Making cakes...it seems like it can strengthen a relationship. Is it because of making desserts together? Losi suddenly had the urge to try it out.
He excitedly turned to Cheng Qing and asked, "Qingqing, can you make cakes?"
Cheng Qing was taken aback: "You want to eat it?"
Lucy smiled and said, "Yes."
Cheng Qing seemed thoughtful: "...It's not that we can't give it a try."
Losi was delighted: "Then teach me how to make one!"
Cheng Qing: "..." She glanced at the three celebrities on the central island platform. What was she, an ordinary person, supposed to do by barging in? Besides, she was originally just a fencing instructor!
Zhang Lingling stepped forward: "I..."
Before she could finish speaking, Losi grabbed Cheng Qing's hand and said, "I'm not very good at fencing, but I'm sure I can make cake."
Luo Xi's hands were soft and tender, unlike Cheng Qing's hands which had calluses. Cheng Qing couldn't help but pinch them. They were indeed so soft!
Cheng Qing hesitated for a moment: "I...maybe I'll give it a try?"
Lossie immediately rolled up her sleeves and said, "Let's get started!"
Zhang Lingling immediately gave up the kitchen counter, saying, "There's still a spot here, let me get the ingredients for you!"
Cheng Qing nodded to her and said with a smile, "Thank you for your help."
Losi happily ran to the kitchen counter: "Qingqing, come quick!"
Helpless, Cheng Qing rolled up her sleeves and went over, asking, "So, do you actually know how?"
Losi replied matter-of-factly, "I can't!"
Cheng Qing stood beside her, rinsing her hands under the tap. Hearing this, she felt even more helpless and sighed, "Then why do you suddenly want to do this?"
Rossi smiled and nudged her gently: "I want to eat."
Cheng Qing turned to look at her with a smile: "I'll buy you one!"
Rossi turned and glared at her: "How can you be so insincere? Of course, you have to make it yourself!"
Cheng Qing nodded indifferently, "Mhm." Her perfunctory attitude remained as usual.
Liu Suoyu leaned back on the sofa, watching the teachers and students suddenly rush off to the kitchen to busy themselves, and smiled slightly. Cheng Qing probably didn't realize that she was being far too indulgent with Luo Xi. An hour of fencing practice is actually quite physically demanding; who has the leisure to play around with someone like that?
Author's Note:
Chapter 17
About an hour later, Losi threw down the equipment and turned to leave.
Zhang Lingling was tidying up the kitchen island when she heard the noise and was startled. She turned around and saw Cheng Qing still making a cake at the kitchen counter.
She glanced at Losi, who had stormed off, then walked over to Cheng Qing and asked, "What's wrong?"
As Cheng Qing decorated the cake, she couldn't help but chuckle: "Don't worry, she probably didn't expect that her skills are not much different from those three students over there."
Zhang Lingling's lips twitched. Of her three students, only Ye Lingyun was passable. The other two were so clumsy they were practically capable of destroying the world.
Looking down, sure enough, Losie's cream hadn't whipped up properly, and the cake base had turned black. The finished product, which had taken an hour to make, was now ruined.
Looking down at the exquisite and beautiful cake Cheng Qing had made, Zhang Lingling exclaimed, "You're amazing, you can do everything."
Cheng Qing smiled gently and looked up at her: "I followed the recipe exactly, and it's all thanks to you as my teacher."
Zhang Lingling blushed slightly and happily turned and left.
Cheng Qing's cake was only 4 inches in size, with a blue cream base, a few fluffy cream clouds drawn on top, and a decorative little figure inserted in the middle.
It has a cute and refreshing look, and for a first attempt, it's pretty perfect.
Cheng Qing placed the cake on the island counter before looking around. She noticed that Luo Xi was sitting on the stairs, looking bitter and resentful as she glared at her.
Cheng Qing found it amusing, took the water that Luo Xi hadn't finished drinking, and sat down next to her.
"Why are you angry all of a sudden?" Cheng Qing asked, handing her the water.
Losi took the water, clearly dissatisfied: "You didn't even come over to comfort me."
Cheng Qing looked a little tired; the students had only practiced for an hour.
But she did all the preparations. So she was a little tired, but still smiled and said, "Didn't you say you wanted to make a cake?"
Losi turned and glared at her, asking reluctantly, "Do you think I'm particularly clumsy?"
Cheng Qing first laughed, then stopped laughing and said seriously, "You're wronging me. I never said you were clumsy."
As she spoke, she smiled and moved closer to Rossi, saying, "I don't think you're clumsy at all; I think you're incredibly cute."
Losi froze, something exploded in her mind, and her face flushed red. Ahhhhhh, she's taking advantage of me, isn't she?! Absolutely!
But she said defiantly, "You're definitely just trying to fool me."
Cheng Qing choked: "..." It really is true, who told her she could only be coaxed!
However, it was clear that the coaxing worked very well.
Rossi snorted, "So what if I'm clumsy! Even if I'm not good at it, I can buy it." She paused, then asked, "Where's your cake?"
Cheng Qing pointed to the kitchen island, and from a distance, it was indeed a small and exquisite cake, even more beautiful than the one Ye Lingyun made.
Losi laughed: "You're amazing. It's your first time making this, but it looks really good."
Cheng Qing: "Since it's made for you, it naturally can't be too ugly. Would you like to try some?"
Luo Xi nodded, and Cheng Qing smiled and got up to get it. She casually took a silver fork from the kitchen cutlery drawer.
"If you like, I'll make it for you again later. I learned a bit today, and I think I've got the basics down."
Cheng Qing's voice was like a gentle breeze, and the fork she handed over seemed to shine even brighter in her slender fingers.
Losi couldn't help but follow her hand to her wrist, then her arm, down to her neck and her thin, red lips, finally settling into her calm eyes.
Luo Xi's heart skipped a beat, and she was stunned. Cheng Qing had a somewhat dashing air about him because of his sword practice, and even just looking at him, he appeared calm and refined.
Seeing her standing there in a daze, Cheng Qing smiled and said, "What are you looking at!"
Rossi's breath hitched. She snatched the fork from her hand and took a bite.
The sweet cream melts in your mouth, and the soft cake base with the mango filling inside is a delightful combination of sweet and sour.
Losi took a bite and then gave Cheng Qing a thumbs up.
The two leaned against the stairs, and sunlight streamed in through the small window at the end of the corridor.
Losi ate more than half of it, and Cheng Qing, for some reason, suddenly blurted out, "Aren't you on a diet?"
Losi froze, the fork still in her mouth, her eyes turning blankly to Cheng Qing, the happiness she had felt from the sweet treat vanishing in an instant.
Cheng Qing gave her an angelic smile, looking completely innocent.
The celebrities in the living room were eating and drinking when they heard Cheng Qing's words. As a result, the lively living room suddenly fell silent, and everyone froze.
Thinking about it carefully, I realized I've unknowingly eaten quite a lot these past two days. I've had fried food, drunk cola, had all the desserts, and certainly a fair amount of meat and seafood…
Lossie took a deep breath, tossed the cake into Cheng Qing's arms, and got up to leave.
Cheng Qing laughed out loud, quickly reached out and grabbed her, then hurriedly coaxed, "No! You're not fat."
Losi turned around and glared at her: "Then why did you say that just now?"
Cheng Qing couldn't say that he saw her eating so cutely and wanted to tease her.
I said, "I've noticed everyone's been eating a lot these past few days, so I was just curious and asked. Do you diet every day? Why? You're all so slim and beautiful, you don't need to lose weight."
Everyone, including Losi, initially smiled, but quickly their faces fell. Did the agent see that? Are they going to get yelled at?
Losi also withdrew her hand, glancing at Cheng Qing's cake with a hint of reluctance: "Eating this is too easy to make you fat."
Cheng Qing smiled and said ingratiatingly, "Eat up! After you finish eating, I'll practice swordsmanship with you."
Losi was still unwilling: "It's too hot to wear those clothes."
Cheng Qing: "Then let's not wear them, we'll just try them on casually."
Lossie sat back down next to her: "You said it."
Cheng Qing nodded: "Yes, I said so."
The calm and refined Cheng Qing, of course, would occasionally have a playful streak. Seeing that Luo Xi had only eaten a small portion of the cake and dared not eat any more, she took the cake away.
Eating too much of this kind of dessert is not good, so Cheng Qing naturally wouldn't insist.
***
After finishing their meal, the group rested for a while. Around 4 o'clock, the sunlight weakened, and Losi brandished her sword, shouting, "Hurry up, teach me swordsmanship!"
So Cheng Qing took Luo Xi out for a private meal.
However, Losi's technique was lacking; after practicing all afternoon, she couldn't even touch Cheng Qing once. She tried to thrust directly, but Cheng Qing could block it. She tried slashing left and right, but Cheng Qing could dodge them.
Because she wasn't wearing her competition uniform, Cheng Qing was worried about hurting her, so she didn't attack at all, only using her sword to deflect attacks.
Even so, Luo Xi didn't even manage to catch Cheng Qing in an entire afternoon, let alone touch her with his sword.
Cheng Qing saw a patch of fiery clouds on the horizon, and the air was filled with the aroma of Ye Lingyun's cooking.
Cheng Qing turned to look at Luo Xi, who stood in the sunset, looking ethereal and dreamlike. She smiled slightly and said, "Shall we stop here for today?"
Why should I? I've never even encountered that.
Luo Xi was panting, her brow furrowed. Hearing Cheng Qing say it was over, she felt a surge of resentment and threw her sword away.
Then he simply rushed over and pounced on Cheng Qing.
Cheng Qing's face went blank: "Huh?"
Startled for a moment, Cheng Qing saw that Losi was charging towards him recklessly. He abruptly stopped his instinctive reaction to attack with his sword, threw down his sword, and hugged the flailing Losi.
Luo Xi charged forward with all her might, and Cheng Qing caught her, but was also pulled backward by her. In order not to get hurt, Cheng Qing could only divert the force of the impact to the side.
He rolled around on the grass with Losi for a long time before the force dissipated.
Cheng Qing was instantly furious. She propped herself up on her hands and looked down at her, ready to scold her. But then she saw Luo Xi's eyes light up, and she shouted, "You hid all afternoon, and I finally caught you!!!"