Chapter 103 A Good Word
In the bumpy carriage, Yu Qinghuan's fingers were burning. Xie Zhiwen looked like a puppy wagging its tail and begging for mercy on the side of the road.
Xie Zhiwen treated her more attentively than before, but a year later, everything had changed and only she remained the same as she was a year ago.
When she thought of this, Yu Qinghuan felt uncomfortable. She raised her head from Xie Zhiwen's shoulder and looked at him. Her throat was dry and her voice was a little hoarse. "Xie Zhiwen, don't be like this..."
Xie Zhiwen felt aggrieved. He leaned forward, buried his face in the crook of Yu Qinghuan's neck and gently nuzzled it, pressing her hand tightly against his violently beating heart. "We used to have a harmonious relationship and even talked about having a son and a daughter to make a perfect couple. But now you avoid even my fingertips."
His warm breath swept across Yu Qinghuan's neck, and with a trembling voice of grievance, "Could it be that in just one year, you have changed your mind?"
"Are you still blaming me for not getting the marriage re-done?"
Xie Zhiwen's words were originally intended to arouse Yu Qinghuan's pity, but now they reminded her that things have changed and she and Xie Zhiwen can no longer go back.
While she was pushing Xie Zhiwen away with great effort, she also pulled her hand away from his burning heart. Just as she was about to say something harsh, she saw the red corners of Xie Zhiwen's eyes looking at her, which looked so pitiful.
Yu Qinghuan's heart trembled, and her mind unconsciously recalled the past. In order to please her, Xie Zhiwen ran to queue up to buy cakes at dawn several times, just because she loved to eat them.
Although he was not very pleasant in sex, he never treated her badly in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation. Such a good man is hard to find even with a lantern.
She gritted her teeth, unable to bear it, and explained soothingly, "I saw a doctor before, and he said I'm not in good health and shouldn't have sex."
Xie Zhiwen was stunned for a moment, and then joy surged in his heart. He knew that Ah Huan would definitely not change her mind, and only lived in a separate room from him because she was not feeling well!
The carriage bumped over the gravel, and he took the opportunity to pull her into his arms, rubbing his chin against the top of Yu Qinghuan's head, "I know you still care about me!"
Yu Qinghuan sighed, raised her hand and patted him on the back, "How could I not care about you?"
Xie Zhiwen jumped for joy like a puppy. He hugged Yu Qinghuan and begged, "Ah Huan, can we sleep in separate rooms tonight? I'll just hold you and do nothing."
As he spoke, he promised Yu Qinghuan that he would do nothing but sleep.
Yu Qinghuan felt that this sentence sounded familiar, as if Xie Zhili had said it before. These two brothers really looked alike.
After a while, she sighed and said, "Let's wait for two more days. It's not convenient tonight."
Xie Zhiwen was unwilling to give up, and began to play the victim while hugging Yu Qinghuan, "But I want to sleep with you tonight. You don't know how much I miss you at night when I can't see you for a year... When I fell off the cliff, I thought I would never see you again in my life."
As he spoke, his voice became lower and lower, and he sounded more aggrieved.
Yu Qinghuan was silent for a moment. Mu Huaian would stay in the mansion tonight. He had just heard about Xie Zhiwen's plan. If he really let Xie Zhiwen rest in the house, he didn't know whether Mu Huaian would think too much.
He was a delicate and sensitive person, and today he encountered such a terrible thing in Jingyuan Loft...
Thinking of this, she immediately decided to put Xie Zhiwen aside for the time being and take care of Mu Huaian first. After all, she had just taken his body today.
Meeting Xie Zhiwen's expectant gaze, Yu Qinghuan said cruelly, "It's really not convenient tonight. I need to see a doctor to check my pulse in two days. Please wait a little longer."
"Okay." Xie Zhiwen agreed dejectedly.
But he changed his mind and thought, if he stayed in Yu Qinghuan's room tonight while she was still asleep and didn't close the door, could she really chase him away?
...
The carriage stopped at Xifeng Tower. When Yu Qinghuan got off the carriage, Xie Zhili and Mu Huaian were already waiting at the door, watching her get off.
If Xie Zhiwen had not been there, they would have definitely stepped forward to help.
Seeing a long-lost regular, the steward of Xifeng Tower was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling. "My Lord, please come in! As soon as the shopkeeper heard you were coming, he quickly asked me to reserve the best private room for you. There will be singing and dancing in the hall tonight to entertain you!"
Xie Zhiwen was very satisfied.
The group of four went to the private room and ordered all the signature dishes, as well as a pot of fine wine and fruit drinks.
Xie Zhiwen sat in the main seat, next to him was Yu Qinghuan, while Xie Zhili and Mu Huaian sat opposite him.
Yu Qinghuan had sharp eyes and caught a glimpse of the red marks on Mu Huaian's neck. Although most of them were covered by his clothes, it was obvious that he had been pinched hard.
She remembered that when she left his room today, there was no pinch mark.
She subconsciously looked at Xie Zhili, who was obviously in a depressed mood. It could only be this man who did it.
Yu Qinghuan felt a little uneasy. Could it be that Xie Zhili discovered what he and Mu Huaian had done today?
Xie Zhili seemed to have sensed something and looked over. The moment their eyes met, his gaze was fierce and questioning.
This look frightened Yu Qinghuan, and he quickly lowered his head, his heart pounding: This lunatic must have discovered it!
At this time, the shopkeeper personally brought a pot of fine wine to toast, "My Lord, I wonder if today's meal is to your taste?"
Xie Zhiwen pointed at several dishes and commented, "These signature dishes don't taste as good as they used to!"
He remembered that these dishes were Yu Qinghuan's favorites, but the taste was not as good as before. Until now, Yu Qinghuan had hardly touched their chopsticks.
Hearing this, the shopkeeper's eyes flickered between Xie Zhiwen and Xie Zhili. Seeing that Xie Zhiwen seemed unaware of this, he began to speak with a hint of resentment, "My Lord, the chef in my building was poached by your mansion for a large sum of money. Naturally, the taste is not as good as before."
Ever since the head chef was poached, the business of his Xifeng Tower has been much worse than before. What's more, the other party is the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion, and he can't afford to offend them. He can only swallow this loss.
Xie Zhiwen was stunned. The chef was poached by his own family?
Yu Qinghuan almost spit out her tea. So many things had happened recently that she had forgotten about this matter. Chef Gao was still staying in the farm.
Xie Zhiwen subconsciously thought that it was Yu Qinghuan who made it. After all, Yu Qinghuan was the only one in the mansion who liked the dishes made by Chef Gao.
Poaching a chef is tantamount to cutting off his source of income. This is not a very decent thing to do, especially since he has a good relationship with the owner of Xifeng Tower.
He frowned and looked at Yu Qinghuan, "Ah Huan, when did it happen?"
Yu Qinghuan laughed dryly and wanted to say it was none of her business, but most of the dishes made by Chef Gao ended up in her stomach. If she tried to distance herself from the matter now, Xie Zhili would probably kill her.
Thinking of this, cold sweat broke out on her back.
The shopkeeper beside her started to explain for her, but his words were somewhat sarcastic, "My Lord, you misunderstood. This is none of my business. It was your Second Master who said that the Marquis's Mansion was short of a cook, so he invited someone to come. It's also because I can't keep him. It's okay."
Xie Zhiwen immediately looked at his younger brother and felt even more puzzled. His younger brother never cared much about food, so why would he spend so much money to hire a chef from Xifeng Tower?
"What's going on?"
Xie Zhili cast his gaze towards Yu Qinghuan and gave her a wicked smile before saying to Xie Zhiwen, "I paid a large sum of money to poach the chef, naturally to please you, Yu Qinghuan."
As soon as these words were spoken, Yu Qinghuan's face turned pale.
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