Chapter 17
Li Kai started to change. He became more attentive. He, who never did any housework, cleaned up the battlefield from yesterday. The living room was spotless, even cleaner than before.
He made a nutritious and elaborate breakfast. I ate with a cold face, without a single word of exchange.
The food was good; he must have put in a lot of effort. But I offered no praise.
I watched him busy himself in the kitchen as if I didn’t see him, then turned and went back to the spare bedroom.
We were sleeping in separate rooms.
Our communication was minimal. If a problem could be solved with one word, I would never use three.
He made up an excuse to take some time off from work, saying he wanted to spend more time with me and make it up to me.
Whether he was doing it for me, or to recover from his injuries and avoid embarrassment, was anyone’s guess.
But none of that mattered to me anymore.
I went to work as usual. Love was gone, but my career had to go on!
I was, however, quietly observing the changes in him. To be more precise, the changes in his body.
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