The first thing Su Ling did was send Lu Shaoting a text message. [Shaoting, you don't need to do this.]

Of course he would understand what she was talking about. She did not deserve his kindness. He was the second master of a potent family and could get any woman he wanted. Even young women from powerful families like the Yan family were so in love with him. Also, he was engaged. What right did she have to compete with Yan Xue for him?

When Lu Shaoting saw the message, he replied with the first thought that came into his mind. [You should accept it. Why would I let my wife eat boring food?] As a matter of fact, it was not just about the chef. He was also contemplating whether she would let him find her a new place to live. He felt her current apartment was too lacking in security.

Only after sending the text message did he realize what he had just called her. Wife?

Crap!

He hoped she would overlook it or else it would get really awkward.

Some time later, the chef reported to him that she had cooked for her. He smiled satisfactorily. My wife, I will dote on you so much that one day you will be moved by me and agree to be with me.

Even after hearing her mention having a dirty past, he did not investigate it. Because he did not care. All he cared was that he loved her. Even if she committed murder in the past, that had nothing to do with him. He only needed to prove it to her.

…

The next evening, he bought tons of fresh ingredients and took them to her apartment. He entered the house like he owned the place and arranged them in the kitchen.

Su Ling:"…"

Do you really think this is your house?

When he was done, he carried her off the floor like it was the most natural thing to do and smacked a kiss right on her lips.

Su ling: "…"

Do you really think I'm your wife?

If anyone saw his actions, they would mistake them for a married couple. Wasn't he acting like a husband arriving home and kissing his wife?

"Ling…did you miss me?"

She liked the sound of her name coming from his lips. He made it sound so sweet.

For some reason, she wanted to be honest with him. "I did."

He was over the moon. Did she just say that she had missed him? "Ling,"

"Hmm?"

"I…" He wanted to say that he didn't care about her so called dirty past. But, he felt it would be awkward because she didn't know that he had heard her. He changed it to "I love you."

Su Ling continued looking at him with her bright eyes. She already knew it but he had said it too suddenly. She did not know how to respond to that.

Lu Shaoting saw that she was uneasy and changed the topic. "What do you want to eat? I'll cook. I can teach you in the process."

"Sure, I'll eat your specialty. " Su Ling did not reject it. She couldn't hesitate to do such a romantic thing with him. Even though he was not hers, she still selfishly wanted to spend some time with him.

In the kitchen, Su Ling washed radishes and chopped them as Lu Shaoting cooked sweet and sour pork.

At one point, he unceremoniously stood behind her and held her from behind. He loved nothing more than being able to hold her like this…he especially like her sweet scent.

It was such an intimate move that she almost accidentally chopped into her finger. "Lu Shaoting, you… don't be too close to me. Your fiancée wouldn't like it."

She so badly wanted to be with him, but she didn't want to be intimate with another woman's husband.

"What fiancée?" his charming voice came right next to her ear as he breathed warmth onto her skin.

He understood her even before she said anything. "Did that woman tell you some nonsense? Forget about her, she's just a delusional woman trying to stick onto me."

"Really? But she said your family has an engagement contract with hers."

"That's just a suggestion that CEO Yan gave to my father. It's not mandatory. "

Su Ling nodded.

"Ling, I meant it when I said I only love you. In this lifetime, I can only ever be your man. Nothing else matters."

"Nothing?" she asked meaningfully.

"Nothing." he answered knowingly.

What followed was a long spell of silence that made him wonder if it meant she had agreed to be with him.

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While the pair cooked romantically, Lu Tongyan was overjoyed.

That was because the girl he had always taken as a daughter, Yan Xue, had gone over to the Lu residence.

"Uncle, is Shaoting home? I can't get through to his phone."

"Little Xue, please stay for a meal. Shaoting will be home soon."

She was not looking for Lu Shaoting; she had only come for Lu Tongyan. Of course she would stay for dinner.

On the huge dining table, it was always just Lu Tongyan and his second son. Now it was only the two of them with a few servants at the side ready to serve them.

As soon as Yan Xue wafted the smell of fish on the dining table, her stomach churned and she ran out of the dining room.

When she came back, Lu Tongyan was secretly giving her curious looks.

This girl… I already thought she looked different. She couldn't be pregnant, right? Was that why she was looking for Shaoting?

Oh, the gods have blessed us! Shaoting finally has a child!