Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Lin Qiao stepped back with confusion and tried away to walk forward. However, the result stayed the same; she couldn’t go anywhere further.
What on earth was happening!
She furrowed her eyebrows and stood by the gate as she folded her arms and started thinking about what exactly happened today. Earlier on, she wasn’t able to walk to the gate, but now she could. Something must have caused that change. What was it?
Unwittingly, she raised a hand to scratch her chin, then turned to look at Wu Chengyue’s house.
Two people visited Wu Chengyue, and then he and his daughter went downstairs from the second floor. Those were all the changes that had happened.
A gleam of light flashed across her eyes as she looked at the house.
Was Wu Chengyue the reason why she suddenly showed up in the house? Was there some kind of connection between her and him? Was it because they had had intimate physical contact?
Her current condition could not be explained by common sense after all.
Lin Qiao wanted to know if what she thought was true right now. So, she quickly returned to the door, opened it, and walked in. Meanwhile, the secret guard looked at the door bewilderedly, wondering if the little princess was playing behind the door.
She walked into the living room and glanced at Wu Yueling, who was still playing with the rabbit on the couch, then turned and walked to the kitchen. Standing near the kitchen, she looked at the man who was busy cooking.
She thought for a moment, then decided to wait until he had time.
Wu Chengyue was a base leader, so his house was equipped wih the most advanced tools. His kitchen had been modified, added with the newest fire-powered stove. The stove was very energy efficient. A level-four fire-powered nucleus could last a normal family three months.
Lin Qiao stood by the kitchen door and looked the man who was the most powerful being in the base. She saw him masterly pour some oil into the pot, throw some garlic into it, and wait for the garlic to release its aroma before pouring in the vegetables and start to stir fry them.
He was tall and slim, wearing a blue and white, latticed apron. He was quiet and concentrated. His lips which were always curved in a faint smile were now pressing together.
His vibe had become peaceful, even making him look like a great house husband.
Lin Qiao smelled the aroma of the vegetables that were stir-fried in vegetable oil. From where she was standing, she could see one side of Wu Chengyue’s body. The straps of the apron emphasized the nice shape of his waist.
She quietly looked at his slender legs and round butt, wondering if that butt would feel nice against her palm. It looked so round and full, should be pretty bouncy…
Suddenly, she realized that she was having some inappropriate thoughts… She stayed composed, but turned her eyes up to his chiseled jaw. The beautiful lines of his lips and nose gave him a charming feature.
While Lin Qiao was observing the man with great interests, the man abruptly turned around and looked at her, his eyes glowing with a dim, strange light.
Lin Qiao noticed the meaningful smile on his face.
She rolled her eyes to look at the ceiling, then raised a hand and touched her nose. Then, she turned and left the kitchen, as if running from something.
Being caught peeking at someone could be quite embarrassing!
But soon, she got rid of that embarrassment. She was not peeking at him. She was looking at him! Why did she feel guilty?
She looked straight at him, and he should have sensed it since long ago.
Once she walked away, Wu Chengyue came out of the kitchen and put a steaming plate of food on the table, then turned and went back in. A couple of minutes later, he brought out another dish.
Lin Qiao walked to Wu Yueling and sat down beside her. The little girl instantly felt her and moved toward her.
‘Ling Ling, do you like Daddy’s food ?’ she asked the girl in her mind.
Wu Yueling heard Lin Qiao’s voice from her mind and nodded to respond.
‘Daddy’s food is delicious.’
‘Yeah? ‘ Lin Qiao smiled, ‘Sadly, I can’t taste his food.’
Everything she found delicious before had become inedible for her now. That was a loss for her, even though she was never a great eater.
Soon, Wu Chengyue prepared three dishes, a soup, and two bowls of rice. He placed the food on the table, then put a glass of white wine on his left side, without a bowl or chopsticks.
“Ling Ling, come here for dinner.” He poured the wine, then placed the bottle on the table. After that, he took off his apron while talking to Wu Yueling. Then, he said to the invisible lady who was next to Wu Yueling, “I know you don’t eat cooked food. You can still have some wine, right? I don’t know if you can taste anything though.”
Then, he saw Wu Yueling walk to the table with one hand raised in the air, as if she were holding someone’s hand. She was holding someone indeed.
After escorting Wu Yueling to the seat, Lin Qiao pulled out the chair before the glass of wine and sat down.
Wu Chengyue sat down and first served his daughter with a bowl of soup. As the little girl finished the soup, he picked up his chopsticks and put some food into the small, empty bowl before Wu Yueling’s rice bowl. He let the girl eat with her own chopsticks instead of feeding her.
Wu Yueling used her chopsticks rustily, but still tried her to eat on her own. Lin Qiao picked up the glass of wine and took a sip to let Wu Chengyue know that she was there.
Of course, she wasn’t able to taste anything. The wine tasted plain as water to her.
No one talked during the dinner. Wu Chengyue and Wu Yueling quietly finished their food under Lin Qiao’s watch, who finished her wine sip by sip, then started drinking the lake water from her space.
After dinner, Wu Yueling gently put her chopsticks on the table and then walked to the kitchen door. Wu Chengyue quickly and neatly tidied the table and put the dishes into the sink, then put a small bundle of washed vegetables on a small plate, bringing it out and handing it to Wu Yueling.
Wu Yueling took over the vegetables, then quickly walked to the rabbit which was on the couch and started feeding it. After that, Wu Chengyue turned and returned to the kitchen to do the dishes.
Lin Qiao looked at the man, then at Wu Yueling. She couldn’t help but feel that he was like both a mother and a father to the little girl, and was doing a great job.
She didn’t like being pursued by him, but objectively speaking, he was a handsome, capable, great family man who had a perfect body. Honestly, he was a nice guy to marry.
Regrettably, she had no plan of starting a relationship, not to mention getting married. She only needed to take good care of her family and base.
