"No, I won't." He stared directly into her eyes, taking another bite of the apple, his lips moving over the spot where she had bitten, slowly sliding over it.
Shi Nian quickly turned her head away.
Forget it, let him eat if he wants. Even if she tried to grab it back now, it would be pointless.
She couldn't help but regret buying apples today; why couldn't she have chosen some other fruit?
Apples, in the story of Eden, are the embodiment of original sin. Without biting into that forbidden fruit, there would be no entanglements between man and woman.
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Shi Nian simply stir-fried some mushrooms with bok choy.
The bok choy was blanched in hot water beforehand to remove its bitterness. She selected small, plump mushrooms, those whose caps hadn't fully opened and released their spores. Mom used to say that only these mushrooms were the most nutritious because once their caps fully opened, the nutrients would all dissipate with the spores.
