Little Miss Devil:The President's Mischievous Wife

TheDarkPriestess: Hey, Xinyi. Can you pick me up this weekend?

Lu Xinyi forgot that her cousin, Lu Xiulan, will be back from Country D soon. Thinking about it, she might as well ask her cousin if she could crash at her apartment after this cruise vacation. She didn't have any plans staying with Gong Yijun after what he and Meng Jiao did to her.

Her fingers hurriedly typed a reply to Lu Xiulan, the pancake woman not noticing the weird look that Shen Yi was giving her at that moment.

CerealKiller: Sure, sis. Don't forget my souvenir! And hey, do you think I can stay at your place for a few weeks?

TheDarkPriestess: Eh? What's wrong? Did you two have another fight again?

Lu Xiulan had been telling her that something was wrong with Gong Yijun. Even when they started dating, her cousin didn't really approve of their relationship. She even told Lu Xinyi not to befriended Meng Jiao since that woman had a bad reputation during their college days.

Lu Xinyi regretted not listening to Lu Xiulan. If only she wasn't naive and stupid, she could have avoided being played and hurt by those two.

CerealKiller: We broke up. I need a place to stay for a while.

TheDarkPriestess: ….

CerealKiller: I'm serious, sis.

TheDarkPriestess: Omg! Finally! You should've gotten rid of him long ago. He wasn't good enough for you, Xinyi! You deserve so much better than him.

Lu Xinyi wondered what Xiulan meant. Did she already know about Gong Yijun and Meng Jiao?

CerealKiller: Xiulan, thank you for always being there for me…

She could still remember those hard times that started after her father died. She was just five and had no idea what was happening around her. But when her mom told her that Daddy won't be coming home anymore, her life started to get hard and hopeless.

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Shen Yi stared intensely at his pancake woman. It was that unusual dark eyes that were shimmering with amusement that no one had seen before. If his family was with him today, they would probably think he was sick—or might as well be crazy. His eyes were filled with an emotion that couldn't be explained.

This woman was surely a one-of-a-kind that he'd never encountered in his thirty years of existence.

He lifted his fork and started eating silently while Lu Xinyi kept her attention to her phone. He preferred light breakfast unlike the woman across him, who ordered a hearty one. He always thought that women were conscious about their figures, but as he saw her eating alone earlier, enjoying and savoring her breakfast, Shen Yi thought that it didn't matter to her.

When Lu Xinyi ended her chat with her cousin, she noticed that Shen Yi was already eating. She still didn't have an idea what he wanted from her. Her eyes landed on the dish on his plate. She'd never seen anything like that before.

His breakfast consisted of a piece of bread topped with a poached egg, bacon, and an unknown yellow thick creamy sauce with some chopped parsley as a garnish.

"What's that?" she couldn't resist asking.

Shen Yi lifted his gaze and saw her staring down at his breakfast like a curious cat waiting for a chance to snatch it.

"You mean this?" he poked the side of his food.

Lu Xinyi nodded.

'Maybe this dish is common for rich people like him,' she thought as she rubbed her chin.

Shen Yi hesitated to answer. What's up with this woman? It seemed like she was more interested in his food than him.

"This is what you call Eggs Benedict."

"What's that creamy sauce on top on it?" Lu Xinyi pointed at the thick yellow cream on his food.

"Ah, that's hollandaise."

"Hollandaise?" Her round brown eyes blinked and her mouth form an "oh" making her lower lip stick out a little. Her expression sent him in a daze as he stared at her pouty lips. "What is a hollandaise?"

Shen Yi mentally slapped himself and tilted his head in her direction, wondering why she was so curious about it.

"It's a sauce made with egg yolks and lemon juice. Wanna try some?"

Before Lu Xinyi could decline his offer, a piece of Eggs Benedict on a fork was already waiting for her mouth to open. She looked at his eyes with a quirk of a brow but nevertheless opened her mouth to accept his offering.

She chewed slowly to savor and scrutinize the foreign taste on her mouth. The taste tickled her taste buds. It wasn't overwhelming, but the flavors burst in her mouth, that made her close her eyes in excitement. She could taste the muffin, the bacon, and the egg, but what surprised her the most was the taste of the sauce.

It had a creamy egg taste—also buttery and a little tangy. Never did she tasted something like that before. The feel of it on her mouth was like a regular mayonnaise she had on her pantry, but this hollandaise had a rich texture and a buttery lemon taste that complimented well with the egg yolks. She could also taste a hint of pepper that added a nice kick to the sauce.

"Do you like it?"

"Very. Thank you, Mr. Hollandaise," Lu Xinyi replied, keeping her eyes close.

Shen Yi cleared his throat and forced himself to look away as Lu Xinyi with her eyes closed, continued to savor the flavor of his Eggs Benedict. He always thought that Eggs Benedict was a simple and regular dish, but if Lu Xinyi enjoyed it, maybe it wasn't that bad.

'Maybe she's a foodie.' he thought.

On the other side of the dining hall, a woman was seething in anger as she stalked at the couple. She saw them arguing earlier, then the woman took out her phone and ignored Shen Yi.