CHAPTER 768: CHAPTER 764: WAS SHE SO HUNGRY SHE WAS SEEING THINGS?

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Xie Yuyue finally decided that she shouldn’t make things hard for herself. Living in this kind of environment, Second Senior Brother’s home really doesn’t look like a place without a washing machine!

Er, yes, although she headed straight to the bathroom as soon as she entered Second Senior Brother’s home.

However, just from the bathroom alone, one could tell that Second Senior Brother’s household must be well-off, living in such luxurious decorations, how could there possibly be no washing machine, that essential item~~

Dressed in her own loose clothes, Xie Yuyue, dragging her pink pig slippers, cautiously opened the bathroom door, only to see the shiny living room empty of people.

However, the air was filled with the rich aroma of meat!

Xie Yuyue immediately clutched her belly, and from inside came a loud ’gurgle’ noise. At this point, she couldn’t care less about the clothes in the washroom and, dragging her slippers, made her way ’clack clack’ towards the open-style kitchen—

There was Second Senior Brother, wearing a set of black and grey striped pajamas, handling a frying pan in one hand and a spatula in the other, cooking steaks!

"Wow~ Second Senior Brother, it looks so delicious and smells great! Mm," she exclaimed in admiration, and already making herself at home, Xie Yuyue tried to check the temperature of the steak. But, the freshly cooked steak was very hot!

Burned, Xie Yuyue immediately sucked her greedy little finger into her mouth, receiving a glance from Yanming, and awkwardly let out a silly chuckle with a "hehe."

"..." Yanming’s ears turned red, feeling that this young girl, after taking a shower, had her face immediately feminized, nowhere near the neutral boyish look she had before!

"Second Senior Brother, how long until we can eat? I’m so hungry~" Xie Yuyue glanced at Second Senior Brother’s strong body, then looked at the fragrant, yet managed to seem minuscule in Second Senior Brother’s hand, skillet, and she couldn’t help but feel that, no matter how you look at it, Second Senior Brother is so attractive!

Could it be she was seeing things because she was hungry? The sizes and pairing just didn’t match.

"The food will be ready in about ten more minutes," Yanming heard the young girl’s soft and sticky voice, which was completely different from that of his mother and sisters. This made his already blushing ears gain another layer of color.

"Oh~ it’s still that long!" Xie Yuyue, although wanting to sneak a bite, seeing the big guy making meat for her so kindly, decided to wait until it was finished to eat together!

That’s how Xie Yuyue thought to herself, yet she heard the big guy Second Senior Brother say in a steady voice:

"Also, don’t call me Second Senior Brother anymore, my name is Yanming. Uh, my master does not take female disciples."

"Eh, you know about that rule from Uncle Guo?" Xie Yuyue blurted out, not realizing the implication of her own words, and continued to complain:

"Hmph, I hate that rule from Uncle Guo the most, why look down on us girls! But well, even if Uncle Guo was willing to take female disciples, I wouldn’t go and apprentice myself anyway~ hehe."

Even if she was willing to be an apprentice, her dad would not agree! And besides, Uncle Guo can’t beat her dad anyway, if she were to learn, she might as well learn from her dad!

It’s just because dad is often not at home, so her brothers had to follow Uncle Guo to learn martial arts~

Yanming looked at the young girl again, though she didn’t seem short, her face was just too youthful. If it weren’t for her developed body and that evidence, he would never have thought she was sixteen or seventeen...

Especially with her juvenile voice, it made her seem even younger.

Yanming knew he usually couldn’t remember girls’ faces well, so he didn’t particularly pay attention to her features. What really caught his attention was her tender voice—he was sure he had heard it somewhere before!

Yanming furrowed his thick eyebrows, silently cursing how alcohol caused trouble. Despite appearing normal, his mind was a complete mess. He was the type who got drunk easily and became rash and irritated.

Especially since a certain despicable buddy had spiked his drink, damn it!

"Ah, right, Yanming, do you have a washing machine at home?" Xie Yuyue asked while surveying the spacious interior.

"Mhm, it’s behind that door over there. Do you know how to use it?" Yanming replied with a wooden expression, only gesturing with his hand when he mentioned the direction.

"I do!" Xie Yuyue nodded vigorously, loudly throwing out her words, then quickly slipped back in her pig slippers to the bathroom to fetch a bucket to load her dirty, wet clothes, and ’clattered’ her way to the laundry room.

Yanming briefly checked the situation around the young girl, and seeing no issues, he started making noodles. When Xie Yuyue adjusted everything and came back, she saw the man surnamed Du already had the food ready on the dining table!

"Yay, time to eat!" Xie Yuyue brightened up, quickly ran to wash her hands at the sink, and obediently sat next to Yanming. Seeing him place a plate of noodles in front of her, she cheerfully and coyly said:

"Thanks, Brother Du, let’s dig in~"

Uh, there’s food, so now he’s "Brother Du"? This girl, really so pragmatic!

"Mmm~~" Xie Yuyue hastily swallowed the delicious food in her mouth, her big almond eyes sparkling; she boldly complimented Yanming:

"So~ tasty!! Brother Du, your cooking is even better than our housekeeper’s! Comparable to Nanny Chen!"

It’s just too bad that Nanny Chen had grown old and had stopped cooking three years ago~

"Don’t talk while eating!" Yanming, who couldn’t stand the girl’s poor table manners, murmured in disapproval.

"Oh~" Xie Yuyue glared back at him, muttered "old fogey," and then happily buried her head in her ’dinner’.

Even though the cook was a bit annoying, considering how delicious the meal was, Xie Yuyue decided not to hold a grudge!

Of course, her mom’s cooking was delicious too, but her mom rarely cooked. Her hands were always praised as magical by everyone, making them reluctant to let her cook, which was a pity for the hidden food lover in her.

Throughout the year, she could eat her mom’s home-cooked meals no more than ten times, and six of those times were during their family, including her five siblings and dad, birthday celebrations.

Sometimes, if her dad was away on business trips and they missed the celebration, she would eat even less!

Thinking of her dad made Xie Yuyue’s mood falter a bit, and she slowly reduced the speed at which she was grabbing food, finally looking a bit more ladylike compared to her initial frenzy.

Unaware of the little girl’s mood, Yanming saw the obedient girl and finally believed there was hope for her!

For a while, the two of them had a peaceful midnight snack session.

Furthermore, seeing the little girl tidying up the table conscientiously after the meal, Yanming’s mood improved even more.

This good mood lasted until the little girl, with her big almond eyes, softly asked him, "Brother Du, where am I sleeping tonight?"