After the meal, he pushed away the plate and formally told Lin Weiwan, who was still standing nearby waiting to clean up, “You can take it away now.”
“Yes.”
This time he made no comment about her cooking, simply eating mouthful after mouthful, his handsome face still as cold as ever. She almost doubted whether Uncle Yan had been mistaken.
How could he possibly like her?
What qualities did she have that would make him like her?
Perhaps him letting her sleep in his bed last night was simply because she cried so pitifully and he felt sympathy. He wouldn’t have any feelings for her – hadn’t he said so himself?
As she was thinking, she was about to step back.
“Could you bring me a strong tea later?” his soft voice drifted from behind her.
“Okay.” She knew he was going to work late again tonight.
“And…” his voice paused, as if considering how to continue.
“Hmm?” she turned her head to look at him.
“Your cooking skills are really good,” he said expressionlessly, then picked up the cigarette box to light a cigarette.
Ah? Was he complimenting her? This was already the second time!
A shy smile crossed Lin Weiwan’s lips.
She turned and quietly walked downstairs.
The smoking man’s lips seemed to curve slightly when he saw the smile at the corner of her mouth.
It was one in the morning.
Ye Lixie was still immersed in a pile of documents waiting to be reviewed and stamped. He casually picked up the hot tea Lin Weiwan had brewed earlier, which had now gone cold.
He took a sip and put it down, the cold tea having lost its original flavor. He smiled bitterly and pushed it away.
Temporarily setting aside his work, he massaged his shoulders, picked up the cigarette box, and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window. A circle of smoke slowly spread with his breathing, the cigarette tip flickering with a dim red light.
He didn’t know since when he had developed the habit of standing by this floor-to-ceiling window, lighting a cigarette, and quietly appreciating the city’s neon lights in the distance. This habit had been with him for a long time.
