Chapter 54: I Want to Get Used to Your Lifestyle

At Tianshui Bar’s entrance, Wang Yingying was looking around.

Half an hour was left before the official opening. She was originally inside making preparations, that was before Ji Ruyan personally looked for her, told her that Liu Yanbo would be coming for dinner tonight, and asked her to greet him at the entrance. 

Wang Yingying didn’t have to wait for too long, after 3 or 5 minutes, Liu Yanbo arrived with his worn-out Chery.

After parking the car, Liu Yanbo waved his hand and said hello: "I haven't seen you in a while, Miss Wang, your face doesn’t seem as energetic as before?"

It was true, ever since Xue Long was beaten and disabled by Liu Yanbo, the two haven’t seen each other.

During that period, Wang Yingying met up with Lin Xue once, and Lin Xue also visited her once. They mentioned Liu Yanbo, but just in a few words.

Liu Yanbo also asked Lin Xue about Wang Yingying. He didn't want his excessively harsh methods that night to have left her a bad impression of him.

“Ït’s normal for people like me, who have a reverse sleep cycle because of work.” Wang Yingying offered a lady cigarette to Liu Yanbo.

Liu Yanbo accepted the lady cigarette, then handed Wang Yingying a plastic bag, joking: “I shouldn’t accept something without giving anything back, we’re both, after all, courteous people.”

Inside the bag was one of the special government-issued cigarettes that Liu Yanbo had received from Bai Bin. It was the last one out of the five he got. Liu Yanbo had saved it for a special occasion.

Liu Yanbo sincerely said: "I’m sorry if I startled you that night."

"Thank you." Wang Yingying didn’t refuse it and reached out to take the plastic bag. "You did the right thing that night. If I had your strength, I’d do that too."

Liu Yanbo and Wang Yingying were the same in this aspect, they both cared for Lin Xue as their dear little sister. In the end, Wang Yingying had decisively broken off her friendship with Zhang Xiaoyun.

Liu Yanbo’s actions that night were indeed very cruel, but it was effective.

If a big brother makes a move to defend his little sister, then no matter how cruel it was, it was justifiable. This was what Wang Yingying thought.

Seeing as though she was okay with it, there was no need to dwell on it. Liu Yanbo lit up his cigarette and changed the subject, asking with a smile, "By the way, why are you standing at the entrance? You weren’t waiting for me, were you?"

“That’s exactly what I was doing!” Wang Yingying also lit her cigarette, and gestured for Liu Yanbo to come in: "Boss said that you thought I was fired, so she asked me to welcome you in and prove that I’m doing well here."

“It seems your boss thinks highly of me.” Liu Yanbo a small cloud of smoke and exaggerated a bit: “Just stick with me and you’ll go places.”

“Thanks to your blessing, I’m now been promoted to a supervisor.”

After the two walked into the bar, they chatted briefly again.

Wang Yingying had watched the news and was also a little curious whether it was Liu Yanbo who killed Jiu Ye, but she didn't ask.

The fewer secrets you know, the happier you’ll be.

In the end, she just told him that Zhang Xiaoyun had already left Haishi, and then returned to busily preparing the bar for its opening.

…

The second floor was very quiet, and the security guards in black suits who usually stood in the corridors on weekdays were also gone today. 

Standing in front of Ji Ruyan's office, Liu Yanbo could even clearly hear the sound of sizzling through the door.

Spicy deep-fried frogs. Although it might seem strange, it was really good.

With a glimmer of anticipation in his heart, Liu Yanbo knocked on the door.

"Come in, the door isn’t locked." Ji Ruyan's voice came from the office, it was very gentle, like a wife's affectionate call to her husband.

Pushing the door open, Liu Yanbo walked into the office and looked towards the kitchen.

Ji Ruyan was dressed in plain home clothes, with her black hair tied in a ponytail, a light gray apron tied around her waist, and a pair of pink slippers on her feet.

Tall stature, perfect curves, white and flawless skin. The person in front of him couldn’t be any more stunning.

The dress was very casual, but it gave off a very warm and comfortable feeling. Even the air around her seemed to be full of fascinating gentleness.

For a moment, Liu Yanbo stared at her back in a daze.

In the eyes of most men, women who cooked for themselves were much more beautiful than women who only ate at classy restaurants. 

"You can sit on the sofa for a while, there’s one last dish, which will be ready soon." Ji Ruyan turned around and looked at Liu Yanbo with a faint smile.

“Boss Ji, do you want help? "Liu Yanbo asked after closing the door.

"No need to." Ji Ruyan turned around and added the cut peppers into the pot to stir fry it with the rest of the ingredients.

‘Sss~’ After stir-frying for just a bit, the spicy smell instantly rushed into Liu Yanbo’s nose, and because of the fan, the whole office was permeated with the spicy fragrance.

“Ahem!”Ji Ruyan seemed to be choking as she was coughing repeatedly, so much that she couldn’t even straighten her waist.

Liu Yanbo hurried into the kitchen and glanced at the pot.

Ah, so it was you! Facing heaven chile.

There were very few, besides the people of Hunan*, that could tolerate this vicious pepper. Not to mention Ji Ruyan, who was used to eating western and local food.

*The province of Hunan is known for having China’s most spiciest cuisine.

Seeing Ji Ruyan crouched on the ground with tears in her eyes, Liu Yanbo quickly helped her out of the kitchen. He then walked back, closed the kitchen door, and took over the process of the last dish.

Liu Yanbo had always been the type that liked spiciness no matter how strong. But after he met Han Feiyan, he had to eat lighter to cater to her taste. It took him a long time to adjust to it.

Liu Yanbo was very good at cooking, after all, he had been the “housewife” for Han Feiyan for more than a year. In a short while, the delicious deep-fried spicy frogs were done.

Tender, deep-fried frog meat, seasoned with the special facing heaven chile spice. It was a familiar recipe and a familiar taste. It was so nostalgic!

"I'm really sorry, I was supposed to cook for you, but in the end you had to cook it yourself." Ji Ruyan said while she set the table, arranging the dishes and chopsticks. 

Liu Yanbo helped put some dishes on the table, then sat down and said, "Weren't all these other dishes made by you? It’s the same."

"It's not the same!" Ji Ruyan pouted: "These other dishes weren’t what you had specifically asked for by name."

Liu Yanbo shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Fortunately, I only ordered this one dish, if I had ordered a few more, Boss Ji, you wouldn't have what to eat tonight."

Before the dish came out of the pot, Liu Yanbo had already tasted a frog leg to check its saltiness. It was so spicy that it would leave your scalp tingling, but for Liu Yanbo, it was just right. Ji Ruyan on the other hand, based on her reaction to the pepper just a few moments ago, it was completely impossible for her to bear.

If he had asked for more of the spicy dishes he liked, Liu Yanbo could bet that Ji Ruyan wouldn’t even have time to taste it before the spiciness made her question her life.

"Who said that?" Ji Ruyan was not convinced and put a large piece of frog meat into his mouth.

The volcano erupted!

Ji Ruyan’s face instantly turned red, she was so hot, saying again and again that she wanted to drink water, but she was so stunned by the spiciness that she didn’t even see the bottle of mineral water on the table.

“Ji Ruyan, are you okay?” Liu Yanbo quickly grabbed the bottle, unscrewed the lid, and passed it to Ji Ruyan. “If you can’t handle it, don’t force yourself. It’s not like it’s something you have to eat.”

‘Gulp gulp’ Ji Ruyan drank more than half the bottle of mineral water in one go, and slowly said, "I want to slowly get used to your lifestyle."

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