She took the cup, feeling sweetness fill her heart and eyes. Under his expectant gaze, she took a big sip.
Then, it was unbearably sweet.
Too sweet! Yu Zexiao must have put in so much brown sugar, how could it be this sweet! It was practically ruining her throat!
But, seeing his incredibly expectant little eyes, and thinking of how he had just blown on it to cool it down, such a caring gesture, made her take another big gulp.
Watching her take two big sips, Yu Zexiao’s eyes were glowing warmly: "Tastes good, right?"
"..." Jian Anning really didn’t want to deceive him, but looking at his sparkling eyes, she had to take another big sip, then curled her lips into a smile: "Very sweet." She thought for a moment, then added an adjective: "Sweeter than honey."
Wasn’t it very sweet? In this small cup alone, Yu Zexiao had poured half a packet of sugar!
But Yu Zexiao heard this and thought it was really delicious, he was a bit elated: "Is that so? This is my first time boiling water to make something! — Let me have a taste!"
"No need, this is for treating Gong Han, and you’re not a woman." Jian Anning couldn’t bear to let him drink such sweet sugary water, so she drank another big sip herself, leaving only a tiny bit in the cup. "Besides, I’m still having a cold, aren’t you afraid of catching it?"
What kind of person is Yu Zexiao? The more you tell him not to do something, the more he wants to try it.
Seeing the situation, how could he not be eager to try it? Without a second thought, he grabbed the cup from Jian Anning’s hand, smiling: "You won’t let me taste it? Then I’ll just have to take a sip! I made it myself after all!"
After saying that, he lifted his neck and took a big gulp without another word.
With that sip, he was instantly shocked: how could it be... so sweet?
The sweetness was simply unbearable for his throat, his mouth, it was too much for his whole being! And such sweet sugary water, Jian Anning actually drank a whole cup without batting an eye? And even said it tasted good?
Seeing Yu Zexiao snatch away the last bit of sugary water to drink, Jian Anning was not pleased. She grabbed the cup from him, "Why did you snatch my sugary water?"
"This, this stuff... why is it so hard to drink!" Even self-praising Yu Zexiao couldn’t tolerate this sugariness, this was no sugary water, it was practically poison!
"Not at all." Jian Anning just laughed, "Isn’t this your first time boiling water, your first sugary water brew? Although it’s a bit sweet, it’s good for my health, and I really like it."
Yu Zexiao was simply dumbfounded. Such unconditional trust, such complete acceptance without considering consequences — as if, if he had really given her poisoned wine just now, she would have still drunk it with a smile!
Love has never been one-sided. Only this kind of genuine emotion from both sides can make one feel immensely joyous!
"Anning..." At that moment, Yu Zexiao didn’t say anything, he just held her in his arms, tightening his grip a bit.
"I want to rest now." Jian Anning gently peeked out from his embrace. Actually, she saw that it was getting late, and tomorrow Yu Zexiao still had to head to the set to handle final matters, so he must get up early.
"Mm, I’ll hold you while you sleep." When the two assistants were tidying up just now, Jian Anning and Yu Zexiao had already freshened up.