"I'm sorry, young master. Is there something wrong with what I made? I'll make another one," the maid in the kitchen asked nervously as she came out.
"No need," Fu Lengyu's frown did not ease, and he pointed to An Ran, "You go, make another one."
An Ran widened her eyes and pointed to herself, "Me?"
"Who else?" Fu Lengyu's tone turned more sarcastic, and he even kicked over the bucket she had used to clean the floor.
Dirty water spilled all over the floor, and An Ran couldn't dodge in time, getting splashed with some on her leg. "Fu Lengyu, what are you doing?" An Ran stomped her foot and shouted.
...
In the end, An Ran still compromised. The maid would naturally clean up the living room floor, and she followed the kitchen maid to learn how to cook in the kitchen.
Growing up in a wealthy family, and with a mother who loved her so much, she had always been like Fu Lengyu, just sitting there waiting to eat. But now, she couldn't even make a simple fried egg.
Oil splattered and landed on her hand, causing a blister to form."Madam, are you okay? I'll go get some burn ointment for you," the maid nervously pulled An Ran's hand.
An Ran, however, smiled indifferently. Since her father's death, she had suffered too much pain. What was a little pain like this?
"It's okay, it's okay. This egg is a little burnt, can you teach me how to make another one?" An Ran smiled nonchalantly.
When An Ran finally finished making the sixth egg and brought it out, she was surprised to find that Fu Lengyu had already left.
"This, this..." The kitchen maid, who had witnessed An Ran's hard work throughout the process, felt sorry for her.
An Ran laughed at herself, "It seems like I'll have to eat this fried egg by myself."
Just as she was about to sit at the table, the maid who had been dragged down by her earlier came over and knocked over the fried egg. "Is this where you can sit? Don't forget your status. The young master said that you're just a maid like us now!"
"So what?" An Ran looked at the golden fried egg on the ground. "Do you have the right to control me? This is the last time I'll tolerate you. If there's a next time, I'll make sure you know your place as a maid!"
An Ran showed her claws. She was never a girl who wouldlet others take advantage of her, but these painful experiences had forced her to comply.
She pretended to be obedient, but that didn't mean she would always be obedient!
Fortunately, the butler walked over at this time, saw what was happening, and scolded the other maid harshly. He then said to An Ran, "The young master instructed you to clean up the lawn outside."
An Ran widened her eyes and looked out the window. "Which one?"
"All of them," the butler said, opening and closing his mouth.
...
An Ran didn't dare to rest for a day, and only managed to clean up half of the lawn before she was exhausted. She cursed as she worked. Was this the pace she was supposed to maintain at home? This was going to kill her!
It wasn't until it got dark that the butler finally took pity on her and let her go inside. She then spent the next two hours cooking, and just as the food was ready, Fu Lengyu walked in the door.
Fu Lengyu handed his coat to the maid who came forward and was untying his tie when he noticed An Ran at the kitchen door, wearing an apron and carefully carrying a bowl of soup out of the kitchen.Upon seeing Fu Lengyu, she put on a pleasing smile.
Is it Ran Yu? Is Ran Yu cooking for herself? No, she's not. She's the one who killed Ran Yu.
How can a killer have the audacity to smile so brightly!
Fu Lengyu walked up quickly and waved his hand, knocking over the soup that An Ran had been cooking for two hours. "This soup doesn't taste right. Do it again."
"Fu Lengyu, are you crazy? Do you know how long I've been cooking this soup? You haven't even tasted it, how do you know it doesn't taste right!" An Ran jumped and stepped back, looking at the mess on the ground, almost going crazy with anger.
"Do it again!" Fu Lengyu's eyes flashed with anger, his voice getting louder. "I've said it before, don't make me say it a second time!"
An Ran took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down. "Okay."
It was the same scene as this morning. After finishing the dinner made by the maid, Fu Lengyu went upstairs to his study, leaving An Ran's soup... which would be ready only by evening.
"Madam, don't be sad. Young Master will have supper soon. When you bring the soup to him, he will be happy."
"Auntie, I've told you, just call me Ran Ran. Don't call me Madam anymore."
"How can I do that?"
"Why not? You've seen our relationship. Calling me Madam is like insulting me."
"Ah, Young Master isn't a bad person. He just has a cold temper. It will get better over time. Don't worry."
"Forget it, don't comfort me. He married me just to torture me," An Ran's gaze was unfocused as she looked out the window, with a bitter smile on her lips.
In the end, An Ran listened to Aunt advice and brought the well-cooked soup upstairs. However, this time An Ran was smart. She drank a bowl of soup herself in the kitchen. She would personally make soup for her mother when she got better, and her mother would be very happy then! In An Ran's heart, her mother was her biggest pillar of support.
...
In a hospital room in Sweden, An Shichun lay on a hospital bed, her face pale. A man sat beside her, carefully peeling an apple for her.
"Xu, can't we keep this child?" An Shichun asked.
"Don't worry, we'll have more children in the future. This is a period of growth for our career. We don't have time to take care of a child now," Xu replied.
"We can hire a nanny, and..."
"I can't bear to see you suffer," Yang Xu said, holding An Shichun's hand and comforting her with affection. An Shichun gently touched her belly, thinking about Yang Xu's words. Her gaze was somewhat regretful as she nodded in agreement.
This hospital was opened by Chinese people in Sweden, and some of the doctors were from China. An Shichun happened to know one of them. If she had a miscarriage in China, it would affect their reputation if the news got out. So she let Yang Xu bring her here.
"You rest first. I have to catch a flight back this afternoon. There are still many things waiting for me at the company," Yang Xu said.
"Xu, don't go. I'm scared to be alone here," An Shichun said, making a girlish gesture despite her age.
Yang Xuxin felt a wave of disgust in his heart, but he didn't show it. "Don't worry, as soon as I have time, I will fly over to see you, my dear. I want to make money for you to spend, don't be willful, okay?"
Comforted by Yang Xu, An Shichun obediently nodded. "Then you must make time to come see me."