Chapter 725: A Million Times for You (87)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
She made her way to the spacious dressing room and meticulously picked out a set of clothes and shoes for him.
She selected a black collared sweater and a bright red thick coat.
She matched it with a pair of black trousers and leather boots of the same color scheme.
Pei Yi’s forehead creased into a frown upon the sight of the outfit she had chosen. “A full black outfit?”
“The coat is red, isn’t it? I think you’ll look really dashing in this outfit.”
He actually heeded her advice and put it on.
He looked even more charming with the bright red coat.
When it was time to wash up, An Xiaoning squeezed some toothpaste onto the toothbrush before handing it to him.
He stood next to her by the basin and began brushing his teeth.
An Xiaoning had been barefaced throughout since she did not have her cosmetic products with her.
However, things are different now that they were roleplaying as a couple. Thus, she obviously had to put on some makeup.
“Master Pei, could you talk to Ms. Qin and ask her to lend me some cosmetic products?”
“I’ll ask her to bring a new set.” He didn’t think much of it since he was a man and men were usually less petty.
However, Qin Guo was infuriated. Not only did An Xiaoning, the supposed hostage, get to spend every waking moment with Pei Yi, she even get to eat with him, use his bathroom, stay by his side, and wear beautiful clothes. And now, she’d even get to put on makeup.
Was this how hostages ought to be treated?
Was it?
This was practically the way one would treat his girlfriend!
Despite having served Pei Yi for so many years, Qin Guo had never once been allowed to use his bathroom or sleep on his couch.
However, she had no choice but to obey his instructions and bring a complete set of cosmetic products, including makeup, skincare products, and facial masks, for An Xiaoning.
An Xiaoning sat on the couch and began doing her makeup, which she spent twenty minutes on meticulously, as opposed to the mere ten minutes she usually took at home.
Pei Yi happened to look in her direction just as she stood up from the couch.
He knew that An Xiaoning looked better in person, even without makeup. Yet, to his surprise, her beauty was further enhanced with some makeup.
“Not bad,” he complimented with a nod of satisfaction.
After breakfast, she asked, “Have you ever cooked up a meal?”
“I’ve never tried my hand at cooking.”
“That’s such a shame. I rarely enter the kitchen either, mostly because my culinary skills are rather mediocre and the food I make isn’t delicious. Why don’t we learn how to cook together in the afternoon? It’s a common couple activity.”
“Are you trying to disrupt my usual routine?”
“I’m your girlfriend now.”
“…”
He consented with silence.
While he was busy and engrossed in staring at his computer screen during work hours, An Xiaoning would sit opposite him to gaze at him while resting her chin in her hands.
She was a complete distraction to him, for he would take his eyes off the screen to glance at her every now and then.
“Don’t look at me like that…”
An Xiaoning rested her head on the table and said with a sigh, “Who can resist such a handsome boyfriend?”
Pei Yi let out a rare chuckle. Noticing the change in his expression, An Xiaoning added, “I reckon I must have become the subject of envy and grudge of the women here. You must protect me properly. I’m afraid I’ll be skinned alive by those jealous women when you’re not around one day.”
“Who’d dare to lay a finger on you without my permission? I’m the only one who can skin you alive,” Pei Yi said reassuringly.
An Xiaoning brazenly held his hand and stared at him intently. “How charmingly domineering of you to say that.”
Greatly taken aback by her sudden gesture, Pei Yi quickly retracted his hand. Not bothered by his reaction, An Xiaoning took out a square piece of paper and began folding a paper crane quietly.
She was thoroughly impressed by her own flirting techniques, for she did not expect herself to be so smooth at it.
Pei Yi took more than just a few glances at her throughout the morning. However, she was deeply engrossed in folding paper cranes, just like she had been the past few days. The large plastic bottle was almost fully filled with paper cranes.
At half-past eleven, Pei Yi switched off the computer and headed to the kitchen together with An Xiaoning.
Since the temperatures were freezing, Pei Yi instructed his servants to bring a long hoodie for An Xiaoning.
An Xiaoning put on the hoodie and buttoned the rest of it, revealing only her pretty face.
They were both dressed in matching red-colored coats.
Pei Yi had personal chefs to cook his daily meals.
At this very moment, they were the only ones together in the kitchen.
Pointing at the meat on the chopping board, Pei Yi remarked scornfully, “The pieces you’ve cut are too large. Even a culinary newbie like me can tell.”
“You may cut it again then…”
Pei Yi had no choice but to do so. “You’re not following a recipe at all. What are you trying to cook?”
“You’ll know later,” said An Xiaoning, who had already thought about cooking a dish he had never eaten before while she was folding the paper cranes.
After much thought, she decided to cook the dish she and her mentor used to eat when she was younger.
Macaroni soup.
There was no meat in the dish, and it only required carrots and some flour.
Now that they had more ingredients to work with, it should turn out to be much more delicious.
An Xiaoning’s face was covered in flour after she was done making the macaroni from scratch. Staring at her unaesthetic-looking masterpiece, An Xiaoning explained, “This is a dish I used to eat ever since I was a child. It doesn’t look appetizing, but it tastes delicious. Give it a try.”
Noticing that he did not touch the food at all, An Xiaoning scooped some of the soup with a spoon and gave it a few huffs to cool it down before feeding it to him. He swallowed it and found that it indeed tasted pretty good.
“It tastes alright.”
An Xiaoning placed the bowl in front of him and scooped herself another bowl, which she polished off delightfully.
Standing by the kitchen door, Qin Guo stared at them grudgingly from behind with a look of disbelief. She gritted her teeth, thinking to herself that An Xiaoning was an expert seductress.
It’s only been such a short time…
The more Qin Guo dwelled on it, the more threatened she felt. She can’t touch An Xioaning openly since she was merely Pei Yi’s servant and her doing so would greatly infuriate him. She might even end up harming herself instead.
After breakfast, Pei Yi was in high spirits and brought An Xiaoning to sunbathe on the balcony for the first time.
They felt extremely comfortable basking in the warm sun while lying on the reclined sunbed.
An Xiaoning opened her eyes slightly and said while staring at the glaring sun, “This is the ideal life that I yearn to live every single day. I enjoy peaceful days like this without any unnecessary drama.”
However, things don’t always go according to her wishes and there will always be troublemakers who are out to disrupt peace , she thought to herself.
“As long as you’re obedient and obey my instructions, I won’t kill you for the time being.”
As long as I’m obedient, he won’t kill me for the time being?
His emotions were now the deciding factor of her life. He might just dump her aside when he gets tired of her one day.
He seemed to have given her the chance to live on the surface. However, he was the same person who robbed her of her human rights.
Without comparison with another, the positive attributes of someone wouldn’t stand out.
She finally realized how great of a person Jin Qingyan was when she juxtaposed him against Pei Yi.