Chapter 459: The Green Tea Scheme to Win Back My Boyfriend 04

I never expected that after five years abroad, Jin Chen would have learned to cook; it's truly somewhat unbelievable.

He Yuchuan gradually began to separate the Jin Chen before him from the childhood image in his memory, making it more vivid and three‑dimensional.

This is how he remembers a person.

Because he lacks emotional perception, he gathers that person's traits and his relationship with them, forming an image built from data.

The clearer the image, the better he knows his relationship with that person.

"Good."

He Yuchuan agreed.

"No need to book a restaurant; let's eat at home."

He reminded Gu Yuanheng, yet feeling that this wasn't good for him, he softened his tone and offered a comforting sentence.

"Yuanheng, let's go out to eat next time."

Jin Chen didn't cause trouble anymore; even if he acted coquettish, there should be a limit, otherwise it would be unreasonable.

Gu Yuanheng clenched his fist behind his back, but in order to avoid conflict with He Yuchuan, he finally agreed.

Since it was hard‑won to use his birthday as an excuse to get closer to He Yuchuan, he couldn't waste this opportunity.

"Sure."

Gu Yuanheng endured his growing irritation, showing a tolerant and gentle smile, and said, "I'm also looking forward to Xiao Chen's cooking."

"Since Brother Gu is also looking forward to it, I'll eat a bit more later."

Jin Chen also smiled at him, his eyebrows slightly raised.

Even if it's not tasty, it won't kill you.

【0731, in the original plot, was it mentioned that Gu Yuanheng doesn't like something to eat?】

【Hahaha! He's allergic to mushroom foods! Later he got tricked because of this.】

0731 immediately looked forward to it.

Very good.

Jin Chen directly had Guangshu take him to the side kitchen of the main residence; hearing that the young master wanted to cook himself, the chefs were both surprised and relieved.

I didn't expect the relationship between the two young masters to still be this good.

——

Half an hour later, all the dishes were freshly out of the oven.

The servants brought the dishes to the table, and the chefs kept praising Jin Chen to Guangshu, saying his cooking was already top‑notch.

In the dining room, Jin Chen had Guangshu join the meal; Guangshu naturally repeated everything verbatim to He Yuchuan, even adding his own interpretation.

What Jin Chen bitterly studied cooking abroad for was to be able to personally cook a meal for Brother Yu when he returned home, and he even endured much hardship for it.

Even someone as aloof as He Yuchuan came to know Jin Chen's painstaking effort.

He looked at the boy sitting beside him, his gaze softening considerably, and asked, "Did you really study for a long time?"

Jin Chen seemed a little embarrassed, scratching his fluffy hair, and said, "I did study for a long time, because I wanted to eat with you, so even if it's a bit hard, it doesn't matter."

He Yuchuan picked up his chopsticks, took a piece, put it in his mouth, and chewed carefully.

Although he had no strict demands for food, he could tell good from bad, and this spread might not even be surpassed by the chefs hired at home.

Jin Chen had truly put in the effort; thinking it was for him, he couldn't help but feel moved again.

"It's delicious, but from now on, with the chefs around, you don't need to cook."

"I know!" Jin Chen, praised by him, instantly beamed, his brows and eyes becoming more lively and exquisite, and said, "From now on I'll cook only for you."

Guangshu watched their fraternal affection, smiling so broadly his eyes disappeared, wishing he could snap a photo of the scene.

Over here the three were enjoying themselves, while Gu Yuanheng sitting nearby almost wanted to curse.

Since Jin Chen was cooking, there weren't many variations.

But what's with this blanched lettuce with mushrooms, stir‑fried oyster mushrooms with bacon, and even a triple‑mushroom soup!

Even the sole vegetable roll without mushrooms actually contains enoki!

If only one dish had mushrooms, it could be called a coincidence, but this is far too coincidental.

It made him suspect that Jin Chen did it on purpose.

But how could Jin Chen know that he's allergic to mushrooms…

Gu Yuanheng's eyes darkened; unless he had investigated him before returning home, but just now he'd acted as if he knew nothing.

It seems he still needs to test him.

He didn't reach for his chopsticks; He Yuchuan, being chatted up by Jin Chen, didn't notice, and Guangshu, who already held a poor impression of him from the start, also didn't notice.

Thus Jin Chen began stirring up trouble again.

He seemed to have just noticed Gu Yuanheng, immediately sitting up straight with nervous anticipation, staring at him.

"Brother Gu, why aren't you eating at all? Do you think my cooking is bad?"

His tone was nervous.

He Yuchuan's and Guangshu's attention also turned to Gu Yuanheng.

"I don't really like mushrooms, sorry."

Gu Yuanheng chuckled and symbolically took two bites of other dishes.

But he didn't realize that for extra flavor, Jin Chen had pre‑cooked every dish.

Chewing the bacon with mushroom flavor, Gu Yuanheng wanted to cry but had no tears.

"Ah…… I didn't know, sorry, Brother Gu."

Jin Chen saw his face ashen and showed a guilty expression.

Guangshu immediately became unhappy.

This person is also quite clueless, thinking that the young master's cooking is something anyone can eat, and relying on their romance with the Young Master, they've forgotten their own identity.

His impression of Gu Yuanheng in his heart has already sunk to the bottom, completely deviating from the original plot.

Still, today is Gu Yuanheng's birthday after all; seeing that several dishes were no longer suitable for him to eat, He Yuchuan served him a bowl of chicken soup.

"He didn't mean it, don't take it to heart."

That remark already made the relationship clear.

However, Gu Yuanheng, immersed in the sudden joy, didn't realize it.

He only felt overwhelmed by the favor, and despite having confessed to He Yuchuan for so long, this was still the first time they had any substantive intimate act.

Seeing Jin Chen's slightly unhappy expression, Gu Yuanheng's eyebrows showed a hint of joy, his expression a bit provocative as he drank the soup.

Jin Chen lowered his head, doing his best to hold back laughter.

If you like it, drink more; after all, there's plenty of mushroom powder in here, it's just masked by the chicken soup's freshness.

——

Sure enough, not long after finishing dinner, Gu Yuanheng began to feel unwell.

He didn't want others to know his weak point, lest a future falling-out with He Yuchuan give him leverage.

So at first he toughed it out, but when the red rash on his neck could no longer be concealed, He Yuchuan finally called for a doctor from Zhuang Yuan.

"A mushroom allergy?"

In the guest room on the second floor of the main residence, after hearing the doctor's diagnosis, He Yuchuan felt it was somewhat absurd.

He looked at Gu Yuanheng, who had somewhat recovered on the bed, and said, "You're allergic—why didn't you say so earlier?"

"Xiao Chen rarely returns from abroad; I didn't want to disappoint him, so I thought eating a couple bites would be fine."

At this point Gu Yuanheng realized that playing the victim seemed effective; his tone was a bit weak, yet he pretended to be doing it for Jin Chen's sake.

"But I never expected Xiao Chen to make so many mushroom dishes."

If Gu Yuanheng were clear-headed now, he definitely wouldn't have added that remark later, but tonight he's furious, his heart filled with annoyance at Jin Chen, so he naturally wouldn't think so much.