Since Cheng Ying did not say anything, they, of course, did not have the guts to say anything as well, and thus, the servants immediately left the room to give the two privacy after they did their needed work without dilly-dallying for too long.

    "Hmm," Yue Ran hummed, slowly stirring awake. She blinked a few times in confusion before looking around in a daze. "Did I fall asleep?" she asked, particularly to no one, before she spotted Cheng Ying not far away from her. "Sorry, I usually fall asleep easily on rainy days. Are you hungry? You should eat first."

    Yue Ran stretched her hands and body slightly from her position and looked at Cheng Ying with a smile. There was no trace of embarrassment on her face, which made Cheng Ying relax a lot.

    "Well, that is it for today''s consultation," Yue Ran said. "I will leave first. You should eat more."

    Seemingly realizing that she had stayed too long and that it might affect the young man''s meal time, Yue Ran stood up to pat non-existent dust off her clothes before saying goodbye.

    "See you next time," Yue Ran said with a smile. "Feel free to contact me if you have any questions for me."

    Yue Ran had already reached the door of the room when she said this, but she stopped in her tracks when she heard Cheng Ying''s voice.

    "Well, I do not mind," Cheng Ying said with caution. "How about… we... well, eat together?"

    Yue Ran turned her body to face the young man and smiled at him.

    He knew that Yue Ran was always smiling, but he had never seen her smile like this before—at least not to him, and not with his own eyes.

    The smile that she had on her face right now was different from the others before. It was as if all the brilliance of the sun, the moon, and the stars had gathered on her face. Her eyes seemed to contain an endless sky, and the glittering stars entered her eyes.

    Cheng Ying looked a little silly and dazed when faced with a dazzling sight like this.

    He heard Yue Ran ask him, "Can I?"

    "Uh, um, yes," was his stuttering answer.

    First, he looked at her and nodded, then looked at the plate in front of him and nodded, and then he finally looked out the window in embarrassment.

    What was he even feeling?

    There was only a small dining table in Cheng Ying''s room. Yue Ran walked over to the seat opposite the young man and sat down. As if he were afraid that Yue Ran would regret her decision to stay, Cheng Ying quickly pressed the food delivery button again before she could say anything. Sear?h the novёlF~ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    When the food delivery button was pressed for the second time, the servants quickly guessed that Yue Ran might also want to eat dinner here, so they quickly prepared another portion for her. But when they actually saw the two—Yue Ran and Cheng Ying—sitting and eating dinner together at a table with their own two eyes, they were still inevitably a little excited.

    It has been several years since their young master had eaten with others for a meal. What a great day it was!

    There was no conversation between the two of them while they had their meal, since they were both very quiet. While chewing on his food, Cheng Ying would silently raise his head to look at Yue Ran from his peripheral vision from time to time. Yue Ran''s posture when eating was very elegant, as if she were not eating a homemade meal but rather some high-end French cuisine.

    And her posture does not look artificial or strange at all; it is extremely natural, with elegance radiating from the inside out. Cheng Ying recalled while chewing that Yue Ran had always seemed to have been such a perfect person; even if she had accidentally fallen asleep just now, her sleeping face and posture were still so elegant, refined, soothing, and serene.

    Yue Ran seemed to be different from everyone he knew.

    The young woman seemed to hold not even one negative side and was always so gentle and considerate, just like the holy divine sculptures he had seen before when he had visited the church a few times. No matter when and where, she would always look at everyone with compassion, a gentle smile, equality, and tenderness.

    However, people like those in the church feel like they have a divine will bound to them, which makes them feel kind yet cold and distant, but Yue Ran was not the same. She is… warm. She is pleasant. And she is comfortable to be with.

    Cheng Ying''s heart suddenly beat a little faster.

    "The meal is very delicious," Yue Ran said. "Do you like the black pepper mashed potatoes? I like it a lot."

    Yue Ran gently dabbed her mouth with a tissue after eating, and with her actions, she had inevitably wiped off and lightened some of her lipstick, making her lips look less red. She pointed to the mashed potatoes in the meal in front of Cheng Ying and commented softly.

    She found that Cheng Ying subconsciously ate a lot when he was peeking at her. So Yue Ran had simply guessed that he had preferred eating this one over the rest.

    "Um, yes, I like it too," was Cheng Ying''s answer.

    Although Cheng Ying looked a little dull when replying, Yue Ran could tell from his faster-than-usual speaking speed that he probably really did like it.

    "The mashed potatoes I make are also delicious. I am quite good at cooking Western food," Yue Ran said. "If you would like it, you can come over to my house and try it next time."

    Faced with Yue Ran''s somewhat intimate invitation to her house, Cheng Ying frowned. She must have her own family members at home, right? What he disliked and was least good at was communicating with people…