Su Tingyan found the food more and more delicious as he ate. It was light but not monotonous, and it felt warm as he ate, as if he hadn't tasted something this delicious in a long time.
However, the fact that she kept sitting across from him and looking at him made things feel somewhat awkward and uncomfortable.
"Why are you watching me eat? You should eat too."
"No need, watching you eat is enough."
"Do I… look ugly when I eat?" She lifted her pale and bright starry eyes.
"No, you look very graceful."
"..."
His voice carried a slight nasality, sounding like the low purring of a cello, soothing and very pleasing to the ears.
Such simple words, yet they seemed to burn right into one's heart.
How could anyone stand this?
Su Tingyan thought to himself, feeling that he was truly top-notch…
Just then, a knock came from outside. Su Tingyan began to rise, but Lin Xu pressed her down with one hand.
"Keep eating."
She was eating so deliciously, it felt cruel to disturb her.
It had been a long time since he had seen anyone eat the most simple dish of porridge and side dishes like this.
When the door opened, the person outside was startled upon seeing Lin Xu.
"Sir…"
It was Zhou Ding.
He had been calling for a long time with no answer and had gotten scared, so he came up.
"Who is it, delivery or courier?"
Su Tingyan walked out wearing slippers, with traces of porridge on her lips, making her small mouth appear damp and watery, though her appearance was a bit tragic, as if she had just been assaulted...
Zhou Ding was startled.
"Sir, this is…"
Lin Xu's expression remained unchanged.
"It's nothing, we were eating."
Eating?
Zhou Ding's gaze bore a haunted look, and he glanced at the appearance of the two people; he hoped no one would tell him that their master had personally… cooked.
"I just made it." As if he saw right through him, Lin Xu calmly added a phrase.
Zhou Ding's jaw almost dropped.
What followed was a strong sense of sorrow.
Their master, who hadn't laid a finger on water at home for many years and hadn't cooked, was making a meal for this woman on their first day of marriage!
Could this woman… even take care of a man?
Su Tingyan couldn't understand why she saw so much protest in the eyes of this stranger.
She asked curiously, "Who is this?"
"My assistant."
He even had an assistant?
Su Tingyan looked him up and down, puzzled.
"He helps me take care of some miscellaneous tasks."
"Oh… you even have an assistant, amazing."
Su Tingyan thought, an assistant for a top player, this era indeed advances rapidly.
Lin Xu seemed to understand her amazement, touched his forehead, just about to explain.
Su Tingyan said, "You're not going out tonight, are you?"
Lin Xu shook his head as a matter of course, "No, I'm just dealing with some work at home."
Su Tingyan gave a disbelieving smile, reached out her finger to pull him closer by his shirt, and warned him seriously with her head bowed, "I don't mean to hinder your work, but if you go out now, it might affect the quality of *that*, which could impact my getting pregnant sooner."
"..."
Lin Xu pulled her hand toward him, pulling her closer.
"I'm not going out!"
"..."
He uttered every word slowly, the sound hitting her ears like a flirtatious knock.
Really…
If you're going to talk, just talk, why flirt?
"That's… good." Su Tingyan quickly straightened up, patting her clothes, trying to hide the slight embarrassment on her face.
She turned to Zhou Ding with a stern look, "No worries, you two talk. I'll stay at the hospital tonight to keep my mom company, so I won't disturb you."
After saying that, Su Tingyan hurriedly went back to change her clothes.
Zhou Ding watched her leave, looking at Lin Xu with an almost crying expression.
"Sir, how could you do such a thing? Tomorrow, I will ask Auntie to come."
"No need, bring the work stuff here, I'll work from here for now."
"..."
"And, go to the hospital and give some instructions about the treatment for Su Tingyan's mother."
"…"