"Ye Xuan, you'll have no friends if you keep this up."
Luo Tianyi rolled her eyes at Ye Xuan. This guy was becoming more and more obnoxious, no, deserving of a bite.
"Is that so?"
Ye Xuan smiled nonchalantly. "Friends or not, it doesn't matter as long as I have my wife."
"As a finance major prodigy, why don't I test you, my dear wife?" Thinking of something particularly amusing, Ye Xuan drove with one hand and placed his other on his wife's long, straight legs.
"Alright."
Luo Tianyi was accustomed to her husband's actions and didn't say anything. "I'm quite skilled, you know."
"Heh, it's good you have confidence."
This was exactly what Ye Xuan wanted, his wife being so serious, because his next move was extremely improper. "Then, let's begin."
"Mhm, come on."
Completely unaware she had fallen into a trap, Luo Tianyi didn't realize the experience awaiting her.
"Listen carefully, this is a riddle."
Ye Xuan started to be improper with utter seriousness. "A girl is crying sadly. A stranger riding a bicycle passes by, sees her, and takes her home. He lets her sit on the front bar. The girl is very touched and comes to thank him the next day, only to discover his bicycle has no front bar~"
"My wife, why didn't the girl notice?"
Luo Tianyi, "No bar... bicycle..."
"Mhm... Ah, Ye Xuan, you!!!" Su Dan Novels
She mumbled to herself. At a certain moment, Luo Tianyi realized something. Her beautiful eyes widened, her face flushed to her ears. The image of that improper 'riddle' flashed in her mind, as if she were that crying girl, and Ye Xuan was the man who took her home.
The scene was too much to bear!
"Hehe, darling, how was it? Is this riddle okay?" Ye Xuan chuckled, looking at his wife's flustered expression.
Luo Tianyi, "......"
"Okay, my foot! Hmph~~"
Luo Tianyi rolled her eyes at Ye Xuan. The more she interacted with this guy, the less pure she seemed to become. What should she do?
Could she still return him now?
"No, then I'll tell you another one."
Ye Xuan thought for a moment, and another 'riddle' popped into his mind. "Got it."
"The school's campus belle injured her middle finger and posted a photo on Weibo with the caption that the injury hadn't healed for days. My friend saw it immediately and replied, 'Don't let the wound touch water.' Afterwards, everyone downstairs said my friend was right, and eventually, my friend was blocked..."
"My wife, what exactly did my friend do wrong?"
Middle finger injured? Don't touch water???
Luo Tianyi, "!!!"
"Hmph~~"
Luo Tianyi didn't reply, turning her head away. That scoundrel. She shouldn't have talked to him. No, she shouldn't have let him tell riddles. This was clearly using riddles as an excuse to take advantage of her and lead her astray.
"Darling, what's wrong?"
Luo Tianyi, "Don't talk to me. I don't talk to thick-skinned people."
"But, my friend really doesn't know what he did wrong."
Luo Tianyi, "........"
"Ye Xuan, you, you just bully me."
Luo Tianyi glared at her husband. Although this feeling was sweet and she liked it, she felt so aggrieved.
..............
Nine Dragon No. 1 Villa.
Back at the villa, it was almost noon.
Luo Tianyi went to her room and, with Aunt Shen's help, fed the triplets. Ye Xuan wanted to relax and browse the system store for any other good items.
"Ding! Host has triggered a random mission: Showcase your culinary skills and conquer everyone in the villa to obtain Ultimate Calligraphy ability, with a bonus of +3 Physique!"
"Mission failure: +1 Physique!"
Whoa!
Hearing the system's voice, Ye Xuan jolted, not because of the ultimate calligraphy, but the +3 Physique. His current twice-normal physique already made him quite happy. He wondered what 2.3 times would feel like.
Calligraphy or not, he simply enjoyed the feeling of enhanced physique.
"Everyone's busy."
Ye Xuan stood up from the sofa in the living room. Of course, he noticed the female maids in the kitchen preparing lunch glancing at him from time to time. Ye Xuan remained composed, after all, with his maxed-out charm, it was hard not to attract such attention.
"Oh, Young Master, why are you here?"
"Indeed, this is what we servants should be doing~"
Upon seeing the young master, who they had been secretly observing, enter the kitchen, the faces of the female maids turned red, and their hearts pounded intensely. My goodness, their hearts were beating so fast, would they jump out? Seeing the young master up close was even more handsome. It felt like... falling in love.
"What do you mean servants and masters? You all can go out. I'll make lunch today."
All the maids, "!?!"
"Young Master... You, you can cook~!"
The female maids looked at their young master as if they had discovered a new continent. Few boys could cook nowadays; they were rarer than diamonds.
"Of course. Before you all came, your madam often had me cook for her."
Ye Xuan smiled slightly. "Young Master is in a good mood today. I'll let you all taste Young Master's cooking later."
"Really~"
"That's great, Young Master, go for it!"
"Young Master is so handsome, his cooking must be especially delicious!!"
The female maids chattered excitedly as they watched the young master's skillful movements in the kitchen, much faster than theirs. Such a handsome young master, who could rely on his looks for a living, chose to rely on his talent instead.
"Look quickly, Young Master can even carve! Oh my goodness~~"
One maid saw the knife flashing, carving a carrot. Carrot shavings fell onto the cutting board. Soon, in Ye Xuan's hands, there was a phoenix with wings spread, especially its eyes were bright and piercing, as if it had come to life.
The maids stared with wide eyes, looking at the finished flying phoenix in disbelief.
"With this cooking skill, Young Master is probably better than Aunt Shen!"
"Yes, it's incredible. And did you see? Young Master is using a kitchen knife. I've never seen anyone carve a flying phoenix with a kitchen knife before."
"Mhm mhm mhm, me neither. I used to see chefs use special carving tools, and none of them were as beautiful as what Young Master carved."
"Young Master is starting again, so amazing~~~"
"Mhm, Young Master's hand speed is too fast, I love it, sniffle~!!!"
............
Just then, Luo Tianyi and Aunt Shen came out after feeding and soothing the triplets. They happened to witness Ye Xuan's culinary demonstration. Luo Tianyi rolled her eyes at him, while Aunt Shen's eyes sparkled. "Madam, Young Master's hand speed is so fast, his knife skills are amazing!!!"
"Carving a soaring divine dragon with a kitchen knife, unheard of, unseen."
Aunt Shen was greatly shocked by Ye Xuan's performance. She clearly hadn't expected the young master she'd recently hired to have such excellent cooking skills. Compared to him, her techniques and knife skills weren't even beginner level. Young Master, he's too incredible.