Chapter 532: 532: Solving Physiological Needs

However, she was very happy inside, occasionally staring at Shen Chi’s face.

“Am I that good-looking?”

Just as she was sneaking glances at him, he caught her.

“Looking at you more makes me less hungry, do you know there is a saying called ‘beauty is a feast to the eyes’…” Xu Chaomu said.

“Oh, you’re complimenting me.”

“…” Xu Chaomu was speechless, couldn’t he be a little more modest? Although, she was indeed complimenting him.

Soon, Shen Chi prepared several dishes. There weren’t many, but all were Xu Chaomu’s favorites.

Xu Chaomu carried the plates to the dining table, and by the time she had set them all down, Shen Chi had also served her some rice.

She sat down, and he sat across from her.

Xu Chaomu picked up her bowl and smiled at Shen Chi.

The freshly cooked white rice emitted steam, and through the mist, Xu Chaomu seemed to see Shen Chi smiling too.

The man’s smile was dazzling, always mesmerizing her. She just held her bowl and watched him.

Here, it was just the two of them.

Xu Chaomu had never thought that one day she would have a home of her own, and that she would be with the man she once loved the most.

“Eat! Don’t look around!” Shen Chi scolded with a cold glance.

“Oh!”

Xu Chaomu then lowered her head and silently shoveled the rice in her bowl.

The dishes on the table smelled delicious, appetizing just by the scent.

Xu Chaomu had an especially good appetite today and tried every single dish. This was only the second meal she was eating made by him, and there might not be such an opportunity in the future.

Beef stew with mushrooms, garlic steamed shrimp, three-sauce braised chicken wings, radish and pork slice soup… they all made her mouth water.

“Eat slowly,” Shen Chi reminded indifferently.

“Oh!” Xu Chaomu replied.

After tasting several dishes, Xu Chaomu looked at Shen Chi with a satisfied and silly smile.

The man ate with elegance, not too quickly or slowly, very composed.

As she stared at him with a silly smile, he looked up at her, his gaze filled with disdain: “What silliness are you thinking of now?”

“Sige, guess why I’m so quiet today?” Xu Chaomu smiled.

Usually, at the dining table, she would chatter nonstop, but today, she hardly spoke to Shen Chi during the meal.

Why? Because Shen Chi’s cooking was too delicious, she had no time to talk to him!

“My cooking is that good?” Shen Chi raised his eyes, looking at her nonchalantly.

“Can’t you play along a bit, and act surprised, saying you had no idea?” Xu Chaomu became unhappy.

This man, not only did he not play along, but he also gave the answer away, leaving her no face.

“Weren’t you saying you were hungry? Eat quickly,” Shen Chi said flatly.

“Oh.” Xu Chaomu continued to pick up her bowl and eat.

She wasn’t concentrating on her meal, glancing at Shen Chi now and then as she picked up dishes. But Shen Chi, constantly watched by her, appeared as stable as Mount Tai, without any change in expression.

Xu Chaomu thought, this man was probably used to it.

No matter where he went, he was likely a striking presence on his own.

Just as she was stealthily looking at him again, he put a piece of chicken wing on her plate: “Eat more.”

“Mhm!” Xu Chaomu agreed cheerfully.

As she ate the lunch he cooked with satisfaction, sometimes he would also stop eating, lifting his eyes to watch her.

Seeing her happy, the corners of his mouth would subconsciously lift into a slight smile.

If she were no longer in his life, it would be dull and uninteresting.

He was ultimately fortunate that five years later, she returned…

This meal, Xu Chaomu ate very happily, her satisfied smile never leaving her lips.

After the meal, Xu Chaomu propped up her chin and watched Shen Chi without looking away.

Just as Shen Chi had also finished eating, he put down his utensils and glanced at her.

“Is your arm better?” Xu Chaomu asked with concern.

“It’s no big deal now.”

“That’s good,” Xu Chaomu said with a smile, relieved she wouldn’t have to bathe him.

The two sat facing each other, Xu Chaomu tilting her head unwillingly: “Should I… go wash the dishes?”

“Leave them, we have a maid.”

“Didn’t you say they weren’t here today?”

“I was fooling you.”

“…” Xu Chaomu glared at him, “Aren’t you going to the corporation this afternoon?”

“Mhm, I’m keeping you company.”

“I’m touched,” Xu Chaomu said, “How do you plan to keep me company?”

“How do you want me to?” Shen Chi looked at her leisurely.

“Accompanying me to eat, drink, sleep…” Xu Chaomu counted on her fingers, then shook her head, “that’s everything.”

“It doesn’t matter, I don’t mind doing it again, especially the last one,” Shen Chi said lightly.

At this point, Xu Chaomu laughed, her laughter sly. She left her seat and sat next to Shen Chi.

“Hey, Sige, let me ask you a question,” Xu Chaomu said with a mischievous smile, nudging Shen Chi’s arm with her elbow after speaking.

Shen Chi frowned, sensing no good coming from her demeanor.

“Hm?” he lifted an eyebrow.

Xu Chaomu moved next to him, very, very close. She leaned slightly forward, whispering into his ear.

She lowered her voice as she breathed out gently, “Sige, do you have other women out there?”

“What do you mean?” Shen Chi glanced at her.

Continuing to lean in, she whispered softly, “So, how do you usually take care of your physical needs?”

“Get lost!”

Shen Chi didn’t hesitate to peel off the small hand wrapped around his neck and gave her a cold glare.

“We’re both adults now…” Xu Chaomu persisted with a teasing smile, pressing him for an answer.

“Xu Chaomu, you just wait for me!” Shen Chi said angrily.

Having taken such a long cold shower the previous night, on top of everything else from before, he would make sure to get payback bit by bit in the future!

Now, was she relying on the fact that she was pregnant, thinking he wouldn’t dare to do anything?

Xu Chaomu, just you wait.

“Don’t be angry. If you keep getting angry like this, I’ll really think you can’t do it,” Xu Chaomu said with a laugh, “I’m very open-minded; if you go out to find women, I absolutely won’t stop you.”

“Is this all you think about all day?”

Xu Chaomu felt wronged, “Being around cinnabar makes one red, being around ink makes one black; in Paris, I wasn’t like this.”

“My fault?”

“Of course, it’s your fault,” Xu Chaomu murmured dissatisfiedly.

“That’s sophistry.”

“So, how do you plan to keep me company this afternoon?” Xu Chaomu asked.

“I need to talk to you; come with me,” Shen Chi said, his smile fading.

After saying that, he strode up the wooden staircase toward a small loft.

The afternoon sun was scorching, but the loft was designed well; one could see the outside scenery yet still enjoy the cool of winter and the warmth of summer.

Walking up the wooden stairs, it was very quiet; one could hear Shen Chi’s steady footsteps, neither light nor heavy.

The curtains around the small loft fluttered gently; outside the window, wind chimes danced, “ding ding ding ding,” sounding particularly clear.