Rebirth from the Ashes

Chapter 736: I Felt Sorry for You

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Hearing that, Shen Xi turned flushed in the face. She turned back to find light seeping through the door to the study that was left ajar. Shen Xi quietly asked the old man beside her, “Uncle Li, where’s the kitchen?”

“You must be hungry. I’ll get someone to serve the food.” Uncle Li’s complexion grew benevolent as he beamed a gentle glow. “Why don’t you check on the young master in the study?”

‘They must have missed dinner since they came at around seven o’clock in the evening. Ms. Shen also slept for a few hours. Her tummy must be rumbling as it was past ten now.

Look at him. Uncle Li could not stop once he started talking. He should have prepared something for Ms. Shen to eat just now.

“ll go with you to the kitchen.” Catching up to Uncle Li, Shen Xi said with a smile, “T’ll deliver the food to him in the study.”

“Sure.” Uncle Li felt reassured to see a smile on her face. He wondered at one point whether it was the right decision to tell her the young master’s past when solemnity and heartache overtook her eyes.

‘The young master went through an ordeal in the past. He deserved happiness more than anyone in the world.

Shen Xi quickly pushed the food cart out of the kitchen and stopped in front of the study. Knocking the door, she changed her voice. “Young Master, it’s time for dinner.”

She imitated Uncle Li’s voice, picking it up while on the way to the study. Shen Xi believed she had it down pat.

“You’re awake.” Li Yuan closed the file in hand and lifted his gaze to the door. With love in his eyes, he curled his lips into a delighted angle.

Shen Xi pushed the door and groaned under her breath, “How did you know it was me?”

She did a great impression, so how did he see through her in no time?

Grinning at the girl, Li Yuan stood up and was ready to approach her.

Shen Xi pointed at him. “How could I let the young master handle these tasks? I’ll do it.”

Li Yuan shook his head and laughed while staying put. He watched as the girl pushed the cart over and tidied up the desk before serving the dishes together with cutleries.

Having completed all that, Shen Xi pulled a chair and sat opposite him. She cheerfully uttered, “Enjoy.”

Li Yuan nodded and gazed at the girl. He then reached out an arm to feel her eyes. His voice bore a clear heartache. “When did you get up?”

Why did her eyes look puffier than when they arrived home? The swelling had gone down a lot as he applied something to her eyes in the car.

“Not long.” Of course, Shen Xi was not going to tell him that she had been awake and was listening to Uncle Li’s stories at the doorway for quite some time.

The man’s fingertips were slightly chilly to the touch, seeping into her soul bit by bit. She poked his hand and coyly murmured, “Eat.”

Feeling bad, Li Yuan caressed her eyes and asked, “Did you have a nightmare?”

Did she cry in her sleep?

“No, I didn’t have enough sleep.” Shen Xi played dumb, knowing well what he was referring to. With Uncle Li telling her his history, she could not help herself but cried. Needless to say, her eyes were swollen again.

Godd*mnit! How could she forget to reduce the swelling before coming here?

Her little gestures and tricks did not go unnoticed. Nevertheless, the sound of the girl’s rumbling tummy made him laugh instead. “Let’s eat.”

He could ease the swelling after dinner.

Li Yuan then gave an instruction, “Uncle Li, boil some eggs. Send them over half an hour later. They’re to reduce swelling.”

Keeping watch by the door, Uncle Li responded, “Yes, Young Master.”

Li Yuan turned his head back and grabbed the girl’s bowl, ready to scoop some soup to ease her throat. The girl’s voice was hoarse.

Seizing him by the hand, Shen Xi took back her bowl. “I can do it.”

Li Yuan barely had to lift a finger throughout the meal. The girl would serve him food and feed him more than he had ever done for her during their private meals together.

He let her be, knowing that the girl was hurting for him due to his past. However, the past was behind them. The only thing that mattered to him now was her.

Li Yuan was content and happy to have her in his life.

After dinner, Shen Xi watched as Uncle Li cleared the table and put the boiled eggs for the swelling on the table before turning her attention to Li Yuan. “Do you have something to ask me?”

Raising his brow, Li Yuan fell into contemplation. “What do you want to know?”

“It’s about a girl’s red jacket in your room!” Shen Xi had been meaning to ask about that. Alas, she could never find the right time. She might as well seize the moment and get to the bottom of everything.

“Isn’t that yours?” Taken aback, Li Yuan grinned at her.

By the look on the girl’s face, she must have heard it from Uncle Li. Ever since she came into the picture, he stored the jacket in the closet and had not taken it out.

‘There was no need for him to see the girl through her belongings when the real deal was before his eyes.

Snuffling, Shen Xi propped her hand against her chin and stared at her with bright eyes. “When did you recognize it was me?”

Li Yuan replied, “The first time I met you.”

“How did you know it was me? Did I look the same as when I was a child?” Shen Xi thought it was odd.

“Because…” Taking a pause, Li Yuan drew close and murmured a seductive tone, “You’re my little sunshine.”

It was a feeling he could never forget. Her smile and bodily warmth were a ray of sunshine, shining and melting his heart.

Shen Xi’s heart skipped a beat. Even though they got physical, shared a bed, and shared intimacy except for the last step, his close-up handsome face and husky voice still made her weak in the knees.

While the girl was caught in shock, Li Yuan brushed her nose tip and asked the question that had been on his mind. “Why are you so good to me?”

He knew that the girl crawled up the wall to chat him up because she recognized that it was him.

To this day, Li Yuan was perplexed. His fair lady was not one to initiate contact, yet she reached out and opened her heart to him who was a complete stranger.

“I felt sorry for you.” Shen Xi simply blurted her mind. “You were so miserable as a child and have it rough when you’re all grown up. You couldn’t walk either. It tugged on my heartstrings.”

Would it scare him if she were to talk about her previous life? It was best she sort out her thoughts and figure out what to say before letting him know..