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To dispel Andrew Yan's dreadful thoughts, Jasmine resorted to bribery, offering to host a meal while chatting.

She asked teacher Yan what he would like to eat, and Andrew Yan asked, "Anything?"

"You tell me, I'll see if I can order it."

"To be honest, I most want to taste your tomato scrambled eggs, what does it taste like to make people cry at first bite?"

...

...

"Do you watch the show too?"

"I've seen peanut shavings and sesame collections. After last time, I noticed your unique temperament, and I've been paying attention to you."

Jasmine is very awkward!, "Don't say misleading things like that!"

"Misleading?"

"Don't you already know I'm a fake smart person?"

Andrew Yan smiled noncommittally.

In his heart, he thought, isn't it more interesting after knowing that? Suddenly, he felt the world becoming more fascinating, and the blocked inspiration started to erupt again.

*

Although Grandma's small bungalow was clean and tidy, it wasn't suitable for cooking, so Jasmine invited Andrew Yan to her own local home. While in the car, she ordered the ingredients that would be used later, which arrived just as they got back.

Jasmine asked him to sit anywhere, and she went into the kitchen to prepare a simple meal.

Andrew Yan didn't sit down immediately; he took a quick look around the living room, then focused on the box on the coffee table.

The somewhat familiar box, seemed like the jigsaw puzzle given by that star in the live broadcast a few days ago?

Andrew Yan looked towards the kitchen and asked, "Can I take a look at the puzzle?"

Five seconds later, Jasmine popped her head out of the kitchen, "Feel free, if you can solve it, I'll thank your whole family."

Andrew Yan moved the puzzle box to the side, placed it on the floor, and sat down cross-legged, starting to tinker with it on the spacious living room floor.

While Jasmine was chopping vegetables, he was carefully observing.

When Jasmine was cooking, he was piecing it together.

By the time the soup was ready and the dishes were served, he had already completed a small piece!

At first, Jasmine didn't notice, but when she brought the food to the table and saw he hadn't come over yet, she called out to him. When Andrew Yan went to wash his hands and prepare to eat, Jasmine took a curious glance.

Oh my goodness!'

What kind of little genius is this???

How long has it been? Not even an hour, and he has already pieced together a piece as big as a palm, looking closely, it seemed to be a fish with rolled-back eyes.

Because of this puzzle, during the meal, Jasmine couldn't help but glance more at the guy sitting across from her.

Andrew Yan, with a calm expression, sipped his tofu soup and asked, "Why are you staring at me?"

".... How's the food?"

"It feels warm when you eat it."

"Aren't you on the verge of tears?"

"People don't cry because of the food, it just reminds them of the times sitting and eating with family. Your actors must be so busy, hardly able to go back home a few times a year, that's why they shed tears."

"What about you? What did it remind you of?"

Andrew Yan put down his bowl, supported his head and said, "My mom was born abroad, all she can make is sandwiches. Can I really reminisce about the sandwiches I used to eat while sipping tofu soup?"

Jasmine didn't consider herself very smart, but she could somewhat sense the emotions in people's words.

"Do you have a bad relationship with your mom?"

"I love her very much, but we can't communicate. Our thoughts are very different. I haven't lived with her since I became an adult, just visit her occasionally."

It sounds like a problematic family situation.

Jasmine didn't pry further, finished eating, then watched Andrew Yan roll up his sleeves, put the dishes in the dishwasher sent by Chi Yan, set it up, washed his hands, and went back to the living room to work on a puzzle.

Jasmine was still digesting the food when she saw this scene and smiled.

Currently, Yan the author was using birthday gifts from Yu Yang and Chi Yan. Shouldn't those two also be shown the crime novel that the great author wrote?

Without hesitation, Jasmine messaged the two of them.

"Does brother like Andrew Yan's suspense novels?"

Yu Yang countered, "[Do I look like someone who loves to read?]"

Alright, dead conversation here.

Chi Yan said, "It's okay, what's up?"

"I just suddenly wanted you to read the novel he sent earlier."

--"The birthday gift?"

--"You want me to read it?"

Chi Yan thought he might hear something like "I want to know the plot but can't handle the brutality, so please read it and tell me." However, Jasmine told him that since Andrew Yan used the smart dishwasher he sent, she thought it was fair to show him the novel.

Chi Yan didn't really want this fairness and wondered when these two had gotten so close?

--"You invited him over?"

"He said he wanted to try the food I cook."

--"."

"?"

--"If he wants to eat, you just make it for him?"

"Because I owe him."

"I have to take care of Bro Yan before anything else. I wasn't nice to him before due to some misunderstandings, I also need to apologize."

Chi Yan was a bit unsure of what to say. He didn't want to read Yan's books now, nor talk about Yan as a person, but he didn't want the conversation to end there. After some thought, he asked, "Can I come to your place sometime as well?"

"Of course, whenever you're free. We have the bond of working on a 2.7 billion project, I'll at least make a three-dish meal for you."

Chi Yan's heart felt like it had been pierced, but she replied firmly, "Great, I've taken on a challenging role, can you help me rehearse?"

Jasmine chatted happily on her phone, almost forgetting that there was a great author in the living room working on the puzzle.

It was Andrew Yan who paused and looked at her, "Chatting with your boyfriend?"

Boyfriend???

"No, just chatting with a colleague I used to act with."

"Yu Yang? Or Chi Yan?"

Jasmine looked puzzled at him, Andrew Yan tapped his forehead, thinking it was a huge mistake to read her like that before. But there was no way, who could have imagined that the end of science was actually theology.

After exchanging a few words, the great author rested and then continued with the puzzle. Initially, his speed wasn't that fast, he observed for a while before picking up the pace after completing a small piece. Now, he was placing a piece almost every ten seconds, no wonder he could write detective novels with such mental agility.

His novel was quite a spectacle, apart from the female lead, everyone else is just a vase. Especially the intellectual part that will leave you in awe. The ease with which this man can write such a thing is a bit scary.

Despite being intellectually outmatched, Jasmine still enjoyed having someone so smart by her side.

For example, now, watching Andrew Yan place the final puzzle piece perfectly, she finally caught a glimpse of the true colors of her birthday gift, but after peeking, all that remained was emptiness.

A feeling of disdain crept in.

Jasmine asked Yan the writer to stand next to her, then casually took two photos with her phone and quickly posted them on Facebook.

Jasmine V:

@ Yu Yang, Is this the blessing you gave me???

-- Pfft.

-- Pfft pfft.

-- Is this supposed to be a top-tier original drawing? This level is almost on par with my eight-year-old niece.

-- Drawing of a cat and a pool of fish rolling their eyes??? What a lovely blessing.

Yu Yang V:

They're not rolling their eyes!

They're a pool of lively fish.

-- Even if you say that, it still feels pretty empty, right?

-- Is this it?

-- A piece of advice from a fan of three years, next time let's not do these kind of straight male surprises, even a simple gift of a 300,000 dollars bag would do.

-- But Jas is really like a cat, so adorable. She said she wouldn't do it, and whoever wants to can, not long after the finished product is out, such a large piece without even a reference image, wouldn't it take some time to complete?

-- Saying that, why do I feel a bit touched?

Yu Yang also thought about it and asked her on Facebook how long did she take to complete it? Did she pull an all-nighter after receiving it? Jasmine replied a bit slowly, and he started to whimper, saying he'd become a sinner, making such a beautiful woman stay up all night doing this.

[Don't take it so seriously, even if you don't complete it in a year, brother won't mind! I just did it because I thought it was fun to give it to you.] Jasmine chuckled. - [You're overthinking.] - [I didn't complete it.]

Jasmine, hehe.

-- "You're overthinking it."

-- "Not my doing this."

*

Andrew Yan didn't stay long, he had a meal, helped with the puzzle, and then went back to the hotel.

He had just opened the door to a new world and was ready to go back and think about it.

After he left, Jasmine remembered she had a magic gift to open, so she took a bath, washed up, and then opened the red envelope to test her luck.

This thank-you magic gift from the underworld was Jasmine's only faith.

Since getting the "lose every gamble" curse, all other luck-based activities were unsuccessful. She now lived by relying solely on the probability of receiving this thank-you magic gift.

What did she draw this time? It was a skill: Heavy as Ink Melancholy.

Melancholy and loneliness were lifelong companions of the old lady. Equipping this skill, when you convey the emotions of melancholy sadness, your infectiousness will increase a hundredfold.

...

Drawing a skill made her quite happy. 

Because she could repeatedly use it.

After understanding the function of this skill, Jasmine was a bit stunned. It seemed like she had to go all out on the actor's path with this.

But since she already drew the skill, she couldn't help but feel intrigued.

*

While contemplating which movie or TV show would perfectly match this skill, a piece of "breaking news" related to her surfaced on the internet.

"2.7 Billion Female Lead's Romance Exposed, Boyfriend Turns Out to Be Him!!!"

At first, netizens didn't believe it at all, but when they clicked in, they saw a series of pictures showing Jasmine bringing a man back to her river-view penthouse. Later, when this man came out, they discovered that he was actually the famous writer Andrew Yan.

With this scandal, netizens spontaneously divided into two camps. Some thought that if they didn't kiss or hug, they couldn't be friends, right? What's so special about going to her house? Didn't Yu Yang and Ben go there too?

-- But they went for her birthday, Yan didn't.

-- On Jasmine's birthday, Andrew Yan even gave her a novel specially written for her and not for public release, which writer could go to such lengths for an ordinary friend???

-- The more you say that, the more it makes sense...

——Jasmine is an actress who doesn't rely on fans for support. So, what's the big deal about talking openly about her love life? If you want to know the truth, feel free to leave a message and ask her.

Then someone went to her Facebook and asked.

-- "Hey hey hey, are you really dating Andrew Yan?"

"If it's true, that's great. If that jerk dares to stand us up again, I'll hang myself with a noodle at the entrance of your residential area."

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Jas: *Damn* ๑ᵒᯅᵒ๑