[World 2] Chapter 29

　　"Let me get you a glass of water first."

　　Zhou Jing interrupted Zhao Jiajia.

　　But Zhao Jiajia was still very happy, because she didn't have to be a bad person and someone was speaking up for her.

　　But Wu Zeye looked indifferent.

　　Wu Zeye has never had any requirements for food since he was a child. He can eat anything, whether it tastes good or not. He eats only for survival, not for happiness.

　　The reason why he took the initiative to try the scrambled eggs with tomatoes made by Jiang Mu was very simple: curiosity.

　　The fact that the others seemed worried that the dish might be unpalatable made him speechless.

　　It tastes bad but it won't kill you.

　　He picked up a piece of tomato very casually and put it in his mouth.

　　When he finished eating and swallowed it, everyone else was waiting for his feedback, but he didn't say anything.

　　"How is it?" Qin Siyu asked.

　　Wu Zeye raised his eyebrows and said, "You'll know if you try it yourself."

　　After Wu Zeye finished speaking, he put down his chopsticks. Everyone looked at each other, not knowing whether it was delicious or not, but no one else went to try it.

　　Bai Xue came over with the other dishes and said, "It's time to eat."

　　Wu Zeye took the initiative to serve the rice, and another boy, Yang Cheng, also follow.

　　Zhao Jiajia blinked and said, "I'll help."

　　Zhou Jing: "I'll help too."

　　Only Jiang Mu and Bai Xue did not go.

　　Jiang Mu whispered to Bai Xue, "Thank you for your hard work today. You cooked so many dishes by yourself, and I didn't help much."

　　Bai Xue said, "You washed the vegetables."

　　Jiang Mu smiled and said, "Yeah."

　　"Please sit down." Bai Xue pulled out a chair for her.

　　Jiang Mu lowered her head, revealing a small part of her white neck, with an indescribable charm.

　　But before she sat down, everyone else came over. Jiang Mu stopped and waited until everyone was seated before she chose her own seat.

　　She sat opposite Zhao Jiajia, on the left of Wu Zeye, and on the right was another boy - Yang Cheng.

　　After starting to eat, Jiang Mu looked around and paid attention to everyone's actions.

　　A lot can be seen at the dinner table, especially the dinner time of the show "Housemate Lovers", which is always turbulent.

　　All the guests only get together for dinner every day. The rest of the time they take care of themselves. Therefore, during dinner time, the female guests will compete to show off their charm, while the male guests are relatively reserved.

　　This is also the highlight of the show.

　　In most programs nowadays, boys are actually more proactive, but the male guests of "Housemate Lovers" are too outstanding. They don't have much experience in dating, and they don't seem to have any talent in interacting with girls. They are not very good at taking the initiative to find topics.

　　However, after two episodes of the show were aired, the audience and observers did not seem to think this was a bad thing, but instead found it quite refreshing.

　　Zhao Jiajia said: "Bai Xue is really good at cooking. These dishes are delicious."

　　Bai Xue: "Thank you."

　　Zhou Jing then asked, "Do you usually cook for yourself?"

　　Bai Xue: "Yeah, you can say that."

　　Zhou Jing looked at Wu Zeye again, "I noticed that you don't seem to eat chicken very much. Don't you like it?"

　　Wu Zeye finished the food in his mouth before speaking, "Yeah, I didn't like it."

　　Zhao Jiajia smiled and said, "Actually, I am the same. I don't like chicken very much. I prefer beef."

　　Wu Zeye said: "When I cook, I usually cook Western food, and I eat mostly steak."

　　As Zhao Jiajia spoke, she began to laugh. Her laughter was as sweet as a silver bell, and the atmosphere seemed to liven up.

　　Qin Siyu also took the initiative to talk to Bai Xue. Although Bai Xue didn't pay much attention to her, she still enjoyed it.

　　Zhou Jing occasionally responded with a word, and seemed quite sociable.

　　Only Jiang Mu lowered her head and ate calmly, looking much quieter. Before, the original owner had been talking to Wu Zeye, but now she didn't say a word to Wu Zeye.

　　But precisely because she didn't speak, everyone paid more attention to her.

　　She has a very comprehensive understanding of each guest. The seven guests present are all in very good conditions and are in a circle that most ordinary people cannot access.

　　For example, the youngest, Yang Cheng, is only eighteen years old. He just started college this year, but he is already a sophomore majoring in finance. He is a top student and is currently studying at the top institution of learning. He was the top scorer in the province in the college entrance examination. His whole family is engaged in the financial industry, and his parents live in the United States.

　　You might not have much impression of him just by looking at his face, but with such a strong aura of a top student, Yang Cheng is actually quite charming. He usually doesn't like to talk, but when he does, he is very childish, with mysterious self-confidence, and he looks at everyone with an attitude of "I am the best in the world, and if you don't like to look at me, just close your eyes."

　　Such a boy may be very popular in school, but he has no competitiveness here because he is too young and has low emotional intelligence. Even if he has a good family background, no one will show any affection to him.

　　The most popular one is Wu Zeye. The original owner, Zhao Jiajia, and Zhou Jing all pay more attention to him.

　　Wu Zeye is an actor and also a rich second-generation. He won the Best Actor trophy last year. At his age, he has unlimited future with such achievements. However, he is the only son in the family. Under pressure, he has decided to leave the entertainment industry and return home to inherit the family business. This is a variety show that his company helped him to take on a long time ago, and he will terminate the contract with the company after the recording is over.

　　The public only knows that he is an actor, and few people know his family background because he takes his mother's surname. It was only after he inherited the family business in the original plot that the public realized that he was an invisible rich second generation.

　　It was because Zhao Jiajia knew all this that she cared so much about him, and later on she did get some tangible benefits from Wu Zeye.

　　Compared with their peers, the four female guests are all very outstanding. The oldest, Zhou Jing, is also a top student. She graduated from Harvard and is 26 years old this year. She works as a senior executive in a foreign company. She and Yang Cheng are quite similar in many aspects. Both are top students and are related to finance.

　　Zhao Jiajia is the youngest. She is a senior student at the Film Academy. Her family is just well-off. She has played a few small roles. Although she is not famous, she is an Internet celebrity. After her rebirth, she opened an Internet celebrity Taobao store and made quite a lot of money.

　　Qin Siyu is a model who has walked in international fashion shows and even won third place in a modeling competition.

　　As for the original owner, she was actually the best among the four girls. She graduated from the Berklee College of Music. Her father was a real estate tycoon with assets worth tens of billions, her mother was a cellist, and she was an only child.

　　It's just that her parents are divorced, and she lives with her mother. Her mother usually performs everywhere. When she reported her information to the program team, she did not disclose her father's identity and property, so everyone only knows her education and her mother's identity.

　　Halfway through the meal, no one touched the bowl of scrambled eggs with tomatoes that Jiang Mu had made, except Jiang Mu herself.

　　Zhao Jiajia saw her pick up the scrambled eggs with tomatoes several times, and secretly laughed at her in her heart, thinking that she knew the food she cooked was bad and was embarrassed to give it to others, so she kept eating it herself.

　　She smiled and said, "Jiang Mu, don't force yourself. If you can't finish it, eat something else. We won't blame you."

　　As soon as she finished speaking, Bai Xue suddenly stretched out his chopsticks to the plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes, picked up a big piece, and ate it without changing his expression.

　　The expressions of Zhao Jiajia and Qin Siyu changed.

　　Jiang Mu glanced at Bai Xue gratefully. Bai Xue's gaze stayed on her face for two seconds and he said, "Not bad."

　　Jiang Mu lowered her head and smiled, a little shyly.

　　"Really? Let me try it too." Zhou Jing didn't quite believe it and picked up a piece.

　　"Hey, it's really okay."

　　Zhou Jing picked up another piece, and after eating it, she picked up a spoon, mixed some crushed eggs with the soup and poured it on the rice.

　　She stirred it and took a big bite.

　　"You know what, it goes really well with rice." Zhou Jing looked at Jiang Mu differently, "My favorite dish is scrambled eggs with tomatoes."

　　"Thank you, this is what I'm best at, but it doesn't look good." Jiang Mu smiled shyly, and it was obvious that she was very happy.

　　"As long as it tastes good, home-cooked meals don't need to look good." Zhou Jing is a straightforward person.

　　Others also reached out their chopsticks to pick up the food, and were all surprised after tasting it.

　　This unremarkable scrambled eggs with tomatoes tastes really good.

　　It's not that it's delicious, but I had low expectations. After eating it, I was pleasantly surprised to find it was quite good.

　　"It turns out that you can cook delicious dishes." Zhao Jiajia smiled, "Then why did you tell me that you can't cook?"

　　There was a deeper meaning to these words, but Jiang Mu pretended not to understand and said happily, "I was also worried that I wouldn't be able to do well. Fortunately, Bai Xue encouraged me. I saw that he did so well, so I worked very hard. I didn't expect it to be so good."

　　She looked so energetic that she was like a luminous body, attracting everyone's attention.

　　.....

　　Halfway through dinner, the table gradually became quiet, with only occasional conversation.

　　Jiang Mu lowered her head, suddenly stretched out her foot and touched Zhao Jiajia's foot opposite her with the instep, then quickly raised her foot and kicked Wu Zeye.

　　Zhao Jiajia and Wu Zeye were both stunned and looked up at each other almost at the same time.

　　When their eyes met, Zhao Jiajia blushed, not knowing what she was thinking of.

　　Wu Zeye was puzzled.

　　Two minutes later, Jiang Mu did the same thing again and secretly hooked their toes under the table.

　　The two looked up and looked at each other again. Both thought that the other had touched them and that the other had done it on purpose.

　　But neither of them showed anything.

　　After dinner, Jiang Mu and Bai Xue washed the dishes. Jiang Mu was clumsy, so Bai Xue simply pulled her away and said, "You watch, I'll wash it."

　　Jiang Mu blushed, "Sorry."

　　Bai Xue thought his voice was too serious, so he hesitated and said, "It's fine, go and have a rest."

　　"I'm not going. I'll stay here with you." Jiang Mu shook her head, standing stubbornly beside Bai Xue, watching him wash dishes.

　　Bai Xue stopped talking.

　　Jiang Mu looked at his fingers and said, "Your hands are really beautiful, long and thin, very suitable for playing the piano, but I think you look like a doctor holding a scalpel."

　　Bai Xue looked at her and said nothing, but from his expression, it could be seen that he was in a good mood.

　　"Actually, I study music. I can play the piano and the cello. Do you like to listen to them?" Jiang Mu said.

　　"Um."

　　Bai Xue's eyes lit up. In fact, he liked listening to instrumental music very much. It was a way for him to relieve stress. He would even buy tickets to attend concerts. He didn't know that Jiang Mu could play a musical instrument before.

　　"Really? Then I'll play it for you next time." Jiang Mu said.

　　"Okay." Bai Xue nodded.

　　After a while, Bai Xue suddenly said, "You guessed right, I am a doctor."

　　This sentence contains a lot of information. With Bai Xue personality, he took the initiative to tell her his occupation, which shows that he has a good impression of her.

　　"I like doctors the most." Jiang Mu said, lowering her head a little embarrassedly, "No, I mean I think doctors are amazing and great, and they are the profession I admire the most."

　　"Why?"

　　Jiang Mu was stunned for a moment, then said seriously, "There's no reason, I just think that doctors are a very good profession, saving lives and healing the wounded. Unfortunately, I'm not very smart and can't study medicine."

　　Bai Xue looked into her eyes and had an indescribable feeling, as if ripples had appeared in the calm lake of his heart.

　　…..

　　Before going to bed, Wu Zeye likes to go to the balcony on the third floor to get some fresh air. This is a place he just discovered.

　　But today, as soon as he went up, he saw that there were already someone there.

　　Jiang Mu was wearing a white nightgown and sitting on a chair on the balcony. Her hair was blown by the wind and her profile was white and charming in the moonlight.

　　Wu Zeye wanted to leave, but his feet didn't move.

　　Jiang Mu suddenly turned around, and when he saw him, she jumped up like a frightened rabbit, her ears turned red, and she stood up straight, staring at him blankly.

　　"Why are you here?"

　　Wu Zeye raised his eyebrows, "Are you the only one allowed here?"

　　Jiang Mu shook her head, "No, I just didn't know you would come here."

　　Seeing her silly look, Wu Zeye suddenly had an idea and did not leave. Instead, he sat down next to Jiang Mu.

　　Jiang Mu looked at a loss, her body tense.

　　Wu Zeye turned his head to look at her. In the moonlight, Jiang Mu looked even more beautiful.

　　Wu Zeye didn't know why, but he felt that the girl in front of him was not annoying anymore.

　　The two sat for a while, and Jiang Mu looked at him nervously, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

　　Wu Zeye saw it and said, "Just say whatever you want to say."

　　Jiang Mu pursed her lips and said, "Wu Zeye, I was too emotional this afternoon and there is something I didn't tell you."

　　Wu Zeye turned and looked at her, "What?"

　　Jiang Mu seemed even more nervous. "I'm sorry, I damaged the watch when I washed it. Although I didn't mean to, it's the fact. I hope you won't be sad anymore. I will try my best to make it up to you."

　　Wu Zeye didn't expect Jiang Mu to apologize again. She was obviously feeling aggrieved in the afternoon and even ran away crying.

　　In fact, he was very angry at that time, so he lost his temper. But when he calmed down and thought about it, he felt that he was too impulsive and there was no need to lose his temper with Jiang Mu. Although the watch was important, there was no point in getting angry. It would be better to find a way to fix it.

　　Wu Zeye was no longer angry, so he waved his hand and said, "No, forget it."

　　Jiang Mu insisted: "If there is anything you need me to do, just tell me. I can see that the watch is very important to you."

　　Wu Zeye was silent for a moment, then half-jokingly said, "I can ask you to do anything I want?"

　　"I can have whatever I want?" Wu Zeye said playfully.

　　Jiang Mu hesitated for a moment and said, "It's not okay to do bad things."

　　Wu Zeye was amused by Jiang Mu. He sat up straight and looked directly at Jiang Mu. "That depends on what kind of bad thing you are talking about."

　　Jiang Mu blinked and looked at him in confusion: "Huh?"

　　Wu Zeye frowned at her innocent look, then smiled again, "Okay, no more jokes, tell me, how are you going to compensate me?"

　　"I... I'll buy you a new one." Jiang Mu said in a low voice.

　　"This piece is unique, you can't buy the same one." Wu Zeye said, spreading his hands.

　　Jiang Mu frowned and fell into trouble, "Then... then can I give you another gift?"

　　Wu Zeye thought for a moment and said, "Tell me, what gift?"

　　Jiang Mu: "What do you want?"