Chapter 97 - This One Wants to Eat Something Else

The next morning, the golden, warm sunlight shone into the room through the gaps in the curtains.

On the bed, the quilt was neatly covering Lin Fan. The clothes that should have been scattered all over the floor had vanished without a trace, as if last night had been nothing but a spring dream. However, the amorous scent lingering in the air told the tale that the 'spring dream' had indeed come true.

Lin Fan opened his eyes and slowly sat up in bed. Recalling everything that happened last night, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but lift into a pleased, faint smile.

The two had been completely open with each other. From today on, he and the Empress were a real couple.

Looking at the empty space beside him and the obviously cleaned room, Lin Fan couldn't help but feel puzzled.

Where did she go so early in the morning?

She couldn't have gotten embarrassed and hidden in the bathroom again, could she?

Just as Lin Fan was wondering, the sound of a washing machine running came from the balcony.

When he got dressed and opened the bedroom door, he heard the sizzling sound of frying coming from the kitchen.

He followed the sound and quietly walked to the kitchen doorway, secretly peeking his head in.

He saw Long Yue, wearing pajamas with an apron tied around her waist, standing in front of the stove, spatula in hand. Beside her was a phone stand holding her phone.

On the phone screen, a cooking tutorial video was playing.

She would play the video for a few seconds, and for fear of making a mistake, she would immediately pause it after one step was completed and follow the instructions from the video.

Only after finishing that step would she continue playing the video to see the next one.

—Add the minced garlic…

—Next step, put the washed greens into the pot…

Spssht!

Long Yue scooped the greens from the basin and tossed them directly into the pot.

In that instant, oil and water splattered everywhere from the hot pan, splashing onto her hand.

“Hiss…”

Her finger was scalded, and Long Yue couldn't help but let out a soft hiss, her brows furrowing in confusion.

She was clearly following the steps in the video, and she had seen Lin Fan do it the same way before. Why was it different when she did it?!

“You put in too much oil, and you didn't drain the water from the greens at all. Of course it's going to splatter if you just toss them in like that.”

Lin Fan saw the confusion on her face and pointed out the problem with a light chuckle from the doorway.

Long Yue turned her head at the sound. Seeing Lin Fan, who had been secretly watching from the doorway, and remembering last night, her pretty face instantly flushed red.

“Y-You, when did you wake up…”

“Just now.”

Lin Fan walked to Long Yue's side, took her scalded finger, and gently applied some cooling ointment to it.

“If you get accidentally burned and there's no medicine nearby, you can rinse it with cool water first, and it won't hurt as much.”

“A little injury like this is nothing to This Empress...”

Long Yue said stubbornly, her pretty face blushing.

“I know a small injury like this is nothing to you, Yue'er, but my heart will ache.”

Lin Fan said softly as he applied the ointment.

As soon as he said this, Long Yue's pretty face blushed a few shades redder. Her heart gave a light, trembling flutter, and she could no longer say a single word in rebuttal, silently letting Lin Fan apply the medicine for her.

This hateful Demon Sovereign, always saying things that disturb my Dao heart...

“So, why did our great Empress suddenly decide to cook by herself?”

After applying the ointment, Lin Fan looked at the fried egg by the stove. It was so charred black that for a moment, it was hard to tell what it was.

He had to stare at it for a good while before he recognized that it was a fried egg.

“This fried egg... seems a little black…”

“Wh-What's wrong? Is that not okay?!”

“This Empress was just a little careless and overcooked it a tiny bit…”

Long Yue looked embarrassed, but she still held her head high and declared with conviction:

“Actually, fried eggs taste better when they're a little burnt!”

Helpless, Lin Fan repeatedly sized up the nearly carbonized egg on the plate.

No matter how you look at it, this egg is definitely overcooked…

“If you wanted to eat fried eggs and stir-fried greens, you just had to tell me. This One would have made them for you.”

“Why did you have to wake up so early to cook them yourself.”

“How could that be okay?!”

Long Yue vehemently retorted, which made Lin Fan pause in surprise.

In the past, he had always been responsible for cooking, and she was responsible for eating. At most, she would come into the kitchen to help out a bit, washing vegetables and things like that.

But now she was saying it wasn't okay?

Under Lin Fan's puzzled gaze, Long Yue's pretty face blushed slightly, and she embarrassedly began to explain:

“Things are different now…”

“S-Since This Empress has already agreed to be your woman, as a wife, the household chores and the cooking must naturally be handed over to This Empress from now on…”

Hearing this, Lin Fan was stunned again, but then he couldn't help but smile, his heart greatly moved.

He had been wondering why the Empress had skipped sleeping in and gotten up so early to cook, thinking maybe she was just hungry.

But it turned out she wasn't doing it for herself, but had specifically gotten up to cook for him…

What should I do? The more I look at her, the cuter she gets…!

“What are you smiling about…!”

Thinking Lin Fan was mocking her, Long Yue puffed up her cheeks slightly and glared at him with resentment.

She had specially woken up early to learn to cook for him, and had even burned her fingers several times for it, yet he had the nerve to laugh at her!

“Yue'er, this place is different from the Immortal-Demon Continent. There's no rule that a wife must cook for her husband and take care of all the chores.”

“A husband can cook for his wife, and a wife can cook for her husband. Chores can also be done together. You don't need to specifically wake up to cook for me.”

Lin Fan gently pulled Long Yue into his arms and added softly in her ear:

“Of course, the fact that you would wake up to cook for This One... I'm truly very happy.”

“I-It's nothing…”

Long Yue's cheeks were flushed as she muttered shyly, but her heart was leaping with joy. Her previous resentment had long since vanished like smoke with his gentle words.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle!

Just then, the water in the pan completely evaporated. The minced garlic began to burn, and a faint smell of burnt garlic rose from beneath the greens.

“Oh no, oh no! I think the vegetables are about to burn!”

Long Yue was alarmed and quickly pulled away from Lin Fan's embrace, returning to the stove and picking up the spatula to turn the greens.

“The congee is almost ready. We can eat in a little bit.”

With her back to Lin Fan, Long Yue bent over to look for a plate, her perky and exquisite bottom particularly eye-catching.

Lin Fan had long since lost interest in today's breakfast. Instead, his gaze was fixed on her swaying, graceful figure, and the loving scenes from last night began to replay involuntarily in his mind...

“Yue'er, this morning, This One suddenly feels like eating something else~”

“Hmm? What do you want to eat?” Long Yue turned her head and asked, confused.

Lin Fan didn't answer, but instead gave her a meaningful, mischievous smile.

The next second, Long Yue suddenly felt her feet leave the ground as she was swept up into Lin Fan's arms, and he walked straight back to the bedroom.

“Eh… eh? EH!!”

Long Yue gradually came to her senses, her pretty face flushing crimson, her expression extremely flustered.

“W-Wait a minute!”

“L-Let's eat first, okay? The f-food is going to get cold…!”

“I told you to wait! Hmph-mm~”

“…”

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