Qin Zhi'ai entered the kitchen, with her back to the dining room behind her. Just as she was about to close the door, she heard a loud "bang" coming from behind her. She didn't turn around, but she knew that it was Gu Yu Sheng putting down the wine bottle, probably in a bad mood, making the sound of scraping the chair against the floor particularly loud and shrill.

  Qin Zhi Ai carried a pot of soup back to the dinner table, where Gu Yu Sheng was pouring wine.

  He treated her as if she were invisible, without even a glance, only Lu Bancheng and Wu Hao, with enthusiastic faces, called out to her not to be busy, and quickly sat down to eat.

  Because of Gu Yu Sheng's presence, Qin Zhi Ai faced Lu Ban Cheng and Wu Hang's words, lost the calmness she had when Gu Yu Sheng was not around and they were talking to her. She lifted her head, smiled gently at the two people, softly said "good", then lowered her eyelids, picked up the spoon and scooped up the soup.

  Qin Zhi poured four bowls of soup and first handed one to Lu Bancheng and Wu Hang, then picked up another bowl and handed it to Gu Yusheng.

  Gu Yu didn't hand over the soup bowl like Lu Ban Cheng and Wu Hang did, when it was halfway through being passed to him. He seemed not to have seen it, Qin Zhi Ai's hand had reached his line of sight, but he still ignored her.

  Qin Zhi Ai glanced at Gu Yu Sheng quietly, and found that the air between his eyebrows was slightly cold. She knew this was his unhappy reaction, so to avoid provoking him, Qin Zhi Ai gently placed the bowl on the dining table in front of him, without saying a word, quickly withdrew her hand, and sat back in her own chair.

  It was unclear whether it was an illusion or if he had lost his temper with her too many times, but Qin Zhi'ai felt that the pressure on Gu Yu Sheng's body at the main table was even lower.

  Fortunately, Lu Ban Cheng and Wu Hao were there. The two of them had been chatting vividly all along, and Gu Yu Sheng occasionally interjected a few words. Although each sentence only contained a few words, the atmosphere at the dinner table was not awkward or stiff, so Qin Zhi Ai did not feel the same tension and nervousness as when she faced Gu Yu Sheng alone.

  It all started with men talking about their own things. Qin Zhi Ai sat on the chair, silently eating her own meal, quietly as if she didn't exist.

  When Wu Hao was eating halfway, he picked up his chopsticks to pick the dish in front of Qin Yilove. Because the table was too big, he didn't pick it up. Qin Yilove saw it and helped Wu Hao pick the dish with care.

  Lu Ban Cheng saw it and immediately stretched out his plate as well: "Xiao Kun, I want some too."

  Qin Zhi'ai asked casually after serving Lu Bancheng the dishes, "Do you want to drink more soup?"

  Lu Ban Cheng handed over the bowl of soup without hesitation, and Qin Zhi Ai also gave Wu Huan a bowl while serving him.

  She put down the spoon, just picked up the chopsticks, and after taking a sip of the soup, Lu Bancheng couldn't help but exclaim: "Xiao Ke, I had no idea your cooking skills were so good. It seems I'll have to come over often to freeload meals."

  "What I make, some people like to eat. Qin Zhi loves it naturally and is delighted. She raises her head, smiling brightly at Lu Bancheng, saying: 'Okay, whenever you want to eat, just come over. If you want to eat something, tell me in advance, I...'"

  Qin Zhi'ai's words were left unfinished, as Gu Yu Sheng, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly slammed the chopsticks in his hand heavily onto the table.