27 Thirsty (1/2)

The instant Chàng Bo appeared next to Mao Lu, and looked at him with those clear blue star filled eyes, whilst whimpering \”You're back finally. I've been starving for a week. Please feed me.\” Mao Lu felt his heart begin to beat like crazy.

His blood was boiling, and he felt very hot all of a sudden.

His cheeks were warm.

\”Am I blushing!!!!!?\” He thought in horror.

In less than a second he'd turned into a dog in heat, and this time Mao Lu hadn't drank any alcohol. He couldn't blame this reaction on being drunk.

Mao Lu could admit that he was sexually frustrated but this felt like something more than that. \”I'm super attracted to him!\”

Mao Lu mentally slapped himself.

\”Y-y-you're hungry?\” He finally said after calming down and slightly regaining his composure.

Chàng Bo raised an eyebrow, what was that reaction?

He sensed Mao Lu's heart rate momentarily rise, although Mao Lu quickly restrained it he still noticed. Chàng Bo was slightly puzzled, it had happened the moment he grabbed Mao Lu's arm. Was it because of him, or was it something else?..

Chàng Bo explained, \”You see usually I would feed off the essence, but the essence here in a mortal realm is very impure, the impurities aren't good for my body. Even when I absorbed large quantities of it and filtered it out, it was still insufficient to meet the requirements of my body. For now I'll have to settle with having real food to consume for energy. But I haven't had any food in a week.\”

Mao Lu looked at him, confused, \”But there's food in the kitchen, I'm sure I still had a lot of things in the fridge and pantry. Did you not see it?\”

\”I didn't. I didn't want to go into the kitchen in case an incident like last time happened. I didn't want to offend you Gatekeeper Lu, by making another mess.\” Chàng Bo answered quickly.

\”I wouldn't have been offended though….you could have made a mess…\” Mao Lu sensed a large amount or embarrassment coming off of Chàng Bo.

\”Ahhh I see!!!! You can't cook. It's because you're embarrassed right? It's less about offending me and more like you didn't want to fail at cooking!\” he exclaimed, \”Have you never cooked for yourself before?\” Mao Lu was curious.

Chàng Bo went a bit stiff. Mao Lu had gotten straight to the point.

Chàng Bo didn't know how to cook for himself.

Being the son of the Supreme Lord of Stars, Chàng Bo had had personal chefs since young. And when he hit 50 he began using the essence as food. Learning basic essential skills like cooking had never applied to him.

However, Chàng Bo had always excelled at everything, he was perfect at everything. So when he saw Mao Lu's kitchen and found the food, even though he didn't know how, he thought he could easily warm it up and make himself something nice.

But that had ended in a complete disaster.

What a joke would that be, it was an extreme loss of face. If this information became known throughout the 400 realms Chàng Bo was sure he'd become a laughing stock.

And practitioners that hated him, which were many, would make malicious comments like: \”He can't even cook despite all that power!\”

\”I guess that's what happens when you're pampered and spoiled.\”

\”Chàng Bo would definitely die in the wild, he's not even a threat.\”

\”What a joke.\”

Just the thought of people Chàng Bo hated saying these things and looking down on him, made his blood boil.

Chàng Bo was too ashamed to go back into the kitchen and make a fool of himself, he'd rather starve than make such a humiliating scene again. That's why he ended up waiting for Mao Lu, but who would have thought that this Gatekeeper would stay in his quarters for a week without leaving.

Chàng Bo had honestly never felt so hungry in his entire existence. That was why even though he knew it was impolite he still grabbed Mao Lu and begged for food. He risked it because he was just that hungry, and so far Mao Lu didn't seem like the irrationally angry type that would get mad if he requested such a thing.

When Mao Lu saw the stiff expression on Chàng Bo's face that easily revealed his thoughts, he burst into giggles. This Chàng Bo was far too funny. \”First when we meet he speaks to me so rudely, then ruins my kitchen, and now he comes begging to me for food like a baby.\”

Yet Mao Lu also felt that Chàng Bo had many layers to him. He's obviously someone with ambitions and secrets. Even though Mao Lu had overlooked it initially, when he reviewed the conversation they'd had about the Gatekeepers key, he felt like he'd missed something.

A slight irritation, which told him that behind that honest persona Chàng Bo was hiding something from him and being very calculative.

This was the main reason that Mao Lu wasn't comfortable with his extreme attraction to Chàng Bo.

It wasn't just because they'd only just met, but it was also because Mao Lu wasn't sure if he could trust Chàng Bo. What if he became a threat to Mao Lu later on? What if the Gatekeeper association decided to punish him with death for hiding and using the key?

Mao Lu wasn't cold hearted, he didn't want to see Chàng Bo die and he would help him if he could, but Mao Lu wouldn't take any type of betrayal. If Chàng Bo was plotting against him and defied Mao Lu's trust then Mao Lu would personally make Chàng Bo wish he never dared to.

Mao Lu didn't want to be so attracted to Chàng Bo, these feelings would only complicate matters if Chàng Bo proved to be dangerous.

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\”Okay let me make you some food, and whilst you're watching I hope you learn a thing or two.\”

Mao Lu led Chàng Bo into the kitchen and opened the cupboards and went into the freezer. He took out all kinds of ingredients.

Mao Lu thinly sliced some cabbage and crushed some garlic cloves on a chopping board. He then took out large packets of chow mein noodles. He got water in a large pot and began boiling the water in the pot on the cooker before putting in the chow mein noodles and leaving them to cook.

Chàng Bo watched intensely as Mao Lu brought out a large wok.

Mao Lu put the flames up to full heat as he expertly tossed canola oil into the pan and began cooking the cabbage he'd sliced earlier. He cooked it for three minutes before adding the garlic cloves. He then added in soy sauce, sweet soy sauce, and oyster sauce, leaving that to simmer.

Mao Lu then took out some large frozen prawns, adding them to the mix. He also added some bean sprouts and sesame seeds. Eventually he took the chow mein noodles, draining the water and then throwing them in the wok. Mixing it all together.

After a few minutes he got two large bowls and threw the noodles inside them. Sprinkling more sesame seeds on top.

\”And there we have it, some Prawn Chow Mein\” Mao Lu smiled at Chàng Bo.

Chàng Bo's eyes were wide, the smell was delicious. He had never seen food like this before but his mouth still watered.