How come I didn't notice when I was frying them? So many were fried!
But she really couldn't eat anymore. Before eating the chicken cutlet, she wanted to eat it so much, but now that she had finished it, she felt so greasy.
Aren't you afraid of getting fat?
After finishing the last bite, Sheng Muxi casually tossed a tissue aside and wiped her mouth.
Chai Qianning said calmly, "Isn't it because you're getting fat with me?"
".."
"Oh no, I want milk tea again."
".."
Chai Qianning took a sip of water and glanced at the sky outside: "It's probably impossible to go back to sleep now. How about I make you something delicious?"
The so-called delicious food was nothing more than Chai Qianning's homemade milk tea.
Milk tea, milk and tea, a very straightforward understanding.
Chai Qianning went to boil water to make tea, and then found pure milk and white sugar in the refrigerator, putting the ingredients and cup together.
Watching the other person's back as they fumbled around, Sheng Muxi squinted and, as Chai Qianning turned her head, slightly raised her chin and asked incredulously, "Did Milk Tea really do that?"
"Probably. I've never tried it before, but now's a good time to give it a shot, since you can't buy milk tea at this time anyway."
Sheng Muxi went over to help her, and she was indeed no longer sleepy, so she simply stayed with Chai Qianning and tinkered around there.
After brewing the tea, remove the tea leaves, pour in hot milk, and add some white sugar.
Chai Qianning's approach was simple and crude, while Sheng Muxi witnessed the birth of this "dark cuisine," especially in the early hours of the morning.
Two cups of milk tea were ready. Sheng Muxi looked at the color of the "milk tea" through the glass. It was a rather hazy white. Compared to what was sold outside, it looked very different to her, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what the difference was.
Chai Qianning picked up a cup and handed another cup to Sheng Muxi.
Sheng Muxi stared at the steaming "milk tea" and lifted her eyelids: "Has anyone ever had your milk tea?"
"No, you're the first to taste it, aren't you lucky?"
".."
Sheng Muxi wondered if there was a hospital nearby if she needed emergency care.
"Let me test the poison on you first." Chai Qianning brought her lips close to the rim of the cup.
Sheng Muxi grabbed her wrist: "Hey, don't drink yourself sick."
"No, at most it just won't taste good. Milk and tea aren't incompatible."
"That's true." Sheng Muxi then let go of her hand.
Chai Qianning took a sip, held it in her mouth, and slowly swallowed it, her facial expression gradually changing.
Watching the other person's expression change from calm to a slight frown and then back to a relaxed one, Sheng Muxi's brows furrowed in sync. She opened her mouth and asked, "Is it good?"
"Ah." Chai Qianning took another sip, as if she hadn't tasted the flavor of the previous sip.
After swallowing, she raised an eyebrow at the other person: "You try it."
Sheng Muxi picked up the cup with some skepticism and took a sip... Hmm... the taste... indescribable.
Just as complicated as her expression.
"It's not that it's particularly bad, just a bit strange. It's like... the milk and tea haven't blended together, there's a slightly separate taste," Sheng Muxi commented.
Their conversation was interrupted by the voices of the guests outside.
Chai Qianning quickly turned off the kitchen light, plunging the space into darkness.
Sheng Muxi's eyes adjusted for a moment, her eyelashes fluttered, and she looked out the window, only to find that the sky outside was already showing the first hint of dawn.
"I smell chicken cutlet." It was a girl's voice.
“I think so too, but maybe it’s just my imagination, I don’t remember there being any fried chicken cutlets for sale here.” Another girl’s voice rang out.
"And who gets up that early to make chicken cutlets?"
"I'm a little hungry. How about we have breakfast earlier today? Anyway, in about an hour, we should pack up and head to Yuding Mountain to watch the sunrise."
The guesthouse has more than one kitchen. The two girls walked towards the kitchen next door. Chai Qianning stood by the door frame, half of her body hidden in the dim light.
Sheng Muxi walked to her side and nudged her arm: "Hey, I'm telling you, are you afraid of being caught making fried chicken cutlets?"
"Afraid that your grandfather would find out you got up in the middle of the night to sneak food, and ate until almost dawn?" Sheng Muxi raised an eyebrow slightly.
Chai Qianning looked at her and said, "No, I'm worried that my image will be ruined in front of others."
Getting up in the middle of the night to fry chicken cutlets—whoever hears this won't praise you for being diligent, but rather say you're too greedy.
other people?
Sheng Muxi shortened the sentence and extracted the key words.
Does that mean that in the other person's eyes, she is no different from anyone else?
This thought made Sheng Muxi's heart skip a beat, but she remained outwardly calm and continued, "Then wouldn't your image be completely ruined in front of me?"
Chai Qianning let out a sound, staring into her eyes, her throat bobbing: "Actually, I usually pay a lot of attention to health, it's just that, occasionally, rarely, I indulge myself once in a while, that's all."
"And then I happened to run into this?" Sheng Muxi asked, her eyes crinkling.
"Mmm." Chai Qianning's lips moved slightly. "My image isn't completely ruined in front of you, is it? At least my fried chicken cutlets taste good, right?"
Two girls came out of the kitchen next door and stood in the doorway chatting.
Chai Qianning suddenly remembered there was a plate of chicken cutlets on the table, so she abandoned the idea of maintaining a good image and thought that as long as someone could finish the chicken cutlets for them, that would be fine.
Just as she was about to make a sound to attract the attention of the two girls, Sheng Muxi grabbed her body that was leaning out and pinned her against the wall.
"Shh, what are you doing? Don't you want people to find out about us?" Sheng Muxi's warm breath spread across Chai Qianning's face as she spoke. Chai Qianning pursed her lips and remained silent.
This situation once again prompted Chai Qianning to use her imagination, as she connected it to a certain scene.
The two were standing close together, and because of the poor lighting, when Chai Qianning leaned close to the other person's ear, her lips accidentally touched the other person's earlobe.
This surprised both sides.
Chai Qianning curled her lips and whispered in Sheng Muxi's ear, "Teacher Sheng, our sneaking around like this, like we're having an affair, is kind of exciting."
Chapter 29 Seal
The words "adultery" that came out of Chai Qianning's mouth went straight into Sheng Muxi's brain, stirring her nerves and bringing an unexpected impact.
She spent so much time in the kitchen with someone in the early hours of the morning, and when she saw other people coming, she deliberately turned off the lights and kept quiet so that no one would find out. Even though the glutton was Chai Qian Ning, it made her feel guilty.
Having an affair—how could anyone not feel guilty about it?
No, no, what do you mean by having an affair?
For the first time, Sheng Muxi reached out and pinched Chai Qianning's cheek.
This only made Chai Qianning laugh even more unrestrainedly.
Sheng Muxi could even feel the trembling of the other person's eyelashes, like the fluttering of butterfly wings, tickling her fingers.
"In that case, shouldn't we do what an affair entails?"
Chai Qianning's voice was low and slightly hoarse, but the last syllable had a sweet quality that was amplified in the interplay of their breaths.
As the other person drew closer, Sheng Muxi recalled the sudden kiss from last time, and couldn't help but lick her lips, raising her finger and pressing it against Chai Qianning's lips.
Sheng Muxi's fingers were slender and fair, with a faint, cool fragrance.
Instead of answering the question posed by the other party, she asked the question that had been accumulating in her mind: "Have you done this to many people?"
Chai Qianning blinked: "What?"
"He seems very experienced."
".."
What does this look like?
Chai Qianning pondered for a moment, then understood the logic and meaning behind the other person's words, and couldn't help but laugh: "No, I just watch too many TV dramas and read too many novels. I learned it all from other people."
"Your ability to set a good example is quite strong."
Chai Qianning corrected: "It's because I have a strong learning ability; I can also apply what I've learned to other situations."
A few minutes later.
Sheng Muxi learned what it means to learn by analogy from Chai Qianning—her index finger now had a tooth mark.
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The morning sunlight slowly spread down, dispelling the night's mist.
Qiu Jie stood under the eaves, raised her hand to shield her forehead, and squinted at the fireball hanging in the sky.
By sheer coincidence, all four of them missed the designated time to set off for Yuding Mountain to watch the sunrise.
If you climb to the top of the mountain at this time, you'll probably see more sun than sunrise.
After what happened in the kitchen, Sheng Muxi returned to her room and remained in a daze for a long time, immersed in her unsettled state of mind, forgetting about her plan to watch the sunrise.
I was spacing out when I got sleepy and took a short nap, and before I knew it, the sun was high in the sky.
After washing up, Chai Qianning didn't plan to go back to sleep. But she ended up playing on her phone while leaning against the large plush toy and fell asleep without realizing it.
Shi Manwen thought she had set an alarm the night before, but in reality she hadn't.
Qiu Jie set an alarm, but because she was too sleepy, she accidentally turned it off and overslept.
The four of them failed to get up early, so they changed their plan to watch the sunrise to watch the sunset.
That way, there's no need to rush to leave.
"I thought I was the only one who overslept, but...tsk tsk, nobody can get up early." Qiu Jie said as she opened the car door, sat in the driver's seat, and took charge of driving.
Because out of the four people, she was the one who looked the most energetic.
Shi Manwen sat in the passenger seat, while Chai Qianning and Sheng Muxi sat in the back seat.