067 Struggling with oneself
Uncle Jian sat opposite Xie Yaoyao and said earnestly, "Actually, before Teacher Xie came, Fifth Master would suffer from anorexia for a few days every month."
Xie Yaoyao's pupils constricted. "Anorexia?"
"Yes, he couldn't eat or sleep. At that time, no one could get close to him except Doubao."
For some reason, an image of an elderly person living alone with a dog popped into Xie Yaoyao's mind.
She wanted to laugh.
But she also felt that in this serious and formal atmosphere, if she laughed, Uncle Jian probably wouldn't say anything to her.
Why is this happening?
She remembered when Huo Yanxi was first adopted by her grandmother, they were both still children and slept in the same bed.
Huo Yanxi slept next to her, and was often disturbed by nightmares in the middle of the night, crying out in his dreams, "Don't abandon me, don't leave me behind."
Each time, she would lean over and hug him, gently pat his back, and make a promise to him.
"I will not abandon you, I will never leave you."
She healed Huo Yanxi's childhood, and even as he grew up, he never felt vulnerable again, not even for a moment, in his dreams.
Gradually, she felt that he no longer needed her.
But she didn't expect that Huo Yanxi's vulnerability would affect his current life.
Was it because five years ago, she was forced to let go of his hand, causing him harm?
Uncle Jian sighed deeply, “Teacher Xie, there are some things I can’t tell you, but before Fifth Master became President Huo, he suffered a lot, and perhaps these could be the cause of his current illness.”
Xie Yaoyao frowned. "Uncle Jian, you either tell me or you don't. Telling only half and hiding the other half, how am I supposed to guess?"
"There are underlying causes to Mr. Huo's illness. If we don't address those causes, how can he recover?"
Uncle Jian sighed: "Teacher Xie, it's not that I'm unwilling to tell, but everyone who knows about this has been taken in by Fifth Master..."
Uncle Jian made a chop-down motion with his hand, and Xie Yaoyao shrank her neck.
When did Huo Yanxi become so cruel?
"Alright, since you don't want to talk about it, I won't force you. But how do we solve his anorexia?"
Mentioning this, Uncle Jian was full of distress. "During his anorexia period, he could still eat the food you cooked, but now he doesn't even want to eat the food you cook. This is a big problem."
Xie Yaoyao was stunned.
No wonder Huo Yanxi wanted her to cook for him; she used to think he was just a rich fool.
It turns out there was a reason for everything.
"If he doesn't eat, how will he get through the anorexia period? A person will die if they don't eat for seven days."
No wonder he always had a gloomy and sickly feeling about him.
It wasn't her imagination; he really was sick.
"The Huo Group has a pharmaceutical company that specializes in developing nutritional solutions. When Fifth Master can't eat, the doctor will come to his house three times a day to give him nutritional injections."
Xie Yaoyao was so angry she laughed.
No wonder he suffers from anorexia and insomnia, yet still maintains such a good figure; it turns out it's all thanks to the nutritional injections.
Huo Yanxi is truly enjoying the privilege of humans not needing to eat hundreds of years in the future.
“Uncle Jian, the child isn’t eating because he’s not hungry enough. Mr. Huo is getting nutritional injections that cost tens of thousands of yuan each, so it’s okay if he doesn’t eat. There’s no need to worry.”
Uncle Jian opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything.
We cannot reveal Huo Yanxi's private life; Teacher Xie doesn't know what he's been through and can't understand his pain.
"Teacher Xie, the reason I'm telling you all this is because I have a favor to ask."
Xie Yaoyao: "Uncle Jian, you say it."
"I can tell that Fifth Master treats you somewhat differently. Could you continue cooking for him?"
Xie Yaoyao frowned. "But he won't eat the food I cook."
"Could you please make it for him, Yu Bao? He used to be able to eat the noodles Yu Bao made." Uncle Jian was really out of options.
Although nutritional injections can ensure nutrition, eating is a basic human instinct, and without food, the joy of living is halved.
Xie Yaoyao was hesitating when Xie Ziyu suddenly stood up from behind the sofa.
He's been hiding here with Doubao for a long time.
I almost fell asleep when I heard Grandpa Jane and Mommy chatting away.
Upon hearing his name, he jumped up in a flash.
“Grandpa Jane, I can cook for Old Deng. My mom always praises my cooking.”
Uncle Jian's furrowed brows relaxed. "Good, good, Yu Bao is such a good boy."
Xie Ziyu hasn't had a chance to go into the kitchen lately; he's practically bored out of his mind.
That evening, a table of delicious dishes was prepared, which surprised Chef Zhang, who exclaimed, "Wow!"
Xie Ziyu stood with his hands on his hips, extremely smug, "You can tell I'm good as soon as I make a move."
Uncle Jian tasted each dish and found them to be quite good.
"The younger generation is truly formidable," Uncle Jian remarked, then quickly grabbed a thermos, filled it with food, and personally delivered it to the Huo Group headquarters.
Chi Wanwan watched all of this from upstairs, and she narrowed her eyes.
Xie Yaoyao really couldn't be kept.
Huo Yanxi was already tired of eating her food, yet she actually made the children cook to please him.
It seems she's determined to take the position of Mrs. Huo from her.
Then she wouldn't be able to tolerate her.
The headquarters of the Huo Group.
Outside the CEO's office, Pei Yan saw Uncle Jian and quickly went to greet him, "Uncle Jian, what brings you here?"
"I heard you're working overtime today, so I've come to bring Fifth Master dinner."
Pei Yan's expression was stern. "He won't eat it. He even threw a tantrum at me at noon."
"It's alright, maybe he'll be willing to eat it tonight." Uncle Jian walked to the office door and knocked.
"Enter!"
Huo Yanxi's cold voice came from inside. Uncle Jian pushed the door open and closed it behind him.
Huo Yanxi looked up and saw Uncle Jian carrying a thermos as he walked in, and his brows furrowed.
"Uncle Jian, I told you not to send me food, I won't eat it."
Uncle Jian chuckled, "Fifth Master, this was made by Yu Bao. I must say, the little guy looks quite the part wearing the chef's hat."
Huo Yanxi was taken aback. "It wasn't Teacher Xie who did it?"
"No, it's Yubao. Yubao feels sorry for Teacher Xie because she works so hard, and he wants to help her share the burden. It's a filial child, and you can't let him down, right?"
The image of Xie Ziyu's chubby face flashed before Huo Yanxi's eyes, and the words of refusal that were on the tip of her tongue were swallowed back.
"I'll try it."
If he eats the food Xie Ziyu cooked, then it shouldn't be considered a betrayal of Manman.
Uncle Jian placed the thermos on the round table and arranged the food one by one.
Huo Yanxi got up and walked over. His stomach, which had been empty all day, seemed to come alive again when he smelled the aroma of food.
He pulled out a chair and sat down. Uncle Jian handed him chopsticks, saying, "Eat it while it's hot."
Huo Yanxi hesitated for a moment, then picked up a piece of food with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth. It was indeed not Xie Yaoyao's cooking.
It was Xie Ziyu who made it.
Seeing Uncle Jian looking at him expectantly, he chewed a few times and swallowed. "The taste is not bad."
Uncle Jian's brows immediately relaxed a lot. "Thank goodness. I was worried that you wouldn't be able to eat anyone's food during your anorexia period."
Huo Yanxi lowered his eyelashes, concealing the complex emotions in his eyes.
He knew very well that his inability to eat was not due to anorexia, but rather that he was struggling with himself.
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