Super Gene Hunting Ground-Chapter 923 - 920: Take Your Time Eating (4/5)

Yelu Caiyun personally cooked a table full of her signature dishes for Yang Xiao. These dishes were ones Yang Xiao had never tasted before, and he couldn't stop praising them.

Yelu Caiyun also brought out a jug of wine, and began drinking with Yang Xiao.

Yang Xiao didn't refuse, and the two of them chatted back and forth, eventually finishing the entire jug of wine.

Bing'er was happily eating beside them, her mouth greasy, exclaiming that it would be great to have such a feast every day.

Yelu Caiyun laughed and said:

"Sure, you and Uncle can live here, and I can cook for you every day."

"Really?"

Bing'er giggled, turning to look at Yang Xiao.

Yang Xiao, already slightly tipsy, patted Bing'er's head and said with a smile:

"You little glutton, you should be content to enjoy such a meal occasionally. Sister Caiyun is not your cook."

Yang Xiao, full and satisfied, took Bing'er and bid farewell.

It was still early, and Bing'er held Yang Xiao's hand.

"Uncle, I think Sister Caiyun likes you."

"Oh, how can you tell?"

"Bing'er is not blind. If a woman cooks for you personally, it naturally means she likes you. I've never seen her cook for Uncle Chen Cangshan and Uncle Gao Lou."

"You seem to really like Sister Caiyun, right?"

"Mm, is that not okay?"

"Of course, you are free to like whoever you want."

Yang Xiao held Bing'er's hand and said:

"Bing'er, remember, some people can only be friends, not spouses, just like Gao Lou and Sister Caiyun."

"Uncle, are you trying to say that you and Sister Caiyun can only be friends, not a couple?"

"Hehe, Bing'er, you're getting smarter."

"Why?"

"You're still young and don't understand a lot of things. You'll know when you grow up."

"I hate it when adults use that line to brush us kids off."

...

Yelu Qing looked at Yelu Caiyun.

"Miss, I think Young Master Yang has some feelings for you."

Yelu Caiyun smiled and said:

"What do you know about love?"

"Why wouldn't I know? I'm only two years younger than you."

"Qing'er, Young Master Yang won't like me, at most he'll just see me as a friend."

"Why, Miss? You're so beautiful. Which guy from Gao Lou, Chen Cangshan, Qin Yue, or Flying Leopard Academy doesn't fall for you? Even a master once expressed his admiration when he saw you. Young Master Yang is a man too."

"Some people like your looks, some like your figure, some like your aura, and some like your soul. Young Master Yang is not an ordinary person, he's different from Chen Cangshan and Qin Yue; he's a gentleman."

"A gentleman? What do you mean? Miss, I'm a bit confused."

"Do you think Chen Cangshan and Qin Yue truly like me, in the way that they'd want to marry me?"

Yelu Qing was startled for a moment, then shook her head,

"It doesn't seem like they would."

"You're right, neither Chen Cangshan nor Qin Yue would marry me, yet they keep expressing goodwill and trying to win my favor. Why?

They simply want my body, to satisfy their possessiveness; they are just men filled with desire."

"What does that have to do with Young Master Yang being a gentleman?"

"Young Master Yang is the kind of person who would marry you if he liked you, someone who would take responsibility, otherwise he wouldn't be interested. I believe that even with my looks, I can attract Young Master Yang, but he will restrain himself, not letting desire control him.

A true gentleman may have desires, but they control their urges and do not become promiscuous or careless."

"Then why do you say Young Master Yang wouldn't like you?"

"In his eyes, I am a woman with blemishes, a woman who uses her beauty to entice other men to achieve her goals. For Young Master Yang, that is unacceptable and conflicts with his values as a gentleman, so he is destined not to like me, let alone marry me,

Qing'er, remember, life's paths must not be walked in error. One wrong step can lead to many wrong steps. I no longer have a choice, but you do, keep your original heart. When you meet the man you like, I will send you off as if you were my sister."

"Miss,"

Qing'er looked at Caiyun, choked up, only she knew the grievances that Miss had suffered, and she felt sad for her.

Yelu Caiyun gently stroked Qing'er's hair and said:

"Actually, I'm not that unfortunate. At least, Young Master Yang understands me; maybe we can be confidants."

...

Yang Xiao, having drunk some wine, felt a bit drunk, returned to his dormitory, and lay down to sleep, not going to the library.

It was past ten o'clock at night, and Xiao Ling, as usual, went to the canteen to buy a late-night snack.

The chubby woman selling snacks at the canteen laughed and said:

"Master Xiao, why have you recently changed your routine and started eating late-night snacks every evening? I haven't seen you gain any weight. Do you have some secret to maintain such a good figure?"

Xiao Ling smiled and said:

"I've always been naturally thin, no matter how much I eat, I don't get fat."

"Ah, I envy you to death. I gain weight even from drinking water."

The chubby woman's husband stood by and laughed,

"Yeah right, you eat over ten pounds of meat every evening. If you don't gain weight, there would be no justice."

The chubby woman clanged the spoon against the iron pot loudly, with a "bang bang" sound,

"Are you looking for a beating today? I'm working so hard selling snacks at night, can't I eat a little snack?"

The man, startled, immediately put on a smiling face:

"Eat, of course, you should eat. I love your chubby body; it's particularly sexy."

"That's too much, Master Xiao is here. How embarrassing to let her hear that."

Xiao Ling's face turned red, and she quickly grabbed her late-night snack and left.

Entering the library, Xiao Ling was surprised to find Yang Xiao wasn't there.

After circling on the first floor of the library to make sure Yang Xiao was really not there, Xiao Ling suddenly felt a sense of loss.

She placed the meal container on the desk, took a book from the bookshelf, and started reading slowly.

After a short while, Xiao Ling grew irritated and couldn't calm down to read, closed the book, and prepared to leave.

A familiar figure holding a book slowly approached Xiao Ling.

"Oh, Luo Hao, what a coincidence."

Luo Hao also pretended to be surprised,

"Wow, I keep running into you everywhere. I didn't expect to see you at the library, especially this late. Aren't you going to rest? Oh, and you've brought a late-night snack. Planning on burning the midnight oil?"

Luo Hao asked knowingly.

Xiao Ling shook her head and said,

"I just passed by the canteen and casually bought a late-night snack, planning to eat it at home."

She certainly wouldn't foolishly mention it was for Yang Xiao.

Although Xiao Ling was known as a sharp-tongued beautiful mentor, she always kept herself pure and had no scandals.

Those pursuing her had privately given her the nickname of Iceberg Beauty.

Luo Hao sat opposite Xiao Ling's desk and smiled:

"What delicious food did you get? It smells fantastic, and you're not going to invite me to share?"

Xiao Ling smiled, thinking, rather than throwing it away, she might as well give it to Luo Hao.

So she pushed the meal container towards Luo Hao,

"Go ahead, eat it. I suddenly don't feel hungry anymore."

Luo Hao was flattered. Xiao Ling had never voluntarily bought him late-night snacks or anything else before.

When Luo Hao occasionally worked with Xiao Ling and claimed he was busy, he asked Xiao Ling to bring back a meal, but Xiao Ling would say:

"You go buy it yourself; I have a bad memory and might forget."

Xiao Ling was straightforward, said whatever was on her mind, without consideration for others, which was why many called her sharp-tongued,

For instance, last time when Director Lu recruited Yang Xiao and Yelu Caiyun, Xiao Ling directly questioned their Genetic Evolution Talent, calling it a low-level type, which made Director Lu quite embarrassed.

Xiao Ling's straightforward, strong, and fiery personality was in sharp contrast with her beautiful appearance.

Xiao Ling pushed the meal container to Luo Hao, stood up, and turned to leave.

Luo Hao was taken aback and asked:

"Where are you going?"

"I'm feeling a bit tired; I have a lot of work tomorrow. I'm going back to rest. You take your time eating. Oh, and remember to return the meal container to the canteen for me."

With that, she left quickly.

Luo Hao looked at Xiao Ling's beautiful back, feeling a sense of bewilderment.