Cooking? Such a profound skill was beyond her. Xiao Linye asked, "Aren’t you afraid of oil?" Oil-splashed noodles inevitably required hot oil! Ye Yuning truly feared oil, which was why she had fully armed herself when it came to rendering it. She was still more capable than some; at least she hadn’t burned down the kitchen. But she herself hadn’t been so lucky; both the back of her hand and her forearm were dotted with several blisters from the hot oil. When the two entered the kitchen together, Xiao Linye noticed a small scale on the countertop, with grains of salt still on its pan. With just one glance, he understood. Only Ye Yuning would probably cook with such precision. Ye Yuning brought the noodles out from the pot. A sharp, pungent smell assailed their nostrils, but the color looked quite good. But they’re obviously a bit dry! "They really clumped," she mumbled. "No problem, clumped noodles have their own unique flavor too," Xiao Linye said as he took the large bowl from her hands. He hadn’t expected them to be hand-rolled noodles. The color and aroma seem decent, so the taste shouldn’t be too bad. Sure enough, after Xiao Linye had a taste, it was just right! "Is this your first time making hand-rolled noodles?" "Mm," Ye Yuning nodded. Xiao Linye asked, "How did you manage it?" "Precise measurements!" She didn’t mention that the online recipes only provided seasoning quantities for one serving. Consequently, she had to prepare her portion and Xiao Linye’s separately—meaning she had cooked two entire batches! Xiao Linye smiled. "Not bad." The image of her in the kitchen, meticulously weighing various seasonings, flashed through his mind. The scene, no matter how he pictured it, was rather amusing. This bowl of noodles he was eating certainly hadn’t come easily. But she was also clever. Afraid of creating a culinary disaster, she had precisely measured the ingredients and timed the cooking. Ye Yuning sat opposite him and asked, "With such a major incident, how does Xiao’s plan to deal with Ye Tong?" Xiao Linye paused, his mind reeling. Such a major incident? Does she know about Ye Tong’s plagiarism? No, that can’t be right! Although Ye Tong did plagiarize, the issue hadn’t caused a major stir online before it was suppressed. The main trouble stemmed from those companies confronting them directly. For now, the matter is still being handled internally. So, does she know because the owner of Manlang and those designers were aware of Ye Tong’s plagiarism from the start? Xiao Linye’s expression tightened. "How did you find out?" "Ah? Hasn’t it blown up by now?" Ye Yuning asked, confused. Xiao Linye said, "It hasn’t blown up. Xiao’s has managed to suppress the matter, and it’s currently being dealt with internally." As he spoke, his gaze never left Ye Yuning. Under his intense stare, Ye Yuning felt her scalp tingle. Didn’t Chen Wei tell me it had already blown up? If I were to say now that I’d caught a glimpse of it back then, would Xiao Linye believe me? But before she could speak, Xiao Linye continued, "Did Manlang know about Ye Tong’s plagiarism from the beginning?" Ye Yuning hesitated. Could she admit it? Ultimately, she didn’t dare to speak. Xiao Linye is my husband, but he’s also part of Xiao’s. I knew about this so early on, yet I didn’t give him any heads-up. And he’s a senior executive at Xiao’s; if he had known from the start, it could have prevented significant losses for the company. So this...! "You all knew?" Seeing Ye Yuning’s silence, Xiao Linye’s tone grew heavier, and his gaze turned sharp. Under such scrutiny, Ye Yuning’s scalp went numb. Her intention to deny it vanished under the pressure, and she found herself nodding involuntarily. After nodding, she immediately lowered her head like a frightened quail. "Well, didn’t anyone at Xiao’s—so many of you—notice it?" You can’t really blame me for not saying anything, can you? Xiao’s is so despicable. And while Xiao Linye is my husband, he’s not the CEO of Xiao’s. Even if there were actual losses, it would be Xiao’s loss, and he’d still get his salary! Xiao Linye was so furious his temples throbbed. "When did you all find out?" "We realized it when the initial renderings for Nanjia Peak came out. The boss told us not to meddle." And that boss who preached ’don’t meddle in others’ business’ was me! Her words, "the boss told us not to meddle," made Xiao Linye understand immediately. Boss Ye of Manlang... because of Xiao Shuo and what Xiao’s did previously with the Liwangou project, she probably hates Xiao’s to the core! Why would she, upon discovering a plagiarized project, offer them a friendly warning? Although Xiao Linye was angry, he still finished the noodles in his bowl. Seeing his fuming expression, I wish I could just slap myself. Why did I even ask? How Xiao’s deals with Ye Tong is none of my business. One really shouldn’t poke their nose into other people’s affairs; this is clearly karma. She looked at the still-angry Xiao Linye with some trepidation. "So, um, are you mad?" "Your boss is not a good person. You shouldn’t listen to everything she says." Xiao Linye tried to hold back, but when he spoke, anger still laced his tone. Hearing this, Ye Yuning couldn’t stop her lips from twitching. Wait, how am I the one who’s ’not a good person’? Wasn’t it Xiao’s who provoked me in the first place?