Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 86 -s 86-87 Fragrance_2

Chapter 86: Chapters 86-87 Fragrance_2

Ignoring the father and daughter who were hugging each other and crying their eyes out, Xiao Yi smiled briefly and was about to turn around and walk inside when his eyes met those of Liu Yuan, who also had tears of excitement in his eyes. Remembering something, he stopped and asked, "Secretary Liu, you all haven’t had dinner yet, have you?"

"No, Miss Chen hasn’t come back, who would be in the mood to eat anything."

Liu Yuan gently wiped the tears from the corner of his eye, lifted his head, shook it, and gave a bitter smile.

"Oh, in that case, let’s all eat together at my place today, I’ll go cook now."

Xiao Yi nodded in understanding and then added with a smile.

After all the commotion, it was nearly nine o’clock at night. Although he rarely felt hungry now, he was accustomed to eating, and after the sequence of events he had just gone through, facing two Bone Tempering Experts in a row, he had not been hurt thanks to the dominance of his Carefree True Qi and the element of surprise in his tactics, but it still took a considerable toll on him.

"Young Master Xiao, you’re cooking?"

Liu Yuan’s mouth fell open as he looked incredulously at Xiao Yi.

He had just learned from Chen Jianguo that Xiao Yi was a very grand individual, the grandson of a very significant person. Now, seeing how easily he had saved someone, he believed even more that Xiao Yi was a remarkable figure.

But could such a remarkable figure actually cook?

Even a lowly secretary like him hadn’t set foot in a kitchen for a long time; if he wasn’t eating in a restaurant under Jianguo Group, then his wife would take care of it at home.

"Yeah, don’t worry, the food I make is quite good; it won’t poison you to death."

Xiao Yi, sensing Liu Yuan’s expression and thinking he was worried about the quality of the food, said with a confident smile on his face. If there were two things in his life he was most confident about, the first would undoubtedly be his acupuncture; even the old man rarely admitted defeat to him. The second was cooking.

Seeing Xiao Yi’s misunderstanding, Liu Yuan waved his hands and said hurriedly, "No, no, that’s not what I meant. But really, Young Master Xiao, let me do it, or no, let’s just order from the restaurant. Young Master, you’ve been busy all evening; you should rest. I’m going to call the restaurant right now and have them deliver the food."

"No need; it’s rare for us to be all together like this, so you might as well try my cooking."

Xiao Yi pressed down on Liu Yuan’s phone, gave a smile, and said his piece. Then, he turned and headed straight for the kitchen without caring what Liu Yuan had to say.

Liu Yuan watched Xiao Yi’s back, opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but after a moment’s hesitation, he ended up saying nothing.

If he wants to play at cooking, let him have his fun; I’ll just play along with him.

This is what Liu Yuan was thinking.

He quickly followed into the kitchen, entering for the first time in many years what he thought should belong to women and professional chefs, to see if there was anything he could help with.

He genuinely didn’t believe that Xiao Yi could cook; he couldn’t imagine it at all. Since Chen Jianguo hadn’t made clear what Xiao Yi’s capabilities were, nor had he mentioned Xiao Yi’s grandfather’s identity, he subconsciously saw Xiao Yi and his grandfather as dignified and influential nobility. Otherwise, how could he have the money and effort to help Chen Jianguo build a corporation?

A Princely Heir like that, even if he hadn’t developed the ailments of wealth, and based on the interactions so far, it didn’t seem like Xiao Yi had; it was still unlikely he would enter the kitchen and cook himself. He always had stocks of cooking ingredients prepared, but he had assumed that it was the responsibility of the housekeeper hired to clean, never once did he think it would be Xiao Yi himself who cooked.

"What are you doing in here?"

Xiao Yi, somewhat surprised, turned to see Liu Yuan who had followed him and was standing beside him.

"Young Master Xiao, I came to see if I could help with anything, and also to witness your divine skills in action, perhaps learn a thing or two."

Liu Yuan hastily explained with a smile, not daring to voice his true thoughts.

"It’s okay, you can just sit down and wait to eat; I can manage by myself. I’m not used to having someone watch over me."

Xiao Yi answered with an enlightened smile.

"This..."

Liu Yuan felt somewhat embarrassed. As a servant, how could he have the audacity to sit comfortably on the sofa in the living room waiting for Young Master Xiao to cook for him in the kitchen? But he also found it difficult to disobey Xiao Yi’s words.

"Go out, wait for the meal, it will be ready soon."

Xiao Yi waved his hand and pushed him out.

Seeing Xiao Yi’s determination, Liu Yuan had no choice but to leave the kitchen doorway with a look of embarrassment and difficulty. Watching the kitchen door close, he couldn’t dare to sit on the sofa with his legs crossed leisurely, waiting for the meal as he would at home. Instead, he began to pace back and forth in the living room, somewhat nervously.

After comforting his daughter, Chen Jianguo, supporting her while her eyes still bore traces of tears, walked into the villa. Noticing the pacing Liu Yuan but not seeing Xiao Yi, he couldn’t help but ask in surprise, "Liu Yuan, where’s Young Master Xiao?"

"He’s in there cooking."

"Cooking?" Chen Jianguo paused for a moment, then his eyes widened, "You’re saying Young Master Xiao is cooking by himself inside?"

"Yes, I originally offered to help, but Young Master Xiao said he didn’t like others watching and sent me out."

Liu Yuan offered a wry smile.

"Couldn’t you just call a restaurant and have food delivered? How could we let him cook himself, that’s utterly ridiculous!"

Chen Jianguo said angrily.

"I mentioned it, but he wouldn’t have it. He said it’s rare to have everyone gathered and wanted us to taste his cooking skills."

Liu Yuan smiled bitterly again.

"Wow, what’s that smell? It’s so fragrant!"

Just as Chen Jianguo was about to continue his scolding, thinking that Liu Yuan was becoming increasingly disgraceful and needed a good lesson—that regardless of whether Xiao Yi could cook, his daughter had just been saved from danger, and now Xiao Yi himself was supposed to cook for them, how preposterous!—

Xiao Yi had said so, couldn’t he insist, couldn’t he argue?

But as he was about to speak, Chen Xue, who was next to him, let out an excited shriek ahead of him, took a deep breath, and appeared completely enraptured.

"Huh?"

Chen Jianguo and Liu Yuan exchanged looks and both took a deep breath, immediately being overwhelmed by the strong aroma that made their stomachs growl. Chen Jianguo had been so worried about his daughter’s safety these past few days that he had barely eaten anything, having only an apple for lunch. He lost all desire to eat, and though Liu Yuan was slightly better off, it wasn’t by much. He had followed Chen Jianguo the whole time and had hardly eaten anything either. At this moment, smelling the aroma, their stomachs involuntarily reacted.

"Where’s this delicious smell coming from?"

Liu Yuan swallowed and asked somewhat foolishly.

"Of course, it’s from the kitchen, Uncle Liu, did you become silly? Can’t you tell it’s the smell of food? Wow, it smells so good! Is it what that Xiao Yi made? I want to go check it out!"

Having cried her heart out and now back at home with her father, Chen Xue’s mood had improved significantly. Upon hearing Liu Yuan’s comment, she gave him a playful smile and quickly headed toward the kitchen.

"Inside, really, it’s Young Master Xiao cooking?"

Chen Jianguo also swallowed and looked incredulously toward the direction of the kitchen, then turned his head to face Liu Yuan.

"Besides Young Master Xiao, there’s no one else."

Liu Yuan nodded with certainty, his face full of disbelief. Xiao Yi really knew how to cook and, apparently, he cooked quite well. Although they had yet to taste the food, just sniffing the aroma was already enough to make their mouths water.

"Knock knock..."

"Who’s there? Hold on a moment, the dish will be ready right away."

Xiao Yi was busy with the final touches for the last dish when he suddenly heard knocking at the door. He asked without looking and continued to carefully busy himself.

As he poured the dish into the plate and observed the colors within the plate, Xiao Yi’s face showed a hint of satisfaction. All things considered, today’s touch was quite good and he was very content with the dishes he made.