Yuan Yuxue raised her head.
Thinking of what Butler Qi told him, even though it was awkward, Yuan Yuxue still whispered after a brief silence: "...Brother."
"good afternoon."
The young master seemed stunned for a moment.
He stood there, his dark eyes staring deeply at Yuan Yuxue. The silence lasted so long that even the housekeeper Qi, who was chasing behind, felt uneasy, before he finally heard him speak.
"Um."
Just such a short sentence.
The cake box in his hand, which looked very incongruous with a light pink hue and cute animal patterns on it, was placed in front of Yuan Yuxue.
"A gift." He seemed to pause, then added, "It's a chestnut cake."
It really is a gift for the young master.
Butler Qi thought secretly behind him.
He didn't think that it was specially prepared by the eldest young master. It might be a souvenir prepared by one of his subordinates. But now it seems that it is also a proof of friendship.
Yuan Yuxue's eyes lingered on the paper box for a short while, and she remained calm as she thanked him, "Thank you."
"Um."
The eldest young master responded again, but he just stood in front of Yuan Yuxue and didn't seem to want to leave.
The black eyes stared straight at Yuan Yuxue, never straying a bit, but instead seemed inexplicably... paranoid.
"Won't you open it and try it?"
"It's for you."
He said.
Generally speaking, it is impolite to open a gift immediately after receiving it.
Besides, it’s just a piece of cake - it’s not good to eat it right away.
But this young master didn't seem to have this awareness.
Even Butler Qi felt a little puzzled.
Even if this cake is handed to Yuan Yuxue, the young master may not necessarily taste it.
After the eldest young master left, he would put it away in due time and place it in the dessert cabinet in the kitchen. If Yuan Yuxue didn't mention it, he would probably keep visiting it until it was thrown away the next day.
But the eldest young master was so persistent, even stubborn - it seemed that he had to wait until the young young master had finished tasting it in front of him, which was really strange.
Butler Qi even began to wonder if there was something else in the cake.
But this is really illogical. Although the eldest master is usually very unfamiliar with the people of the Yuan family, he does not have a deep hatred for them to the point of having to use poisoning to deal with others... What's more, he delivered it personally, which would give people too much reason to talk. This cake should be as safe as possible.
Even though he knew that his worries were groundless, such unusual behavior still made Butler Qi look at the young master with concern.
Yuan Yuxue didn't notice the housekeeper's worries.
In fact, he was so slow to react to the ways of the world that he didn't even realize there was anything wrong with this - instead he mistakenly thought that what his "brother" said was the correct response.
The first thing he should do when he receives the gift is to open it and taste it.
As far as Yuan Yuxue could remember, he had never come into contact with human food.