After a few hours of strolling around the mall, Nguyen Ling found a light blue men's shirt, a pair of gray pleated trousers, and a black trench coat.

After sending the model away, Ruan Ling and Su Junruo went shopping in the women's clothing area together, and by the way, they also bought a few clothes for themselves.

When I got home, it was exactly four o'clock in the afternoon.

Ruan Ling had already greeted Aunt Zhang in advance before going out, asking her not to prepare dinner tonight, just leave the kitchen to her.

Aunt Zhang, who heard the news, smiled: "Hehe, Mrs. really has a heart." When Mr. Ye and the young master came back and had the dinner cooked by his wife, their hearts must be very warm. ”

Since Ruan Ling came to the house, the family seems to have gradually become popular, and last time Mr. Ye even praised the good taste of the dishes she cooked.

She finally doesn't have to repeat the same menu every week, and she's more motivated to work.

Aunt Zhang was already convinced and admired Ruan Ling in her heart.

At this moment, seeing Ruan Ling appear in the kitchen as promised, Aunt Zhang happily explained a few words, and then gave the kitchen to her, looking like she wholeheartedly cooperated with his wife to surprise Mr. Ye.

Standing in the spacious and bright kitchen of the villa, looking at the neatly stacked ingredients in the freezer and refrigerator, as well as the bottles and cans on the spice rack, Ruan Ling did have a desire to show his talents-

It would be nice if she could cook.

System: [?] 】

[Aren't you known as a food lover? Every time I go to a restaurant, I rate the dishes very well, and now you tell me you don't know how to cook?! 】

Ruan Ling was confident: "You see that I like food so much, I go out to the restaurant when I have nothing to do, but I have never done it myself, shouldn't I know that I don't cook well?" ”

[......] was speechless.

"But don't worry." Ruan Ling reassured the system, "It's not that I don't know how to do it at all, when I used to cook occasionally, at most, the finished product was difficult to eat, and I haven't fried the kitchen yet." ”

【……？ I have to say, it sounds even more unsettling.

"That's right." Ruan Ling suddenly remembered something, "I remember you told me yesterday, as long as Ye Jingchi and Ye Xu eat the food I cooked, it will be considered successful, and I don't have to eat it myself, right?" ”

【？！ 】

[Yes and what?] What do you want? 】

"Don't get excited, I'm just asking, just in case." Ruan Ling smiled, "I promise, I will play my highest level!" ”

【……】

"Alright, I'm going to start." Ruan Ling took out the tablet, opened an app called "Kitchen Expert", and selected a recipe from it.

Ruan Ling: "System, you can follow the steps in this recipe in a while and help me read them out one by one." ”

Chat, Office, Kitchen Assistant, System: [......]

As a system, it has endured so much that it should not have endured.

……

The essence of cooking according to the recipe is the understanding of "moderation", "some" and "a little".

Ruan Ling's handling of these words is also very simple, just three words: by feeling.

As a half-novice, she is also very self-aware of her abilities, and only chooses three home-cooked dishes that are not too difficult.

but

And even so (), for someone who hasn't been in the kitchen for a long time? [()]?『 Come to []+see the latest chapters + complete chapters'(), it is also difficult to make these dishes smoothly.

Needless to say, there are all kinds of accidents in between.

After some operations, Ruan Ling finally put out all three dishes twenty minutes ahead of the Ye family's fixed dinner time.

Seeing the final product, the system made a difficult suggestion: [You...... Why don't you try it yourself? 】

In the past, when Ruan Ling watched idol dramas, she would always see similar plots-

The heroine made a table of dishes, and gave the dishes to the male protagonist with great anticipation, expecting to get the other party's evaluation.

And the actor was so unpalatable that his face was distorted after taking a bite, but he had to eat it all for the sake of his beloved, and he had to keep praising him.

Ruan Ling in the past would have deep questions when she saw this kind of plot: Why didn't the heroine taste it herself? Wouldn't this misunderstanding be avoided?

But now Ruan Ling understands a little.

It's probably the same as not daring to look at the test results - I don't want to face it.

She replied to the system without hesitation: "I won't taste it, just let the two of them eat it." ”

System: [......] A second of silence for the Ye family's father and son.

There was a rustling sound from the entrance, and someone should have returned.

Ruan Ling called the maid who was on duty in the restaurant today, and asked her to wait for the meal to start, and then heat up the dishes again and serve them to the table.

Then she went to the living room by herself, and sure enough, she saw Ye Jingchi coming back.

The servants in the villa basically work during the day, and at this point in the evening, there are only the two of them in the living room.

Ye Jingchi's eyebrows moved slightly after seeing Ruan Ling, his gaze moved down slightly, and he stayed on her for a long time.

Ruan Ling looked down, and suddenly found that when she came out of the kitchen, she forgot to change her apron.

She looked up at Ye Jingchi again.

Men come to work dressed in the same way, with a black suit and a solid shirt and a dark tie.

But the suit looked especially good on Ye Jingchi's body, and at the moment he was just standing there casually, like a well-painted oil painting.

This scene made Ruan Ling suddenly remember the first time he saw Ye Jingchi, he was also standing at the door of the study in such a well-dressed manner, in stark contrast to her who came out of the bedroom in home clothes.

The God who created this world seems to have an unusual preference for the man in front of him, making him an unassailable and glamorous appearance at all times.

And as a supporting villain, she is not treated so well.

Ruan Ling's apron was stained with starch for marinating meat, oil stains splashed during stir-frying, and even red oil rubbed on when twisting chili sauce.

Her hair was casually coiled behind her head before entering the kitchen, and it was a little messy at this point, and a few strands of hair hung down her cheeks.

Ruan Ling blinked.

If it were a woman who admired Ye Jingchi, in the face of such a gap, she might be ashamed of herself at this moment.

But Ruan Ling has never cared about these auras, she only feels that it is too tiring to pay attention to her image like Ye Jingchi, and there is no need.

She is not the president of a company, and she does not need to maintain the corporate image.

So Ruan Ling turned around and said casually, "Wait a minute."

(Ah, I'll take off my apron and put it back first. ”()

The man's deep and mellow voice came from behind him: "No hurry. ”

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Ruan Ling turned around after hearing the footsteps, and was surprised to find that Ye Jingchi had already walked over, less than half a meter away from her.

It's a delicate distance, a little closer than normal social distancing, but not as intimate as a couple.

"I'll help you." Ye Jingchi's voice was gentle.

Ruan Ling did not immediately object.

Ye Jingchi waited for a second, and when he saw that she didn't speak, he stretched out his hand.

He touched the bow that Ruan Ling casually tied on his back, and with a slight pull, he untied the rope buckle.

It was very fast and very regular, and even through the clothes, the man's hand did not touch her waist at all.

It's just that Ruan Ling's senses are concentrated there at this time, so he can accurately judge his movements.

Immediately after that, Ye Jingchi's hand put on the shoulder straps of the apron again, and the knobby fingers gently pinched, lightly letting the shoulder straps on both sides slide down her arms.

Then he walked around to Ruan Ling's side, took off the apron entirely, and held it in his hand.

The man's movements were easy, and the whole process only took more than ten seconds.

When Ruan Ling looked up at him, Ye Jingchi also looked back at her calmly.

"Where?" Ye Jingchi asked.

When Ye Jingchi began to help her untie her apron, Ruan Ling had already begun to instinctively explore what kind of thoughts he had in mind for such behavior.

Her attention was all on the man's seemingly random movements and slightly choppy tail.

So, she took a half-beat slow to reverse what Ye Jingchi said.

He's asking about the apron.

"Just hang it on a hook in the kitchen." Ruan Ling said, "Do you go or do I go?" ”

"I'll go." Ye Jingchi's voice returned to stability again.

……

A minute later, Ye Jingchi had probably put his apron away and reappeared in the living room.

"Why do you suddenly want to cook?" Ye Jingchi asked casually.

Ruan Ling stared at Ye Jingchi for a second, feeling that he was asking knowingly.

A shrewd man like him couldn't have guessed?

"I heard it's your birthday." She said anyway.

Ye Jingchi's eyes seemed to have a hint of smile: "So this is...... Birthday surprise? ”

Ruan Ling nodded: "Sort of." ”

"That's right." Ruan Ling thought of something, "I also asked Steward He to help order a cake and buy a little cooked food, if you can't get used to the dishes I cook......"

Ye Jingchi interrupted her gently: "No, I'm not a picky eater." ”

"Oh." Ruan Ling said, I thought I had given you a chance.

"Any other surprises?" Ye Jingchi asked again.

Ruan Ling blinked, feeling that this man was a little too positive today.

Is it because it's a birthday, so you're in a good mood?

However, she still said kindly: "Yes, I bought you clothes and put them in my room." Do you want me to bring it for you now, or after you're done? ”

Ye Jingchi smiled at the corner of his eyes: "Now." ”

"Okay, then wait-" Ruan Ling subconsciously replied,

() Then the body was beaten.

Wait, he's talking about now? Shouldn't you be in a hurry and wait until you're done eating?

Ruan Ling glanced at Ye Jingchi inquiringly, and had the illusion that the person opposite had been transferred.

Ye Jingchi: "I'll wait for you in the living room." ”

Ruan Ling: "......" Is this urging her? It felt even more wrong.

She glanced at Ye Jingchi suspiciously several times, and finally said, "Okay." ”

It's for the sake of the birthday star's face.

Ruan Ling went upstairs to get the shopping bag, and then turned back to the living room.

Ye Jingchi was really sitting on the sofa, waiting for her.

Ruan Ling took the shopping bag and placed it on the floor next to him.

"Bought you three." Ruan Ling said eloquently, "The suits you usually wear to work are custom-made, so you shouldn't need me to buy them." So these pieces are more casual and may not be quite the same as your usual style. ”

Ye Jingchi: "Okay." ”

Ruan Ling thought for a while and said, "The size should be fine, I asked people to try it." But after all, it's quite expensive, and it's best to try it yourself when you have time, and you can return it if it's not suitable. ”

After speaking, Ruan Ling felt that Ye Jingchi's gaze seemed to be on her thoughtfully

Stopped for a while.

Ruan Ling didn't think much about it, she glanced at the wall clock on the wall, and there were still ten minutes to go to the Ye family's usual dinner.

She decided to go back to the kitchen and remind the servants that they should not forget to heat up the cooked food they had bought in the store. Lest she make her own food hard to swallow and have nothing else to eat.

As soon as he turned his head, Ruan Ling's eyes widened slightly.

Why did you start undressing?

I saw that Ye Jingchi had already unbuttoned his suit jacket, got up and walked to the floor coat rack near the entrance, and hung up the coat.

Then he turned to look at her again.

"Didn't you say let me try? Now I just have time. Ye Jingchi said.

Ruan Ling was too lazy to be surprised.

She felt that there must be something wrong with Ye Jingchi today, maybe she was stimulated by the company.

Maybe Ye's employees have already celebrated Ye Jingchi in the company, and all kinds of whiskers and horses have been completed, causing someone to be in a good mood so much that they start to feel fluttery when they get home.

Or, it's just a birthday today, so you're in a good mood.

But anyway, it wasn't her who had to change clothes on the spot.

So Ruan Ling simply sat on the sofa opposite Ye Jingchi, adjusted his comfortable posture, and looked at him for a long time.

This time it was Ye Jingchi's turn to be surprised, he raised his eyebrows and looked at her deeply.

Ruan Ling's expression was calm, as if she was watching the two male models change their clothes in front of her this morning.

Not to mention anything else, although the figures of the two models were found according to Ye Jingchi's standards, and their appearance was not bad, their aura looked a little worse than Ye Jingchi.

Ruan Ling suspected that it was because she knew in her heart that Ye Jingchi's net worth was amazing, so she unconsciously put a halo on him.

No way, the word "rich" can sometimes really make a person look more handsome.

Seeing that Ye Jingchi was not moving, Ruan Ling even urged: "Come on." ”

Ye Jingchi:

“…… ()”

For a moment, the corners of the man's lips lifted slightly, revealing a somewhat helpless smile.

He bent down, looked at the clothes in his shopping bag, and then pulled out the trench coat.

Ruan Ling just half-leaned on the sofa and looked at him, and pulled the corners of his mouth when he saw this.

She knew that a person like Ye Jingchi, no matter how good she was, would not really make that kind of "out"? [()]『Come to []?see the latest chapter? Full chapter'()".

She bought three dresses, of which he didn't take the shirt and trousers, but chose this coat.

But it's not bad, if it goes too far, she'll have the illusion that she's playing hooligan.

Ye Jingchi's movements were slow and orderly, he simply wore a coat, and he also had a sense of calm and relaxation when he did it.

Although Ruan Ling is very disdainful of Ye Jingchi's suspected handsome behavior.

But when he finished dressing, Ruan Ling still applauded Ye Jingchi in his heart.

Ye Jingchi is definitely a natural clothes rack, with superior height, and his head-to-body ratio is comparable to that of a model.

Just now, when he was only wearing a white shirt, Ruan Ling could still see faint muscle marks.

Men over the age of thirty can still maintain such a figure, and they must insist on going to the gym to exercise day after day to achieve this effect.

Ye Jingchi's work is even busier than most people, so it can be said that this person is absolutely self-disciplined.

"It's good." Ruan Ling praised from the bottom of her heart, "It seems that as long as you have a good figure, any style is easy to control." ”

She glanced at the rest of the shopping bag and said, "So it seems that the other two should work well, why don't you try them too?" ”

As soon as he said it, he realized that something was wrong.

He shouldn't be misunderstood, she wants him to change it in front of her.

Ruan Ling raised his eyes to look at Ye Jingchi.

The man also looked at her, and there seemed to be an inexplicable emotion in his deep eyes.

"You want to see it?" Ye Jingchi said in a deep voice.

Ruan Ling: "......"

Before she could figure out what to answer, there was another noise in the hallway.

Ye Xu, who went to participate in volunteer activities, carried a backpack and pushed the door and walked in.

The picture in the living room looked quite normal, Ruan Ling was sitting on the sand, and Ye Jingchi was standing not far away.

But Ye Xu keenly sensed that there was something wrong with the atmosphere.

Originally, the two were looking at each other, but the moment Ye Xu appeared, they both chose to look away.

Ye Xu: "......"

Did he interrupt something?

The young man's expression flickered, and he began to feel uncomfortable inexplicably.

"I, I'll go back to my room first." Ye Xu hesitated for a moment, and then went upstairs without looking back.

.

Half past six in the evening.

In the center of the table is a delicate cake, next to three home-cooked dishes made by Nguyen Ling, and on the side is a plate of sweet duck and a bowl of beef in sauce.

At first glance, it can barely be called sumptuous.

After Ye Xu "escaped" back to the room, he was called by the maid to the restaurant for dinner.

Because Ye Jingchi usually comes home late, the three of them rarely eat together. Ruan Ling didn't deliberately look for topics before, mainly concentrating on enjoying food.

But due to today's special circumstances, not to say anything

() doesn't seem so good.

Ruan Ling looked at the only silver candle on the cake and felt that Steward He was still very good at doing things.

Otherwise, if it is really filled with more than thirty candles, it is difficult not to be reminiscent of the age of a man.

"Which of you two wants to light a candle?" Ruan Ling asked.

When she was a child, she was burned once when she lit a candle, which was a little shadow, so it was only natural that she gave this task to the other two.

Ye Xu glanced at the cake and didn't speak.

Ye Jingchi didn't answer either.

Ruan Ling felt that when the father and son finished performing the mime, they didn't know when it would be.

She was a little hungry, so she simply sped up the progress: "Then the birthday boy himself comes, you should have a lighter that you usually use to light cigarettes?" ”

Ye Jingchi was silent for a moment: "I haven't smoked in many years. ”

Ruan Ling glanced at him in surprise.

"I haven't smoked it for many years", that means I have smoked it before, but then quit.

She also thought that it would be difficult for someone like Ye Jingchi to quit smoking for someone as stressed by work. When the pressure is high, more or less one will come.

Although it may be a stereotype, some of the higher-status men Ruan Ling knew in the workplace before did not smoke.

Therefore, even if he had never seen Ye Jingchi smoke or smelled smoke, Ruan Ling thought that he had just avoided her and Ye Xu, and paid more attention to personal hygiene.

Facing Ruan Ling's puzzled eyes, Ye Jingchi explained gently: "When I was in my early twenties, I also tried it under the influence of the people around me, but then I ......."

He glanced at Ye Xu and didn't continue.

Ruan Ling understood in seconds.

The system said that when Ye Jingchi adopted Ye Xu at the age of twenty-two, Ye Xu was only four years old.

Ye Jingchi will quit smoking, it must be because of Ye Xu.

Ye Xu suddenly turned around: "I remember that there is a lighter in the cabinet in the living room, I'll go get it." ”

Ruan Ling looked at Ye Xu's back and felt that he should have guessed it too.

It's just that if she hadn't just asked, wouldn't Ye Xu have never known about it?

After a while, Ye Xu got the lighter and came back.

Ye Jingchi took the lighter and lit the silver candle on the cake.

Ruan Ling didn't mention singing a birthday song or anything very familiarly, she just imagined the scene of Ye Xu and Ye Jingchi singing with expressionless faces, and felt that it was better to forget it.

It's embarrassing to think about.

"Ye Xu." Ruan Ling pointed to the switch on the wall, and said in a natural tone, "You go and turn off the light." ”

After Ye Xu became her shooting assistant last time, Ruan Ling made it more and more comfortable to arouse Ye Xu.

Then she said to Ye Jingchi: "The lights will dim for a while, make a wish." ”

As soon as the words fell, Ye Xu had already turned off the lights in the room.

Under the dim candlelight, Ruan Ling felt that the man's deep eyes seemed to be more difficult to read than during the day.

Ye Jingchi let out a low "um" and looked at her again.

After a moment, he slowly closed his eyes.

Under the light of the candlelight, the man's face was half-lit and half-dark.

If you are an ordinary-looking person, I am afraid that you will look like it in such a light

Some disasters.

But Ye Jingchi's face shape and facial features are too perfect (), the lines are smooth and beautiful.

Ruan Ling even thinks? ()? [()]"Come []%See the latest chapter%Full chapter』(), this dim light only highlights the advantage of the man's appearance.

Ye Jingchi seemed to be really making a wish, and after closing his eyes, he didn't make the next move.

Ruan Ling stared at his face, and involuntarily began to guess in his heart what kind of wish Ye Jingchi would make.

A workaholic like him might be a career-related wish? Or, it is related to Ye Xu.

Ruan Ling could see that Ye Jingchi's feelings for Ye Xu's son were far deeper than what he usually showed.

Finally, Ye Jingchi opened his eyes.

Ruan Ling couldn't help but ask, "What wish did you make?" ”

Ye Jingchi looked at her silently.

"Let me guess......" Ruan Ling saw that he didn't plan to speak easily, so he said casually, "Let Ye's market value double in the next five years?" ”

She heard from the housekeeper that after Ye Jingchi officially took over the Ye family, the market value of the Ye family quickly doubled in five years.

is also such an achievement, which has made Ye Jingchi almost a myth in the industry.

Ye Jingchi smiled: "This is indeed one of my goals, but I don't think it can be achieved with the help of birthday wishes." ”

Hearing this, Ruan Ling sighed twice in her heart.

is worthy of being the president, and every word he says is like in Versailles.

"What's that?" She continued to ask curiously.

Ye Jingchi was silent for a moment, first looked at Ye Xu, and then slowly met Ruan Ling's gaze.

His eyes were very focused, and there was even a hint of affection.

Such a gaze made Ruan Ling almost think that the wish he was going to say next would be related to himself.

The heartbeat also unconsciously accelerated.

Ye Jingchi looked at her and said in a deep voice: "If you say it, it won't work." ”

……

There was a feeling of disappointment.

While his heart was empty, Ruan Ling blurted out without much thought: "At your age, do you still believe this statement?" ”

Ye Jingchi: "......"

Ye Xu: "......"!

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