"Let's welcome the CEO and his wife with a warm round of applause!" The middle-aged man in front
led the applause by getting up enthusiastically and clapping his hands to which the rest followed suit—
a round of applause bursting in the room.
The crowd started buzzing amongst themselves. Mostly, they talked about who the mysterious young
lady of the Zhan Group was—she was dressed so simply and mostly kept to herself.
"We're so sorry for the short-sightedness that we didn't recognize you. Please accept our apology." A
woman came up and bowed to Amelia guiltily.
Amelia immediately pulled her up, frowning. She said sincerely, "I don't mind! It's fine. Don't think about
it. It's not a big deal."
Amelia had never wanted to be treated as the superior Mrs. Amelia and she didn't want to be judged
for it.
"She is kind and nice. You don't have to be so restrained," after a while, Lucian finally spoke. He
dragged her to his side and looked at her affectionately.
"Mr. Lucian, Mrs. Amelia did all the cooking. She even helped us to pick the ingredients and cut the
vegetables. You'd be hard-pressed to find such a good wife like her." Perhaps it was Lucian's words
that made the women feel a bit more comfortable. They spoke highly of Amelia and seemed sincere in
their words.
The rest of women followed suit in complimenting Amelia. They all collectively thought that she was a
good and capable woman. Amelia had to make do with the circumstances despite having to cook for a
lot of people. It surprised them that she was able to do it.
Amelia flushed in the face of all the compliments she was receiving, lowering her head bashfully.
A faint smile played on the corner of Lucian's mouth while his eyes gleamed in pride.
"I want to try the food you cooked," Lucian whispered in Amelia's ear, his voice low and deep.
Amelia was just planning to stay for lunch and since Lucian already brought it up, she was saved from
the hassle of having to ask.
The food smelled great. Everyone was excited to dig in.
While Amelia was normally closed off and shy, this time, she was willing to socialize with the people
here.
As they ate, Lucian would put food in Amelia's bowl all the while thanking her for all her hard work.
Even though Lucian spoke in a low voice, everyone was all ears. They exchanged knowing glances
which made Amelia feel uncomfortable.
"Enjoy your meal," she murmured before devouring the food in her bowl.
During the meal, Amelia received a lot of praise from the guests. They spoke highly of Amelia's cooking
skills, commenting how lucky Lucian was to have her as his wife.
Amelia responded to all the praises with a kind smile.
After lunch, Amelia decided to go out for a walk. She felt a little dizzy. Luckily, just as she was about to
fall, a strong arm swooped in and saved her.
With his eyes narrowed, Lucian asked Amelia in a reprimanding tone, "You just had lunch. What are
you doing out here?"
His tone was light and sounded more concerned than anything.
Amelia replied calmly, "I figured I'd go for a walk since I just ate and I don't want to get a stomach
ache."
Amelia pouted like a little girl, looking adorable.
Lucian thought this was a reasonable answer so he pointed to another direction and said, "There's a
fish pond over there. You can head that way and have a look. The road there is smoother too."
"What about you?" she prodded.
"I have a meeting later," Lucian answered, frowning as it seemed like he wanted to stay.
Amelia responded, "Go to your meeting. I'll head to the fish pond."
Lucian smiled with relief and said, "Mrs. Amelia, thank you for your understanding."
Amelia felt warm in her heart but she still teased him on purpose. "Well, what can I do? I'd also prefer
to have my walk alone."
Lucian smiled but didn't say anything anymore. He understood what she meant.
Since construction was still going on, the fish pond was unfinished. Still, the water was clear enough to
see the bottom of the pond.
Amelia sat down on the edge of the fish pond. The red koi dispersed, dancing happily in the clear
water. The black koi looked powerful in their armors.
As Amelia watched the fishes, she felt a sense of contentment in her heart, feeling peaceful and
relaxed.
Just as she was enjoying the view, Lucian then returned and sat down beside her. He glanced at her
first before turning his attention to the fish pond. In a gentle voice, he asked, "Did you see the fish?"
"You scared them away." The moment Lucian sat down, all the koi fish scattered.
Lucian then helplessly put on an apologetic smile. "Let's go?"
The weather was gloomy but it had now been replaced with the sunshine.
Amelia looked up at the sky. When she saw the ray of sunshine beaming through the dark clouds, she
sighed, "We can't complain about the sun. Just look at how hard it has shone on the ground by
penetrating the thick dark clouds."
She always thought that sun shining during winter was useless but at that moment, she didn't feel the
same way.
"Why are you sighing like that?" Lucian looked at her, confused.
"I don't know. You took me here so I could enjoy the view but for some reason, it made me emotional."
Amelia was thinking how hard life was for everyone. She thought how behind amazing things were
hardships. If it weren't for the hard work of these construction workers, she wouldn't be able to enjoy
this beautiful view of the city.
"My wife is a kind child." He reached out his hand and stroked her head.
"I'm not a kid." She pushed his hand away.
Instead of getting angry or offended, Lucian only had tenderness and love in his eyes.
When they left the construction site, it was almost the time for dinner. Daytime during winter was short
—around 6:00 p.m., everything already turned dark.
Amelia had been worried before they reached the downtown area. She thought that because Lucian
wasn't familiar with this route and the roads were quite narrow, they would get into an accident if they
weren't careful.
She didn't want Lucian to be anxious so she held her tongue and only heaved a sigh of relief once
they'd gotten past the road. She said, "Finally, I don't have to worry anymore."
"Don't you trust your husband's driving skills?"
"I can't help it. I still worry even if I know you're a good driver," she said seriously as she turned to look
at him.
"Are you hungry? Let's go and eat something." Lucian chose a very hip and trendy restaurant. He knew
Amelia didn't like Western food so he avoided that.
She thought Lucian had just picked a random restaurant but as it turns out, he had picked the most
famous restaurant in the city.
As she entered the magnificent restaurant, she went into a daze. For a while, she wasn't even thinking
as she looked around, she just let herself be led by Lucian.
After sitting down, she looked around awkwardly and then whispered to Lucian, "The food here seems
very expensive."
She'd never been here before but she had heard from Courtney that a lot of celebrities ate here.
Before, she could only afford hot pot in food stands on the streets. She never dreamed that she'd be
eating in a place like this one day. Still, she couldn't shake off her discomfort. She didn't want to have to
remember all the rules one had to follow in eating in restaurants like this—she found it to be
exhausting.
"Don't worry about it. I'm footing the bill. You just need to focus on enjoying your meal." Lucian looked
through the menu, pointing out dishes here and then. His tone was light but he was implying that they
would order a lot of food.
Spending a great amount of money in this restaurant didn't seem like a big deal to him.
As Amelia sipped her water, she mumbled, "Lucian, is this really necessary? Won't we just waste
money? It's just the two of us after all."
Lucian was about to pass the menu to Amelia. However, upon hearing what she had just said, he
immediately asked the waiter to serve all their orders right away in fear that she would refuse to eat if
she found out how expensive everything was.
"Just look at it this way: it's your reward for all your hard work today," Lucian said matter-of-factly as he
cast a glance at her.
Amelia knew that Lucian was just trying to coax her. Left with no choice, she merely nodded in
response.
When Amelia finally nodded in agreement, Lucian couldn't help but tease, "Mrs. Amelia, you're so
frugal. For whom should I work so hard then?"
"If Mr. Lucian can't find a way to spend all his money, he can donate it to charity," she answered
quickly.
As a matter of fact, since he took over the Zhan Group, he had been active in his philanthropy work.
"You're right. Or we can start planning for a baby," he quipped.
"What did you just say?" Amelia almost choked. She thought she'd misheard him. "A baby?" she
repeated incredulously.
How ridiculous!
"Mrs. Amelia is so frugal. We need to have children so I'll be motivated to work so we can provide for
them," Lucian answered simply.
Upon noticing the serious look on Lucian's face, Amelia couldn't help but agree—he was right.
Bashfully, she asked, "Does this have anything to do with your mother?"
With that, Fannie's face flashed across Amelia's mind which made her shiver in fear.
Upon the mention of Fannie, the look on Lucian's face shifted. In a low voice, he said, "I was just
kidding. Let's eat."
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