"You want me to cook? You would eat it as long as it's not raw right?" Avril giggled in her heart.
"Well, I would like to have some Chinese food tonight. Do you know how to cook them?" Haider asked.
"Of course!" Avril said in excitement.
Great, man! It's showtime!
Chinese cuisine, it's just a piece of cake! The Land Rover slowly came to a stop in front of the entrance of a small villa. Avril swiftly got off the car.
The night breeze was a little cold.
Haider looked at Avril with gentle eyes, who was eager to show her skills.
The villa was completely dark, Avril went in after Haider. As the lights were switched on, Avril's round eyes squinted to adapt to the brightness. She started looking around the house once she got used to the surrounding brightness.
The wall was painted in cozy light blue. The light brown leather sofa in the center of the living room looked luxurious. There were daisies in the vase on the living room table which were only available during this season. This whole place looked lovely and refreshing!
"Looks fancy! It's more comfortable than what I thought!" Avril thought to herself.
"Do you like it?" Haider leaned by the door as he casually asked, and his eyes were full of affection.
He has a pair of attractive and charming eyes, which could easily make people fall in love with him at a glance.
Avril's heart began to race. She avoided eye contact with him and nodded.
"Hmm, It's fine!" Avril said.
Haider secretly heaved a sigh of relief. Glad she liked it.
Then, he turned around and led her through the door.
"The kitchen is over there. Come with me."
The kitchen was an open-styled kitchen. It's very spacious. There was a glass vase, with a few flowers in there on the marble table. It looked quite classy.
Avril opened the fridge and was shocked by the vast diversity of ingredients.
"Did you prepare that much?"
Did he move the whole supermarket home? How could both of them finish all these? Haider sat down in front of the bar, and his right foot was tapping on the ground, making himself at ease.
"From now on, you will take charge of all my meals," Haider said.
What? Avril stunned and turned around to look at him.
What he said sounded overbearing. But, sorry, she wouldn't take it!
Avril smirked as she brought the ingredients into the battlefield, oh no, to the kitchen... Avril was busy in the kitchen for more than half an hour, finally, the food was served on the table.
Haider looked at the pitiful tofu stew and a bowl of rice on the table. The corners of his eyes twitched a bit.
"That's all?" He asked in disbelief. Avril smiled cheekily.
"Yeah. I was worried that you would be hungry if you waited for too long, so l only made one dish," she replied. Haider looked at the clock on the wall, puzzled. He recalled that she went into the kitchen at 7:00 p.m. and it's already 8:30 p.m. now. So, did it mean that she spent one and a half hours just to make one tofu stew?
Avril 'carefully' scooped up a spoonful of soup into the bowl in front of Haider.
"Hey, just soak cooked rice in soup, it's also one of the famous Chinese delicacies. I even added some extra ingredients for you, Try it!" Avril urged.
Seeing how solicitous she was, Haider kept his questions to himself.
"It might taste good, who knows?
We can't judge a book by its cover!" Haider thought.
Haider scooped up a spoonful of rice and put it into his mouth.
Suddenly, he felt a surge of blood rush up to his brain.
There was a mixture of sweetness and bitterness in the soup and even the taste of mustard in it! Haider shut his eyes in pain while trying to look calm.
"Is... this really tofu stew?"
There were so many flavors in it, it was way past 'perfect'!
"Yeah, this is my new innovation dish. How is it? Is it delicious?" Avril's eyes shone brightly. She was looking forward to his reaction.
Haider reluctantly swallowed the rice in his mouth and gave a sad thumbs-up.
"What a great idea! You're good!" Avril was more than happy to hear that.
"Hump! I shall see if you would continue asking me to cook for you in the future!", she thought.
She pretended to be flattered and said, "Do you like it? I can cook for you every day!"
"Ahem!" Haider was in shock that he nearly choked himself. He had to bend forward as he continued coughing. Avril poured him a glass of water.
"Don't worry. Take your time. Eat more if you like them." Haider took the glass and quickly drank it. He finally felt better after he washed away the taste in his mouth.
"Would you like to have some?" He asked. He should not be the only one suffering through it. Avril waved.
"I am on a diet. I would skip dinner."
No way! She didn't want to be 'poisoned' by the food she cooked.
Haider's lips twitched. He took another two spoonful under the pressure of Avril's stare. And finally, he could not stand that yucky taste as he rushed to the washroom!
"Ew!" A loud noise came from the washroom. Avril was 'worried' and looked towards the washroom.
"He actually ate three spoonfuls?" Avril sighed and shook her head.
"Looks like I have to 'improve' my skill next time!" she thought.
After throwing up, Haider leaned against the wall with a pale face.
"Avril, I might have caught a cold last night and have been feeling unwell. It's not because of your food...Before he could finish his words, he ran into the washroom again.
Avril 'kindly' took out some anti-vomiting medicines from a first-aid kit and she poured a glass of water. As Haider came out, she handed him the medicines and said to him sincerely.
"Take some medicine, you may catch a cold now. It's quite chill night."
Haider's face was pale. He glanced at Avril with a complicated look in his eyes and swallowed the pills.
"Thank you."
At this point, if he did not realize Avril was trying to fool him, he would be too stupid!
A glint flashed through Haider's eyes. He put down the glass of water and looked at Avril sincerely.
"I'm really touched that you care so much for me. It's getting late.
Why don't we go to our bedroom and rest?" Haider said.
Go to your room to rest? It's not even nine yet.