Chapter 68: Chacha Likes You So Much!
After receiving the cookies, Ruan Cha was gently lowered from Gu Zhenzhi’s shoulder. Once her feet touched the ground, she placed the cookies in the shopping cart and then hooked her arm through Gu Zhenzhi’s. “Brother Zhenzhi, you’re amazing! If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have been able to get these cookies. You’re simply the best! Cha Cha really likes you!”
Ruan Cha’s unreserved adoration was so genuine, so free of pretense, that it had viewers laughing themselves to tears.
“This subtle jab deserves a perfect score!”
“I was just about to say, when others act cute it’s endearing, but when Ruan Wei does it, it’s lethal. She obviously forces her voice to sound sweet on purpose—I’m about to vomit, yet so many people are gushing about how adorable it is!”
At the base, Hong Yan glanced at the burly man lying on the floor in utter despair. He kindly suggested, “Why don’t you lie on the sofa? The floor’s cold.”
The burly man, clutching his phone and still frantically sending gifts, whimpered pitifully, “My heart is even colder. With every ‘Brother Zhenzhi’ from the boss, it shatters into pieces, my love and faith drifting away with the wind…”
Hong Yan: “…”
Soon, after finishing their supermarket run, everyone boarded the car to return home.
Ruan Cha called out “Brother Zhenzhi” incessantly along the way, repeatedly testing Gu Zhenzhi’s defenses.
His heart was nearly melting.
Back at the residence, everyone began preparing the ingredients. There was only one kitchen, so each group cooked in turn.
The first pair, the influencer couple, took out their groceries—all instant foods, requiring only a quick heat-up. They finished quickly, making way for Ruan Wei and Gu Jiayan.
As soon as Ruan Wei and Gu Jiayan entered the kitchen, Ruan Wei carelessly broke a plate. She hurried to pick it up, only to accidentally cut her finger, maintaining her persona as a pampered heiress to the very end.
“Jiayan, I’m so sorry. I really know nothing about cooking. I cause trouble the moment I step in…”
“It’s alright.” Gu Jiayan picked up a tissue and wiped the blood from her finger, then gently ruffled her hair. “Just watch me cook.”
Ruan Wei smiled softly at his words, “Jiayan, you’re so kind.”
The influencer girl, hearing the commotion in the kitchen, hurried over to check on Ruan Wei. Ruan Wei raised her hand, “Just a minor scratch, nothing serious.”
As she lifted her hand, the injury was caught by Ruan Cha’s keen eyes.
Ruan Cha laughed, “Oh, another moment and it would already be healed.”
Ruan Wei: “…”
She forced a smile and walked up to Ruan Cha. “Cha Cha, you’ll soon have to show off your culinary skills for everyone. I’ve never tasted your cooking before, but I’m sure it will be delicious.”
Ruan Cha, noticing how Ruan Wei approached her with a smile that barely concealed its sharpness, rested her chin in her palms, cheeks puffed and fair, her bright eyes sparkling. “I never said I’d be cooking.”
“Huh?” Ruan Wei, surprised, turned her suspicious gaze to Gu Zhenzhi. “So, Cha Cha, is Brother Gu the one cooking for your group? Cha Cha, don’t joke with me. Brother Gu doesn’t look like someone who can cook.”
Ruan Cha lowered her gaze, lips curling slightly.
“Even if Jiayan can’t cook, he’s smart and a quick learner. Watch a video once and he remembers everything. But… not everyone is Jiayan.”
Ruan Wei’s words were a blatant dig.
Ruan Cha sneered.
Gu Zhenzhi despised nothing more than being compared to the rest of the Gu family.