It was somewhat embarrassing to strike up a conversation but get ignored. However, for a thick-skinned Scott Smith, it was no problem at all. Alice Jones continued to cook. Although the range hood was turned to the highest gear, it still couldn't stop the smoke from rushing out and covering her face.

Scott Smith leaned against the door without feeling awkward, and said with a frivolous smile: "This fumes are very bad for the skin. How many women were as beautiful as flowers before marriage, but turned into yellow-faced women within three to five years of marriage? Why is this? It's because they were smoked by the fumes when cooking!"...