Was How Other People Addressed Her

Jiang Lin went to open the door. Jiang Che sat on the sofa and picked up the newspaper that he had just put down. He glanced at it, then put it back. His eyes looked towards the door with some unknown emotions.

Jiang Lin led Shi Yan in. Shi Yan looked directly at the pair of overly deep eyes on Jiang Che's outstanding face.

Her footsteps paused slightly. It was only for a moment, but she recovered very quickly.

She walked in with a faint smile, "Fifth Master Jiang, sorry to disturb you."

"No, I don't have anything to do on a daily basis,"Jiang Che said as he stood up from the sofa and spoke to Shi Yan. "Miss Shi, please have a seat."

His gentle face still had a sickly pallor.Shi Yan looked at him, then her gaze swept past his standing legs and quickly moved away. She smiled and said, "I liked the pastries that Fifth Master gave me before, but they were made by Master Five's elders. I couldn't buy them outside, so I thickened my skin and came to find Fifth Master. If it's convenient, can Fifth Master ask that elder of yours to make some more?"

She handed over the food box in her hand and said, "This is some soup and medicinal cuisine that I personally made. Consider it a thank you gift in advance to Fifth Master."

Jiang Che's gaze paused on her elegant smile for a second. Then, he turned to look at the wooden food box that she was carrying. The meaning was unclear. 

"Miss Shi, did you personally prepare this?"

Shi Yan nodded with a faint smile.

"Please take a seat, Miss Shi."

Shi Yan walked over and sat down. She placed the food box on the coffee table in front of her.

Jiang Che also sat down. 

"However, Miss Shi, if you like some pastries, you can just ask me for them. You don't have to go through the trouble of personally preparing a thank you gift."

"It's just cooking some food. It doesn't take much effort. On the other hand, I know that the pastries were made by Fifth Master's elders, but I still came to ask for them from him. It's really a little rude."

"Aunt Shen likes to make pastries to kill time when she has nothing to do. In the past, she was worried that it would be a waste if no one ate them. If she knew that Miss Shi liked them, she would definitely be very happy. There's no need to be rude."

At this moment, Jiang Lin made a cup of tea.

"Miss Shi Yan, please have some tea."

Shi Yan smiled and thanked him.

Jiang Che glanced at Jiang Lin. After saying "You're welcome" to Shi Yan, Jiang Lin tactfully left. When he turned around and left the living room, he could not help but click his tongue in his heart.

They were still far from each other, and he was already starting to dislike him for being a hindrance.

Shi Yan continued, "No matter what, I have to trouble Fifth Master and that elder of yours to prepare a thank you gift to satisfy my appetite."

"It's almost lunchtime now. Fifth Master, do you want to try my soup and medicinal cuisine while it's still hot? This is my first time cooking since I came to Sea City. I wonder if my culinary skills have deteriorated."

Jiang Che's gaze fell on the food box again. He paused for a moment and said, "Since Miss Shi has personally cooked, I can't let you down."

There was clearly no smile on his face. It could even be said that there was no expression on his face. However, it did not make people feel that his attitude was cold and indifferent. On the contrary, he gave people a very comfortable feeling. This was probably related to the gentle and jade-like temperament of his body.

Hearing his words, the corners of Shi Yan's lips curled up a little more.

"Fifth Master, do you want to eat in the dining room or here?"

Jiang Che was actually very particular. He always ate in the dining room and sat upright. He had never placed food in the living room before.

However, his answer was, "Let's eat here."

Shi Yan was actually quite particular. She was also used to eating in the dining room. She usually wouldn't eat in places like the living room and study room.

Many girls her age liked to sit on the sofa and watch TV while eating snacks, but she didn't. At most, she would eat some fruits and drink some tea.

At that moment, she had asked Jiang Che this question.

She felt that if Jiang Che went to the dining room to eat, it would be inappropriate for her to follow him. It was different here. She could sit here and wait for him to finish eating.

Upon hearing Jiang Che's answer, she quickly opened the lunch box with a smile and took out the medicinal cuisine and soup, one after another. She placed a spoon in the medicinal cuisine and handed it to Jiang Che.

"Fifth Master, you can drink some soup to warm your stomach first. This way, the medicinal cuisine will be more effective."

He stared at the spoon that she handed over for a few seconds and reached out to take it. 

"Thank you."

His voice was mellow and clear, making people feel very comfortable.

He took a sip of the soup first. It was obviously a very ordinary corn stewed pork ribs soup, but the taste was different from what he was used to drinking. He did not know whether it was because of the cooking skills, or the people who made the soup.

"It's very delicious," he looked at her and said gently.

Shi Yan's eyes were curved. She held the teacup and took a sip. Her movements were full of her unique charm. She said, "Then Fifth Master, drink more."

"The medicinal cuisine is just a normal nourishing medicinal cuisine. It has no other effects and there are no dietary restrictions. Fifth Master can drink it without worry."

Jiang Che followed her instructions and took a sip of the medicinal cuisine.

"Miss Shi's culinary skills are very good."

Shi Yan held the teacup with both hands. Upon hearing this, she smiled faintly and said, "Thank you. It's good enough to suit the Fifth Master's taste."

Jiang Che, who was scooping up the medicinal cuisine with a spoon, paused. He raised his eyes and looked at her, saying gently, "I'm only a few years older than Miss Shi, and Miss Shi isn't a member of the Jiang family. You don't have to call me Fifth Master, like the others do. Just call me by my name."

Shi Yan was stunned.

Then, she smiled and said, "Isn't this a little inappropriate?"

Jiang Che?

It wasn't that she couldn't call him by his name, but she was afraid that she would scare the others if she called him by his name. After all, he was someone that the Jiang family kept a secret.

It was mainly because they had only met a few times and weren't familiar with each other. It was a little inappropriate to call him by his name directly.

Everything had to be done step by step, didn't it?

"There's nothing wrong with it. If Miss Shi isn't used to calling me by this name, you can call me 'Mister Jiang.' Fifth Master is for others."

Others…

Shi Yan pursed her lips and smiled faintly. 

"Since you're calling me Miss Shi, then I'll call you Mister Jiang."

An indescribable emotion flashed across the depths of Jiang Che's deep, emotionless eyes.

"That's fine too," he said.

"Mr. Jiang, continue eating. It won't taste good once it's cold."

"Okay," Jiang Che responded in a low voice. 

After that, the two of them didn't say anything else. One of them quietly ate the medicinal cuisine and drank the soup while the other quietly sat at the side and drank tea.

Half an hour later, Jiang Che finished eating.

He took out a tissue and elegantly wiped the corner of his lips and hands. Then, he said to Shi Yan, "Miss Shi's cooking is very good. This is the best meal I've eaten in the past month."

After finishing the medicinal cuisine, the soup could almost be seen from the bottom of the bowl.

However, Shi Yan didn't cook too much. It was only the amount a normal adult ate.

"It's good that you like it, Mr. Jiang. I'll have to trouble you with the pastries."

As Shi Yan spoke, she stood up and was about to clear up the empty bowls when Jiang Che beat her to it. 

"Miss Shi personally cooked for me and even personally delivered it to me. How can I let you clean it up again? Let me do it."

Without arguing with him, Shi Yan stood to the side and watched with a faint smile.

The man was dressed in a white shirt. His handsome face was well-defined, and his skin was sickly pale. His sleeves were half-rolled up, but his forearms were well-defined. His slender and good-looking hands were cleaning up the dishes. From Shi Yan's angle, she could only see his side profile.

However, it was enough to be pleasing to the eye.

After he was done cleaning up and closing the food box, Shi Yan took it and said, "Give it to me. I'll take it back to the kitchen."

When he handed the food box to her, Jiang Che met her smiling eyes and was slightly stunned.

However, he recovered in an instant.

She smiled at him and opened her mouth slightly. "If it's convenient, can I exchange my contact information with Mr. Jiang? When the pastries are ready, Mr. Jiang can contact me as well."

Jiang Che's deep eyes stared at her. 

After a few seconds, he said, "Sure."