Chapter 92 - Cooking Lesson Failed
Zhen-Zhen and Tristan's cooking session ended up in a mess- a complete failure. Tristan found out that he had no talent in cooking. He almost set his kitchen on fire. He burned the beefsteak.
They tried another recipe. He decided to make a soup but it tasted salty. In the end, Tristan gave up and just decided to order food for their dinner tonight.
He was so embarrassed to face Zhen-Zhen. She was so focused on him during the entire duration of their cooking session, watching every movement that he does across the kitchen.
For every mistake and blooper he made, Zhen-Zhen would just let out soft giggles. She could see his panicking and restless behavior every time he would commit mistakes.
Zhen-Zhen had fun just watching Tristan's contorted face after tasting the food.
Zhen-Zhen was really eager to try and taste the food he cooked but Tristan stopped her because it didn't taste good. Even he, himself, couldn't describe the taste.
"Zhen-Zhen, I'm sorry. I think I am not a good Chef." Tristan apologized to her with his reddened cheeks. Even his ears were burning red from embarrassment.
"It's okay, Tristan." Zhen-Zhen patted his back to console him.
'If I had just known that this would happen in the future then I should have let Mom teach me how to cook.' Tristan mumbled to himself, regretting his past actions.
"Matthew is a good Chef." Zhen-Zhen suddenly blurted out that made Tristan's face contort with envy.
"But, I had more fun while cooking with Tristan." She commented once again.
The ugly expression on Tristan's face disappeared in an instant after hearing Zhen-Zhen's last remarks.
"Really? Is that true? Why do you think so?" Tristan asked her with eagerness.
Zhen-Zhen's soft giggle was heard before Tristan got the answer to his queries.
"Yeah, I meant it. I had fun because Tristan almost burned the kitchen and the entire house!" Zhen-Zhen said matter-of-factly.
She then burst out laughing once again, while holding her stomach. Tristan pouted because he knew that Zhen-Zhen was intentionally teasing him this time.
He squinted his eyes at the lady who was still laughing before him. 'When did she learn to tease someone like this?'
"Zhen-Zhen, stop laughing or else…" Tristan threatened her with an eyebrow raised.
Zhen-Zhen covered her mouth immediately using both hands. She stopped laughing but there was still a glint of humor in her blue eyes.
Tristan started to move closer to her, stepping forward. Zhen-Zhen reflexively moved backward. She just stopped when her back already touched the refrigerator.
She removed her hands that were covering her mouth to ask Tristan. Zhen-Zhen didn't know that was a wrong move on her part.
"Tristan… a-are you mad?" Zhen-Zhen asked him anxiously.
He already trapped Zhen-Zhen as he placed his two hands on both sides of her head, his palms touching the closed door of the refrigerator.
"No… I'm not mad. I just suddenly become hungry… and now I want to… devour you and taste your…" Tristan didn't finish his sentence. He just said it in his mind… 'your lips'.
Before Zhen-Zhen could react, she just felt Tristan's warm lips touching and gently brushing hers. He was feasting on her lips, running his tongue over her lips.
He was savoring her sweetness by tracing the outline of her lips with the tip of his tongue, licking it like he was tasting ice cream. Then he nibbled on her lower lip, gently biting and sucking it.
"So sweet… and delicious." Tristan murmured, his hand lifted her chin, tilted it upward as he finally devoured all her lips, deepening the kiss.
Zhen-Zhen started to respond and followed his lead when suddenly they heard the ringing sound of the doorbell.
*Ding Dong!* *Ding Dong!*
At first, Tristan wanted to ignore it and just continued kissing Zhen-Zhen but the ringing sound didn't stop.
'D@mn! Who the hell dares to disrupt me from enjoying my delicious meal?!' Tristan complained inwardly, feeling a little bit annoyed.
Tristan had no choice but to stop. After breaking the kiss, Zhen-Zhen just touched her lips with her fingers while Tristan heaved a frustrated sigh.
"Wait here… I'm gonna see who's outside," Tristan mumbled caressing Zhen-Zhen's face before walking towards the main door.
Zhen-Zhen just nodded at him.
While on his way, Tristan was already thinking of the possible people who would come to visit them at this hour. First in line was Grandpa Lu, who was always doing his surprise visit or what he called 'Inspection'.
The next person would be Matthew. And lastly, he was thinking about Mr. and Mrs. Meyer, Zhen-Zhen's adoptive parents. They told them that they could visit them at his Condo Unit anytime for them to see Zhen-Zhen.
Tristan refused to let Zhen-Zhen leave his place. He made some excuses when Alice and Thomas asked him if Zhen-Zhen would live with them especially now that they were here in the Empire City. They wanted to fulfill their responsibility as her adoptive parents.
But for an unknown reason, Tristan couldn't bear not seeing Zhen-Zhen in his Condo Unit. He was used to seeing her every day and every night. He felt like his day wouldn't be completed without Zhen-Zhen by his side.
So, in the end, he convinced the husband and wife that Zhen-Zhen needed to stay with him because they were about to register their marriage soon. They would become husband and wife, a married couple.
When Tristan reached the door, he decided to peek at the peephole of his door first to see the person outside before opening the door. He was worried that maybe his grandpa or the twins would pay him a surprised visit tonight. He didn't want them to know that he was already keeping his future wife here.
But to his surprise, the two people outside his door right now were the least people he had expected to visit him tonight.
A deep frown appeared on his handsome face as he wondered why they came tonight.
'Argh! Did they come tonight just to talk about that issue once again? I'm getting tired of this already.' Tristan lamented to himself while tugging his hair.