Leonardo did not tiptoe, so as soon as he arrived at the kitchen door, Summer heard the footsteps behind her.
"Wait outside." Summer said without turning her head.
After a while, she turned around and didn't see him. She took two steps back and saw Leonardo sitting at his desk. She didn't know what he was doing.
Summer withdrew her gaze, and the water in the pot was boiling.
She cooked the noodles. When she was about to reach for the salt, her gaze fell upon the sugar in the seasoning box. Something came to her.
Did Leonardo really think she was a pushover?
The smile on Summer's face grew wider and she happily poured half a can of sugar into the pot.
Although Rosie and Leonardo looked alike, their tastes were completely different. Rosie loved sweets the most, while he hated them the most.
Summer took a spoon and stirred it in the pot. After confirming that all the sugar melted, she put some soup in it and tasted it.
She only took a sip before covering her mouth and spitting it out in disgust.
It would be sickeningly sweet for Rosie.
After the noodles were placed in a bowl, Summer hesitated. Wouldn't it be too much?
When she thought of Leonardo allowing Amber sit beside him at the banquet, she made up her mind.
She took the noodles to his desk and placed them in front of him rudely. Poker-faced, she
said, "Eat."
He looked up at her and said nothing. He picked up his chopsticks and began to eat them.
However, the moment the noodles entered his mouth, he stopped.
Summer pulled the chair next to him and sat down. She supported her chin with her hand and smiled gently, "Is it delicious?"
When Leonardo swallowed it, he didn't bat an eyelid and said, "It's delicious."
"Is that so?" Summer was stunned.
"Yes." As if to confirm his words, Leonardo ate another mouthful in admiration, showing no sign of reluctance on his face.
If Summer hadn't tasted it herself, she would have suspected that there was nothing wrong with the noodles.
She watched him eat all the sweet and greasy noodles with a calm face. She was completely dumbfounded. Leonardo didn't even have any soup left.
Summer looked at the empty bowl and asked, "Do you want more?"
He put down his chopsticks and shook his head. 'Tm full."
Summer stood up and took the bowl and chopsticks to the kitchen.
She touched the remaining soup in the bowl. It was sickeningly sweet. That was right...
Summer walked to the kitchen door and looked into the living room. She found it empty.
When she walked out, she could vaguely hear water running from the bathroom.
She walked over and knocked on the bathroom door. "Leonardo? Are you in there?"
The sound grew louder.
After a while, he opened the door. His face was stained with water and his expression was normal.
"What are you doing there with the tap on?" As she spoke, she looked behind him.
Leonardo walked out and closed the bathroom door. "Call of nature."
She didn't believe him. Who went to the bathroom with the tap on? She wondered if Leonardo had developed some sort of hobby behind her.
Leonardo laughed and said in a gloomy tone, "It's not so much about his identity. You're talking about him all the time. This already causes my intention to get rid of him!"
"So, are you targeting Stanley mainly because of your prejudice against him?" Summer asked him.
Leonardo sat upright, approached her and said, "That's not prejudice." He stressed every word.
"Forget about him." Summer knew that she and Leonardo couldn't talk about Stanley.
"I've said what I need to say. You had your meal. Time to go." That was his cue to leave.
Leonardo pulled his tie loose. He hated this life where he could not live with Summer all the time.
He looked down and pondered for a moment.
Then, he looked up at Summer and called her name very solemnly.
"Summer."
"What?"
"Marry me."
"Ah?"
Summer blinked her eyes and asked him, "Say it again."
"I said..." Leonardo walked up to her and put his hands on her shoulders. "Marry me and be my wife. We'll be together openly."
He always felt he needed to do something. It turned out to be a marriage proposal. More than once, Stanley used this to refute him. Leonardo didn't care about that marriage certificate or a wedding.
However, others reminded him again and again that he and Summer were not lawfully wedded now.
This displeased him very much. He wanted to shut them up and stayed with her forever.
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