"My cultivation has reached a peak, where I could break through at any moment, but to step into the late stage of a Grandmaster, I'm afraid I still need an opportunity!" Ye Chen said, as if he had an epiphany.

What this opportunity could be was utterly unpredictable. Some people break through after life-and-death experiences, while others simply need to eat and sleep to naturally overcome that barrier—such is the unfathomable nature of the martial path.

Ye Chen might never overcome this barrier in his lifetime, or he might wake up one morning to find he has broken through. At this point, relentless cultivation alone wouldn't allow him to break through. What he needed now was enlightenment!

The next day.

As soon as dawn broke, Ye Chen was awake. This early-rising habit had been formed during his time in the army.

And it was only at this time that Liu Shihua wouldn't cause trouble, not disturbing him and Zhang Xinlan.

After washing up, Ye Chen went to the kitchen. Normally, Zhang Xinlan would already be up and preparing breakfast at this time.

However, what Ye Chen didn't expect was that the kitchen didn't have Zhang Xinlan's figure. Instead, he saw Liu Shihua busy with cooking.

"What are you doing here?" Ye Chen said, not seeing Zhang Xinlan and inevitably feeling a bit disappointed. After everything that had happened, he couldn't be without her, and a day apart was unbearable.

"Are you dumb? Can't you see that I'm cooking?!" Liu Shihua exclaimed. "I took the initiative today, especially to show off my cooking skills!"

"No way, you're a top goddess in the entertainment industry, and you can do something as mundane as cooking?" Ye Chen was shocked.

Liu Shihua had an immaculate image of being above the mundane world, and Ye Chen found it truly hard to imagine what it would be like if this great star started to show off her culinary artistry.

"This superstar indeed can't cook, but I can learn!" said Liu Shihua, washing eggs, taking out her phone and waving it in front of Ye Chen. "Now with a smartphone and the internet, there's nothing you can't learn to cook!"

Ye Chen's face darkened. So, the superstar was learning and cooking on the fly—could that even work?

"You better stay out of the way and don't disturb my culinary performance!" Liu Shihua tried to shoo him away, as Ye Chen's presence made her feel somewhat hindered.

"No way, I'm staying right here to see how you embarrass yourself!" Ye Chen said, clearly unwilling to leave.

"..." Liu Shihua's face turned cold.

"Do you believe that I will go and tell Xinlan all about the dirty little deeds you've been up to?" Liu Shihua threatened, the only leverage she had over Ye Chen.

"I don't believe you would tell her!" Ye Chen shook his head.

"You!" Liu Shihua fumed, pointing at Ye Chen as if she was brewing some harsher words.

"Okay, okay, I won't bother you anymore!" Ye Chen said, seeing Liu Shihua getting angry, and immediately took off. "But make sure to cook plenty. You know I have a big appetite!"

"I know, you human dustbin!" Liu Shihua couldn't help but mock Ye Chen's astonishing ability to consume food.

Ye Chen escaped Liu Shihua's gaze and pretended to head back to his room, but as he walked, he veered off in another direction!

My lovely wife, here I come!

Ye Chen thought excitedly.

While Liu Shihua wanted to show off her cooking skills, and Ye Chen was keen to see her fail, he quickly remembered that with the superstar busy in the kitchen, only Zhang Xinlan would be left alone in their shared room!

Thus, Ye Chen withdrew as lightly as a breeze, off to have a secret meeting with the goddess!

Ye Chen sneakily glanced back and, seeing Liu Shihua focused on cooking, he gently pushed open Zhang Xinlan's room door.

"Shihua, didn't you say you were going to cook? Why are you back already?" Zhang Xinlan asked with her eyes closed, hearing someone enter and assuming it was Liu Shihua returning.

Zhang Xinlan was already awake, though still engulfed in drowsiness, making her reluctant to open her eyes.

Ye Chen didn't respond, wanting to surprise Zhang Xinlan.

"Shihua?"

Zhang Xinlan, with her eyes still shut, felt someone approaching her and wondered why Liu Shihua wasn't speaking.

Witnessing Zhang Xinlan's confusion, Ye Chen silently laughed, considering her rather silly.

"Strange, why isn't Shihua speaking today?" Zhang Xinlan thought to herself, puzzled.

Zhang Xinlan pursed her lips, ready to open her eyes and greet the new day.

But what took Zhang Xinlan by surprise wasn't seeing Liu Shihua—it was the sight of a man!

This was a man she both loved and hated.

...

"What's wrong with you two, is it because my cooking isn't tasty?" Liu Shihua asked suspiciously, looking at the pair in front of her.

Zhang Xinlan silently lowered her head to eat without a word.

However, Ye Chen was behaving like a glutton, devouring the food on the table like crazy. Liu Shihua suspected he hadn't even chewed but directly swallowed the food whole.

"No problem!" Zhang Xinlan nibbled on a piece of bread, not daring to look up. "I'm just feeling a bit tired and uncomfortable today."

"So, is the food I made tasty?" Liu Shihua asked eagerly.

This was her first time cooking; getting approval was very important to her!

"Delicious!" Ye Chen gulped down a poached egg. "In my whole life! I have never tasted! Such a delicious breakfast!"

Ye Chen was in a great mood, having been with Zhang Xinlan since morning, and since he was a bit fatigued and hungry, the breakfast seemed like an exquisite treat.

"Really!" Liu Shihua was ecstatic in an instant.

"Of course, it's true. I never lie!" Ye Chen said with an unusually certain tone.

"That's so great. I truly am a genius, making such delicious food on the first try!" Liu Shihua boasted proudly.

Zhang Xinlan was speechless, looking at her plate with five fried eggs, of which four and a half were burnt. She truly didn't understand with what feelings Ye Chen was complimenting Liu Shihua's cooking.

"Liu Shihua, I've become addicted to the breakfast you make. Could you cook breakfast every day from now on?" Ye Chen suddenly looked at Liu Shihua, his face full of hope.

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