Rebirth of the Film Emperor's Beloved Wife

Chapter 16 - Another Point

It didn't take long for Qin Jiran to arrive at home.

Immediately upon entering the living room, he was greeted by the sight of Su Yanyi lounging comfortably on the couch, reading a magazine. She'd already changed into casual home clothes and let her hair down; the effect was that her usual harsh image was softened considerably.

Coupled with the way she was resting, quiet and relaxed, it really did appear as though she had been waiting for him to come home. Warmth and contentment filled Qin Jiran's heart.

However...

"Yanyi, did you need me for something?" Qin Jiran shook his head slightly to rid his mind of the wistful illusion.

This kind of warmth did not suit their relationship. Giving in to this intoxication would only bring him more despair.

Meanwhile, Su Yanyi was thinking: of course she needed him for something!

"I'm hungry."

She had waited almost an entire hour for him. At this point, she didn't even want to bother with the civilities anymore.

"..." Qin Jiran blanked for a moment. Again, he became concerned for his own hearing.

Why else would he have heard those words come out of Su Yanyi's mouth?

I'm hungry? Did that mean she had been waiting for him to come home and cook?

"Then I'll go make dinner?" He tried to feel out the situation.

"Mhm," Su Yanyi confirmed.

Once again, he fell silent, and she patiently waited until eventually, he asked, "What do you want to eat?"

"Doesn't matter, just be quick." As long as it tasted good, she was fine with anything.

Qin Jiran wordlessly made his way into the kitchen, his mind in chaos as a huge question mark hovered above his head. No matter how much he pondered, he just couldn't figure out the answer.

Over the past two days, he had experienced this state of confusion numerous times.

He finally concluded that it wasn't him, but Su Yanyi who was acting abnormally. However, two days ago when he had people go and investigate about the things that had happened to or around her recently, the results had returned as there being nothing out of the ordinary. This had only confused him more.

Half an hour later, four aromatic dishes and two bowls of soup was placed before Su Yanyi, one for her and one for Qin Jiran. She dug in without saying anything. Although her actions could still be considered graceful, Qin Jiran found her eating speed funny.

And then she heard the System beep.

Congratulations on accomplishing the task once!

+1 Point

Progress: 2/10

Please continue working hard!

Su Yanyi's chopsticks froze in mid-air, and she paused for a second before slowly lifting her head to look at Qin Jiran. Traces of the smile could still be seen on his face. It was very faint, but she could see it clearly.

She even caught a glint of a hard-to-place emotion in his eyes. Whether it was happiness or doting, she wasn't sure, but she was sure that it was directed at her.

She, was she being made fun of by him again? Could it be that she was eating too much?

"What are you laughing at?" Instead of automatically declaring him guilty, she decided to give him a chance to explain himself.