Yin Xi tidied up the medical kit and called Xie Yifei and Chen Ying, learning that their conditions were generally stable.
She had intended to drive to the pharmaceutical company to give Xie Yifei the diamond necklace, but then remembered telling Qin Si Ye that she wouldn't be going out today.
What if he looked for her later? Forget it, she would give it to her at school tomorrow.
Yin Xi glanced at the clock, it was time to cook.
Why not go down and help Sister Li.
She hadn't cooked for a long time, and since Qin Si Ye was home today, she decided to personally prepare a few of her signature dishes.
Arriving at the kitchen, Sister Li was preparing vegetables. Upon seeing her, she quickly stood up from her chair and asked, "Miss Yin, why are you down here? Didn't the master have something to discuss with you?"
"It's all taken care of. Which dishes are you making today? I'll help you," Yin Xi replied with a smile.
Sister Li pointed to the ingredients she had just prepared and introduced them one by one.
Finally, she said, "These are all dishes the master likes to eat.
When you brought him meals some time ago, I learned a few things, but he doesn't eat much each time. Perhaps the taste is still quite different from yours."
Yin Xi looked at her and asked, "How about I do the stir-frying today?"
"That would be wonderful. I estimate the master will eat a lot for lunch today," Sister Li said with a smile, having been waiting for her to say this.
Forty minutes later, dish after dish, with enticing colors and fragrant aromas, were successively served on the table.
Yin Xi looked at her masterpiece, straightened her back, and a satisfied smile bloomed on her lips.
Just as she was untying her apron and preparing to go upstairs to call Qin Si Ye, her phone coincidentally rang.
Taking it out, she saw it was Qin Si Ye.
As soon as the call was connected, the man's deep voice came from the other end, "Where are you? Why aren't you upstairs?"
"I'm in the kitchen cooking. It's ready, and I was just about to come upstairs to call you," Yin Xi said, in a good mood, her tone filled with joy.
"No need. I'll come down myself." A few minutes later, Qin Si Ye strode down the stairs.
Yin Xi looked up and met his deep gaze.
He was radiating vitality, his posture tall and straight. After the stitches were removed, he had regained his usual noble and charming image.
Yin Xi was momentarily dazed.
At that moment, Sister Li happened to walk out of the kitchen, and with a smiling face, said to Qin Si Ye, "Master, these dishes were all personally cooked by Miss Yin. Please sit down and taste them."
"Okay," Qin Si Ye sat at the head of the table, picked up his chopsticks, and tasted a few dishes. "They are indeed very good."
He then noticed Yin Xi standing still and looked up, asking, "Aren't you eating?"
"Ah? I'm eating." Yin Xi finally came back to her senses and sat down in the chair next to him.
Sister Li's eyes curved into a smile, and she quietly walked out of the hall, leaving the time and space for the two of them.
Without the children at the table, the atmosphere was a bit too quiet. Coupled with the embrace from this morning, both of them, for some reason, fell silent.
Finally, Qin Si Ye broke the silence, "I didn't expect your cooking skills to remain so good after not cooking for over ten days."
As he spoke, he picked up a piece of fish and put it in his mouth.
Yin Xi grinned and said, "Some things, once remembered, are never forgotten."
Hearing this, Qin Si Ye paused, his gaze fixed on her.
"Are you remembering the cooking method, or the taste I like?"
Yin Xi was startled, realizing that her previous statement had been too ambiguous, and it was no wonder he would ask that.
She lowered her head, thought for a moment, and replied, "I remembered both. It's the combination of both aspects that resulted in these dishes."
The man asked again, "Are you making these dishes today out of gratitude for me saving you?"
Yin Xi replied, "Gratitude is one part, and the other part is that I wanted to."
The implication was that she was willing, and from the bottom of her heart, wanted to "wash her hands and cook for you."
A faint smile appeared on the man's lips; he was clearly pleased with her answer.
After looking at her for a few seconds, he picked up a piece of food and placed it in her bowl. "Eat up quickly. I have something to discuss with you upstairs later."
Huh? Something else?
She had already removed the stitches for him this morning. She really couldn't recall if he had anything else to discuss with her.
Yin Xi frowned, lowered her head, and said nothing.
After finishing their meal, they returned upstairs, and Qin Si Ye directly pulled her to the balcony of the study.
Yin Xi looked at the chessboard in front of her and couldn't help but look up at the man beside her in surprise.
He said he had something to discuss with her, could it be playing chess?