“Not at all.” Her call was never a bother.

 “Well then.”

  “Okay, wait for me to come home.”

 When Pei Xiuyuan was talking on the phone, his subordinates were already making wild guesses. Who was it that could make the CEO talk so gently, saying such cheesy words like ‘I like everything that you cook for me’?

 That person must be a woman! Had spring arrived for the CEO?

 Pei Xiuyuan hung up the phone and sent her some of his favorite dishes in a text message.

 They were too busy gossiping to notice that Pei Xiuyuan had already hung up the phone and was ready to carry on with the meeting.

 “What are you all busy with?”

 In a few words, he drew everyone’s attention. They quickly put on a serious face and presented their reports. They discussed what should be discussed as if nothing had happened just now.

 The meeting that was supposed to be finished in another hour ended in just half an hour.

 Although he still looked calm and cool, everyone felt his excitement and anticipation.

 Pei Xiuyuan called Lu Man right after he returned to his office.

 Noises could be heard from the other end of the phone. “Where are you?”

 “I am at the market and about to go back.” Lu Man was carrying quite an amount of things. So she was cradling the phone between her head and shoulder while talking on the phone.

 “Which market? You wait for me to send a driver to pick you up.”

 “You don’t have to. I will just take the taxi.”

 “Alright then, be careful. Give me a call when you are home.”

 Talking to him gave Lu Man a feeling that she was a three-year-old girl. “Okay.”

 It was already half-past four by the time Lu Man reached home. She texted Pei Xiuyuan and started making dinner.

 Her cooking skills were very good. They were polished when she was at the Mu family. The Mu family was very picky.

 The Mu family was once a rich family. But after Mu Yunhai’s father’s suicide and when his business was doomed, the family’s status had deteriorated. Madam Mu was a spoiled daughter from a rich family and had never done house chores in her life. As for Lu Man, she had always helped her mother to do house chores from a very young age. And after her mother died, she moved into the Mu family’s house. So naturally, it was for her to take up the job.

 When Lu man realized she was thinking of her old life, she smiled bitterly. It would have been great if humans were like computers, being able to delete unnecessary things from their minds.

 As soon as Pei Xiuyuan stepped into the house, he smelled a fragrant scent, and subconsciously paced into the kitchen.

 The kitchen here was similar to the one where Lu Man had lived in before. It was an open kitchen.

 He saw her busy cooking.

 Lu Man was wearing a pink cartoon apron. Her hair was casually pinned to the back. When she heard the sound of the footsteps, she turned to him and smiled. “You are back. Go and wash your hands. Dinner is ready.”

 Lu Man would never know that her movements, her smile, and her words had penetrated deep into his heart.

 After searching for so many years, he had finally found the feeling in his memories. He found what he wanted most.

 She kept herself busy after speaking.

 Pei Xiuyuan moved forward and hugged her from the back. He rested his chin on her shoulder. “My dear wife, it is so good to have you.”

 His child-like flirty behavior made her heart skip a beat. Her heart melted.

 “Go and wash your hand already!” The mood made her feel uneasy.

 “Let me hug for a while.” Pei Xiuyuan buried his head in her neck and said playfully.

 Lu Man was speechless.

 Motherhood was a woman’s instinct. A woman would admire a cool man but would love a flirty man.

 And it was so irresistible when a man who usually acted cool was being flirty.

 After quite a while…

 “If you do not let go of me, the food is going to be burnt!”

 Pei Xiuyuan let go of her. “I will go and wash my hands.”

 He helped Lu Man to serve the dinner after washing hands.

 Lu Man looked at him. She almost felt as if she was dreaming, or that everything was just her imagination.

 If it was not her imagination, why would such a perfect man marry her and treat her so well?

 She learned from her whole life that nobody would treat a person well without any reason. So, when he treated her so well, she always felt that it was so unreal.

 After dinner was served, Pei Xiuyuan looked at Lu Man who was absorbed in her own thoughts. He turned his head and asked, “What’s wrong?”

 “It’s nothing.” Lu Man came back to reality. She smiled and walked toward him.

 Pei Xiuyuan did not want Lu Man to be too tired so he just named a few simple dishes like stir-fried tofu with vegetables, fish-flavored eggplant, and braised pork ribs.

 There were also Lu Man’s favorite dishes on the table like fried meat with green pepper, sautéed sweet corn with pine nuts, and steamed fish.

 It was a feast.

 The food looked very delicious.

 In fact, Pei Xiuyuan already knew that she had good cooking skills judging from yesterday’s breakfast.

 When he took a bite of the braised pork ribs, he thought that he had hit the jackpot. Her cooking skills were exceptional.

 “My dear wife, I have hit the jackpot,” he blurted out.

 “What?”

 “I have hit the jackpot for marrying you.”

 “What did you get from marrying me?”

 “This! It is so delicious!” Pei Xiuyuan put another piece of meat into his mouth and chewed happily.

 Lu Man was flattered as she laughed. “You are really easy to please!”

 One plate of braised pork ribs was all it took!

 “You are right. I am very easy to please.”

 “Here, take a bite of this fish. I want to please you for good so that there will be no third or fourth wheels coming for trouble.” Lu Man gave him a piece of fish.

 For his status, there would definitely be a lot of women pursuing after him. Although it was beyond his control to make people not like him, she still hoped that he could deal with them well. She did not want to spend the rest of her life dealing with those people.

 “It will never happen.”

 His simple words were simple, but it was a promise.

 Although they had been together for just a short time, Lu Man had an inexplicable trust in him. She believed that he could do whatever he said.

 After dinner, they went to the balcony. The natural breeze was more comfortable than the air from the air conditioner.

 After the meal, they enjoyed the natural breeze and the bright night scenery. Life was simply comfortable.

 As the wind was blowing, Pei Xiuyuan smelled a familiar scent. It was only then when he noticed that there were a few pots of flowers at the balcony that was previously empty. The flowers were blooming beautifully.

“They are peonies.”

 “Yes.”

 “The flowers are beautiful.” Pei Xiuyuan looked at the flowers. His face softened.

 “Yes.” Seeing them so beautiful at the market today, she could not help but take them home.

 “Do you like them?”

 “Yes.”

 “Me too.”

 There was a brief silence, just as when Pei Xiuyuan wanted to speak, Lu Man spoke.

 “Pei Xiuyuan.”

 “Yeah?”

 “I want to discuss something with you.”

 “What is it?”

 “Our marriage.”

 “Alright.”

 “You are serious about our marriage and want to make it work with all of your heart, right?”

 “Yes, I do,” Pei Xiuyuan answered without any hesitation.

 “Me too.” She had never thought about their married life before. After moving in with him, and seeing his attitude, she decided to carefully manage this unexpected marriage.