256 Only You Would Torture Yourself

"It's nothing!" Xia Ling kept the pot even closer.

"Hmm?" Li Lei did not believe her and took a few steps forward. "It smells like soup, did you cook that for me?" He was not letting her off. "Vegetables… and egg?"

"There's only so much left in this house." Xia Ling surrendered and moved aside.

Big Boss Li hence got to see the horrendous pile of… food. Assuming it was food, that was, since the soup hardly looked like what it should be.

Xia Ling looked at him in anticipation.

"Xiao Ling." Big Boss sighed.

"Uh-huh?"

"You should thank the heavens for Skyart's salvation."

"What?"

"This culinary skill of yours," Big Boss tried to force a smile. "would leave you homeless if you attempted to be a chef."