CHAPTER 11

After Ye Chengxing spoke, she withdrew her gaze and remained silent, fearing that Li Jia would feel even more uncomfortable with her continued emphasis.

Li Jia looked at the chair Xiaobai brought in and then slowly shifted her gaze to Ye Chengxing.

However, the mocking smile that had lingered at the corner of her mouth gradually disappeared under Ye Chengxing's unreserved handling of the ingredients.

The Alpha skillfully dealt with those ingredients, as if she had done it countless times before.

The more Li Jia looked, the more intense her gaze became.

In the last moments before her rebirth, she had invested all her assets in an orphanage and hired a gourmet chef. She had also witnessed the chef's cooking skills.

The gourmet chef she had hired for the orphanage at that time could be said to be at the highest level, but she was certain that the chef couldn't match the level of proficiency displayed by Ye Chengxing in this life.

A faint sense of discordance suddenly arose in her heart.

Could the previous Ye Chengxing cook?

She was certain that the previous Ye Chengxing definitely couldn't.

And even if she could, this level of skill would require daily practice to achieve.

Li Jia didn't sit on the chair that Ye Chengxing had brought for her. She stood behind Ye Chengxing, watching Alpha's figure, her mind filled with confusion.

Was it because she had always been hiding her true abilities, or...

Could it be that the other person had also been reborn?

However, as soon as these two speculations arose in her mind, Li Jia immediately dismissed them.

If Ye Chengxing really had culinary skills, it would already be surprising enough for her not to flaunt it with her personality. How could she be hiding her abilities?

It was also unlikely that she had been reborn. With Ye Chengxing's degree of cherishing her life, she had already killed her once before. If she were to be reborn, she would definitely choose to have someone kill her directly to put an end to everything. How could she have done so many things now?

In the end, what went wrong?

......

Thanks to the highly efficient kitchen equipment, Ye Chengxing finished everything in less than twenty minutes.

Considering that she was still unfamiliar with these new devices, her speed would definitely be even faster next time.

The freshly cooked dishes exuded steam and the aroma of the food lingered in the air, finally arousing a bit of appetite in Ye Chengxing.

Although people in this world didn't know how to cook well, the quality of the ingredients was top-notch, and their aroma filled the air.

Xiaobai brought the dishes one by one to the dining table.

Since the dishes had been served, Ye Chengxing asked Li Jia to wait at the table for her to serve the meal, but Li Jia didn't move. Instead, she looked at Ye Chengxing with an inexplicable gaze that Ye Chengxing couldn't quite understand.

Ever since she started cooking, Ye Chengxing had felt Li Jia's eyes following her wherever she went.

She simply thought that Li Jia found it curious to see someone cooking, considering that in this world, cooking was indeed a novelty.

Li Jia did speak as Ye Chengxing had expected, but her tone carried a deep meaning: "Sister, you can actually cook. Amazing."

Ye Chengxing didn't grasp the underlying meaning of her words and felt a bit embarrassed by the compliment.

In her view, it was just a simple act of cooking.

She subconsciously waved her hand and said, "It's nothing. I don't even know if it suits your taste."

As she spoke, she opened the device she had been using as a rice cooker and took a look inside.

The rice was steamed perfectly.

A smile appeared on Ye Chengxing's face involuntarily. "It's getting late. Let's start having lunch after serving the rice."

Li Jia watched as Ye Chengxing used a flat-shaped spoon-like utensil to scoop the rice into bowls.

With the two bowls of rice ready, Li Jia reached out to take them, but Ye Chengxing beat her to it and said, "I'll carry them. We just don't have chopsticks yet..."

At this point, she looked at Li Jia, her eyes twinkling with a bright smile. "I might need you to get the chopsticks for us."

The chopsticks and other utensils were right at hand, so Li Jia fetched them. She realized that Ye Chengxing was still standing in place, waiting for her to bring the chopsticks before continuing forward, as if she was waiting for her.

A subtle sense of home suddenly emerged in Li Jia's heart.

She tightened her grip on the chopsticks and slightly quickened her pace.

At the same time, she quietly suppressed all those subtle feelings deep down inside.

Li Jia tried to convince herself that all of this was just a ploy and manipulation by the woman in front of her. However, that sense of dissonance in her heart persisted.

She couldn't help but think to herself—

Is it really like that? Is everything Ye Chengxing has done just part of her scheme and manipulation to toy with her?

If she hadn't firmly believed before that Ye Chengxing was a sc*mbag and a pervert, based on their interactions over the past few days, it seemed like she genuinely cared for her.

On the night of the banquet, not only did she not do anything disgusting, but she also took her to the hospital and took care of her during her hospital stay. On the day of her discharge, she even gave her flowers and bought her a mobile phone.

When she asked if she had the intention to go back to school and received a positive answer, Ye Chengxing helped her find a school, arranged for a tutor, and granted her full access to the owner's privileges in her own villa. She made sure there were no obstacles to anything she wanted to do. Today, she even bought ingredients and kitchen utensils to personally cook, and astonishingly, she actually made a meal.

She knew that Ye Chengxing had some peculiar fetishes, so she hadn't thought much about it in the past few days. After all, just a glance at the other person made her feel disgusted and fake. But the more she thought about it, the more she felt something was off, especially the fact that Ye Chengxing could cook.

It wasn't just that. She remembered clearly that Ye Chengxing always wore a string of Buddhist prayer beads on her wrist and rarely took them off. But now, her wrist was empty, and her preferences seemed to have changed. The style of the villa's decoration was very different from the previous life, even to the point of being completely opposite.

What could cause such a drastic change in a person's character?

Or... was this Ye Chengxing in this life not the same person as the previous one? In that case, which world had she been reborn into?

Li Jia furrowed her brows slightly at the sudden influx of mixed thoughts.

It was just too dissonant.

And this sense of dissonance reached its peak as soon as she tasted the dish Ye Chengxing had made.

Seeing Li Jia's sudden pause, Ye Chengxing thought there might be something wrong with the taste of the food. She quickly took a bite herself.

She had no idea what Li Jia had noticed, nor did she have any intention of concealing her actions. The time and circumstances she had come from were just right, exactly the time when the original body had first made contact with Li Jia. Even if Li Jia noticed that she was different from the rumors, she probably wouldn't think much of it. After all, before that, Li Jia had never seen the original host, let alone understood her.

Ye Chengxing took a bite and found nothing wrong. The saltiness and texture were just right, and thanks to the advanced equipment and high-quality ingredients in this world, the taste was even more delicious compared to the food she used to cook before transmigrating.

But that was just her own opinion. Li Jia, on the other hand, felt that it was not as good as nutrient solution when she tasted it.

So after tasting it, Ye Chengxing looked at Li Jia and asked, "Does it not taste good? It's alright, don't hesitate to tell me if you have any feedback. I can improve."

Hearing Ye Chengxing's question, Li Jia raised her eyes and looked at her, her gaze filled with a complex and strange expression.

"No," she spoke softly after a long gaze, but she didn't retract her gaze. It was as if she wanted to see through the surface and straight into the soul inside, "It's... so delicious."

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