Chapter 32 (1/2)

Repaying the Favor with Food

After reading through her Moments, Xu Jiaojiao returned to the main page and realized that Qi Shenbai had not accepted the money nor replied to her messages. Was he asleep?

Xu Jiaojiao bit her nails and hesitated for a moment before sending a message. [Are you asleep?]

This time, Qi Shenbai replied very quickly. [?]

Xu Jiaojiao also replied with a question mark. [You’re awake? Then why didn’t you accept the money?]

[???]

Xu Jiaojiao stared at the three question marks on the screen and typed quickly with her fair fingers. [You brought a lot of things to my house. I was asking you for a favor, so I can’t let you spend any more money on this.]

After sending the message, the notification at the top of the chat box said that he was typing. However, he continued typing for three minutes without a reply.

After a long time, Qi Shenbai finally sent, [No need.]

Just two words after three minutes! Xu Jiaojiao could not help but imagine Qi Shen’s white fingers typing clumsily, and she laughed at the thought. [You’re typing so slowly. Do you not usually chat with others on WeChat?]

Immediately after, she sent another message. [I know this bit of money is nothing to you, but my grandmother told me that I can’t take advantage of others, so please accept it, Mr. Qi. Otherwise, I’ll feel guilty.] She even sent a kitten-like cute emoji.

This time, Qi Shenbai replied very quickly, [You can repay the favor with food.]

Xu Jiaojiao was stunned for a moment before she reacted. [You want me to cook for you to return the favor?]

Qi Shenbai: [Yes.]

Xu Jiaojiao: […How many meals do I have to cook to pay them back?!] The things he gave her were so expensive!

Qi Shenbai: [One year’s worth.]

Xu Jiaojiao recalled that the marriage agreement between her and Qi Shenbai was supposed to last for a year as well. In other words, during the duration of the marriage, she would be cooking for him three meals a day.