From the moment he held her hand, Qianxing was a little confused.
She obviously used a lot of strength to cut the yam on the chopping board, but after being held by Huo Jinbei, she seemed to lose her strength suddenly, and she could only be led by him, cutting the pitifully short yam one by one.
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Qianxing watched the yam getting shorter and shorter, and thought in a daze that it turned out to be a cutting hob.
Until her left hand could barely hold the last piece of yam, Huo Jinbei took her hand away from the chopping board, held the last short piece of yam himself, then took her right hand and raised the knife, cutting it into pieces.
Two halves.
"Are you ready?" Huo Jinbei asked.
He was right behind her, almost encircling her whole body, and Qianxing could smell his breath, which was fresh and sweet.
And when he turned his head, his face was right in front of him.
Looking at the clear-cut, cool and handsome face in front of him, Qianxing's mind went blank for a moment, but the next moment, a picture quickly replaced the blank space -
She suddenly recalled the day before he went to Bincheng, the night when she drank too much, and the sudden and inexplicable...kiss.
The moment this scene hit, Qianxing's face suddenly burned up, and at the same time, there was also anger burning in his heart.
The next moment, she bent her elbows and pushed hard against the waist and abdomen of the person behind her.
Huo Jinbei's body suddenly stiffened.
Qianxing gritted his teeth and said, "I can cut it however I like, can you teach me?"
The next moment, Huo Jinbei released Qianxing's hand holding the knife, nodded, and said, "Okay, then I'll go change my clothes first, and then come down to help."
Qianxing stared at him as he turned around and walked out of the kitchen, then took the lotus root in front of him, lowered his head and cut it loudly on the chopping board.
Ruan Yin was adjusting the pots outside. When she looked up, she saw Huo Jinbei walking out of the kitchen. His face still looked not good. She couldn't help but feel worried and said, "What's wrong?"
"It's okay." Huo Jinbei said, "These clothes are not very convenient. I'll go up and change."
Ruan Yin nodded again.
Huo Jinbei went upstairs and returned to his room. As soon as he closed the door, he stretched out his hand and pressed his abdomen.
He was totally unprepared for Qianxing's elbow. Not to mention, it really hurt.
She does have quite a lot of strength, probably gained from fighting over the years.
Huo Jinbei pulled up his clothes and looked at them, then stretched out his hands and rubbed them. He sighed slightly in his heart, then walked into the cloakroom, changed some clothes, and went downstairs again.
Ruan Yin has returned to the kitchen and is patiently and carefully teaching Qianxing some techniques for handling ingredients.
Qianxing still held the knife in her hand. The moment she looked up and saw Huo Jinbei walking in, she suddenly raised the knife secretly at him, which was very threatening.
Huo Jinbei just pretended not to notice, walked to the side and quietly selected vegetables, and calmly distanced himself from her.
After Qianxing accepted Ruan Yin's instruction, she glanced at Huo Jinbei, who was standing diagonally from her, lowered her head and cut the vegetables on the chopping board louder.
After the side dishes are prepared, the hot pot officially begins.
The pot base prepared by Ruan Yin was delicious. The spicy and tomato pot base were both very suitable to Qianxing's taste, so she was not polite and kept her mouth full all the time.
"Qianxing, don't just focus on eating." Ruan Yin called her, "It's rare for Xiaobei to come back, let's chat."
"You talk, I eat." Qianxing said.
She was not familiar with Huo Jinbei anyway, so rather than participate in the awkward conversation between mother and son, it was better not to say anything.
Huo Jinbei glanced at her and didn't say much. He just kept chatting with Ruan Yin about the work and daily life at Bincheng Hospital.
Qianxing was immersed in the whole process beside him, not speaking a word, as if he hadn't heard a word.
At the end of the hot pot meal, Qianxing was still the last one to put down his chopsticks.
Originally, when she hadn't eaten enough and wanted to continue eating meat, Huo Jinbei stretched out his hand and turned off the fire.
Qianxing held the plate of meat in his hand, "What are you doing?"
"It's been cooked for too long. Eating too much is not good for your health." Huo Jinbei answered as he stood up and took the still steaming pot directly into the kitchen.
Qianxing was very angry, but she didn't want to argue with him anymore. Since she didn't have enough to eat, she could only sleep.
By the time Ruan Yin came downstairs after making a phone call, Huo Jinbei was the only one left downstairs cleaning up in the kitchen.
"Where is Qianxing?" Ruan Yin couldn't help but ask.
Huo Jinbei shrugged, "Maybe he went upstairs to sleep."
Ruan Yin walked out of the kitchen and took another look to confirm that Qianxing was really not downstairs. Then she walked over to help Huo Jinbei clean up and said: "Son, I tried my best to help you keep people here. You two are like this
Aren’t you a little sorry for me in this state?”
"You've lived with her for a while, so you don't know her temperament." Huo Jinbei said, "Take your time, I'm not in a hurry."
Ruan Yin said again: "Qianxing won't pay attention to you now. Isn't it urgent?"
"She never paid much attention to me." Huo Jinbei said, "Besides, she is still angry."
"You also know that she is angry?" Ruan Yin said, "Then you should coax her."
Huo Jinbei just said lightly: "It's good to be angry, so it's good."
That night, Qianxing returned to the room, and sure enough, he never came out again, and slept until the next morning.
She was lying on the bed in a daze when Ruan Yin suddenly knocked on the door and walked in.
"Are you awake?" Ruan Yin looked at her, "Why don't you get up and have breakfast?"
"Not hungry." Qianxing replied.
"Are you still hungry?" Ruan Yin said with a smile.
Qianxing snorted.
Ruan Yin said: "Get up even if you are not hungry. I have a task for you."
An ominous premonition suddenly arose in Qianxing's heart, "What mission?"
"I have something urgent to do and I have to go out. Can you help me take Xiaobei to the airport later?"
Upon hearing this, Qianxing immediately said: "He is such a big man, doesn't he know how to take a taxi?"
Ruan Yin said: "It's rare for him to come back. I can't spend more time with him, so forget it. He has to take a taxi to the airport by himself. How desolate it is. I just want to see him off, and it won't delay anything for you. Can you promise me?"
When Qianxing met her gentle and pleading eyes, she really couldn't say no, so she could only agree.
After Ruan Yin left, Qianxing lay down for a while before getting up. While changing clothes, she suddenly heard another knock on the door.
When he opened the door, he saw Huo Jinbei standing at the door, as if he was ready to go out, "Are you ready to go?"
Qianxing glared at him angrily, knocked him away with her body, and turned around and went downstairs.
She made up her mind to ignore him and just wanted to send him to the airport as soon as possible to complete the mission. Who knew that just as the car drove out of the community, Huo Jinbei suddenly said: "Let's go to Huo's house first."