Another few more weeks passed by, Xue was getting used to the daily life of a busy man's wife. Or to be specific, a married woman's life. Cheng Feng left her a lot of freedom and, how to say it, resources. She just had to decide the schedule of her day, and a person would arrange everything for her. Checks ? Receipts ? All settled by the magic black card her husband gave her. If this kind of luxurious lifestyle fell into the hands of a lavish woman, it would make her go crazy. But Xue was more like a house type. She liked to enjoy her peace, somewhere cozy and warm. She wasn't fond of crowded places, even Cheng Feng noticed how she tended to avoid them, on purpose. Maybe this was why the old man liked her so much, he would invite her over almost once a week. Of course the grandson was dispensable, he wasn't even taken into account.
But at least he scored on his side. He managed to convince Xue to sleep on the same bed as him, and he even secretly moved a few items over too. With the excuse that in this way they'd be more handy.
Today she woke up, greeted by a handsome face as usual. After she finished her bathroom time, her husband coincidentally was up. He was already busy fixing the bed, it was like a habit, he would never leave the room if he didn't fix the beddings. After that he went to the washbowl, leaving the door wide open. Xue looked at his relaxed movements, he seemed completely different from how she first met him. The cold feeling now was completely gone, only the cozy sensation was left. Thinking about this, her cheek burned up, she recalled those few nights. Cheng Feng was getting a bit clingy, in his sleep he would hug her. And this of course resulted in many mornings with both entangled under the blankets. She patted on her cheek, she needed to get her thoughts straight, it was kinda embarrassing.
Of course her silly action didn't escape from her husband's attentive gaze. He was clearly smiling, but he didn't see it, the mirror reflected his expression.
Xue got up and opened the wardrobe, inside the space was equally split, half with dark color, half filled with pastels. She picked out a pair of jeans and a warm sweater, and lately she was feeling cold. But the weather wasn't that cold, not yet at least, there were still a few last rays of sunlight left by the leaving summer. A comfy pair of soft boots completed her outfit, " Shall we go ? ", a hand was offered in front of her, she giggled, " Yes ". This gesture reminded her engagement day, that clear sensation of steadiness, as if anxiety didn't exist. It was also the very first day she decided to go with her natural looks. That day he just removed her wig, and he said, " You shouldn't go like this. Remember, we should be honest with each other ", then he offered his hand to her, like a real gentleman and walked by her side.
As they reached the dining room, a fragrant smell greeted them. The breakfast's menu was fluffy pancakes and raspberry syrup, with strawberry, cherries and blueberry as side dishes. A round plate was there too, it was filled with whipped cream. Xue's eyes sparkled, she really had a thing for those sweet tasting foods. Since everyone in the house discovered that, the chef started to prepare more food of that taste. But when Dr. Jun discovered this, he literally wanted to ban the sugar from her diet. Then he compromised with lowering the intake and replacing it with food with similar flavour, but lower contents. In other words she had to eat as if she was on a strict diet.
After breakfast, he left for work and she started her daily training time. Well, Mrs.Yu said something about her lack of stamina. So she decided to build it, under the pressure of her doc too.
An instructor was following her, in her small home gym. Her husband literally ordered everything and got it ready in less than half a day, leaving her speechless. He justified himself saying that it was better starting early, rather than late.
" What ?? Repeat again, now ! ", " M-madam ! Please calm down, we couldn't have done anything, even if we were on time ! ". Mrs. Zhang threw her cup at the guard. " You only had to do one thing, only one simple thing ". Each word was spit out forcefully, as if they were disgusting. There was a huge raid in the undercity, and one of her sons was caught up in the mess. Right now the investigation was slowly climbing up, towards the Li family. She gnawed on her fingernails, her refined composure disappeared. She took a few steps forward and a few backwards, " No, I can't let them reach till here… ", her tone mumbled something incomprehensible. Her eyes were a bit red, a few loose hairs were stuck to her skin and her lipstick was smeared. In her current appearance no one would believe she was the wife of a wealthy businessman. All the servants were trembling. This wasn't the first time the madam went into a crazed state. And someone always got hurt before her sanity came back. This time wouldn't be an exception.
Now she was slumped on the sofa, smoking a cigarette, a crash was heard. A young servant immediately kneeled and begged for mercy, " Please, madam, please forgive me ", she cried as she tried to clean up her mess. The pearly pieces were immediateòly stained with red, the more she tried to pick the fragments up, more cuts appeared on her trembling fingers. " Get out ", she snarled, rubbing her forehead, annoyed, her brows arched up. As if she was granted a miracle, she crawled on the floor, trying to reach the exit, " Where do you think you're going ? ". A gloved hand pulled her hair, yanking her head backwards. Her terrified eyes meet the purplish ones, like a devil from hell. She wanted to scream, but no sound came out from her throat.