Chapter 86 - Aggrieved
Seeing that teasing look of Lu Chen, Xiu i suddenly felt the urge to wipe it off his face.
She snorted before finally giving up on that thought. Forget it, she had her fun awhile ago. Let him have his fun right now. She’s very hungry.
Xiu i took a step back and resud cooking the cheese she was doing handmade. The three of them resud doing their own chores. An hour later, dinner is now ready to serve.
Xiu i garnished each of their plates beautifully before serving them on the dining table.
Lu Chen didn’t have that many employees working in their ho, and lately, most of them have been turning earlier for the night since Xiu i prefers to do her own cooking and cleaning at night and the other two people don’t really demand anything that much by that ti.
"How is it?" Xiu i asked Lu Qiang.
The little kid nodded and boastfully said, "We’re so good, Mom!"
He was very happy to eat all the food he made with his Mom.
Xiu i patted his head as she enjoyed watching him enjoy his food. She turned to the big one and observed his expression as he ate. Lu Chen imdiately noticed her stare.
"It’s good."
"Glad you like it."
Lu Chen and Xiu i smiled at each other. The harmonious atmosphere didn’t subside even until after dinner.
Since Xiu i did most of the cooking, the chore of cleaning the dishes fell on Lu Chen.
"Here’s everything." Xiu i assisted Lu Chen in moving all the used plates to the sink. She was about to leave when she noticed that the apron he was wearing got untangled. Thinking that Lu Chen’s clothes might get dirty if it wasn’t fixed, her body reflexively moved forward and reached out to properly tie his apron.
Lu Chen was surprised by the sudden movent as he paused to look at his left. With his height, he could see the top of Xiu Mue’s head as he watched her tying his apron so seriously.
His lips curled up as he felt warm inside. From when they were cooking, while eating and now, Lu Chen couldn’t help but smile on the motherly gestures Xiu i was doing. She seed to be doing it unconsciously ever since she started taking care of Lu Qiang.
Even though he hadn’t caught this woman, just thinking that Xiu i is still willing to stay right here and showing concern for him, he was more than willing to persevere and work hard in chasing her.
Then maybe one day, he can finally realize his true feelings as well.
"What are you smiling about?"
Xiu i just finished fixing his apron but when she looked up, she noticed Lu Chen smiling at her with such a warming smile. She froze for a second as her heart did a quick flip.
Damn it, this man’s visuals are more deadly when he smiles.
From being startled, she then grew suspicious as to why he was looking at her like that again. Is he planning sothing bad again?
Even after realizing that he was staring at Xiu i too much, Lu Chen didn’t look away but instead, shalessly smiled at her as he responded.
"Admiring my wife."
Xiu i blushed at the comnt as she lightly slapped Lu Chen’s cheek to make him look away from her.
"Shaless."
"Only to you."
"..."
God, was Lu Chen drunk or sothing? It felt like he was getting weirder and weirder in each passing day.
She was just about to walk away when he tugged her clothes, halting her movents.
"What?"
Does he still need sothing?
When she turned to Lu Chen again, she t his aggrieved expression. He looked at her as if Xiu i had wronged him in so way.
She stared with disbelief with Lu Chen’s ability to quickly change expressions in just a split second. And what’s with that look? If soone would see it, they would imdiately think that she bullied him!
What’s with this ice block? Why was he showing so many expressions these past few days!?
"Wife, you’re an." Lu Chen cried out.
Xiu i held back her urge to hit her ’husband’ on the head. What the hell is he accusing her with now?!
"Oh."
"You won’t let hug you."
"Oh."
"You won’t let hold your hands."
"Oh."
"You won’t let push you down."
"...Oh."
She almost fell speechless when his previous words. If she didn’t have the contract, was he planning to push her down every now and then?
Xiu i’s colorful imagination quickly got to work as they created the image in her mind. Rembering that embarrassing scene, she quickly shook it off and removed it from her mind.
My god, what the hell was she rembering now?!
"Wife, how can I chase you like this?" Lu Chen complained at Xiu i’s sternness with this kind of thing. At this rate he’s going, he won’t have a wife to hug after one year.
Xiu i finally understood why the guy was complaining right now. So did he felt wrong that he couldn’t have so skinship with her thus he was having difficulty chasing her?
She crossed her arms as she stood in front of him. She eyed him as she remarked, "Isn’t that your problem?"
"Wife...." The more Xiu i declined Lu Chen, the more he looked more aggrieved and upset. He was tugging her clothes like a child that was begging his parents to buy him candy because they won’t let him buy any.
Xiu i:....
Looking at him looking so poor right now made her slightly felt guilty. Looking at Lu Chen who was originally so cold and untouchable in the office now complaining like a child because of her, she almost thought she was a bad person bullying him.
...was she really being too strict?
She originally set those terms to prevent Lu Chen in turning into a beast who’d suddenly attack her at night but looking at him being too pitiful right now, maybe she was actually thinking too much?
Xiu i fell into contemplation as the wolf in puppy clothing acted pitiful in front of the wife.
Since the flirting tactics didn’t work, he tried acting pitiful for her to see. He wasn’t really confident that Xiu i would fall for this but surprisingly, Xiu i seed to be getting affected now.
Right, he rembered. Xiu i at work and Xiu i at ho are two different people. Xiu i at work was strict and professional though sotis that persona would also fall from ti to ti.
Then the Xiu i that he was living with at ho was very different. She’s very soft and very intimate with Lu Qiang. She would also often disagree with him in contrast to her usual obedient self at the office.
Maybe he should start taking advantage of her soft personality first? Then that’s when he’ll slowly sneak his way in and catch her?
Hmmm. Lu Chen contemplated as well. That sounded like a good plan.
"Wife?" He tugged her clothes again.
"Fine. Holding hands and hugs are the only contacts allowed." Xiu i compromised, trying to give Lu Chen a chance to pursue her.
"Wife!!!" Lu Chen was so delighted as that she could almost imagine flowers blooming in the background with how much lighter his expression changed into.
Before Lu Chen could attack her with a hug, she put her hand in front of her stopping him from approaching her any more.
"Finish washing the dishes first, then we’ll talk."
"Then wife, you can’t take that back okay?"
"I won’t."
Xiu i slapped Lu Chen’s chest lightly before turning and walking away.
Lu Chen watched Xiu i disappear from the kitchen as his smile slowly turned into a grin with cunningness behind it. A minute later, he turned to the sink and started cleaning.
An hour later, Xiu i who just finished taking a shower was summoned to the Emperor��s study by ssage. She was still rubbing the towel in her hair as she read the ssage on her phone.
Emperor Lu: Co to the study.
She blinked curiously at the ssage. She quickly rubbed her hair for a few seconds before leaving the room.
She was quite used to receiving this kind of ssage from Lu Chen. When he calls for her this late at night, it ans that he needed sothing about work again.
She knocked on the door the mont she arrived at the study.
"Co in."
She finally opened the door and saw Lu Chen sitting on the office chair wearing gold-rimd glasses. He was sitting in front of his laptop, typing sothing in it.
"What is it?" She asked.
Lu Chen didn’t turn to her but instead gestured for her to co near him. Xiu i obediently complied and stopped beside him. The mont she reached his side, Lu Chen paused on whatever he was working on and stood up.
Startled by the sudden movent, Xiu i almost took a step back but she was caught by Lu Chen’s arm that quickly sn.a.k.e.d her waist, pulling her to Lu Chen’s embrace.
Xiu i:....?????
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