Golden Agent of the Adonis (84)

She intended to prevent Fang Zhenxuan from standing out, but instead, she inadvertently provided him with opportunities to appear on camera! She also recalled the previous five episodes they had recorded, where her team thought she performed averagely and lacked the charisma for variety shows. She might rank third in terms of attention among the four girls, so she became determined. At the very least, she couldn’t lose to Fang Zhenxuan in this episode, right? She and Chen Lifeng couldn’t always be suppressed by people from Chu Xiang’s side.

Looking exhausted, Zhou Yuan lied on the bed for a while and then went to the kitchen to start washing the tableware. One of the girls heard the noise and came out, asking, “Why are you washing them now?”

Zhou Yuan smiled and replied, “Fang Zhenxuan will cook later, and since I don’t know how to cook, I’ll help with cleaning. By the way, after dinner, do you want to play a game? How about Truth or Dare with drawing lots?”

“Sounds good! There should be one in the accommodation. I’ll go find it!”

The Truth or Dare drawing lots contained various exciting and sensitive questions, which was perfect for their show. Having spent 20 years in the entertainment industry, Zhou Yuan excelled at answering questions on the spot and fabricating suitable answers without batting an eyelid. On the other hand, Fang Zhenxuan was a newcomer and would likely answer a question incorrectly when faced with a constant stream of challenges.

Zhou Yuan sneered inwardly. She didn’t believe Fang Zhenxuan wouldn’t stumble. When problems arose, even the producer would be displeased with Chu Xiang, a valuable connection would be severed!

The four girls got along harmoniously in the accommodation. During Fang Zhenxuan’s grocery shopping, he developed a good friendship with the neighbor using his fluent foreign language skills. The neighbor even recommended some inexpensive and delicious dishes. Along the way, prompted by Fang Zhenxuan’s inquiries, the neighbor taught him a particularly simple and tasty French home-cooked dish.

Fang Zhenxuan and the neighbor agreed to exchange two dishes for dinner, so he returned to the accommodation carrying bags of groceries. Zhou Yuan looked up and intentionally exclaimed, “Zhenxuan! Why did you buy so much stuff?”

Others heard it and looked over. One of them said “Ah, so much. Um, Zhenxuan, did you spend all the money?”

Fang Zhenxuan smiled and replied, “How is that possible? Do you all think I bought quite a lot? Thanks to the neighbor’s help, I only spent a small portion of our budget. It’s essential to have a local guide to avoid unnecessary expenses. Alright, I’m going to cook now. Sisters, watch TV for a while and wait.”

“Oh, sorry about that. We’ll help you do it together.”

Zhou Yuan also chimed in, “Yeah, since I can’t cook, I can assist. I’ve already washed the tableware. What else can I do?”

Fang Zhenxuan glanced at the kitchen utensils and smiled, “Thank you, Sister Zhou Yuan. How about helping me remove the ends of the string beans? It’s simple, and you can do it while watching TV.”

After speaking, he put the ingredients in the refrigerator and asked the other three girls for help in peeling potatoes, cutting meat, and slicing onions.

Zhou Yuan wanted to find an excuse to refuse, but she lost the opportunity. On second thought, cleaning the string beans was indeed much easier than what the other three girls were doing. She had no choice but to carry a basin of string beans to the coffee table and start her task.

Chu Xiang smirked when she saw this. Removing the tail ends of string beans might be simple, but for a lady who had never cooked before and had beautiful nails, it posed a significant challenge.

Zhou Yuan picked up a string bean and tried to break it in half by pinching both ends. When she applied too little force, it wouldn’t break, and when she applied too much force, her nails felt uncomfortable. Moreover, she accidentally broke off a large piece of bean, unable to grasp the right amount of force.

She struggled for a while, and her nails began to throb with pain. After a long time of painstakingly cleaning only a small portion while the rest of the basin remained full, she felt her vision darken.

Just as she was about to find an excuse to abandon her task, Fang Zhenxuan suddenly looked up and said, “Sister Zhou Yuan, is it difficult? How about leaving it? I’ll take care of it later.”

Among the four girls, two couldn’t cook. Zhou Yuan noticed that one of the girls who couldn’t cook was diligently peeling potatoes, while the other two who could cook were doing a great job of cutting ingredients. Only she was struggling. If she gave up now, wouldn’t it mean she couldn’t even handle the simplest task of cleaning string beans?

Besides, she had volunteered to help earlier. Giving up now would be like slapping herself in the face. She forced a smile and said, “Focus on what you’re doing. I’ll finish this quickly.”

By the time Zhou Yuan sluggishly finished cleaning the string beans, the others had already prepared a large pile of vegetables. When she compared herself to them, she appeared foolish. The smile on her face became increasingly strained.

The main issue was that she didn’t know how to apply the right amount of force. She was simply using brute force to break the ends of the string beans. After finishing a basin of string beans, her nails felt sore.

When she brought the beans over, Fang Zhenxuan, who was washing the vegetables, was obviously taken aback, and then said with a smile, “You didn’t have to clean so many. Let’s save some ingredients, Sister.”

Zhou Yuan knew that he was also making a pointed remark, but she couldn’t string a rebuttal. She could only smile and say, “It’s my first time cleaning string beans. I didn’t perform well.”

“It’s okay. The first time I cleaned string beans, I was even worse than you,” Fang Zhenxuan replied casually, as if his previous implication of her wasting ingredients was just a passing remark.

As Zhou Yuan was about to leave after resting her hands, Fang Zhenxuan said again, “Oh, I forgot to peel the garlic! The pan is already hot. Which one of you ladies can help me peel it?”

Zhou Yuan glanced up and saw that all of them were busy with tasks, and she was the only one with nothing to do. She couldn’t help but give Fang Zhenxuan a look. Was he doing it on purpose?

But on the surface, all she could do was smile and say, “I’ll do it.”