My Aloof Husband Can't Stop His Devoted Affection

Chapter 309 - 287: Gathering_2

"Thank you, haven’t I told you? You didn’t have to bring anything.""Yun Xi said she’s in charge of the cake, and I couldn’t just show up empty-handed, so I randomly bought some fruit. Just make do and eat it!" Cen Jin changed into the slippers Lu Shishu prepared in advance at the door, winked at her, and said with a smile.

"You say it like I’m missing your bit of fruit. Yesterday, when Feici said she wanted to celebrate my birthday at my place, I even specially went to the supermarket and bought a bunch of food."

Entering the living room, Cen Jin took off her bag and coat and put them aside. Yu Feici, who was sitting cross-legged on the sofa munching on sunflower seeds with her phone in hand, saw her and greeted her with a laugh, "Yo! You’re here."

"You’re really not holding back, already drinking?" Cen Jin looked at the red wine glass on the white coffee table and sat on the single sofa, "Do you really carry those sunflower seeds everywhere you go? Aren’t you afraid of getting heaty?"

"Have you ever seen someone like me, going to someone else’s house for a meal, and bringing my own dishes from home? Can’t I have a glass of red wine to reward my hard work?"

"Oh, right, Shi Shu, you don’t really cook, do you have all the pots and pans at home?"

"Yes, fully equipped, whatever you want, it’s all there."

"Hey, when are Ling Ran and Yun Xi coming? We’re just waiting for those two!" Yu Feici tossed the sunflower seeds back on the table, straightened up, and asked.

"They should be here soon." Cen Jin rolled up her sleeves, "It’s already past eleven, shouldn’t we start preparing the ingredients? Otherwise, we won’t be eating by two."

"But our chef hasn’t arrived yet." Yu Feici glanced at the two of them, "Can either of you cook?"

Cen Jin was speechless, silently exchanging glances with Lu Shishu, naturally knowing who the ’chef’ Yu Feici referred to was. Wasn’t it Ye Lingran, the one among the five of them who cooked the most delicious food?

"No, but we can wash vegetables."

"Alright then!"

The three of them started busying themselves in the kitchen washing vegetables. Meanwhile, Ye Lingran and Yun Xi arrived, and when Lu Shishu opened the door, she was stunned to see four men in black at the entrance, each carrying a white foam box. Yun Xi poked her head out and waved, "Hey! Beautiful, happy birthday!" After saying this, she got the four men in black to carry the stuff inside.

After they went in, Yun Xi looked toward the elevator and called out, "Move slowly, if you ruin my cake, I’m docking your pay!"

Just as she finished speaking, two more men in black cautiously carried a three-tiered luxury cake over.

Cen Jin and Yu Feici came over, attracted by the commotion, looking in disbelief at the sight, and after the six men in black nodded deferentially and left, Lu Shishu came to her senses and looked at the four foam boxes placed in the room, "What are all these?"

"Ingredients." Yun Xi said with a bright smile, "Don’t worry, they are all ingredients Ling Ran can use."

On the side, Ye Lingran tossed out a ’give me a break’ expression. Seeing the looks from Cen Jin, Lu Shishu, and Yu Feici, she felt a little helpless, "I was tricked by her. She called me yesterday, listed a bunch of dishes, and asked if I could cook them, and the result was..."

"Wow, I really can’t imagine the lives of you wealthy folks! Abalone, hairy crabs, and lobsters, oh my!" Yu Feici opened the lid of the foam box, looked inside, and exclaimed in awe, "I now feel the dishes I brought are a bit embarrassing, how about this! Let’s not touch my dishes, I’ll just take them back home later, being that I’m poor!"

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Cen Jin and Lu Shishu exchanged speechless glances and gave her a look like, ’you’re really saying that, huh?’

Aside from spending her leisure time in the book city, Ye Lingran also loved to cook delicious food. In the few years Cen Jin had known her, she didn’t know how many of her culinary creations she’d enjoyed. Lu Shishu and Yu Feici had also benefited from them twice, hence she earned the nickname ’cute chef,’ a typical gentle wife type.

Given the abundance of ingredients, Ye Lingran couldn’t handle them alone, so the four of them pitched in to help. Since Yu Feici also brought lots of ingredients, Ye Lingran divided them, saying they could make a particularly sumptuous dinner in the evening too, which made the foodies Yun Xi and Cen Jin excited with anticipation.

Looking at the neatly sorted ingredients, Ye Lingran already had a menu in mind. She took off her coat, took a deep breath, rolled up her sleeves, tied on an apron Lu Shishu had bought just yesterday and hadn’t even unwrapped yet, and, looking at the four of them, began assigning tasks.