bayedsolid Chapter 3 Candlelight Dinner
Chapter 3 Candlelight Dinner
"The condition for lending me money is that I agree to be his girlfriend, and I don't want to be his girlfriend."
“He is arrogant and conceited. If I get together with him, I will be tied to him and he will control me in everything.”
'What? So being a lover is enough?' Zhang Xinru couldn't understand the female lead's thought process.
Everyone has their own choices. Zhang Xinru didn't say anything more. Since there was nothing else for her to do, she went back to her room to sleep.
Jiajia looked at Wang Ma with a helpless expression, and Wang Ma was a little slow to react.
The young master wouldn't allow the older women to serve him closely, thinking that it was always right for the women to curry favor with him.
After making up my mind, I smiled.
"Miss Jiajia, although the young master says you are his lover, you are still his only woman."
"This is the first time I've seen the young master bring a woman home. He must really like you."
"You must be tired from the journey. Let me take you to rest."
Then, Wang Ma took Jiajia upstairs and, without consulting her, pushed open Fu Xiaochen's door.
"Miss Jiajia, this is the young master's room. You can stay here from now on."
The female lead seemed a little uneasy, clearly not wanting to share a room with Fu Xiaochen.
But the thought that she was already his lover made her hesitate.
Seeing her hesitation, Wang Ma asked, "Miss Jiajia, what's wrong? Is there something you're not satisfied with?"
"No, that's good, but I'm not ready yet."
"Wang Ma, could you please prepare another room for me? I don't want to stay with him," Jiajia made up her mind.
“Okay, Miss Jiajia, then you can stay next to the young master. Besides the young master’s room, this next room is the largest in this building.”
Wang Ma then led the female protagonist into the house next door.
The house is fully equipped, and even though no one lives there, it is kept spotless and dust-free.
"Miss Jiajia, if you need anything, just come to me. I have to go now."
After saying that, Wang Ma went out to attend to her own business.
She was in a good mood while cleaning, humming a tune softly as she busied herself.
One minute they'd bring the lady drinks, the next they'd bring her snacks, which the other servants found quite disdainful.
When Wang Ma saw the young master return, she didn't dare to approach him.
But he didn't call Zhang Xinru to come and serve her, thinking that he would soon see Zhang's mother get scolded.
She deserved it for being lazy.
When Zhang Xinru woke up, she stretched and yawned. She glanced at the time and saw that it was still early, so she washed her face thoroughly.
"Sigh, the original owner didn't even have any decent cosmetics, and she's still so dark and thin."
"He didn't have many clothes, and they were all things that middle-aged women would wear. The original owner lived like an old lady."
Zhang Xinru looked utterly hopeless.
Thinking that Fu Xiaochen hadn't returned yet, she went to the kitchen to find something to eat first, so she would have the energy to work.
As soon as I went outside, I saw Fu Xiaochen and Jiajia eating in the living room.
Seriously? She's back so early? Will she scold me later?
Zhang Xinru walked over with a hint of trepidation, and when she saw Wang Ma's smug expression, she was speechless.
This eye-catching bag is everywhere.
Seeing that Fu Xiaochen and the others were having a pleasant meal and were not angry because she was late, she breathed a sigh of relief and stood aside with Wang Ma watching them eat.
Wang Ma was slightly disappointed that she hadn't been scolded.
Wow! A candlelight dinner! How romantic!
Steak, red wine, and what's that? Zhang Xinru was getting hungry just looking at it.
I really want to eat there. It's a feast for the eyes to see handsome men and beautiful women dining.
"It's your first day here, are you satisfied with the food today, Jiajia?"
Fu Xiaochen asked in a good mood.
"Are you trying to humiliate me? You know I've never eaten such expensive food before, and you're deliberately asking me if it's good?"
Jiajia looked aloof, as if she had suffered some great injustice.
Zhang Xinru was dumbfounded watching from the side; this sentence was indeed very much in line with the female lead's style.
She turned to look at Wang Ma again and saw that Wang Ma was standing calmly to the side, as if she did not think there was anything wrong with what the female protagonist had just said.
Okay, we've all time-traveled, so what's normal anymore?
Fu Xiaochen wasn't angry when he heard this. He took out a small gift box from his pocket and placed it in front of Jiajia.
"You'll get used to it eventually. This is for you. Open it and see if you like it."
Jiajia looked completely uninterested and didn't even glance at Fu Xiaochen.
"I am not interested."
Fu Xiaochen looked towards Zhang Ma and the others, and waved his hand.
Wang Ma hesitated whether to step forward.
Zhang Xinru had an "I understand, I understand" look on her face.
He quickly went up and took the gift box, then turned back to his original spot, holding the gift box with obvious affection.
The air fell silent instantly, giving off an eerie atmosphere.
Wang Ma looked at Zhang Xinru with a horrified expression, "Do you want to die?"
Even Jiajia looked at her in surprise, as if to say, "Wasn't this a gift for me? Why did you take it?"
"Zhang Ma, what are you doing? I asked you to open the gift box, why are you holding it in your arms?"
Even Fu Xiaochen didn't react in time.
Huh?!
Help! Wasn't this a gift for her?
If the female lead doesn't want him, the male lead will confidently wave his hand and say, "If you don't care, someone else will."
Isn't that what you mean?
Zhang Xinru felt like dying. Seeing that they were watching her, she suddenly had a plan.
"Young Master, I'm just standing up for Miss Jiajia. How could you use such an expensive gift to humiliate her!"
"She is such a noble and pure person. I will never allow you to humiliate her with money. Humiliate me instead. Don't even think about letting Miss Jiajia be humiliated again."
Hehe, luckily I was smart enough to steal the female lead's lines beforehand and escaped a disaster.
Zhang Xinru's expression, clearly indignant on Jiajia's behalf, left Fu Xiaochen speechless.
Jiajia opened her mouth but didn't know what to say, so she could only continue speaking.
"That's right, do you think you're so great just because you have money? I don't care."
Then he looked at Fu Xiaochen with an arrogant expression.
Fu Xiaochen looked at Jiajia with cold eyes, feeling his male authority challenged, and grabbed her chin tightly.
"Women, remember your place, and don't get carried away."
"Ouch, that hurts! Let go!"
Jiajia struggled to break free from the large hand that was holding her, but the movement was so forceful that she bumped into a wine bottle on the table and injured her hand.
Fu Xiaochen's pupils contracted, and he quickly released his grip, pulling the female lead into his arms.
He yelled at Zhang Ma and the others, "What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and call the doctor!"
Uh... why the hell did you yell at her?!
Don't go overboard. It's just a small cut; it'll probably heal by the time the doctor arrives.
Zhang Xinru followed Wang Ma out in a panic, clutching the small gift box tightly in her hands.
Seeing that Wang Ma was about to run out to fetch a doctor, Zhang Xinru quickly stopped her.
"Wang Ma, where are you going?"
"Go and fetch a doctor! Can't you see the young master is throwing a tantrum?"
Wang Ma looked at her with an idiotic expression.
"You can go to the butler and have him call the young master's private doctor!"
"If you keep running like this, the female lead... no, Miss Jiajia is going to bleed to death."
"Yes, yes, how come I didn't think of that!" Wang Ma quickly turned around to find the housekeeper.
"How stupid... Is this some kind of forced intellectual degradation??" Zhang Xinru was speechless.
She secretly put the gift box back in her room, then pretended nothing had happened and went to the door to wait for Wang Ma and the others.