103 Ice Cream (1/2)

It looked like Zhao Qixuan really had warned all those people. The gentlemen who suffered under Liu Li's cruel hands did not show up at the restaurant tonight. However, Heavenly Residence was still full so Ye Jiayao stayed busy all through the night.

When she finally stepped outside, she saw Song Qi waiting for her.

”Brother Yao, please get on the cart,” Song Qi called.

Ye Jiayao sighed, knowing that Chunyu would be inside the cart.

”I told you not to come here,” Ye Jiayao chided, trying to hide the thrill she was feeling. It was just like a modern love story of guys picking up their girlfriends after work.

Unluckily, there were no flowers.

Xia Chunyu simply responded, ”I don't want people to take you cruising again.”

Ye Jiayao rolled her eyes.

”It's better that I just take you away,” Xia Chunyu continued and pulled her against his chest.

”Chunyu, you better not move those hands,” she threatened him.

Xia Chunyu's eyes gleamed as bright as his smile. ”Okay. I'll just move my mouth.”

He lowered his head and kissed her lips.

Ye Jiayao struggled for a few beats before giving up and sinking into him. His tongue slipped past her lips and roamed her mouth, tasting her greedily.

The heat rose inside the cart, stifling and carnal. Both of them were lost in each other, lost in the passion of their embrace.

”Yaoyao…”

”What?”

Xia Chunyu grabbed her hand and pressed it on top of his groin, letting her feel how hard he was for her. The lust and longing in his eyes were unmistakable as he stared down at her, his breathing ragged.

Ye Jiayao blushed, feeling embarrassed. She might've come from the modern age where girls were not as conservative but this was still new to her. She knew that if girls were too open and liberated, guys would just treat them casually.

”If you keep looking at me like that, I will get off the cart.” Ye Jiayao took her hand back, fixed her clothing, and adjusted her seating position.

Xia Chunyu almost groaned in frustration. He knew that what he did was improper, but he couldn't help it. Whenever she was close, his desire for her just overtakes his rational brain.

”What did you make tonight?” Xia Chunyu asked to distract himself.

”You will know when we get there,” Ye Jiayao answered coyly. This was her first time to make ice cream and she didn't know if she would succeed. It was best not to hype it up.

When they returned home, Jiang Yue had already prepared all the materials Ye Jiayao would need. There was even a large ice room which had cost Ye Jiayao a fortune because it was custom-made.

”Where is your brother?” Ye Jiayao asked because she didn't see him last night nor this morning.

”My brother is doing carpentry work in the house. I told him to come out, but he didn't want to leave.”

Ye Jiayao and Xia Chunyu exchanged glances. How long was this kid planning to hide himself?

Paying no more mind to it, Ye Jiayao started on the process of making ice cream. First, she cracked two eggs, separating the yolks, and mixed it with sugar. She then used the beater Ah Li made to whisk the egg whites until it developed stiff peaks.

A pot of milk was heating on the stove and Ye Jiayao waited until it was just shy of boiling before taking it off the fire. She let it cool a little bit before she made Jiang Yue pour it slowly into the eggs as she whisked them all together.

”Slow. No, slower.”

The temperature of the milk and the speed of whisking were the keys during this process. Higher temperature or faster pouring could either scramble the eggs or dilute it, so everything should be controlled.

”What are you doing?” Xia Chunyu asked, confused. He has never seen a process like this before. ”That's so strange.”

Ye Jiayao put the egg and milk mixture back to the pot to boil before replying, ”Something you've never eaten before.”

A thought then suddenly occurred to her. She smacked her forehead and exclaimed, ”I forgot! This will only be edible after three hours! Do you want to just come back tomorrow?”

Xia Chunyu shook his head. ”Just three hours? I can wait.”

It would be great to spend more time with her.

Ye Jiayao nodded, secretly happy that he wouldn't leave just yet.

After the egg and milk mixture has boiled, she set it aside to cool for about 20 minutes or so.

During that wait, Jiang Yue was smart enough to find an excuse to leave so that the small kitchen would just belong to the two lovebirds.

Ye Jiayao kept her distance from him for security.

Xia Chunyu saw her wary look and smiled.

”Are there books here?”

”None.”

”You don't play doubles anymore?” Xia Chunyu asked. She invented this gambling game and Song Qi made it popular. Now, it wasn't just the Jing An Mansion that was playing it, but also people outside.

She muttered, ”I'm tired when I come back every day, and sometimes, I still have to study the dishes. When will I have the time to play? Besides, I don't think I have enough money to play.” She was still poor, she couldn't afford to gamble away her savings.

”Rock, Paper, Scissors? Are you not playing either?” Xia Chunyu thought about that terrible rock. He was actually still smarting from that loss and he wanted revenge.