Chapter 476: They Had the Power to Decide Everything (2)
Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio
“Yes, sir,” Housekeeper Lu nodded and went to make the necessary arrangements.
He Xiyan went upstairs to the third floor but she did not interact with anyone at the castle. Instead, she reached out to take Xi Xi from the nanny’s arms.
Xi Xi had just woken up and at three-months-old, she couldn’t speak and could only babble nonsensically.
She opened her amber-colored eyes wide as she stared at her mother and did not cry nor kick up a fuss but merely continued looking at her mother. Similarly, He Xiyan was also observing her daughter. Her daughter was very beautiful and despite her young age, her features were very well defined, so she knew that her daughter would grow up to be a beautiful young princess. Her daughter did not look like her but rather, she took after her father.
He Xiyan reached out to put on a pretty hat on her daughter. Then, she carried her daughter to the nearby sofa and sat silently on the sofa. She sat on the sofa for such a long period until her daughter fell asleep in her arms.
She was still sitting there when night fell and she felt her stomach hurt from hunger.
This was when she finally put down the child in her arms and wrapped her arms around her chest that was hurting as she headed downstairs to the kitchen. She scooped a small bowl of congee for herself and ate a slice of bread.
She could no longer taste the food she ate and merely ate to relieve her hunger pangs.
After she finished, she went to the third floor and came to the bedroom where she had been staying in. The door to the bedroom was ajar and the lights were turned on and Ye Hao sat on the sofa as he browsed through a thick book.
Ye Hao did not have to look up to know that his wife was at the door but he pretended not to see her and continued to focus on the book in his hands and would even occasionally flip the pages of his book.
He knew that she was terribly upset and thus, did not go to speak to her. He only hoped that she would be able to recover from her trauma and they could revert back to being a loving couple.
He Xiyan spent a few minutes lingering outside the door before she finally entered the room. She walked up to her closet and dug out a nightgown suitable for winter. Then, she took a quick shower and when she emerged from the bathroom, her face was still completely emotionless and her gaze was still cold.
She did not speak to the man on the sofa but walked over to the bed, pulled the covers and laid quietly on the bed. Then, she closed her eyes and her mind was filled with all the things that upset her.
She lay there quietly and she looked as though she was sleeping soundly but in fact, she could not fall asleep.
She heard the sound of soft footsteps moving toward the bed. Ye Hao’s lips were pursed but when he saw his wife on the bed, his lips curved into a small but helpless smile.
He walked toward the bed and gently tucked his wife before he bent over and dropped a small kiss on her forehead.
He stood there for a long while staring at her sleep.
The lights in the room were very warm as they shone upon him and enhanced his well-defined features. His amber-colored eyes were slightly misty and he seemed sad and worried as he looked at her.
After a while, he finally pulled the covers on the other side of the bed and lay down next to her. She had been asleep for such a long time but he could not feel any warmth from her body. He suddenly placed his hand on her waist and wanted to pull her into his embrace just as he had always done.