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"Madam's parents came to visit in the afternoon. Madam was very happy to see them. She told me to tell Mister Ling that she was going back to stay with them for a few days …" The maid lowered her head. Her voice was not loud, perhaps she could sense that the warmth around Ling Yao was gradually dissipating.

They went back to Hai Clan?

It just so happened that right at this moment … You didn't even see him face to face, yet you just left like that?

Ling Yao lowered his thick eyelashes and asked in a low voice, "How long have you been gone?"

"About... About an hour ago. " The maid looked at the clock on the wall and answered.

After an hour, he would have reached Hai Clan villa by now …

"Madam has just woken up and is in poor health. She needs to rest in a place with medical conditions. Since she doesn't know the details and wants to leave, why didn't you stop her?" Ling Yao swept a glance at the maid in a low voice. There was a hint of reproach in her gaze, but the latter seemed to have something on her back.

The maid braced herself and explained, "The doctor came to check on Madam this morning and told her that she was recovering well. When Madam saw her parents, both of them were in high spirits. We couldn't persuade her …"

Ling Yao's cold face became even gloomier: "If you can't persuade me, then why didn't you inform me?"

The maid felt wronged: "She went..." "But at that time, you were preparing an announcement for the evening, saying that if there's anything you need to say later, we can talk about it later …"

He recalled that while he was preparing the announcement, there seemed to be someone who wanted to report something to him. However, he did not pay attention and after finishing the preparation, he did not see that person, nor did he put any extra energy into it.

Yes, it seemed that since early morning, when someone came to tell him that Hai Xiaoming had woken up, he had been busy with all kinds of things and couldn't get rid of his body to take a look at her. He thought that she would obediently wait for his return as per usual, he was sure that her desire to see him wouldn't be less than his, however …

What was this?

"I know." The hand holding the bouquet of flowers drooped down, and he casually tossed the bouquet to the maid. He turned and walked into the living room in desolation. His muscles relaxed, and he collapsed onto the sofa.

He just looked up at the chandelier on the ceiling, as if he suddenly didn't know what to do.

With the departure of Hai Xiao Min, his heart seemed to have become empty. Even if she was unconscious, all he needed to know was that she was always there and that he could see her sleeping face every day. It was also better than now …

After a while, he heard some noises coming from the kitchen. It was the maid who was cleaning the kitchen. He inadvertently took a glance and saw that the maid was bringing out some cold dishes and was about to throw them away.

"Where's all this leftover food?" Ling Yao lowered his head and casually asked.

The maid paused in her actions before replying, "It was made by the Madam."

"When?" Hai Xiaomin would not be able to cook for the whole week, and since she had just woken up today, she would definitely not cook.

"It was the day when Mister Ling returned." The maid remembered it well.

A week had passed, and Ling Shang's eyebrows furrowed together, "It's been so long, why haven't you fallen yet?"

"That... Madame prepared an afternoon in the kitchen to celebrate Mr. Ling's return, but you didn't come back to eat that night, so there was a lot left over. Madam said that she would put it in the refrigerator for your supper, but later I saw that none of the dishes in the fridge had been touched, and Madam didn't tell me what to do with them … So it was only after all these days that I wanted to deal with them. " the maid explained.

That dinner... Ling Yao was stunned once again.

At that time, he had just come out of the detention center and regained control over the situation. His previous plans had come to the critical moment of closing the net, so he had no time to pay attention to anything else.

However, that day had a completely different meaning to Hai Xiaoming!

His plan did not tell her beforehand that he had been taken away to investigate, that she was the most worried about him, that the moment he returned home, the moment it seemed to her, was the end of those days of apprehension, that he was her husband, that he was half a day away, that nothing was more important than his safe return, that she had spent the whole afternoon carefully preparing dinner for his celebration, and that he had neglected …

She told him to prepare supper for him, but he refused. She gave him a massage, and worked so hard to get close to him, take care of him, and carefully curry favor with him. It contained guilt, including the longing of not seeing him for nine days, but at that time, his mind was full of plans …

Yes, ever since he started LY, he had gotten used to prioritizing his work plan!

The next evening, when he found out that Hai Xiao Min was not around, he found out that his father-in-law and mother-in-law had told them to go back, but she did not inform him. He could guess without even thinking how much pressure she would feel if she went back to Hai Clan villa alone without him …

A wave of vexation spread through his chest.

Ling Yao's long legs were spread apart as his upper body leaned forward with his elbows on his legs. His right hand stroked the ring on his left pinky. His handsome eyebrows were knit together and his eyes were deep and heavy, as if a terrifying storm was brewing within them.

The maid did not dare to ask for instructions, much less act rashly.

The living room was deathly silent. After a long time, Ling Yu let out a sigh of relief and coldly said, "Heat up those dishes."

"Huh?" The maid could not react in time. Why did she need to heat up the food that was about to be poured out?

"Give me some." Ling Yao calmly added.

Ah!" The maid stared in shock. "But, but these have been in the fridge for so many days, they're almost all broken. This …

The maid wanted to remind him that he had a bad stomach. Didn't Mr. Ling always pay attention to the health of his food? But this time, Ling Yao simply ignored her and continued to stare blankly in his original position.

The maid was helpless as both Mr. and Mrs. Jess weren't present. How could she persuade Mr. Ling otherwise? She had no choice but to take the dishes back to the kitchen. She picked up a few dishes that weren't too spoiled, heated them up, and took them out again.

Ling Yao scanned through the dishes and immediately noticed that the quantity was off. However, he couldn't eat that much either. He didn't say anything, and just picked up the chopsticks and sat on the sofa to taste them one by one.

After such a long time, the food was indeed a little sour. With his picky taste, the taste was not very good, but if it did not spoil, then the food would definitely be very delicious. She had spent a lot of time and effort thinking about it.

Someone like him should probably only be able to eat this kind of spoiled food!

Ling Yao mocked himself as he thought to himself. At first, it was just a taste, but later it swept away all the plates. Seeing this, the maid was flabbergasted and began to sweat profusely.

Without waiting for her voice, Ling Yao grabbed the keys to the car and left.

"Hey, Lisa, help me delay my travel schedule for today, I can't delay finding someone to replace you …" "Mmm, I have more important things to do. Tell Zegna …" In the car, Ling Yao hung up the Bluetooth phone. His slender hands gripped the steering wheel as he stared attentively at the road in front of him.