Chapter 623: Ate Alone
He Xiyan came to the dining hall where she usually had meals. Sure enough, as butler Lu said, the cooks had made dinner, more than a dozen dishes, each of which was normally her favorite.
“Madam, have your meal.” A cook surnamed Liu offered He Xiyan a bowl of rice. The dishes were mainly of Hunan cuisine, with a lot of pepper and spices. The whole restaurant was filled with a strong flavor of dishes.
He Xiyan looked at the dozens of dishes on the table. She was alone. How ridiculous it was to serve her a dozen dishes.
How could she finish all of them? Besides, she did not understand what Ye Hao meant by asking the cook to make so many dishes for her to eat alone. Apparently, he knew that she had no appetite, nor could she finish them.
Moreover, what was the meaning for one person to enjoy a grand feast alone?
Thinking of this, He Xiyan put on a bitter smile. She did not take the chopsticks to take any dishes, simply having a little rice and then drinking a little juice.
She did not taste any one of the dishes, only finishing a bowl of white rice in front of her. After that, she put down her chopsticks.
The two cooks, chef Liu and chef Wang, shrugged their shoulders helplessly and said, “Madam, don’t these dishes appeal to your taste? It doesn’t matter. What do you want to eat? Tell us. We’ll make it now.”
Innocence was written large on chef Liu’s face. However, Mr. Ye had ordered them to make what his wife liked eating. If Mrs. Ye did not eat anything tonight, their payment would be deducted.
So they had worked so hard for so long to make a dozen of dishes that were madam’s favorite.
He Xiyan stood up, knowing that they must have been ordered by Ye Hao and then said so. Then she smiled kindly at the two chefs.
They were all migrant workers, so she didn’t want to make things difficult for them. She went a little farther to get a piece of cake and a bowl of lean meat porridge.
Then she said to the two chefs, “You go have your meal. It is enough for me to eat this. My stomach is not good, so I can’t eat these delicacies and seafood like fish and meat.” After that, He Xiyan sat down again and ate the porridge and cake she got.
After finishing the meal, she went back to her bedroom and began to tidy up the room she would never live in again. She cleaned the room completely, making it tidy and spotless.
At eight o’clock in the evening, the sound of shoes stepping on the floor and someone talking came along from the corridor.
He Xiyan could hear that one was the voice of butler Lu and the other was the voice of a stranger, who should be a lawyer.
Soon the sound came into her ears clearly.
“Mr. Yang, please wait at the door for a moment. I’ll ask madam out.” Butler Lu said politely, then knocking on the door of the bedroom.
The door was not closed, so He Xiyan could see the butler standing at the door directly, who looked familiar while strange to her. She was familiar with his face, but unfamiliar with the smile always hanging around his mouth.
“Madam, lawyer Yang is here. Can you go to the reception room on the third floor? I have prepared tea and snacks in the reception room.”
He Xiyan listened to the butler’s report. She gave a deep sigh and felt quite uncomfortable as if her heart were being pinched.
She put down the cup in her hand and then put on a woolen coat.
Coming to the reception room, she met the lawyer surnamed Yang, who was a male lawyer in his forties. At first glance, she knew he was a shrewd and sophisticated lawyer, who was probably very experienced.
She seemed to be of a younger generation in front of him.