Jiang Yuchen heard her voice and knew that she was at the door, but he didn't respond, nor did he turn to look at her, as if he only didn't exist.

Jiang Manqing came back to his senses and bit his lip.

An eerie silence spread around the two of them.

Half a day.

Jiang Manqing moved his lips, plucked up the courage to ask in a low voice, "Dad...... Haven't come back yet? ”

Still no response.

Just when Jiang Manqing thought that he would ignore herself all the time, the man's voice, which was even more hoarse than noon, came into her ears-

"Heavy snow, flight delays, won't necessarily be back today, let's sort out dinner ourselves."

The tone was indifferent, as if he was really just a stranger.

Jiang Manqing only felt a dull pain spreading from his heart.

Hurt.

The man never looked at her.

Raising her eyes, she glanced at him almost cautiously, and suddenly, his sick face appeared in her mind.

"Or else...... Let's go eat outside. She blurted out a proposal.

In response to her was the man's unstoppable movements, as if mocking how stupid her proposal was.

The dull feeling in her chest seemed to be stronger, and she looked at his back, bearing his ignorance, and unconsciously, she took a step forward.

"Then I'll help you." She whispered.

As she spoke, she approached him.

"Get out."

Caught off guard, the two words of extreme indifference were sandwiched between obvious impatience and hit her heart!

Her footsteps moved slightly, her body froze, and a strong sourness surged into Jiang Manqing's eyes, as if it would turn into tears gushing out in the next second, and she clenched the hands that fell to her side tightly.

The oil pan is boiling.

From her point of view, she happened to see him pour a cleaned plate of shrimp into it.

"Whoa—"

Water drips down, oil stars splash.

She could clearly see that the back of his hand was splashed, but the expression of his side face did not change in the slightest, except that his thin lips seemed to be pursed.

Jiang Man suddenly thought that since she was a child, she had never seen him cook.

You can see that he is skillful and methodical......

When did he learn it?

The eyelashes trembled, retracting the gaze that fell on him, Jiang Man cleared his eyes, hid the thoughts under his eyes, and then walked silently to the pool, and also skillfully cleaned the other dishes on the plate.

Jiang Yuchen turned around and saw her bowing her head and washing vegetables at a glance.

She had just woken up, her hair was loose over her shoulders, very soft, and a few mischievous strands fell on her chest.

He couldn't see the side expression on her face.

But, he thought, he might be able to imagine it.

If she wanted to kick her out, she was somehow blocked in her throat, maybe it was caused by discomfort, or maybe it was the heat of the kitchen, Jiang Yuchen only felt an unspeakable irritability welling up in his heart.

His thin lips pursed even tighter, and he stared at her for a few seconds, but eventually, he withdrew his gaze.

Almost at the same time, Jiang Man cleaned the vegetables.

Her eyes seemed to be more sore, and she blinked, suppressing those emotions.

After a few moments, she continued to wash the vegetables as if nothing had happened.

So, for a long time, there was nothing else in the kitchen except the sound of water and stir-frying.

From beginning to end, there was no communication between the two.

For Jiang Manqing, the atmosphere is ...... Slightly depressing.

After more than an hour of busy work, finally, the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was a perfect success, and the dishes with all the colors and flavors were served to the table one by one, almost filling the table, but the people who ate were only the two of them.

Jiang Manqing took the initiative to take the dishes and chopsticks for him, and then sat down silently.

Jiang Yuchen is the same.

As in the kitchen, an eerie silence was brought to the table by the two of them.

Obviously, the dishes on the table are full of flavor and fragrance, and they are all my favorite food, but somehow, Jiang Manqing ...... She felt that she had no appetite, as if the person who was sick was herself.

Sick?

Suddenly, she realized that Jiang Yuchen was sick.

Heartbeat, sudden acceleration, uncontrollable.

Plucking up her courage, she looked at him.

Really.

He ate very little, barely moved his chopsticks, and the only thing in the bowl was a chopstick lettuce.

Moving his lips, Jiang Manqing wanted to say something, and wanted to ask him if he was uncomfortable and if he wanted to cook him a bowl of light porridge.

Can......

As soon as the words came to her lips, she thought again of his indifference and impatience with her.

words, choked.

Jiang Manqing lowered his head again.

She has no appetite anymore, even if she is close to her favorite braised prawns with the tantalizing aroma in front of her.

She felt that there were two villains quarreling in her heart, and she was trapped in the middle, one said don't be boring, he hates her so much, he won't pay attention to her at all, and the other is very serious and reprimands no matter how it is still a brother and sister, it is right to care about the physical condition of his relatives, not to mention that he made such a big table of dishes in an uncomfortable situation.

As soon as you say a word, the two quarreled.

Jiang Manqing was pulled and hesitated.

With a lift of her eyes, she saw the braised prawns in front of her again, and the next second, he was busy in the kitchen in her mind.

He is the most suitable person for him on the set......

The heartbeat suddenly accelerated and then became frenzied, the other hand that was not holding chopsticks quietly clenched, Jiang Manqing raised his head, plucked up the courage to look at the person opposite: "You ......"

I don't want the first word to come out, and something happens suddenly!

The lights are out!

In the huge villa, it was full of darkness for a while, and there was no light!

Without warning!

"Smack-"

The chopsticks in Jiang Manqing's hand fell on the table.

Suddenly awakened, she hurriedly wanted to pick it up, not wanting to be too dark to see, but knocked over the bowl.

Another crisp sound.

Jiang Manqing suddenly didn't dare to move.

She...... Afraid of the dark.

I've been scared since I was a child.

This winter is very cold, and the wind is still very strong when he is outside during the day, and vaguely, Jiang Manqing seems to hear the sound of the wind blowing on the window pane, in this environment, it seems a little ...... Extraordinarily intimidating.

Her body shuddered, and she unconsciously bit her lip.

"It's fine."

Suddenly, a familiar voice sounded, like a hand, pulling her out of the dark abyss.

Jiang Manqing was stunned.

Subconsciously, she looked up at him, knowing that she couldn't see it, but she felt that she seemed to feel that he was looking at her.

She wanted to take a closer look.

In the next second, a beam of light lit up.

It is the flashlight that comes with the phone.

This time, she saw him, and he was indeed looking at her.

Heart, inexplicably panicked.

"I ......"

"I'll call and ask about the situation." Jiang Yuchen hoarsely voiced, then nodded at her, and then picked up his mobile phone and dialed a number.

A moment later.

Jiang Yuchen ended the call and looked at her: "Heavy snow, there is a power outage in this area, and the power company is rushing to repair it." ”

Jiang Manqing moved his lips and wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't make a sound.

Jiang Yuchen glanced at her.

"Wait."

As he spoke, he was about to get up.

Jiang Manqing's eyelids jumped, and he didn't think about it and blurted out: "Where are you going?!" ”

The voice was a little anxious, but more scared.

Jiang Yuchen's footsteps paused slightly.

"Find candles." After a second, he replied.

He remembers that there were candles in the house, and that when his mother was still at home, he would occasionally enjoy a romantic candlelit dinner with his father at home.

Jiang Manqing hesitated, but still stood up, and asked almost pleadingly: "I...... Can I come with you? ”

Silence spreads.

"Okay," Jiang Yuchen nodded, and at the end, he still added, "Come here." ”

He took a picture of her with his phone.

Jiang Manqing secretly breathed a sigh of relief and slowly walked towards him.

"Okay......"

This time, Jiang Yuchen did not respond again, but walked towards the kitchen with long legs.

He didn't look back, but he consciously slowed down his pace anyway.

Jiang Manqing followed him cautiously and nervously.

He still had his back to her, but this time, instead of feeling his back cold, compared to when he came back during the day, she ...... I felt a faint warmth.

She looked up at him with a look of greed in her eyes that she hadn't even noticed.

When he arrived at the kitchen, Jiang Yuchen opened the cabinet door to look for it, and Jiang Manqing followed him inch by inch, but he still thought about his indifference, so he kept his distance slightly.

I don't know if it's because of the atmosphere, or if it's too dark to make her bolder, as if she can't help it, and as if she can't help it, Jiang Manqing raised her eyes and secretly ...... I looked at him several times.

Then, she went into a trance.

"Alright."

Suddenly, the man's deep voice came.

Jiang Manqing didn't hear clearly, thinking that he was letting himself follow, so he subconsciously took a step forward.

No, the man turned around at this point.

"Ah......h

got too close for a while, and without paying attention, Jiang Manqing directly crashed into his arms and stepped on his feet!

Air, stagnate!

After reacting, Jiang Manqing's embarrassed heartbeat was crazy, and she didn't think about reaching out to push him away to keep her distance, but she didn't know if it was a disaster, and when she retreated, she was too flustered and slipped under her feet!

Seeing that she was about to fall in embarrassment......

A hand grabbed her, and some hot heat spread all over her body.

As soon as she tugged and pulled, she smelled the crisp breath of him again.

Jiang Manqing was in a trance.

"Be careful."

The two words of indifference were like a basin of water poured on top of her head.

She sobered up.

For a moment, she felt the temperature of her body drop.

Really......

“…… Thank you. Lowering her head, she consciously withdrew her hand and whispered against the discomfort in her chest.

Jiang Yuchen lowered his eyes and glanced at her.

His eyes darkened slightly, and the corners of his lips drew a self-deprecating arc, and he withdrew his gaze.

"Let's go."

"Hmmm......"

The two returned to the living room.

This time, Jiang Manqing didn't look up at him secretly, but kept her head down, no one knew what she was thinking or what expression was on her face.

Soon, the candle was lit, and the candle flame jumped, illuminating the surroundings of the two of them.

Jiang Manqing only found out at this time that the original candle was a red candle, and it was the kind of candle that would be used during a candlelight dinner.

Candlelit Dinner ......

Suddenly, a picture popped up in her mind.

At that time, she had just confirmed the relationship with Jiang Yuchen, so she was not shy at all pestering him to ask him to prepare a candlelight dinner for herself, she arrogantly said that it was the first real date between the two, it must be sweet and unforgettable.

She also said that she had been looking forward to it for a long time, and he had to satisfy her, otherwise he wouldn't like her enough.

Afterward......