"Ahahaha… Honey, you're back!"
Qin Hao stuck his head out and glanced around but didn't see Su Wuyao's best friend, Jiao Jiao. So, he asked, "Where's Jiao Jiao?"
"She had something come up last minute and couldn't make it," Su Wuyao replied, slipping off her shoes as she entered the room.
Her eyes landed on the table, where she saw the Lamp Shadow Beef and the utterly destroyed Peony Fish Fillets. A wave of irritation surged through her.
"These dishes were ordered as takeout?"
"Yes… Why?" Qin Hao froze internally upon hearing this question.
No way. Could she have figured it out?
He turned back to the two dishes on the table. There didn't appear to be anything amiss.
Qin Hao was meticulous by nature—he didn't think there was any chance of him slipping up. Besides, knowing Su Wuyao's personality, well… anyone who knew her would understand.
But why was she suddenly questioning him like this?
"Are you sure these are takeout?"
Qin Hao, keeping his cool, didn't miss a beat, maintaining his composure as though dancing on the edge of disaster.
Had Su Wuyao not seen it with her own eyes, she might have actually bought into his nonsense.
A perfectly fine dish of Peony Fish Fillets had been turned into such a mess, as though he was desperate to hide something from her.
"These dishes don't look like they were made at a restaurant," Su Wuyao remarked.
"Ah, honey, you're such a joker. Come on, try it! This takeout is actually pretty good. I'm going to step outside for some fresh air," Qin Hao said, trying to deflect.
"I suddenly feel like having stir-fried eggs with tomatoes," Su Wuyao stated, hoping to give Qin Hao a chance to come clean. She silently wished he would reflect and own up.
"No problem!" Qin Hao answered brightly.
Su Wuyao's heart stirred with a glimmer of hope. Was Qin Hao about to confess?
"Well then, there are tomatoes and eggs in the fridge. You can go ahead and cook it. I'd like to have some too," Qin Hao said with a smile.
Hearing this, Su Wuyao glared at him fiercely.
He wanted her to cook?
He'd already prepared Lamp Shadow Beef and Peony Fish Fillets, and now he was acting as though he couldn't manage a simple dish like stir-fried eggs with tomatoes?
In this household, a chef who hadn't stepped into the kitchen for three years? Outrageous.
Where was the justice?
Where were the laws?
"Honey, what's wrong? You don't look so good. Is it that time of the month? Should I go buy some brown sugar for you?" Qin Hao finally noticed Su Wuyao's unusual expression.
"What do you think is wrong?" Su Wuyao shot back, her tone sharp.
Her words hung in the air, instantly solidifying the atmosphere at home into a tense silence.\
The livestream audience couldn't help but laugh and cry at the unfolding drama.
One person clearly knew the truth, while the other played dumb.
Their conversation felt like a theatrical performance.
"Are we about to witness domestic violence?"
"Hard to say, but I think the streamer is on the verge of losing it."
"Hahaha, this scene is just too entertaining."
At this point, Su Wuyao realized that Qin Hao wasn't going to admit anything easily.
If she wanted him to confess, there was only one way left—she had to bring out Qin Hao's certificates and confront him directly.
She planned to lay everything out in front of him and see how he could possibly deny it.
Qin Hao, sensing something was amiss, knew that continuing this conversation wouldn't lead to anything good.
He quickly tried to change the subject and brush the matter aside.
"By the way, honey, you got a call earlier on the landline. Someone asked you to call them back. They said they were Mr. Wu's agent," Qin Hao interjected.
"Mr. Wu?" Su Wuyao paused, as though recalling something.
She immediately set aside her interrogation of Qin Hao, grabbed her phone, and dialed the number.
"Hello, is this Mr. Wu's agent? Sorry I missed your call earlier. What was the reason for your call?"
"Miss Su, I'm calling to inform you that due to Mr. Wu's schedule, he won't be able to participate in the public service advertisement shoot."
"What?"
Su Wuyao's face fell.
She had put in a lot of preparation for this advertisement.
With the shoot just days away, the sudden cancellation left her efforts wasted.
Finding another celebrity of the same caliber on such short notice was impossible.
"Sir, didn't Mr. Wu agree to this earlier?"
"Miss Su, the fee you offered makes it difficult for us to work with you. Do you even know Mr. Wu's current status?"
"But this is for a public service—"
Beep beep beep…
The call ended abruptly, the cold attitude leaving Su Wuyao disheartened.
She stood frozen, clutching her phone, for nearly five minutes.
She felt deeply wronged. Something that had been agreed upon was suddenly canceled without warning.
"Honey, what's wrong?" Qin Hao asked, noticing her unusual demeanor.
"The public service advertisement I was working on… Ah, forget it, it's nothing!" Su Wuyao chose not to share the details with Qin Hao.
This was a work-related issue, and even if Qin Hao knew, he wouldn't be able to help.
Why burden him with unnecessary worry? For now, she could only take things one step at a time.
"Anyway, could you go to the kitchen and heat up the dishes?"
"No stir-fried eggs with tomatoes."
"Not today. These dishes are enough for the two of us. We'll have stir-fried eggs with tomatoes tomorrow. Now hurry up!"
Qin Hao didn't dare delay and promptly carried the two plates into the kitchen.
As he closed the kitchen door, his expression suddenly turned serious.
It was as though he had transformed into a completely different person.
He took out his phone and dialed a number.
"Hello, my wife's company needs to shoot an advertisement. Can you check who's available to help her out?"
What Qin Hao didn't realize was that this moment was captured clearly by the kitchen camera.
The livestream audience erupted.
What was this call about? What did he mean by "my wife's company needs to shoot an advertisement"? Who's available?
The streamer had mentioned earlier that the advertisement required a celebrity.
Qin Hao was right there—he couldn't possibly be unaware of this.
Could it be that Qin Hao knew celebrity friends?
Who was Qin Hao calling?
If Qin Hao could help, why didn't he make the call in front of Su Wuyao?
Was he trying to hide it from her?
The situation suddenly became shrouded in mystery, and the livestream audience began speculating wildly.
"Have you considered that Qin Hao might have another identity?"
"It's very possible. The way he spoke didn't sound like a joke."
"The streamer doesn't know yet. Imagine her reaction when she hears this phone call on the livestream."
The audience grew increasingly excited.
At this point, Su Wuyao only knew about Qin Hao's chef identity. She had no idea he might have other identities.
Of course, if Qin Hao hadn't made this call, the audience wouldn't have discovered this secret.
It was thrilling!
Watching this livestream had the audience sweating and their hearts racing.
Who was this man, really? What other identities did he have?
After returning home, Su Wuyao avoided checking the livestream, fearing Qin Hao might notice.
But with this phone call, the audience knew it was only a matter of time before Su Wuyao found out.
Her livestream had already surpassed 200,000 viewers, and the number was still climbing.
In the platform's daily livestream section, her stream quickly stood out.
Fans from other livestreams began flocking to Su Wuyao's channel.
The platform's popularity was steadily converging on her livestream.