Chapter 284: Chapter 97 Departure_2
Among them, was a discussion about the relationship between Du Xixi and Ke Lian.
The Iron-eating Beast said that the relationship between Du Xixi and Ke Lian was very good. It was evident from their past interactions that Ke Lian had a strong possessiveness towards Du Xixi. Although he respected all of Du Xixi’s decisions, he was alert to any male or even female figures appearing around her.
One of the Iron-eating Beast’s requirements for Old Hei and Old Bai was that they should purely learn cooking skills. They could respect Du Xixi, but they shouldn’t overly show affection or goodwill towards her.
Otherwise... it’s feared that Marshal Ke Lian might not be able to take it and explode on the spot.
Thinking that the Iron-eating Beast was exaggerating, Old Hei merely took note of it in his mind but didn’t care much about it. But now seeing this, he thought perhaps what the Iron-eating Beast said back then might be true.
Just teaching cooking lessons, Ke Lian insisted on Du Xixi taking breaks on time, even giving her detailed massages and gentle care; it’s normal to have strong possessiveness.
Old Hei recalled his and his brother’s attitude towards Du Xixi, and their distance from her when facing Ke Lian, feeling somewhat relieved in his heart.
Fortunately, Old Hei and Old Bai had no inappropriate thoughts about Du Xixi, always treating her with the respect of a teacher and never doing anything that would make Ke Lian jealous.
While Old Hei breathed a sigh of relief and considered whether to remind his brother of a few things, Ke Lian, who wasn’t jealous at all, was already acting sweetly towards Du Xixi.
He pouted, came up to Du Xixi, and said somewhat jealously, "Xixi, can’t you stay a little further away from those two Iron-eating Beasts? I don’t like it!"
Just in his mind affirming that Ke Lian wasn’t jealous, Old Hei: ...
Upon hearing this, Du Xixi, who was enjoying Ke Lian’s moderate-strength massage, froze for a moment, then instinctively glanced at the tightly closed kitchen door, and asked puzzled, "Am I very close to them?"
Ke Lian nodded, the certainty in his eyes making Du Xixi start to doubt herself.
Maybe not? Du Xixi blinked, recalling the last two days of lessons, remembering the closest she got to Old Hei and Old Bai was just when she leaned over to check the heap of meat that Old Bai had diced into mince.
Even then, the distance was definitely at least half a meter, as she always paid attention to maintaining distance from the opposite sex. Du Xixi turned her head, feeling that Ke Lian’s jealousy was utterly unfounded.
"Why are you always jealous like this!" Du Xixi playfully poked Ke Lian on the head. In her impression, Ke Lian could always find a reason to overturn the vinegar jar and was completely covered with the words "I’m jealous."
The key point was, Ke Lian wasn’t just jealous of men, but also of women who appeared around Du Xixi! From Mo Ying, to Miao Miao, then Doctor Mo and a whole bunch of military hospital nurse young ladies... Wasn’t Ke Lian a vinegar jar in his past life!?
Seeing Du Xixi glare at him unhappily, Ke Lian quickly hugged her, then rubbed his chin on her shoulder until Du Xixi’s little grudge disappeared, and then said, "Isn’t it because I love you too much?"
It’s not because Ke Lian doesn’t trust Du Xixi, but because he loves her so he cares and gets jealous.
Ke Lian always knew how to hit Du Xixi’s weak spot. With such a mushy sweet talk coming out, how could Du Xixi hold on to her grievance about Ke Lian being jealous? She blushed immediately, glanced at the time erratically, and said to Ke Lian, who looked at her tenderly, "The ten minutes are up, I have to go in!"
With that, she freed herself from Ke Lian’s not-so-strong embrace and headed into the kitchen with quick steps.
The kitchen door opened and closed, and the lively sound disappeared from Du Xixi’s sight as the door shut. Ke Lian stared at the kitchen for quite a while, then covered his lips and chuckled. He ended up laughing into his arm until he burst out laughing out loud.
So cute!
He seldom laughed so heartily, so his laughter wasn’t loud enough to be heard by Du Xixi, Old Hei, or Old Bai in the kitchen. But having composed herself, Du Xixi, who was teaching the two Iron-eating Beasts how to chop meat, couldn’t help but find her ears turning red and hot.
Hmm, someone was thinking of her.
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The time passed quickly amid the busyness. Du Xixi maintained a busy life for half a month, and just as she started to get comfortable and handle things with ease, the banquet held by Chen Yin was about to begin.