Asking My Ex-Boyfriend for His Hot Pot Dipping Sauce Recipe

Qi Yuejia accompanies a heartbroken friend to eat hotpot and unexpectedly spots his ex-boyfriend, Qin Jian, at the restaurant. They've been broken up for five years.

Qin Jian is with a young man. Their interaction isn't especially intimate, but their casual ease with each other makes it obvious how familiar they are.

Qi Yuejia doesn't know how his friend is feeling, but his own mood isn't great.

That night, Qi Yuejia finally works up the courage to message Qin Jian.

They broke up five years ago, so whether Qin Jian has a new boyfriend isn't really his business. But Qi Yuejia really misses the hotpot dipping sauce Qin Jian makes.

Qi Yuejia doesn't mention seeing him. He asks for the recipe, then promptly blocks and deletes him.

A moment later, a text arrives from an unknown number:

[Sure, Qi Moonlight. After all these years, you still use me and toss me aside?]

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When it comes to his ex, Qin Jian can only describe him as an idiot.

He can't cook, but loves setting the kitchen on fire. Aside from work, he's clumsy at everything, yet somehow always does it well. He also often says bizarre things like, "If I turned into a cockroach, I'd hide in your pillow."

If Qin Jian goes along with it and says, "You're so easy to take care of, you really could turn into a cockroach," Qi Yuejia gets upset.

After they broke up, Qin Jian thought Qi Yuejia was an idiot with a terrible temper.

Five years later, Qin Jian thinks Qi Yuejia is an idiot who's grown up.

Qi Yuejia isn't satisfied. "Why does it have to be idiot?"

Qin Jian chops vegetables without looking at him. "Then what are you? A smart egg?"

Qi Yuejia: "..."

Can't I just be a person? Why does it have to be an egg?

Qin Jian makes omurice for dinner.

Qi Yuejia says again, "Eggs are great. In my next life, I want to be an egg."

A sharp-tongued but soft-hearted husband seme x a silly uke who holds no grudges, but remembers good food

Both are each other's first and only, 1v1. The guy with the seme isn't his boyfriend.

Theme: Cherish the person by your side.