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Chapter 40
The moonlight gently flowed down.
The villa was quiet.
In the dining room, a bright crystal chandelier was lit.
Lin Yi sat in his chair, lazily supporting his chin with one hand, accompanying Huo Jihan for his birthday.
Huo Jihan, sitting across from Lin Yi, was eating the longevity noodles that Lin Yi had made for him.
Although Lin Yi's culinary skills were average, this bowl of longevity noodles was something he had specifically learned from a master chef, surpassing his usual standards.
It was a bowl of clear broth noodles, the noodles chewy and the soup richly fragrant, garnished with some small greens and scallions.
Huo Jihan picked up some noodles with his chopsticks and began to eat slowly and methodically.
Born into nobility, he had excellent table manners, making even the act of eating a bowl of noodles a pleasing sight.
Lin Yi propped his chin on his hand and looked at Huo Jihan, casually asking, "Mr. Huo, this must be the simplest birthday meal you've ever had, right?"
For someone like Huo Jihan, born into the top echelons of wealth, there was no delicacy he hadn't tasted. On his birthday, he would undoubtedly indulge in the most expensive foods.
Now, he was eating a simple bowl of clear broth noodles.
This was probably a rare experience for him.
Huo Jihan looked up at Lin Yi with his dark eyes: "This bowl of noodles is quite good."
Though the ingredients weren't particularly precious, they seemed to carry a different significance.
Lin Yi raised an eyebrow and smiled: "Really? I'm glad you like it! If so, when your birthday comes around next year, I can make them for you again!"
Some words, when coupled with a future time frame, naturally evoke anticipation.
Even imagining the same scene next year stirred the heart.
Huo Jihan looked at Lin Yi, a faint smile spreading across his dark eyes: "Sure."
His usually cold and flat voice now carried a hint of gentleness.
Lin Yi, seeing Huo Jihan smiling, couldn't help but be slightly taken aback.
No wonder so many men and women tried every means to get close to Huo Jihan; he was truly a bit unfair.
Even if Lin Yi had no ulterior motives towards Huo Jihan, he had to admit that Huo Jihan's face was absolutely irresistible to both genders!
Especially when Huo Jihan showed even a hint of gentleness, it was enough to make one lose themselves, like moths drawn to a flame.
Huo Jihan continued to eat his noodles.
With nothing else to do, Lin Yi took out his phone to surf the internet and casually searched for himself online.
He usually wouldn't do such a search, but to pass the time, he decided to look himself up.
To his surprise, he found that his Weibo account had grown to over ten million followers without him noticing.
When he first entered the story, he only had a few hundred thousand followers, most of whom were there to criticize him.
Now, the majority of his ten million followers were genuine fans who often left encouraging comments and shared their daily lives with him.
Some advertisers even approached him, and when he didn't respond, they went to his agent instead.