Becoming The Bigshot's Only Love After Breaking Her Engagement-Chapter 557: The CEO’s Desperate Pursuit in the Flames of Regret
"Who said I ordered takeout? I made all of this." Lin Yue pointed at the exquisite dishes on the dining table, explaining earnestly to Wan Tianning.
Wan Tianning: "..."
"You made this? How is that possible, can you cook?"
On the table were four dishes and one soup: crystal shrimp stir-fried with eggs, cold okra salad, green pepper beef strips, chilled shredded chicken with cucumber, and a bowl of tomato and egg soup.
They’re all common dishes, but they looked very refreshing; even the green pepper beef strips were bright and inviting in appearance and smell.
This incredible food was actually made by Lin Yue herself?
Wan Tianning could hardly believe it.
"Of course, I can cook. Did you forget? I’m an orphan and grew up with Ye Shao. If I couldn’t cook, I would have to let Ye Shao work hard alone." Lin Yue explained.
Wan Tianning frowned, although she knew Lin Yue’s background, she also came from hardship, which was a completely different growth experience from hers.
Yet, she still couldn’t believe Lin Yue could cook.
"Is it edible?"
"If you don’t believe me, you can try." Lin Yue handed her a pair of chopsticks, raising her brow at her.
Wan Tianning took the chopsticks, hesitated for a moment, but still didn’t dare try.
"You try it yourself first; it’s not poisoned, right!"
She wouldn’t actually believe he’d poison, but was worried the food might be undercooked.
What if it’s raw, and she ends up with diarrhea? She wanted to meet a director tomorrow and didn’t want to be unable to get out of bed because of this.
Lin Yue sighed, shook her head as if saddened by her distrust.
With slender fingers holding the chopsticks, Lin Yue took a bite of each dish and put it in her mouth.
After finishing, she said, "So, how about now? Can you eat?"
"How’s the taste?" Wan Tianning asked with a playful smirk.
Lin Yue chuckled, "Do I even have to say? If I applied to be a chef, chefs would be out of work. My original dream was to be a chef and open a restaurant."
"Then why didn’t you open a restaurant?" Wan Tianning asked.
"Because I had to go home to inherit the family business, too busy, and I let my skills go to waste." Lin Yue said.
Wan Tianning pouted.
Wasn’t that quite an annoying statement?
Going home to inherit the family wealth sounded like nobody else had a family to inherit.
Still, she was truly hungry.
Even though she was still skeptical, she picked up the chopsticks and put a piece of crystal shrimp stir-fried with eggs in her mouth.
Hmm?
Wan Tianning chewed twice, suddenly widened her eyes, a gleam of surprise appearing in her eyes.
This was so delicious!
"How’s the taste?" Lin Yue asked with a smile.
Actually, she didn’t need to say; just by looking at her eyes, her expression, he already knew the answer.
"Delicious, so delicious. Lin Yue, you’re simply... amazing." Wan Tianning gave a thumbs up.
Then, she tried the other dishes.
With each taste, she gave repeated praise, saying it was the best she’d ever eaten.
However, halfway through, she suddenly put down the chopsticks.
"What’s wrong?" Lin Yue asked, "Why did you stop eating?"
"No, I feel too sinful for eating this much. I’ll gain a lot of weight tomorrow; I can’t eat like this. Also, with the taste being this good, did you put a lot of spices in? I can’t eat too many spices; the calories are too high, and I’ll get fat." Wan Tianning almost wished she could cough up what she’d eaten.
It was truly too delicious.
She was too indulged, couldn’t help but keep eating, which felt terribly sinful.
"Don’t worry, I know you need low-fat, low-calorie. None of these dishes are high in calories. Plus, I used low-fat, low-calorie seasonings, kept it simple, with no high-calorie ingredients. You can eat with peace of mind, and after you finish, I’ll join you for a workout. You have exercise equipment at home; later, I’ll join you for some training." Lin Yue handed her the chopsticks again.
Wan Tianning asked in surprise, "You can also keep me company while training?"
Lin Yue smiled, "As long as you need, I can even accompany you while sleeping."
Wan Tianning blushed and said coquettishly, "Who’s asking you to keep me company while sleeping, shameless."
But she resumed eating; it was truly too delicious.
It was really difficult to give up at that moment.
After finally feeling full, Wan Tianning set down her chopsticks with a satisfied sigh.
Then she watched Lin Yue start cleaning up, washing the dishes and plates in the kitchen, suddenly feeling guilty, like she was wronging him.
"You can leave it there; an auntie will come to clean tomorrow, let her wash them."
He was still a boss of a company before, now needing to cook for her and wash dishes, she felt apologetic toward him.
"It’s fine, just a quick thing, I’ll wash them in no time." Lin Yue amiably cleaned the dishes and plates, then came over to wipe the table.
The whole kitchen was spotless, cleaner than when the auntie cleaned.
Wan Tianning was truly touched.
She couldn’t help but ask him, "Why didn’t you cook for me earlier if your culinary skills were so good?"
If only she knew his cooking was this good, she wouldn’t have thought of chasing him away.
Once Lin Yue finished tidying the kitchen, more than half an hour had passed.
Wan Tianning stood up ready to work out.
Lin Yue said, "Not yet, it hasn’t digested; let’s wait a while longer. First, have a cup of tea; this is specially prepared by my sister, it aids digestion and also reduces calorie absorption, very helpful for weight loss."
"Really, your sister can make diet tea?" Wan Tianning asked in surprise.
Lin Yue said, "Of course, my sister is a traditional medicine practitioner. Not only diet tea, she can make weight gain tea if you need it."
"Forget about gaining weight, I’m only interested in losing it." Wan Tianning quickly drank a cup.
The taste unexpectedly wasn’t bad, not like those bitter and astringent diet teas that were hard to swallow.
"Ask your sister to make more, I want to drink frequently." Wan Tianning said.
Afterward, she asked again, "No side effects, right?" 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖
"Of course not, this is specially prepared by my sister, how could there be side effects? It’s just that some of the ingredients are hard to come by. Recently we went to her hometown, and I had the village chief help me gather some herbs. One of the herbs is only found in the mountains of her hometown. I brought back extra this time, so my sister can make more for you to drink gradually."
"How did I not know about this? Why didn’t you tell me before?" Wan Tianning frowned.
Lin Yue smiled, reached out to rub her head, "You don’t need to know; just be well. Leave everything to me, I’ll take care of you."
As Lin Yue spoke, his gaze was exceptionally gentle.
The long hand reached over, as he rubbed her hair, a strange feeling passed through her scalp reaching her whole body.
She couldn’t help trembling, a surge of difficult-to-describe emotion welling up.
Her ears turned red, spreading to her face.
"What’s the matter? Your face is so red; could it be an allergic reaction?"
Lin Yue also noticed her unusualness, quickly reaching out to touch her cheek.
A warm hand touched her burning face.
Wan Tianning jumped up, quickly stood and took two steps back, eyes alert as she questioned, "What are you doing?"
Lin Yue was dumbfounded, "I wasn’t doing anything, just checking if you had a fever?"
"No, I’m fine. Quickly to the gym, I want to work out."
