Zhong Feng and Hu Lei walked into the house feeling light-hearted. Their relationship had moved a couple of steps forward and there was hope for more in the future. Their lingering smiles complemented the pink aura around them.Housekeeper Li looked at the couple coming into the house and felt as if he was in a parallel universe. Though his boss had informed him that he was bringing a girl, he did not think that there would be this type of warm atmosphere around them.
He was used to a Zhong Feng who remained isolated from everyone. He did not speak unnecessarily or even change his facial expression. Usually, he would use a single cold look to communicate his displeasure and get things done.
He had been especially silent and cold in the past few years. No one had known the specifics of the matter, but it was said that he had been jilted by a girl. Of course, only a foolish man would dare to ask about this matter. They had all just stepped lightly around him. No one wanted a disaster to fall on them.
"Sir, you are back." He greeted respectfully.
Zhong Feng nodded curtly at him. Housekeeper Li felt uncomfortable because his handsome master had a soft expression on his face. He knew that it was not directed at him but still… His heart thumped a little. He wanted to run before being bent.
"Is everything prepared?" Zhong Feng asked ignoring the idiotic look on the housekeeper"s face.
"Everything has been prepared as instructed." Housekeeper Li responded seriously.
Hu Lei at the side felt ignored. She used an elbow to prod Zhong Feng"s lower abdomen. He looked down at her disgruntled face and smiled a little. Some minutes ago, she wanted to run off because of the people in the house. Now, she wanted an introduction.
"Do not worry. Everyone is aware that you are the lady of the house." He laughed lightly.
"You- I was only reminding you it is polite to introduce people." Her eyes blazed.
Housekeeper Li felt like his world had shifted again. Who would dare scold the master? However, he could see that Zhong Feng was not annoyed. He only looked indulgently at the girl beside him. It seemed that he was completely serious about her.
But if this was the case, was there a chance that she was that girl who had dumped him? It seems unlikely that the master would suddenly get over his heartache after three years so suddenly and then bring another woman home immediately. Housekeeper Li"s thoughts consumed him, but he could not ask.
"Miss Hu, I am Housekeeper Li. If you have a problem, please ask me." He bowed toward her with a charming smile.
Zhong Feng shot a cold eye at his loyal housekeeper as Hu Lei smiled back cheerfully, accepting his offer. Housekeeper Li felt a cold shiver run down his back, and he looked at his master. This was the Zhong Feng he knew. His icy eyes seemed to communicate that his life would be in jeopardy in a few moments.
As a person with strong self-saving instincts, the poor man realised that his boss was annoyed at his friendly exchange with his lady. "Isn"t this a little too much?" he cried in his heart. I was merely being a responsible and reliable housekeeper.
"I will check on lunch with the chef." He spoke before disappearing at a surprising speed.
Hu Lei tilted her head in question at Zhong Feng.
"If you have any problem, you should only ask me." He said, entirely serious.
She blushed a little for some reason and could not find any way to respond. It was not difficult to figure out that he had been jealous. How could he act like that here? In an attempt to disperse her embarra.s.sment, she walked quickly ahead of Zhong Feng. Then she realised with awkwardness that she did not where she was going.
Zhong Feng followed her, caught her arm in his hand and pulled her to him. He hugged for a moment before releasing her. Hu Lei felt her face burn up right to the tips of her ears. It seemed that in spite of everything, her skin was still thin.
"Let"s walk around before settling in." He tucked beneath his arm.
Hu Lei felt self-conscious, but she also could help enjoying the warmth that encompa.s.sed her. So, she decided to forgive his transgression of embarra.s.sing her.
Following the tour around the house and awkward meetings with the household staff, Zhong Feng finally brought Hu Lei to her bedroom. It was not as well-decorated as the one he had prepared for her in Azure Woods, but she loved it. It had nothing to do with the fact that it was next to his bedroom. She just felt that its feng shui was wonderful. Or so she told herself.
In addition to the feng shui, the bedroom was a masterpiece. The s.p.a.ce was wide and open, the colours were warm and wonderful, and the bed looked super comfy. However, this was not the best part of the room.
Once Hu Lei found the walk-in closet, she no longer cared about feng shui and its location.
The closet was filled with the most stunning clothes and shoes she had ever seen. From a very long time ago, Hu Lei had always been a person who loved gorgeous things. It was just circ.u.mstances that limited her dreams of glamour. When she had finally begun to collect beautiful stuff, fate had torn them away from her.
But it seemed that she had been rewarded for being her wonderful self. She knew that most people considered individuals who loved superficial valuables and designer labels shallow. She did not care about these people. No, she looked down on these deep people from her pedestal of limited edition stiletto heels. At least, she looked good while being shallow.
She did not dare touch anything with her dirty hands. Yes, Hu Lei loved her beautiful things to a point of building them an altar. Perhaps it is because she had never had an opportunity to wear nice things on her travels. She even had to dress up temporarily as a boy in some countries due to certain restrictions.
In Azure woods, there had only been "comfortable" clothes. She had been looking forwards to seeing something different from jeans, wool trousers and cat onesies. Ok, maybe she loved the cat pyjamas. She smiled gleefully at the closet. Actually, she did not even think about protesting about the amount spent on these clothes. Her dignity dissolved, and her eyes became blazing like the sun.
"Do you like it?" Zhong Feng asked with a chuckle.
Hu Lei finally realised that she was behaving like a starving dog before a chunk of meat. She coughed lightly, composing herself. She turned to him.
"It will do." She spoke coolly, unaware that her face did not look as composed as she thought.