She had almost been fooled by her previous gentle and polite appearance.

Turns out she was still the same as always—whenever there was a chance, her mind was full of thoughts about taking advantage of him.

Not changed at all.

Bai Jiangxin lightly raised an eyebrow.

The parking spot was not far from the entrance of the residential compound, and they arrived quickly.

She still hadn’t hugged her husband’s “public-dog waist” enough before she had to get out of the car. Although she was very reluctant, she couldn’t exactly cling to someone else’s car, so Xiang Di got out briskly.

The parking spot was still a bit of a distance from the bakery. On this stretch of road, Xiang Di didn’t want the atmosphere to go cold, so she tried hard to find something to say: “Your electric bike seat is pretty soft, huh. It’s very comfortable to sit on.”

Bai Jiangxin gave a light “Mm,” and Xiang Di added, “Didn’t expect you’d even know how to ride an electric bike. Impressive.”

Bai Jiangxin suddenly asked her, “Do you know how to use chopsticks to eat?”

Xiang Di was stunned. “Uh, yeah.”

“Didn’t expect it.” Bai Jiangxin calmly repeated her earlier words. “Impressive.”

“……”

It took Xiang Di a few seconds to realize that Bai Jiangxin was mocking her for making a big deal out of nothing.

She immediately looked up at him, only seeing his expressionless side profile.

How could this person still look so cold and aloof even when mocking others? She had thought she might get to see him smile.

He didn’t like to talk, she was just trying to casually find a topic to praise him, what was wrong with that? And he didn’t even appreciate it. Xiang Di lowered her head, somewhat speechless, and pouted.

But forget it—since she liked him, she wouldn’t argue with him.

Only after she finally stopped talking did Bai Jiangxin, who had been walking while looking straight ahead, lower his gaze to look at her expression.

Seeing her cheeks puffed up slightly on both sides, Bai Jiangxin casually curled the corner of his lips.

She deserved to know just how fake-sounding her praise had been just now, how hard it was to respond to—might as well not praise at all.

When they walked into the bakery, the timing was perfect. The cheese cream puffs had just come out of the oven, and the entire bakery was filled with the aroma of cheese.

The moment she entered the bakery, all her previous troubles disappeared. Feeling as if she had returned to a happy homeland, Xiang Di first bought two portions of cream puffs, then recommended some other desserts she thought were delicious to Bai Jiangxin.

“This one, this one—this chocolate lava egg tart is especially good, and this mango snow mochi, the cream isn’t greasy at all, it’s really tasty. Oh, and that sea-salt cheese bursting mochi is also amazing…”

After a whole round of introductions, it felt like there was nothing she didn’t like.

After finishing, she asked Bai Jiangxin, “Which one do you want to try more?”

To him, desserts all tasted more or less the same. Bai Jiangxin said, “Anything is fine.”

“Then what type do you usually like to eat? For example, if you like ones with fruit, you can tell me what fruit you like, and I can give you a precise recommendation.”

Although Bai Jiangxin couldn’t hear her inner thoughts, he could roughly infer her preferences from her expression. The few desserts she had just emphasized were probably all things she loved to eat.

She had also said before that when it came to things she liked, she wished she could recommend them to the whole world. Just like now—once she started talking about foods she loved, her eyes lit up, and she would unconsciously smack her lips, as if she had already eaten the food.

Bai Jiangxin said, “Then, chocolate, mango, and cheese.”

Sure enough, the very next second, Xiang Di excitedly gave him a thumbs-up. “Worthy of being first in grade—such good taste.”

Rather than saying he had good taste, it was more accurate to say that she herself had good taste.

Bai Jiangxin just watched as she picked a whole bunch of desserts she liked. When it came time to check out, the amount shot straight into three digits. A tray piled full of desserts—someone who didn’t know better would think she had come to the bakery to stock up.

“I remembered to bring my phone today,” Xiang Di said.

Bai Jiangxin gave an “Mm.” “Then you pay.”

Xiang Di said, “Later you try everything and see which one you like best. Next time I’ll treat you to that one, okay?”

Bai Jiangxin: “Okay.”

Magnanimously pulling out her phone, Xiang Di tilted her head up and said to the cashier in a dashing tone, “Hello, swipe mine.”

More than a hundred yuan worth of desserts, yet she said it with the aura of swiping a black card.

By coincidence, the one handling the checkout was actually the same clerk as last time. The clerk had a strong impression of them, so even though neither of them was wearing a school uniform today, they were still recognized.

And today, once again, it was the girl paying—and paying so happily.

And the boy was just accepting it with a clear conscience, not showing the slightest intention of paying himself.

What exactly does this girl see in him? Good looks? He’s good-looking but stingy—what’s the use of that?

Heaven and earth may be big, but making money is bigger. Earning a bit of pitiful salary every day isn’t easy. The clerk suppressed the dissatisfaction in their stomach, adhering to the principle of never meddling in other people’s relationships—otherwise you’d only end up angering yourself—and finished ringing them up.

After buying the things, Bai Jiangxin should have left, but Xiang Di couldn’t bear for him to go so soon.

It wasn’t easy to see him once on the weekend, and she still wanted to spend a bit more time with him.

The bakery wasn’t large, with only a few small tables set up, usually for customers who were in a hurry and had nowhere else to eat. Xiang Di said, “Um, freshly baked puffs are best eaten right away. Let’s sit here and eat a few first… Are you in a hurry? If you are, then you can eat on the way.”

Bai Jiangxin: “Not in a hurry. Let’s sit.”

Yes! That’s great.

Xiang Di suppressed her excitement and led him to a small round table to sit down.

“Hurry and try one. Freshly baked puffs, guaranteed delicious.”

As she spoke, she also picked up the portion she bought for herself, put on gloves, and couldn’t wait to take a bite.

One bite in, so delicious she almost wanted to pound the table, Xiang Di couldn’t help but sigh, “Isn’t living just for this one bite?”

She asked Bai Jiangxin again, “Fresh ones are really good, right?”

Bai Jiangxin also took a bite and nodded. “Good.”

“I told you nobody can resist these puffs, right?”

With her recommendation a success, Xiang Di happily ate a few more. At first she ate quite politely, taking several bites to finish one puff. Later, feeling unsatisfied, she put down the half-eaten puff and directly grabbed a new one, stuffing the whole thing into her mouth.

Although stuffing an entire puff into her mouth in one go was a bit too much, she just liked that feeling of biting down and having the cream instantly squeeze out, filling her entire mouth.

In an instant, her whole mouth was filled with salty-sweet cream.

Xiang Di directly squinted her eyes in enjoyment.

Seeing her puffed cheeks and the expression of squinting her eyes in enjoyment, Bai Jiangxin also took a bite of his puff, trying to experience that feeling of being so delicious that one would squint.

It was indeed much tastier than the puff he had eaten earlier at home, but he didn’t know whether it was because the puff he was eating now was the freshest, or because the person in front of him was eating so deliciously, thus affecting his taste buds.

Only after finishing enjoying it did Xiang Di remember that Bai Jiangxin was sitting in front of her right now.

Oh no, she got carried away eating again and forgot to maintain the ladylike image of taking small bites.

She opened her mouth, wanting to explain that she actually didn’t usually eat like this, but before the cream in her mouth had been swallowed, a bit of white, thick liquid directly flowed out from between her lips.

The melted cream in her mouth flowed out just like that. Xiang Di quickly closed her mouth and instinctively reached for a tissue, but the dress she was wearing today had no pockets, so she hadn’t brought any, and she also hadn’t asked the clerk for one earlier.

Wiping with the hand wearing a disposable glove would only make it worse, and she didn’t want to look too flustered in front of Bai Jiangxin, so she could only pretend nothing had happened, cover her mouth with her hand, and cautiously stick out a little bit of her tongue to lick the corner of her mouth.

She thought Bai Jiangxin hadn’t noticed, but the moment she lowered her hand, Bai Jiangxin raised an eyebrow and directly reminded her, “There’s still one side you haven’t licked clean.”

Xiang Di let out an “Ah,” and subconsciously stuck out her tongue. Her tongue, like a little detector, licked to the left, then licked to the right.

The tongue is a very important organ in the oral cavity. Because it stays in the warm and moist mouth all year round, its surface is coated with a layer of transparent saliva. The bakery was particular about its lighting to make the food look delicious. Under the warm, appetizing lights, the small tongue reflected a crystalline sheen, wetting her pink lips.

The originally calm expression on Bai Jiangxin’s face suddenly tightened a little. He quickly turned his head to the side.

Xiang Di thought that he had suddenly frowned and turned away because he was disgusted by her licking the cream, so she hurriedly explained, “Um, actually I wanted to wipe it with a tissue, but I don’t have any paper with me right now…”

“I actually don’t usually eat like this. I just haven’t had puffs in a long time, so I ate a bit too fast. Last time I was supposed to be able to eat them at school, but Wang Sichen ruined it…”

Halfway through explaining, Xiang Di suddenly thought of Wang Sichen. She had been so busy buying for Bai Jiangxin that she forgot she also needed to bring a portion for Wang Sichen.

Luckily it was still early and the puffs weren’t sold out yet—she had to quickly buy one for Wang Sichen.

Xiang Di stood up and went to buy puffs again, telling Bai Jiangxin to wait for her for a moment, and also taking the chance to calm herself down.

You pig brain, once there’s food, you forget everything. No wonder Xiang Sheng always says you’re a pig!

While criticizing herself, Xiang Di resignedly went to line up to buy puffs again.

Bai Jiangxin sat in his seat, looking at her back as she lined up. From her hurried tone when she had just explained, it probably wasn’t intentional seduction.

If it wasn’t intentional seduction, then it was even more infuriating.

He withdrew his gaze with complicated emotions, and his eyes inadvertently landed on the puff she had only eaten halfway. There should still be traces of her saliva on it.