Please, Love Me Again

Chapter 57: You're Too Careless

"Let him die in hunger. I won't prepare noodles for him. Not even in his pathetic dreams. Who is he to boss me around?"

A click sound was heard from the heater, distracting the woman from verbally venting her displeasure towards the man.

"I'm just gonna prepare one for myself."

Geneva took the heater and poured the boiling water on the cup of noodles. In the process, she even burnt her fingertips. She held her ears to immediately ease the pain.

"It's finally ready. Hmm, it smells good. Perfect!" After preparing the noodles, she rubbed her hands and pulled a seat for herself.

She quickly dug in and ate it with close eyes, enjoying the taste genuinely. She was having that rare moment of pleasure when the man entered the kitchen and walked towards her without creating a little sound.

The man crossed his arms over his chest and narrowed his eyes as he saw that there was only a single cup of noodles on the table. It only meant that the woman did not prepare another one for himself.

"This woman is seriously against me." His lips parted slightly as he watched the woman taking her time with the noodles in her mouth. Seeing her about to scoop another mouthful of noodles, the man leaned forward and snatched the cup without the woman noticing.

The man really thought that the woman wouldn't be able to notice his presence. He was about to raise his hand when the woman opened her eyes and stared at her coldly. "What are you doing? You're actually stealing my food?"

The situation was supposed to make the man feel awkward or embarrassed of himself. But, Chen Lei did not feel either of them but instead, he even looked at the woman arrogantly and proudly.

He raised a brow at her. "Stealing your food? How did I steal your food?"

"What do you think you're going to call with your actions right now?"

Chen Lei furrowed a brow, turning back into his usual self— cold, arrogant, and bossy. "You call this stealing? Miss Sanchez, I'm taking the food openly from you. Besides, I asked you to cook one for me but you only cooked one. Since this is the case, I'm eating this."

"Are you kidding me?" Geneva's mouth widened in disbelief. "How could you take someone else's food? And hey, I am not your servant so you don't have the right to order me. And one more thing, most importantly, I am the owner of this house."

"Precisely!" Chen Lei nodded.

"What?" Geneva spread her arms. "You can't be serious!"

"You know I've always been serious in my life. You're the owner of the house and I am the guests. You are my subordinates and I am the boss. With our multiple relationships, it's your obligation to entertain me. Right?"

Geneva shook her head, refusing to resign. She extended her hand and coldly asked, "I'm only asking this once. Give me my food back."

Chen Lei frowned and shrugged. "No way. I'm hungry. I'm eating this. You did not cook for me. So you go and starve yourself. If you don't want to suffer from hunger, then, cook another one for yourself. Hmm."

"I told you to give me back my food!" Geneva abruptly rose up and pounded on the man, trying to snatch the cup of noodles.

"You really don't want to give up? Sorry, I'm not giving it back to you. I don't have the habit of returning things I already took." Chen Lei quickly avoided her attack. He was slightly dodging from her as he raised his hand above their head with the cup of noodles resting on his palm. "You're too slow and too small. I advise you to give up. You're just wasting your time. I'm gonna eat this right now."

Looking provocative, Chen Lei slightly tilted the cup to pour the noodles in one go. However, the woman suddenly kicked his leg, causing the cup to wiggle.

The cup did not spill because of the man's quick response. However, the woman was meant to fall herself as he accidentally tripped her leg as he was avoiding himself from falling as well as preventing the food from flipping all over their heads.

Chen Lei saw that the woman was about to hit her head on the counter. He hurriedly moved and caught the back of the girl, and wrapped his arm around her waist.

The pair met their eyes and no one got to speak. But, their hearts got a mutual understanding of themselves, of their real feelings for each other at that moment. Their hearts were talking and beating so fast. Their souls met through their eyes. And love was soaring in the air.

In their very position which they looked like they were hugging very affectionately, sparks burst between them and the atmosphere of the room suddenly turned warm and intimate.

The atmosphere of the room was already perfect for romance, but the man ruined it by his sudden talk.

"You're too careless." Chen Lei said as he looked at the woman coldly. Anger strangely overtook his eyes. "Do you want to die just for this cup of noodles? Are you that poor to fight for this with your life?"

Geneva pushed the man away and fixed her clothes, face blushing. She turned her back on him to hide her embarrassment. "It's none of your business. Even if I have plenty of noodles in my kitchen. I won't cook one for you. My food in my house, it's not for you to eat."

"Really?" Chen Lei nodded. "Since then, I won't eat this anymore."

The woman quickly turned around and stretched out her hand. "Give that to me."

"This one?" Chen Lei gave her a cold look. "You're not going to eat this either. It's meant to end in the trash."

Right after those words came out from his mouth, the man tossed the cup of noodles in the trash bin resting in a corner.

"What the hell are you doing?" Geneva rounded her eyes in disbelief. "You're throwing my food in the trash?"

The man's face darkened. "If you want to eat the trash. Then pick it yourself."

"What? Are you kidding me?"

Casting her one more cold look, Chen Lei turned around and left.

Geneva was frustrated. Losing words to say, she hurried into the trash bin and checked on that cup of noodles. She did not pick it but the way she looked at it was like she lost something so valuable. "It's because he is rich, he just does things as he wishes. What a waste. I hate him!"