The Trending Topic Herself: The Villainess is the Superstar!-Chapter 134: What Is Your Relationship with Leo Lancaster?
The table was a bit long, and there was quite a distance between them.
Maya’s mind was fully awakened, and she immediately smiled: "Honey, turns out you haven’t eaten either."
Nanny Wang, taking advantage of the opportunity, began speaking well of Ian Rowe: "Yes, yes, ma’am, you have no idea how long he waited for you. Ever since he carried you upstairs, during the time you were sleeping, the gentleman was downstairs all the time, afraid of disturbing your rest if he stayed upstairs."
"You weren’t fully awake, and he hasn’t eaten either. He said he wanted to wait and eat with you! Look at this table full of dishes, all cooked to your liking, kept warm for you upon his request."
Ian Rowe’s brow furrowed slightly, but he did not interrupt her.
Having been around for a while, Maya knew Nanny Wang always said good things about both of them, hoping their relationship could be better.
However, Nanny Wang’s wishes might be in vain, because their feelings were unlikely to improve.
Why? Because that’s how the novel’s plot was written.
Maya didn’t care much about what Nanny Wang said, but her face broke into a brighter smile: "Honey, you’re so good to me, and I only realized it now. I’m about to be moved to tears. Marrying you is a blessing earned over three lifetimes!"
Perhaps due to her lack of literary prowess, Maya often felt that her sweet words only came across as cloying rather than deeply affectionate.
But that’s just right; being cloying is enough; it just needs to be cloying.
As for the rest... Maya thought she might never say genuinely heartfelt words of deep affection to anyone in her lifetime.
Seeing Maya understood her meaning, Nanny Wang instantly smiled: "The gentleman is just not good at expressing himself, actually he’s more attentive than anyone else..."
Maya stood up, picked up a piece of braised pork for Ian Rowe with her chopsticks, and placed it on his plate. Then, glancing around, her eyes lit up as she picked up a piece of steamed pork.
Unexpectedly, the table was nearly full of her favorite meats, with only two vegetable dishes seemingly intended to cut the grease. This made her choice easy; whatever she picked was something Ian Rowe didn’t like.
She carefully selected these pieces of meat to ensure they’d be unforgettable for Ian Rowe.
Ian Rowe watched her movements, then looked at her smiling face, as vivid as a painting.
The scene before him seemed to overlap with a drama he watched a while ago.
At that time, she was smiling as she picked food for Leo Lancaster, exuding extreme tenderness.
He struggled to suppress the surge of malice in his heart, though his eyes betrayed a hint of coldness.
Maya saw his sullen face and smiled even more happily; predictably, Ian Rowe didn’t like this food.
Nonetheless, his darkened face was quite intimidating, with shadows in his eyes like looming storm clouds, as if a storm would break out any second.
Maya contentedly returned to her seat, soon hearing Ian Rowe’s voice, still low but cooler: "What is your relationship with Leo Lancaster?"
Maya was taken aback, her chopsticks dropping the piece of braised pork into her bowl.
But she quickly collected herself, stuffing the braised pork from the bowl into her mouth, seriously recalling Ian Rowe’s question.
Why was he asking this? What was his purpose?
Seeing her not answer, Ian Rowe’s gaze grew even colder and heavier.
He was about to get up when he heard Maya’s voice: "Leo Lancaster? Brother Leo? We have no relationship. No, we do have a relationship..."
Ian Rowe’s gaze froze abruptly, scenes from his memory playing in his mind like slides, as if never-ending. He restrained the impulse to consume his life.
"Brother Leo and I grew up together. We’re childhood friends."
Maya laughed again: "Honey, why are you asking this all of a sudden?"
She hadn’t forgotten her current "sappy and greasy" image.
"Nothing more?"
"What else?"
Maya felt the generation gap between her and Ian Rowe was becoming more serious. She increasingly didn’t understand what Ian Rowe was saying now.
Ian Rowe responded with a sound, seeing Maya eager to explain, suddenly he felt relieved.
Maya liked him so much, surely she couldn’t possibly like someone else.
He looked at Maya once more, his gaze much softer: "Didn’t we not eat yet? Let’s eat!"
Maya was stunned, internally mocking how Ian Rowe’s mood changed faster than flipping a book. Even the delicate Kiki Monroe would concede to him.
* 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂
After washing up, Maya lay down on the comfortable big bed. After living the rough life of a primitive man for so many days, she felt indescribably comfortable the moment she lay down, the soft bed endlessly spawning drowsiness.
Upon returning to her comfortable home, Maya excitedly rolled around on the bed a few times.
Suddenly she felt a warm touch on her waist.
Turning to look, she saw Ian Rowe holding her waist with just one hand.
By now, Maya had rolled to the edge of the bed, as if she might roll off any second.
Maya knew she was overly excited, having too much fun.
But judging by the distance, falling likely wouldn’t be deadly, especially with the furry carpet below. So without a life-threatening danger, why did Ian Rowe stop her? Didn’t he dislike her?
Ian Rowe felt the warmth from his hand, and his hand froze for half a second.
He couldn’t imagine Maya’s waist being so slender, almost unbelievably thin, with the warmth of her skin transmitting through her pajamas to his hand.
Ian Rowe nudged Maya forward, away from the risky area, then withdrew his hand.
Maya looked moved: "Honey, you’re always so attentive to me. What Nanny Wang said is true, even if you don’t say it, in fact, all your concerns are about me. Just like now, if you didn’t care about me, you wouldn’t worry about me falling down!"
Meeting Maya’s bright eyes, Ian Rowe always felt a bit restless inside.
"It’s late, sleep now."
Maya, seeing Ian Rowe seemed not to want to pay attention to her, ran over on purpose to annoy him: "Why are you suddenly so cold to me? Didn’t Nanny Wang say you only love me, only care about me? Why did you change your mind so quickly? In the blink of an eye, you’re annoyed and unwilling to talk to me?"
"No" - the word stuck in his throat, and Ian Rowe didn’t know how to explain.
He found that Maya was a very sensitive person, his words and actions often caused her misunderstandings.
Despite handling business with ease, in the family aspect, he felt like a complete newbie.
"I’m not annoyed by you."
He really wasn’t good at this; it took him a long time to finally blurt out this sentence.
