Vampire Lover novel Chapter 13

Avril was busy in the kitchen for more than half an hour, finally, the food was served on the table.

Haider looked at the pitiful tofu stew and a bowl of rice on the table. The corners of his eyes twitched a bit.

"That's all?" He asked in disbelief.

Avril smiled cheekily. "Yeah. I was worried that you would be hungry if you waited for too long, so I only made one dish," she replied.

Haider looked at the clock on the wall, puzzled. He recalled that she went into the kitchen at 7:00 p.m. and it's already 8:30 p.m. now. So, did it mean that she spent one and a half hours just to make one tofu stew?

Avril 'carefully' scooped up a spoonful of soup into the bowl in front of Haider. "Hey, just soak cooked rice in soup, it's also one of the famous Chinese delicacies. I even added some extra ingredients for you. Try it!" Avril urged.

Seeing how solicitous she was, Haider kept his questions to himself.

"It might taste good, who knows? We can't judge a book by its cover!" Haider thought.

Haider scooped up a spoonful of rice and put it into his mouth.

Suddenly, he felt a surge of blood rush up to his brain.

There was a mixture of sweetness and bitterness in the soup and even the taste of mustard in it!

Haider shut his eyes in pain while trying to look calm. "Is... this really tofu stew?"

There were so many flavors in it, it was way past 'perfect¹!

"Yeah, this is my new innovation dish. How is it? Is it delicious?" Avril's eyes shone brightly. She was looking forward to his reaction.

Haider reluctantly swallowed the rice in his mouth and gave a sad thumbs- up. "What a great idea! You're good!"

Avril was more than happy to hear that. "Hump! I shall see if you would continue asking me to cook for you in the future!", she thought.

She pretended to be flattered and said, "Do you like it? I can cook for you every day!"

"Ahem!" Haider was in shock that he nearly choked himself. He had to bend forward as he continued coughing.

Avril poured him a glass of water. "Don't worry. Take your time. Eat more if you like them."

Haider took the glass and quickly drank it. He finally felt better after he washed away the taste in his mouth.

"Would you like to have some?" He asked. He should not be the only one suffering through it.