CH 11

Shen Dai had already fallen asleep when the car arrive at the Qu house.

The driver, Lao-Wu, opened the door and stood quietly at one side as he waited for Qu Moyu’s instructions. 

Lao-Wu is the son of Qu Shen’s driver and was specially trained for Qu Moyu. Since he had such a close relationship with Qu Moyu, he naturally knows all there is to know. However, even though the two are not real husband and wife and he is only a beta, he still did not dare to casually touch someone with the title of Qu Moyu’s wife.

Qu Moyu got out of the car, walked around to the side where Shen Dai was, lowered his head, and stared at him for a few seconds. Then he bent down and carried Shen Dai sideways.

Shen Dai’s skeleton framework was larger than most male omegas, but he was still light in his arms.

Shen Dai opened his eyes briefly in the middle of the swaying movements. He looked at Qu Moyu blankly for a while before closing his eyes again. It seemed as if he was merely looking upon a dream. 

Uncle Heng hurried over, “Young master, did Mr. Shen drink too much?”

“Mn, Aunt Lan, come change his clothes.”

Aunt Lan ran over, “Should I make some hangover tea?”

“He can’t drink it right now, let him sleep.” Qu Moyu took Shen Dai upstairs, walked into the guest room, and put the man on the bed.

When he got back up, Qu Moyu felt a little bit of resistance. Looking down, he found that Shen Dai had grabbed onto the corner of his clothes. All his force was exerted onto the small cloth held between his thumb and index finger. It was very light and careful, yet seemingly stubborn.

Qu Moyu frowned slightly, his eyes flickered as he had some thoughts. In the end, he pulled back his clothes effortlessly, “Take good care of him.”

When Shen Dai woke up, he found that he had overslept. He doesn’t usually need to set an alarm for work and can get up naturally in the morning. However, he didn’t think that he would end up drinking too much.

Lying in bed, he reviewed what had happened last night and remembered what he had said to Qu Moyu in the car. He was so vexed that he almost wanted to hit his head against the wall. Why did he say all that! The intention behind the words he said was too obvious. He tried his best to seal himself in front of Qu Moyu, just for the fear of exposing some feelings he shouldn’t have. The best way for him to get along with Qu Moyu is for him to appreciate him from a distance without expectations, just like in the past. 

What would Qu Moyu think now? Would he think that he is also coveting the mark of a top-tier alpha?

But it’s too late for regrets now. He can’t even remember what he said afterward, how he came back, who brought him into the house, and who changed his clothes.

However, how Qu Moyu views him actually has no impact on their relationship. Or rather, Qu Moyu has never really “viewed” him properly. These entanglements in his heart were nothing but worries due to his own imagination. He comforted himself in this way, which could be regarded as fighting poison with poison.

Shen Dai looked at the time. Even if he got up now and went to the research institute, he could only work for half a day. Moreover, he still had a headache. Thus, he simply sent a message to Cheng Zimei and gave himself a day off. 

He got up, took a bath, cleaned himself up, and went downstairs to find food. Last night, he was so disgusted by You Xinghai that he couldn’t eat anything and drank a stomach full of alcohol. Now, he was so hungry that his stomach was rumbling.

When Uncle Heng saw him, his expression was a little strange, “Good morning, Mr. Shen.”

Shen Dai didn’t care about his sarcasm, “Uncle Heng, I’m hungry. Is there anything to eat?”

“Lunch is still an hour away. Would you like to wait or eat something first?” 

“I’ll eat something first. Anything will do.”

“How about some cake?”

“Okay, thank you.”

After a while, Aunt Lan brought a glass of milk and two pieces of green bean cake, “Mr. Shen, have these as appetizers, there is still a lot of delicious food at lunch.” 

“Thank you, Aunt Lan. Make less for lunch, I can’t eat too much after eating these.” In fact, Shen Dai’s appetite isn’t small, but he feels uncomfortable in the stomach right now. He just wants to eat something to relieve himself.

“Eat a little more.” Aunt Lan smiled and said, “When I changed your pajamas yesterday, aiya, you’re too thin.”

Shen Dai was a little embarrassed, “I’m sorry for giving you trouble.”

“It’s nothing. What trouble could we have?” Aunt Lan smiled ambiguously. “It was a little troublesome for the young master though. Last night, the young master…” 

Uncle Heng coughed softly nearby.

Aunt Lan ignored him, “Last night, the young master carried you from the car to your room.”

Shen Dai was slightly stunned, he concealed this by lowering his eyes. He took a bite of the soft glutinous green bean cake and instantly felt the taste of sweetness enter his heart. The previous moment, he was still hoping he could forget all the embarrassment that happened last night, but at this moment, he just wanted to remember every single step that Qu Moyu took as he carried him.

“A-Lan, shouldn’t you go watch the kitchen?” Uncle Heng urged, as if he was afraid she would say more. 

“I’m not the cook. Why should I watch it?”

Uncle Heng and Aunt Lan are both servants who have been serving Qu Moyu in the old manor since he was a child. After Qu Moyu became independent, he brought them over. Although Uncle Heng is the housekeeper, Aunt Lan is the only servant here that could disobey him.

Uncle Heng said in a bad mood, “Go watch the time. There’s traffic today, we need to deliver lunch to the young master a bit earlier.”

Aunt Lan looked at her watch, “There’s enough time, Mr. Shen, do you want to see the kitchen? You never say what you like to eat and always say whatever is fine. Then you might as well come to tell the chef directly what you like.” 

“There’s no need, this afternoon, I…”

“Come on, come on.” Aunt Lan enthusiastically pulled Shen Dai up. “You’ve moved here for so long but you’ve never been anywhere except the living room, dining room, and your own room.”

The kitchen of the Qu family is frighteningly large. It is divided into the hot meal section and the cold meal section. There was a wall full of lockers, a walk-in refrigerator, a chef and his two apprentices. At this time, the kitchen counter was filled with carefully selected ingredients.

After Aunt Lan introduced the chef, she began to introduce today’s dishes, “Recently, the young master has been tired of work meals, so we make food ourselves and send it to him at noon every day. The young master has a light taste but he eats a lot. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have grown so tall.” 

Shen Dai said with a smile, “President Qu’s work meals are also sent by the company’s canteen. Actually, our canteen is quite good, but it does get tiring after eating it for a long time.”

“That’s right, it’s impossible to compare with the food from home.” Aunt Lan said to the cook, “Xiao-Wang, you have to be on time. Uncle Heng said there’s traffic today and he needs to leave early.”

“Okay, I’ll hurry up.”

Shen Dai picked up a piece of paper on the counter, on it were the dishes being cooked today. 

Chef Wang explained, “I wrote this for my apprentices to prepare for the dishes. I might not make all of them.”

“Mr. Shen, do you know how to cook?” Aunt Lan asked.

“I used to cook frequently at home. Later however, there were no conditions for me to do so in the company dormitory.”

Aunt Lan smiled as she looked at him, “Why don’t you cook a dish for the young master? Let him switch up his taste, it could also save us some time.” 

Uncle Heng who followed them in immediately objected, “A-Lan, how can we let Mr. Shen personally cook? Don’t make trouble for Xiao-Wang.”

Aunt Lan glared at Uncle Heng, “What could go wrong with making a dish, right? Mr. Shen?”

Shen Dai couldn’t help but be excited, “Let me try.” At this time, his mind was full of —— Qu Moyu will eat the dishes he personally cooked.

“Here, look at these ingredients. You can use whatever you want.” 

“I’ll make a shrimp tofu pot, it’s quick.” Shen Dai couldn’t help smiling. “My family members all said it’s delicious.”

Aunt Lan came to help and told him secretly behind Uncle Heng’s back, “Put in less salt. When the young master comes back in the evening, I’ll ask him if he noticed.”

Shen Dai wasn’t sure about Aunt Lan’s intention, nor dare he speculate, but he can feel that it was out of pure goodwill.

Aunt Lan saw through what he was thinking from a single glance and said quietly, “You guys are already married. Don’t worry about the reason, isn’t it fine to live your days peacefully? I think the young master is also good to you. You need to think of ways to increase his feelings.” 

“Thank you, Aunt Lan.” Shen Dai said sincerely.

Shen Dai carefully cooked the dish, sprinkled fresh and tender scallions on top, and then took some pictures from several angles with his phone. Although it was only a homemade dish, the color, smell, and taste were all there. It looked very appetizing. He used to have a wide range of interests and photography was one of them, but because he was carrying debt, only work remained in his life. However, it seems that his skills have not regressed too much. At the very least, the picture he took for the first dish he made for Qu Moyu looked very delicious.

This shrimp tofu pot was put into a thermal container. When it’s delivered to Qu Moyu’s hand after a bumpy ride, it must’ve already gone past its most delicious and presentable moment. If, if he ever gets the opportunity to talk about the taste of this dish with Qu Moyu later, he will take out these pictures and let Qu Moyu see it in its most perfect state. The little joy and expectation at the bottom of his heart are magnified uncontrollably.

It was almost ten o’clock in the evening when Shen Dai heard the sound of Qu Moyu’s car. His back was sore from searching for information all afternoon. He has been writing this SCI for half a year now and several important experimental data couldn’t be demonstrated. He was very painfully stuck. He got up from his laptop and went to the window. He stretched his lower back and peeped at Qu Moyu through the gap in the curtain. 

Hearing the sound of Qu Moyu entering the door, he hesitated for a moment and decided to go downstairs to apologize and thank him for what happened last night.

As soon as he opened the door, he heard Qu Moyu scold in a low voice, “Don’t let him cook again, what were you thinking?”

Shen Dai suddenly froze. He heard Aunt Lan say something in a quiet voice. He couldn’t hear clearly, but her tone was obviously a little aggrieved.

Then there were some footsteps. 

Shen Dai quietly retreated two steps and quietly closed the door. It wasn’t disappointing. After all, this was the reasonable development. At least Qu Moyu ate his dish, this was already pretty good. What more did he want, a five-star review? He just didn’t understand why Qu Moyu had to scold Aunt Lan? This made him feel embarrassed towards Aunt Lan.

The next morning, he finished his breakfast as usual, put on his bag, took his bike from the underground lot, and prepared to go to work.

When he went out, he bumped into Aunt Lan, who looked at him with some evasion. She never mentioned what happened yesterday so he also pretended that nothing had happened.

When he pushed his bike through the courtyard, Uncle Heng was watering the flowers. When he saw him, he came over, “Good morning, Mr. Shen.” 

“Good morning, Uncle Heng. You continue working, I’ll be leaving.”

“Mr. Shen.” Uncle Heng said, “Can I tell you a few things?”

Shen Dai intuitively didn’t want to hear these things, but he had nowhere to hide. He could only park his bike and looked at Uncle Heng calmly.

“When the young master came back last night, A-Lan told him you cooked for him. The young master was unhappy and scolded A-Lan. A-Lan has brought the young master up from childhood and the young master rarely ever spoke loudly to her.” 

Shen Dai lowered his eyes and waited for him to continue.

Uncle Heng’s tone was very gentle, “A-Lan never got much education and has always been working in the mansion. She is relatively simple and has been taking care of the young master for more than 20 years. There’s nothing to complain about the way she takes care of his daily life. However, she doesn’t realize that she and the young master are not people from the same world. We can’t be using her ideas trying to get into the young master’s mind. If I didn’t tell her, she wouldn’t even know why the young master was angry.”

Shen Dai said lightly, “What do you want to say?”

“You were educated and you’re so intelligent. In fact, you probably already understand everything. The young master is only nice to you because of his refinement. However, the young master does not want you to have any unnecessary ideas about him. He will feel troubled.” 

Shen Dai felt a burst of heat from his cheeks. His hand subconsciously wanted to find the large pocket of his lab coat, but the sweater on his body had no pockets, leaving him at a loss.

Uncle Heng sighed, “Please don’t think I’m harsh. I know you’re a decently good person from getting along with you through this period of time. I respect you very much so I don’t want you to get hurt. The world of top-tier alphas is not something ordinary people like us can understand. There are too many people who like the young master, but the young master doesn’t need any specific person, he only needs to find the most valuable helper for him in the future.”