Chapter 8 An Inexpressive Compliment

Aunt Wang exclaimed in surprise at Gu Xi’s voice. When she turned around to see the hard-to-handle Young Madam, she felt her heart drop. Did she think they were being too slow? “All of you hurry up now, can’t you see Young Madam is waiting?” Aunt Wang stated quickly after she noticed everyone trembling with fear. Nobody expected the Young Madam, who usually never returned home, to suddenly run into the kitchen. “Don’t be so scared, everyone. I’m just here to take a look at things, I’m not even hungry yet.” The bad temper Gu Xi had in her previous life had made the maids of the house hate her. Although they never showed it outwardly, they would always gossip about her behind her back. Most of them usually vented about how unfair it was to Xing Beiyan. However, she wanted to live a comfortable life this time so, naturally, she would need to get along well with these people. “Young Madam, you may wait outside. We’ll be done soon,” Aunt Wang said politely. “It’s okay, I can help out. I want to learn how to cook too since my husband hasn’t been eating much recently. I’m worried it’s going to take a toll on his body, so…” Gu Xi blushed as she waved her hands lightly in dismissal. Everyone in the kitchen shared looks with each other, expressions of surprise were evident on their faces. Were they witnessing a miracle? Their Young Madam usually hated their Young Master’s guts but now she actually wanted to cook for him. Was Gu Xi trying to find an opportunity to poison Xing Beiyan? The maids started worrying terribly about their Young Master, who absolutely loved his wife. Gu Xi could immediately tell what all the maids were thinking about. She bit on her lower lip, feeling slightly helpless. It seemed that getting them to be less vigilant around her would be difficult to achieve in a short period of time. “Then all of you can continue with your tasks. I’ll look for something to do myself.” She chuckled and retrieved a few apples and pears from the kitchen. After washing the fruits thoroughly, she cut them into pieces and put them into a glass bowl before pouring some yogurt over the top. After mixing them all together, a simple fruit salad was done. A maid rushed over to offer her help halfway through cooking, but Gu Xi refused. In the end, the maid could only watch from the side anxiously, worried that this Young Madam of hers would accidentally cut her hand. Once Gu Xi finished, the maid heaved a sigh of relief. Gu Xi settled into the couch with her bowl of fruit salad, crossing her legs under her before she started watching the television. Soon after, Aunt Wang appeared to tell her the food was done. She scanned the dishes on the table and pondered for a bit before she retrieved her phone to give Xing Beiyan a call. “Hello! Hmm, darling, when are you coming back!” With her mouth full of fruit, Gu Xi could not speak clearly. “Hmm? I’m already home.” Once his captivating voice fell, a car pulled up outside of the house. With the glass bowl cradled to her body and her phone in her hand, Gu Xi rushed outside. As soon as Xing Beiyan got out of his car, he saw her looking towards him eagerly. “Why did you come outside?” He quickly walked over to stand before her, his hand coming up to caress her pale face, his tone slightly accusatory. “I heard you coming back so I came out to take a look. Besides, I made a fruit salad for you.” She held a few pieces of fruit to his mouth with an eager look on her face. The maids in the back clicked their tongues inwardly. Did she not make that for herself to eat? Xing Beiyan glanced at the bowl warily. “Try a piece, it’s so sweet.” She pushed the fork even nearer to his mouth. ‘Oh no, the Young Master detests food like yogurt.’ ‘Young Madam is truly something. They’ve been married for more than a year now, so how can she not understand the Young Master yet?’ Sympathetic thoughts like these appeared in everyone’s minds. However, nobody expected their Young Master to eat the piece of yogurt-covered fruit the next moment before he expressionlessly complimented, “It’s delicious!”