An Yizi had shared several meals with Gu Xinnian, and she had cooked almost every time. Then one day, she saw a table laden with delicious dishes and asked in surprise, "Did you order takeout?!"
Gu Xinnian glanced at her, his expression bland. "I made it."
An Yizi's eyes widened in disbelief. "You made it?! You can cook?! Then why have you had me cook for you all this time?!"
Gu Xinnian didn't answer. He simply handed her a pair of chopsticks.
An Yizi silently started eating...
Halfway through the meal, An Yizi couldn't help praising the food. "Actually, your cooking is pretty good."
Gu Xinnian nodded, his tone even. "Mm. It's a perk only my girlfriend gets."
An Yizi immediately put down her chopsticks, bent over, and began coughing violently...
"W-Who's your girlfriend?!"
One night, Gu Xinnian called An Yizi and asked, "How do you say 'I love you' in French?"
Still groggy, An Yizi had been woken by the call. She rubbed her eyes and asked him casually, "Why are you asking?"
"I need it for a novel I'm writing."
"Je t'aime."
Those few murmured words were as gentle as water.
After a long while, she heard his soft laughter through the phone. Even his voice sounded touched with delight. "I see..."
An Yizi: "..." What did he see?
There was a pause of several seconds on the other end of the line. Then a deep, warm voice came through, like a feather brushing her ear, incredibly alluring. He said, "You've eaten the food I made, and you've said you love me. Shouldn't you consider being my girlfriend?"
