Chapter 1986 — Breakfast Storm
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Wei Zhao was already quite satisfied with this progress. He had only been cultivating for such a short while, and yet he had already made it a fifth of the way. Though cultivation speed could hardly be uniform and would only get slower further along, it was still much easier than when he had first cultivated the first layer.
Wei Zhao splashed water on his face, then went into the kitchen. Most of the time, he was still the one who made breakfast. Even though Granny Sun was there, Wei Zhao had grown used to making breakfast for the young lady and Xiaoshu. It was a habit he had brought with him from Songshan City—one he couldn't change even if he wanted to.
Sometimes, when Granny Sun saw Wei Zhao busy in the kitchen, she would leave him to it.
Once breakfast was ready, the young lady and Xiaoshu had gotten up as well. Seeing that Wei Zhao had been the one to cook today, Shen Yushu was obviously delighted. "Wow, it's been ages since I've eaten Brother Jianpai's cooking! And today there's some to be had—this is just great!"
"Ahem... Xiaoshu!" Gu Mengyao kicked Shen Yushu. Why did this girl have to talk so suggestively? 'Haven't eaten Brother Jianpai's in ages'—what exactly did she want to eat? Gu Mengyao was reminded of that "Big Cock Roast" thing An Liwen had come up with before.
"I... I like it too. Hurry up and eat!" Gu Mengyao couldn't be bothered to explain. She sat down, picked up her chopsticks, and began to eat.
"How strange. Sister Yaoyao is acting all crazy first thing in the morning. Could her period be here? No, that's not right—her dates are about the same as mine; we're in sync... Mine still hasn't come..." Shen Yushu murmured to herself.
"Xiaoshu, if you're not going to eat, go play somewhere else!" Hearing Shen Yushu's words, Gu Mengyao nearly blew her top.
"Uh... I'll eat." Shen Yushu thought to herself: This really is a sign that her period is coming. But why is it so early? Could it be because Sister Yaoyao secretly slept with Brother Jianpai and then took birth-control pills, and that caused it? Shen Yushu thought wickedly.
After breakfast, the three of them got ready for school. He hadn't originally planned to call Han Jingyi and Han Xiaochao, but when he glanced into their villa courtyard and saw that their X5M still hadn't been driven back, Wei Zhao knocked on the courtyard fence anyway, certain that Han Jingyi would hear it.
Sure enough, Han Jingyi soon emerged from the villa with Han Xiaochao. Only, Han Jingyi's eyes were red-rimmed, as if she hadn't slept at all during the night. This came as something of a surprise to Wei Zhao.
"Jingjing, what's wrong? Didn't you sleep well?" Gu Mengyao had also noticed Han Jingyi's condition and asked in some puzzlement.
"Mm... I was studying alchemy last night. The more I studied, the more I lost track of time, and before I knew it, it was already light outside." Han Jingyi said, looking a little embarrassed.
"Huh? You studied all night? So did you figure anything out?" Gu Mengyao asked, rather astonished. She hadn't expected Han Jingyi—a girl, no less—to be so devoted to the art of alchemy.
"I didn't figure anything out." Han Jingyi grew even more embarrassed as she said this.
"Er..." Gu Mengyao was taken aback and didn't know what to say.
Wei Zhao, for his part, shook his head with a wry smile. It looked as if this Han Jingyi was also something of a dabbler—chasing whatever whim happened to pop into her head.
They drove to school and parted ways in the parking lot. Wei Zhao and Han Jingyi walked toward the biology department's teaching building.