Chapter 59 - 59. Special...

In the year that followed his arrival, Meilin for the first time took an interest in the art of cooking.

During their mealtime, she had noticed that he was the type to eat only what was needed to survive.

In contrast to when he was with her, he was very strict in many cases just like this.

From watching him all the time, she also noticed that he always finished all the sweet delicacies, though he never voiced out anything, Meilin who was always looking at his every move, noticed that just like her grandparents, he had a huge sweet tooth, he always licked his desserts clean!!

Meilin found that extremely cute and as she wasn't a keen sweet lover she would pass her own to him, saying that she was full or giving various other excuses and watch him eat it with great fervor after he made sure that she actually didn't want it.

So, desserts were her first choice during her path of learning to cook which was like the land to conquer for her.

Xuan never ate anything that wasn't cooked by the house cooks and never touched anything that was brought by the people who visited them, he was always cautious.

Back then he was forced fed many poisons and such things through different things that looked beautiful and sometimes directly, so, he was very cautious when trying foods from strangers.

His small appetite was probably due to his days in that warehouse where he was fed nothing but energy bars and supplements for required growth, he didn't have the luxury to choose nor eat.

Though Meilin had no idea about his past, she couldn't see him eat like a chick!

First things first, since he was afraid to eat from outside she can prepare foods for him, starting from something he liked and gradually increase his appetite.

She slowly but steadily started learning everything.

She was not someone with god hands and faced difficulties at first, she was young with small hands and no comprehension of amounts, so sometimes the food turned out to be bland, sometimes too sweet sometimes burned but..... she never gave up.

She worked hard for a year and in that year she learned almost all kind of desserts, starting from local ones to western confections.

Hard work will always give you results!!

Like she had hoped, Xuan took everything she fed him and genuinely enjoyed even her experimental failures, no man would hate something that the girl they loved, made for them.

He saw that she put her utmost care and love while making them and they were made just for him, even their grandparents didn't get a share of it.

They were so jealous of the little puppy stealing their little princesses' love.....grrr.

Well, Meilin wouldn't go and make a heap just for the trying phase, it wasn't a comic book and she hated wasting stuff plus what she made was gobbled up by the Persian cat following her. Though he didn't help out he was never a hindrance plus, he would always give his feedback, he was very helpful for her growth.

Meilin became even more determined to learn to feed him good things, they really complimented each other, right?

Their grandparents were busy people, especially Qin Mo who held the helm of the giant ship called the Qin empire.

Grandma was a free soul and followed her husband everywhere, partly to get rid of the void her son created when he left and she was actually such a person, to begin with.

Though they took it upon themselves to raise Meilin, it was undoubtedly true that she was raised as an heir and not a child, thinking about it, as their son had left them, at an unconscious level they wanted her to take up his place.

They could never treat her, her age and though they regretted it, they didn't know what to change nor could they.

Probably, the best thing Qin Mo did while bringing her up was definitely, bringing Xuan to the family!

You see, at least, these two could confide among each other for their sense of dependence and need of care.

............

Her birthday came about six months after his arrival during autumn.

It was close to midnight...

Meilin, who didn't have any expectations for the day as usual and treated it the same as any other day, was sleeping soundly with a smile on her lips, it seems she was having a good dream.

Xuan stealthily entered her room with light foot-steps.

When saw her sleeping like that she didn't want to wake her up but this day was too special for him, so he decided to go with his initial plan.

He sat beside her and softly took her head into his lap, this has been done many a time in this past half-of-the-year by the both of them....it seems the both of them slept a little better while on the other's lap.

Anyway, since it has become a habit, Meilin who was still sleeping felt a heat source beside her and sub-consciously snuggled closer as her smile deepened...she softly mumbled a 'Xu...an'.

Her mumble resulted in a soft arc forming on Xuan's lips.

He softly started caressing her soft hairs as he started singing in a soft but cheerful voice...

"Happy Birthday to you....Happy Birthday to you...Happy Birthday, xiao Linlin...Happy Birthday to you."