Su Tingyan found that the more he ate, the tastier it became. It was light but not monotonous, and eating it made him feel warm inside, as if he hadn't enjoyed such delicious food in a long time.
However, his continual gaze from across the table made one feel somewhat embarrassed and awkward.
"Why are you looking at me? You eat too."
"No need, just watching you is enough."
"Does my eating look... very unattractive?" She lifted her pair of faint yet bright star-like eyes.
"Not at all, it looks very nice."
"..."
His voice, carrying a slight nasal tone, sounded like the low crooning of a cello, cozy and very pleasant to the ears.
Those simple words seemed to have seared themselves into one's heart.
Who could withstand that?
Su Tingyan thought to himself that this man was truly a top card...
Just then, there came a knock at the door. Su Tingyan got up, but Lin Xu pressed her down with a hand.
"Keep eating."
She was eating so appetizingly that it seemed a shame to interrupt.
He hadn't seen anyone enjoy such simple dishes of clear porridge and small side dishes like this in a long time.
The door opened, and the person outside was stunned at the sight of Lin Xu.
"Si... Sir..."
It was Zhou Ding.
He had been calling for a while without getting through, which frightened him enough to come up.
"Who is it, takeout or courier?"
Su Tingyan walked out in slippers, her lips still smeared with traces of white porridge, which made her little mouth look soft and watery, yet her appearance was a bit pitiful, as if she had just been overpowered...
Zhou Ding was startled.
"Sir, what is this..."
Lin Xu's expression remained unchanged.
"It's nothing, we're just eating."
Eating?
Zhou Ding's eyes held a look as if he'd seen a ghost, glancing at the appearance of the two at the moment. Don't tell him that their sir had personally... cooked.
"I just made it." As if seeing right through him, Lin Xu added lightly.
Zhou Ding was so shocked his jaw nearly dropped.
Immediately following was an intense feeling of distress.
Their sir, who had not soiled his hands with spring water for years, had not stepped into the kitchen in so long. On just the first day of marriage, he was already cooking for this woman!
This woman... was she even capable of taking care of a man?
Su Tingyan couldn't understand why she was seeing full-fledged protest in this stranger's eyes.
She asked in surprise, "Who is this?"
"My assistant."
He actually had an assistant?
Su Tingyan looked him up and down with some puzzlement.
"Just someone who helps me handle some minor matters and work around me."
"Oh... you even have an assistant, tsk tsk."
Su Tingyan thought to herself just how fast this era was developing, for even a top card to have an assistant.
As if he understood what her exclamation meant, Lin Xu touched his forehead, about to explain.
Su Tingyan said, "You're not going out tonight, are you?"
Lin Xu shook his head as if it were a given, "No, just working on some things at home."
Su Tingyan showed a hint of disbelief in her smile, pulled out her finger, tugged at his shirt, and warned him seriously as she lowered her head, "I don't mean to interfere with your work, but if you go out and do that now, it might affect the quality of, you know, and that would impact my chances of getting pregnant sooner."
"..."
Lin Xu pulled her hand over and drew her closer to him.
"I won't go out!"
"..."
He enunciated each word deliberately, his voice striking her ear like an intimate tap.
Really...
Just talk, no need for the charm.
"That... that's good." Su Tingyan hurriedly stood up straight, patted the clothes on her body, hiding the slight embarrassment on her face.
She turned to Zhou Ding, who was glaring at her with a face full of anger, gave him a smile, and said, "It's alright, you guys talk. I'm going to stay in the hospital tonight to keep my mom company, so I won't disturb you two."
After speaking, Su Tingyan hurried inside to change her clothes.
Zhou Ding watched her leave, then looked at Lin Xu with an almost tearful expression.
"Sir, how could you do something like this? I will hire a helper tomorrow."
"There's no need. Bring the work-related stuff here; I'll be working from here for now."
"..."
"Also, go to the hospital and explain about the treatment of Su Tingyan's mother."
"..."