Chapter 1489: Chapter 1493: Baby, I Have a Gift for You
Ye Xingbei guessed right; it wasn’t the flu, just an ordinary cold.
After drinking a few days of the herbal medicine prescribed by Yue Yaer, she recovered quickly.
The only thing that didn’t recover was her appetite.
Two or three days after her cold subsided, she still had no appetite and didn’t feel like eating. Her portions grew smaller and smaller, even less than what Lingyue and Xiao Shumiao, the two kids, ate.
Eating so little directly caused her to become even thinner.
She had always been the type who wouldn’t gain weight no matter what she ate. With reduced intake, she slimmed down visibly at an alarming speed.
The words that Gu Junzhu said most often every day were to urge her to eat more.
But it wasn’t that she was being difficult; she truly couldn’t eat much.
She was already forcing herself to eat a little more.
But as soon as her stomach felt full, stuffing more food into her mouth made her feel nauseous and unable to swallow.
Had it not been only two or three days since her period ended, she might have suspected she was pregnant and experiencing morning sickness.
Unfortunately, her period was irrefutable proof.
She wasn’t pregnant.
Heartbreaking.
That day, Gu Junzhu suddenly brought a young girl home.
The girl looked no older than twenty or so, with an oval-shaped face and delicate, exquisite features exuding a touch of youthful innocence. Her eyes were dark and bright, as beautiful as black grapes soaked in water. Her long hair was tied into a ponytail. Her figure was neither too tall nor too short, not too skinny nor too curvy—she simply gave off an overall pleasing appearance.
Ye Xingbei, who was sitting in the living room playing with Xiao Shumiao, stood up, “We have a guest?”
“Not a guest,” Gu Junzhu said. “A chef.”
“A chef?” Ye Xingbei’s curious gaze fell on the girl. “Her?”
“Yes,” Gu Junzhu said. “Her name is Guu Bohe. Her ancestors once served as Imperial Chefs. She’s the only heir of her generation.”
Even putting aside whether or not this young girl seemed dependable, the fact that she identified herself as… a chef…
Just the word “chef” alone made Ye Xingbei feel a warm surge of emotion in her heart.
It was like a hot spring flowing through her body, or like drinking an entire jar of honey—sweet and warm.
There was no need to explain; even though they already had plenty of chefs in the household, Gu Junzhu had gone out of his way to bring another one back. It was undoubtedly because her appetite had been poor recently.
Having someone like this, who would think of you no matter where or when, who would take care of you with so much thoughtfulness and tenderness, was truly a blessing. Truly, truly a blessing.
She had spent twenty years living an uncherished, unloved life. Now, her fortunes had taken a turn, as if God was determined to make up for all the suffering she had endured before by giving her someone as warm and wonderful as Gu Junzhu.
If there weren’t so many people in the living room, she really wanted to throw herself into Gu Junzhu’s arms, hold his neck tightly, and kiss him fiercely.
Gu Junzhu turned to Gu Chi and said, “Xiao Chi, take Miss Guu to the kitchen. She’ll be in charge of tonight’s dinner.”
Gu Chi accepted the order and gestured politely for Guu Bohe to follow him.
Guu Bohe gave a slight bow to everyone, then followed Gu Chi to the kitchen with her head lowered. Her cheeks were flushed a deep red, looking adorably shy.
While Gu Junzhu and Ye Xingbei were talking, Xiao Shumiao had already rushed into Gu Junzhu’s arms, clinging to him for a cuddle.
Gu Junzhu held him close for a while before handing him back to Ye Xingbei. “Darling, play with Mom for now. Dad’s going to change clothes.”
He flicked Xiao Shumiao lightly on his forehead and went upstairs to change.
After a quick wash and a change of clothes, he came back downstairs. Ye Xingbei handed him a cup of hot tea.
Sitting down beside Ye Xingbei, he took the cup of tea and sipped it, grinning. “Darling, your tea-making skills keep improving. You’re at a master level now!”