After yet again suffering a terrible blow, Bai Baozhu was depressed for half a day before she was ultimately forced to pick back up the martial art she had happily abandoned—the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Saber Technique.
There was no other way. If she wanted to perfectly control her innate divine strength, she had to, just like in her previous life, practice the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Saber Technique to its peak.
Of course, in her previous life, it was for survival.
In this life, practicing martial arts was purely to conceal her innate divine strength, to make herself into a delicate, fragrant, and soft girl…
Thus, even though she had changed worlds, Bai Baozhu still ended up living… the miserable days of getting up early to practice QAQ.
And then she made an even more miserable discovery. Although her previous life’s super divine strength physique had followed her through the transmigration… her talent for martial arts seemed to have gotten lost!!! It had not followed her over!!!
Martial arts emphasized bone structure and innate talent. If one was merely smart and had a good physique, no matter how clever, without the right bone structure and talent, it was all for nothing.
In her previous life, she was a martial arts prodigy with exceptional bone structure and talent. Her master had once praised her as a once-in-a-millennium martial arts genius.
However, after crossing worlds…
The aptitude of this body, while not terrible, couldn’t be called good either. And most importantly… this body had long passed the optimal age for starting martial arts training.
So, if she wanted to use this body to practice the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Saber Technique to its peak… without practicing for several decades, she wouldn’t achieve that goal.
But how could Bai Baozhu wait for decades? She really wished her martial arts skills had transmigrated along with her innate divine strength!
“Zhu Zhu, are you practicing yoga? That pose looks really strange.”
After waking up, Xia Tiantian saw Bai Baozhu wearing workout clothes, doing strange movements in front of the floor-to-ceiling window in their bedroom.
Seeing that Xia Tiantian was awake, Bai Baozhu let out a soft sigh. While maintaining the rather difficult pose, she greeted her.
“I’m practicing martial arts.”
“Hahaha, is this how dance majors practice? First time seeing you practice, it feels kinda novel.”
Xia Tiantian teased without giving it much thought, then went to the ensuite bathroom in the bedroom to wash up.
She completely failed to realize that the “practicing martial arts” Bai Baozhu mentioned was not the same concept as what she understood.
Even the production team, who later saw this segment from the footage, didn’t have any suspicions. After all, Bai Baozhu was a dance major.
For dance students, getting up early every morning to practice was completely normal.
However, how could anyone possibly imagine that the “dance practice” they understood was completely different from Bai Baozhu’s “martial arts practice”!
After just one hour of practicing the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Saber Technique, Bai Baozhu was drenched in sweat, her whole body soaked and sticky, feeling both exhausted and uncomfortable.
But, even though she was sticky, wet, and soaked in sweat, Bai Baozhu was extremely happy!
Because—
“My sweat is actually fragrant!”
Ah! This was the legendary fragrant sweat! It was truly wonderful~ She never thought she’d have a day like this! Hahahahaha—
“Zhu Zhu? What are you giggling about?”
Having finished washing up and applying simple, light makeup, Xia Tiantian came out of the bathroom to find her little roommate standing drenched in sweat by the floor-to-ceiling window, giggling foolishly.
Hearing Xia Tiantian’s words, Bai Baozhu snapped back to reality. She smugly scooted closer to Xia Tiantian.
“Sister Tian Tian, smell me, aren’t I fragrant!”
“Pfft! What’s wrong with you so early in the morning? Look at you, all sweaty. Go take a shower quickly, don’t catch a cold again.”
Seeing Bai Baozhu acting silly and coquettish with her first thing in the morning, Xia Tiantian couldn’t stop laughing.
With a hint of feigned disgust, she shooed Bai Baozhu into the bathroom to take a shower.
After a quick shower, feeling refreshed, Bai Baozhu went down to the first-floor kitchen, ready to start making breakfast for all the guests in Love Cottage.
However, as soon as she reached the kitchen, she found it had already been occupied by someone else.
And the person occupying the kitchen was none other than one of the main chefs in Love Cottage, Su Han.
“Good morning, Zhu Zhu. Are you hungry? Breakfast will be ready soon, just wait a little longer.”
Seeing Bai Baozhu, who never usually entered the kitchen, suddenly appear, Su Han was first taken aback, and a vague sense of crisis instinctively arose in her heart.
Especially when she saw Bai Baozhu’s flawless, makeup-free beauty, she felt even more sour inside.
For some reason, Bai Baozhu looked even prettier today…
“Sister Han Han, what are you making?”
Bai Baozhu, however, blinked and walked over to Su Han.
Seeing Su Han frying eggs and bacon, Bai Baozhu immediately guessed that today’s breakfast was probably sandwiches again.
It didn’t seem very appetizing…
Although Bai Baozhu was a foodie, and a non-picky one at that.
But if there was better food to be had, who wouldn’t want to eat that instead?
“Sister Han Han, is breakfast sandwiches again today?”
Su Han, who was already somewhat sensitive about Bai Baozhu suddenly entering the kitchen, felt immediately uncomfortable upon hearing this.
While she smiled on the surface, inwardly she was already furiously criticizing Bai Baozhu.
Again—? Again—! She was really fed up with people who didn’t cook but were always picky! She wasn’t a dedicated nanny with a menu function! She hoped the production team wouldn’t cut this segment! Let the audience properly ‘educate’ this Bai Baozhu!
“That’s right, why? Zhu Zhu, you don’t want to eat sandwiches this morning?”
Su Han looked at Bai Baozhu with a very friendly smile. Paired with the cream-colored apron she wore, she looked both gentle and virtuous, the very picture of a good wife and mother.
“Hmm, I don’t really like eating sandwiches.”
Bai Baozhu nodded with straightforward honesty.
She had a Chinese stomach and preferred soupy, watery, hot Chinese dishes.
Of course, she didn’t dislike Western food either, but Su Han’s cooking skills were rather average, and sandwiches… were really too ordinary.
Eating them occasionally was fine, but having sandwiches, steak, and pasta every day was too monotonous.
“But Zhu Zhu, eating sandwiches in the morning is healthier! Light and nutritious, and won’t make you gain weight. Tell me what you’d like to eat, and I’ll make it for you tomorrow.”
Su Han smiled especially gently, coaxing Bai Baozhu as if she were a child.
To others, this scene would likely make them curse Bai Baozhu for being troublesome! Feeling sorry for Su Han having to cook for her without getting any appreciation.
And Male Lead Number Four, Jiang Boyan, who had just walked into the kitchen and heard Bai Baozhu say she didn’t like sandwiches, thought exactly that!
“Xiao Han, don’t spoil her. If she doesn’t like it, she doesn’t have to eat it. You’re not her nanny, no need to accommodate her like this.”
Although on the surface Jiang Boyan was the head bartender at a high-end bar, in reality, he was a bona fide rich N-th generation!
Since childhood, he had been pursued by countless people. As an adult, his outstanding looks and formidable background meant he was catered to by countless beauties, with a whole pack of fair-weather friends.
He had only come to participate in the show because he lost a bet with a buddy, joining just for fun.
So his personality was truly willful in the extreme.
Towards people he liked, he could pluck stars and the moon for them. But towards people he disliked… he simply didn’t put them in his eyes.
Especially seeing a girl he liked being ‘bullied’ by a girl he disliked, his attitude was even worse.
“Jiang Xiaoyan, what are you saying? Don’t you know you should be polite to girls? You’re really not a gentleman at all.”
Su Han first glared at Jiang Boyan, coquettishly scolding him.
Then she turned her gaze back to Bai Baozhu, speaking softly and gently.
“Zhu Zhu, don’t mind him. Jiang Boyan just speaks without thinking. He doesn’t really have bad intentions; he’s not targeting you.”
If Xia Tiantian had been in the kitchen at that moment and seen Su Han like this, she would probably have cursed inwardly—Tsk! So she’s a white lotus! This act of ‘innocent and harmless, above worldly strife’ is played beautifully!
However, for the Steel-Straight Girl (or Guy) Bai Baozhu, it was—
Although Su Han seems a bit… not too fond of me??? But… ah—! Su Han’s tone of voice is so pleasant! The aura she radiates is so attractive! This is a real girl! So delicate and lovely~ I’m really far from that! I must learn more from Su Han in the future! (Major misunderstanding!!!)
As for Jiang Boyan?
Meow meow meow? Who’s he? Don’t know him, no need to pay attention.
Although Bai Baozhu had been transmigrated for almost a week, apart from Xia Tiantian, who shared a bedroom with her, she hadn’t had much contact with the other dating guests.
Especially Jiang Boyan and Bo Shenyu—she rarely saw them and had hardly spoken to them.
So, Bai Baozhu’s “don’t know him” was literally just that—she didn’t know him.
“Yes, yes, Xiao Han, you’re right. I misspoke earlier.”
Jiang Boyan agreed with a laugh to Su Han, then, with a barely perceptible trace of disdain in his eyes, glanced at Bai Baozhu and said lightly.
“Little Sister Zhu Zhu, if you don’t like the sandwiches Xiao Han makes, then make whatever you like yourself. As for me, I love the sandwiches Xiao Han makes.”
Jiang Boyan’s attitude towards Bai Baozhu was quite complex.
Even Jiang Boyan, who had seen countless beauties and many top-tier ones, had to admit that Bai Baozhu’s face was rarely matched.
Moreover, Bai Baozhu happened to be exactly his preferred type in terms of looks.
Unfortunately, no matter how beautiful the face, a boring and vulgar soul was useless.
With a face like that, engaging in vulgar behavior made him dislike her even more.
“Zhu Zhu, don’t listen to him. How about this: I’ll make breakfast for everyone first, then make what you want to eat. By the way, what would you like?”
Compared to Jiang Boyan’s blatant nastiness, Su Han was much gentler and kinder.
But Su Han like this also inspired a stronger desire to protect her.
“Xiao Han, you really are… not afraid of trouble.”
“It’s nothing, I actually enjoy cooking.”
“You’re not a chef. Whoever wants to eat something should make it themselves. Don’t keep spoiling her like this.”
…
Watching the two in front of her suddenly start ‘arguing’ (flirting), Bai Baozhu blinked, her face full of confusion.
“Stop! Don’t argue. I came to the kitchen to make breakfast. Otherwise, why would I be here???”