Chapter 574: Allergy

Xu Xin was equally speechless at Kaixin’s reaction. Thinking back to their conversation and the misleading tone—like that of an old married couple—she felt short of breath on the spot, her face turning red. Under the strange, suggestive gazes of her friends, her ears burned as if she’d stolen candy.
She had intended to glare at Kaixin fiercely to clear up the misunderstanding, but suddenly remembered the scene from yesterday noon—the fleeting sadness on Kaixin’s face. Unconsciously, she stopped speaking to explain.
“Xin, you’re amazing!” The women, seeing Xu Xin not explain anything, thought she had really given herself to him, deepening their misunderstanding.
“Tsk tsk, quietly tying up Nanhua’s number one expert, along with his stomach!”
“Hurry up and tell us your story. How far have you two gone?”
“…” The women chattered nonstop. Xu Xin felt extremely guilty, while Kaixin remained calm and composed, smiling without saying a word.
Xu Xin could only turn to Xu Yao for help.
Xu Yao wasn’t easy to deal with either. At this moment, she stepped forward to join in the fun: “I think we should ask Kaixin. Hmph, what kind of magic potion did he give our Xu Xin to make our computer science department’s beauty willingly cook for him for months?”
Though it was somewhat teasing, it at least distracted everyone’s attention!
Noticing the five women’s gazes on him, Kaixin pretended to be deep in thought. “Well, it’s hard to say. I don’t know if Xu Xin has too much maternal love and treats me like a stray dog, or something else. But her cooking is really delicious. She’ll definitely make a good wife in the future.”
“Oh!!!!”
The girls cheered at once.
Xu Xin was furious and ashamed. She hadn’t expected Kaixin’s jokes to get worse. If this got out, she wouldn’t be able to live anymore.
“Sis Yao Yao, eat some food. Try this.” While glaring at Kaixin angrily, she picked up some food to distract everyone.
But she didn’t notice that Xu Yao seemed distracted. She simply nodded and put a few cilantro leaves in her mouth.
Kaixin, who had been watching Xu Yao, saw this and frowned. Then, seeing Xu Yao’s expression change, he frowned even more.
“Sis Yao Yao, what’s wrong? Is it not delicious?” Xu Xin also noticed something was off with Xu Yao.
Xu Yao quickly shook her head, forcing a smile as she chewed and replied, “No, it’s fine. I was just thinking about something. Your cooking is delicious. No wonder Kaixin won’t let you go.”

“Sis Yao Yao, are you here to tease me too? I really…” Xu Xin gave a happy look, feeling both shy and angry, but didn’t finish her sentence.
At that moment,
Happy really couldn’t stand it anymore.
“If you can’t stand cilantro, spit it out. The bathroom is over there—don’t get an allergy from eating it.” Her tone was indifferent, but it left everyone at the table stunned.
“Sis Yao Yao, you don’t eat cilantro? Ah, I didn’t know.” Xu Xin was a rather straightforward girl; hearing this, she immediately worried about Xu Yao, not realizing that the three female friends had picked up on something else. Seeing Xu Xin staring at Happy in shock, they quickly stood up, covered their mouths, and rushed to the bathroom, realizing right away that Happy wasn’t exaggerating. Their gazes toward Happy turned suspicious.
One of the women asked carefully,
“Happy, how did you know Xu Yao can’t stand cilantro?”
“Seeing her eat it so mechanically, how could I not guess?” Happy replied with a roll of eyes.
“But from your tone earlier, it seems you even knew she’s allergic to cilantro. We didn’t know any of this,” another woman asked curiously and gossipingly.
“Wait until she gets back; you can ask her then.” It was then that Happy suddenly remembered that Xu Yao never touched cilantro during her time at school, but it seemed she never told anyone else she was allergic either, as the area affected by the allergy was quite sensitive…
Oh no!
Happy suddenly felt stressed, realizing she might have accidentally revealed some information.
By then, Xu Yao had returned from the bathroom with Xu Xin, looking slightly apologetic. “Sorry.”
“It’s okay. Next time, just say what you can’t eat. We’re all classmates and friends—no problem.”
“Mm.”
“By the way, Xu Yao, are you allergic to cilantro?” One of the women glanced at Happy deliberately.
Xu Yao was taken aback. “Who told you that?”
“Don’t worry about that. Is it true?” the woman asked cunningly.
A hint of shyness flashed across Xu Yao’s face, but she quickly covered it up and said firmly, “Of course not. I just don’t like the taste of cilantro.”
“I see.” The three observant women still noticed Xu Yao’s discomfort.
Only Xu Xin seemed clueless about everything, keeping asking if Xu Yao was still unwell or had any other dietary restrictions. Her friends were secretly worried, thinking this girl was truly naive—bringing such a serious rival into her bedroom would surely cause trouble in the future.
The meal ended in an awkward atmosphere.

While washing the dishes, Xu Yao volunteered, but Xu Xin declined her offer, saying she was a guest, and asked Kai Xin to stay in the living room and chat with everyone.
“Kai Xin, I heard from a foreign magazine that your monthly income is around several hundred billion silver coins, which is equivalent to one billion yuan. Is that true?” The women’s curiosity burned brightly, leaving Kai Xin somewhat awkward. He really didn’t want to discuss such topics, so he pretended to be clueless: “Hehe, I’m not sure where they got those figures. It might refer to the income from gang activities, but there are also many expenses every month. In short, it’s not credible.”
“I think too. If a game could earn that much in a month, all those companies outside would go bankrupt and move in here,” said one of the women, seemingly satisfied with the explanation.
“Actually, many companies have already moved in and are preparing to start operations here,” Kai Xin replied calmly, avoiding direct confirmation. “There might be great development in the future, but it probably isn’t that exaggerated.”
“Yes, those foreign media outlets just like to exaggerate the facts.”
The women agreed with Kai Xin’s words.
Only Xu Yao remained silent. As a high-ranking manager in the Mu family, she was well aware of many financial flows and knew that some of the figures cited by foreign media were indeed accurate. Out of the Mu family’s nearly hundred thousand members, ten thousand held high-paying jobs, with monthly incomes of around one hundred thousand each—contributing significantly to the family’s income.
Kai Xin was clearly being evasive.
But…
In front of the boss, she wouldn’t expose the truth. Besides, she felt a slight burning sensation in her chest, likely due to some small rashes appearing.
Just as Xu Yao was considering making an excuse to leave, she suddenly sensed Kai Xin’s gaze sweeping over her chest, causing her body to stiffen instantly. She clearly felt that his gaze wasn’t disrespectful but carried an inexplicable intensity…