Half an hour later.
Lu Youyou, who was exhausted, leaned against the living room on the second floor with a cup of green plum green tea in her hand and a straw in her mouth. She couldn't go back now because Fang Yichu was so angry earlier that he had wanted to throw Milk out from the balcony!
Milk was fast asleep in her den nearby. Behind her, the pile of cat litter had been neatly laid out in the cat toilet. The cat tree was placed close to the window with a teaser ball tied to it. However, with the condition that Milk was in, she wouldn't be able to play with it until she was a little older.
Unknowingly, Lu Youyou finished the entire cup of green tea.
When Zhang Qingru came up, she stood by the door and knocked on the wall. "Miss Lu, lunch is ready."
Lu Youyou looked up at her. "Is that bastard still down there?"
Zhang Qingru's expression was complicated, but her voice remained gentle. "In the past, the Fourth Young Master always ate alone. But today is the first time that the Fourth Young Master would be eating at home with someone else. Miss Lu, do you want to come down?"
Somehow, Lu Youyou's anger dissipated with Zhang Qingru's words. "You said that he always ate alone?" She said sadly.
"For many years now. He had always been alone," Zhang Qingru replied.
"I'd better go down and eat then!" Lu Youyou said.
Zhang Qingru waited for Lu Youyou to go downstairs with her, but after taking two steps, she suddenly turned around and said, "Miss Lu, the way that the Fourth Young Master treats relationships would be much simpler than we think. There are some things that he doesn't have experience in, let alone the opportunity to interact with others. Therefore, when he encounters some problems, he won't know what to do… When he meets someone he likes, he won't know how to express himself either. He wants to get closer, but when it really happens, he would somehow do something that will backfire and that eventually pushes people further and further away. He doesn't feel good about that either."
"Why are you telling me this?" Lu Youyou didn't want to hear it at all. The more she listened to her, the worse she felt and she didn't know why. She didn't like this feeling. She wanted to go home now, to her parents and Brother Muyu.
Zhang Qingru looked deeply at her, but finally shut up and led her downstairs.
Without the words ringing in her ears, Lu Youyou finally had the chance to look at other things. She realized that there was a large group of houses behind the villa, and they were surrounded by beautiful crepe myrtle trees.
Lu Youyou knew that it must still be part of Fang Yichu's house. However, she was curious. What were those houses for?
Of course, there was also the small basketball court in front of the courtyard which one could easily see through the crystal glass window.
Lu Youyou was already feeling puzzled from her last visit. Fang Yichu could not walk, so did he build the basketball court for Gu Fan and the others to play? But wouldn't he be sad? To see the others playing basketball in front of him while he could only sit in a wheelchair!
The longer she stayed in the Crepe Myrtle Villa, the more Lu Youyou felt that Fang Yichu was keeping a secret.
At the table, Fang Yichu was already sitting in a chair and waiting quietly for her.
It was rare that she stopped arguing with him. Seeing that he was waiting obediently at the dining table for her, Lu Youyou was flattered and smiled. "Let's eat."
When she was seated, Fang Yichu also said, "Let's eat."
Zhang Qingru's culinary skills were really good. At least, Lu Youyou was very satisfied with the food she cooked. Moreover, she realized that Fang Yichu did not like the dishes she liked to eat. Therefore, she ate even more happily as no one would snatched the dishes from her!
After eating and drinking her fill, Lu Youyou saw Zhang Qingru coming over to clean up. She couldn't help but praise her cooking. "Sister Qingru, your culinary skills are really good!"
Zhang Qingru smiled and said, "As long as Miss Lu likes it."
Lu Youyou had wanted to call home for a long time now. She wondered if she should wait for her family to pick her up or if she should reluctantly stay for a few days. However, she realized in horror that she did not bring anything as she was in a hurry then! She had no choice but to pick up the phone on the coffee table. She was about to call when she heard a busy tone on the phone. She frowned and looked at Fang Yichu. "Lend me your phone. I'll call home."
Fang Yichu did not move, but said gently. "There are new clothes and shoes for you on the second floor, as well as various supplies."
Lu Youyou don't understand. What did he want? Was he planning to keep her here? Just to rear a cat?
Fang Yichu said calmly. "Didn't you say that I'm almost 30 and still not married? So there must be something wrong! Maybe I'm a psychopath, or my physiology isn't normal?"