Chu Fan knew how enthusiastic his mother was. At first, she brought some socialite from who-knows-where to his door for a blind date. Later, thinking he didn’t like women, she even brought back an extremely handsome man for him to see.
In order to stop her from doing those things, Chu Fan had no choice but to participate in ‘Heartbeat’.
“I need to ask her first.” Chu Fan replied finally.
Chu’s mother nodded in satisfaction: “It’s right to ask. I’ll have the housekeeper arrange it right away. Send me the little girl’s preferences later, including what flowers she likes and what style of decor she prefers. Are you going to renovate that room? I’m worried she might not like it. Oh, and the room next door can be converted into a walk-in closet for the girl, and the one on the east side is the nursery…”
Chu Fan: “…”
After a long while, Chu Fan received a phone call, finally getting a chance to escape from Mrs. Chu’s presence.
However, upon hearing the words coming from the phone, Chu Fan’s expression instantly changed, and he quickly left home.
***
She hadn’t stepped into this place for several years, but she still felt a strange familiarity with it; after all, she had lived here for so many years.
“Aunt and Uncle aren’t here?”
Shutong looked at the quiet living room and then at Lou Yu.
She had received a call from Lou’s mother, saying they should come home for dinner together, which was why she got into Lou Yu’s car.
Lou Yu acted as if he hadn’t heard her and led her straight to the dining room, saying, “These are all your favorite dishes.”
Shutong looked at the table full of dishes and sat down quietly.
[Host’s fate modification progress -20%. Host, please be careful.]
The system’s cold, mechanical voice reminded her.
Hearing this, Shutong felt that the food in front of her no longer tasted good!
The maid stood by, ladling soup for Shutong with a fawning expression, but the disdain in her eyes was impossible to hide.
Shutong suddenly remembered something and asked the system, “System, you are inside my body, so can you help me suppress the drug’s effects?”
System: […Yes.]
Shutong ate with a happy and reassured expression. She had no idea that the system could be used in this way.
System: […]
Lou Yu seemed to have little appetite. He leaned back in his chair and took a sip of red wine, a hint of warmth appearing in his usually cold and gloomy eyes.
“How come after all these years, you still haven’t lost your gluttonous nature? If you can’t eat well outside, don’t you know how to come home?”
“It’s not that I didn’t eat well. I just didn’t have time.”
Lou Yu smiled and said, “Then, eat more now. If you’re not full, have the kitchen make more.”
Shutong didn’t respond, continuing to chew slowly, mentally urging the system to give her more information about Lou Yu.
[After the host’s death, Lou Yu kept the host’s corpse.]
The system’s words did not surprise Shutong; Lou Yu’s desire to control her had long exceeded normal limits.
At this moment, a maid came forward and whispered something in Lou Yu’s ear, and Lou Yu’s expression suddenly turned frosty.
Shutong guessed that an uninvited guest might have arrived, angering Lou Yu.
***
Chu Fan tapped his fingers lightly on the steering wheel, his dark eyes fixed intently on the tightly closed door.
Tongtong: [I’m at Lou’s house. Have you eaten yet?]
She also sent over a few photos of the dining table.
Chu Fan: [At the door.]
Tongtong: [I guessed it, wait for me.]
Chu Fan replied with a voice message, his expression grave.
Shutong saw the voice message, but before she could convert it to text, she heard Lou Yu say, “Don’t play on your phone while eating.”
Shutong temporarily locked her phone.
“Brother, are Uncle and Aunt coming back tonight? If not, I’ll come back to see them next time.”
“They’ve gone on a long trip.” Lou Yu replied.
“Okay, I’ll treat them to dinner when they get back.”
Shutong smiled as she spoke.
Lou Yu’s gaze was deep, fixed on the smile on her face. In his heart, there was still an emptiness, as if someone had punched a hole in it.
A ruthless and resolute glint spread in his eyes as he said in a low voice, “Okay.”
Shutong stood up, ladled soup into Lou Yu’s empty bowl, and said, “This is delicious…”
Lou Yu watched her movements, his thoughts drifting.
For so many years, she had taken care of him like this, ladling soup and rice for him, picking food for him. Back then, her whole heart was with him, and he was the only one in her eyes…
And she, too, belonged only to him.
While drinking his soup, Lou Yu talked to Shutong about a movie he had recently watched.
The female lead had her hands and feet cut off by the man who deeply loved her, and was then treated like a princess…
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