During dinner, Lin Yuan did what he said he would do. He knew that Huo Chen's stomach wasn't good and that he didn't like strong flavored dishes, so he picked the dishes that were relatively light for Huo Chen.
Of course, the dishes were first tasted by Lin Yuan. Mm, the Huo family's chef indeed had good skills.
"Husband, try this fish filet..."
"This Longjing shrimp is delicious, very soft and tender. Husband, eat more~"
"This tofu is very tasty, Husband, eat~~"
"Husband, drink more soup to help digestion~~"
In the past, at the Huo family's dinner table, Huo Chen didn't speak and only ate mechanically while Elder Huo and Huo Huai An performed a play of deep love between grandfather and grandchild on the other side.
For example, when the grandpa picked up food for the grandchild, he would say 'you like to eat this, eat more', and the grandchild would say 'thank you grandpa', and later pick up food for the grandpa saying similar phrases, 'grandpa likes to eat this, eat more'.
Or for example, the grandpa would say 'it's getting colder, remember to wear more,' and the grandchild would say 'grandpa, at your age you should pay attention to your health'.
But today there was a different scene at the Huo family's dinner table. Lin Yuan was like a bee circling around Huo Chen, his voice was very soft and and trailed off cutely, his tone excited and coquettish.
Elder Huo called Huo Chen back today not for the purposes he called for, instead his goal was to beat down Huo Chen.
Since Huo Chen married to the Lin family's illegitimate child, then he should take care of himself and not rely on his previous engagement to disrupt Huo Huai An and Lin Yan who were in love with each other.
However, Elder Huo didn't even have time to say anything when the handsome young man sitting next to Huo Chen started to get busy picking up vegetables and soup for Huo Chen. Even a spinning top didn't spin as happily as him.
Elder Huo: "Cough, cough!!"
Hearing the sound, Huo Huai An and Lin Yan simultaneously looked towards Elder Huo, and then turned to look at Lin Yuan.
Lin Yuan didn't notice it at all.
This meal was very lavish, it included a bowl of clear soup with a white, snow lion's meatball for each person.
In the palm-sized soup bowl, there was a white, lion's meat meatball about the size of an egg, sprinkled with a bright red wolfberry. With the contrast between white and red, the color of the clear soup was a little darker than the meatball, and had some small green vegetables. The perfect appearance made one feel it was beautiful and satisfying.
This lion's meatball dish tasted good too. The soup was refreshing and fragrant, and the meat was tender and fresh. Lin Yuan's mouth was full of meat and he was full of happiness.
Meat tasted really, really good~
After Lin Yuan finished his portion, he was still a little unsatisfied, but this dish was individually portioned and there was no extra.
He felt regret for three seconds and then no more. Lin Yuan smiled and looked at Huo Chen: "Husband, this lion's meatball is delicious. Eat it while it's hot."
Huo Chen naturally saw that Lin Yuan had not eaten enough, and pushed his share in front of him: "You eat it, I don't like this."
Lin Yuan's eyes immediately twinkled and shined at Huo Chen: "You really won't eat it? Not even a bite?"
"I won't eat it." Huo Chen looked at Lin Yuan's shining eyes and strangely felt like he was feeding a small animal. At the same time, somewhere at the bottom of his heart seemed to be gently scratched by something neither light nor heavy, just a slight itching.
After Lin Yuan repeatedly confirmed and was ready to happily eat, his employee's sense of responsibility suddenly surged.
Ah! Almost forgot he was going to show off love today.
He used his chopsticks to divide the lion's meatball into four, making the pieces bite-sized. Lin Yuan picked up one of the pieces and fed it to Huo Chen's mouth, purposefully elongating his voice: "Husband~ This tastes pretty good, try it ok? Ah-- --"
Elder Huo, who was ignored and was ready to cough again: "..."
Huo Huai An and Lin Yan who were watching the show: "..."
Huo Chen: "..."
Lin Yuan just wanted to act lovey-dovey, whether or not Huo Chen actually ate it was not in his scope of consideration. If he didn't eat it, then he could eat another quarter of the meatball.
Huo Chen narrowed his eyes and expressionlessly looked at Lin Yuan. His ears were inexplicably hot. His voice was faint like a layer of gray fog, and with some unclear hoarseness said: "Ok, I'll try it."
He leaned over slightly, opened his red lips, and bit the food that Lin Yuan fed to him.
Lin Yuan was still smiling, but when Huo Chen approached and accepted his feeding, Lin Yuan was stunned.
He saw Huo Chen's slightly parted thin lips and something soft and red was faintly visible. When Huo Chen bit the small piece of meat, Lin Yuan could clearly feel Huo Chen's teeth gently biting the chopsticks. Those pair of dark eyes stared at him without blinking, his vision hooked, and the darkness in his pupils surged like a tide, like a poisonous snake swallowing its prey.
Suddenly, Lin Yuan's body seemed to feel an electric shock. He tensed and his breathing shortened. He had an indescribable feeling, like what Huo Chen bit wasn't the chopsticks, but his throat. His sharp and bloody fangs penetrated the surface of his skin to his insides.
Lin Yuan felt like this for the first time. It was like he was hunted.
What a strange feeling...
When Huo Chen used to eat, he had no heart to distinguish the taste on the tip of his tongue. He just chewed and then swallowed, day after day, over and over again. But at this time, he tasted a strangely delicious flavor that spread silently from his lips and teeth.
This unfamiliar feeling made Huo Chen feel strange, but it brought an indescribable desire and ambition, just like… like he was no longer a decaying piece of wood, a rusty machine, or a solitary white bone. Instead it was as if he was birthed in spring, everywhere was bright and beautiful.
Huo Chen slightly lowered his eyes, seemingly agreeing with what Lin Yuan said. His voice was unexpectedly soft: "En, the taste is pretty good."
When Lin Yuan heard this, he immediately threw the strange feeling to the back of his mind: "Right, right? I knew it was delicious."
Because he succeeded, Lin Yuan was happy and fed another piece to Huo Chen. He generously said: "Then you can eat another one."
Only after feeding did Lin Yuan realize that the other three people were staring at him and Huo Chen. He couldn't help wondering: "What's wrong?"
Elder Huo said meaningfully: "You and Huo Chen seem to have a good relationship."
Lin Yuan remembered what Elder Huo said in the plot, basically, 'don't pester Lin Yan or destroy the relationship between Huo Huai An and Lin Yan'.
What even, of course Huo Chen wouldn't!
Lin Yuan felt unhappy when he thought about this and pretended to say: "You realized it? I also feel that me and my husband have a good relationship. In the afternoon, my niece also said that when he and my husband were engaged, my husband didn't pay any attention to him. When a relationship is bad, ignoring the other is normal. Our feelings are good, so our relationship is good."
Several people didn't expect Lin Yuan to say this and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. After reacting, Lin Yan suppressed the anger in his eyes. If it weren't for being at Huo's house, he would've rushed up and beat Lin Yuan severely.
Now Elder Huo couldn't say any of his prepared words. Lin Yan himself said that during their engagement, Huo Chen ignored him. After terminating the engagement, how could Huo Chen change his mind and pester Lin Yan?
Thinking about it, it was impossible.
After dinner, Huo Huai An took the initiative to ask if Uncle and Aunt would stay the night. Huo Chen directly refused and left the Huo house with Lin Yuan.
Back at the villa, Huo Chen didn't understand what was going on. He had sent Lin Yuan back to his room, but before entering, Lin Yuan asked with a smile: "Husband, what time are you getting up tomorrow morning? Let's have breakfast together."
The corridor was dimly lit, as if surrounded by a hazy mist, and in Huo Chen's eyes it became darker and deeper as if it were an abyss: "Tomorrow I need to go to work."
Lin Yuan thought of how Huo Chen would usually randomly eat a little at the company, even more perfunctory than when he was in the villa. How could this work?
"Then can I bring you food tomorrow?"
After asking, Lin Yuan couldn't help but be proud.
He was such a conscientious wife!! Excellent!!