บท 257: Appetite

Since today would be her first day of work according to her employer, Han Mingxia woke up pretty early.

After the short call last night, she didn't encounter the young master.

She carefully put on the costume provided and wondered how she would survive this day.

Wearing the fat suit was already tedious as there were parts she needed to adjust to make it more real. Plus the fact that she was doing it alone, the work was normally doubled.

By the time she finished, she was already sweating. Imagining that she would roam around the city in this situation and the summer heat would definitely hit her hard, Han Mingxia wanted to explode.

During the entire time she was preparing, she didn't forget to curse her heartless employer at least a hundred times.

Although she was raging inside, by the time she stepped out of the room, she was already calm. It was as if she was wearing normal clothes.

Han Mingxia's appearance made the people outside stopped as if the time didn't flow.

Miller who was holding some files wanted to immediately question the security of the house. He wondered if someone sneaked in the night before. But realizing the place where the unidentified fat man came from, he literally speechless leaving his mouth opened in an 'o' shape.

He could only express his sympathy to the person and silently lit a candle in his heart. His dear young master, was being 'experimental' again.

In reality, he was also a victim of his boss''playfulness'.

Aunt Ni Ni's reaction was to immediately calculate mentally the amount of food she prepared. She wasn't aware that there would be an additional person for today's breakfast. It seemed that she needed to add more, like a lot more. Aunt Ni Ni turned around and went back to the kitchen area.

As for the main instigator, Liu Zilong…

The man was leaning slightly and lazily on the wall and one of his hands was smoothly tucked inside his trouser's pocket. The other hand was holding a phone. He must have just ended a call.

Liu Zilong gaze Han Mingxia a slight glance and dropped his head lightly, making some strands of his hair fall in a fashionable manner. The action of covering slightly the reaction on his face was done in an effortless way as if it wasn't intended to begin with.

His lips actually curved and his eyes were indeed full of amusement. The sight for him was a good start to start his day.

Honestly, he didn't want her to wear the suit for the time being as her wound was still in the process of healing. But last night, before he could even explain, his call was cut off.

He knew the woman really has a big temper. Receiving such a package plus his instruction earlier, he would be surprised if she could still be patient and accept everything with a smiling face.

He was still trying to control his emotions as he didn't really want to piss Han Mingxia off this early when he heard a set of steps.

After seeing the pair of black shoes, he lifted up his face and gave the woman a warm smile even though his pair of eyes betrayed his intended result.

"Is there any specific instructions for today?" Her voice sounded flat coated with a bit of indignation.

She was more than ready to fight for a fair treatment even though she was just an 'employee'. If the man's reaction would say a word, she was prepared to counter attack furiously.

Liu Zilong smiled warmly, "You're not supposed to wear that suit today. You're wound is still in the process of healing. I sent it to you last night to check if it will fit you well. But before I could explain, you ended the call."

Han Mingxia stared at the man blankly as she recalled what happened the night before. He was indeed correct.

Since the tone of his voice was calm and soothing plus the fact that his smile was pleasing to her eyes, enough to engulf herself in a warm sunshine of springtime, her anger reduced by half.

Yes, only half. Because his eyes annoyed her. They were clearly laughing at her.

Han Mingxia started to understand her role and the reason why she was hired. That would be to become his clown, his source of entertainment.

With a half hearted grudge, she turnes around and went back to the room.

Indeed, good looking people could clearly benefit in almost any circumstances. The best example would be that man, her employer.

As she changed, she started to think of her counter plans. If she could perhaps entertain him to his heart's content, would it mean she could get some kind of reward?

Han Mingxia remebered the rumor about the Liu family.

Thinking about the possible benefits she could get, her remaining annoyance dissipated finally.

Subconsciously, Han Mingxia was actually pacifying herself and now that she found a reason to calm down, she was more than ready to start again.

Looking back on the reason why black.com sent her here, in her opinion, it was probably a mild punishment.

Clearly, she just started but she already encountered numerous ups and downs of emotions. More than anyone else, that was actually her greatest weakness.

Maybe staying with her employer would help her greatly in that aspect.

As she finished changing, she took again a quick shower necause she was sweating. It took longer than usual as she was careful not to touch her wounds.

By the time she went out, only Aunt Ni Ni was there.

"Have a breakfast first. First Young Master said Miller will be here before lunch." Aunt Ni Ni said. Looking at the woman who just came out, she wished that the young lady would finish what she made.

Since she miscalculated the amount because of some misunderstanding earlier, she could only wish that Han Mingxia would have a big appetite.

Although she was ninety percent sure she wouldn't be based from her physical appearance, Aunt Ni Ni still encouraged the young woman.

Han Mingxia nodded. "Thank you Aunt Ni Ni. Would you like to join me?" She politely asked.

The older woman was already full thus she declined and excused herself. She's already old and her metabolism wasn't as good as young people. If she would force herself, she might get sick.

After being left alone, Han Mingxia smiled widely. It has been a long time since she had a good meal.

For the past years she would always look to the brighter sode to cover her loneliness of being alone. When her husband died, she couldn't conceal her negativity but she was still able to shift her focus and made a goal to continue living.

She could endure to achieve what she wanted. Even suppressing the desire to indulge herself in consuming food. She was a glutton but since she would always move and exercise, she didn't get overweight.

Now that her goal and her mission were both in line based from her own assumptions, she didn't need to hold herself back.

Without the pressure of anyone around as she was alone in that medium sized dining table, Han Mingxia picked up her chopsticks and began to leisurely eat.

When Aunt Ni Ni came out after emptying the food waste container as she expected another harvest for this morning, she was indeed shocked.

Where did all those food go? Looking at the woman who just stood up and started to clean the table, Aunt Ni Ni's lips closed and opened before she found her voice.

"Miss, you don't need to do that."

"It's okay, Aunt Ni Ni. I need to move as I ate quite a lot." Han Mingxia answered.

Aunt Ni Ni wanted to say 'it wasn't just quite. It was really a LOT!' But of course she didn't. She was actually happy internally.

"The foods were delicious. I couldn't stop..." Han Mingxia added and smiled widely not feeling bashful at all like a normal lady.

The older woman's gaze softened ten folds. If someone would wholeheartedly enjoy her cooking, she was more than willing to prepare much more complex dish next time.

After the two women cleaned up, Han Mingxia's worry came true. She was having indigestion. It was a good thing there were medicines in the house.

But would that discourage her appetite in the near future? Definitely not.