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When Mary Hu walked past them, she even bumped into Ji Zitong who sharply caught her arm as she evaded her.
“Go away. It’s not nice to meet you!”
Mary did not hide her annoyance for Ji Zitong at all as she shot her a cold glare and then left in a fury with gritted teeth.
She was quite hot-tempered. In fact, she seemed quite naive in personality and could not quite conceal her feelings, everything she felt would be written across her face.
“Sit down.” Su Chen did not even glance at Mary. He just sat down in Mary’s seat and called for the waiter to attend to them.
Ji Zitong finished ordering and as she handed the menu back, she asked, “Your girlfriend? Are you an old cow trying to eat young grass?”
Su Chen unbuttoned his sleeves and rolled them up. He wiped his hands and raised his brows to object, “What do you think?”
“What do I think? Of course, I’d think that. Otherwise, what could you have meant earlier? I’m not interested in being your excuse. You can return the letter of guarantee to me now, Instructor Su!” Ji Zitong’s tone was distant, and there was even a hint of sarcasm.
Su Chen pulled at the tie on his collar as he said plainly, “Mary’s like that. Just ignore her. Eat first. I’m hungry. I can’t remember where I put the thing. Maybe I’ll remember when I’m full.”
“You…”
Ji Zitong subconsciously clenched her fists tightly. She was afraid that she would punch him. Instead, she tossed the bouquet of flowers onto the table. “You’d better not be playing tricks with me. This is not the army camp anymore!”
“If we were in the camp, I wouldn’t be this polite.”
Su Chen smiled nonchalantly. His smile seemed piercing to Ji Zitong. She almost could not hold herself back from wanting to beat this guy up!
Compared to the storm on Su Chen and Ji Zitong’s end, Xi Xiaye’s night was not quite peaceful either.
Xi Xiaye sat at the dining table while Sis Wang swiftly served her a bowl of rice. She picked up a delicious-looking dish and wanted to eat it, yet before she could put it into her mouth, the aroma of it made her nauseous, so she quickly covered her mouth and ran to the washroom.
She puked it all out. Following her, Sis Wang was also worried. Her expression shifted as she quickly went up to help her and handed a glass of water to her. “Missus, you’ve been having bad reactions. Have you been too tired these past two days, or does the food not suit your taste? How about I call Dr. Zhong to come for a visit?”
Xi Xiaye lifted a hand to stop Sis Wang. She rinsed her mouth and then sighed as she held onto her baby bump. “It’s fine. I’ll just have to take it easy.”
“I find that you’re becoming thinner. If this continues, I wouldn’t know how to explain it to the Master,” Sis Wang said anxiously with a tinge of sadness.
Even though there was a break these few days, she did not see her getting enough rest. Through the windows, she could see that late at night, the study room lights on the second floor would still be on.
“Missus, please rest well in the next two days. Nothing is more important than the baby.”
Xi Xiaye nodded gently. She pulled her hair back and washed her hands, then slowly went out.
She returned to sit back down at the dining table before softly saying, “I know my own body. It’s fine.” She gripped her chopsticks tightly while looking at the dishes before her. A few seconds passed before she finally managed to force herself to eat it.
“Missus, I’ll prepare some more plain and nutritious Crucian carp soup for you… Or how about you tell me if there’s anything you want to eat? I’ll make it for you…”
She wanted to eat his honey sauce pork ribs…
But…
She paused before shaking her head. “Anything’s fine. Do as you see fits. I don’t have many thoughts about it, but, Sis Wang, your cooking is quite similar to his. It’s much better than the restaurants outside. All these home-cooked food are done quite well. I enjoy them.”
Xi Xiaye gingerly picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs as she smiled at Sis Wang.
“Earlier, when I was helping Master in the kitchen, I would sometimes gauge the recipes. Furthermore, Master told me about your preferences.”
Sis Wang smiled and looked Xi Xiaye with some admiration. She thought about it before continuing, “Missus, Master is so good to you. I’ve never seen such a considerate man such as Master. Missus, you’ve really lucked out!”
When she heard this, Xi Xiaye could not help but smile. She slowly swallowed the food and wiped her mouth before she responded, “It’s not just you. He also said to me that our happiness is sometimes built in the eyes of others, but I must admit he does treat me quite well.”
“Master didn’t use to like talking much. I’ve been looking after him every day even since before he left City Z. When Maple Residence was set up, I came over too. I feel like ever since you joined the family, Master has changed a lot.”
“Hasn’t he been the same? How has he changed?” Xi Xiaye felt like he was a two-faced profiteer, but he did not previously reveal himself. She had always thought he was a stiff and decent kind of person.
“Master was quite hostile back then and didn’t like to talk much, but he’s different now. A day before Master left, he even gave me directions for breakfast, just the way you like it.”
Sis Wang sighed and paused. “Especially after Master Lingtian’s incident, even though I don’t know what exactly happened, but that one time, Master must’ve been heartbroken. After something happened to Master Lingtian, Master fell very sick. On the seventh day of Master Lingtian’s passing, he was even drunk and had a high fever. Master Ah Mo and I were so worried. I was still a nurse then with Dr. Zhong in the intensive care unit.”
Upon hearing all of this, Xi Xiaye was stunned. She could not help but feel pain in her heart. She stopped what she was doing, and thought about it, then sighed. “He’s like that. Even if he was incredibly upset, he wouldn’t say a word. In the end, it’s only him who suffers.”
Nonetheless, he seemed to have told her many of his problems. Still, when he had shared them with her, his tone was mostly calm.
Sis Wang nodded. “Yes, that’s how Master’s like. But, Missus, ever since he married you, Maple Residence has become livelier. Everyone’s waiting for the arrival of your little master or little princess. Master even told someone to set up two swings in the backyard two days ago, just right underneath the flower porch. They should be done quite soon.”
“Swings?” Xi Xiaye raised her brows in puzzlement.
“Yes, Master says that the backyard is quite huge, so we could just set up a simple playground.”