The mobile phone was a custom model he had brought back from the factory. Although its appearance was identical to those available on the market, its system was slightly different. That's why, after snatching the girl's phone, he knew it wasn't the one Young Master had given Ye Wan. However, he still followed the Young Master's order to smash that phone.
Gu Yunting paused. So, Ye Wan had chosen to use the phone he gave her out of the two she had, one from him and one from Lin Zehan. She had given Lin Zehan's phone to her friend.
His mood instantly brightened. He completely ignored the fact that Ye Wan had transferred money to him for the phone, as he certainly wouldn't accept it.
Ye Wan woke up hungry in the middle of the night. She sat up groggily from the bed and headed for the door. Suddenly, she remembered that Gu Yunting had locked her in. Just as she was about to give up, the lock turned and the door opened. She instantly came to her senses. Had he opened the door?
Ye Wan really couldn't understand what men were thinking. Suddenly angry and wanting to lock her up, then suddenly opening the door again... Men's hearts are like needles in the sea.
She was truly starving now. She hadn't eaten much for breakfast, and her lunch was interrupted after just two bites. She had been hungry ever since. She could only go to the kitchen to find something to eat.
Leftovers were not allowed in the Gu residence. Anything remaining from the day had to be thrown away. If one wanted to eat, it had to be freshly made. Ye Wan took some dried noodles to boil. The masters wouldn't eat this kind of dried noodle, and neither would the servants, as the servants in the Gu residence ate only slightly less well than the masters.
It seemed only she ate dried noodles, or perhaps the servants ate them in emergencies.
Ye Wan planned to make herself a bowl of quick-fried noodles. She chopped some scallions and took out the last remaining egg from the refrigerator to prepare. She heated oil in a pot, fried the scallions until fragrant, then added water…
"What are you doing?"
A sudden voice startled Ye Wan. She almost threw the pot lid. Turning around, she saw Gu Yunting in his pajamas, frowning at her.
"I… I was hungry, so I'm boiling some noodles… I'm eating dried noodles, the cheapest kind!" Ye Wan quickly explained.
"Oh, boil one for me too," Gu Yunting said with a hoarse voice, likely not having slept yet.
"But these noodles aren't very good. Why don't I call the chef to make you a late-night snack?" Ye Wan thought he probably wouldn't be accustomed to such coarse food.
"Just do as you're told and cook it. Stop with the nonsense!" Displeasure flickered in Gu Yunting's eyes.
Ye Wan, "..."
Fine, she'd cook for him. If he didn't like it, it wasn't her fault.
The water was already boiling. Ye Wan turned back and put half a bundle of dried noodles into the pot to cook. Once the noodles softened, she stirred them with chopsticks, cracked in the egg, and cooked for about three minutes before turning off the heat. She added sesame oil to the noodles and served them.
Gu Yunting leaned against the kitchen doorframe, watching the girl busy at the stove. He even felt a sense of disorientation, thinking that the little girl who used to cling to him and chase after him had grown up so much. Ye Wan was wearing a light home outfit, her seven-tenths sleeves revealing half of her fair, slender arms and half of her calves. Her long hair was casually tied into a bun at the back, with a few stray strands falling onto her delicate face. Around her neck, there were fresh, intimate marks he had left, looking alluringly red against her snow-white skin…
Ye Wan turned around and saw Gu Yunting staring at her. Her toes instinctively curled up as she said, "Let's eat in the dining room."
In the dining room.
Gu Yunting looked at the poached egg in Ye Wan's bowl and frowned slightly. He asked, "Why don't I have one?"