Chapter 16: The Origin of the 38th Parallel Line (4)

  At that time, because my parents were busy with their respective careers, at home, apart from a large group of servants, only my two siblings and I were left to rely on each other. Every time my older sister was in a bad mood, she loved to show off her cooking skills, and then she would dismiss all the servants and stay alone in the kitchen.

  As soon as she went in, Dongfang Zhao's heart was racing. Absolutely no more than 5 seconds later, the kitchen started making all sorts of crashing and banging sounds - either pots and pans were being smashed or there were blood-curdling screams after cutting her own fingers. In short, the whole house was turned upside down. The most severe time, my older sister forgot to turn off the gas stove and almost burned down a perfectly good three-story luxury villa.

  But that's not the scariest part! What Dongfang Zhao fears most is being forced by his older sister to try her new dishes. Color, fragrance, and taste - none of these can be applied to his sister's cooking. Looking at dish after dish of dark, gloomy, and smelly food, Dongfang Zhao's heart has long been filled with dread.

  "And Dongfang Mei still didn't know, with a triumphant expression of victory: "Younger brother, come quickly and taste the culinary skills of older sister! This is personally cooked by me for you, scrambled eggs fried rice! Come try it——"

  That was the first dish of Dongfang Pi bullying Dongfang Zhao, and it was also the last one! Dongfang Zhao still remembers it vividly to this day. That black plate couldn't be seen as the legendary egg fried rice at all, but poor Dongfang Zhao was forced by Dongfang Pi to eat that plate of 'poisonous fried rice'.

  At first, Dongfang Zhao didn't dare to eat much, he just scooped up a small spoonful and swallowed a little bit. On the spot, Dongfang Zhao vomited. It was the most disgusting thing he had ever tasted in his life, even more bitter than the Chinese medicine he took when he was young!

  "How's it? Tasty, right?" She really didn't know what was going on in Dongfang Ling's mind. From start to finish, Dongfang Zhao's eyebrows had never relaxed, and after taking a small bite, she spat it out. Yet, she still forced Dongfang Zhao to finish eating, "Little brother, since you like it, I'll give it all to you. Make sure to eat every last bit! If that's not enough, older sister will make it for you every day from now on. How about that?"

  Not bad! Dongfang Zhaohui strongly resists——

  Unfortunately, at that time, Dongfang Zhao was still young and not tall or strong enough. In the end, he was forced by his older sister to finish that bowl of "poisonous fried rice".

  The side effects came quickly, Dongfang Zhao vomited uncontrollably on the spot, and by that night, he started having diarrhea... After going to the hospital for a check-up, it was found to be severe food poisoning! The doctor required him to be hospitalized, have his intestines cleaned, and undergo various treatments...

  It's been a whole week! During those long seven days, Dongfang Zhao would feel like vomiting as soon as he heard any of the three words "egg fried rice"!

  It was from then on that Dongfang Zhao contracted the so-called "older sister phobia", fearing his older sister, fearing her cooking, and even more afraid of eating her 'poisonous egg fried rice'!