"Anmiao Ning" smiled faintly. Her tone paused slightly and was extremely steady, making people unconsciously believe what she said.
Mrs. Lu's eyes widened suddenly, and her heart wavered involuntarily.
Indeed, there was no evidence indicating that Anmiao Ning was a country bumpkin. It was just her speculation.
When Lu Yan and Anmiao Ning had just gotten married, Mrs. Lu had probed her, but Anmiao Ning had never denied it. So she had always assumed that she was from the countryside.
But now seeing her so confident, Mrs. Lu felt inexplicably guilty.
"Then tell me, why is Lu Yan not good enough for you?"
"Anmiao Ning" looked at the pastries served, cut a piece with a fork, and slowly put it into her mouth.
The Napoleon cake he ordered was Anmiao Ning's favorite. The sweet and greasy taste melted on the tip of his tongue. He didn't really like it.
He thought that he would pack a portion for Miaomiao when he got back.
After the cake in his mouth had completely melted and been swallowed, he said casually, "Haven't you taken a close look at the birthday gifts I've given you in the past two years?"
Mrs. Lu frowned. "A long - sleeved gown, a green jade ring, and a pair of wooden bracelets this year. What's there to look at?"
She looked down at the jade ring on her index finger. It was bought from a jewelry store not long ago and was very expensive. It must be better than the gifts Anmiao Ning had given.
"Besides, aren't you just spending my son's money?"
Looking at his mother's ignorance, Lu Yan couldn't help but sigh deeply in his heart.
Those gifts were not things that Lu Yan could buy with money.
Anmiao Ning had asked her acquaintances and spent a great deal of effort and money to obtain them. Even a wealthy person might not be able to get them.
After "Anmiao Ning" slowly finished the dessert, she wiped the corner of her mouth and then slowly said, "Go and check the origin of those gifts first, and then consider whether you want me to divorce Lu Yan."
After saying that, she got up first, went to the front desk to pay the bill, picked up the packed cake, and left the tea - restaurant, leaving Mrs. Lu standing there.
"Anmiao Ning" looked cold. Mrs. Lu forgot to retort for a moment, and the only thing left in her mind was the last sentence.
Check the origin of those gifts?
Could it be that this country bumpkin really had an extraordinary background?
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Lu Yan walked out with the cake packed for Miaomiao and found that it had started to drizzle outside at some point.
He frowned slightly. He hadn't brought an umbrella.
But the rain showed no sign of abating. Instead, it was getting denser.
The tea - restaurant was not far from Star River Capital. It was just a short walk, but he would have to walk back in the rain.
He looked down at the cake and directly protected it under his clothes.
...
When Lu Yan returned to the office, Anmiao Ning was surprised. "Where have you been?"
He was all wet.
She stood up, first looked out of the window, and then brought him the spare towel in the office and handed it to him. "Where did you go? Why are you all wet in the rain?"
"I went downstairs to buy you a cake." Lu Yan took the towel and casually wiped his hair. Just as he was about to put it aside, Anmiao Ning took it and wiped his hair again.
"Don't you remember how you got a fever last time?" Anmiao Ning blamed him. "My hair is long, different from your short hair. You must dry it."
His short hair?
Lu Yan glanced at her. He didn't expect his short hair to be described like this in her mouth.
But he didn't refute. He just let Anmiao Ning gently wipe his hair with the towel.
It was quite enjoyable.
As Anmiao Ning wiped his hair, she murmured softly, "Why did you have to go out to buy a cake on a rainy day?"
Lu Yan raised his eyebrows.
"To give you a little surprise." Lu Yan blurted out casually.
A surprise? Anmiao Ning didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
She slightly raised her chin. When she saw the cake box on the table, a look of surprise flashed in her eyes.
It wasn't just because the transparent box contained her favorite cake. She noticed that the cake box was dry.
It wasn't stained with a single drop of rain and was sitting safely in the box, waiting to be tasted.
Anmiao Ning closed her eyes, not wanting to misinterpret things.
Maybe Lu Yan was just a perfectionist and didn't want to ruin the shape of the cake by running too fast, so he got wet to protect the cake and come back.
But the next second, Lu Yan denied her self - hypnosis.
"The rain was quite heavy, but I was afraid that the cake would be damaged if I walked too fast. Then it wouldn't look good."
After his hair was almost dry, he turned his head and held her hand, looking at her. "Don't you girls like beautiful things?"
Anmiao Ning's heart suddenly raced.
"Whatever you say." She turned her head awkwardly, broke free from his hand, sat back on the chair, and stared blankly at the cake.
This wasn't the first time Lu Yan had bought her a cake.
Anmiao Ning had always been very self - disciplined and rarely overate. She would only allow herself to have a dessert to relieve her mood when she was in a bad mood.
She didn't know when Lu Yan had noticed this. Occasionally, he would buy her all kinds of cakes and desserts. To avoid getting fat, she had to lie and say that she didn't like sweet things.
But she couldn't resist the temptation. She secretly went out to buy her favorite Napoleon cake, and that day, she was caught red - handed by Lu Yan, who was coming back from the company.
"Don't you like it, huh?" His inquiring tone was like accusing her.
Caught in the act, Anmiao Ning could hardly hold the spoon steadily. She could only say awkwardly that she only liked this kind and didn't like others.
After that, from time to time, when Lu Yan came back from work, he would always bring her a Napoleon cake, casually saying that he bought it downstairs in the company.
She didn't have the heart to refuse anymore.
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Pulling back from the memory, she stared at the cake and suddenly asked, "Did you buy it on the way today?"
"No." Lu Yan answered slowly. "I bought it specifically for you today." After saying that, he added, "It was the same before."
Although the tea - restaurant was not far from the company, he didn't really have the leisure to buy a cake on the way.
He had bought it specifically for her before? Why?
Before she could ask, Lu Yan had already answered. "Because you like it."
Lu Yan looked at her as if he could see through her thoughts. "You don't like going out, but you're willing to sneak out to buy a cake. I guessed that you must like it very much."
"You never tell me what you like, so I can only judge like this."
His voice was calm, and his words were plain, without any waves. But it was like a stone thrown on the lake, stirring up ripples in Anmiao Ning's heart.
Her eyes welled up with tears, and a sour heat welled up in her nose.
"Are you trying to make me happy?" She lowered her eyes and asked tentatively.
If it wasn't for this reason, she really didn't know why Lu Yan was doing this.
"You can understand it that way."
He said quietly, "So, to make it easier for me to please Mrs. Lu in the future, please tell me more about your preferences. I'll write them down."