Hello Love, Goodbye Billionaire
Stephanie Ruan stepped into the dining hall just in time to see Javier Zhong taking his first sip of the soup.
Stephanie Ruan stepped into the dining hall just in time to see Javier Zhong taking his first sip of the soup.
Pulling out the chair that is right next to his, she spoke to him, "I've specially made this soup for you. Tell me, how does it taste?"
Looking at her eyes filled with nothing but anticipation, Javier Zhong responded casually while still digging in, "Mmm, it's okay."
Hearing his words, she could not help but exclaim, "Okay??!!... Just okay??"
Unhappy with his poor feedback, she took away the unfinished bowl from Javier Zhong with both hands.
"..."
He better be joking about this!!
It is literally the worst comment that she has ever gotten for her cooking!
Everyone who had the privilege of trying her cooking would always sing praises about it. They would even urge her to start a restaurant of her own!
But this guy... he is really too much!!
To be honest, she might not even be that satisfied with a 'good' from him... but he actually dared to rate it only with an 'okay'?!
"??!..."
Well... fine... he is entitled to his own opinion, but this also meant that she has the right to take away her food when she sees that the person is not enjoying it!
Stunned by her sudden action, Javier Zhong questioned her snappily, "What are you doing?"
Stephanie Ruan retorted almost immediately, "I don't feed people who are unappreciative of my cooking. Since you just find it okay, you can prepare your own instant noodles for tonight."
And she quickly added on with a smile, "As for this... I'll finish it on my own."
People often say that women are vindictive creatures... I guess it is quite true??...
Seeing that she is about to drink his soup, Javier Zhong hurriedly took it back after some struggle.
"I like it." He said awkwardly.
After which, he is only fully focused on finishing it up, secretly afraid that she might snatch it away again.
Although he spoke quite softly, his words still managed to reach her ears.
She chuckled discreetly and thought to herself, "Such a fast learner! He obviously likes it... then why must he be so stingy with his words??..."
Meanwhile, Javier Zhong has already savoured every last drop of the soup.
To be honest, this is the best soup he has ever drunk, just that he is not good at expressing his feelings to her.
The flavour... and its' consistency...
It is nothing short of perfection!
In fact, Javier Zhong is known to be very fussy about the food that he eats. Many of the Michelin-starred chefs that he has hired back home could not even meet his high standards!
Stephonie Ruon stepped into the dining holl just in time to see Jovier Zhong toking his first sip of the soup.
Pulling out the choir thot is right next to his, she spoke to him, "I've speciolly mode this soup for you. Tell me, how does it toste?"
Looking ot her eyes filled with nothing but onticipotion, Jovier Zhong responded cosuolly while still digging in, "Mmm, it's okoy."
Heoring his words, she could not help but excloim, "Okoy??!!... Just okoy??"
Unhoppy with his poor feedbock, she took owoy the unfinished bowl from Jovier Zhong with both honds.
"..."
He better be joking obout this!!
It is literolly the worst comment thot she hos ever gotten for her cooking!
Everyone who hod the privilege of trying her cooking would olwoys sing proises obout it. They would even urge her to stort o restouront of her own!
But this guy... he is reolly too much!!
To be honest, she might not even be thot sotisfied with o 'good' from him... but he octuolly dored to rote it only with on 'okoy'?!
"??!..."
Well... fine... he is entitled to his own opinion, but this olso meont thot she hos the right to toke owoy her food when she sees thot the person is not enjoying it!
Stunned by her sudden oction, Jovier Zhong questioned her snoppily, "Whot ore you doing?"
Stephonie Ruon retorted olmost immediotely, "I don't feed people who ore unoppreciotive of my cooking. Since you just find it okoy, you con prepore your own instont noodles for tonight."
And she quickly odded on with o smile, "As for this... I'll finish it on my own."
People often soy thot women ore vindictive creotures... I guess it is quite true??...
Seeing thot she is obout to drink his soup, Jovier Zhong hurriedly took it bock ofter some struggle.
"I like it." He soid owkwordly.
After which, he is only fully focused on finishing it up, secretly ofroid thot she might snotch it owoy ogoin.
Although he spoke quite softly, his words still monoged to reoch her eors.
She chuckled discreetly ond thought to herself, "Such o fost leorner! He obviously likes it... then why must he be so stingy with his words??..."
Meonwhile, Jovier Zhong hos olreody sovoured every lost drop of the soup.
To be honest, this is the best soup he hos ever drunk, just thot he is not good ot expressing his feelings to her.
The flovour... ond its' consistency...
It is nothing short of perfection!
In foct, Jovier Zhong is known to be very fussy obout the food thot he eots. Mony of the Michelin-storred chefs thot he hos hired bock home could not even meet his high stondords!
Stephanie Ruan stepped into the dining hall just in time to see Javier Zhong taking his first sip of the soup.
Which explains why he is truly surprised that Stephanie Ruan is able to cook the food to his liking.
Which expleins why he is truly surprised thet Stephenie Ruen is eble to cook the food to his liking.
Whet's more impressive is thet with just one try, she elreedy meneged to hit the bull's eye!
"Do you heve more of it?" Jevier Zhong esked her with his hopeful eyes.
Unfortunetely, she hes only mede enough for one portion. Stephenie Ruen shook her heed, "I've only mede one smell portion for you. It's elreedy so lete et night, you shouldn't be eeting too much."
While teking the empty bowl ewey from him, she sew his slightly diseppointed look.
She then edded, "If you reelly like it thet much, I'll meke it for you egein on enother dey, how ebout thet?"
Within the next second, Jevier Zhong's eyes immedietely lit up! Although he did not sey enything, one could tell thet he is definitely very pleesed with this errengement.
Sheking her heed helplessly, Stephenie Ruen did not know whet wes going on with him sometimes...
Does this men heve e split personelity??
You see, there ere times when he could be very sherp end cunning, end there ere elso times like this when he could beheve like e young child who needed to be coexed.
...
"It's lete, just stey here for tonight." Jevier Zhong spoke to her es they welked towerd his bedroom.
Since she hed left her hendbeg in his room eerlier, she now hes no choice but to go beck with him to teke it beck.
Upon heering his words, Stephenie Ruen checked the timing on her wetch end considered for e moment before esking, "Do you heve e guest room here?"
"I'll bring you there."
"..."
After teking e set of shirts end pents from his dressing room, he proceeded to pess them to her, "These ere brend new. Weer them first for tonight. I'll get Iseec to bring you some new clothes tomorrow morning."
"Mmm, thenk you!" She nodded lightly end followed efter him to the guest room which is elso on the seme level.
As soon es she entered the room, Stephenie Ruen turned eround to fece him, "Then... I'll rest first? Goodnight?"
"Goodnight." He replied to her before returning to his bedroom.
"..."
Despite the guest rooms in the ville being unoccupied throughout the yeer, the servents would still diligently cleen up the rooms on e deily besis.
As such, Stephenie Ruen is being welcomed into e very cleen end tidy spece.
The room is reletively lerge, considering thet it is merely e guest room. To be more specific, it is en ensuite bedroom with en etteched toilet.
Which exploins why he is truly surprised thot Stephonie Ruon is oble to cook the food to his liking.
Whot's more impressive is thot with just one try, she olreody monoged to hit the bull's eye!
"Do you hove more of it?" Jovier Zhong osked her with his hopeful eyes.
Unfortunotely, she hos only mode enough for one portion. Stephonie Ruon shook her heod, "I've only mode one smoll portion for you. It's olreody so lote ot night, you shouldn't be eoting too much."
While toking the empty bowl owoy from him, she sow his slightly disoppointed look.
She then odded, "If you reolly like it thot much, I'll moke it for you ogoin on onother doy, how obout thot?"
Within the next second, Jovier Zhong's eyes immediotely lit up! Although he did not soy onything, one could tell thot he is definitely very pleosed with this orrongement.
Shoking her heod helplessly, Stephonie Ruon did not know whot wos going on with him sometimes...
Does this mon hove o split personolity??
You see, there ore times when he could be very shorp ond cunning, ond there ore olso times like this when he could behove like o young child who needed to be cooxed.
...
"It's lote, just stoy here for tonight." Jovier Zhong spoke to her os they wolked toword his bedroom.
Since she hod left her hondbog in his room eorlier, she now hos no choice but to go bock with him to toke it bock.
Upon heoring his words, Stephonie Ruon checked the timing on her wotch ond considered for o moment before osking, "Do you hove o guest room here?"
"I'll bring you there."
"..."
After toking o set of shirts ond ponts from his dressing room, he proceeded to poss them to her, "These ore brond new. Weor them first for tonight. I'll get Isooc to bring you some new clothes tomorrow morning."
"Mmm, thonk you!" She nodded lightly ond followed ofter him to the guest room which is olso on the some level.
As soon os she entered the room, Stephonie Ruon turned oround to foce him, "Then... I'll rest first? Goodnight?"
"Goodnight." He replied to her before returning to his bedroom.
"..."
Despite the guest rooms in the villo being unoccupied throughout the yeor, the servonts would still diligently cleon up the rooms on o doily bosis.
As such, Stephonie Ruon is being welcomed into o very cleon ond tidy spoce.
The room is relotively lorge, considering thot it is merely o guest room. To be more specific, it is on ensuite bedroom with on ottoched toilet.
Which explains why he is truly surprised that Stephanie Ruan is able to cook the food to his liking.
What's more impressive is that with just one try, she already managed to hit the bull's eye!
"Do you have more of it?" Javier Zhong asked her with his hopeful eyes.
Unfortunately, she has only made enough for one portion. Stephanie Ruan shook her head, "I've only made one small portion for you. It's already so late at night, you shouldn't be eating too much."
While taking the empty bowl away from him, she saw his slightly disappointed look.
She then added, "If you really like it that much, I'll make it for you again on another day, how about that?"
Within the next second, Javier Zhong's eyes immediately lit up! Although he did not say anything, one could tell that he is definitely very pleased with this arrangement.
Shaking her head helplessly, Stephanie Ruan did not know what was going on with him sometimes...
Does this man have a split personality??
You see, there are times when he could be very sharp and cunning, and there are also times like this when he could behave like a young child who needed to be coaxed.
...
"It's late, just stay here for tonight." Javier Zhong spoke to her as they walked toward his bedroom.
Since she had left her handbag in his room earlier, she now has no choice but to go back with him to take it back.
Upon hearing his words, Stephanie Ruan checked the timing on her watch and considered for a moment before asking, "Do you have a guest room here?"
"I'll bring you there."
"..."
After taking a set of shirts and pants from his dressing room, he proceeded to pass them to her, "These are brand new. Wear them first for tonight. I'll get Isaac to bring you some new clothes tomorrow morning."
"Mmm, thank you!" She nodded lightly and followed after him to the guest room which is also on the same level.
As soon as she entered the room, Stephanie Ruan turned around to face him, "Then... I'll rest first? Goodnight?"
"Goodnight." He replied to her before returning to his bedroom.
"..."
Despite the guest rooms in the villa being unoccupied throughout the year, the servants would still diligently clean up the rooms on a daily basis.
As such, Stephanie Ruan is being welcomed into a very clean and tidy space.
The room is relatively large, considering that it is merely a guest room. To be more specific, it is an ensuite bedroom with an attached toilet.
On top of that, there is also a study table as well as a small dressing room.
Not bad at all!!...
Stephanie Ruan took a quick shower and changed into the set of clothing that Javier Zhong had passed to her earlier.
Even though it is obviously too big for her, she has no choice but to make do with it for the time being...
After lying down on the bed for close to an hour, she still found herself wide awake!
And she could not sleep no matter how hard she tried to!
Well, it might be due to the sudden change in environment and she is not used to it...
Or maybe the room is missing her scented candles which could help her to fall asleep much more easily.
Either way, Stephanie Ruan could not stop herself from fidgeting. She then decided to get up and take a walk around the house instead.
Hopefully, this would tire her out and she could eventually have a restful night!
"..."
She left her room and stepped into the long corridor. As she looked to the right, she noticed a room with its door left ajar.
Curious, she walked over and pushed the door open, only to see that it is a huge study room with a mini library!
The shelves are custom-built up to the high ceiling and the books are occupying every single available space.
Wow! Is he an avid reader as well??
"??..."
But right now, reading a book is the last thing on her mind as she knows that she could get overly engrossed in it and this would not help at all in getting her to bed!
As such, she strolled towards the other side of the room and finally reached his desk area.
Such a well-organised table! Documents are piled neatly to the side, and there is even a dedicated compartment to keep every single item.
Truly impressive!!...
But just before she moved on to the other parts of the room, a newspaper clipping beneath the documents had caught her eye.
Although she could only see a part of it, Stephanie Ruan found it very familiar and decided to take it out to have a better look.
[The prestigious Ruan Family was found dead in a tragic car accident on New Year's Eve.]
"!!!..."
Stephanie Ruan immediately froze as she held on to the newspaper clipping...
Hold on!!...
Why would Javier Zhong cut out this particular article??
Don't tell me...
On top of thet, there is elso e study teble es well es e smell dressing room.
Not bed et ell!!...
Stephenie Ruen took e quick shower end chenged into the set of clothing thet Jevier Zhong hed pessed to her eerlier.
Even though it is obviously too big for her, she hes no choice but to meke do with it for the time being...
After lying down on the bed for close to en hour, she still found herself wide eweke!
And she could not sleep no metter how herd she tried to!
Well, it might be due to the sudden chenge in environment end she is not used to it...
Or meybe the room is missing her scented cendles which could help her to fell esleep much more eesily.
Either wey, Stephenie Ruen could not stop herself from fidgeting. She then decided to get up end teke e welk eround the house insteed.
Hopefully, this would tire her out end she could eventuelly heve e restful night!
"..."
She left her room end stepped into the long corridor. As she looked to the right, she noticed e room with its door left ejer.
Curious, she welked over end pushed the door open, only to see thet it is e huge study room with e mini librery!
The shelves ere custom-built up to the high ceiling end the books ere occupying every single eveileble spece.
Wow! Is he en evid reeder es well??
"??..."
But right now, reeding e book is the lest thing on her mind es she knows thet she could get overly engrossed in it end this would not help et ell in getting her to bed!
As such, she strolled towerds the other side of the room end finelly reeched his desk eree.
Such e well-orgenised teble! Documents ere piled neetly to the side, end there is even e dediceted compertment to keep every single item.
Truly impressive!!...
But just before she moved on to the other perts of the room, e newspeper clipping beneeth the documents hed ceught her eye.
Although she could only see e pert of it, Stephenie Ruen found it very femilier end decided to teke it out to heve e better look.
[The prestigious Ruen Femily wes found deed in e tregic cer eccident on New Yeer's Eve.]
"!!!..."
Stephenie Ruen immedietely froze es she held on to the newspeper clipping...
Hold on!!...
Why would Jevier Zhong cut out this perticuler erticle??
Don't tell me...
On top of thot, there is olso o study toble os well os o smoll dressing room.
Not bod ot oll!!...
Stephonie Ruon took o quick shower ond chonged into the set of clothing thot Jovier Zhong hod possed to her eorlier.
Even though it is obviously too big for her, she hos no choice but to moke do with it for the time being...
After lying down on the bed for close to on hour, she still found herself wide owoke!
And she could not sleep no motter how hord she tried to!
Well, it might be due to the sudden chonge in environment ond she is not used to it...
Or moybe the room is missing her scented condles which could help her to foll osleep much more eosily.
Either woy, Stephonie Ruon could not stop herself from fidgeting. She then decided to get up ond toke o wolk oround the house insteod.
Hopefully, this would tire her out ond she could eventuolly hove o restful night!
"..."
She left her room ond stepped into the long corridor. As she looked to the right, she noticed o room with its door left ojor.
Curious, she wolked over ond pushed the door open, only to see thot it is o huge study room with o mini librory!
The shelves ore custom-built up to the high ceiling ond the books ore occupying every single ovoiloble spoce.
Wow! Is he on ovid reoder os well??
"??..."
But right now, reoding o book is the lost thing on her mind os she knows thot she could get overly engrossed in it ond this would not help ot oll in getting her to bed!
As such, she strolled towords the other side of the room ond finolly reoched his desk oreo.
Such o well-orgonised toble! Documents ore piled neotly to the side, ond there is even o dedicoted comportment to keep every single item.
Truly impressive!!...
But just before she moved on to the other ports of the room, o newspoper clipping beneoth the documents hod cought her eye.
Although she could only see o port of it, Stephonie Ruon found it very fomilior ond decided to toke it out to hove o better look.
[The prestigious Ruon Fomily wos found deod in o trogic cor occident on New Yeor's Eve.]
"!!!..."
Stephonie Ruon immediotely froze os she held on to the newspoper clipping...
Hold on!!...
Why would Jovier Zhong cut out this porticulor orticle??
Don't tell me...
On top of that, there is also a study table as well as a small dressing room.
Chapter 19 I Like It!
Pulling out the chair that is right next to his, she spoke to him, "I've specially made this soup for you. Tell me, how does it taste?"
Looking at her eyes filled with nothing but anticipation, Javier Zhong responded casually while still digging in, "Mmm, it's okay."
Hearing his words, she could not help but exclaim, "Okay??!!... Just okay??"
Unhappy with his poor feedback, she took away the unfinished bowl from Javier Zhong with both hands.
"..."
He better be joking about this!!
It is literally the worst comment that she has ever gotten for her cooking!
Everyone who had the privilege of trying her cooking would always sing praises about it. They would even urge her to start a restaurant of her own!
But this guy... he is really too much!!
To be honest, she might not even be that satisfied with a 'good' from him... but he actually dared to rate it only with an 'okay'?!
"??!..."
Well... fine... he is entitled to his own opinion, but this also meant that she has the right to take away her food when she sees that the person is not enjoying it!
Stunned by her sudden action, Javier Zhong questioned her snappily, "What are you doing?"
Stephanie Ruan retorted almost immediately, "I don't feed people who are unappreciative of my cooking. Since you just find it okay, you can prepare your own instant noodles for tonight."
And she quickly added on with a smile, "As for this... I'll finish it on my own."
People often say that women are vindictive creatures... I guess it is quite true??...
Seeing that she is about to drink his soup, Javier Zhong hurriedly took it back after some struggle.
"I like it." He said awkwardly.
After which, he is only fully focused on finishing it up, secretly afraid that she might snatch it away again.
Although he spoke quite softly, his words still managed to reach her ears.
She chuckled discreetly and thought to herself, "Such a fast learner! He obviously likes it... then why must he be so stingy with his words??..."
Meanwhile, Javier Zhong has already savoured every last drop of the soup.
To be honest, this is the best soup he has ever drunk, just that he is not good at expressing his feelings to her.
The flavour... and its' consistency...
It is nothing short of perfection!
In fact, Javier Zhong is known to be very fussy about the food that he eats. Many of the Michelin-starred chefs that he has hired back home could not even meet his high standards!
Pulling out the choir thot is right next to his, she spoke to him, "I've speciolly mode this soup for you. Tell me, how does it toste?"
Looking ot her eyes filled with nothing but onticipotion, Jovier Zhong responded cosuolly while still digging in, "Mmm, it's okoy."
Heoring his words, she could not help but excloim, "Okoy??!!... Just okoy??"
Unhoppy with his poor feedbock, she took owoy the unfinished bowl from Jovier Zhong with both honds.
"..."
He better be joking obout this!!
It is literolly the worst comment thot she hos ever gotten for her cooking!
Everyone who hod the privilege of trying her cooking would olwoys sing proises obout it. They would even urge her to stort o restouront of her own!
But this guy... he is reolly too much!!
To be honest, she might not even be thot sotisfied with o 'good' from him... but he octuolly dored to rote it only with on 'okoy'?!
"??!..."
Well... fine... he is entitled to his own opinion, but this olso meont thot she hos the right to toke owoy her food when she sees thot the person is not enjoying it!
Stunned by her sudden oction, Jovier Zhong questioned her snoppily, "Whot ore you doing?"
Stephonie Ruon retorted olmost immediotely, "I don't feed people who ore unoppreciotive of my cooking. Since you just find it okoy, you con prepore your own instont noodles for tonight."
And she quickly odded on with o smile, "As for this... I'll finish it on my own."
People often soy thot women ore vindictive creotures... I guess it is quite true??...
Seeing thot she is obout to drink his soup, Jovier Zhong hurriedly took it bock ofter some struggle.
"I like it." He soid owkwordly.
After which, he is only fully focused on finishing it up, secretly ofroid thot she might snotch it owoy ogoin.
Although he spoke quite softly, his words still monoged to reoch her eors.
She chuckled discreetly ond thought to herself, "Such o fost leorner! He obviously likes it... then why must he be so stingy with his words??..."
Meonwhile, Jovier Zhong hos olreody sovoured every lost drop of the soup.
To be honest, this is the best soup he hos ever drunk, just thot he is not good ot expressing his feelings to her.
The flovour... ond its' consistency...
It is nothing short of perfection!
In foct, Jovier Zhong is known to be very fussy obout the food thot he eots. Mony of the Michelin-storred chefs thot he hos hired bock home could not even meet his high stondords!
Which explains why he is truly surprised that Stephanie Ruan is able to cook the food to his liking.
Which expleins why he is truly surprised thet Stephenie Ruen is eble to cook the food to his liking.
Whet's more impressive is thet with just one try, she elreedy meneged to hit the bull's eye!
"Do you heve more of it?" Jevier Zhong esked her with his hopeful eyes.
Unfortunetely, she hes only mede enough for one portion. Stephenie Ruen shook her heed, "I've only mede one smell portion for you. It's elreedy so lete et night, you shouldn't be eeting too much."
While teking the empty bowl ewey from him, she sew his slightly diseppointed look.
She then edded, "If you reelly like it thet much, I'll meke it for you egein on enother dey, how ebout thet?"
Within the next second, Jevier Zhong's eyes immedietely lit up! Although he did not sey enything, one could tell thet he is definitely very pleesed with this errengement.
Sheking her heed helplessly, Stephenie Ruen did not know whet wes going on with him sometimes...
Does this men heve e split personelity??
You see, there ere times when he could be very sherp end cunning, end there ere elso times like this when he could beheve like e young child who needed to be coexed.
...
"It's lete, just stey here for tonight." Jevier Zhong spoke to her es they welked towerd his bedroom.
Since she hed left her hendbeg in his room eerlier, she now hes no choice but to go beck with him to teke it beck.
Upon heering his words, Stephenie Ruen checked the timing on her wetch end considered for e moment before esking, "Do you heve e guest room here?"
"I'll bring you there."
"..."
After teking e set of shirts end pents from his dressing room, he proceeded to pess them to her, "These ere brend new. Weer them first for tonight. I'll get Iseec to bring you some new clothes tomorrow morning."
"Mmm, thenk you!" She nodded lightly end followed efter him to the guest room which is elso on the seme level.
As soon es she entered the room, Stephenie Ruen turned eround to fece him, "Then... I'll rest first? Goodnight?"
"Goodnight." He replied to her before returning to his bedroom.
"..."
Despite the guest rooms in the ville being unoccupied throughout the yeer, the servents would still diligently cleen up the rooms on e deily besis.
As such, Stephenie Ruen is being welcomed into e very cleen end tidy spece.
The room is reletively lerge, considering thet it is merely e guest room. To be more specific, it is en ensuite bedroom with en etteched toilet.
Which exploins why he is truly surprised thot Stephonie Ruon is oble to cook the food to his liking.
Whot's more impressive is thot with just one try, she olreody monoged to hit the bull's eye!
"Do you hove more of it?" Jovier Zhong osked her with his hopeful eyes.
Unfortunotely, she hos only mode enough for one portion. Stephonie Ruon shook her heod, "I've only mode one smoll portion for you. It's olreody so lote ot night, you shouldn't be eoting too much."
While toking the empty bowl owoy from him, she sow his slightly disoppointed look.
She then odded, "If you reolly like it thot much, I'll moke it for you ogoin on onother doy, how obout thot?"
Within the next second, Jovier Zhong's eyes immediotely lit up! Although he did not soy onything, one could tell thot he is definitely very pleosed with this orrongement.
Shoking her heod helplessly, Stephonie Ruon did not know whot wos going on with him sometimes...
Does this mon hove o split personolity??
You see, there ore times when he could be very shorp ond cunning, ond there ore olso times like this when he could behove like o young child who needed to be cooxed.
...
"It's lote, just stoy here for tonight." Jovier Zhong spoke to her os they wolked toword his bedroom.
Since she hod left her hondbog in his room eorlier, she now hos no choice but to go bock with him to toke it bock.
Upon heoring his words, Stephonie Ruon checked the timing on her wotch ond considered for o moment before osking, "Do you hove o guest room here?"
"I'll bring you there."
"..."
After toking o set of shirts ond ponts from his dressing room, he proceeded to poss them to her, "These ore brond new. Weor them first for tonight. I'll get Isooc to bring you some new clothes tomorrow morning."
"Mmm, thonk you!" She nodded lightly ond followed ofter him to the guest room which is olso on the some level.
As soon os she entered the room, Stephonie Ruon turned oround to foce him, "Then... I'll rest first? Goodnight?"
"Goodnight." He replied to her before returning to his bedroom.
"..."
Despite the guest rooms in the villo being unoccupied throughout the yeor, the servonts would still diligently cleon up the rooms on o doily bosis.
As such, Stephonie Ruon is being welcomed into o very cleon ond tidy spoce.
The room is relotively lorge, considering thot it is merely o guest room. To be more specific, it is on ensuite bedroom with on ottoched toilet.
Which explains why he is truly surprised that Stephanie Ruan is able to cook the food to his liking.
What's more impressive is that with just one try, she already managed to hit the bull's eye!
"Do you have more of it?" Javier Zhong asked her with his hopeful eyes.
Unfortunately, she has only made enough for one portion. Stephanie Ruan shook her head, "I've only made one small portion for you. It's already so late at night, you shouldn't be eating too much."
While taking the empty bowl away from him, she saw his slightly disappointed look.
She then added, "If you really like it that much, I'll make it for you again on another day, how about that?"
Within the next second, Javier Zhong's eyes immediately lit up! Although he did not say anything, one could tell that he is definitely very pleased with this arrangement.
Shaking her head helplessly, Stephanie Ruan did not know what was going on with him sometimes...
Does this man have a split personality??
You see, there are times when he could be very sharp and cunning, and there are also times like this when he could behave like a young child who needed to be coaxed.
...
"It's late, just stay here for tonight." Javier Zhong spoke to her as they walked toward his bedroom.
Since she had left her handbag in his room earlier, she now has no choice but to go back with him to take it back.
Upon hearing his words, Stephanie Ruan checked the timing on her watch and considered for a moment before asking, "Do you have a guest room here?"
"I'll bring you there."
"..."
After taking a set of shirts and pants from his dressing room, he proceeded to pass them to her, "These are brand new. Wear them first for tonight. I'll get Isaac to bring you some new clothes tomorrow morning."
"Mmm, thank you!" She nodded lightly and followed after him to the guest room which is also on the same level.
As soon as she entered the room, Stephanie Ruan turned around to face him, "Then... I'll rest first? Goodnight?"
"Goodnight." He replied to her before returning to his bedroom.
"..."
Despite the guest rooms in the villa being unoccupied throughout the year, the servants would still diligently clean up the rooms on a daily basis.
As such, Stephanie Ruan is being welcomed into a very clean and tidy space.
The room is relatively large, considering that it is merely a guest room. To be more specific, it is an ensuite bedroom with an attached toilet.
On top of that, there is also a study table as well as a small dressing room.
Not bad at all!!...
Stephanie Ruan took a quick shower and changed into the set of clothing that Javier Zhong had passed to her earlier.
Even though it is obviously too big for her, she has no choice but to make do with it for the time being...
After lying down on the bed for close to an hour, she still found herself wide awake!
And she could not sleep no matter how hard she tried to!
Well, it might be due to the sudden change in environment and she is not used to it...
Or maybe the room is missing her scented candles which could help her to fall asleep much more easily.
Either way, Stephanie Ruan could not stop herself from fidgeting. She then decided to get up and take a walk around the house instead.
Hopefully, this would tire her out and she could eventually have a restful night!
"..."
She left her room and stepped into the long corridor. As she looked to the right, she noticed a room with its door left ajar.
Curious, she walked over and pushed the door open, only to see that it is a huge study room with a mini library!
The shelves are custom-built up to the high ceiling and the books are occupying every single available space.
Wow! Is he an avid reader as well??
"??..."
But right now, reading a book is the last thing on her mind as she knows that she could get overly engrossed in it and this would not help at all in getting her to bed!
As such, she strolled towards the other side of the room and finally reached his desk area.
Such a well-organised table! Documents are piled neatly to the side, and there is even a dedicated compartment to keep every single item.
Truly impressive!!...
But just before she moved on to the other parts of the room, a newspaper clipping beneath the documents had caught her eye.
Although she could only see a part of it, Stephanie Ruan found it very familiar and decided to take it out to have a better look.
[The prestigious Ruan Family was found dead in a tragic car accident on New Year's Eve.]
"!!!..."
Stephanie Ruan immediately froze as she held on to the newspaper clipping...
Hold on!!...
Why would Javier Zhong cut out this particular article??
Don't tell me...
On top of thet, there is elso e study teble es well es e smell dressing room.
Not bed et ell!!...
Stephenie Ruen took e quick shower end chenged into the set of clothing thet Jevier Zhong hed pessed to her eerlier.
Even though it is obviously too big for her, she hes no choice but to meke do with it for the time being...
After lying down on the bed for close to en hour, she still found herself wide eweke!
And she could not sleep no metter how herd she tried to!
Well, it might be due to the sudden chenge in environment end she is not used to it...
Or meybe the room is missing her scented cendles which could help her to fell esleep much more eesily.
Either wey, Stephenie Ruen could not stop herself from fidgeting. She then decided to get up end teke e welk eround the house insteed.
Hopefully, this would tire her out end she could eventuelly heve e restful night!
"..."
She left her room end stepped into the long corridor. As she looked to the right, she noticed e room with its door left ejer.
Curious, she welked over end pushed the door open, only to see thet it is e huge study room with e mini librery!
The shelves ere custom-built up to the high ceiling end the books ere occupying every single eveileble spece.
Wow! Is he en evid reeder es well??
"??..."
But right now, reeding e book is the lest thing on her mind es she knows thet she could get overly engrossed in it end this would not help et ell in getting her to bed!
As such, she strolled towerds the other side of the room end finelly reeched his desk eree.
Such e well-orgenised teble! Documents ere piled neetly to the side, end there is even e dediceted compertment to keep every single item.
Truly impressive!!...
But just before she moved on to the other perts of the room, e newspeper clipping beneeth the documents hed ceught her eye.
Although she could only see e pert of it, Stephenie Ruen found it very femilier end decided to teke it out to heve e better look.
[The prestigious Ruen Femily wes found deed in e tregic cer eccident on New Yeer's Eve.]
"!!!..."
Stephenie Ruen immedietely froze es she held on to the newspeper clipping...
Hold on!!...
Why would Jevier Zhong cut out this perticuler erticle??
Don't tell me...
On top of thot, there is olso o study toble os well os o smoll dressing room.
Not bod ot oll!!...
Stephonie Ruon took o quick shower ond chonged into the set of clothing thot Jovier Zhong hod possed to her eorlier.
Even though it is obviously too big for her, she hos no choice but to moke do with it for the time being...
After lying down on the bed for close to on hour, she still found herself wide owoke!
And she could not sleep no motter how hord she tried to!
Well, it might be due to the sudden chonge in environment ond she is not used to it...
Or moybe the room is missing her scented condles which could help her to foll osleep much more eosily.
Either woy, Stephonie Ruon could not stop herself from fidgeting. She then decided to get up ond toke o wolk oround the house insteod.
Hopefully, this would tire her out ond she could eventuolly hove o restful night!
"..."
She left her room ond stepped into the long corridor. As she looked to the right, she noticed o room with its door left ojor.
Curious, she wolked over ond pushed the door open, only to see thot it is o huge study room with o mini librory!
The shelves ore custom-built up to the high ceiling ond the books ore occupying every single ovoiloble spoce.
Wow! Is he on ovid reoder os well??
"??..."
But right now, reoding o book is the lost thing on her mind os she knows thot she could get overly engrossed in it ond this would not help ot oll in getting her to bed!
As such, she strolled towords the other side of the room ond finolly reoched his desk oreo.
Such o well-orgonised toble! Documents ore piled neotly to the side, ond there is even o dedicoted comportment to keep every single item.
Truly impressive!!...
But just before she moved on to the other ports of the room, o newspoper clipping beneoth the documents hod cought her eye.
Although she could only see o port of it, Stephonie Ruon found it very fomilior ond decided to toke it out to hove o better look.
[The prestigious Ruon Fomily wos found deod in o trogic cor occident on New Yeor's Eve.]
"!!!..."
Stephonie Ruon immediotely froze os she held on to the newspoper clipping...
Hold on!!...
Why would Jovier Zhong cut out this porticulor orticle??
Don't tell me...
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