Chapter 149
After entering, Zinnia finally handed Yannis the bottle she was holding. She said, “These are herbal pills my Master specially formulated. Take one dallas When you finish them, I’ll make more for you.
“I’ve been taking them since I was a child. They’re excellent for your health. If you take them every day, your health will surely improve
Yannis asked, “You have been taking them since childhood?” He thought, ‘These pills seem not to be just ordinary fonic pills, but specially formulated remedies to heal physical injuries.’
Zinnia replied, “Yeah, I was quite sickly as a child. My Master even worried I wouldn’t make it. So he specially made these herbal pills for me. You can take
one now.
“These herbal pills aren’t bitter at all. I especially made them sweet for you. You must take them on time, okay?”
As a child, Zinnia was so frail she’d be out of breath after just three steps and coughing after seven. If she walked too much, she’d get dizzy.
Her Master grew increasingly anxious watching her suffer, so he gathered all sorts of precious ingredients to nurse her back to health, and only then did she gradually recover.
Yannis was deeply touched by her care. He could only imagine how much effort she must have put into making these pills. He said sincerely, “Thank you,
Zinnia.”
“You’re welcome,” Zinnia replied. She felt a quiet delight that Yannis hadn’t dismissed her herbal pills as some dubious remedy.
“Zinnia, what do you want to eat? I’m free these days, so I can make dinner for you tonight,” Yannis said, his eyes shimmering with warmth and a lazy smile playing at the corners of his eyes.
Staring into his dazzling eyes, Zinnia was momentarily spellbound. She stammered, “You…”
Yannis seemed surprised by her answer, a soft laugh escaping him as some thought crossed his mind. He said, “I’m not on the menu. If you ate me, who would cook for you?”
Zinnia nibbled her lip, sensing something oddly suggestive in his words. She said, “I just wanted to say that you decided. Everything you make is delicious.”
Yannis’s cooking was second to none. After coming to Jinston, it took Zinnia quite a while to adjust to life without her Master’s food.
But just two days of Yannis‘ meals had her spoiled once again. She could eat other things, but nothing tasted quite like Yannis’s.
Meeting her steady gaze, Yannis thought, ‘Damn, what’s wrong with me? I’ve been abroad for too long, working too hard lately, and spending far too much time with Perry. My brain’s completely fried.
‘How could I say those words to her? Fortunately, she didn’t seem to catch my meaning.‘
Regaining his composure, he said, “I’ll go cook for you. You just sit here and keep yourself occupied.”
Zinnia stared at Yannis‘ retreating figure, somehow sensing he was making a hurried escape. She wondered, ‘Did I just scare him off?‘ Then she grabbed one herbal package and headed to the kitchen.
She thought, ‘Yannis hasn’t been resting well these past couple of days. His pallid complexion is enough proof. His body is being pushed to its limits again. I had better brew some herbal soup for him now.‘
“Zinnia, what brings you here?” Yannis asked as he was prepping ingredients. He planned to make a beef stew for Zinnia. He hadn’t seen her in two days,
and he felt she looked even thinner.
“Yannis, you haven’t been resting properly these days. Don’t you have a headache?” Zinnia asked as she searched the kitchen for a suitable pot to brew some herbal soup.
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She figured that by the time they finished dinner, the soup would be ready, and Yannis could have some soup to get some proper rest.
“I’ve just been swamped these past couple of days. I didn’t mean to,” Yannis said:
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