Wang Xiangxiang and Li Fugui were momentarily stunned by that remark but quickly recovered.
Would that shameless guy really help? Wang Xiangxiang didn’t believe it for a second.
"My family’s chef can definitely teach you well, faster than you would learn here."
Li Fugui didn’t believe Chu Lian’s words either, given the past conflict between them, so he didn’t take them to heart. He trusted Wang Xiangxiang’s family chef more, "Then, thank you very much."
Wang Xiangxiang even patted her chest in assurance, then continued to eat.
Li Fugui poured a bowl of cold water for her, "Here you go, dip it in, so it doesn’t stick."
Chu Lian, standing to the side, was completely enraged. After all he had said, these two acted as if they hadn’t heard a thing; they were shamelessly interacting right in front of him, as if he didn’t exist at all.
He stepped forward, snatched the candied sweet potato Wang Xiangxiang was enjoying, and taunted, "Eat, eat, eat, all you know is eating, you sow."
"..." Wang Xiangxiang’s face changed instantly upon hearing the word ’sow.’ What business was it of his whether she ate or not? Just as she stood up to argue with him, Li Fugui stepped in to protect her.
"Chu Lian, what are you doing?"
Li Fugui felt that Chu Lian’s words were a bit too harsh. He had gone too far himself once and ended up being splashed.
Seeing Li Fugui defending that petulant girl made Chu Lian’s blood boil even more. He felt bewildered and frustrated, not understanding what he was doing; it wasn’t until he reflected on it that he realized he had spoken out of line again. He felt that he was no longer the person he used to be.
He wanted to leave quickly. Ever since meeting that petulant girl, he hadn’t been acting like himself. He figured it must be because he knew Xiaoxiao’s feelings—it was turning him upside down. He needed to get away and clear his mind.
But before he could take a step, the petulant girl called out to him.
That roar made him turn his head swiftly, and a thought flashed through his mind: She was calling for him—finally, a reason not to leave.
To his surprise, a bowl of cold water splashed towards him, instantly sobering his befuddled mind.
Then he saw the petulant girl’s frosty face, her mouth uttering emotionless and cold words.
"What I do is none of your business. We really aren’t close, okay!"
Such words indeed left Chu Lian speechless. She was right; they weren’t close, and he had no right to interfere.
"From now on, let’s act like strangers if we meet again!"
Wang Xiangxiang left those harsh words behind and stormed out, slamming the door.
Upon hearing this, Chu Lian’s heart clenched for a moment, but he quickly returned to his normal self, left with only his exasperation and embarrassment.
He shouted after her, "Fine, let’s be strangers, we were never acquainted to begin with."
Li Fugui, standing by helplessly, shook his head and patted Chu Lian on the shoulder, "Chu Lian, you shouldn’t have said what you did."
After speaking, he went on to tidy up the kitchen—after all, that quarrel between the two wasn’t his business to handle.
Chu Lian was puzzled; the petulant girl had left angry, yet Li Fugui had no reaction at all. He didn’t go after her, which suggested he didn’t really care for the petulant girl that much.
Thinking this, Chu Lian felt his mood lighten somewhat, "Why don’t you go after her to appease her?"
"..." Appease whom? She was the one he had driven away—what did that have to do with him?