Lu Beichen did not understand what was there to be proud of. His second brother's wife was a housewife, where she cooked at home every day and took care of the children. Despite that, she suffered from his second brother's hate.
But...
There was no need for him to say that to Tang Wei.
"It's not bad to eat something else occasionally after getting used to eating delicacies. In the end, it's up to you."
Lu Beichen's handsome face was cold, but under the dim light, his features softened.
When Tang Wei cooked, she didn't turn on all the lights, only the ones in the kitchen and the dining table.
She was indulging in the man's beauty as she listened to him talk.
Tang Wei retorted, "But the food I cook are also delicacies."
Her tone was a little hurt, Lu Beichen did not hear it.
"Sorry, I didn't mean that." he frowned slightly.
Tang Wei was speechless. Alas, he had enlarged the strangeness between the two of them again.
Lu Beichen went upstairs after saying that. As he walked, he came to a conclusion.
This wife of his was more sensitive and easily overthought things. It was better to talk less in the future.
That was truly amazing coming from him, who was already a man of few words…
Tang Wei sat at the dining table and watched the man go upstairs angrily.
"How did I offend him again? Why is his mood so unstable?"
She shrugged and continued to eat the rest of the noodles. Due to the heat from the food, she was covered in sweat and felt warm all over.
She finished the soup and went to the pot to put the rest into the bowl.
"I wasn't hungry at first. After all, I didn't make it just for myself. But now, I guess I'll have to finish it." Tang Wei curled her lips.
Half an hour later, she went upstairs.
Her bedroom was on the second floor. It was supposed to be Lu Beichen's, but now it was occupied by her.
Opposite the bedroom was the man's study room. He had set up the room like this for the sake of convenience. Tang Wei guessed that Lu Beichen was either staying in a room on the second floor or on the third floor.
Come to think of it, she had never been to any other room. In this manor, she always went back and forth between the bedroom and downstairs.
She heard from Aunt Wang that no one lived on the third and fourth floors. She did not know why this man built such a big house just for nobody to live in it.
She stopped by the corridor and looked at the light under the door on the left before entering the bedroom on the right.
"Hmm, I should rest early."
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Early in the morning, the sunlight shone in. Tang Wei stretched out her arms lazily.
She narrowed her eyes and looked at her watch. It was only eight o'clock in the morning.
She laid on the bed in a daze for a while before getting up.
"Lu Beichen should have gone to work by now. Does that mean I'm the only one in the manor today? Hmmm… Then I should take a good look at the back garden or something."
She had been here for more than two days, but she hadn't had the time to wander around Lanshan Manor. Today was the perfect opportunity.
Thinking that the man was not at home today, Tang Wei washed up and opened the bedroom door in her newly-bought nightdress. It was beige-colored and had a very smooth texture. The side of the dress was adorned by three small flowers.
Others may not know the joy of wearing new clothes, but she did. She was especially happy when she wore new clothes, especially pyjamas. For a long time, she loved to buy all kinds of different pyjamas. She didn't know if this was considered a quirk, or just a bad habit.
She hummed a tune as she walked down the stairs at a brisk pace.
Lu Beichen had just returned from his morning run. He stood by the bar counter with one hand on his waist and drank water with his head raised.
When he heard the woman humming, he stopped drinking and stared at the stairs.
Why was she so happy early in the morning? Did something good happen?
Tang Wei soon appeared at the staircase. When she saw the man's handsome appearance, her smiling face stiffened for a moment.
"You're… Not at work?" she blurted out.
"No, people need to rest during the weekend."
Only then did Lu Beichen understand why she was humming so happily while going downstairs. She thought he had gone to work.
No matter what, he was still her husband. How could she be so happy?
Then if he died, would she be a happy and free little widow?
At the thought of this, his heart skipped a beat. He rolled his eyes at her.
Tang Wei didn't know that he had made up so much in his mind. If she knew, she would definitely curse. He looked cold, but there were actually so many twists and turns in his heart!
"Did you go for a morning run?"
The man did not reply.
Realizing that he wasn't going to reply, she pursed her lips and walked straight to the kitchen.
"Do you want a sandwich or…?"
She didn't want to ask at first, but after thinking about it, she felt that it was fine if he didn't answer. It wasn't such a big deal.
Since she was living in someone else's house, it was only right for her to make breakfast, so there was no harm in asking that.
"Steamed Buns," Lu Beichen said bluntly.
"I don't have any buns now, so I can't make them in time."
She would have to prepare the stuffing and dough to make the buns. By the time she finished making them, an hour would've already passed. At that point, How could it be considered breakfast?
"Then just sandwiches."
Lu Beichen went upstairs to take a shower.
Tang Wei softly said, "Okay."
When the man heard her soft voice, the anger in his heart suddenly disappeared.
Lu Beichen went into the bathroom in the guest room and scolded himself as he took a shower.
"I can't f*cking believe this."
Eight minutes later, he came downstairs and saw that Tang Wei was almost done.
He thought about something for a moment with a heavy gaze before walking toward the kitchen.
In the past, when Aunt Wang wasn't around, he would go out to gather with his brothers and just casually eat a few mouthfuls. Although he was particular about what he ate, he hadn't reached the point of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Lu Beichen was aware that they were not familiar with each other after all. How could he let her serve the food again? Moreover, she already cooked yesterday, so how could he just sit idly?
Tang Wei saw him standing at the kitchen door and said "Are you going to serve it yourself?"
Lu Beichen nodded lightly.
Tang Wei walked away from him and went out first.
Halfway through the meal, she said, "I'm not coming back tonight. I'm going to Big Brother's place, so you can just order takeout or go out to eat."
Lu Beichen hummed again.
Tang Wei was speechless. This man was really a topic terminator. Unlike him, if she ate without talking, she would die of boredom so quickly.
Hence, she quickly took a bite of the sandwich.
Lu Beichen noticed this and asked, "Are you hungry?"
However, she had already eaten quite a lot last night.
Of course, after experiencing his wife's anger, he didn't dare say what was on his mind.
Tang Wei had eaten too much at once. She took a sip of milk and swallowed the food down.
Lu Beichen asked again, "Oh, so you actually like milk? I saw you only drink soy milk when you left yesterday morning. You didn't even touch the milk."
The reason why he came to this conclusion was that the only things in front of him yesterday was an empty glass of soy milk, and a glass of untouched milk.
He noticed that the woman only drank soy milk that day, and today, he didn't mind the trouble and specially made a cup of milk for himself.
Yesterday…
Tang Wei thought about what had happened the night before. She didn't want to drink anymore.
"Yesterday, I just wanted to change my taste." Tang Wei pursed her lips.
Lu Beichen finished the last bit of his sandwich in one bite and replied lightly, "Oh."
She felt as if she was sitting on pins and needles. She did not dare to look at the man anymore. At that time, he was drunk, so he probably could not remember clearly.
She closed her eyes, shook her head, and quickly got up.
Lu Beichen looked at her in confusion. Her face was very red.
"Are you not feeling well?" he asked with concern.
"Ah?"
"No, I'm fine."
Lu Beichen was suspicious but did not ask any further. However, in the next second, his eyes froze.
Tang Wei was standing sideways. She was wearing sleeveless pajamas, and his line of sight could see the fair and soft flesh on the side of her bra.
His ears turned red. He pretended as if nothing had happened and took a sip of the soy milk.
When he looked again, the woman had already entered the kitchen with her plate.