"This, this must be delicious."

"It’s burnt." Ye Lu looked at him cautiously, not having the heart to dampen his enthusiasm, after all, men who are willing to cook are already quite rare, and to have Third Young Master Jun cook is as rare as the sun rising in the West, so he should be encouraged.

But as he has said himself, cooking is not difficult, the real question is whether it’s delicious or not.

However, it was truly awful!

Third Young Master Jun was also staring at her, grinding his teeth and feeling very displeased. This woman wasn’t giving him any face; it was his first time cooking for a woman and she didn’t offer a single word of praise.

But after trying a few bites himself, he immediately frowned, realizing it was indeed awful. Her cooking was simply scrumptious, while his was like hell’s kitchen.

Always arrogant, considering himself a genius, he had to admit that he simply had no talent for cooking.

Yet in a blink of an eye, Ye Lu had eaten most of the dish.

"If it tastes bad, don’t force yourself to eat so much," scowled Third Young Master Jun.

Ye Lu pouted: "I’m not forcing myself. It’s not that bad, actually. Especially after adding a certain seasoning, it makes it taste particularly delicious."

"What seasoning?" Third Young Master Jun was puzzled. There were just soy sauce, salt, and vinegar in the small kitchen. Whatever there was, he poured it in.

It was no wonder it tasted so bad, given that he had almost mixed up sugar and salt.

Just poured everything in, willy-nilly.

Ye Lu was smiling with her bowl in hand: "It’s the thought that counts. With this special flavor, I find it tastier than anything I’ve ever had before."

Third Young Master Jun didn’t expect to receive such praise. His soot-covered face blushed as he grumbled with the chopsticks, his eyes and the corners of his mouth, however, were filled with laughter.

Seeing his expression, Ye Lu couldn’t help but laugh to herself.

This man was really strange, with a thick skin he could do anything normal times, teasing her, flirting with her, taking advantage of her – he was a shameless hooligan. But now, blushing over a bit of praise, really was an oddity!

After the meal, they didn’t dare to turn on the flashlight for too long, being in the midst of an escape, for fear of the light being seen and arousing suspicion.

"Let’s rest early." Being tense all day, Third Young Master Jun was tired too, he spread a blanket on the ground and lay down.

"Come up!" 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

"The bed is too small," said Third Young Master Jun, looking at the small wooden bed.

Ye Lu blinked, "We can squeeze in together, I don’t feel safe without you holding me, I can’t sleep."

Third Young Master Jun smiled, knowing she was concerned about him lying on the cold floor. He got into bed and embraced her, resting his hand on her belly, stroking the round belly and feeling the life stirring within.

Although in a pitiful state at the moment, there was a sense of happiness they never had before.

Ye Lu leaned on his chest, warm, listening to his strong and steady heartbeat, feeling very secure. She also had her fair share of hardships in the past, but it had never been as low as this.

However, that saying was true, being together was the greatest happiness.

"Jun Huang, what shall we do tomorrow?" she asked softly. Real-world problems still had to be faced.

They couldn’t hide in the mountains forever, they needed to find a way to escape the region, but the city was probably filled with people trying to capture them, roadblocks everywhere, they probably couldn’t get out.

Moreover, they didn’t have anyone who could help them, after all, they couldn’t contact anyone from the outside.

"Tomorrow, I’ll go to town to scout for some information, then we’ll make a decision."