Chapter 163 - 162: Subtle Tenderness (8)
Although she didn’t finish her sentence, he could completely guess what she wanted to say. It was nothing more than about Cheng Ziyang again.
However, this time, she stopped in time and didn’t mention Cheng Ziyang.
It seems that she has begun to remember what he said and started to take it to heart.
Although he knew that Dong Xin Yan was merely afraid of angering him again, which would implicate Cheng Ziyang, his mood felt somewhat relieved.
He lazily leaned against the sofa, and his voice unconsciously carried that barely detectable tenderness as he spoke, "Hmm, I’m hungry. Go ahead."
Dong Xin Yan secretly let out a sigh of relief, and with a curved brow and eye, she responded, "Okay, Mr. Gu, please wait a moment~."
For the first time in so long, Dong Xin Yan spoke to him in such a relaxed tone, leaving Gu Ningyi once again stunned, and by the time he reacted, Dong Xin Yan had already walked into the kitchen.
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After looking through some reports and taking a few calls, the aroma of food wafted over from the kitchen. Gu Ningyi wasn’t actually hungry, but the smell somehow stirred a bit of hunger in him.
He placed the laptop on his knee onto the table, rubbed his forehead with long fingers, then stood up, striding toward the kitchen with long legs.
In the spacious and bright kitchen, Dong Xin Yan’s petite figure was busy. Her long hair was tied up high, revealing her slender neck. Around it was a pink thin string, the strap of her pink apron.