NOVPUBChapter 1003: Chapter 1003: Feeling Uneasy_1 Chapter 1003 -1003: Feeling Uneasy_1 So, under the influence of Mrs.
Lewis, Peggy didn’t know Lyke Zhekova’s appetite.
However, judging him as a big man, she guessed that he must eat quite a lot.
The dish portions should be adequate.
Therefore, Peggy decided to purchase ingredients according to the menu sent by Cindy Clarke.
She even had the supermarket deliver.
After bringing all the groceries into the kitchen, Peggy started to feel somewhat distressed.
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How should she handle it all?
Just when she was about to video call Cindy for advice, Cindy beat her to it and called first.
Peggy heaved a sigh of relief and said hastily, “You’re a real lifesaver.
I was just about to call you.
How should I handle these ingredients?”
Cindy explained it all: “Simple.
Soak all the vegetables in water, add some baking soda to the water, or salt if you don’t have soda.
It will disinfect and kill the bacteria, then rinse them off.”
“For the rest that needs to be sliced or diced, I’ll organize it for you and send you a written version.
Otherwise, you might not remember so much information.”
“Okay, okay, okay.” Peggy nodded instantly.
While Cindy Clark was speaking, suddenly, Lyke Zhekova’s face appeared behind Peggy in the camera view.
Due to Lyke’s height, to position his face in the camera view, he had to bend down and lower his head.
Peggy’s kitchen was limited in space.
Lyke’s presence only made the limited space more cramped.
However, he was still bending down to squeeze into the camera view.
In doing so, he moved even closer to Peggy.
Although one was in front of the other, his face was almost touching hers.
Peggy saw through her mobile phone screen that her background suddenly included Lyke Zhekova.
Simultaneously, she could clearly feel the warmth coming from his skin nearby.
Peggy had frozen in place, feeling extremely nervous, not knowing what to say.
Her face, in shock, was comparable to someone with facial paralysis.
At this moment, Cindy couldn’t manage to remind Peggy either.
Because she herself was also dumbstruck.
Looking for Adrian, she rushed off: “Adrian, Adrian, come and see!”
While speaking, she turned the phone screen to show Adrian.
Adrian: “…”
His Fourth Uncle, had really no shame.
“Fourth Uncle,” Adrian said calmly, but firmly.
Lyke nodded; his cheek seemed to have accidentally brushed against the tip of Peggy’s ear.
Peggy’s face instantly reddened from the contact.
She was only conscious of the scent of pine and cypress trees from Lyke that filled her nostrils.
Additionally, she felt the warmth he radiated near her ear.
Her ear was burning at the moment, and her brain felt like it was about to explode.
Of course, she couldn’t feel Lyke’s warmth anymore.
Because her body temperature had already skyrocketed.
Cindy blinked unbelievingly several times, watching the screen.
Observing Lyke’s demeanor, it seemed that he genuinely had an interest in Peggy.
If things actually worked out between the two of them, she’d be glad to start calling Peggy her Fourth Aunt.
Initially, Peggy thought nothing about it, but seeing how Cindy was watching her was as if she and Lyke had an amorous relationship of sorts.
She suddenly got very uncomfortable.
Peggy was inexplicably uneasy inside.
“Then…then I’ll be waiting for the written version you’re organizing,” said Peggy, promptly saying goodbye to Cindy.
“Hey…” Cindy wasn’t able to stop her, she didn’t even get a chance to ask about Peggy and Lyke’s current situation.
Cindy decided, she’ll wait until Adrian goes on a business trip.
Anyway, while he’s not home, she’d have time.
She planned to find Peggy for a good chat.
It seemed like a lot had happened to Peggy since they last met.
Cindy felt she had missed quite a lot.
How did Peggy get so close to Lyke?
What had Lyke done to help her?
Cindy wanted to get to the bottom of everything.
After hanging up, while typing the tutorial for Peggy, Cindy asked Adrian, “Does Fourth Uncle dislike anything?”
Adrian replied: “I wouldn’t know.”
Why would he go out of his way to understand his Fourth Uncle?
Between two grown men, there’s no need to know so much.
Adrian had already told Cindy before, Lyke was very reliable.
If he genuinely acted on his emotions towards Peggy, it would mean he’d thought it through and was serious.
So, Cindy stopped asking whether Lyke Zhekova could be trusted or not.
On her end, after ending the call, Peggy began handling the veggies and meat as instructed by Cindy.
Peggy also used kitchen paper to clean the surface of the meat.
Once everything was soaked and ready, Lyke asked: “How did Cindy say these ingredients should be prepared?
I can help.”
Peggy looked at her tiny kitchen, it was only enough for one person to fuss around.
One person in there cutting and washing vegetables, wanting to turn around to grab something, there was no need for additional steps.
Just turn around, and you could reach it.
It was easy to imagine how small the kitchen was.
Moreover, her small apartment was not big, naturally, the kitchen could not be spacious either.
It was just the right size for her alone.
Adding Lyke in the mix, the two of them in the kitchen had nothing to do besides bumping into each other.
Peggy thought, even though she was a kitchen novice who didn’t know anything, Lyke was probably even worse than her.
Besides, Lyke was a guest, even setting aside the objective condition of the kitchen, it didn’t make sense for the guest to work, right?
Peggy said, “No need, I can handle it myself.
Although I don’t cook often, I’m definitely capable of managing these tasks, so don’t worry.”
“I know you can.
It’s just that you have a lot to process alone — my help will speed things up,” Lyke explained.
“The kitchen is really too small.
The two of us are only going to get in each other’s way, what space is there to work?” Peggy said, “Besides, since I invited you to dinner, it should be me who does all the work, that’s the proper way to show sincerity, right?”
Seeing that Lyke still wanted to argue.
Peggy braved up and gently pushed Lyke out.
Her soft hands still pressed against Lyke’s shoulder blade.
For her to reach this position, Peggy had to raise her arm high to touch it.
Lyke was feeling that the touch on his back was soft.
Just how soft were Peggy’s hands?
Finally, with some effort, Peggy managed to push Lyke out.
“You can just wait there,” Peggy pointed to the sofa, “Right, I’ll get you some snacks.”
Peggy proceeded to fetch the snacks.
“Because I’m not sure how long I’ll be,” Peggy didn’t often cook herself.
As for tonight’s big dinner preparation, Peggy wasn’t very confident.
Her knife skills weren’t up to mark, she was beyond slow compared to both Cindy and her mom.
Don’t underestimate her mom who is not a professional chef.
Existing decades of cooking experience had made her mother’s food chopping speed extremely fast.
With only a big kitchen knife in hand, on a cutting board, slicing into thin strips, her “tap tap” moves were incredibly swift.
