Chapter 83 - The Dinner

When Xie Yuansheng came back to his room, he discovered that his thighs and his little brother were stained with red lipstick. He just couldn't remember how it happened, but was extremely happy to even imagine the possibilities. He knew that Feng Xinying was obsessed with it whenever she was drunk as she found it to be most amusing. He abandoned his original plans of removing the wine cellar from his house. Actually, it might work in his favor. He smiled deviously. Thinking that, he didn't even bother to remove the stains from there and lightly soaped himself. Those red lipstick stains were the reminder of his time spent with a drunken Yingying. While he was getting ready to go downstairs, he heard the door of the adjacent room open. He had an urge to open his door and go downstairs to have dinner along with her, but he remembered what she said – don't show your face till Monday.

He sulked and stayed back in his room, as he was afraid that she wouldn't have dinner if she saw him. He decided to go later.

When Feng Xinying went downstairs, she saw that there was no one.

"Where is auntie?" she asked Lu Boyun.

"She has already had her dinner, young miss."

"And Xie Yuansheng?" she asked softly so no one could hear her concern.

Lu Boyun became angry with her. He was a little agitated and said in higher volume, "Young miss, stop being bothered about Xie Yuansheng. He is just no good for you! You have become so thin. Please eat food because I am the only person in this house who is concerned about your health. When I die, your father will ask me about you in heaven. What will tell him – that I didn't serve you with good food so you became so thin? Young miss, forget Xie Yuansheng and eat your food!"

Feng Xinying gritted her teeth. Through her clenched jaws, she said, "Lu Boyun, shut up, for God's sake. Why are you speaking so loudly?" She was afraid that Xie Yuansheng would hear.

"You should eat well!" he replied and left in a huff.

Feng Xinying sat down at the table, but she started missing something she couldn't understand. She served some dinner for herself in a plate and thought of going to her room. She didn't want to eat alone on that huge dining table. She served more than what was necessary and went up to her room. Then she looked at the door that was connecting the two rooms. On an impulse, she picked her plate and opened the door.

She saw Xie Yuansheng sitting on his bed with his laptop, munching on some cashew nuts. He lifted his head and was surprised to see her coming in his room from that door and with a plate in her hand at that. Immediately, he got up and sat upright. He looked at her with a strange expression as if he had seen a ghost because he never expected her to come in his room and that also with dinner.

As soon as Feng Xinying entered and saw him, she became aware of the situation and was embarrassed. What should she say? Why did she come? She had no answers for that. Slowly, she came to him and said, "I wanted to ask you about something, so I came with my dinner plate to discuss with you when I didn't see you downstairs."

Xie Yuansheng's hunger increased as his stomach rumbled loudly in front of Feng Xinying after seeing dinner. He was very hungry.

"Sure, what is it?" he said looking at the food.

Feng Xinying sat on the edge of his bed. She took a spoonful of rice, dipped it in shrimp garlic stir-fried and started to eat. Just before she put it in her mouth, she stopped midair and looked at Xie Yuansheng who was looking at her the food. She knew that he was hungry.

"There is a project on swimwear that the company wants to start with. I read those files and I think we can really do well with that," she started the conversation.

Xie Yuansheng's gaze broke and he looked at Feng Xinying. "Yes, even I think it is good," he replied.

Feng Xinying shifted towards him. "Could you open the file on your laptop which has the details?"

Xie Yuansheng nodded and opened the file.

"Could you turn the laptop towards me for me so I can see the details?" she asked.

Xie Yuansheng turned the laptop and she shifted closer in order to view the files. "Xie Yuansheng, please explain to me the details."

He opened the first page. He remembered all the details and started explaining her. All of a sudden he was eating something but he didn't realize when Feng Xinying started feeding him one bite after another while she also had mouthfuls from the same plate with the same spoon.

"The project needs some good investment. We can start our own brand. I have already figured out the people who will manufacture those items with us," he said, taking a bite of the roasted duck from her hand.

Feng Xinying took a bite from the same piece and said, "I think we should start this as soon as possible and once we have all the plans charted out with the budget, we should start advertising."

"Of course! That's a great idea. We can start advertising before the product is in the market for the customers to generate interest," he replied as Feng Xinying removed the last piece of flesh from the leg-piece of the roasted duck but before she could take it inside her mouth, Xie Yuansheng had brought his face closer to her mouth and took it away from. She frowned as the last piece was stolen from her.

"I have a celebrity in mind that we can use for this venture, Yuansheng," said Feng Xinying, keeping the bone of the meat they had finished together.

Xie Yuansheng said, "Xinying, on Monday, please arrange a meeting with all the people who are important for this project, and we will take it ahead. Since you are a model, you will be able to help us with advertising and style."

Something flashed in the memories of both their minds – "I am a model… where are my breasts… let me squeeze them…" They looked at each other with bewilderment.

Xie Yuansheng burped.