Chapter 261 - You noticed

Lu Mello made sure that there was food in the house so he could cook and have a lunch date with his wife at the place. Since he knew that Shi Enxi has been craving for some peaches lately, he made sure that to include it for dessert.

Shi Enxi was sitting by the table, her palms were resting on both sides of her cheeks as she watched her husband's s.e.xy back as he cooked food for her. Lu Mello wearing an apron and preparing food for her was such a rare sight to behold. When was the last time he cooked for her? She didn't really appreciate it much but now that she thought of it, maybe she should. Her husband was a busy person.

While cooking, he decided to converse with her so that at least she would not get bored staring at him, "What do you think? This will make a better retirement place instead of buying an island, right?"

She raised a brow, "Retirement? Are you kidding me? I'm not that old yet!" She huffed.

"Of course, of course. It's for the future or even for a small break from work."

It was not like she didn't like the idea of it, besides, the place was cozy. It was indeed better than having a small island. This place meant so much for both of them.

"When did you arrange this?" She asked curiously while looking at him. He was so busy lately and she never even caught him talking about building a house in this place.

He chuckled lightly, "A while back while you were away." He placed the food on the table before he took the bottle of non-alcoholic wine and began filling their glasses with it. He made sure to remind Liu Ying on buying a non-alcoholic wine since his wife was pregnant.

Why she was away? That was months ago...

"Although, I ordered Liu Ying to change a few things in the house a few weeks ago." He continued.

Shi Enxi didn't know what to say. She was not the kind of person who was used to thanking others and showing them how grateful she was. Besides, she felt like saying 'thank you' to him wouldn't be enough at all.

She reached out her hand just so she could hold his. She suddenly felt tears forming on the side of her eyes once again and she tried her best to hold it back.

Lu Mello ended up blinking a few times when he saw this reaction from her. His eyes softened and he held back her hand as he knelt beside her chair. He brought her hand near his lips and kissed the back of it. With a gentle smile, he asked, "Do you feel like hugging me now?"

She pursed her lips and in the next second, she gave in and gave him a hug. This time, tears streamed down her cheeks. "T-thank you..." She stuttered.

He wrapped his arms around her and gently patted her back, "Anything for you."

She buried her face on his shoulder as she began sobbing. A question entered her thought, a question she could never answer, what did she do to deserve someone like him? After everything she has done to him, after she ruined his life, why was he this good to her?

The more she asked herself of these questions, the more tears were wept. She couldn't hold back anymore, she was being so emotional at that moment.

"The food will get cold if you continue to cry like this," Lu Mello said softly as he continued to rub her back.

She leaned back a bit just to look at him with her glaring, tearful eyes, "It's your fault for making me cry like this!"

He took out a handkerchief from his pocket and used it to wipe her face from her tears, "Then I guess this is considered as tears of happiness?"

She sniffled as she stared at his close face this time while he continued to wipe off the tears. This man was really too much for her... Too much that she was not going to let anyone take him from her.

"There." He stood up and removed his apron, placing it by the counter before he sat at the other corner of the table, facing her. "Let's eat, shall we?"

She pursed her lips and looked at the food. The food he prepared for her was all peach flavored. One-pot peach basil chicken for the main dish and as for dessert, it was peach cream pie.

"You noticed." A small smile appeared on her lips.

"Hm?"

"I've been craving for peaches." She grabbed the fork and knife. 

He smiled back at her, "I actually asked grandma Mo about it."

She chuckled, "Thought so." 

As Shi Enxi dug into her food and tried it, Lu Mello was carefully watching her, hoping that she would like it. He was only able to get the recipe from Mo Jing and didn't have time to practice cooking it since he was busy.

The scent was already tempting enough for Shi Enxi so when she first took a bite of it, her eyes sparkled in delight. The sweet and savory combination was perfect for her taste.

When Lu Mello saw her reaction, he sighed inwardly in relief before he began eating as well.

"It's delicious!"

"Thank you." He replied with a smile. He watched her eat for a few seconds before he continued as well.

As they began enjoying their lunch, by the time they were eating the dessert, Lu Mello's phone rang. When he looked at it, he saw that it was a call from Mo Jing.

"Hello?"

"Mello, Xiao Xue has a high fever!"

"What?" He ended up asking in surprise.

"I have already called Dr. Ye and it's not looking good!"

"Alright, we'll be heading home right now."

After the call ended, Shi Enxi asked, "Who was it?"

"It's from grandma Mo. She said that Xiao Xue has a fever."