Chapter 8 (1/2)

Why Didn’t You Turn on the Lights?

Fortunately, Qi Shenbai seemed to have disappeared for the past few days. Xu Jiaojiao learned from the butler that Qi Shenbai had gone on a business trip. Furthermore, every time he went on a business trip, he would be gone for a long time. Only then did Xu Jiaojiao feel relieved.

At night, when the butler and servants were resting, the lights in the villa were all switched off, and only the wall lamps shone with a dim yellow light.

After Xu Jiaojiao finished the homework assigned by her teacher, she was a little hungry, so she quietly went downstairs to the kitchen to look for food.

She loved the night the most. The entire villa was quiet, as if she was the only one left in the world. Others would feel lonely, but Xu Jiaojiao felt free. At times like these, she could do whatever she wanted, such as cooking supper for herself.

In order not to alarm the others, Xu Jiaojiao’s movements were very light. She cooked a simple bowl of noodles and walked towards the dining room with the steaming hot noodles.

Suddenly, a black shadow appeared in front of her!

In her shock, her fingers loosened and the bowl of noodles was about to fall to the ground. Just in time, the black shadow took a step forward and caught the bottom of the bowl.

Xu Jiaojiao held her breath. Under the dim yellow light, she could finally see the black shadow’s face. She stuttered as she greeted, “M-Mr. Qi…”

Qi Shen’s thoughtful gaze fell on Xu Jiaojiao’s face as he asked in a deep voice, “Why didn’t you turn on the lights?”

Xu Jiaojiao explained, “I don’t want to disturb everyone’s rest.” She knew that if she mentioned it, the butler would definitely arrange for someone to make food for her. However, she was the freeloader here, so she did not want to cause trouble.

Qi Shenbai’s eyebrows moved slightly. Just as he was about to speak, the crystal lights in the villa suddenly lit up. Pei Yan was a step slower as he walked in with his luggage. When he saw Qi Shenbai and Xu Jiaojiao standing so close to each other, he was so shocked that his mouth fell open.

Mr. Qi was actually standing that close to a woman?! Qi Shenbai usually could not stand it when a woman stepped even a little closer to him. He never interacted with anyone of the opposite sex! Today, though, he was actually standing so close to Xu Jiaojiao that the two of them were almost touching!

Qi Shenbai glanced at Pei Yan imperceptibly before carrying the bowl of noodles to the dining room. From the corner of his eye, he noticed that the noodles in the bowl looked delicious. He put down the bowl and said in a low voice, “You can tell the butler if you want to eat supper next time.”

“There’s no need to trouble anyone. I’ll make it myself.” Xu Jiaojiao followed Qi Shenbai to the table and added, “Thank you.”

Qi Shenbai stood in front of the dining table without moving as he stared at Xu Jiaojiao.