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Nalan Chunbo pulled her hand under running tap water to wash the wound.
Wen Shan was shocked by Nalan Chunbo’s gesture. When she looked up, there was no expression on his face but he was frowning slightly.
There was a tiny cut on her finger. After he had washed off the blood, he dragged her out of the kitchen. He dried the injured finger with a towel then wrapped it with a plaster.
Nobody spoke during the whole process, but Wen Shan was trying hard to suppress her overwhelming happiness.
Did this mean he was concerned about her too?
“Don’t force yourself to do something you’re not familiar with,” said Nalan Chunbo indifferently before walking into the kitchen.
Wen Shan said nothing.
She felt like someone had just dumped a bucket of cold water over her head and she could feel the cold and numbness deep in her bones.
She admitted that she did not know how to cook seafood porridge because she had not practiced making it enough.
She just wanted to cook seafood porridge because Nalan Chunbo liked it.
Dejected, Wen Shan held her injured finger while walking slowly to the kitchen door. When she walked in, Nalan Chunbo had already finished preparing the crab meat. However, instead of adding the crab meat to the porridge, he steamed it and cooked the porridge using the same pot.
Wen Shan observed the guy cooking in the kitchen. She leaned against the kitchen door and pondered. If she said something silly like ‘Am I a burden to you?’, Nalan Chunbo would definitely agree.
Thus, she would not dig her own grave.
This man seemed so gentle but why was it so difficult for her to tackle him?
Wen Shan was debating with herself. She had to find another way to take him down.
“Mrs. Bai.” A voice interrupted Wen Shan’s deep thoughts. It was Uncle He who was calling from the entrance. She quickly went to greet him.
Uncle He was holding a bucket. “Is Mrs. Bai not awake yet? I wanted to thank all of you for yesterday’s help so I brought some little crayfish. They are already cleaned. This young lady likes eating crayfish so you can cook a good meal with these.”
Wen Shan looked at those fresh live crayfish in the bucket and pouted, “Father Nalan, Uncle He brought over some crayfish. Can we accept it?”
Although she longed to eat those crayfish, the seafood was not meant for her.
Nalan Chunbo walked out of the kitchen. His gaze fell on Wen Shan’s injured finger briefly but he quickly looked away. He turned to Uncle He and declined the offer politely, “Thank you for your kindness. It’s a pity that we don’t have that many ingredients at home so we cannot accept these crayfish. Moreover, my aunt’s stomach isn’t very well and she needs to refrain from eating spicy food.”
Wen Shan’s smile faded bit by bit at Nalan Chunbo’s words.
On the other hand, Uncle He was not at all offended by Nalan Chunbo’s reply. He uttered, “It is alright. I will bring some steamed ones on another day. Moreover, Ms. Wen’s finger is injured too. She must not eat seafood, otherwise it will trigger inflammation. If you are not in a rush to leave, I will send some food for all of you in a few days.”
Wen Shan’s smile crept up again after listening to Uncle He’s words. After Uncle He left, she looked at Nalan Chunbo affectionately as he headed back to the kitchen. She said happily, “Although I know you are not doing it for me, I still want to pretend it’s for my sake.”
The way Wen Shan spoke while smiling to herself made Nalan Chunbo pause, but he regained his composure quickly.
Wen Shan sat comfortably on the sofa outside. She was browsing through Wen Tao and Xiao Yaojing’s social media posts on her phone. Their first wedding photoshoot was taken at a rural school with a few village children. She liked each photo and shared a few of them on her news feed.
Envying other people’s seemingly perfect happiness.
