They went into the elevator together and put their things down to relax a little.
"Why not go online shopping? They can be delivered home, which will be more convenient."
Leo looked at Winnie as well as the two children. Carrying so many things made his palm in pain.
Winnie said with a smile on her face, "I rarely shop online. After all, I am a woman with children. If there are always people at home, I will find it risky. Although I think too much about it, it is good to be careful."
The look on her face didn’t show the hardships she, a woman with children, had endured. Nor did she have any complaints.
"Yes, it's good to be careful."
Leo looked at Winnie who was strong and optimistic with infinite emotions inside.
In his opinion, she deserved to be happy. She deserved a man who loved her. But fate, which was naughty, made her have such a life with many twists and turns.
"Are you quite busy these days?How come I haven’t seen you?"
Winnie couldn't remember how many days she hadn't seen Leo. Ever since the day she saw him at the reunion, it seemed she had no memory of him anymore.
"I just came back from a business trip."
Leo directly came home from the airport. Without seeing Winnie for so many days, he somewhat missed her.
"You just came back. And you surely are tired after a business trip, right? Don’t cook tonight. Come to have dinner at my home."
As soon as Winnie finished her words, the elevator arrived on the 18th floor.
Leo sent Winnie's things to Winnie's house before he turned around and went back home.
When it was time for dinner, Leo came over to eat in Winnie’s house.
He took a shower and changed into convenient home clothes, finally somewhat getting rid of the exhaustion. Looking at the sumptuous dishes on the table, Leo was in a good mood.
He made a hypothesis, that was, if Winnie was his wife and that if the two children were his, how happy he should be.
It was a pity that he had ruined the possibility to be happy by himself.
Winnie put the last dish on the table and greeted Leo, "Sit down and enjoy the food. The dishes will be cold in a while."
Leo jokingly said while sitting down, "They are so sumptuous and eye-catching. I can't even bear to eat them."
"Eye candy can’t fill the stomach. If you don’t eat anything, your stomach will be grumpy. Eat some. My two babies, I have worked so hard on cooking. You should eat more as well."
Winnie curled up the corner of her mouth, revealing a beautiful arc. A brilliant glow was reflected in her eyes. And her face was overflowing with satisfying pleasure. Ever since she knew that Luke was suffering from depression, she hadn’t ever looked sad in front of the child.
"Okay, Mommy."
"Good, Auntie."
"Good, Winnie."
Leo joined in the fun, making everyone laugh.
Every time Leo was here, the atmosphere inside Winnie’s house was different from that when Brian was here.
When Leo was here, the atmosphere was harmonious and energetic. While Brian was here, the atmosphere was gloomy and cold. Leo and Brian had completely different temperaments without one being warm-hearted and the other being cold.
As usual, the two children finished eating first and went to play in the living room. Only Winnie and Leo were left at the table.
Winnie instructed Leo, "You should eat a little more."
Leo continued with a smile on his face, "Well, I do eat more. The dishes are so delicious I can't bear to put down my chopsticks again."
"Winnie, when did you cook so well? In the past, your cooking skills were not as good as they are now."
Winnie said somewhat subtly, "I all cooked in a daze in the past. Of course, my cooking skills back then weren't as good as they are now. Since we have Megan, her spleen and stomach make her fail to digest food properly. So I began to pay attention to the combination of food and meals. And I try my best to make Megan like my dishes. As the time goes by, my cooking skills naturally are better."
In the past, she didn’t need to cook, let alone think about cooking good meals. After losing her parents, she has become the head of the family, which meant that she had to be proficient in everything.
Her aunt had asthma. And the fumes would make her uncomfortable. As long as Winnie was around, she never let her aunt walk into the kitchen. As she cooked for her aunt over the years, she got good cooking skills.
Leo said unconsciously, "Mmm, they are delicious. They taste like the ones at home."
Winnie raised her eyes to take a look at him and blandly withdrew her gazes.
“Did dishes cooked by me taste like the ones at home? Where is my home?” From the moment she was abandoned by Leo, she had let go of the idea of having a home and also cut off her connections with being happy.
Leo could sense Winnie’s depression at this time. He knew how hard it was for her to raise two children on her own. At this moment, he had an impulse that although Winnie was with children, he wanted to guard her for his life, make her happy, and give her a warm home.
Brian put down his chopsticks, feeling his heart was thumping. He didn't know whether he should say it or not. But now he couldn't control himself.
Leo could only speak tentatively so as not to scare Winnie, "Winnie, can we start all over again?"
Winnie said jokingly, "Are you kidding? How can we start all over again after our relationship is over? How come you are bribed by this meal of mine and want to get me out of a messy situation?"
Because she didn’t feel that Leo's words were serious.
The current Leo was even better than he used to be. Even so, whoever he was, she couldn’t afford to be connected to him. So Winnie could only take his words as a joke.
"Winnie, I'm not joking. I'm serious."
Leo suddenly got serious. Since he had said it, he should make his position clear. Otherwise, he would still regret it in the future.
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