Chapter 79 A Housewife


    Colby leaned against his chair and said, "Don''t worry. It''s not a big deal. If you make it, I won''t only


    take you for shopping. I can even buy a shopping mall for you."


    "Wow! That sounds great! Okay, then. I won''t take much of your time, Mr. Zheng. I''ll get back to


    work now." Maria took the document and the ck card before she stood up and left.


    While Colby stared at her receding back, shrewdness shed across his eyes. It seemed that she


    was doing everything for his money. But he didn''t think she was that simple. So he couldn''t help


    warning himself to be on guard at all times.


    The sun was already starting to set outside, but James was still busy in his office. He was signing a


    document when his phone vibrated. It was a voice call on WeChat. He put down his pen for a


    moment and pressed the answer button.


    As soon as his phone touched his ear, Maria''s soft and gentle voice came in. "I have my second


    condition now. I want to go to Fairview Vi tonight."


    He didn''t say anything.


    She continued, "I''ll drop by the supermarket to buy some fresh meats and vegetables. Then I''ll cook


    dinner for you at Fairview Vi tonight. You should be there."


    "Maria Song, what are you up to this time?" James thought that she was acting so weird.


    Maria chuckled. "Don''t worry, James. I don''t intend to y any tricks on you. Maybe I''m just being


    nostalgic that I suddenly miss those days we had in Fairview Vi. Besides, you haven''t tried to eat


    something I cook, right? Perhaps you don''t know that I''m a good cook. Arthur used to like my corn


    paste the most. And John has also tried the Chinese and Western dishes I''ve cooked. You''d been


    busy with your work and had no time to join us in meals. You''ve never tasted the dishes I''ve cooked.


    But tonight is your chance, so you shouldn''t miss it, okay?"


    Maria was right. James never had meals with them. Most of the time, he came homete. And he


    never informed her ahead of time, so she couldn''t get a chance to prepare some food for him.


    "Don''t worry. I won''t drug you. If you want, you can even bring some bodyguards with you."


    James'' brows furrowed as Maria kept on bbering. He felt like she was a bored housewife


    nagging on her workaholic husband.


    At the thought of it, he couldn''t help but smile. Since his mood lightened up all of a sudden, he


    replied, "Okay."


    Maria was so delighted to hear his positive response. She couldn''t conceal the happiness in her


    voice when she asked, "What do you prefer, Chinese or Western food?"


    "Anything will do." When the image of Maria''s slender hands shed in his mind, James wasn''t


    expecting that much. He was not that convinced that she could cook well.


    "All right. So you have to be self-willed today and knock off on time, okay? No overtime today! "


    James was a well-known workaholic. He never got off work early. Most of the time, he worked until


    midnight. That was why Maria didn''t forget to remind him.


    It seemed like there was some kind of irresistible charm in her voice that made him difficult to


    refuse.


    "Hmm," he replied nasally. It was enough for Maria to understand that he agreed to all that she said.


    After hanging up, Maria tossed her phone on the bed and picked out a dress from her wardrobe.


    She then took her bag and walked out of her hotel room.


    It was toote to go to the wet market at this time, so she decided to go to the supermarket and


    bought all the ingredients that she needed. She intended to cook several Chinese and Western


    dishes to satisfy James. After all, she also believed in the saying, "The way to a man''s heart is


    through his stomach." When Maria arrived in Fairview Vi, it was already dusk. She surmised that


    James had informed the security guards that she wasing, so she wasn''t worried. As soon as


    she got out of the taxi, the two security guards greeted her, "Good evening, Ms. Song."


    She nodded at them in response, then asked them to take the two big bags of ingredients from the


    trunk.


    While standing and watching the security guard open the gate, Maria looked so calm. But deep


    inside her, she was very excited. She could even feel that mice were racing inside her chest.


    Before, she promised to herself that she woulde back to Fairview Vi aboveboard. Now, she


    felt like she was on the starting line of fulfilling that promise. This time, she could enter the vi


    without climbing the high walls.


    The moment she stood in front of the electronic lock, she excitedly keyed in the passcode she had


    set six years ago. However, it was incorrect. She tried a few times, but the door couldn''t be opened


    at all.


    She took out her phone to send a message to James. It was only then that she noticed a new


    message that was sent to her a few minutes ago. Perhaps she was too exhrated that she didn''t


    hear her phone. When she opened the message, it was a six-digit number.


    The set of numbers were not familiar to her. They were tooplicated that if James had not given


    them to her, she could never figure them out all her life.


    Maria typed in the passcode, and the door opened at once. She felt so good that she didn''t need to


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    She pressed the switches in the living room, and it was brightly lit. Looking around, she noticed that


    everything looked the same as thest time she was here.


    Maria couldn''t help smiling happily. She took a deep breath and thought inwardly, ''Arthur, Mommy is


    here to apany you again.''


    James arrived at eight o''clock, driving by himself.


    The moment he pushed the door open, he saw Maria, wearing an apron, put a bowl of soup on the


    table. She heard the sound of the door, so she looked up. Seeing that it was him, she smiled and


    said, "I knew that you''dete, so I took a rest before cooking."


    Maria untied her apron and hung it on the wall beside the sink.


    She then tied up her long hair on the top of her head with a few strands hanging loose on her


    temples. With her simple burgundy silk strapless dress and a pink scarf she used to cover the


    bandaged wound on her arm, she looked so enchanting in a unique way.


    She walked to the fridge, took out some bottles of cold beer, and put them on the table.


    James changed into his house slippers, put his jacket aside, and walked towards the dining room.


    He noticed that there were six different dishes and a bowl of soup on the table. They were a


    combination of meats and vegetables, and they all looked really mouthwatering.


    It was his first time to see the dining table of the vi set with cuisines from different countries. It


    was as if they were having a feast.


    Maria picked up a shrimp using the chopsticks, walked up to him, and put it in front of his mouth.


    "Shrimp seasoned with lime and lemongrass. Try this one first." It was a Thai dish in which she


    made the fresh lime and lemongrass sauce by herself.


    James didn''t open his mouth. Instead, he just stared at her with his deep eyes for a long time,


    motionless.


    Maria didn''t insist. She withdrew the chopsticks and was about to put the shrimp in her mouth when


    he suddenly said, "I''ll eat that."


    James grabbed her hand and ate the shrimp. While chewing, he said, "I''ll just wash my hands.


    Maria gave him a sullen look. When she offered the shrimp to him, he didn''t even react. But when


    she was about to eat it, he just snatched it from her. Would the food taste better that way?


    After swallowing up the shrimp, he finally uttered, "Good!" He then turned around and went to wash


    his hands before Maria could even react.


    She watched his tall back, still stunned. She was wondering if he appreciated her cooking.


    When James returned to the dining table, Maria had already sat down and filled the two bowls with


    soup. He saw a set of tableware opposite her, so he took that seat casually.


    "This is chicken soup with matsutake mushroom.


    I cooked it in a y pot, so it has a special taste. Have some," Maria said as she put the bowl in


    front of him. She was like a dutiful wife serving her husband.


    James picked up a soup spoon. He was about to taste the soup when she reminded her in a soft


    tone, "It''s still hot. Be careful not to scald your tongue."


    He looked at her and said lightly, "Thanks."


    Maria put her soup aside and started putting some dishes on James'' te. "This is Chinese yam


    with osmanthus syrup. I soaked it in Sprite for two hours and then sprinkled it with the osmanthus


    syrup. This is Cooper''s favorite dish."


    Cooper Xi was James'' favorite younger brother, who was now studying in the US.


    Upon hearing his brother''s name, James'' hand holding the spoon froze in midair. He suddenly


    remembered that Cooper got along with Maria very well. They were so close that even Judy had


    thought that something was going on between them. She even snitched on Maria to James.


    James lowered his head and drank the soup, trying to hide theplex emotions in his eyes.