CHAPTER 62: CHAPTER 23 LUCKY ROLL_2

It seemed to sense Ke Lian’s jealousy and anger, Mo Ying was the first to let go of her hand, and then, quite consciously, gently pushed Du Xixi forward, right into the approaching Ke Lian.

Du Xixi, however, was rather carefree, puzzled by why Mo Ying wanted to push her, while glancing at Ke Lian whose face was clouded, she couldn’t help but frown and gently took hold of Ke Lian’s hand, asking with concern: "What’s wrong? Did something happen?"

These days, Ke Lian was incredibly gentle towards Du Xixi, so when his expression was this unpleasant, it was rare. Du Xixi’s subconscious reaction was that something must have happened to Ke Lian, and thus her heart also tightened with worry.

"I..." Ke Lian’s mood turned from cloudy to sunny the moment Du Xixi took hold of his hand, but faced with Du Xixi’s question, he was at a loss, not knowing how to answer.

"Ahem, I heard from Fengzi..." Mo Ying thought that the Grand Marshal’s jealousy must have been caused by her, so she scratched her head, messing up her short hair slightly. "Lately, the Military Department has been quite busy, hasn’t it? The Marshal must be very occupied!"

Ke Lian’s face looked better, he looked at Mo Ying appreciatively, then possessively pulled Du Xixi into his embrace, sitting on the sofa opposite Mo Ying with a flaunting air.

"Indeed, the Military Department has received many reports, and I’ve been busy reviewing and organizing them." Ke Lian said half-truthfully, though there were indeed more reports from the Military Department, reviewing and organizing such trivial matters would hardly fall to the Marshal. He was merely finding an excuse to cover up his jealousy.

Du Xixi wasn’t familiar with the Military Department, nor did she know much about what other duties the Marshal had besides fighting battles, so she nodded, without thinking much of it. Instead, she proactively brought up an unrelated topic: "Speaking of it, I’m making a delicious dessert today, do you want to join me?"

Many hands make light work, especially after yesterday’s lovely atmosphere while making the gauze wonton together, Du Xixi felt it was wonderful to make wontons with everyone. Plus, Mo Ying came today, and she thought Mo Ying’s cooking skills, although somewhat... still better than Ke Lian and Ke Xing.

Mo Ying naturally wanted to nod in agreement, but recalling Ke Lian’s jealousy earlier... Mo Ying instinctively looked towards Ke Lian, seeking his opinion with her eyes.

Ke Lian met Du Xixi’s expectant gaze, feeling a bit conflicted. Of course, he wanted to go along with Du Xixi’s wishes, but he also wanted to spend time alone with her. Just leaving Mo Ying as a guest aside would be impolite, and unable to avoid potential jealousy, Ke Lian sighed with a bit of frustration.

He gazed deeply at the little heartbreaker, helpless yet with hidden affection, he kissed Du Xixi’s forehead: "Alright, whatever you say goes!"

Du Xixi was happy, Mo Ying was happy, Ke Lian... Ke Lian took a deep breath, seemingly happy too.

Once they got to the kitchen, Ke Lian realized his earlier compromise was definitely a mistake, as Du Xixi clearly treated Mo Ying with better culinary skills much better than him, she not only taught Mo Ying hands-on, but also directly sidelined him.

"Xixi..." Ke Lian called out, Du Xixi didn’t hear.

"Xixi..." Ke Lian called out again, Du Xixi seemed not to hear.

"Xixi~" Ke Lian couldn’t help but nudge Mo Ying aside a bit, successfully squeezing himself between Mo Ying and Du Xixi, then leaned beside Du Xixi’s ear and softly called.

Du Xixi: ...

Du Xixi glanced at him, her gaze clear, seemingly unaware that she had been ignoring him: "What’s up?"

Ke Lian blocked Mo Ying’s gaze with his back, facing Du Xixi directly, looking rather pitiful: "Xixi, why are you ignoring me?"

"Ah? I’m sorry, I didn’t notice." Du Xixi listened to Ke Lian’s obviously pouting tone, her face flushed slightly, but considering Mo Ying was present, she hesitated to coax him aloud, she pulled Ke Lian’s hand, shaking it slightly, "Come to my left, I’ll join you with Sister Mo Ying."

Ke Lian knew how to seize the moment, realizing Du Xixi was already shy, he chuckled and moved to Du Xixi’s left side, then subtly used his gaze to edge Mo Ying away who was already leaning back toward Du Xixi.

This was obviously telling Mo Ying to keep a distance from Du Xixi, Mo Ying obediently and inconspicuously shifted aside, but secretly chuckled inwardly.

Who would have thought, the high and mighty Marshal Ke would have a day of such jealousy!

Mo Ying had already made plans, now that Ke Lian was present, she and Du Xixi would keep more distance, retreating to a range where Ke Lian wouldn’t be jealous.