Chapter 108 Selling Smiles

  Feed you full...

  Indeed it is with double-layered meaning.

  At this moment, Tong Mai didn't care about her appearance, gobbling down the food on her plate like a wolf. To say nothing of one bowl of food... now she could even devour an entire cow.

  What is this?

  After selling his body, he got a bowl of rice in return. His dignity was shattered and scattered all over the floor, and he had to carefully hold it up.

  Huo Yize's eyes were gloomy as he stared at Tong Mai, the first time he had seen a woman so unrefined. She didn't have any elegance in her eating posture, completely overturning the demeanor that a woman should have. Not knowing how to restrain herself, she was annoying. He glanced at her with displeasure and then shifted his gaze elsewhere.

  I really don't know where she got her appetite from, or if she's really hungry. It's just a simple plate of fried rice, but look at her, eating with such relish.

  "Can I have another bowl?"

  As soon as the words left her mouth, Tong Mai knew she would definitely get a sharp glare from Huo Yize. But she was really hungry, think about it, not only did she work all day, busy and non-stop, but at the last moment when she could finally rest, he suddenly appeared, pestered her, and ruthlessly drained what little physical strength she had left.

  They're a family of vampires, sucking the blood out of others...

  But this is not the best time to get angry, being angry can be minor, but starving to death is a big deal.

  However, Huo Yize did not give Tong Mai the cold shoulder as expected. "Give her another bowl," he ordered the servant beside him in a chilly tone.

  It seems that no matter how Tong Mai behaves, he can't surprise him anymore.

  "Thank you......" Tong Mai said thank you, with a satisfied smile on the corner of her lips. In fact, she was quite easy to satisfy, of course, she had also lost a lot of air.

  Alas...

  Who made her lose face in front of Huo Yize long ago?

  A goddess, dignity... are all nonsense in front of him. In his heart, he had long determined that she was a bad girl through and through. So no matter how hard she tried to do things right, He Yize would not change his mind about her. It's better to just maintain the status quo and not do anything at all.

  One month... has already passed one day, she had no reason not to persist for the next twenty-nine days...

  "What flavor is this? It smells so good."

  Suddenly, a voice came from upstairs.

  Tong Mai raised his eyes and saw Old Lady Huo sniffing like a small dog, her eyes gleaming with a sharp blade-like intensity that seemed to pierce towards Tong Mai...

  As soon as she touched Old Lady Huo's eyes, she instantly lost her appetite and was worried that the food would not digest well. Tong Mai timely put down his chopsticks, "Old lady, it's fried rice, do you want to have a bite?" Tong Mai deliberately said softly, but in fact, he was secretly competing with her, she didn't let her eat, but her grandson gave her food to eat.

  Although it was just a simple stir-fry, the chef at Ho Yitze's house had good skills, and the dish was colorful, fragrant, and delicious, so she couldn't help but eat two plates in a row, completely disregarding the fact that she would gain one or two pounds tomorrow.

  "You... you little scoundrel, who allowed you to eat? You've done something wrong and still have the nerve to eat. Spit it out, spit it all out for me..."

  Old Lady Huo approached them, her cane thumping out a "thump-thump" rhythm, looking like an enraged tigress, somewhat intimidating, yet still endearing.

  Even if she was fierce, even if she was hateful; even if Tong Mai disliked him so much, she found that she was much better than Chen Yuhua, at least she didn't dislike Chen Yuhua as much as Chen Yuhua disliked her...

  For example, now she actually wants her to spit out what she has eaten... it's a bit interesting.

  "Old lady, this has all been eaten and gone into my belly, how can I spit it out? If you really want me to spit it out...... Ah......"

  She had only said half of what she wanted to say when, under the table, Huo Yize ruthlessly and heavily stepped on her foot, causing her to cry out in surprise.

  Huo Yize seemed to realize that Tong Mai was about to say something disgusting, so he stopped her in time and glared at her fiercely. Tong Mai, on the other hand, was displeased and pursed her lips, she couldn't not know that this was a warning, and could only reluctantly shut up...

  Endure... She endured well, but only twenty-nine days and six hundred ninety-six hours left... She must be able to hold on very firmly.

  "What, what are you two doing? Little Zuo, how did you come back?" Old Lady Huo's sharp senses detected the unusual atmosphere between them, as if they were exchanging secret glances, their words filled with panic, her eyes darting back and forth between the two of them.

  "Grandma, I'm back. Isn't it good that I'm back to keep you company? You're not happy," Huo Yize's attitude towards Grandma Huo was exceptionally good, completely gentle and filial.

  But, with him being like that... it's all an act. Tong Mai looked at his current expression with extreme disdain, what a fake gentleman.

  He was a wolf in her eyes, a ferocious and savage wolf.

  "Is that so, you're back to accompany me? I don't think so. You're not usually this nice to me. This dead girl is at home, and you're worried about her, aren't you?" Old Lady Huo may be old, but she's not senile. Ordinary people can't fool her.

  "Grandma, I've always been good to you, you see... what do you want? When have I not fulfilled your wishes?" Huo Yize stood up and supported Grandma Huo with one hand while speaking, completely avoiding the topic of Tong Mai and not answering her.

  Search your heart and ask yourself, if Tong Mai wasn't at the Huo's house today, would he really have come back to accompany his grandmother so filially?

  This question, Huo Yize slightly pursed his lips, the answer was already very obvious... He wouldn't, so this damn woman... was indeed step by step occupying his heart, taking up his thoughts, and had already occupied him to the point where he almost completely ignored Yin Yuqi.

  "Hmph... You'd better not come, don't try to sweet-talk me. Don't think that just because I'm old, I've become senile. I'm still very sharp," Old Lady Huo said proudly, letting out a cold hum, her face full of disdain. Even if Huo Yize were to appear before her now, even if she truly missed her grandson, his appearance tonight was not what she had hoped for, and it didn't bring her any joy.

  Huo Yize knew it was pointless to continue speaking, anyway Old Lady Huo wouldn't listen.

  "What do you mean by giving that dead girl food, are you intentionally challenging your grandmother's authority?" Very displeased, feeling very unhappy, Old Lady Huo had a stern face, exceptionally serious.

  "Of course not, Grandma. I'm telling you, no matter how angry she makes you, this meal must be given to her to eat. Otherwise, tomorrow she'll use the excuse of being dizzy from hunger and having no energy to do things, and you won't be able to torment her at all," Huo Yize coaxed, coaxing Grandma Huo like a child...

  Upon hearing this, Old Lady Huo paused for a moment, looked through her gold-rimmed glasses, rolled her eyes, and blinked several times, seemingly... saying something that made some sense.

  Huo Yize saw through her mind, "Right? I was right, wasn't I?"

  "Hmm..." Old Lady Huo still seemed unhappy and responded with a disapproving "hmm", clearly still extremely dissatisfied with Huo Yize.

  "Grandma, shall we play a game of jump chess?" Huo Yize knew she was unhappy, so he had to think of ways to cheer her up.

  "It's really great, too good," she liked this one the most, because of boredom, after all, there has to be some fun to pass the time.

  "However, let's get one thing straight... this time, I won't let you win, you'll have to figure out a way to beat me yourself,"

  Huo Yize's face condensed into a wicked smile, this smile was enough to be stunning.

  You two are always laughing for no reason, why don't you just go make a living by selling laughter? Tong Mai also gave them a very disdainful look.

  But, to be honest, he rarely smiles in front of outsiders. Only in front of Old Lady Huo can you see the genuine smile on his face, clean, warm, bright, and without any impurities.

  "You won't let me, it's no fun, every time I end up losing anyway," the joy that had just risen instantly disappeared because of Huo Yize's words.

  "If I let you win, the outcome would already be decided, wouldn't it be boring? Let's just play to our abilities. Who knows, maybe Grandma has improved during this time, and I might even lose to you," Huo Yize said calmly, while also hinting at the servant to bring over the chessboard.

  Tong Mai was listening with one ear, and although she couldn't hear what they were saying specifically, she caught a few words floating over and grasped the general meaning. Especially when she saw the servant deliver the jump chessboard to He Yi Ze and Old Lady He, Tong Mai's eyes widened uncontrollably...

  Lean on...

  What era is this? There are still people playing hopscotch. She hasn't played hopscotch for many years.

  The sound of Old Lady Huo's cries of surprise kept coming from the side, "No, no...... I misjudged this move, I'll take it back and start again."

  "Grandma, you're being naughty again,"

  Tong Mai was extremely disdainful and exceptionally contemptuous of them playing such a childish game, however, his footsteps had also unconsciously drawn closer to them...

  "I just made a mistake, it's not cheating...... Next, what step should I take?" Old Lady Huo tapped her golden-rimmed glasses with her index finger, furrowed her brow, seemingly very troubled, yet her expression was also seriously thoughtful.

  "I know, I told you to move... and it was the right move," Tong Mai suddenly spoke up, and very "impolitely" made her move without waiting for Old Lady Huo's agreement, she had already picked up the checker.

  "You little scoundrel, what are you doing? Are you trying to frame me? Come back and return the checkers to me!" Old Lady Huo hastily grabbed Tong Mai's hand, her face burning with anxiety. "You little scoundrel, don't you know that a true gentleman doesn't speak while watching chess? You truly have no manners at all!"