Chapter 744 - 0423 Absorbing Energy (2-in-1)

Xu Chang’an drew Miss Yun into his embrace, inhaling the light sweet fragrance from her body.

Now he understood why Yun Qian had come to find him.

She simply wanted a hug from him.

"Miss, how did you know... I was kind of missing you." Xu Chang’an buried his head into Yun Qian and took a deep breath, replenishing his missing "Yun Qian" energy.

Truth be told, after being teased by Zhu Pingniang for so long and getting startled by her clone’s sudden death, while Xu Chang’an was cooking... his mind was indeed filled with nothing but Miss Yun.

"I didn’t know." Yun Qian shook her head, "I was missing you, so I came to see you."

Xu Chang’an: "..."

His face flushed, and he glanced at Miss Aqing, who had her back to them and was looking at the scenery in the distance, then lightly coughed.

Alright then.

Rare as it was to say a word of affection to the girl, he was instantly countered.

"Alright." Xu Chang’an reluctantly released Yun Qian’s soft body, shaking his head as he said, "Feeling a bit more refreshed?"

"Mhm." Yun Qian nodded.

Having been in Xu Chang’an’s embrace for a moment, she did indeed feel much more spirited, with less of an urge to fall asleep.

"Then let’s head back soon." Xu Chang’an held Yun Qian’s hand and reminded her, "Didn’t you take a nap on the Unfastened Boat just now? You should last a while... even if you need to rest, wait until after dinner when the performance starts... then rest with me."

Yun Qian blinked.

Rest with her husband?

Does he mean during the performance?

Yun Qian nodded with some interest.

Seeing Yun Qian was listening, Xu Chang’an breathed a sigh of relief.

Good that she listened.

He was genuinely worried Yun Qian would just fall asleep at the table when they got back, which would be terribly rude. Xu Chang’an didn’t want even a smudge on his Miss Yun’s illustrious image.

"By the way, Senior Zhu didn’t... never mind." Xu Chang’an thought about it and concluded that despite her lack of reliability, Zhu Pingniang wouldn’t lay a hand on Yun Qian. But he still asked, "Did you talk to her about the mister’s matters, miss?"

"Yes."

"..." Upon hearing this, Xu Chang’an rubbed his forehead.

He knew it.

"Was Senior Zhu jealous?"

"Mhm."

From Yun Qian’s expression, Xu Chang’an asked a few more questions and concluded that, as he expected, although Senior Zhu would get jealous, she’d calm down after being a bit flustered, realizing that her jealousy would never fall on Yun Qian.

"But on mister’s side..." Xu Chang’an chuckled wryly, "I’m afraid Senior will give him a hard time."

Yun Qian: "..."

As Xu Chang’an spoke, he looked up and met Yun Qian’s gaze.

It seemed as if Yun Qian had no emotions, just quietly watching him, but Xu Chang’an could still see indifference and a bit of dissatisfaction in Yun Qian’s eyes.

Indeed.

Zhu Pingniang’s jealousy wasn’t something Yun Qian cared about, and she hadn’t specifically sought him out to hear him talk about trivial things concerning others.

"My mistake." Xu Chang’an shook his head, lightly tugging Yun Qian closer, then wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her back into his embrace.

Now, the little dissatisfaction in Yun Qian’s eyes vanished completely, replaced by a certain watery ripple.

With his arms encircled around Yun Qian’s waist, Xu Chang’an seriously asked, "So, was there anything you wanted to tell me?"

Yun Qian buried her head into Xu Chang’an’s shoulder, savoring the faint scent of cooking on him. She glanced at the tightly closed kitchen door behind Xu Chang’an and softly said, "Miss Zhu went inside."

Xu Chang’an: "..."

Tsk.

Xu Chang’an felt a bit resentful.

Senior Zhu, come on, it’s just beating a couple of eggs, was it really necessary to tell Miss Yun?

Xu Chang’an knew he always resisted Yun Qian entering the kitchen, and now this happened, making it hard for him to convincingly dismiss the notion that women can’t enter the kitchen.

Even though his eyes lacked confidence, his tone was firm as he nodded, "Yes, Senior Zhu came to help... if you could call it helping."

He tightened his grip slightly and asked.

"Unhappy?"

"I’m not..." Yun Qian was about to speak when she felt Xu Chang’an squeeze her waist a bit more, and she lightly punched him, scolding, "Gentle, be gentle."

"Ahem." Xu Chang’an’s gaze wandered, thinking of how trying to distract Yun Qian with this small trick... didn’t seem to work anymore.

As Xu Chang’an eased his hold a bit, the faint blush on Yun Qian’s face faded, and she pointed at the tightly closed kitchen door, asking, "Miss Zhu can go in, but I can’t?"

After speaking, Yun Qian blinked at Xu Chang’an as if to say this made no sense.

But Yun Qian didn’t expect Xu Chang’an to suddenly get excited.

"Jealous? Miss, are you jealous?" Xu Chang’an grew tense, a look of eager anticipation in his eyes as he watched Yun Qian.

"No."

"Oh."

Xu Chang’an’s enthusiasm plummeted, and he pouted.

He knew it. Just a trivial matter of entering the kitchen to lend him a hand couldn’t possibly make Yun Qian jealous.

But he had to admit, when Yun Qian had asked, he held onto a huge expectation.

"We’ve talked about kitchen matters before; I’ll handle it myself... Miss, you just need to taste." Xu Chang’an was absolutely firm on this matter, refusing to yield an inch.

"Miss Zhu can go in, but I can’t?" Yun Qian looked at him.

Xu Chang’an nodded, his tone serious: "Words won’t change that; indeed, Senior Zhu can, but you can’t, miss."