566 Brought Him Before Her (1/2)

Precisely after 40 minutes, Xiu served the food. And that possibly be the most awkward 40 minutes of Han Bohai's life. He really had no way out. And he didn't know how or what to talk to Xiu either. For some reason, he couldn't even call her name. Even though he was very used to saying, Sister Xiu. But she wasn't his Sister Xiu and he couldn't bring himself to even say Xiu.

Xiu, on the other hand, didn't notice how fidgety he had been since she was too engrossed in preparing everything with the best of her abilities just for him. She couldn't neglect it at all. It was the first time in five years he was gonna eat something made by her, how could she do it half-heartedly?

When Han Bohai looked at the dishes, he was taken aback slightly. Everything on the table was his favorite. This left a complicated feeling in his heart but he didn't voice it out.

Xiu sat at the dining table as well and continued to put different things in his bowl saying, ”Try it! Hurry up! Don't be shy.”

Nodding his head, he picked up his chopsticks and took the first bite. His expressions shifted visibly. He took the spoon and scooped up some soup to take a sip. And the reaction was still the same. This taste... It was so familiar. Even the feeling of warmth it brought within him was very familiar to him.

*Flashback*

'I'm telling you, little assistant, you'll miss me once I'm gone! Don't say I didn't warn you!' Chen Xiu was used to warn him that way which he never took seriously.

'I don't know whether I'll miss you or not but I'll certainly miss the food you make.' He used to answer with graceful simplicity.

She would laugh at his reply and say, 'Idiot! That's just another way of saying you'll really miss me.'

'How so?'

'Because you can't find this taste anywhere else.' One could hear the hint of pride and self-satisfaction in her voice.

'Aren't you being narcissistic?'

She shook her head at him, 'Not at all! Can you find the taste of your mother's meals anywhere?'

'Not really.'

'That's exactly why my food is also special. I don't just add the ingredients, I add in all my love, sincerity, and magic that only belongs to me.'

'I can't believe an award-winning actress is actually being proudful of her cooking skills instead of her acting skills. Sister Xiu, you're truly one of a kind, eh!'

She would unhappily glare at him and grumble, 'One day you'll look for this taste everywhere but won't be able to find it.'

'Then I'll just find you,' he answered.