Female Novel
Chapter 1436
Ian didn’t see Aurora off. Rather, it was Cindy who saw her downstairs. Aurora looked at Cindy, herexpression placid. “I heard that your background isn’t that great.” Ian didn’t see Aurora off. Rather, it was Cindy who saw her downstairs. Aurora looked at Cindy, herexpression placid. “I heard that your background isn’t that great.”
Cindy remained calm and unruffled. “It’s indeed not great.”
Aurora smiled. “Alright, then. I don’t think the two of you will last long, so I’ll save the speech.”
How direct! She’s saying whatever she pleases. Fortunately, Cindy wasn’t really dating Ian, so shewasn’t bothered. She merely mused, If Ian truly dates a girl whose background isn’t all that great in thefuture, she’ll really have a tough time dealing with such a mother-in-law!
After Aurora had said this, she put on her sunglasses and strutted away.
Cindy stood there until she was gone from sight before turning around and returning upstairs.Meanwhile, Ian had already gone back to his room, so she stood in the living room and mulled thematter over. No, I just can’t bring myself to ask him what had happened. Thus, she then went back toher own room after a while. He took a day off today to entertain his mother, but from the look of thingsnow, he didn’t have to do so.
She took out the menu he gave her back then and went through it from top to bottom. Now that shewas familiar with his tastes, she knew that while he wasn’t a picky eater, he still had his likes anddislikes. Although I couldn’t see anything amiss from his expression earlier, he must be aggrieved afterhaving a row with his mother. So, I’ll just cook a few nice dishes for lunch as consolation. She couldn’t
think of anything else she could do. This is the only thing I can do.
After lying on the bed for a while, she left her room and went to the kitchen where she started preparingthe ingredients. She’d thought that Ian would hide away in his room to lick his wounds, so she plannedto call him when she was done cooking. Unexpectedly, Ian came out just after she’d washed thevegetables. Frowning, he stared at her. “You’re cooking lunch so early?”
Cindy grunted. “No, I’m just prepping the ingredients.” novelbin
Nothing could be gleaned from Ian’s face, and he didn’t appear sad either. As Cindy carried on with herchore, he sauntered over to the kitchen door. “What did the two of you speak of downstairs?” he asked.
Cindy chuckled. “Nothing much. Your mother disdains my background, but she feels that we won’t lastlong, so she saved the speech.” She found it all truly intriguing. “At that time, I wanted to tell her thatour relationship is fake to reassure her, but on second thought, I decided to retain some mystery.”
“Don’t tell her. Don’t tell her anything,” Ian said. “In the future, stay away from her if I’m not with you.”
Stunned, the smile on Cindy’s face disappeared. She turned and glanced at him yet asked nary aquestion. “Okay, got it.”
Ian remained standing at the kitchen door. “Don’t tell anyone about our relationship regardless of whothe person is to me.” After saying this, Ian instinctively explained, “Because even those who are relatedto me by blood may be looking to set me up. Therefore, don’t trust anyone.”
Cindy nodded, but this time, she didn’t look at him. “Okay, okay, got it.”
Still, Ian stood there and looked on as she deftly prepared the ingredients for lunch.
Cindy grew a tad self-conscious at his scrutiny. I’m just chopping vegetables. What’s so interesting towatch? As she cut the vegetables with her head lowered, she suggested after a while, “You can go outand watch television. It’s boring to stand here.”
Ian murmured in acknowledgment, but he didn’t move. Instead, he commented, “You’re very proficientat cooking, so it seems that you must’ve been cooking since young.”
The corners of Cindy’s mouth lifted. “Yup, I've been cooking since young. I have a little brother, and myparents were busy back then, so I had to take care of him. For that reason, I learned a lot of life skillsvery early on.”