After My Death, The Villain Blackened Again: Chapter 78

ARC 2: THE FILM EMPEROR FROM HUMBLE ORIGINS (34)

Yan Ge pushed Qi Yuan, but she couldn't shake him off.

The guy didn't wear anything and just hugged her. Her hips could feel his dangling third leg.

"First, let go." Yan Ge frowned. She closed her eyes and reined in her emotions before saying in a calm voice: "Go get dressed and cook something. I'm hungry."

Qi Yuan saw that although her tone was neglectful, she wasn't openly rejecting him. His heart was slightly happy and so he mumbled in a flirtatious voice: "Jie, you haven't given me a reply yet."

Yan Ge's frowned again. She wanted to flip him over this instant.

Qi Yuan tilted his head on Yan Ge's shoulder and peeked at her. When he noticed that her expression had turned grave, he immediately released her and left first. "Jie, what do you want to eat? I'll cook anything!"

"Geoduck."

Qi Yuan didn't hear her clearly: "What?"

Yan Ge stared at him with a smile that was not quite a smile: "Geoduck."

Qi Yuan's trembled inside. He finally reacted to what Yan Ge was talking about.

His footsteps gradually stopped, then with a flushed face, he replied in a quiet voice: "There doesn't seem to be any ingredients in the refrigerator."

Yan Ge's gaze fell on his third leg.

Qi Yuan: "..."

Unexpectedly, there could be psychological pain from being stared at!

Qi Yuan suddenly wanted to go to the bathroom. He felt that he wouldn't be able to hold back for another moment.

For fear of revealing any flaws, he endured the testicle pain to placate her: "How about we order takeaway?"

"No, I want you to do it yourself."

Qi Yuan was defeated by Yan Ge’s persistent gaze: “I'll have someone bring over the ingredients, but I've never made it before so it might not taste good.”

Yan Ge: "That's fine."

Anyway, she wasn't the one who was going to eat it.

Qi Yuan couldn't stand the glances she kept sweeping over his little brother and said in a weak voice: "I—I'm going to the bathroom first."

Yan Ge gave him an amicable smile: "Go."

That insincere smile could horrify anyone.

Qi Yuan was a little square, completely lacking the assertive vigor from before. Under Yan Ge's attentively hot gaze, he almost crawled on his hands and feet.

He dithered in the bathroom for a long time until he finally boosted his morale. After stepping out, he found that Yan Ge had already changed into a pair of pajamas and was watching TV on the couch.

The idol drama playing was one he acted in. The scene happened to be when he cornered a pretty student against a wall just after class.

Qi Yuan silently went back to the bedroom and swiftly got dressed before going to the kitchen. He felt that all his courage had been used up by the little man and his present self would definitely lose to Yan Ge.

The ordered ingredients soon arrived. Qi Yuan wordlessly took them out of the surprised delivery man's bag, tipped the person, and expressed his gratitude along with a pat on the shoulder. "You've worked hard. Thank you."

His eyes almost said, "Please don't go making irresponsible remarks".

After closing the door, Qi Yuan asked Yan Ge: "Jie, what cuisine do you want to eat tonight?"

"Whatever!"

Qi Yuan received the order, made several light side dishes and sweet lump soup. As for the geoduck, he searched on Baidu, then cut up the ingredients into three pieces to cook differently; stir-fry, sautée, boil...

When the dishes were served, Qi Yuan was like a young wife after a domestic beating. He crinkled up his apron with apprehension as he watched her: "Jie, dinner's ready. Have some first."

Yan Ge got up and walked to the dining table, but when she didn't see what she wanted, her expression cooled.

Qi Yuan pointed to a few dishes and rushed to speak: "I cut up and fried the geoduck separately. It's the first time I made it, so I don't know how it would taste. Try some!"

In the style of a henchman, he presented his own pair of chopsticks to her.

Yan Ge didn't pick them up. She sat down and drank the soup very slowly.

Qi Yuan was trembling inside. He always felt his sister was holding herself back.

He was distraught looking at the geoduuk he chopped up himself. Although he was hungry, he honestly had no desire to eat.

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If you're not sure why the 'geoduck' makes Qi Yuan so uncomfortable, curious cats can google for images. It's a type of clam with a meaningful shape.