set fire to his heart

After staying with Mrs. Song in her bedroom for a while.

Seeing that the time is approaching evening.

Because she promised Shen Siqing to cook for them at night, Mia left the bedroom and went to the kitchen to prepare dinner.

But when she walked to the kitchen.

From afar, she heard the sizzle of hot oil coming from the kitchen.

Mia didn't think much of it.

After all, it was almost mealtime, and it was normal for the kitchen to be preparing dinner.

But when she came to the kitchen door, she saw...

Shen Shili was wearing home clothes and an apron in front of him. He was standing in front of the stove, holding the handle of the frying pan with one hand and a spatula with the other.

The frying pan in front of him was boiling.

On the side plate, there is a pile of fish fillets in different shades.

The moment she saw them, Mia frowned involuntarily...

Is he making peony fish fillets?
Just as Mia was thinking about it, Shen Shili used a colander to fish out the fish fillets from the oil pan.

He put it on the plate next to it to dry, and the color of the fish fillets changed as it was out of the pan.

see.

Song's head chef commented: "Young Master Shen, the appearance of this pot is good, compared to the ones just now..."

He didn't finish his sentence.

Shen Shili interrupted him, and denied with dissatisfaction: "No, it's far from what you cook as the chef, and I have to maintain the same standard as you."

As he said, he picked up the transparent glass basin on the side, which contained the remaining marinated herring fillets.

This is the end.

Mia was sure—he was making peony fillets.

It was one of Chef Song's best dishes, and it was also one of her favorite dishes.

It's not difficult to do.

To put it plainly, it is to fry the herring fillets into fish fillets, then stir-fry them with ingredients, and then make them into the shape of peony flowers, with real peony petals.

But the easiest way to do it is also the hardest dish to do well.

The fish fillets need to be very thin, and the frying time also needs to be properly controlled. If the time is too long, the taste of the fish fillets will be greatly affected.

It is difficult for a non-professional chef to make that dish well.

But he is here to die?

Mia couldn't help frowning, she looked at him in the kitchen puzzled.

Shen Shili was single-minded and had no other distractions.

On the contrary, the head chef who was guiding him was the first to discover Mia's existence.

"Miss."

Knowing her identity, he changed his name and called her by his previous name.

heard.

Shen Shili, who was putting the fish fillets into the pan, almost reflexively looked at her, but he couldn't stop the movement of his hands.

When the fish fillet in his hand fell.

Shen Shili, who couldn't stop in time, was splashed by hot oil.

"Crackling-"

It wasn't until he felt pain in his hand that he turned to look at Mia, then he reacted and pulled his hand.

However, his hands had been scalded with several red spots from the splashed hot oil.

The pain made him frown.

The head chef reacted and hastily closed the oil pan.

"Master Shen, are you alright?"

His nervous question made Mia couldn't help but fix her gaze on his hand.

But don't wait for her to take a closer look.

Shen Shili put his hands behind his back first, and said, "It's okay."

Although he was the head chef who answered, his eyes were on Mia.

When the eyes of the two meet.

Shen Shili's eyes were slightly complicated, but Mia was calm, her eyes were so calm that there were no fluctuations.

see.

The head chef couldn't help speaking for Shen Shili, and told Mia: "Miss, since Young Master Shen knew that you like peony fish fillets, he wanted to make them for you himself. When I was slicing fish just now, I was almost cut by a knife. It's okay, but he..."

He said, then gestured to the casserole that had been simmering on a low fire, and continued: "Oh, by the way, Young Master Shen also prepared Buddha's Jumping Wall for you. He cleaned and prepared such complicated ingredients by himself, and then cooked them In two hours, you can enjoy it."

The head chef spoke seriously, his tone was sincere, it can be seen that he was also moved by Shen Shili's heart.

however.

After listening to his words, Mia didn't change anything.

She looked away lightly, then turned around and left the kitchen.

Mia's reaction was beyond the expectations of the two people in the kitchen.

"Mia..."

Shen Shili hurried to catch up.

All that was left to her was Mia's back.

Seeing her leaving so unfeelingly, Shen Shili wanted to say a thousand words in his heart.

And with his pursuit.

After Mia came to the living room, she opened her backpack.

After she took out a small round jar, she turned and walked towards him.

Mia's actions rekindled hope in Shen Shili's originally lost eyes, but his eyes had just become brighter.

Mia, who came to him, handed him the small jar and said, "This is burn ointment."

She handed it to him.

Seeing her still caring about herself.

A sense of relief emerged from the bottom of Shen Shili's heart.

He was about to ask her to smear it for him, but Mia continued to say to him:
"Don't do such meaningless things again. Even if you cook all my favorite meals, I won't be moved by these things, let alone treat you differently."

Mia didn't look at him, but spoke to him calmly and indifferently.

That indifferent tone and her clear attitude made Shen Shili's eyes, which had just recovered their brightness, turn a little bit gloomy.

The amber pupils behind the lenses showed a trace of despair and deep powerlessness.

"Mia..."

He reluctantly called her.

There was a hint of pleading in that tone.

However, Mia didn't linger.

After handing over the medicine jar to him, she walked away.

But Shen Shili didn't give up.

"Snapped--"

He reached out his other hand and grabbed her wrist.

Mia wanted to shake it off, but her eyes just passed his hand holding her.

The place where the oil was splashed just now had several blisters, leaving red marks.

"..." Mia was silent.

And her hesitation also made Shen Shili seize the opportunity to express to her: "I know that I have done many things that hurt you before, but I really want to repent. I didn't try to please you, I just... want to use my Way to make you happy."

"It was my fault in the past, can you...don't resist me so much, and give me a chance to reform, okay?"

Shen Shili said to her sincerely: "I don't ask you to accept me, and I don't expect you to love me like before. I just want to stay by your side and give me a chance to take care of you and love you."

"That's all, nothing more."

He stood behind Mia, looked at her back, and said to her very sincerely.

Mia, who turned her back to him, couldn't see his expression.

But she could still feel his sincere gaze, and... In the afternoon, what he said and did while she was pretending to be asleep, reappeared in her mind again.

There are subtle changes in mood.

As soon as Mia realized this clearly, she pulled her hand back from Shen Shili's without any hesitation.

She didn't answer him, but just used practical actions to break off the contact between the two.

Under Shen Shili's helpless and unwilling eyes.

She walked farther and farther, and finally walked into the kitchen and disappeared from his sight.