CEO's Substitute Bride

Knowing the truth, that one could not twist his leg with his own hands, she tactfully started to arrange her clothes and daily necessities.    

    

At this moment, Pei Yichen was in the mood to be a gentleman and waited quietly on the side.    

    

Ning Xia was embarrassed by his gaze, "Mr. Pei, is there anything else?" You're disturbing me from sorting out my clothes. "    

    

Pei Yichen raised his eyebrows, "As your husband, it's my duty to help you tidy up your room."    

    

The heck!    

    

Ning Xia, seeing his boastful appearance complained in her heart. 'Since you are so aware, you should start helping instead of just watching. How are you helping by standing aside?' That's a pretense. Hooligan!    

    

"I'll give you twenty minutes to organize your things, then we go downstairs for dinner."    

    

Pei Yichen watched her angry face looking like a little steamy bun and smiled imperceptibly. No matter how useful Ning Xia will be, at least looking at her puts him in a good mood.    

    

"I'll go!"    

    

Ning Xia pursed her lips and plastered a smile that was uglier than crying, silently giving Pei Yichen the middle finger.    

    

However, thinking of dinner, she unpacked all her clothes and hung them in the closet as quickly as she could. She even put her cosmetics into the bathroom adjacent to her room.    

    

She must admit. The quality of life for the rich was great. Just this room alone was bigger than the small house she had bought before.    

    

Pei Yichen watched her bending over to pick things up and then jogging to put them down. Although she looked flustered and messy, she arranged her things neatly. People who can turn chaos into order, their minds were always meticulous.    

    

Because she was sweating, the thin and light summer dress clung to her body, outlining her perfect figure.    

    

Pei Yichen recalled that she always wraps herself in loose dresses to cover her beauty.    

    

There were fine beads of sweat and some loose hair stuck to her face. However, she didn't seem to care at all. Her whole body gave off a sense of leisureliness. Pei Yichen swallowed, bewildered by her seductive aura.    

    

"Phew ~ It's done!"    

    

Ning Xia washed her face at the sink and casually tied up her hair. Because she's been running all over the place, her face was pink and tender, exuding the liveliness of a young girl.    

    

Feeling somewhat embarrassed, Pei Yichen turned his head away with a strange expression.    

    

He had seen plenty of women in the past few years. However, Ning Xia was the first one who was able to stir his emotions with just her simplicity.    

    

He deliberately shifted his gaze and saw the neatly arranged skincare products and cosmetics. "You really are unpresentable."    

    

Her so-called skincare products were the most basic facial mask and moisturizing cream. Her so-called cosmetics were an eyebrow pencil and a pale lipstick. There was also a tube of sunscreen at the side. Other than that, there was nothing else.    

    

"I am a natural born beauty, that's enough!"    

    

She just had the willfulness to maintain a good mood, go to bed early, get up early and exercise, it was much better than skincare cosmetics!    

    

Besides, she was used to not having any make-up. She didn't even use her eyebrows pencil or lipstick unless it was necessary.    

    

Pei Yichen looked at her elegant appearance and thought of a sentence for some reason: 'Light makeup is always suitable'.    

    

This sentence seemed to apply to Ning Xia. When she put on make-up, she looked like a beautiful red rose. When she wore her plain face, she looked like a pure camellia. No matter which one, it would make people want to go near and pick it.    

    

It had to be said that Pei Shijie had a good eye for people this time.    

    

"Young master, dinner is ready. May I ask when can we start serving?"    

    

The steward, Uncle Wu, stood outside the door and asked softly. He had already told the old master about the young mistress' moving in. Although he was a little dissatisfied about them sleeping in separate rooms, the old master was still very happy.    

    

"We're coming now."    

    

Pei Yichen answered and gave Ning Xia a warning look. She understood immediately and, smiling sweetly, went behind him, to push the wheelchair.    

    

Pei Yichen, who had his back to her, smiled. He had a feeling that from now on, his world will be less lonely.    

    

In his heart though, there was a little sense of loss. If she was the one by his side at this moment, how good would it be?    

    

But, since the end of that summer, it was as if she had disappeared from the face of the earth and could not be contacted no matter what. Even now that she had returned, he wanted to look for her but was still unable to find any relevant information.    

    

"Isn't it … too wasteful?"    

    

While Pei Yichen was deep in thought, Ning Xia had already pushed him to the dining room's table. Over a dozen different but delicious-looking dishes were placed on the table.    

    

The crux of the matter was, it seemed, that it was just the two of them eating.    

    

Redwood chairs were placed at the table. Ning Xia saw there were no chairs next to the seat of honor. She guessed that it was Pei Yichen's own doing and pushed the wheelchair to that place.    

    

Pei Yichen was very satisfied with her heedfulness, so he kindly explained, "In order to prevent bad guys from poisoning the food, there are a lot of dishes, making them unable to guess your preferences. Therefore, the probability of getting poisoned to death will be reduced."    

    

"Heh, do you think you're an ancient emperor? Do you want me to test the poison with silver needles?" Or do you need a eunuch to try your dishes? Too funny. "    

    

Ning Xia's mouth twitched, but her gaze fell on Pei Yichen's wheelchair. This height seemed to be a little short at the dining table. She wondered if she should remind him to sit on the chair.    

    

Pei Yichen raised his eyebrows and under her suspicious gaze, he pressed a button on the side of the armrest. Instantly, the originally low wheelchair started to rise.    

    

When it reached the right height, it stopped automatically .    

    

Pei Yichen saw that Ning Xia was marveling at this sight. He helplessly held his forehead and said, "Sit down, eat. You will meet more amazing things in the future. Calm down."    

    

Under Pei Yichen's disdainful gaze, Ning Xia closed her nearly dislocated jaw with her hand. That means to be rich!    

    

"Uncle Wu, let's try the dishes."    

    

Pei Yichen said to Uncle Wu. Uncle Wu immediately bowed respectfully and picked up a dish with his chopsticks.    

    

Ning Xia was shocked. She didn't expect that the dish would really be tried. If it was really poisoned, then wouldn't Uncle Wu be poisoned to death?    

    

Oh my God, Uncle Wu looks so friendly. He even cooked so many dishes for them, how could they make him do such a dangerous thing?!    

    

Ning Xia suddenly stood up and slapped away the chopsticks in Uncle Wu's hand, "Uncle Wu, no!"    

    

Seeing that she successfully stopped Uncle Wu from eating, she heaved a sigh of relief. She turned to look at Pei Yichen, with her eyes filled with anger.