Huge Appetite

Sunlight rays peered into the room where a sleeping beauty lay. Jiang Xiuying stirred a bit and lazily opened her eyes. She looked around the room and rested her eyes on a young handsome man seated far away from her reading a magazine.

" You are awake?" Lu Beichen asked closing the magazine and walking towards her. Jiang Xiuying nodded and weakly stood up with her eyes half opened. " Wash up and come down for breakfast " He instructed and left the room.

" What was that? " Jiang Xiuying murmured looking at the closed door of her room. She shook her head and yawned loudly without closing her mouth. " Aish....how long was I asleep? I feel so light" She fell back on her bed and rolled to the other side of her bed reaching for her phone. She turned on the screen but found it powered off.

" Aish... " Jiang Xiuying sat up on her bed scratching her head. Another loud yawn escaped through her mouth. She stretched her arm up feeling sore all over her body. " A warm bath will do" She said finally standing up from her bed and skipping to her bathroom.

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Jiang Xiuying adjusted the hairpin on her wavy hair and held the railing as she walked downstairs to have her breakfast. She found Lu Beichen in the living room which was quite uncommon considering how the living room was seldom used by anyone. Everyone in the Lu family prefers keeping to themselves.

" Hey.... what are you doing ?" She whispered into his ear hoping to startle him but she failed. Lu Beichen merely looked behind his shoulder. From her loud footsteps, he already knew she was approaching him.

" I see you are now alright. Go have your breakfast. Grandfather is waiting for you in his study"

" What? When did he return? Jiang Xiuying's almond eyes widened in surprise after hearing the last statement Ku Beichen made.

" Yesterday. You were out for three days" Lu Beichen patted her head and left her alone in the living room with her mouth wide open in surprise.

' Three days? How come? I must be hearing double ' She concluded nodding her head as she made her way to the dining room.

Grooooooooooooowl

The aroma of the food on the dining table was enough to make her stomach cry in anticipation. She bit her inner lips in embarrassment hearing her stomach sound in the presence of the maids that were working quietly. Her stomach must have been excited to be about to eat Japanese dishes after about a month. She sat down and rubbed her palms together before pick up her chopstick She was about to dig in when she recalled Lu Beichen 's words. She dropped her chopstick with a loud bang on the tempered glass table and stood up with the chair she sat on making a loud sound as it moved back startling the maid who was waiting in the dining room in case she needed anything.

" Young miss, is there anything you need?" The maid asked. She was quite sure that Jiang Xiuying didn't need anything else since her favorite food had been prepared for her in large quantities. Everyone in the Lu Family residence knew that the Young Miss had a huge appetite.

Jiang Xiuying stared at the maid unable to understand why she was been asked that question. After a while of thinking, the answer dawned on her that it was her strange actions. She didn't want to say the reason for her strange actions so she cleared her throat and folded her arms. " You should sit here and finish the whole food without the assistance of others before I get back" She commanded in a strong tone.

" Nani?!!" The maid asked but instead,received a warning smile from Jiang Xiuying. She had no choice but to comply. Had it been a little amount of food it would have been better and she would have accepted the punishment but she wasn't sure if her stomach could contain half of the food.

" Very good. You know what's best for you" Jiang Xiuying nodded in contentment when the maid sat slowly down. " Finish all of them alone!!" She added and walked off. The maids shoulder slumped down in defeat hearing the clicking of Jiang Xiuying's heel fading gradually. Not long after Jiang Xiuying went away, two maids walked towards the dining and looked at the maid's slumped shoulders

" Wow....I can't believe Midori is been punished on her first meeting with Young Miss. I guess she didn't read all of the rules given to her" Ahmya said to the maid beside her in a low voice while looking at Midori that hadn't even touched anything on the table. She sat down like all of her movements was restricted. She looked like she was on pause mode. . It wasn't a new thing for Jiang Xiuying to punish any maid that interrupts her while she is eating. But it's just that this time, Jiang Xiuying hadn't even began eating and it was her strange actions that made the poor maid concerned about her.

Katana, the second maid played with her short hair while looking at Midori. She felt a sting in her chest. " I'm sure she intentionally disturbed Young Miss just to gain her attention and be chosen as her personal maid. " She glared daggers at the poor Midori and walked away leaving the perplexed Ahmya behind.

" What's wrong with her. I can't believe she is still day dreaming about being Young Miss personal maid." Ahmya said but she eyed Midori before she also disappeared from the entrance of the dining hall.

Midori heaved a sigh of relief when the two maids left. She heard every bit of their whispers but pretended not to hear.

' What's the deal about being the personal maid of Young Miss?' Midora pondered on what she heard them say. It seemed like a big deal to them and she concluded it was better for her to find out about the Young Miss of Lu family.