Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee by KIKI

Chapter 120: Jared and Tina Cooking Together

Tina glanced at the noodles in front of her and thought it best to spare herself, letting the guinea pigs do the testing. She stood up, carried five bowls of noodles to the kitchen, and dumped them. "I'll cook a new batch." Although it was her first time cooking noodles, she often watched Jennie cook and felt confident her steps were correct. Fifteen minutes later, Jared Farrell and his friends again faced a new batch of noodles with indescribable expressions. "Is it the vinegar this time?" Hayden Cohen barely managed the overwhelming sour taste, puzzled.

Tina's expression darkened. "I'll try again."

"Don't!"

Before Jared Farrell and the others could stop her, she was back in the kitchen. Throughout the evening, she stubbornly cooked seven batches of noodles, forcing Jared and his friends to taste each disastrous attempt, their faces ashen and spirits crushed.

"It's too late, Jared, I'm too tired, not hungry anymore. Let Nathan take me to my mom's place," Sophia gave up first, previously planning to stubbornly stay but now wishing she could flee faster.

"I'll take you!" Hayden Cohen quickly stood, grabbed Sophia, and ran before Tina could object.

"Ah, I just remembered the car needs fueling. There's a half-price deal, I better fill it up before midnight," Nathan Lehman made a clumsy excuse, following Hayden's lead to escape.

Soon, only Tina and Jared Farrell remained, staring at each other over the table full of noodles. Jared noticed Tina's reluctant gaze at the noodles and chuckled, realizing cooking was not her strong suit.

"Let me teach you," he said, standing up and using his uninjured left hand to wrap around her waist, leaning on her shoulder with a suppressed laugh.

turned, eyeing him skeptically, doubting a

stove, boiling soup, adding chopped pork and vegetables, and cracking two eggs into the pot with her hand in his. When Tina accidentally mistook sugar for salt, he quickly intervened, and just as he did, she grabbed the

such bizarre flavors. After

had done so too, yet were declared unpalatable by Jared and his friends. Hesitantly, she pushed a bowl towards Jared. "You first."

realizing he should have persuaded her to move in sooner to see this side of her.

Tina, having witnessed his adeptness with the spoon before, still pretended ignorance and used chopsticks to feed him. Jared ate, hinting

him another

first time cooking

Tina took a reluctant bite. Five seconds later, her eyes lit up, and

her, and they finished the two portions of noodles by feeding each other. When they stuffed the dishes into the dishwasher, Tina felt a newfound, mysterious confidence about cooking, "It turns out cooking is just like making pills, no difference. Maybe

realizing if she continued seasoning like before, no delicacy

dragged her suitcase around Jared's spacious duplex apartment in Blue Cove, which occupied an entire floor with numerous rooms. The decor was Nordic, featuring monochrome tones with a living room that

room is mine?" Tina looked around at

room and gestured for her

leather bed, perfectly made, and a large balcony facing north overlooking Blue Cove park, its lively bar street visible beneath the green trees and lake, a different view from the

since their engagement, he had prepared such a room in every

Tina turned, a breeze stirring her hair, carrying her scent

it's just