When Qi Yuan approached the kitchen, he saw a scene that amused him. He didn’t show due respect for the girl and laughed out loud. But it was unbelievable that Qi Yuan laughed! Qi Yuan had been expressionless. However, now he smiled for the first time over the years.

Unexpectedly, Qi Yuan’s smile was as warm as a spring breeze that could melt the winter snow. It was as bright and beautiful as the sun.

Wu Xin was stunned for a moment. The man in front of her was so pure and clean without a contaminated mind. She suddenly thought of stopping her plan for a second. However, Wu Xin soon adjusted her mind, suppressing all her emotions. Wu Xin touched the pearl on the hairpin on her head to remind herself. After she calmed down, she smiled and said, “Master, you laughed. I thought you would never laugh.”

“Is it weird?”

“No, you have a pretty smile. It’s really pretty! Master, you should smile more often. You are so handsome when you laugh.”

“Do I look good when I smile? Do you like...” Qi Yuan suddenly looked like a big boy. He touched his head with one hand, feeling embarrassed to continue.

“I like Master’s smile. However, Master, I am so messy now. I am going to get cleaned up and then change my clothes.”

Qi Yuan didn’t mind her messy look at all. He only thought she was different than her usual tidy and elegant look, which was so cute. He screwed up his courage and hugged her. Fortunately, Wu Xin was not unhappy, which made the man feel happy and contented.

Qi Yuan kept holding Wu Xin in his arms. He didn’t move at all. Wu Xin didn’t like him, and she felt her body was a little stiff.

Therefore, she pushed him away. The shyness on her face concealed her impatience perfectly. It looked like she felt shy and embarrassed, which was even more attractive.

Qi Yuan didn’t try to hug her again. However, he couldn’t forget this woman named Wu Xin anymore. Qi Yuan had no idea about it—every day he went on patrol in the palace, there was a handsome and righteous man with calm and elegant eyes accompanying Wu Xin. Today was no exception. In the kitchen, Xuan Zhi had been playing with Wu Xin before Qi Yuan came back today.

Xuan Zhi and Wu Xin were the ones who were truly in love.

Today, Wu Xin came to this kitchen when she had nothing to do. Originally, she planned to prepare a dinner for Qi Yuan to heat up their relationship quickly. However, when she got to the kitchen, she realized that imagination was always beautiful, but the reality was so cruel.

Wu Xin had been raised in the palace since she was a child. She didn’t know how to cook or distinguish rice and vegetables, let alone deal with living creatures. She had only made dumplings in so many years. However, it was Kong Yue who actually made them. She had never made any dumplings successfully. At that time, in the mansion of the Fengs, she prepared food for the old couple deliberately as a prank. Therefore, she didn’t care about the food’s taste and whether it was raw or not.

Wu Xin had never cooked in the kitchen before. The only food she made that could be counted as successful was the strange flour cat. Xuan Zhi also had never cooked in the kitchen. When they worked together in the kitchen, it was obvious that it would be a mess.

The two of them were serious at the beginning, trying hard to learn how to cook. However, they then started to play around. Those condiments, flour, and ingredients became the materials for Xuan Zhi and Wu Xin to have a snowball fight. They had a lot of fun and sweated profusely.

It seemed that they had gone back in time. They were once having a snowball fight in the Xiyan Palace. At that time, Princess Xi, Xuan Zhi, and Kong Yue, who were still alive, ran and had a snowball fight in the snow. Yun Su appeared later. However, he did not affect that beautiful day. The four made their snowmen separately. Now the memory of the past felt like a dream. Waking up from that dream was like melting winter snow—there was nothing left.

Wu Xin would cook if she was not involved in the special “snowball fight” in the kitchen. She would not be so embarrassed even though she didn’t know how to cook. Of course, Xuan Zhi also looked messy, even messier than her. He heard Qi Yuan’s footsteps from a distance and left through his favorite exit, the window.

Wu Xin was rarely so awkward. Qi Yuan couldn’t help but wipe the smudges on her, “Wu Xin, what are you doing?”

“Master, I wanted to make dinner for you in the first place. However, it’s a pity that I have never cooked.”

“But how did you make yourself so messy?”

“I accidentally knocked over the flour and then stumbled. The condiments were also knocked over. That’s it,” Wu Xin said so as her little face blushed, which looked so cute. She was so messy because of Xuan Zhi. Now she had to talk nonsense with a serious face.

“You stumbled? Did you hurt yourself?”

Qi Yuan was going to check Wu Xin’s wound. Wu Xin saw it and said immediately, “I am not hurt. I’m fine, I’m totally fine. Master, don’t worry.”

“Then I will stay with you until you finish.”

“What?”

“Waiting for you to finish cooking.”

“Forget it. I am really afraid that you may starve to death if you wait for me.”

“It’s okay. I am not hungry.”

“Master,” Wu Xin said gently as if she was playing the woman.

“I will eat everything you make even though it is raw or tastes bad.”

“What if I make something poisonous?”

“I will also eat it.”

“Master, you are joking again.”

“I am serious. I am willing to die in your hands.”

“Master, don’t tease me. I give up on cooking. I don’t even know where to start.”

“Then how about I cook for you?”

“Master, do you know how to cook?”

“A little.”

“I see.”

“After my parents passed away, I could only cook by myself.”

“Okay. Then I am looking forward to tasting the food made by you.”

“I haven’t cooked for many years, so I am not good at it. My food can only make you not starve,” Qi Yuan said so, and he blushed. Today, Qi Yuan’s facial expressions were so vivid, “Wu Xin, help me with it!”

“Okay.”

Staying in the messy kitchen without cleaning it up, Qi Yuan then began to cook. Soon some dishes that looked good were served one by one. The taste was as bad as he said—it could only make people not starve. It was edible. The food he made looked good but was not delicious at all!

Qi Yuan and Wu Xin found a clean place to eat in this kitchen. They had a simple meal. Wu Xin was not hypocritical at all. She didn’t even clean up her sloppy face. She was so cute and genuine.

The two of them would never go to clean up the kitchen. They strolled on the way back to their rooms.

It’s an early summer night. The warm wind brushed Qi Yuan and Wu Xin, which was as comfortable as the atmosphere between them. Their talking sounded gentle in the wind.

“Wu Xin.”

“Yeah.”

“Em...”

“What’s wrong, Master?”

“You are not ugly.”

“Huh?”

“You are the most beautiful.”

“Master, what do you want to say? Just say it!”

“Okay. I mean...”

“Master?”

Qi Yuan seemed to make up his mind suddenly, “Wu Xin, if you don’t mind, I want to take care of you for the rest of my life.”

“Master, how can I be so lucky?”

“Wu Xin, I like you.”

“Master, don’t you think I am ugly?”

“It has nothing to do with your appearance. I like you wholeheartedly.”

“Master, I...”

“Would you like to spend the rest of your life with me?”

“Master, I do.”

“Wu Xin, are you sure?”

“It is my blessing to meet you in my life. I am willing to stay with you forever.”

Wu Xin’s face was as red as an apple. Her face was disfigured, and her body was dirty and messy, which was not good-looking or shy. She was not only disfigured but also looked funny.

However, there was a saying that beauty was in the eye of the beholder. Obviously, from Qi Yuan’s perspective, Wu Xin had always been cute, no matter how strange she looked.

“You still call me Master?”

“Then what should I call you? “

“Call me your husband.”

“Master...”

“Call me your husband.”

“Isn’t it a bit too fast? Master.”

“It seems that my wife is shy.” It was unbelievable that Qi Yuan said such words! Well, that was what a cold man would become after he was in love. The woman was about to call him Master again. Qi Yuan put his right index finger on her lips to stop her immediately, “If you find it difficult, you can call me Ayuan first. However, don’t call me Master again.”

The delicate feeling from Wu Xin’s lips on his fingertips made Qi Yuan feel flustered on this quiet night. His heartbeat was so clear and loud. They then separated in embarrassment.

“Okay, Ayuan,” as Wu Xin said so, she ran back to her room quickly and closed the door.

However, Wu Xin showed a cold face when the door closed. She was tired of acting! Fortunately, the fish was on the hook, and it could no longer escape.

Geez! The leader of the imperial guards, Qi Yuan, became so strange recently. He was like to be possessed by a ghost. Something was definitely wrong with him. Why did he keep giggling? He was like a fool.

All the imperial guards passing by thought their leader Qi Yuan must be planning something. Maybe he was going to punish them. In those days, the imperial guards became much more serious and careful in their work than usual. They were afraid of doing something wrong accidentally. If they were caught by Qi Yuan, who was acting extremely weird, they might be punished severely!

However, what other people thought would never affect Qi Yuan. He was still acting strangely, staring at the air and giggling like a fool. When he returned home, he showed others how much he was in love. When people were in love, they did romantic things like watching the flowers and the moon, strolling on streets, drinking wine, and taking a cruise together. However, Master Qi was different. He spent time in the kitchen every night.

As a result, the chefs of the mansion of Qi Yuan could only find another place to cook. No one had the nerve to go to the kitchen to disturb Qi Yuan and Wu Xin, their two masters who had just confirmed their feelings for each other.