My Aloof Husband Can't Stop His Devoted Affection-Chapter 453 - 027: The shy look is still a bit cute_3

Ye Lingran followed his gaze and looked over, shaking her head with a smile, "It’s long gone. I just thought the box was pretty, and since your mom gave it to me, I couldn’t bear to throw it away, so I’ve kept it as a decoration."

Upon hearing this, Yun Qi’s gaze on the tea box deepened a bit, as if something came to mind, but he didn’t say it out loud.

The two of them sat in the living room for about half an hour. Suddenly, Ye Lingran remembered something and said, "Oh... by the way, my lipstick, is it still in your car?"

"No." Yun Qi turned his head to glance at her, took the black Dior lipstick out of his pocket, and placed it on his palm to offer it to her.

"Thanks." Ye Lingran accepted it with a smile, then suddenly felt something was off. She thought about it carefully and, tilting her head curiously, asked, "When we left your office this afternoon, didn’t you say it was in the car? When did you get it from there and put it in your pocket?" She didn’t remember him taking anything from the car when they left.

Yun Qi chuckled lightly and explained solemnly, "I remembered incorrectly. I thought it was in the car, but it was only during dinner that I discovered it was in my pocket."

Ye Lingran felt his excuse was suspicious but didn’t say anything.

After half-past nine, Yun Qi got up to leave. Before he left, he reminded her about visiting his grandmother over the weekend. Ye Lingran saw him off to the elevator, waved as he entered, and only returned to her apartment after the elevator doors closed.

***

On the weekend, Yun Qi arrived as promised, reaching her doorstep at 8:20 AM. At that time, Ye Lingran just happened to be wearing an apron and holding a spatula in her hand, making breakfast. When she opened the door, Yun Qi took in her appearance and couldn’t help but laugh, "What’s this...?"

Ye Lingran glanced at her own hands, hurriedly hiding the spatula behind her, momentarily stunned, "Didn’t you say last time you’d come at 8:30? Why did you arrive so early?"

"It’s already 8:22, just eight minutes short of 8:30."

Ye Lingran was speechless. Just then, the neighbor’s door opened, so she stepped aside, "Come on in first! I’m making breakfast. Have you eaten yet?"

"No."

"Would you like to have some with me?"

"Sure." Yun Qi gladly accepted. He saw no reason to refuse. The truth is, he came early with the secret intention of having breakfast with her. It had been three days since they last had a meal together, and between her overtime and his, they hadn’t found the time. Now that the opportunity to have breakfast together arose, he was not about to miss it!

"Then take a seat for a moment!" Ye Lingran closed the door, gestured for him to sit in the living room, and, just as she spoke, suddenly smelled something burning. She froze, then frantically dashed into the kitchen, shouting, "Ah, my fried egg is burnt."

Seeing her rushing around, Yun Qi laughed again. Instead of going to the living room, he followed her into the kitchen, watching her try to salvage the frying egg while casually leaning against the countertop, silently observing her.

Ye Lingran turned around with the two fried eggs on a plate and was startled to find him standing there. Puzzled, she asked, "When did you get here? Weren’t you in the living room..."

"It’s too boring in the living room alone. Are these ready? Shall I take them out?" Yun Qi eyed the plate with fried eggs in her hand, smiling as he asked.

Ye Lingran nodded, "Mm..."

Before the sound fully left her mouth, Yun Qi had already taken it from her, "Let me! If you need any help, just ask."

"Not much..." Ye Lingran watched his back, swiftly retracting the words, "Then... can you grab the bowls and chopsticks for me? The bread is almost done toasting, so it won’t be long now."

"Which cabinet are the bowls in?"

"The second one over there, the chopsticks are on the counter."

"Got it, I see them."

After Ye Lingran finished preparing breakfast, she poured him a glass of milk, "I didn’t know you’d come so early, so I only prepared for myself. When we were chatting last night, you didn’t mention it in advance, otherwise, I would’ve prepared more. Next time, you need to let me know early, or else..."

"Alright, next time I’ll definitely tell you in advance." Yun Qi was amused by her words, raising his eyebrows in delight. He didn’t wait for her to finish and quickly chimed in.

Ye Lingran was taken aback, realizing she had let something slip earlier. Her face blushed red, and she looked away in slight embarrassment, taking a sip of milk to change the subject, "Quick... go ahead and eat, and then we’ll head out."

The joy on Yun Qi’s face was evident. He looked at the slightly burnt fried egg in the bowl and couldn’t help but laugh again, picking up his chopsticks to examine it closely, "This burn... it’s quite something."

"I tried my best to save it," Ye Lingran said earnestly, thinking about how he usually has such high standards. She extended her chopsticks to take the egg from him, "Then give it to me! You can have the other one, it’s not burnt."

But Yun Qi didn’t plan on letting go. With both pairs of chopsticks holding a single fried egg suspended in mid-air, they stood in a silent standoff.

"What are you doing?" 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Hearing Ye Lingran’s words, Yun Qi let go of the egg first but didn’t give her a chance to take it back. Instead, he grabbed her wrist with his other hand, pulling it closer to himself. Before she knew what was happening, he leaned in and took a bite out of the fried egg, nodding in satisfaction, "Mm... it’s burnt, but... still pretty good."

Ye Lingran was taken aback, realizing their actions seemed like a couple feeding each other. She felt a little shy and curiously asked, "Are you sure it tastes good? This side is all burnt. If there were more eggs left, I’d fry another one."

"Really, if you don’t believe me, you can try it yourself." Yun Qi, with a very sincere expression, encouraged her.

Ye Lingran looked at him doubtfully, but since he had already taken a bite, if she took a bite, it would be like...

Yet under his gaze, as soon as he let go, Ye Lingran hesitantly nibbled on the fried egg. Immediately, a strong taste of burnt filled her mouth, followed by a faint bitterness. She couldn’t help but frown and glare at him, "You call this tasty?"

"Isn’t it?"

"Where is it tasty? All I taste is burnt and a bit of bitterness."

"Is that so? Let me try again." Yun Qi seemed genuinely surprised, gesturing for her to bring the egg back. Ye Lingran obliged, and as she held it up to his mouth, Yun Qi gently grasped her hand, took another bite, and, after swallowing, earnestly stated, "It really is tasty."

"How?"

"Maybe... it’s because you fed it to me."

"..."

Suddenly being flirted with like that made Ye Lingran’s heart skip a beat, and her face flushed red. Annoyed and embarrassed, she stuffed the rest of the fried egg into his mouth, muttering, "You’re so dramatic, even at breakfast. Just eat it!"

Seeing her red-faced frustration, Yun Qi felt all the more at ease. Watching her retract her chopsticks, a deep gleam flashed in his eyes. He took a sip of milk, gazing at her with a meaningful smile.

His ’wife’ being shy was indeed a bit cute.