Chapter 55: Fate had long laid the groundwork in the dark…

In this relationship, it was not Tang Man who was always uneasy, but Xie Li. Because it was not easy to come by, he cherished it too much and was afraid of losing it.

He had become unlike himself.

But love is a quagmire. Once you fall deeply into it, it’s very difficult to get out. Even if you are saved, you will bring out a body of mud.

Before the weekend, Tang Man brought Hu Haiying to her home for a night. The next day, Xie Li drove over to pick them up directly and went to the Spring Lake together.

Speaking of Spring Lake, there was actually no lake there. At most, there was a small seasonal ornamental waterfall, sometimes there and sometimes not. It was the water accumulated in the caves and flowed down from above. When getting close, putting your hand in the shallow beach below, you could still feel a coldness.

They went into the mountains. The car was not easy to drive up the mountain, so it was parked directly at the foot of the mountain. Xie Li walked to the trunk and took down a lot of luggage for the two of them. Tang Man was afraid of many mosquitoes and insects in the mountains, so she brought a lot of insect repellent.

The villa they were staying in was on the mountain, a large area developed by a real estate tycoon. Most of the buyers were wealthy local rich people. Otherwise, they would not be able to buy a house here. After all, it was not easy to buy a house in the scenic area.

After she came here, she remembered that the Tang family had actually bought a waterside villa here, but she couldn’t remember the specific location. She only vaguely remembered that when she was in high school, Old Tang occasionally mentioned that the family had invited some partners to stay here for a few days. Tang Man was not interested at the time, so she did not come and directly forgot about it.

The villas were not built on the top of the mountain, but at a slightly gentle position slightly below the midpoint of the mountain. The designer cleverly utilized the topographical features here and built a large area of waterside villas.

As soon as they went up the mountain, they felt the air was fresher. Of course, it might also be that the surrounding temperature had dropped, making them feel less stuffy, and their breathing became smoother.

They walked around a waterside corridor and walked for a while before reaching the villa. Originally, there was a housekeeper here, but Tang Man did not like outsiders, so Xie Li directly sent the person away. No one was left in the villa. She only stayed here for a few days and did not need to keep anyone here.

Madam Hu Haiying took out a thin shawl from her bag when passing the waterside and put it on her body, covering the exposed skin.

Although it was the height of summer now, staying here for a long time would also feel a chill. No matter how good the elderly’s body was, they could not stand it. Even Tang Man felt it was a bit too cold. No wonder Xie Li had told them to prepare a few jackets or long robes beforehand.

Xie Li put the luggage into the room of the villa. When he came out, he saw Tang Man lying on the huge window sill in the living room on the first floor, half of her body almost sticking out. The long hair draped on her back slid down slowly along the lines of her shoulders on both sides, then hung on both sides, revealing the protruding shoulder blades on both sides of her spine.

Xie Li did not go up. He stood three steps away from Tang Man and looked at her for a long time, as if those shoulder blades had grown wings, the figure became unreal, and he still stood in place.

Tang Man, lying on the bed, seemed to sense something. She looked back and met Xie Li’s somewhat deep and dark gaze. She waved her hand, “Xie Li, what are you thinking about?”

“Nothing.” Xie Li’s eyelashes quivered, and he lowered his eyelids for a moment, hiding the emotions in his eyes. After a few seconds, he returned to normal and walked over, standing beside Tang Man, lowering his eyes to look at Tang Man lying on the window.

“I had someone send some vegetables over and put them in the refrigerator.” He said some vegetable names and let Tang Man decide what to eat for lunch.

Tang Man’s gaze returned from the winding waterside corridor in the mountains. She glanced at Xie Li, then turned around, and with a flick of her wrist on the window, she sat on the window and said to Xie Li with a smile, “So are you going to be the chef at noon?”

She was unlikely to do it. She could only recognize what the dish was when it was cooked, but she couldn’t recognize it when it was just dug out from the ground. For example, chives and garlic sprouts were really a bit troublesome for people who didn’t cook often.

As for Madam Hu Haiying, it was even more impossible. Madam Hu Haiying had been majestic and domineering all her life, and she could show her skills in almost everything, but cooking was definitely not one of them. Hu Haiying could only make soup, and other stir-fries could only guarantee not to kill people.

This might be genetic skipping a generation. Tang Man was clearly Hu Haiying’s granddaughter. The two were identical in their poor and messy cooking skills.

Xie Li nodded, helped Tang Man tuck the hair scattered on both sides behind her ears, and said, “I’ll do it. If you do it, the three of us won’t need to eat today.”

As they were talking, Madam Hu Haiying came out of the room, changed into a long-sleeved outfit.

Tang Man smiled and swung her legs, with her hands on the windowsill, and said to Hu Haiying with a smile, “Grandma, Xie Li is the chef at noon today. If you have anything you want to eat, just order it. He will consider it.”

Hearing this, Hu Haiying looked at Xie Li and couldn’t help but say something to Tang Man, “Don’t always order Xie Li around. You should also learn this cooking skill at home. Otherwise, you don’t even recognize vegetables and often order takeout, which is not good for your health. Xie Li is busy with work. Where will he have time to cook for you in the future?”

This was an old topic, but Hu Haiying obviously didn’t say it to Tang Man alone like other parents did.

After all, decades had passed. Hu Haiying had never said a few words to Tang Man about this. Even when she saw her eating takeout, she would turn a blind eye, thinking that she could save herself the trouble of preparing a meal. After all, Hu Haiying was not a person who would do housework, so she had never made such a request to Tang Man.

So these words were actually said to both of them.

Tang Man smiled and didn’t take it to heart, but Xie Li said, “In the future, I will gradually let go of some work and shouldn’t be as busy as I am now. Grandma doesn’t need to worry too much. I will take good care of Tang Man.”

Hu Haiying glanced at Tang Man beside her, looked at the talented Xie Li in front of her, and finally didn’t intend to say anything. These two were completely like Zhou Yu beating Huang Gai, one willing to beat and the other willing to suffer.