Ouyang Ting thought for a moment, then nodded, agreeing with her sister’s words.
She asked, “Sis, are we just going to keep ignoring Mr. Long?”
“Do you want to see him?”
Ouyang Ya countered with a question.
Ouyang Ting immediately shook her head and said, “No way, he thinks he’s some charming, refined, handsome middle-aged gentleman, but to me, he’s just an old lecher, I hate his brazen stare, and I hate how he thinks he’s all suave and good-looking.”
“After getting used to someone truly exceptional like Zhan Yuan, looking at a hypocritical man like Mr. Long, the difference between them is like night and day.”
“Zhan Yuan is the real deal—gentle, refined, and graceful, he doesn’t even have to do anything, just looking at him is a feast for the eyes and lifts your mood.”
“I believe it now, treating handsome men and beautiful women like a stunning piece of scenery really can cheer you up.”
After saying this, she noticed her sister looking at her with a playful expression.
Ouyang Ting quickly explained, “Sis, I really don’t mean anything by it.”
“You don’t need to explain, we’re sisters, we grew up together and know each other inside out, even Mum and Dad might not understand me as well as you do.”
Ouyang Ya smiled and said, “There’s nothing shameful about admiring Zhan Yuan, no need to rush into flustered explanations, I won’t laugh at you, after meeting Zhan Yuan, like you said, other men always seem to have this or that flaw, they just don’t measure up to him.”
“Even I, your sister, appreciate him, so there’s no disgrace in you admiring him, acknowledging someone’s excellence isn’t a hard thing to do.”
Ouyang Ya continued, “Sure, Zhan Yuan is just my personal chef, but his excellence is something even that title can’t hide.”
“He was already a successful man in his own right, yet he came to be my private chef to improve his culinary skills, I’m a picky eater, the dishes he cooks, the desserts he makes—even if I can stomach them, I can still point out flaws for him to tweak and refine over and over until those flaws are gone.”
“That way, his cooking skills will reach an even higher level, this man is a born chef, he’s got an almost obsessive passion for cooking.”
Ouyang Ting said, “It’s only because you keep giving me and Zhan Yuan those suggestive looks that I can’t help but explain myself, my appreciation for Zhan Yuan is purely platonic, I’m nowhere near falling for him.”
Besides, she felt that in Zhan Yuan’s eyes, there was only her sister.
Zhan Yuan was a chef, usually busy in the kitchen, and on the rare occasions he came out to see them, the way he looked at her was calm and gentle, like he was looking at a stranger, with no hint of familiarity.
But when he looked at her sister, his eyes sparkled with a different light, sometimes even showing traces of tenderness and affection.
Ouyang Ting didn’t think she was imagining it.
In Zhan Yuan’s eyes, there really was only her sister.
Of course, it could also be because he was her sister’s personal chef, she was his real boss, and his loyalty to his employer meant his focus was solely on her.
Whatever the reason, Ouyang Ting wouldn’t fall for Zhan Yuan.
A man who didn’t have her in his eyes, no matter how outstanding, wasn’t hers.
She, Ouyang Ting, wasn’t so undesirable that no one wanted her, if she wanted to marry, there were plenty of men lining up to wed her, even willing to marry into her family.
Ouyang Ya didn’t want to keep debating this topic with her little sister either, she laughed and said, “If you don’t fall for a man as exceptional as Zhan Yuan, then I really don’t know what kind of man could win you over.”
“But my little sister is so outstanding, she does deserve an especially remarkable man, someone to team up with you and dominate the business world together.”
“Sis!”
Teased by her big sister, Ouyang Ting’s face turned red.
“Ring, ring, ring…”
