Outrageous! Who said my wife is vain?!

After calling out to his brother Chu, Mingxi's second words were, "It smells so good!"

Mingxi tilted her head back, sniffed hard, and exclaimed, "This aroma is absolutely amazing! I can tell it's Brother Chu cooking just by smelling it. It smells so good!"

Cheng Yuyu, who was standing nearby, also smelled it. Looking at Mingxi's smug little face, he had to admit that the fragrance was indeed extraordinary.

It seems that Chu Yu is indeed quite skilled in cooking. They say that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. Is this how he won Mingxi's heart?!

Just as Cheng Yuyu was lost in thought, Chu Yu came out of the kitchen. He smiled gently at Mingxi and took the things and bag from his hands. "You're here."

"This must be Mr. Cheng. Hello! I've always heard Mingxi mention your best friend. It's great to finally meet you today. Please come in and have a seat."

In a brief encounter and a few words, Cheng Yuyu gained a preliminary understanding of Chu Yu.

He is indeed good-looking, with a handsome and stylish face, deep and bright eyes, and a high nose bridge. He exudes a mature and steady temperament and can be considered a very charming man.

His height and physique are also plus points. Even in his home clothes, he can't hide his strong and muscular build. The apron around his waist further accentuates his wasp waist and broad back. He is definitely the type that Mingxi would like.

However, for people like them, surrounded by plenty of handsome men and women, to be able to captivate Mingxi like this, Chu Yu must have some other extraordinary qualities.

These thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant. Regardless of what he was thinking, Cheng Yuyu still smiled politely and said, "Hello! Mr. Chu, I'm sorry to bother you with this sudden visit."

Chu Yu smiled and shook his head, "It's no bother at all. You're Mingxi's good friend, so it's only right that you come to my house for a visit."

"Hehe! Mr. Chu, you really know how to talk. Mingxi always mentions me to you. What did she say about me? She must have been complaining about me, right?" Cheng Yuyu glanced at Mingxi half-jokingly.

Upon seeing Chu Yu, Mingxi acted like a cat seeing a fish, immediately clinging to him and now sweetly hugging his arm, making Cheng Yuyu want to roll his eyes.

Mingxi chuckled, glanced at him sideways, and said innocently, "Look at what you're saying. You're my best friend, of course I only say good things about you."

"You'd better be."

"Of course I am!"

....

As they spoke, the three of them had already taken their seats on the sofa.

Chu Yu pushed the pre-cut fruit platters toward Cheng Yuyu and Ming Xi, saying, "Mr. Cheng, I didn't know what kind of fruit you liked, so I bought some of everything. Here, don't be shy."

Cheng Yuyu glanced at the well-cut, appealing fruit on the plate and smiled, saying, "These are all my favorites. Mr. Chu's knife skills are truly excellent."

"Haha! You flatter me. I enjoy cooking, but my knife skills are just so-so."

Seeing the two of them being so polite it was almost fake, Mingxi looked up at the sky speechlessly, then leaned on Chu Yu's shoulder, interrupting their conversation, "Brother Chu, Yu Yu, that's enough!"

"Stop calling me 'Mr.' or 'Mr.', it's so awkward! Call me by my name, and stop with all the thank yous, it's so fake."

Upon hearing this, Chu Yu patted Mingxi's shoulder, said nothing, and simply smiled as he looked at Cheng Yuyu.

Cheng Yuyu covered her mouth and chuckled, pretending to have just realized what she meant. "Right! Mingxi is right. We're not strangers. I'll call you Chu Yu, but you can just call me Yuyu, like Mingxi does."

Chu Yu curled the corners of his lips. "Alright, Yu Yu."

At this moment, Chu Yu seemed to suddenly remember something, and slapped his thigh, "Look at me, you've been in here for ages and I haven't even asked you what you'd like to drink. We have tea, coffee, sparkling water, and coconut water. Yu Yu, what would you like to drink? Or would you like a glass of freshly squeezed juice?"

Cheng Yuyu thought for a moment and said, "No need for that. Just give me a bottle of sparkling water."

"it is good."

Then, Chu Yu looked at Ming Xi and asked, "What about you? Juice or coconut water?"

Without thinking, Mingxi said, "Coconut water."

"Okay, just a moment." After saying that, Chu Yu got up to get them drinks.

Without the "cushion," Mingxi sprawled out on the sofa without any regard for his image, using his large orange cat pillow as a pillow. He gave Cheng Yuyu a smug look and whispered, "How about it? Brother Chu is different from what you imagined, isn't he? He's super charming."

Cheng Yuyu pursed his lips. "His appearance is alright."

Hearing him say that, Mingxi immediately protested, "What do you mean by 'the appearance is passable'? You're just using..."

Before he could finish speaking, Chu Yu returned, so Mingxi could only swallow his words and glare at Cheng Yuyu fiercely.

Chu Yu placed a bottle of sparkling water and a glass on the coffee table in front of Cheng Yuyu, then sat down next to Mingxi again.

Cheng Yuyu said, "Thank you."

"You are welcome."

Then Chu Yu opened the coconut water and poured it into an incredibly sparkly diamond cup, which also contained a matching, extravagantly designed straw.

After pouring the wine, Chu Yu held the cup to Ming Xi's lips. Ming Xi barely moved and drank directly from Chu Yu's hand.

The two did not exchange a single word, and all their actions were natural and in sync, clearly indicating that they usually interacted in this way.

Cheng Yuyu felt like he had been fed a mouthful of dog food, and even the sparkling water in his mouth tasted a little sour.

Just then, he suddenly remembered that he hadn't given the gift he brought yet, so he picked up a small gift box from the side and handed it to Chu Yu, "Mingxi told me that you like to drink tea. This is Lu'an Melon Seed tea produced near the Bat Cave in Qiyun Mountain. I hope you like it."

Chu Yu loves tea and knows a bit about it. Knowing that the tea wasn't cheap, he accepted it politely, saying, "How can I accept such a generous gift on our first meeting? I didn't prepare any presents."

Cheng Yuyu waved his hand dismissively, "There's nothing to be embarrassed about. I'm going to eat your cooking later, isn't that your gift? Besides, it's not a big gift, I'm just glad you like it."

Mingxi, who was comfortably leaning against Chu Yu, chimed in, "Yes! Brother Chu, this is a gift for visiting, please accept it."

Since they both said so, Chu Yu followed suit and said, "Okay, then I'll accept it. I really like this gift, thank you."

"You're welcome."

After exchanging pleasantries, Chu Yu glanced at the clock, squeezed Mingxi's hand, and said, "You two must be hungry. I still have two dishes to finish cooking. You two sit here and watch some TV and have some fruit. The food will be ready soon."

After saying that, Chu Yu stood up.

Cheng Yuyu said, "It's too much of a shame for us to sit here and leave you to do all the work. Mingxi and I will help you out."

However, despite saying that, he remained firmly seated on the sofa, showing no intention of moving an inch.

Chu Yu thought to himself, "As expected of Mingxi's friend, she pretends to help just like Mingxi, but she's not as cute as Mingxi."

He had no intention of asking them for help and was about to refuse when Mingxi said, "Come on! I can't cook, and neither can you. Let's just wait and eat, and not cause trouble for Brother Chu."

Cheng Yuyu: "..."

Cheng Yuyu gritted his teeth and glared angrily at Mingxi. This guy really knows how to sabotage him!

Chu Yu curled the corners of his lips, but instead of following Ming Xi's words, he raised his hand and patted his shoulder, "How can we let a guest who is visiting for the first time do the work? You guys just wait to eat, I've almost finished, it'll be ready soon. Ming Xi, take care of Yu Yu."

Mingxi grabbed Chu Yu's large hand that was on his shoulder, and bit it. "I know, I can't neglect my good friend. You should go now, I'm getting a little hungry."

His adorable, kitten-like behavior made Chu Yu's lips curl into a smile. "Okay, I'll go right now."

After Mingxi let go, Chu Yu smiled and nodded at Cheng Yuyu before entering the kitchen.

Mingxi leaned back on the sofa, propping her chin up with one hand, and looked at Chu Yu's back, clicking her tongue and saying, "That physique, he has everything you could want, it's amazing!" The more she looked at him, the more she liked him!

After admiring her good taste, Mingxi picked up a fork, plucked a piece of watermelon from the fruit plate, and popped it into her mouth. "Mmm! So sweet."

Upon tasting the delicious food, Mingxi immediately called out to his friend, "Yuyu, this watermelon is especially sweet and tastes just right. You should try it. There are also your favorite strawberries and melons."

Seeing Mingxi's happy expression, Cheng Yuyu wanted to say something, but seemed to have no idea where to start, so he simply picked up a fork, forked a piece of strawberry, and put it in his mouth.

"How is it? Isn't it especially delicious?" Mingxi blinked her bright cat eyes and asked.

"Brother Chu's life skills are top-notch. Not only is his cooking delicious, but he also has a great eye for choosing ingredients. The fruits he buys are all incredibly tasty."

Cheng Yuyu was speechless. Mingxi could praise anything Chu Yu said. "These fruits are of good quality. They must have been bought from a boutique. They are all good stuff. He doesn't even need to pick them. You say beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but your filter is too much."

Mingxi didn't like what he said. She frowned and retorted, "What you said is wrong. Besides, the fruit you're eating is the fruit that Brother Chu bought."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Yuyu glared at him and said irritably, "Oh dear! You're even using your words to shut me up because of him~"

Seeing that Cheng Yuyu looked like he was about to pounce on him and give him a couple of slaps, Mingxi wisely chuckled and changed the subject, "No, I didn't mean that. By the way, you've been spending a while with Brother Chu, how's it going? Has your opinion of him changed?"

Looking at Mingxi's expectant face, Cheng Yuyu lowered his prejudices slightly and gave Chu Yu a more objective evaluation: "Based on my first impression of him, he's a 90 out of 100 in appearance, his temperament is acceptable, he's generous and polite in his dealings with people, and he's quite considerate to you. He's not bad."

"Brother Chu's appearance and temperament are perfect, and he is extremely gentle and considerate to me..." Mingxi muttered.

Cheng Yuyu: "..."

However, compared to previous evaluations, Cheng Yuyu's current evaluation is already very high, and Mingxi is content.

He nimbly darted to Cheng Yuyu's side, put his arm around his shoulder, and the two of them put their heads close together. "Yuyu, I'm so happy, so happy that you can see how good Brother Chu is."

"You are my best friend, and he is my love. I really hope you two can get along well."

Mingxi spoke very earnestly, which warmed Cheng Yuyu's heart. He reached out and patted Mingxi's head, smiling as he said, "I understand how you feel. Since you like him so much, I will try to get along well with him."

"Hehe! Yuyu, my good Yuyu~ I knew you understood me best, come here, give me a kiss, mwah!" Mingxi hugged Cheng Yuyu's neck tightly and kissed him on the face several times.

"Ah! Let go of me! I don't want your kisses, save them for your Brother Chu." Cheng Yuyu said with disgust, but he was smiling happily.

"Hey! What do you mean you don't want it? Others want it but don't have it, and you dare to complain! I'll teach you a lesson!"

"Hey! Mingxi! If you pinch me again, I'll fight back! Ouch! That hurts!"

"Hahaha! No! Yuyu, you were wrong! I was wrong!"

"Too late!"

....

The two laughed and joked around, their cheerful voices echoing throughout the living room, even reaching Chu Yu, who was busy in the kitchen.

Chu Yu couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips. Whether Cheng Yuyu liked him or not, Chu Yu had never cared.

However, Mingxi hopes that his friend will like him and that the two of them can get along well, so he will try his best to meet Mingxi's expectations and make him happy.

Thinking this, Chu Yu quickened his pace. Mingxi said she was hungry, so she had to eat right away, otherwise she would pout like a little child. He had to hurry.

Mingxi and Cheng Yuyu were not usually very athletic and had very limited stamina. After playing around for a while, they were exhausted and huddled together, panting heavily.

Already tired, the aroma in the air grew stronger as Chu Yu kept stir-frying, and both of their stomachs started rumbling at the same time.

Cheng Yuyu patted Mingxi's arm, "Why hasn't your Chu Yu called us for dinner yet? It smells so good, I'm starving."

Mingxi took a deep breath of the aroma. "Maybe there are a lot of dishes to cook today. Brother Chu usually cooks very quickly. Shall we go to the kitchen and take a look?"

"Okay, help me get a bowl and chopsticks or something, otherwise it'll look like we only know how to eat." Cheng Yuyu muttered as he sat up.

Before the two could even stand properly, Chu Yu called out, "Dinner's ready."

"Okay! Coming right away!" Mingxi responded loudly, pulling Cheng Yuyu's arm as they headed towards the dining room. "We can eat now! That's great!"

The aroma in the restaurant grew even stronger. The two of them came to the table and looked at the table full of dishes, their mouths watering.

Pine nut and corn salad with spinach, Arctic surf clam salad, and preserved plum cherry tomatoes.

Steamed grouper, spicy stir-fried jade snails, steamed sea urchin with egg white, typhoon shelter-style stir-fried crab, and boiled mantis shrimp.

Black truffle beef cubes, lotus leaf-scented beggar's chicken, bok choy in broth, stir-fried kale, stir-fried celery with lotus seeds and lily bulbs...

Every dish looked incredibly tempting.

Cheng Yuyu, who comes from a wealthy family, has naturally seen and experienced many things. In addition, this is her first time visiting her friend's boyfriend's home. No matter how much she wanted to eat, she still pretended to be very polite.

He smiled and praised, "You've worked so hard with all these dishes; they look delicious."

Mingxi immediately hugged Chu Yu's arm and rubbed against him, "Brother Chu~ You're amazing! You're better than any chef. Thank you for your hard work!"

Chu Yu chuckled and pinched Mingxi's cheek. "It's no trouble at all. It's just making a few dishes. I'm glad you like them. Alright, stop standing and sit down to eat. Aren't you hungry?"

"Okay, let's eat, let's eat."

After the three of them sat down, there was no toasting between them; they just started eating.

First, everyone was hungry; second, Mingxi doesn't drink alcohol, and neither do Chuyu and Chengyuyu.

Although Mingxi had previously said that Chu Yu's cooking skills were superb, and Cheng Yuyu had also smelled the unique aroma, he was only convinced after actually tasting it that it wasn't that Mingxi had too much of a "filter" for Chu Yu; Chu Yu's dishes were indeed incredibly delicious.

His favorite dish, Typhoon Shelter Crab, was even better than the one made by the head chef at Fan Lou.

This time, Cheng Yuyu also had a change of heart.

While eating, Mingxi didn't forget to praise her boyfriend, "Brother Chu, why is your cooking so delicious? I could eat it my whole life and never get tired of it. How are you so amazing?"

Looking into his bright, cat-like eyes and listening to the heartwarming words he kept saying, Chu Yu felt that he could cook for Mingxi for the rest of his life.

His lips curled up even higher, "If you like it, that's good. If you like it, I'll keep making it for you."

"Then you have to cook for me for the rest of your life," Mingxi said with a smile.

However, after saying that, he seemed to suddenly remember something, wrinkled his nose, and said, "Let's forget it. If you have to cook for me every day, that would be too hard for you. I would feel sorry for you. Once a week is enough."

Mingxi's "sensible" appearance warmed Chu Yu's heart. He squeezed Mingxi's hand and said gently, "I'll cook for you as long as you want to eat. Cooking isn't hard work."

Hearing what she wanted to hear, Mingxi's big cat eyes crinkled with laughter. She thought to herself, "Perfectly nailed!" (✪ω✪)

"Brother Chu, you're so good to me."

"I'm your boyfriend. If I'm not good to you, who will be good to me? Come on, eat more. Aren't you hungry? Try this jade snail. You said it wasn't spicy enough last time, so I added more chili this time."

As Chu Yu spoke, he served Mingxi some food, "And this beef cube, the beef is of very good quality."

Seeing that his plate was almost full, Mingxi glanced at Chu Yu shyly and said in a high-pitched voice, "Brother Chu, you should eat too, don't always take care of me~"

"Yeah, I'm eating. Have some shrimp, I'll peel it for you."

"Okay~"

The two of them were there, putting food on each other's plates, their affection was palpable.

Seeing this, Cheng Yuyu felt like he was being a bit superfluous.

Fortunately, Chu Yu hadn't forgotten about his guest and greeted him, "Yu Yu, I don't know if these dishes suit your taste, please eat more and don't be shy."

In fact, Cheng Yuyu had already eaten quite a lot by this time, and Chu Yu had also seen it.

But at the dinner table, what you say to the guests is always the same few sentences.

You can't exactly tell a customer, "Oh, look how much you're eating, it must be really to your liking."

In response to Chu Yu's politeness and concern, Cheng Yuyu naturally only had kind words, "Haha! Given my relationship with Mingxi, I certainly won't stand on ceremony with you."

"Your cooking skills are absolutely amazing! Mingxi told me before we came that you were an excellent cook, but I didn't expect it to be this delicious. It's even better than the chefs at state banquets. You must have had a teacher, right?"

Chu Yu said modestly, "You flatter me. I wouldn't call myself an apprentice. I've been interested in cooking since I was a child, and my parents happen to know a few people in the catering industry, so I learned from them for a few days."

"Wow! So this is a natural talent of yours, amazing, truly amazing!" Cheng Yuyu exclaimed.

Hearing him say that, Mingxi was even more smug than Chu Yu, and smiled as she chimed in, "My Chu-ge is just born with that talent, he's amazing! Didn't I tell you before? I wasn't wrong, was I?"

Cheng Yuyu smiled helplessly, "That's right! You're not wrong. When has our young master Ming ever said anything wrong?"

Mingxi raised her chin. "Then there must be none."

"Hehe! But after eating your brother Chu's cooking, nothing else tastes good anymore."

After Cheng Yuyu finished speaking, he deliberately let out a long sigh, then glanced at Chu Yu and Ming Xi, hinting that they should say something in line with what he had said.

Chu Yu curled the corners of his lips and said tactfully, "Since you and Mingxi have such a good relationship, come to our house more often in the future."

Cheng Yuyu's eyes lit up. "That's great!"

Mingxi leaned her head on Chu Yu's shoulder and muttered, "Even when you come to my house, you might not get to eat Chu-ge's cooking. I can't bear to see Chu-ge work so hard."

Cheng Yuyu: "..."

He barely suppressed the urge to roll his eyes and said sarcastically, "You really know how to be considerate~"

Mingxi said quite confidently, "That's right!"

Seeing his expression, Cheng Yuyu shook his head with a helpless smile, "You! I'm really impressed by you."

Chu Yu raised his hand and touched Mingxi's little face, jokingly saying, "Yuyu, there's nothing I can do about it, my Mingxi feels sorry for me."

"Hahaha! You two! You really are a perfect match."

....

In fact, Cheng Yuyu was just joking. If Chu Yuzhen and Mingxi got together in the future, he wouldn't be able to keep ordering his friend's husband around to cook for him.

However, once he leaves Chu Yu's house, he definitely has to teach Mingxi a lesson. How can she act so loving when Chu Yu has her under his thumb?!

In fact, Cheng Yuyu was overthinking things. Just as Chu Yu's cooking skills were his innate talent, Mingxi also had her own talent, which was to manipulate people, especially Chu Yu.

Chu Yu was never with Ming Xi for money. His kindness and thoughtfulness towards Ming Xi had nothing to do with her family background. He loved Ming Xi as a person and was willing to be controlled by her.

The three of them enjoyed their dinner very much.

Chu Yu and Cheng Yuyu's first meeting was fairly successful. Putting aside any preconceived notions, both of them had a good impression of each other.

As the link between the two, Mingxi was the happiest to see his lover and friend getting along peacefully, and he even ate half a bowl more of rice.