On the other side of the villa, inside the kitchen, Tang Yuehua was cooking with utmost concentration.
'I must make his favorite foods for lunch.' Her eyes sparkled as she started cutting vegetables.
She continued to work as she thought about the reason why Xie Yue didn't visit her last month...
'Is this a sign of him trying to keep complete distance from me?'
'No... No... how can that be? Moon won't do that. He won't,' she shook her head repeatedly.
'Even though he didn't talk to me like he used to, he never ignored me and will not ignore me.'
'But then why didn't he visit me last month in the first place?' Tang Yuehua thought of many things in her mind.
She really couldn't figure it out. She felt her heart hurt thinking about the possibility of Xie Yue trying to leave her. Her motherly love for him had nearly reached the point of madness, and that love made her think more wildly about the possible reasons for his absence last month and made her unrest.
'I must ask him directly. If he is angry with me or anything, I can find a way to calm him down.' Even though she was blinded by worries, she still thought about the best way to clarify everything and got her concentration back to cooking.
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Knowing Tang Yuehua would finish cooking soon, Xie Yue washed himself and went outside his room.
Soon enough, Tang Yuehua prepared lunch and called him to eat. Xie Yue also went there, talked a little with her, and started eating her food greedily. He really liked her cooking.
Since Tang Yuehua couldn't cultivate, she spent most of her time improving her other skills. Cooking is one of them. And because of Xie Yue's arrival in her life, she spent most of her time honing her cooking skills, just to make him delicious food.
Seeing him devouring her food, Tang Yuehua felt happy inside her heart and held back from asking him about the reason for his absence last month. Xie Yue's eating was more important to her than these questions.
Soon after, Xie Yue finished his lunch. Tang Yuehua dragged him towards the hall and made him sit on the sofa.
She sat beside him, taking his hands in hers and asked the question she wanted to ask the most.
"Moon, why didn't you visit me last month...?" As she asked, her eyes were already starting to fill with tears; given enough time, her tears would surely overflow.
Even though she didn't want to behave like that and wanted to ask the question without making a scene... when she really asked him, she couldn't hide or control her emotions. Even with all her emotional cultivation over the years, she couldn't stop her eyes from brewing tears.
She was currently not in the mood to control her emotions or hide and act strong in front of him.
Seeing her reddening eyes, Xie Yue was caught a little off guard. He couldn't find the reason for her sudden change.
He had met his fair share of women in his life and understood most of them. But still, he couldn't know how a person would react or act in different situations beforehand. It was not within his control. So how could he expect Tang Yuehua to be like this during today's visit?
But after connecting the question she asked him and her current reaction, he understood a little about the reason behind her emotional fluctuation.
'Is it because of me?' Xie Yue asked himself.
Considering everything, he made the decision to tell her a new nonsense. Even though he was surprised by her reaction, he still didn't see any benefit or reason to coax her. So he decided to answer her perfunctorily.
"I..." Before Xie Yue could say anything, he was interrupted by Tang Yuehua, who continued her insecure questioning.
"Moon, are you angry with me?"
"Did I do anything wrong? Is that the reason why you didn't visit me last month?"
"What can I do to keep you here with me?"
"Are you angry with me because I didn't allow you to sleep with me?"
"Will you be happy if I allow you to sleep with me?"
"Or do you really not want to see me anymore? Is there anything I can do to make up for you?"
"What can I do to let us go back to the way we have been? What can I do so that you won't ignore me anymore?" As she continued her questions, she started crying pitifully, like an abandoned kid.
Initially, she only wanted to question him about the reason for not visiting her, but after asking him, she was not prepared to listen to his answer.
What if Xie Yue outrightly told her that he didn't want to see her anymore?
She feared hearing similar answers, and thinking about it made her heart ache. So she poured down all her questions that she kept in her heart with an emotional outburst.
Seeing the pitiful Tang Yuehua and listening to her questions, Xie Yue understood her current mood thoroughly. He was not so ignorant as not to understand a woman's feelings.
Deciding quickly, Xie Yue moved his hands from hers and hugged her into his arms.
"Teacher~ Don't cry..."
"I am indeed a little angry and heartbroken because you didn't allow me to sleep with you. But I really didn't want to leave you or not see you because of this reason."
"You are the most important person to me, like a mother. How could I have the heart to leave you...?"
"Since teacher also doesn't want me to leave her, Moon won't be angry with her anymore," Xie Yue said in a coaxing voice as he patted her back while hugging her tightly. He felt her soft body pressing against his chest.
'Soo Soft~'
Xie Yue didn't say anything like 'I was never angry with you,' 'I will never leave you,' or anything similar that could coax Tang Yuehua immediately; he made it clear that he was indeed angry with her.
It's not that he wouldn't talk like that because of his ego or anything; if a situation needed him to act like a licking dog, he would act like that without any reserve. He only had benefits in his eyes. If behaving like a slave was the only way to achieve his goals, then there was no harm in that.
What could a lousy ego give him? Would it bring him benefits?
Although he was an Alpha and a Sadist to his core, if a situation permitted, he didn't see any reason not to behave like a licking dog. After all, everything revolved around benefits. His past life made him understand that in a hard and painful way.
But there was no need for him to fawn over Tang Yuehua in the current situation.
Indeed..., he could coax her better if he said some pleasing lines that would bring her satisfaction. But the effect wouldn't bring him any benefits. He had a better way to take advantage of this situation. Letting her know that he was angry was the best way.
Although it was the best way, he couldn't say it outright. Xie Yue also knew that.
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Hearing his words, Tang Yuehua's eyes brightened a little. She took every word he said to heart. At last, she raised her head and said, still crying;
"Really? Then from now on, call me mother~" Listening to him say she was like a mother to him, Tang Yuehua decided to take advantage of the situation and asked him to call her by that title.
(Author: Women are such creatures.)
"Mm, don't cry, teacher... Mother~" Xie Yue also complied without asking unnecessary questions, keeping the facade of an understanding and obedient boy. He didn't see any reason to oppose or refuse to call her mother.
In his opinion, it was always good to have one more mommy.
'After coming to this world, this is my third mother. No... Fourth. Hehe,' Xie Yue was amused thinking about this. His real age was already over 70. But he had a mother who was of the age of 30+.
Even though Tang Yuehua collected her emotions together, she still felt a little insecure, so she asked him again.
"Moon... You really aren't angry with me anymore?" She asked, looking into his eyes.
"Yeah, since mommy said she will do anything for me, I won't be angry with her," he said matter-of-factly. Using the word 'mommy' felt naughtier for him.
"Oh~ Yeah. Mommy will do anything for you." Tang Yuehua also didn't feel anything; she felt his statement was correct. Didn't she say that herself? She would do anything for him.... (Author: Did she really say that?)