Lady Nuwa's attention was completely on the egg tarts at the time, naturally she also did not notice Chen Nuo's condition; otherwise, seeing Chen Nuo's reaction would have surely excited her.
Chen Nuo only took half a minute to compose himself, he retracted his gaze, coughed lightly, and then redirected his attention.
However, that cough caught Lady Nuwa's attention, she looked at Chen Nuo with a tilted head and asked, "Shopkeeper Chen, it's really magical that you just coughed."
Chen Nuo nodded; he had already sorted out his emotions.
So even though Lady Nuwa now inquired about his condition, he could quickly come up with a reply, "Hmm, probably inhaled some cooking fumes earlier."
Lady Nuwa frowned, "But I heard you have just returned from the mortal realm. Did you cook there too?"
Chen Nuo hadn't thought about that aspect and almost couldn't cope, but fortunately Lady Nuwa gave him a way out, so he went along with Lady Nuwa's lead.
