Chapter 41

Five minutes of pain .

‘Gu Zai, you didn’t let me thank big brother Yan Fen for saving me,’ Zhen Zhen said . ‘If it wasn’t for him, I would be serving guests at a brothel . ’

‘Zhen Zhen, I’ll ask someone to thank him on your behalf,’ Yue Gu Zai said . ‘Right now, let me hug you . ’

Yue Gu Zai hugged Zhen Zhen, and he fell asleep on her lap .

‘Miss Zhen Zhen since you were missing, boss hasn’t slept,’ Bai Yu Tian said . ‘Miss Zhen Zhen, I understand you’re an independent woman . You’re capable of looking after yourself and young master Zhen Wu . Boss cares about you as much as your parents care about you . I hope in the future you’ll consider the feelings of the people around you who truly care about you . ’

Zhen Zhen thought deeply about Bai Yu Tian’s words . It was true she was an independent woman . She liked being in control of her own life . She didn’t consider her parents’ feelings before she decided to have Zhen Wu and raise Zhen Wu as a single mother . She didn’t consider her best friend Nan Ma would be worried about her when she was working for weeks in a row without contacting Nan Ma . She took Yue Gu Zai for granted . She looked down at him hugging her waist and his head sleeping on her lap, he must have been sleepless and worried about her when she was missing . If she had contacted Yue Gu Zai earlier, his body wouldn’t have been as worn out .

At Yue Gu Zai’s home, Zhen Zhen stayed in bed with Yue Gu Zai to let him sleep comfortably for the whole night .

In the morning, Yue Gu Zai woke up refreshed . He walked downstairs, and a fragrant aroma hit his nose .

‘Gu Zai, you’re awake,’ Zhen Zhen said . She smiled at Yue Gu Zai, and she brought the breakfast she cooked for him to the dining table . ‘I made you breakfast . ’

Zhen Zhen pulled out a chair for Yue Gu Zai to sit . She sat next to him, and scooped him a bowl of soup .

‘Gu Zai, taste the soup,’ Zhen Zhen said . ‘I cooked it for you . ’

Yue Gu Zai didn’t understand why Zhen Zhen was so happy about a bowl of soup . But he didn’t want to spoil her good mood so he obediently ate the soup . Each spoonful of soup was painful to swallow .

‘Gu Zai, is it delicious?’ Zhen Zhen asked .

Yue Gu Zai didn’t want hurt Zhen Zhen’s feelings, he smiled at her .

‘If it’s delicious, eat more,’ Zhen Zhen said . She scooped another bowl of soup for Yue Gu Zai . ‘I spent two hours to make the soup for you . It’s my first time cooking . ’

Yue Gu Zai’s hands trembled, and he continued to swallow .

‘Zhen Zhen, where did you learn to cook?’ Yue Gu Zai asked .

‘From a cook book,’ Zhen Zhen said .

‘Zhen Zhen, aren’t you eating too?’ Yue Gu Zai asked .

‘I ate dinner leftovers from the fridge for breakfast,’ Zhen Zhen said . She scooped a bowl of rice and picked up vegetables for Yue Gu Zai . ‘Gu Zai, taste the vegetables too . ’

It was the first time Zhen Zhen cooked and fed Yue Gu Zai . He didn’t know what else to do except slowly swallow and smile at her .

‘What smells delicious?’ Cheng Yi asked .

‘Cheng Yi, join Gu Zai for breakfast too,’ Zhen Zhen said .

Since Yue Gu Zai didn’t object, Cheng Yi sat and rolled up his sleeves . Everything on the table looked delicious and was fragrant, he couldn’t wait to dig in .

Cheng Yi scooped a bowl of rice, and he piled vegetables into his bowl . He ate a mouthful of vegetables, and his face tensed . He looked at Yue Gu Zai’s stern eyes, and forced himself to swallow .

‘Miss Zhen Zhen, did you cook everything on the table yourself?’ Cheng Yi asked .

‘Yes, is it delicious?’ Zhen Zhen asked .

‘Delicious,’ Cheng Yi said .

‘If it’s delicious, you should eat more,’ Yue Gu Zai said .

Yue Gu Zai packed beef into Cheng Yi’s bowl, and Cheng Yi wanted to cry .

‘Huyen Di, come join us for breakfast,’ Cheng Yi said .

Cheng Yi believed misery loves company .

‘Boss, I found some evidence about the traitor,’ Huyen Di said .

Huyen Di understood when Yue Gu Zai didn’t want to talk business, Yue Gu Zai wouldn’t answer him . He sat down, and Cheng Yi scooped him a bowl of soup .

Huyen Di naively ate the bowl of soup .

‘Huyen Di, Miss Zhen Zhen cooked the soup,’ Cheng Yi said . ‘Is it delicious?’

‘Delicious,’ Huyen Di said .

‘Why didn’t anyone call me for breakfast?’ Chu Gian asked .

Chu Gian sat down at the dining table, and she smiled at Zhen Zhen .

Chu Gian scooped a bowl of rice, and she picked up the vegetables and beef .

Everyone except Zhen Zhen, knew that Chu Gian wasn’t a graceful eater . If Chu Gian ate slowly, it meant the food was bad .

Huyen Di scooped a bowl of soup for Chu Gian .

‘Taste the soup,’ Huyen Di said .

‘Thank you,’ Chu Gian said .

‘What a lively atmosphere,’ Bai Yu Tian said . ‘Everyone’s eating breakfast together . ’

‘Join us for breakfast,’ Cheng Yi, Huyen Di and Chu Gian said together .

Bai Yu Tian smiled and shook his head .

‘I ate breakfast outside this morning,’ Bai Yu Tian said .

Chu Gian didn’t want Bai Yu Tian to not suffer with her . She used her legs to pull out a chair for Bai Yu Tian .

‘Yu Tian, eat more breakfast with me,’ Chu Gian said .

Bai Yu Tian knew it was a trap . But the trap was made by the woman he loved . He willingly fell into the trap, he sat and ate .

‘Who cooked breakfast today?’ Bai Yu Tian asked .

Zhen Zhen raised her hand enthusiastically .

‘I cooked breakfast,’ Zhen Zhen said .

Everyone except the oblivious Zhen Zhen, prayed Bai Yu Tian found a bit of tact at the bottom of Bai Yu Tian’s heart .

‘Miss Zhen Zhen, it’s delicious,’ Bai Yu Tian said . ‘I hope you cook every day during our stay in the U . S . ’

‘Really?’ Zhen Zhen asked . ‘I’ll go buy more cook books, and I’ll cook more dishes for everyone . ’

Zhen Zhen ran upstairs to search online for good cook books .

At the dining table, everyone else wanted to kill the Bai fox .

‘Mr Bai Fox, remember what you said today,’ Cheng Yi said . ‘You better eat Miss Zhen Zhen’s delicious cooking . ’

‘I forgot to mention,’ Bai Yu Tian said . ‘Tomorrow I’m flying to Canada for a medical conference . ’

‘No one can leave until there is no food left on the table,’ Yue Gu Zai said .

Zhen Zhen was Yue Gu Zai’s wife, he benefited from eating Zhen Zhen’s bad cooking . But everyone else wanted the Bai fox to suffer with them . If they didn’t have to eat with a conscience then they would have told Zhen Zhen not to make the soup sweet as a desert and not to make the rice, vegetables, and beef salty .

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End of Chapter Forty-One