Chapter 294 - Niu-Style Counseling (1/2)

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

“What… What?!” Yi Qing stared blankly at him, as if was just beginning to realize where the conversation was headed. A moment later, he snapped back to reality. His serious expression turned red as if something exploded behind it. He began to panic. “I… I… like Master?” He instinctively glanced at the woman in front of him. Before he even met her eyes however, he looked back down like a child who was caught doing something wrong.

He… This feeling he had toward Master was… fancy? Did he really fancy Master?! If fancying Master meant that he would get to be beside Master forever, he guessed he did fancy her.

“You really don’t know!” Lonemoon exclaimed incredulously. He was not even clear of his own feelings, yet went ahead to confess to Shen Ying. From the way he was acting, it was obvious she was his first… whatever.

“Mas… Master.” Yi Qing seemed to shrink back into his own body. Where he was confidently pleading for guidance earlier, he now looked like a deflated basketball. Guiltily, he kept sneaking glances at Shen Ying.

“Hey, say something!” Lonemoon nudged Shen Ying.

“Say… say what?” Shen Ying cleared her throat. This sudden confession from Chef did make her feel a little awkward. She did not know what to say or do.

“Are you trying to be as stupid as him?” Lonemoon rolled his eyes. “At least say something in response to what he told you.” After awhile, Lonemoon added, “I’m telling you, you won’t be able to find someone else like Chef… who cooks so well.” They were brothers who fought alongside each other after all. Lonemoon felt obliged to help his brother out.

“Ah, so troublesome!” All this dating business.

Troublesome your ass!

“Chef.” Shen Ying turned to face Yi Qing seriously.

Yi Qing paused, unable to digest the truth that Lonemoon had just revealed to him. Unable to keep from blushing, he looked at Shen Ying. “Mas… Master?”

“Have you figured out what exactly you want to say to me?”

Yi Qing paused, his eyes clouding over once more. He stared at Shen Ying for a few moments without reacting.

“Ah.” Shen Ying sighed. “Then let’s leave it as this first. Talk to me when you’re ready.” She waved her hand, intending to dismiss the meeting. “It’s almost noon – it’s time to cook lunch.”

She stood up and gestured for Chef to get to work.

“I like Master!” Yi Qing suddenly announced. He seemed to have figured out his feelings. He spoke even louder than he did before and raised his head to look at Shen Ying squarely in the eye. Yet, his face remained red as a tomato. Emphasizing on each word, he said, “If your disciple’s intention to Master all to myself indicates that I like Master, then I’ve already liked you for a long… long time.”

Shen Ying, “…”

Lonemoon, “…”

Holy shit, this was a much better confession!

A long time later…

“But… But I think I don’t really like you!”

“…”

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Lonemoon felt a bit colder over the past few days since Yi Qing unexpectedly confessed and failed.. Although they acted no different from usual – the one who always played games continued to play games and the one who always cooked continued to cook – he felt a certain tension in the household. As an observer, Lonemoon was getting increasingly uncomfortable. This was especially so when he met Yi Qing’s devastated eyes..

Most importantly…

“Hey, why don’t you manage this?” Lonemoon pointed at Yi Qing busying himself.

“Manage what?” Shen Ying stared blankly back at Lonemoon.

“What else!” Lonemoon rolled his eyes. “Chef is starting to cook again.”

“What’s so weird about him cooking?” He’s a chef!