Childhood Friend, Do You Taste Good? [Gourmet]

Previously titled Food Safety Inspector, So Thin She Could Fly Like a Butterfly

[Childhood friends, nurturing male lead, mutual crushes finally fulfilled]

Reunited with her childhood friend, she bickers with him through tear-blurred eyes, unable to see clearly, while butterflies in her stomach whisper among themselves.

They become neighbors and talk about their daily meals. “One meat dish and one vegetable dish.”

“The meat dish is rouge-red lips, with a cherry of a pout, stir-fried with coquettish kisses.”

“The vegetable dish is willow-green brows, shaped like the new moon, and eyes that draw up a pool of spring water.”

They talk about tea.

Her red lips seem like a carp leaping from a river. She softly blows across her fragrant lips. “The young shoots unfurl, and the spring hues of Jianxi take first place. Sparrow's tongue, with dew and mist, crushed and ground until its fragrance rises. I wonder how it tastes. What do you think of the aftertaste?” she asks with a coy smile.

Lin Yinan's heart gives a little tremble. Coming back to himself, he smiles and answers, “A sip or two only leaves me wanting more.”

As love passes between their lips and tongues, her stomach is finally sated.

They talk about delicacies.

“Delicate peony-shaped fish roe glistens, its red lips revealing a rich, glossy sheen.”

“Crimson-bright, fragrant and light, with a sweet taste and a crisp, ruby-red surface. How could it compare to a beauty's rouge-red lips?”

Lin Yinan's cool, smooth lips lightly brush her cheek. He leans close to her ear, his voice edged with laughter. “No delicacy can compare to you.”

Shi Jingying takes the initiative, lays her whole palm on his buttock, gives it a gentle squeeze, and says with amusement, “It may look pretty, but it isn't as sweet as this peach.”

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A summer rich and bitter as chocolate, matcha-flavored sun cakes, inedible strawberry almond biscuits and macaron skirts, and a mutual, openly declared love. All that's left is sweetness!

A heroine who heals herself through food and is a master of over-the-top compliments × a gentle hero who sheds his stiff suit and cooks for her, though he acts tough.

The novel features Japanese food. In this story's fictional setting, Japan is an island belonging to China, there is no ocean pollution, and there is no South Korea, only North Korea.

A story about working as a food safety inspector, indulging a greedy appetite, and sampling delicious food in the dead of night.

Both leads are virgins, one-on-one romance, childhood friends reunited by chance, and neighbors living upstairs and downstairs. Their gradual cohabitation eventually leads to sharing a bed.

A cozy daily life with the occasional melodramatic twist.

Support the heavens above! The male lead gets pregnant and gives birth to a daughter. There is no child-rearing afterward, just sweet romance between the couple.

Theme: A childhood friend who appears out of nowhere is the best