The brief trip to Celestial Capital surprisingly broadened Liu Zixuan’s horizons.

Whether it was Ghost Wood City or Yuqing City, they were all just small-scale cities. Most of the powers or families were openly visible, and it was easy to determine who was truly powerful. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

In these small towns, anyone with a bit of power tends to be very ostentatious, eager to let the whole world know they are rich and impressive.

But Celestial Capital was different. Although there were some ostentatious figures, the truth was that the truly remarkable people were very low-key. They even appeared more ordinary than ordinary people!

Take the Qu family, for example. Liu Zixuan admitted he hadn’t fully understood them. Initially, he thought they were just like the small-town families, which was his impression when he first interacted with Qu Zheng!

However, after a chat with Qu Jian, he realized it was far from simple!

Subsequently, Liu Zixuan didn’t linger in Celestial Capital and directly drove with Mengyu’s family towards Ghost Wood City in the afternoon.

However, he had already planned in his heart that after dealing with the matters in Ghost Wood City, he must spend some time in Celestial Capital!

This time, because of Mengyu’s parents, he didn’t go to the Celestial Secret Pavilion to inquire about the Ghost Gate Needle and the Seven-Star Tomb. Next time he goes, he will definitely take care of everything!

To become strong, one cannot simply stay in one place, being a frog in a well. One must immerse in complex situations and interact with truly powerful figures to not only temper the mind but also enhance strength!

Upon arriving in Ghost Wood City, Liu Zixuan sent Mengyu’s family back to their hometown. As Mengyu was to stay here with her parents for two days, Liu Zixuan returned to the city alone.

...

Inside the Xiaoqiao Apartment.

As Liu Zixuan entered, he saw Doudou pouting, looking unhappy, and Jiang Yiyi with a delighted expression!

Their expressions puzzled Liu Zixuan.

"Brother Xuan." Doudou seemed lackluster, without the usual joy at seeing Liu Zixuan.

Liu Zixuan glanced at Jiang Yiyi nearby, then sat next to Doudou and asked, "Who upset our little girl, why are you so unhappy?"

"Is she unhappy?" Jiang Yiyi came over, pinching Doudou’s face, "Are you happy?"

"Sister Yiyi, I’m so happy." Doudou put on an excited look, but her eyes told Liu Zixuan she was very unhappy.

Liu Zixuan scratched his head, what’s up with these two? He’s only been away for two days!

"Ring ring ring!"

At this moment, Jiang Yiyi’s phone suddenly rang. She whispered something to Doudou before taking the phone to her room.

Liu Zixuan hurriedly asked, "Doudou, what’s going on?"

"Sister Yiyi told me not to tell." Doudou looked aggrieved, "She said if I tell you, she won’t talk to me anymore!"

"It’s okay, you can tell me secretly." Liu Zixuan was increasingly curious.

Doudou cautiously glanced at Jiang Yiyi’s room before whispering to Liu Zixuan’s ear, "In the past two days since you were gone, I felt Sister Yiyi went crazy!"

"Crazy?" Liu Zixuan was surprised, "She seemed fine just now!"

"Brother Xuan, you wouldn’t know. Since you went to Celestial Capital, Sister Yiyi has been cooking nonstop for the past two days."

"That’s a good thing, at least she’s doing it herself." Liu Zixuan spread his hands.

"If she just wants to learn cooking, that’s naturally a good thing. But you know what? She’s made five meals in total in the past two days, and each one was fried rice with eggs."

Doudou paused, "The crucial thing is that in the fried rice, the eggshells were still in there, the rice turned out black, normally inedible, and yet she insisted it was good and made me eat it all!"

"Then why not eat outside?"

Listening to Liu Zixuan’s words, Doudou felt even more aggrieved, "Sister Yiyi took all my pocket money, insisting that I had to eat her meals, and even finish them all. Look... it’s only been two days, and I feel I’ve lost a lot of weight!"

"What did she eat?"

"She also ate fried rice." Doudou said with a bitter smile, "I could tell, Sister Yiyi found it unpalatable too, but she forced herself to finish it. Brother Xuan, please, don’t leave anymore, I really don’t want to eat fried rice with eggs again!"

Liu Zixuan pinched his forehead, this behavior doesn’t seem like Jiang Yiyi at all, knowing it’s not good, why keep eating?

"Tonight, I’ll take you out for a feast, let’s not eat Yiyi’s cooking again, okay?"

Doudou nodded vigorously, "As long as it’s not made by Sister Yiyi, I’ll eat it!"

"What are you two whispering about?" Jiang Yiyi walked out of the room, smiling as she asked.

Doudou quickly shook her head, "Nothing, really nothing at all!"

Jiang Yiyi smiled, "Good, Liu Zixuan, since you’re back, I just learned how to make fried rice with eggs. I’ll cook for you now!"

"Wow!"

Doudou’s face changed abruptly, and she instinctively ran towards the bathroom as if to vomit.

Jiang Yiyi was momentarily stunned, then looked at Liu Zixuan and smiled, "Don’t worry, Doudou is just overwhelmed with excitement!"

"Come over here, let’s have a chat!" Liu Zixuan beckoned to Jiang Yiyi with his finger.

"What’s up?"

"I have a serious question, why do you have such a grudge against fried rice with eggs?" Liu Zixuan asked seriously.

Jiang Yiyi paused, then burst out angrily, "Doudou, that little girl, actually sold me out!"

"Don’t change the subject!"

"A few days ago, company employees gifted me a basket of eggs, I was worried they’d expire, so I decided to cook!" Jiang Yiyi muttered.

"But does it have to be fried rice with every meal?"

"I don’t know how to make anything else!"

The corner of Liu Zixuan’s mouth twitched a few times, "Then why did you take Doudou’s pocket money, not letting her eat outside?"

"I’ve always felt eating out isn’t nutritious, and although my cooking is rough, it will certainly get better over time." Jiang Yiyi said this while looking up at Liu Zixuan. Seeing his skeptical look, she pouted and added, "It’s all your fault, saying I can’t cook, I just thought of using your absence to learn a bit, using Doudou as the taste tester!"

Hearing this, Liu Zixuan suddenly chuckled, "So, you still fell in love with me, that’s why you’re so eager to be a good wife, right?"

"That’s not it! I just don’t want you to always look down on me!" Jiang Yiyi blushed.

In truth, Liu Zixuan wasn’t wrong. Besides wanting to compete with him, Jiang Yiyi truly wanted to change her spoiled temperament, aspiring to be a gentle girl.

Having spent so much time with Liu Zixuan, she realized he liked gentle and sensible girls.

Of course, another significant reason was that their days together were becoming fewer, and before his departure, she wanted to leave a good impression on Liu Zixuan.