Chapter 58: How Did You Do It?
The legendary business queen was preparing breakfast, today she was not in her usual formal business attire, but in a blue dress that exchanged some professionalism for an added touch of sexiness.
Ye Chen watched the busy figure, momentarily captivated. Wasn't this the very life he had always dreamed of?
Marrying a woman of disastrous beauty, who would willingly live a humble life for him, bear him a brood of little ones, and be a devoted wife and mother.
As Ye Chen thought about his hopes for the future, that dreamy vision seemed to meld with the scene before him, turning Chu Yanran into the very woman he had been searching for.
"Ye Chen, you're awake, come and eat," Chu Yanran called out upon seeing him.
"Thank you!" Ye Chen, for some reason, seemed a bit reserved.
Looking at the table set with several exquisite dishes, dozens of poached eggs clumped together, along with fresh dough sticks and soy milk, Ye Chen felt his most vulnerable self being touched—it was the feeling of home.
"The soy milk and dough sticks were delivered by my assistant, they're very fresh! The appetizers are from the fridge; I just warmed them up a bit before serving. I fried the eggs myself, but I think I fried too many…" Chu Yanran sounded a bit guilty at the end, like a mischievous young wife who had done something wrong.
"It's just right, I have a big appetite!" Ye Chen smiled like a blooming flower.
"That's great, that's great!" Chu Yanran also laughed. "I originally thought this was plenty of food, but considering your robustness and youth, I decided to fry so many eggs."
"Thank you!" Ye Chen suddenly felt very grateful to Chu Yanran, this woman gave him the feeling of home.
"What are you thanking me for!" Chu Yanran rolled her eyes at Ye Chen, showing her whimsical side. "Hurry up and eat, it won't taste good when it cools!"
"At your command, my queen!" Ye Chen cheerfully complied and began devouring the table full of food like a storm.
My queen?
Could it be that Ye Chen has feelings for me?
But could he be too young for me? If I accepted him, wouldn't others laugh at me for cradle-snatching?
Ye Chen's "my queen" disturbed Chu Yanran's heart and made her mind wander uncontrollably, but soon she realized she was overthinking. Ye Chen's words were obviously casual, as he was devouring the food on the table like a pig.
Dough sticks, Ye Chen's favorite!
So, Ye Chen grabbed a stick, munching it down in two or three bites, chewed a couple of times, then swallowed it.
Poached eggs wrapped around pickled vegetables, a creative way to eat that should taste good!
Ye Chen picked up some pickled vegetables, wrapped them in a poached egg and swallowed it in one bite, chewing twice before swallowing.
More dough sticks, chew twice, swallow.
A bit thirsty now, how about a bowl of soy milk?
Gulping it down, Ye Chen elegantly wiped his mouth and downed it in one go!
After eating until he was almost full, Ye Chen stopped not because he wanted to diet or avoid overeating, but because Chu Yanran hadn't moved her chopsticks from the beginning.
By now, only a few dough sticks remained on the table, the supply of poached eggs was almost exhausted, and even the appetizers were reduced to scraps.
"Don't you eat breakfast?" Ye Chen asked, as some people aren't accustomed to having breakfast.
"Are you full?" There was still a noticeable shock in Chu Yanran's expression.
Are you full?
Hearing the "queen's" question, Ye Chen shyly lowered his head. He wasn't full just yet, but there wasn't much food left on the table, and he wanted to leave the leftovers for the woman in front of him.
Ye Chen wasn't accustomed to lying, so he expressed his shyness.
"Just finish the rest!" Chu Yanran understood what Ye Chen meant. "In the morning, all I really need is a bowl of soy milk."
Earlier, Chu Yanran thought she had done something silly by preparing too many eggs, dough sticks, and soy milk, but after witnessing how Ye Chen ate, she realized how wise she had been.
Thirty-six poached eggs, thirty dough sticks, and a big pot of soy milk—all vanished into this glutton, believe it or not!
Chu Yanran was shocked; she realized her own appetite was too small to understand the world of gluttonous creatures.
"Alright then, you better drink the soy milk quickly before it gets cold!" Ye Chen said.
After finishing his statement, Ye Chen continued stuffing the remaining food into his stomach, enjoying the feeling of fullness.
"How do you do it?" Chu Yanran suddenly asked.
"Do what?" Ye Chen was completely puzzled.
"How do you manage to eat so much and not burst?" Chu Yanran asked slowly and deliberately.
Ye Chen: "…"