"You don't need to apologize to me all the time. I'm tired of hearing it even if you're not."
"Yes... I understand, I will try my best to change."
Bai Xiaoruo lowered her eyes. It seemed that she still had many shortcomings that made him dislike her. After all, she was so stupid and looked so ordinary. How could he possibly care about her?
The show last night was over long ago, so what am I still looking forward to?
Xian Mingyu picked up a few pieces of food and put them in Bai Xiaoruo's bowl. "She's as thin as a bamboo pole. She'd be blown away by the wind."
Although it wasn't a nice thing to say, it warmed Bai Xiaoru's heart.
Could she interpret this as him wanting her to gain weight so she wouldn't be able to escape?
Thinking this, a secret smile crept onto her lips.
After finishing his meal, Xian Mingyu didn't get up immediately. He put down his chopsticks and looked at Bai Xiaoruo, who was sitting opposite him with her head down, grinning foolishly.
Has he scolded this little girl so much that she's gone mad? What could be making her so happy?
Speaking of this little girl, although she is sometimes very talkative and silly enough to let him bully her without knowing how to fight back, Xian Mingyu has seen all the kindness she shows him.
Perhaps she wasn't the scheming girl she thought she was.
Although her surname is Bai, she is completely different from those three snobs in the Bai family. Although she is the daughter of the Bai family and should be waited on hand and foot, she is hardworking and can do housework and cooking without any problem.
Her hands were small, fair and tender, but there were faint calluses on her fingertips, suggesting that she must have done a lot of work in the Bai family before.
What kind of person is she?
She was only 18 years old, a vibrant and youthful age, and seemingly had no shortage of suitors. Yet, she hastily married a complete stranger, a man eight years her senior. What was she thinking?
"Bai Xiaoruo".
"Huh? W-what's wrong?"
He suddenly called her name, which startled Bai Xiaoruo. She looked up abruptly, wondering if she had done something wrong again.
"You don't need to be so nervous, I just want to ask you a question."
"Oh, go ahead and ask." Bai Xiaoru put down her chopsticks and looked at him seriously.
I will answer any questions I know the answers to without reservation.
Why do you want to marry me?
"ah?"
Bai Xiaoruo was still a little confused.
"Could it be that you fell in love with me at first sight?"
No, that's not it...
When they officially met at the Bai family home that time, Bai Xiaoru was so nervous that she didn't dare to steal a few glances at Xuan Mingyu's face.
Although he is very good-looking, it probably wasn't love at first sight.
Have you seen me before?
"You...you really don't remember me?"
Bai Xiaoruo was referring to that night in Lantau.
"Where have I seen you before?"
Xuan Mingyu stared at Bai Xiaoruo for a long time, but he didn't feel any familiarity with her at all, and couldn't remember where he had seen her before.
"No."
Bai Xiaoruo hesitated for a few seconds, but decided to keep her distance from Xian Mingyu.
I don't know how to tell him.
They are not yet familiar enough to have a deep and thorough understanding of each other.
He wouldn't be interested in knowing her story either.
In short, people like myself are no different no matter where they are, and I am not important to anyone.
It doesn't matter whether she marries Hsien Ming-yu or someone else.
From the day her mother left this world, and her father Bai Minglei married a new wife and brought Bai Xiaofu back to the Bai family, Bai Xiaoruo felt that her world had collapsed, and she no longer had a home.
These past years in the Bai family have been filled with hardship and helplessness, and Bai Xiaoruo has long since lost sight of what true happiness should look like.
I am like a pawn of the Bai family, a pawn that still has some value.
Wherever she was placed was entirely at their discretion; what could she do but obey? How could she resist such a fate?
Bai Xiaoruo lowered her head and picked at the rice in her bowl, unwilling to continue the previous topic.
Hsien Ming-yu could probably tell that she had something on her mind and was unwilling to talk about it, so he didn't ask any further.
Forget it, what's the point of knowing all this? They've already had a wedding and registered their marriage for so long. Apart from not having a physical relationship, they're already husband and wife in name only.
Whether you like it or not, this marriage is already a done deal.
"I'm full. I still have work to do. Don't bother me upstairs unless it's absolutely necessary. From now on, you'll be responsible for all the housework in this house."
After saying that, Xian Mingyu got up and walked towards the second floor.
The house is still very new. There are five rooms on the second floor, but only the bedroom and study have been moved in. The other three rooms have not yet been decided on how to decorate or what to use them for.
After finishing her own rice, Bai Xiaoruo stood up and silently cleared away the leftover food and dishes on the table, piling them up neatly before carrying them all into the kitchen to wash.
After washing the dishes and chopsticks, I changed out of my apron and came out of the kitchen. It was already 7:30 p.m.
The luggage that Gu Yao brought today was all placed in the master bedroom. Bai Xiaoruo went upstairs and arranged everything as soon as she arrived, and put all the clothes in the closet as well.
Hsien Ming-yu had brought some of his clothes over a few days ago, but most of them were still in his private villa.
She didn't dare to touch his things, but only tidied up her own.
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