Chapter 153 Chapter 153: Change.
Smelian saw Lu Xia coming in from outside, holding a rose in his arms, and Cecil was with him. He raised his eyebrows slightly, a little surprised that Cecil seemed to have come to his senses.
Although Cecil's expression looked the same as usual, the joy between his eyebrows was hard to hide. Lu Xia handed the rose in his arms to the old butler and said, "Take good care of it."
The old butler smiled and replied, and couldn't help but glance at Cecil, thinking: This guy finally did something right.
Lu Xia greeted Smelian and went back to the room to wash and change clothes.
Cecil looked at Smelian and asked, "Do you have anything to say?"
Smelian shrugged and said, "What, the flowers you sent are very beautiful, or why did you think of sending flowers?"
"Can't I send flowers?"
Smelian saw that Cecil was showing off, but he didn't intend to meet his intentions.
"Of course, as long as you are happy."
After saying this, Smelian did not forget to smile at him, looking particularly friendly.
Cecil looked at Smelian who turned around to help the old butler set the table. He felt that this punch seemed to hit cotton again. Smelian did not seem to care at all that he wanted to draw the attention of Duke Lu Xia. Why could he be so calm?
He gritted his teeth, feeling very unwilling, but he could not find an outlet to vent.
When Lu Xia changed her clothes and came down to eat, Cecil took the initiative to pull out the dining chair for her.
Smelian took this scene in, but did not say anything. He just handed Lu Xia a glass of warm water and asked: "Did your work go well today?"
Lu Xia smiled and replied: "It's going very well."
Such daily conversations happen almost every day at home. They seem simple but very warm.
Cecil listened to the two chatting casually and envied them. He couldn't be as natural as Smelian. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Your Excellency, there will be a play being shown at the Grand Theater. When are you free? I will invite you to watch it, right?"
Cecil said this with a little nervous expectation.
Lu Xia didn't expect to be invited after sending flowers. When she was about to answer, she heard Smelian say, "Will there be too many people going to the theater to watch a play? Will it be unsafe?"
Lu Xia understood what Smelian was worried about. It was indeed not appropriate for her to go to a place with too many people at this time, and she herself had no interest in drama. Facing Cecil's expectant eyes, she apologized and said, "If you want to watch it, we can watch it together at home."
After being rejected, Cecil pulled the corners of his lips, gave an unnatural smile, and said, "Okay, then we'll go when it's convenient for you."
At this point, the table returned to silence again.
After dinner, Smellian approached Cecil for the first time and said, "I don't mind if you invite Xia Xia out on a date, but don't go to crowded places. She is in a special condition now, so you have to pay special attention to her safety."
Cecil sarcastically said, "Are you going to control where His Excellency the Duke goes out now?"
Smellian looked at Cecil who knew nothing and said, "I'm just reminding you that Xia Xia's safety is more important than anything else."
He left without explaining to Cecil.
Cecil rubbed his hair irritably, thinking that Smellian was provoking him and showing how special he was in front of Duke Lu Xia. Just as
Smellian was about to return to the master bedroom, he saw Lu Xia on the stairs who was about to go downstairs. The two looked at each other, and Smellian instantly realized that Lu Xia had seen what he had just done when he approached Cecil.
Sure enough, the next second, Lu Xia asked, "What did you say to Cecil? He doesn't seem very happy."
Smellian bit his lip and said, "Just remind him not to go to places with too many people when he invites you out. You are in a special condition now, so you should pay more attention to safety."
At this point, Smelian looked at Lu Xia a little nervously: "Do you think I'm crossing the line by doing this?"
"Don't think too much, Smelian, I don't mean to blame you. For me, it's enough that you and Cecil don't fight."
After she finished speaking, she walked over and hugged Smelian, and said, "But Cecil probably doesn't know what my situation is now. Aren't you going to tell him?"
Smelian was slightly stunned: "I thought you didn't want to say it."
"No, since he is a member of this family now, he will always know, and I believe he won't say anything."
Smelian nodded when he heard it: "Okay, I'll find a chance to talk to him."
Lu Xia always felt a little embarrassed to tell outsiders about her pregnancy, and said naturally: "Don't be too deliberate, just let it go."
"What are you going to do downstairs?"
"Oh, Little Grape and the nanny are downstairs, I want to go and see. Do you want to come together?"
"Okay."
When the two came to the restaurant, they happened to see the nanny holding Little Grape eating fruit puree in the restaurant. Little Grape can now add some complementary foods and is not just relying on milk for survival.
Seeing Lu Xia, Little Grape happily stretched out his chubby hands and shouted "Ah, ah".
Lu Xia walked over and held Little Grape in her arms. Little Grape immediately hugged her neck and rubbed against her.
Smellian went to pour Lu Xia a glass of warm water, and when he came back, he took Little Grape from Lu Xia's arms.
Little Grape was very well behaved. Anyone in this family could hold him. Being held in Smellian's arms, Little Grape reached out to grab his hair, and then grabbed her own hair, as if telling everyone that they were different.
Smellian held Little Grape up high with a smile in his eyes, and the little guy immediately laughed very happily.
He couldn't help but wonder, when his own cub is born, will it be as cute as this?
Lu Xia drank the water and played with Little Grape for a while. It was getting late, so she let the nanny take Little Grape away.
Looking at this innocent and happy Little Grape, Lu Xia couldn't help but think of Grace.
Several days had passed, and there was still no news from Grace. It would be a lie to say that I was not worried, but if I think positively, no news is also a kind of good news.
Noticing that Lu Xia looked a little lonely, Smelian's heart tightened slightly, and he walked over and said, "What's wrong, are you feeling uncomfortable?"
"No, don't worry, let's go back and rest." Lu Xia smiled at Smelian and said nothing. After
a dreamless night, the next morning, Lu Xia received a compensation of 300 million from the Dafelno family on his terminal. It must be said that the Dafelno family is still very trustworthy.
The moment the funds arrived, Shiver's message also came: "The compensation has been deposited into the account of the institute, please check it, Your Highness the Duke."
"I have received it, and we will stop here."
"Please consider my other suggestions, Your Highness the Duke."
It is obvious that Shiver's mind is not dead yet. Lu Xia is really confused about what image he has in the eyes of the Dafelno family?
She did not reply to the message because it was impossible for her to agree to anything from the Dafelno family. For her, with the arrival of 300 million yuan in funds, her relationship with the Dafelno family had come to an end.
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