As soon as we got home and opened the door, a fragrant breeze blew by, and there was a person hanging on Chad's arm. It was Elisabeth.

"Chad, why did you come back just now? I'm so hungry."

I glanced at the two of them and walked into the house without saying a word.

"No, why is Celina ignoring me?"

Elisabeth's face was full of grievance.

Chad didn't expect me to be so rude and he was about to speak up for Elisabeth, I interrupted him.

"So this is the surprise you prepared for me. Thank you."

Chad's eyes followed my gaze to his arm, and then I realized that he and Elisabeth were too intimate.

He immediately pulled his hand out and explained.

"Elisa came here specially to celebrate your discharge from the hospital. I gave her the password. I told you that we are relatives. Why are you..."

I paused.

"No need to explain. I know you two are closer than siblings."

Elisabeth was a little embarrassed and ran to the kitchen immediately.

"Chad, go take care of Celina. I'll go prepare the feast."

I was in so much pain that I didn't have the strength to speak, so I went back to my room and lay down.

Chad brought over a cup of hot water.

"Just drink more hot water."

I closed my eyes and said,

"Can you buy me a bag of brown sugar?"

As soon as I just finished speaking, I heard Elisabeth shouting in the kitchen.

"Oh my god! It's so hot!"

Chad rushed over like an arrow.

I heard him ask Elisabeth with concern.

"Where did you get burned? Does it hurt? Stop it right now and rinse it with cold water. I'll go buy you some burn ointment."

The door slammed shut, showing how anxious he was.

I thought to myself, maybe he would bring me a bag of brown sugar as well?

Ten minutes later, Chad came back.

He applied the burn ointment to Elisabeth and came to the room to call me.

"Celina, Elisa originally said she would cook a big meal for you, but now she's injured, let's go out to eat!"

Elisabeth also walked into the room and apologized to me with red eyes.

"Celina, it's all my fault for being clumsy."

I took a look at the peanut-sized red mark on her hand, then looked at Chad's empty hands. It seemed that he didn't hear me asking to buy brown sugar.

"It's okay, I'm not going, I'm not hungry."

I don't know what Elisabeth's plan is, but she changed her mind and insisted on cooking this meal at home.

I feel a lot of pain in my abdomen that I didn't want to speak, so I just closed my eyes and let them toss me around.

When I woke up, the abdominal pain was relieved a lot.

In the kitchen, Chad was busy working in an apron, and Elisabeth lent a hand from time to time and wiped his sweat. The two of them cooperated seamlessly.

It's as if they are a couple.

"Celina, are you awake? It's time for us to have dinner!"

The dining table is filled with delicious dishes.

I was a little stunned.

Thanks to Elisabeth, I was able to enjoy the banquet that Chad had promised me countless times but never did.

But no one prepared my tableware.

Elisabeth immediately instructed Chad to get my tableware.

The apology on her face and the familiarity with which she instructed Chad made me seem like a outsider.

"No, I'll get it myself."

Chad sat down and started to pick up food for Elisabeth.

When I took out the tableware, Elisabeth had already put a bunch of dishes in her bowl.

I picked two green vegetables, ate a few bites and put down my fork.

"Take your time eating."

Chad was surprised.

"Why are you only eating so little? I cooked so much, why don't you at least try some of it? These ingredients were all purchased by Elisa at the supermarket early in the morning."

"The doctor told me to eat a light diet."

He forgot the medical instructions he had given a few hours ago.

Seeing Chad's embarrassed expression, Elisabeth immediately touched his arm.

He pursed his lips and said softly,

"I'm sorry, I haven't cooked for a long time and I'm confused."

This was the first time in three years of dating that he sincerely admitted his mistake.

But his sincere admission of his mistake made me feel extremely ironic.

If Elisabeth wasn't here, what he would definitely blurt out would be. I was wrong, is that not enough?

I wiped my mouth and stood up.

"Well."

Chad asked me uncertainly.

"How about I cook you two lighter dishes?"

"I'm stuffed."

When I was about to go out with my phone, Chad stopped me.

"You just got out of the hospital, where are you going?"

“Go buy some brown sugar.”

"You're at home, I'll go buy it for you."

He really didn't hear what I said.

Between Elisabeth and me, he could only hear Elisabeth's voice.

When Elisabeth and I were the only ones left at home, she said as she ate heartily,

"Celina, you are so lucky. The dishes cooked by Chad are really to my liking."

I don't know whether she did it intentionally or not, but it sounded irritating to me.

"If you like, you can come often."

Elisabeth paused while chewing.

"Really? Then I'm welcome."

Chad heard these words as soon as he entered the door.

He looked at me nervously.

"What are you talking about?"

"Celina said that I can come here every day for dinner, but you have to cook for me every day, Chad!"

I'm sure she did it on purpose.

Chad's face was not very happy. He stuffed the brown sugar into my arms.

"Didn't I apologize to you? You know, Elisa is my cousin. Although we are not blood relatives, we are closer than family. I left that night only after I was sure that you would not be in danger. Why are you so angry for so long and still refuse to let it go?"

Chad lost his temper, and Elisabeth carefully explained to me.

"Yes, Celina, Chad and I are just like siblings, please don't misunderstand us. Relatives like to joke around, so don't take them seriously."

"I didn't say anything, why are you so excited?"

I made myself a cup of brown sugar water. The hot water went down my stomach, and my cold body finally warmed up a little.

Chad always called me by my full name, but when it came to Elisabeth, he just called her "Elisa" instead.

Obviously, he is more intimate with her than with me.

Exhausted both physically and mentally, I locked the door and went back to sleep.

In the evening, I was browsing my phone and came across Elisabeth’s sociall media updates.

She sat in the passenger seat and took a selfie, in which a man's arm was revealed.

Caption.

I had enough to eat and drink, and someone sent me home. I feel very happy today!

At one glance, I knew the person was Chad.

He didn't return home until late at night.

He wanted to open the door, but found that I had locked it. He was a little annoyed.

"Celina, open the door!"

I ignored him, not wanting to argue.

He gave in and started texting me.

"Fell asleep?"

"Still angry?"

"I was really wrong."

I flipped through our chat interface and found that most of our conversations were between myself.

My babble either gets no response, or just an "um" or a period.

As I kept sliding up, I realized that I was a fool performing a one-man show.

Three days later, I decided to go to work.

Chad left the car keys to me.

"I'll take a taxi, you drive yourself and be careful."

I didn't refuse.

After getting in the car and taking a look at the passenger seat, I couldn't help but drive to the car wash first.

The guy washed halfway and said to me,

"Your child is really naughty. He stuffed all the potato chip crumbs into the cracks."

After saying that, he even pulled out an opened packet of seasoning from the gap.

I didn't respond and didn't say anything.

Chad has severe mysophobia. If I dare to eat in the car, he will not let me get in the car for a month.

It turns out that those who are favored are the most fearless.

He has countless rules and regulations for me, but he is extremely doting on Elisabeth.

At this moment, I made a decision.

I took ten days off and a lot of work in the company was delayed.

When my boss Abel saw me coming back, he was so moved that he almost cried.

"Celina, are you feeling better? Are you sure you can go back to work?"

I laughed.

"It was just a minor surgery, and I'm almost recovered."

Abel looked me up and down, confirmed that I looked good and suitable to continue to join the ranks of company's slaves, and pulled me into the office.

"Would you like to reconsider the branch office matter?"

Half a year ago, opening a branch in City A was already on the agenda, but the candidate for general manager has remained undecided.

Originally, Abel wanted me to go.

But Chad and I have planned to get married at the end of the year, and once we get married we have to prepare to have children. If I go to City A, Chad and I will be in different places.

So I politely declined Abel's offer.

Now I have almost prepared all the preliminary matters for the start-up, except for the general manager to take office.

This time, I didn't hesitate and agreed to Abel directly.

"I accept it."

He stood up excitedly and shook my hand.

"Then let's do as we said before and give you 30% of the shares!"

I thought about it and made a request.

"I'll add some more capital and get a 49% stake, how about that?"

Abel's eyes lit up when he looked at me.

"no problem!"

"I thought you were going to refuse again. I'm so relieved that you're still willing to fight in the workplace! Otherwise, I'd be wailing and crying for the loss of talent!"

In fact, before my appendectomy, I did plan to gradually shift my focus to my family.

That day, I was busy signing a contract with Abel and discussing various matters regarding the branch.

I was busy until dark, then I noticed it was raining outside.

I picked up the phone and saw that Chad had called me more than a dozen times.

I was wondering why he came to me when his phone rang again.

"Celina, why didn't you answer the phone or reply to the message? I thought something happened to you."

I was a little dumbfounded. What happened to him?

I haven't been sticking to him like I used to for a few days, and he's actually worried about me?

Last time when it rained so heavily that floodwaters had to be released, he didn't worry about anything happening to me.

"What could possibly happen? It's not like knives are falling from the sky."

The heavy rain at that time was already above our calves. I asked him to wait for me at the subway entrance, but he used this reason to reject me.

"Then why don't you reply to my message? Didn't you always reply immediately?"

"I'm very busy. I don't have time to look at my phone."

In fact, I have always been very busy, but I care about him very much, so when he occasionally takes the initiative to contact me, I jump up from my workstation and reply to him immediately.

Every time I asked him why he didn't reply to my message, he would tell me that he was very busy, unlike me who was bored all day long.

"Have you gone home? If not, I'll come pick you up."

It was raining heavily during the rush hour after get off work, so he definitely wouldn't be able to get a taxi, and I would feel embarrassed to drive his car and ignore him.

"Please come to this restaurant, my parents are waiting for you to have dinner together."

I see.

"Okay, I'll be there in a minute."

When I got to the door of the private room, I heard his mother's voice.

"Chad, don't spoil her every day. Women can't be spoiled! When she comes, I will help you set some rules."

"Auntie, aren't you afraid that Celina will be unhappy if she hears it?"

"Why should I care whether she's happy or not? How can a woman be jealous every day? If Celina had half of you to please me, I wouldn't mind it anymore!"

My hand on the door paused.

It was the first time I realized that Mrs. Andson had such a deep prejudice against me.

"There's no need to set rules for me. If you like Elisabeth, just marry her."

When Chad saw me coming, he panicked a little, stood up and pulled me into the private room. I shook his hand and returned the car keys to him.

"let's breakup!"

Mrs. Andson immediately raised her voice.

"You've already got such a bad temper before you even got married. I used to be too tolerant of you!"

"Chad, if you dare to coax her again, I'll break your legs. I want to see her kneel down and beg you to marry her!"

Thinking about the times Chad had coaxed me, I sneered and left resolutely.

However a figure blocked me.