boyutpedia Chapter 399 Before today, can't we just consider it parallel?
Chapter 399 Before today, can't we just consider it parallel?
Having just obtained Xiao Yihuo's consent, Lin Lezhi released him with remarkable speed and efficiency.
When the chili peppers were added, the originally clear white broth immediately turned bright red, looking quite alarming. The spiciness traveled from my nose to my throat, like a feather gently scraping against it, causing a slight itch.
Therefore, Xiao Yihuo's already furrowed brows furrowed even more, and he held his breath for a moment.
Xiao Yihuo looked at Lin Lezhi with a suspicious expression, but when he saw that the other party was looking at him expectantly, he relaxed his brows and scooped up a spoonful with a half-believing and half-doubting expression.
However, he scooped the water right where the chili peppers were most concentrated, and the moment he put it in his mouth, he was choked by the chili peppers.
"Cough—! Cough—!"
Xiao Yihuo's face flushed crimson from the choking, covering his previously reddened ears, and his relaxed brows furrowed again.
Coughing continuously.
"Our chili sauce is quite spicy, sir, please drink your soup slowly."
The waiter next to him was cooking wontons and couldn't leave the stall, so he didn't know the specific situation on the table. But when he heard that Xiao Yihuo had choked, he immediately reminded him with concern.
"Thank you... cough-! cough-!"
After replying to the waiter, Xiao Yihuo heard Lin Lezhi burst out laughing. He glanced at her and saw Lin Lezhi slowly stirring the chili peppers that had been scooped into the bowl into the soup with a spoon.
"You...! Cough—!"
Seeing the smile on Lin Lezhi's lips, Xiao Yihuo knew that Lin Lezhi was doing it on purpose.
However, before he could even utter a word, a burning sensation, like ants crawling across his throat, surged up and choked him so much that he couldn't even speak a complete sentence.
Coupled with the embarrassment and anger of being teased by Lin Lezhi, her face turned even redder than before, her eyes reddened slightly, and she choked up tears.
However, the person who started this whole thing had a nonchalant expression on their face, with a hint of schadenfreude, and said kindly, "If you drink the soup like that, you'll definitely choke. You have to stir it first."
Done.
He even slowly blew on the soup in front of Xiao Yihuo, then took a delicious sip of the noodle soup, his face showing an expression of immense happiness and enjoyment.
"Jiang...Lin Lezhi! Cough—!"
"It's your fault for not asking beforehand. Okay, don't be angry. Luckily, I had the foresight." Lin Lezhi pushed another untouched bowl of wontons in front of Xiao Yihuo and said, "It was my fault. You eat this bowl. I'll eat it for you..."
Before he could even utter the word "eat," the soup bowl that Lin Lezhi was about to drag over was firmly held down by Xiao Yihuo.
The force of the collision caused the soup to ripple like the surface of a river under a pleasure boat, almost overflowing the rim of the bowl.
Xiao Yihuo also became stubborn, as if he wanted to prove something, and he was also competing with Lin Lezhi, refusing to let go. Lin Lezhi had no choice but to give up, let go of his hand, and adopted a posture of "please enjoy."
Seeing Xiao Yihuo choking so badly, yet still insisting on eating, he would take another bowl of soup noodles without chili to relieve the discomfort after each bite. Despite the chill in the air, a thin layer of sweat still broke out on his forehead.
Upon seeing this, Lin Lezhi's lips curled into a triumphant smile.
He leaned closer and said with a slight smile, "You ate both bowls, but I didn't touch them. Each bowl cost ten coins, so it's on me. Consider it repayment for the wontons you treated me to last time. That's twenty coins in total."
This time.
Xiao Yihua suddenly realized, as if waking from a dream, that Lin Lezhi had come to sit down at the stall and changed her mind at the last minute to order three bowls of wontons because she had such a plan.
Lin Lezhi had been setting a trap for himself from the very beginning. The certainty in his eyes clearly indicated that he was certain that Lin Lezhi would take the bait.
Seeing Xiao Yihuo's flushed face and embarrassed expression, with shame and indignation in his eyes, Lin Lezhi smiled even more brightly, overjoyed.
"Cough—! Lin Lezhi, you…!"
Lin Lezhi quickly interrupted, saying, "Hey, let's get this straight first. Although you, Boss Xiao, are very generous and said you could let me use your own money, which sounds great, I've said before that I, Lin Lezhi, have hands and feet and don't like owing others. I will repay what I owe you; I keep my word."
"You said I ate your food and spent your money in Zhouqing Town, so let's add this twenty coins, plus the money you swindled from me in Pinghai Town, and we'll call it even. Everything before today is wiped clean, how about it?"
She had thought Xiao Yihuo would readily agree, or perhaps become even more furious, but after she finished speaking, Xiao Yihuo simply stared at her silently for a long time.
Just as Lin Lezhi felt a little uneasy under Xiao Yihuo's gaze, wondering if she had gone too far, Xiao Yihuo lowered his head, stirred the chili peppers with a spoon, and silently ate the wontons in front of him.
He only coughed lightly when he choked, but he tried his best to suppress the sound of his cough.
But that's how coughing is; the more you try to suppress it, the harder it is to stop.
I don't know if he's struggling with himself, with the soup in front of him, or just being stubborn and trying to express his dissatisfaction.
In short.
Xiao Yihuo never touched the bowl of clear, unspicy wontons in front of him again.
Presumably suffering from the spiciness, Xiao Yihuo ate more and more slowly, and his face turned increasingly red. He looked as if he had been bullied, appearing somewhat aggrieved and pitiful.
Although Xiao Yihuo's behavior was quite amusing, a sense of pity arose in her heart. She reached out to pull the bowl away and said, "Alright, stop eating. You can have the other bowl."
But Xiao Yihuo was surprisingly stubborn, holding onto the rim of the bowl and refusing to let go.
Lin Lezhi wondered if he was fully aware of Xiao Yihuo's childhood experiences from the very beginning. Seeing Xiao Yihuo's stubbornness, unwillingness to admit defeat, and his competitive spirit, Lin Lezhi seemed to see what the young Xiao Yihuo was like, who had been isolated and subjected to cold stares and criticism in the palace for countless years, yet stubbornly lived on.
Every step of growth is like walking barefoot on rubble and burning coals.
Thinking of this, Lin Lezhi felt a pang of pain in his heart, and a sense of guilt welled up within him. He had always felt guilty and heartbroken towards Xiao Yihuo.
"Boss, could I have a bowl of noodle soup?"
"Of course, young master, please take it carefully, it's hot."
"Thank you."
Lin Lezhi asked the owner for an extra bowl of noodle soup. After returning and sitting down, Lin Lezhi picked up his spoon and reached straight into Xiao Yihuo's bowl.
Xiao Yihuo reacted quickly, immediately reaching out to block and grab Lin Lezhi's wrist, his eyes showing a hint of vigilance and stubbornness.
"You...cough—! What are you doing?"
“I’ve thought about it carefully and seriously. One bowl doesn’t seem to be enough for me, but this bowl is so big. I definitely wouldn’t be able to finish another one. So, I’ll share this bowl with you. We can each have half, so as not to waste food.”
Upon hearing this, the wariness in Xiao Yihuo's eyes lessened somewhat, but he still did not let go of Lin Lezhi's hand, a hint of suspicion rising in his eyes as if he were judging the truthfulness of Lin Lezhi's words.
Lin Lezhi blinked a few times, then let out a long "Oh," and said knowingly, "I know, this isn't enough for you. Okay, I'll go buy another bowl."
Lin Lezhi could have just shouted it out, but as he spoke, he prepared to stand up. However, Xiao Yihuo showed no intention of letting go and instead gripped his hand even tighter.
See this.
Lin Lezhi smiled slyly and said, "Boss Xiao, what do you mean by this?"
Seeing that Xiao Yihuo remained silent, Lin Lezhi tugged at her hand and said with a teasing smile, "So, are you willing to share some with me, or not?"