Under the influence of Lin Huayin, Xiao Zheng's cooking skills have improved day by day. Although he has not yet reached the level of combining Chinese and Western styles, his bowl of egg fried rice is cooked to perfection and has the charm of a chef.
Xiao Zheng went home at seven o'clock and started preparing dinner. Although it is said to be making egg fried rice, it actually has to be served with two side dishes and a pot of soup along the way. The dish is one meat and one vegetarian, and the soup is pork ribs and winter melon. It's not a delicacy, but it caters to Lin Huayin's taste.
Dinner was prepared starting at seven o'clock. Xiao Zheng spent two hours simmering the soup before starting to stir-fry. First, it takes a long time to stew the soup. Second, I am afraid that Lin Huayin will not be able to get home in time and the food will not taste good if it gets cold.
After completing all the steps, Xiao Zheng brought two plates of egg fried rice sprinkled with chives to the table. He took off his apron and took a satisfied look at his masterpiece: "With my skills, she swallowed her tongue even if she didn't eat it?"
Looking at the time, it was already ten o'clock in the evening.
Xiao Zheng had greeted Lin Huayin before and asked her to get off work early. As a result, I haven't come home yet, which is really disappointing.
Feeling bored, Xiao Zheng nestled on Lin Huayin's precious leather sofa and watched TV. Because the TV program was too boring, Xiao Zheng fell asleep after watching it for a while.
He didn't know how long he had slept, but Xiao Zheng was awakened by a crisp sound of opening the door. He suddenly looked up and saw Lin Huayin, dressed in work clothes, opening the door and entering the room. His fair and beautiful face had a heavy look of tiredness, but his eyes were as cold as ever.
"Back." Xiao Zheng stood up with a yawn. "I'm going to heat up the food and it'll be ready to eat right away."
Lin Huayin put down her handbag and said expressionlessly: "I've eaten."
"Ah?" Xiao Zheng asked with a surprised look on his face. "Didn't you agree to go home for dinner?"
"I had some urgent documents to deal with, so I ate in the company cafeteria." Lin Huayin said while changing his shoes.
"Then let's have another bowl of soup." Xiao Zheng said with a smile. "I stewed the pork ribs soup. I also filtered the floating layer of oil."
"No more drinking." Lin Huayin said calmly. "I'm a little sleepy, so I went to take a shower."
His tone was cold and his attitude was indifferent, as if Xiao Zheng was meeting her for the first time. His whole body exuded an aura that kept strangers away, which made people feel chilly.
After watching Lin Huayin go upstairs, Xiao Zheng had no choice but to go back to the restaurant and eat both plates of egg fried rice, and then drank a large bowl of pork rib soup. Then he cleared the table and walked upstairs with difficulty.
When she came to the bedroom, Lin Huayin had already finished taking a shower, but instead of sitting at the desk and working as usual, she lay down on the bed to rest early.
Xiao Zheng just took a brief look and then went into the bathroom to take a shower. After a quick shower, I came out in my pajamas.
Just like a long time ago, Xiao Zheng carefully opened a corner of the quilt and quickly got into bed. Lying down, he didn't hold Lin Huayin in his arms like before.
The atmosphere in the bedroom was oppressive and suffocating. Apart from the whirring sound of the heater, even the heartbeat seemed to have stopped.
The long cold war made Xiao Zheng's mood quite confusing. He thought that after what happened today, Lin Huayin would slowly return to normal. What she didn't expect was that not only did she fail to get home from get off work on time for dinner, she even slacked off on her daily required work.
This made Xiao Zheng hold a breath in his heart, but he didn't know how to vent it.
"Do you plan to continue like this?" Xiao Zheng said in a low voice.
In the darkness, he stared at the ceiling with wide eyes.
Lin Huayin remained motionless and silent.
"Did you know that I started preparing dinner at seven o'clock today?" Xiao Zheng said in a subtle tone. "I also specially made your favorite pork rib soup."
"Are you doing this to punish yourself or me?" Xiao Zheng took a deep breath and said with a stiff expression.
Lin Huayin still didn't make a sound, but changed into a sleeping position with her back closer to Xiao Zheng. She didn't seem to want to talk to Xiao Zheng, nor did she want to share any feelings. All she had to do was close her eyes and sleep. When it gets daybreak, I get dressed up as soon as possible and go to work in the company.
That's what she thought, and that's what she was doing.
"The house is yours." Xiao Zheng said bitterly. "If you feel like staying with me is stressful, I can go live downstairs. Or leave."
In the darkness, Xiao Zheng said in a low voice: "What do you think?"
Under the moonlight, Lin Huayin's shoulders trembled slightly, but he remained silent. But anyone could see that she was immersed in a fierce ideological struggle.
"No matter what, you should say something, right?" Xiao Zheng asked with a subtle expression.
Finally, Lin Huayin couldn't bear it anymore.
She slowly turned her head, and in the darkness, Xiao Zheng clearly saw the tears shining in her eyes. In an instant, Xiao Zheng was completely confused.
God testifies, since Xiao Zheng met Lin Huayin, he has never seen this iceberg woman shed tears once. Even on the rare occasions when he was angry, he vented his emotions with a cold attitude. And it never got out of control.
At this moment, although she suppressed the overwhelming feeling in her heart. But those beautiful eyes shining in the dark betrayed her heart.
Yes.
She cried.
There was no crying, no choking, just simplicity, tears overflowing from her beautiful eyes. But even Lin Huayin like this completely confused Xiao Zheng.
Why is she crying
Wasn't she the one bullying me all along
Even if what I just said was harsh and cold, I wouldn't cry without saying a word, right
"Why do you have to force me?" Lin Huayin's voice was trembling, but the tears filling her beautiful eyes were slightly spinning.
"Why did I force you?" Xiao Zheng asked rhetorically.
"You do." Lin Huayin said forcefully. "You're just pushing me."
The tears were rolling faster and faster, and they were about to burst out of her eyes.
"Okay. I forced you." Xiao Zheng hurriedly raised his hands in surrender and apologized. "Whatever you say is whatever it is. I have no objection."
Lin Huayin bit her red lips and said with a slightly conflicted emotion: "Can't you just let me sleep peacefully and go to work peacefully?"
"I didn't want to disturb your sleep." Xiao Zheng couldn't laugh or cry. "I don't want to disturb you at work. I just hope you don't hold it in all the time. You will get sick easily."
Lin Huayin tried hard to adjust her emotions that were about to lose control, and whispered: "I just want to be alone for a while."
"You've been quiet for half a month—" Xiao Zheng reminded kindly.
"Not enough." Lin Huayin shook his head.
"In one week, we will go back to Yanjing to see your mother." Xiao Zheng reminded again. "With Auntie's wisdom, no detail can escape her eyes."
"I don't care." Lin Huayin restrained his trembling voice and his tone became calm again.
The tears she shed just now had invisibly released her long-held emotions.
"I care." Xiao Zheng said plausibly. "People say that the mother-in-law likes her son-in-law more and more. I don't want your mother to dislike me more and more!"