The 99th Divorce

That night, Jiao Ziqing and Ou Huojin handled Ou Ming’s discharge procedures.

By the time Yu Lili and Ou Ming were on their way home, it was past 9 p.m. But, home this time wasn’t the villa in Xishan or Ou Ming’s apartment. It was the home of Ou Huojin and Jiao Ziqing.

The house was huge. It was bigger than the villa in Xishan.

This arrangement had been done according to Jiao Ziqing’s instructions and reasons. First, it would be easier for the family to take care of Ou Ming. Second, since it was still within the 15 days of New Year, it wasn’t appropriate for Ou Ming to be alone outside. Although he was injured, the atmosphere of the festival had to be maintained.

Taking into consideration that Ou Ming couldn’t be parted from Yu Lili at present, Jiao Ziqing had a guest room cleaned up for her use and had her move in.

Ou Ming hadn’t showered the two days he was in the hospital. He’d hardly even had a change of clothing. But, his mental state at that moment improved considerably.

Once they were home, Jiao Ziqing head to the kitchen to personally prepare the food.

After Yu Lili accompanied Ou Ming to the room, he gave her a gentle push and said, “My mom has gone to prepare dinner. You should go help out in the kitchen.”

Was he asking her to suck up?

Yu Lili found that notion intriguing. At the same time, she knew that it was the right thing to do.

Putting aside her relationship with Ou Ming, now that she was in the Ou residence, that made her their guest. It would be utterly discourteous for her, as a guest, to sit around and expect the host to wait on her hand and foot. Plus, it wouldn’t hurt to display a little more initiative.

Yu Lili walked into the kitchen and automatically went forward to help Jiao Ziqing rinse the vegetables and chop the meat. Not a word was uttered from start to finish.

Jiao Ziqing gave her a side-eye but didn’t say anything either. She just went back to her chores.

When the ingredients were all prepared, Yu Lili took the initiative to scald the wok with boiling water before placing it on the stove.

“Do you know how to cook?” Jiao Ziqing asked tonelessly from behind her.

Yu Lili sensed a feeling of prejudice coming from Jiao Ziqing. She couldn’t tell if she’d deciphered it correctly or not, but she’d gotten used to it. Even if it was correct, it didn’t matter.

With a nod, Yu Lili explained, “In the past, Ou Ming never ate breakfast. Sometimes, even his lunch wouldn’t be a proper meal, so he’d end up with gastric pains in the middle of the night. So, I learnt how to cook a little.”

“When did you start learning?” Jiao Ziqing was standing behind her. Yu Lili couldn’t tell what her expression was.

Their conversation this time was a lot more peaceful than their previous ones, but Yu Lili still couldn’t tell where Jiao Ziqing was going with this line of questioning.

Yu Lili started to feel nervous and didn’t dare turn her head around. “Probably around six or seven years ago. Once I picked it up, I cooked for him for a really long time. So, I think my cooking can’t be too shabby.”

Jiao Ziqing didn’t continue her questioning. She looked at Yu Lili’s back and began to see her in a new light.

To think that this lady learned to cook all for the sake of her son! Well! At least this girl could be considered smart. She’d taken the initiative to come and help, and she knew how to put it on display.

It was probably due to what Lao Wen and Lao Ou had said to her earlier in the day, but although Jiao Ziqing had discovered Yu Lili’s motive, she realized that her objection to the girl weren’t as vehement as before.

“That’ll do. I’ll go out to buy some fruit. If you can do the cooking, I’ll let you do it.” With that, Jiao Ziqing turned and walked out without a second word.

Yu Lili didn’t know how to react. The woman was being really casual with her.

Does this mean Jiao Ziqing’s view of me is slowly changing?

The corners of Yu Lili’s lips lifted slightly as she felt her heart warming up.