Chapter 1416


    Heaving a sigh, she got what Ian meant. Knowing that they were probably expected to showcase their


    nonexistent rtionship, she entered the mall behind him. She was nning to buy some bottled water


    and instant noodles, but she then decided to buy some fresh produce since Ian hade with her.


    Because it wasn’t peak hour yet, there weren’t a lot of people in the mall. Cindy asked in a hushed


    voice, “Will we be able to cook at home?”


    Standing beside Cindy, Ian already had an idea of what she was nning. “Yeah.”


    Without a word, Cindy nodded before proceeding to quickly pick out a few ingredients that she put into


    her trolley. Ian didn’t know much about grocery shopping, so he merely watched beside her. On the


    contrary, Cindy knew a lot about cooking, so she was confident in her abilities.


    Due to her concerns about someone recognizing Ian, Cindy made quick work of the shopping before


    they would get surrounded by people, and she managed to fill up the trolley within half an hour. When it


    was their turn at the till, Ian lowered his cap while waiting for the cashier to check out their groceries. In


    the end, they came back out with a bag of items each.


    The driver was already waiting at the entrance of the mall. As soon as he saw them, he took their


    shopping from them. “That’s quite a lot.”


    Cindy grunted in the affirmative before exining, “We can store them away in the fridge, so that we


    can cook whenever we have time to. I’m a little sick of constantly eating takeaway.”


    In fact, she wasn’t the only one feeling like that, as both Ian and the driver were also a little sick of


    eating takeaway. After a moment of thought, Cindy nced at the driver while extending an invitation.


    “Please stay for dinner with us tonight if you have time to spare. I will be cooking, so you can also take


    it as an opportunity to taste my cooking.”


    The driver let out a chuckle before epting her invitation. “If that’s the case, I’ll stay then.”


    Soon, they arrived at Ian’s house. The driver had been to the ce, so he didn’t feel alien within the


    environment. After changing his shoes, he entered the house to settle down on the sofa. Meanwhile,


    Cindy picked out a few ingredients and chucked the rest into the fridge, whereas Ian changed his


    clothes in his room. After that, he took out his phone to check on the news, only to see that news of him


    shopping with Cindy had yet to break.


    All text ? N?velD(r)a''ma.Org.


    Ian scrolled through thements casually, noticing that his supposed rtionship with Cindy was


    received with mixed reviews. Although some prefered Cindy as Ian’s potential partner instead of Sena,


    the rest didn’t think Cindy was worthy of Ian.


    To be honest, Ian wasn’t sure what that even meant in terms of a rtionship. He wondered how they


    defined thepatibility of a couple. Despite public opinion inclining toward Sophia being undeserving


    of John, they still ended up having a harmonious matrimony. Upon reaching that point, Ian tucked his


    phone away with a sigh before leaving the room.


    The driver was watching TV on the sofa, whereas sounds of water running could be heard in the


    kitchen as Cindy busied herself in there, an apron on her front. The feelings that such a scene brought


    up caused Ian to fall into a daze for some reason. After looking at the kitchen multiple times, he ended


    up walking into the space.


    Upon seeing Ian standing by the entrance when she turned to take something, Cindy spoke. “You


    should go watch TV. I can settle this on my own.”


    Ian was feeling a little awkward. “It’s a hassle to cook, so why don’t we just order takeaway?”


    A smile bloomed on Cindy’s face when she said, “I have a weak stomach, so eating too much


    takeaway food makes me feel sick. That’s why I think I should cook on my own instead.” She didn’t


    take good care of her own health while she was in university, so she had long standing gastric


    problems.


    Upon hearing what she said, Ian stopped talking, but nor did he leave immediately. Instead, he


    watched her cook while leaning by the entrance with his arms crossed. Cindy worked deftly, which was


    an obvious indication that she used to cook a lot.


    Ian had seen Sophia cook, which she did at anguid pace that bordered on beingckadaisical.


    Compared to her, Cindy was different in the sense that she was expressionless when she worked,


    making her appear serious about her work.


    Cindy knew Ian was watching her. Although feeling a little ufortable under his watchful gaze, she


    didn’t know what to say, so she could only pretend that she saw nothing. Fortunately, Ian left to watch


    TV with the driver after staring at her for a while.