After hailing a taxi, Ye Xiao gave the driver the address and swiftly headed towards Minghai Academy.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Ye Xiao's mind was occupied with his experiences at the Guard Bureau over the past couple of days. While others went there and spent their days alone in the dark cells, Ye Xiao had a good time at the Guard Bureau!

It was a little past eleven o'clock, which was almost the beginning of the lunchtime rush hour, so the waits at the traffic lights were getting longer. However, Ye Xiao wasn't in a hurry—he still had nearly an hour to go.

"Wow, what a beautiful lady," the taxi driver muttered while waiting for the light to change, glancing at the people passing by. He suddenly noticed an attractive woman and couldn't help but exclaim.

Ye Xiao, who couldn't care less about most things, would always turn his head at the first sight of a beautiful woman. He did the same now, and indeed, he saw a beauty, but...

"Here's the fare!" Ye Xiao tossed a fifty-dollar bill and got out of the car right away.

"I still have to give you your change!" The taxi driver, upon seeing Ye Xiao leave the car, tried to call him back.

But Ye Xiao said, "Keep it for a drink," and left the taxi to hurry down the bustling street.

It was a nice day, yet not everyone was in a good mood.

As it was Monday, Guan Xiaonan should have been in class at school, but instead of going there after leaving her house, she wandered the streets!

Guan Xiaonan was usually fearless, but now she didn't dare to attend school.

Of course, if it were just about attending school, who could stop her? Unfortunately, it wasn't so simple. Xiong Tao's harassment had grown increasingly frequent, and her father, who had initially been very firm, had spent three whole hours the previous evening trying to convince her of Xiong Tao's merits, going on about how wonderful he was. Cui Ji, her senior fellow disciple who once adored her, now also advocated that she should marry Xiong Tao, preferably within the same year.

Her father and senior brother's stance was something Guan Xiaonan could not accept. These were the two people who loved her the most in the past, so how could they now be pressuring her into doing something she didn't want to do?

So, carrying her backpack, she wandered back and forth on the streets all morning, not even knowing where she ended up.

However, as she was walking slowly with her head down, thinking non-stop, she suddenly felt someone blocking her path. Guan Xiaonan was already feeling frustrated, and now someone was obstructing her way—how could she not be angry? So she immediately looked up, ready to scold the person in her way.

But when she lifted her head and saw who it was, she froze.

"Ye... Ye Xiao?" Guan Xiaonan looked at the person in front of her in surprise.

Ye Xiao's face wore a faint smile, and his bright eyes looked at Guan Xiaonan as he said, "Why aren't you at school? And why does your face look so aggrieved?"

Aggrieved!

Yes, she really felt aggrieved!

Guan Xiaonan didn't know to whom she could confide the grievances in her heart.

"I... I'm not!" Guan Xiaonan, seemingly afraid that Ye Xiao would see through her, quickly avoided his gaze.

Ye Xiao's smile was gentle, his eyes full of deep affection as he said, "Is there something you can't tell me?"

Guan Xiaonan slowly looked into Ye Xiao's eyes, surprised. She saw something in his expression she could trust!

"I..." Guan Xiaonan wanted to speak out, but she didn't know how to begin!

Ye Xiao saw Guan Xiaonan hesitate, as if she wanted to speak but also didn't want to.

"Do you want to try the noodles I make?" Ye Xiao suddenly asked Guan Xiaonan!

"What?" Guan Xiaonan really hadn't caught on and had no idea what Ye Xiao meant.

Ye Xiao immediately laughed and ruffled Guan Xiaonan's hair, saying, "What, it's past eleven, don't you know you're hungry?"

"Hungry!" Guan Xiaonan hadn't eaten anything since morning. How could she not be hungry now? Besides, she had been walking all morning, which was practically like exercising continuously.

Ye Xiao grabbed Guan Xiaonan's hand and said, "Since you're hungry, let's go back to your place. Today, I'll showcase my cooking skills, and you can head to school well-fed in the afternoon!"

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Guan Xiaonan didn't refuse but let Ye Xiao pull her across the street, where they hailed a taxi. Coincidentally, it was the same taxi from before!

"Hey, buddy, so she's your girlfriend!" the taxi driver laughed and said to Ye Xiao!

Ye Xiao immediately said, "You figured it out, huh? What do you think, my girlfriend is pretty, isn't she? We want to go to another place, how about you take us?"

"No problem, when you got out of the taxi earlier, I hadn't given you your change yet. Now is the perfect time to take you," the taxi driver said to Ye Xiao with a smile!

Ye Xiao didn't hold back and got into the taxi with Guan Xiaonan.

They didn't speak much on the way; however, the taxi driver occasionally glanced at Guan Xiaonan through the rearview mirror. Since all men do the same, Ye Xiao didn't take it too seriously; after all, when it comes to beautiful things, everyone wants to take a longer look!

It didn't take long before they arrived at the residential area where Guan Xiaonan lived!

"I forgot to ask you earlier, is your dad at home?" Ye Xiao asked Guan Xiaonan as they walked.

Guan Xiaonan replied, "He should be out. He rarely comes back at noon!"

"That's good," Ye Xiao said.

"What do you mean?" Guan Xiaonan was puzzled.

"Never mind!"

Guan Xiaonan didn't ask any further, and soon after, the two of them arrived at her home.

Ye Xiao had been here before, so he was quite familiar with the place.

Upon entering Guan Xiaonan's home, Ye Xiao said cheerily, "I'll make pork shred noodles today and let you witness my cooking skills once again!"

After coming in, Ye Xiao headed straight to the kitchen.

Guan Xiaonan knew it was because Ye Xiao knew she was hungry, so he was eager to head to the kitchen.

"Ye Xiao!" Guan Xiaonan suddenly called out!

Ye Xiao immediately turned around, puzzled, and smiled at Guan Xiaonan, "What's up?"

"Thank you," said Guan Xiaonan!

Ye Xiao, a bit confused upon hearing Guan Xiaonan's words, replied, "What do you mean?"

"Never mind!" Guan Xiaonan quickly returned to her own room!

Since Ye Xiao had cooked in Guan Xiaonan's kitchen before, he knew where the salt and oil were, so this time he didn't need to call for Guan Xiaonan's help while he cooked.

Ye Xiao's culinary skills were unmatched.

In no time at all, two steaming bowls of pork shred noodles were ready.

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