Harsh Words

Jian Guozhi was sitting for his lunch when Eunuch Long informed him about the visit of Xue Yu-Yan. "Send her in," Jian Guozhi commanded. Eunuch Long bowed and walked out. A minute later, Xue Yu-Yan came there. 

She bowed and asked him, "How is Jian Ge doing?"

"I am better than the previous day," Jian Guozhi replied. Xue Yu-Yan passed him with a tiny smile and saw the lunch table was set. "Forgive me for disturbing you at this hour. I thought Jian Ge had his lunch," Xue Yu-Yan stated. "You shall not eat late," she said concernedly. 

"I was a little busy at work. Did you eat?" Jian Guozhi queried her as he pulled out a chair. 

"I ate so much in the morning that my stomach was full," Xue Yu-Yan replied. She lied to him! When Jian Guozhi told her that he would give her a second chance, she decided to devote herself to him, too. She could not have her food before her husband, so when Jian Guozhi told her that he did not take his meals, she was relieved.