Chapter 44
I can only eat what you make.
Duan Lin said that riding a horse on the road would be very fast, but Xiao Yue didn't feel any obvious bumps. He just felt the wind blowing on his face and the scenery around him was receding.
Soon, with a long sigh, the horse stopped.
Duan Lin was the first to roll over, then turned around and reached out to support her.
Xiao Yue stepped on one side and soon his feet touched the ground.
"Madam Xiao, please follow me." Duan Lin handed the horse's leash to the servant at the door and eagerly took the lead into the mansion.
Xiao Yue followed closely behind him, not noticing his overly familiar movements.
The mansion is very large. Along the way, Xiao Yue felt that it was gorgeous, quiet, peaceful and comfortable. It was a very suitable place to live.
Xiao Yue followed Duan Lin to the door of a room. There were several servants and maids waiting under the eaves. Only then did she realize that she had not met many people on the way, and it turned out that they were all waiting here.
Just as he was thinking, Duan Lin stepped forward and asked a maid: "What happened?"
The maid shook her head and was about to say something when the sound of a bowl falling to the ground and breaking was heard from the room.
Xiao Yue saw Duan Lin's expression change and he rushed in. She frowned slightly and followed him.
In the room, in front of the couch, a maid was kneeling on the ground with a nervous look on her face. In front of her knees was a broken bowl, with rice porridge splashing around the bowl.
Lying on the soft couch, Fu Xunzhou's face was pale, his expression was stern, and his breath was heavy and weak.
This was the scene Xiao Yuefang saw when he came in.
The maid raised her head and saw Duan Lin in front of her. She quickly explained: "When the young master woke up, he heard that Guard Duan had gone to invite Madam Xiao and asked us to make some food. The young master couldn't help but eat a few bites, but I accidentally didn't hold the bowl steady..."
As he spoke, Xiao Yue noticed that Fu Xunzhou propped himself up and looked at him.
Those dark brown eyes were no longer as gentle as before. If they looked like a big black dog after being caught in the rain last time, this time they looked like a sick black dog, extremely fragile.
On the side, after listening to the maid's words, Duan Lin couldn't understand why Fu Xunzhou, who couldn't eat anything, suddenly did this. Wasn't it because he didn't want to be seen like this?
Unfortunately, it was not difficult to guess from the maid's words that Fu Xunzhou was forcing himself to endure the discomfort and didn't eat much...
"You go out first." Duan Lin whispered to the maid, then turned and looked at his master.
Knowing that Fu Xunzhou was looking at Xiao Yue, he said in a low voice: "...I'm sorry, I didn't know Duan Lin went to find you. Can you please come over?"
"Why don't you call a doctor?" Xiao Yue saw his genuine apology and asked curiously.
Before coming in, Xiao Yue thought the doctor was inside, but there was no one there at all.
Fu Xunzhou's eyes moved slightly: "It's an old problem, it's useless to see a doctor..."
As soon as he finished speaking, he groaned, and his bony hands tightly covered his stomach, and his already pale face instantly lost all color.
Duan Lin was anxious and stepped forward to interrupt: "Sir, please don't say anything. Madam Xiao, the kitchen in the mansion is not far away. Can you please go and make some food first?"
Xiao Yue noticed Fu Xunzhou's weakness and hesitation, his eyes moved slightly, and he nodded in agreement: "You lead the way."
"plz follow me!"
Xiao Yue followed Duan Lin out. When he reached the door, he looked back and saw Fu Xunzhou looking at him eagerly.
When their eyes met, Fu Xunzhou did not see any impatience in her eyes, and warmth began to spread from his cold limbs.
"Thanks."
Fu Xunzhou had spent a lot of effort to say those words just now, and now his voice was very low, with only his lips moving.
Xiao Yue understood, raised his eyebrows, and his figure quickly disappeared around the corner.
The kitchen was indeed not far away, and it was located in a position where the smoke from the cooking would not drift to Fu Xunzhou's room, and the sound of cooking would not disturb him.
Logically speaking, the kitchen shouldn't be arranged like this, but when Xiao Yue thought about Fu Xunzhou's body, it wasn't difficult to understand.
Seeing Duan Lin's hesitant expression after sending her to the kitchen, Xiao Yue said sympathetically, "Mr. Duan, go do what you need first. I'll have someone lead the way back when I'm done."
Just now, Duan Lin found a maid to come with him, but perhaps because he knew Xiao Yue's habits, he did not ask the maid to help.
"Thank you, Madam Xiao!" Duan Lin breathed a sigh of relief and pondered before leaving: "Mr. Fu's physical condition, I think he will explain it to you later, I hope..."
What do you hope for?
Seeing Duan Lin pursed his lips, Xiao Yue said goodbye and left without adding anything.
She sighed softly and walked into the kitchen.
From the maid's description just now, Xiao Yue learned that Fu Xunzhou didn't want to eat, but couldn't eat. It was probably the same situation during the past few days he was away.
Xiao Yue was sure that this was anorexia, and a relatively serious one.
The only puzzling thing is that I can only eat what she cooks.
Xiao Yue had some vague guesses in her mind. As she was the only one in the kitchen, she walked to the cabinet where the ingredients were kept and took out the ingredients she needed one by one.
The ingredients are very fresh and they don’t become wilted even at night.
Xiao Yue's thoughts became stronger. The next moment, she turned her back to the maid at the door, exchanged another batch of ingredients from the system mall, and placed them on the chopping board.
People who have not eaten for a long time and have anorexia can naturally only eat light meals at this time.
Xiao Yue didn't plan to cook too much, just three things: porridge, soup and a dish.
The porridge is naturally easily digestible millet and vegetable porridge. There is a casserole in the kitchen. The ingredients are produced by the system and do not require excessive processing. Just put the ingredients into the pot after the water boils.
The second dish was Hericium erinaceus and Tremella fuciformis soup, which was also made from ingredients produced by the system. Xiao Yue tore them into pieces and stewed them in a pot with cold water.
The third dish is steamed sea bass, which is placed in a small water tank in the kitchen and is swimming alive.
Xiao Yue quickly caught it, placed it on the chopping board, knocked it unconscious with a knife, and then cut it open and processed its internal organs.
When the maid outside heard the noise, she couldn't help but stretch her head to take a look. She saw Xiao Yue killing the fish without changing her expression, and her eyes widened.
Xiao Yue prepared the fish, placed ginger slices and green onions on the bottom of the plate, placed a pair of chopsticks crosswise, and then placed the fish on top.
After about half a quarter of an hour, the fish was steamed.
Xiao Yue took it out, placed a small amount of shredded green onion and ginger on the surface, poured the soy sauce produced by the system on it, and finally poured hot oil on it with a "swish".
Soon after, millet and vegetable porridge and hericium erinaceus and tremella soup were also served.
The maid at the door swallowed her saliva at the aroma. Although she was told not to come in to help, the dishes were already ready, so she came in, took out the tray and offered to help put them on the table.
But except for one steamed fish, there was still a lot of the other two kinds of food left after scooping them out, and the little maid was a little surprised to see this.
Xiao Yue, who was used to cooking big pots and stoves, thought for two seconds and said to her: "If you don't mind, I'll leave the rest for you to taste?"
The little maid was stunned for a moment, then her eyes brightened, and she even straightened her back while carrying the tray.
…
In the room.
Hearing the footsteps coming from outside the door, Fu Xunzhou frowned and looked towards the door.
Duan Lin on the side stopped talking and moved the small table in front of the couch.
The next moment, Xiao Yue walked in, followed by a maid holding a tray.
Duan Lin took the initiative to take it, placed the three light dishes on the small table, turned around and helped Fu Xunzhou sit up.
This was the first time Xiao Yue saw him like this, but thinking back to how he had caught a cold for two days after being caught in the rain, he didn't feel that surprised.
The only weird thing was that Fu Xunzhou had just returned and had not changed his clothes yet. He was dressed in black, with his hair standing upright, revealing his deep and cold eyebrows, and his figure did not look thin.
Xiao Yue was looking around, and when she saw Fu Xunzhou looking at her, as if he wanted to say something, she simply sat aside and said, "Let's talk after we finish eating."
“Okay.” Fu Xunzhou nodded and looked at the three dishes on the table. The portions were just right.
Very strange.
As soon as these dishes came in, Fu Xunzhou smelled a faint fragrance. The pain in his stomach and the discomfort all over his body gradually subsided, and his fingers became stronger.
Fu Xunzhou's Adam's apple rolled, and he scooped up the bowl of porridge and brought it to his mouth.
It tastes warm at first, but not hot, and then slightly salty. The fragrance of millet and the sweetness of vegetables are all concentrated in this spoonful.
Before he knew it, Fu Xunzhou had eaten half a bowl.
Seeing this, Duan Lin, who was standing by, relaxed both physically and mentally, and looked at Xiao Yue with gratitude.
Xiao Yue became more and more curious, recalling what the maid said, Fu Xunzhou had clearly found it difficult to swallow after taking a few bites before she came.
Not only that, now, the curve between Fu Xunzhou's brows completely relaxed when he drank the soup, as if the warm soup was flowing through his whole body, and his complexion looked much better.
However, Xiao Yue noticed that when he picked up the chopsticks and reached for the steamed sea bass, he hesitated slightly before picking it up.
Then Fu Xunzhou put the tender white fish meat into his mouth. The next second, his chewing movement slowed down a little.
Seeing that he acted as if nothing had happened, Xiao Yue picked up the fish meat that was closer to the soy sauce on the plate.
This time Fu Xunzhou moved a little faster, but in the end, he only touched the part with soy sauce.
Xiao Yue lowered his eyes and tapped his fingers lightly on the chair beside him.
Not long after, Fu Xunzhou finished the meager porridge, soup and dish, and glanced at Duan Lin.
Duan Lin lowered his head, put away the dishes and table, and quickly retreated. He glanced at Xiao Yue before leaving.
Xiao Yue noticed this gaze, and when he left completely, there were only two of them left in the room.
She looked at the man on the couch, whose complexion had improved a lot, and said straight to the point with a curious and inquiring tone: "I heard from Guard Duan that you can only eat what I cook?"
Fu Xunzhou sat up straight. This matter itself was unbelievable, so he naturally would not hide it any longer.
"I suffer from anorexia, which has never been cured. All the food I eat tastes bland until I eat the food you cook..." Fu Xunzhou paused and said, "It was during this trip that I realized I couldn't eat anything else."
After taking a bite, he felt nauseous and retched if he forced himself to eat.
This fact was unheard of. When Fu Xunzhou woke up and heard that Duan Lin had gone to find Xiao Yue, his mind went blank for a moment.
He didn't know how to explain it. What if... would she think he was a liar?
It was not until he saw Xiao Yue and found that she was not impatient at all that Fu Xunzhou's uneasy heart calmed down and he decided to tell the truth.
"...I don't know what the reason is. They are all made in the mansion, but I can only eat what you make."
Xiao Yue met Fu Xunzhou's serious but puzzled eyes, and her heart was moved.
She already knew why.
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