to address them for now."
When reporters went wild, they could devise any method. Currently, they were merely waiting outside for news. If they were driven away, the police station might not be peaceful afterwards.