Mother Lu was up early. Ning Zhi found her sitting on the couch when she walked down stairs.
Mother Lu was an elegant woman. Her curly hair was impeccable and she had a fiery red gem ring on her well-maintained hand, and a glowing, emperor green bracelet on her wrist. She has the temperament of a model upper-class woman.
She was very different than the mother who was frantic about her child yesterday.
Ning Zhi walked over but did not see Lu Jue in the living room.
Ning Zhi quickly got into her role. Sitting on the couch kitty corner to Mother Lu, she said, "Good morning, Mom."
"Oh, you are up. Aunty Hua is preparing breakfast. It will be ready shortly." Mother Lu was much friendlier toward Ning Zhi after what happened the day before.
Ning Zhi only had two days left to live. Her time was running out. She must stepped up her game in wooing Lu Jue.
As she was thinking about that, she got up from where she was sitting and sat down next to Mother Lu affectionately. "Mom, I want to ask you something."
Ning Zhi had always been pretty and a sweet talker since she was a child and had always been popular among the elderlies. As such, she was not intimidated to interact with the elderlies.
"What is it?" Mother Lu put down the cup in her hand and was surprised at the way that Ning Zhi was behaving today. She was normally cold and quiet as though she really hated the Lu family. She had never tried to get close to her like this before.
"I want to ask about Lu Jue's preference. What does he like to eat? I want to make something for him." She knew nothing about Lu Jue's preference and asking Mother Lu was her only option.
Mother Lu was even more surprised after hearing what Ning Zhi had said. She couldn't help but looked over at her. Ning Zhi was smiling at her, looking serious. She was not joking.
She had picked Ning Zhi to marry into the Lu family not only because she was able to get close to Lu Jue, but also because she was very pretty and the two of them made a good-looking couple. Their future children would for sure be very attractive.
Nevertheless, ever since she had married into the family, not only did she look more and more ordinary, she also did not play her part as a wife. She was cold to Lu Jue day in and day out. Truth be told, Mother Lu was quite disappointed in Ning Zhi.
"Why did you want to make him food all of a sudden?" Mother Lu watched Ning Zhi closely to capture every expression that she may have. "The Lu family has many chefs. You don't need to go into the kitchen."
Ning Zhi was an observant one. Naturally, she was aware of Mother Lu's feelings toward her.
She did not give up. Instead, she said, a little shy, "Lu Jue was upset at me last night. I want to make him something myself to placate him."
She wasn't lying. The little silly thing was very angry at her sleeping in his bed. She did, however, noticed that the black cloud with lightning above his head had disappeared this morning. He had somehow placated himself.
How cute was that?
Mother Lu studied Ning Zhi carefully. It didn't look like she was lying to her.
"I don't know whether Lu Jue likes sweets," said Ning Zhi in a low voice.
Hearing that, Mother Lu started to smile. "He likes sweets but he can't have too much of it."
Regardless of what her intention was, Mother Lu was happy to see that Ning Zhi was willing to try and get close to Lu Jue and spend time on him.
Ning Zhi smiled and said, "Oh good. I know how to make this one kind of desserts. I will make sure it's not too overly sweet."
Mother Lu nodded. "There are many things that Xiao Jue can't have and need to watch out for. Just check with Chef Li before you start. He was the one responsible for Xiao Jue's everyday diet."
Ning Zhi smiled and said, "That's wonderful. I'll go talk to Chef Li then."
That was when Lu Jue, in his red shirt, walked in from the outside. It was early spring and the morning was still chilly. Nevertheless, there were beads of sweat on his forehead.
"Oh, look at you. You've sweat so much. Hurry up and go change upstairs. You don't want to catch a cold." Mother Lu walked up anxiously when she saw that Lu Jue had returned from his morning exercise.
Lu Jue did not react to Mother Lu's kind words toward hi but walked upstairs by himself.
Seemingly used to it, Mother Lu looked at the back of her son until he was out of sight before she returned to her seat.
Ning Zhi looked away from her. Even with autism, all mothers love their children.
She suddenly recalled what Overlord had told her. It had told her that Lu Jue's autism was treatable. She wondered if it was right about that.