Jiang Beihuai sauntered into the dining room. To prevent the servants in the kitchen from helping Bai Wenxi, he even left the housekeeper there to keep an eye on things.
"What a pervert! A psycho!" Bai Wenxi mumbled as she struggled to carry the tray. "Saying he's not used to the smell of fireworks? He used to live in poverty, but now he's just being pretentious!"
"I was being kind and making breakfast for him, but it's all in vain!"
Once she entered the dining room, she dared not complain anymore. She obediently served the breakfast dishes one by one in front of Jiang Beihuai.
"It looks okay, I guess." Jiang Beihuai commented against his better judgment. In fact, the food looked delicious, with perfect color, aroma, and taste.
"Is your cooking even edible?" Jiang Beihuai joked. "You're not going to poison me, are you?"
He actually found it strange. Back then, when A Xi was with him, she never did any housework. The only time she tried to cook instant noodles, she almost blew up the kitchen.
Just now, he saw clearly from outside the door that she was very skillful with the kitchen utensils and knew exactly how to use the seasonings. She was obviously an excellent cook.
Hesitantly, Jiang Beihuai picked up an egg roll. He was in a mental struggle. Thinking that it was the breakfast she made for him early in the morning, he finally bravely put it into his mouth.
There was no expected bitter and disgusting taste. Instead, there was the sweetness of cheese and the tenderness of eggs.
Jiang Beihuai quickly tasted the other dishes. Each one was delicious, with the right flavor and perfect cooking time.
"It's just so - so. It can't compare with the chef's." Jiang Beihuai said insincerely. "It's just barely edible."
Although he said so, he ate all the food on each plate. It was the first time he had eaten his breakfast so cleanly.
Without his permission, Bai Wenxi could only stand there. She watched Jiang Beihuai finish all the food longingly, and then heard his annoying comment.
"If it's not that delicious, why did you eat it so happily!" Bai Wenxi pouted, feeling extremely dissatisfied. "If it's good, just admit it. Why be so insincere?"
Jiang Beihuai heard all her complaints clearly. Knowing he was in the wrong, he didn't respond directly.
Clearing his throat, he deliberately picked on her: "Please serve me with a big smile in the future. A long face makes me lose my appetite."
Bai Wenxi was so angry that she gritted her teeth. If she hadn't had a shred of reason left, she really would have thrown the plate at him!
Jiang Beihuai was being sarcastic and nit - picking: "I see you smiling like a flower with the servants. Why do you have a straight face with me? I think you have a problem with the Jiang family and are throwing a tantrum at me?"
She forced a smile and mechanically said something against her will: "No, I'll definitely remember to smile from now on."
Jiang Beihuai was being naughty. Seeing her aggrieved and defeated look, he felt really happy.
"A Xi, as long as you obediently listen to me, I'll treat you well." Jiang Beihuai finally couldn't help but burst out laughing. "Your smile just now was so stiff. You looked like a robot, haha!"
He stood up, pressed Bai Wenxi into the chair, and left a gentle kiss on her cheek.
"I'm going to work. Wait for me at home." Jiang Beihuai gently bit her earlobe and even tugged at her pearl earring on purpose.
"Dress like this from now on. I don't like your heavy makeup before." Jiang Beihuai went too far and turned her face, then kissed her deeply.
Bai Wenxi couldn't push him away at all. Her pretty face turned bright red. Her bright eyes looked everywhere but at the man's face.
The phone rang, and he finally let go of Bai Wenxi. After answering the call, he put on his suit jacket and prepared to go to work.
"Beihuai!" Bai Wenxi caught up with him and hesitated a bit.
Jiang Beihuai turned around. His short hair fell on his forehead. The sun cast a golden glow on his outline. He had sword - like eyebrows and starry eyes, and was as handsome as a Greek god statue.
"What's up?"
Bai Wenxi bit her lower lip and bravely made a request: "Can you not call me 'A Xi'? It sounds like you're calling someone else..."
"Also, everyone calls me A Wen. Can you call me that too?"
Jiang Beihuai smiled lightly. The dimples on his cheeks appeared and disappeared: "Sure. I'm leaving."
Only after seeing Jiang Beihuai's car disappear behind the iron gate of the villa did Bai Wenxi finally relax.
Every time he called "A Xi", she always thought of her heartless younger sister, whose nickname was also "A Xi". And every time he called, her heart would ache.
Before she found out the real cause of her father's death, she would never show mercy to Yao Chunmei and her daughter!
Bai Wenxi dialed her cousin Su Yuning's number and started to investigate. She was going to find out everything step by step!
After Su Yuning found out that the housekeeper was a tough one, she was very worried about Bai Wenxi's situation. When she saw that Bai Wenxi still looked radiant, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sister Wen, you don't know how anxious I was." Su Yuning crossed her legs and ate the fruit that her sister had peeled for her, then started to express her feelings.
"Although you live in a luxurious place, your heart is not free." She said confidently. "Being forced into marriage must be really sad, right?"
"You're such a big girl, but you can't even sit properly." Bai Wenxi slapped her sister's shaking leg.
"Seriously, actually your marriage seems quite well - matched." Su Yuning looked at the famous - brand furniture in the room and felt a bit envious.
"You don't know how jealous Bai Yunxi was when she found out the amount of your betrothal gifts!" Su Yuning laughed heartily. "This copycat thought she could be superior by stealing your fiancé?
"She's dreaming!" Su Yuning was so excited that her saliva almost sprayed on Bai Wenxi's face.
"Okay, okay. Don't show it in front of her." Bai Wenxi reminded. "Otherwise, she'll make trouble for you everywhere."
When it came to Bai Yunxi, Su Yuning just couldn't stop talking: "Do you still remember what her face looked like when she first came to the Bai family?"
"Goodness, she had a small flat nose and small eyes. Except for the facial outline which was a bit like Uncle Bai, her facial features had nothing to do with the Bai family." Su Yuning sighed. "No wonder everyone says she's a copycat! She copied your nose and your eyes. Did her plastic surgery cost your dad a lot of money?"
"You can play musical instruments, and she has to learn too. You've won so many international awards. Can she even recognize the musical staff?"
Su Yuning counted on her fingers and got more and more excited. "She copies whatever you wear, whatever car you drive, and whatever food you like..."
"My goodness, isn't she just a knock - off version of you? Well, now she even has the same fiancé." Su Yuning gasped. "Watch out for your husband. Don't let her steal him again!"
"Okay, okay. Stop talking so much." Bai Wenxi peeled the grapes and stuffed them into her sister's mouth one by one.
"You get so excited when it comes to gossip. Have you found the person I asked you to look for?"
"You can trust me!" Su Yuning took out a business card. "A well - known detective who specializes in solving mysterious cases!"
"If it weren't for my dad to plead for you, he wouldn't even have come out of retirement."
Bai Wenxi was overjoyed and quickly took it and looked at it: "I won't forget your kindness!"
Su Yuning didn't care: "Why be so polite? You're my cousin. I must help you."
"Why do you want to find a private detective? Are you going to investigate that old hag Yao Chunmei?"