44 TIT FOR TAT PART 17 (1/2)

”I'm sorry, I've troubled you.” Xue Lin looked apologetic. Ever since she came here, she was bothering them. She didn't want her in-law to think that she was troublesome.

Ge Chen was sitting on the edge of the bed. He calmly said, ”Don't worry. You are the young mistress of this household. No one is troubled by you. Whatever you say, the servants will listen to you. Everyone is worried about you.”

”It sounds so easy when you say it like that but I'm not used to it. I can't imagine myself as a young mistress or something like that.” She thought she married a bodyguard. To think she would become a young mistress, she didn't know how to respond to it.

He gazed at her and said, ”It's alright, you can take your time.”

Xue Lin widened her eyes as she checked the time. ”It's nearly three in the morning. You need to sleep. I can't believe I woke up at a time like this.”

”It's fine. I can't sleep peacefully if my wife is sick.” Ge Chen assured her.

”I didn't mean this to happen. I have low pressure but it's not enough to make me faint. I was probably because I was overly emotional. I lost my control.” Xue Lin sighed. Her feet touched the cold floor and it made her feel better. She dragged herself towards the sofa and sat down.

Ge Chen handed her the thermometer. ”Check your temperature.”

Xue Lin tiredly shook her head. ”Oh, it's not necessary. I know my temperature is 38.5° C.”

Ge Chen raised his eyebrow. ”How do you know?”

She breathed slowly and replied, ”it's not the first time I'm having a fever.” She recalled something and frowned. ”And… did that old geezer leave?”

Ge Chen hid his laughter and replied, ”He did. My grandfather sent him to the Ge Mansion.”

Xue Lin started to feel better. She smirked and said, ”Great! My fever will go down in no time.” She would feel disgusted if she heard that he was staying here.

Ge Chen curiously asked, ”What about medicine? Your fever is high.”

Xue Lin answered, ”Since that guy left for good, I'm happy. The fever came only because I was angry. It's not that I'm cold.”

He didn't know what to say to that. ”...I see. But you have to take medicine if the fever gets worse.”

”Of course, I will.” Xue Lin didn't feel like talking anymore. The more she talked the more she felt that her energy was draining. She opened the lids of the dishes one by one and the wonderful smell filled the room. There was wonton soup, rice, Sichuan pork, shrimp with vermicelli and garlic, Kung Pao chicken, Peking roasted duck, water chestnut cake, and Osmanthus jelly.

Growl!

When the smell went into her nostrils, her stomach cried out for food.

All her tiredness vanished in the air. She hungrily took the chopsticks and took the rice bowl. When she put a piece of pork in her mouth, her eyes sparkled. She hadn't had such tender and juicy meat for a long time. She took her time and slowly chewed the meat. ”It's so delicious.”

Ge Chen was glad she liked the meals. ”Our chef is one of the very few top chefs in China. Enjoy your meal. He prepared a feast for you, remember?”