Chapter 53

Just now, when I didn’t answer his call, he was about to strangle me. Ah, the past is really something I can’t bear to think about. Whenever I do, it makes me feel extremely uncomfortable.

I stood up and hopped barefoot to the kitchen door. I saw Reynaldo had already tied on an apron and was cleaning the ingredients. He frowned when he saw me.

I hurriedly said, “Let me do it.”

Reynaldo chuckled lightly and said, “You? Can you cook?”

“I… I can follow the instructions on the phone,” I whispered.

He laughed again, laughing mockingly. I secretly vowed in my heart that I would definitely learn how to cook.

“Sitting on the sofa, and if I see you wandering around again, be careful of me…” He suddenly stopped talking when he mentioned this, and lowered his head to clean the ingredients.

I subconsciously asked, “Be careful how?”

He paused for a moment while selecting the vegetables, slowly lifted his head to look at me, his gaze focused and profound, inexplicably causing my heart to beat faster. He said, “Be careful, I will make you beg for mercy tonight.”

I turned around and silently returned to the sofa, sitting obediently. From this corner, one could faintly see Reynaldo’s figure bustling in the kitchen. Ever since he became successful, his entire demeanor has been dignified and astute. And there he was, tall as ever, wearing a high-end black dress shirt, with his sleeves rolled up halfway. A person like him, with a pink apron tied around his waist, adorned with lace trim, felt out of place no matter how one imagined it. But just now, when I saw him at the kitchen door, not only did I not feel any sense of incongruity, but I also found his appearance quite charming. What’s going on?

No, I couldn’t think anymore. I leaned back on the sofa, forcing myself not to think about that man anymore. In order to divert my attention, I took out the document that the CEO had given me and read it. It is about an investment project for a play. My previous wish was to become an actor, so now when I see projects related to filming, I naturally pay close attention.

I don’t know how long it had been, when suddenly Reynaldo’s voice sounded beside me, “It’s time to eat.”

I was startled and instinctively rolled up the documents and stuffed them into my bag. As I looked up, I saw Reynaldo squinting his eyes and staring at my bag. He sneered coldly, “What shameful thing is it that you’re so afraid I’ll see?”

I chuckled and said, “Nothing much, just our company’s project files.”

“Your company?” Reynaldo sneered, “You’ve only been working here for one day, and you already feel so attached?”

I really don’t know what he was being sarcastic about. I cleared my throat and said, “Well, why not? Since I started working, whether it was the first day of work or the first hour of work, didn’t we all have to work diligently and treat the company as our own home?”

“Huh!” he sneered again, “You really are a top-notch employee, aren’t you? Your presence is truly a blessing for your company.”

I was speechless. The ironic tone of this is really getting more and more grating as I listen. I got up and changed the subject, saying, “I’m so hungry, have you finished cooking yet?”

As I said this, I hopped towards the dining table, but the next second, he picked me up horizontally.

I was startled and stammered, “I, I can walk by myself, please put me down.”

Reynaldo ignored me and proceeded to sit me down at the dining table. Looking at the food on the dining table, I was shocked. He was really a master of cooking! Reynaldo cooked three dishes and a soup: one sweet and sour fish, one spicy chicken, one stir-fried vegetables, and a tomato and egg soup. Three dishes and one soup, with a perfect combination of color, aroma, and taste. I was already hungry, and now smelling the aroma of this food, I became even more hungry. I looked at the wall clock again; he cooked so fast, he finished four dishes in less than an hour, and also cooked rice.

Reynaldo served two bowls of rice and handed one bowl to me. I was surprised when I saw him eating and asked, “Haven’t you had dinner yet?”

“Um,” he responded gloomily, and added at the end, “I haven’t eaten for a day.”

I widened my eyes, took a breath, and said, “You say you’re such a big person, and yet no one has ever fed you…”

He came at me with a knife-like gaze, and I instantly choked up, swallowing down the words that followed.