“Yeah, just awake.” Amber nodded.
She was dizzy and limp since she slept too long in the daytime, and she couldn’t even walk steadily. Frowning at this, Jared quickly walked to Amber, put his arm around her shoulders so that she could lean on him, and looked down at her concernedly, asking, “Are you okay? What ails you?”
“Nothing,” Amber answered with a smile, “I am still dizzy from sleeping. I think it will be better if I rest for a while.”
Though she said so, Jared was still worrying and didn’t feel relieved until he put his hand on her forehead to make sure it wasn’t a fever.
“I have told you not to lie down but walk around, haven’t I? It was you who insisted to lie on the sofa.” Jared flicked her forehead warningly.
Covering her forehead with her hands, Amber smiled and said, “Okay, it’s all my fault. But the seafood is so delicious and I am too well-fed that I am lazy to move around. I won’t do that again.”
“Oh, don’t you ever think about it,” Jared grumbled. “I will remind you the next time. Sit down on the sofa and have a rest and when you feel better, we can have dinner.”
“Sure.” Amber nodded.
Jared helped her to the sofa and got her a glass of water. Amber took a sip and she could feel the warm water running from her throat all the way down to her stomach. Then, the warmth dispersed from the stomach to the whole body, which made her feel better.
“Oh, wait, Jared. Why did you squat in front of the washing machine just now?” Amber pointed at the washing machine and asked.
There was a glint of embarrassment in Jared’s eyes, but he answered calmly, “I was preparing to wash the clothes.”
“Why, you just put the clothes into the machine and switch it on. Why would you squat in front of it?” Amber was bewildered.
Jared knew he had to tell the truth or she would keep asking. So, clearing his throat, he said, “Well, I have searched on the Internet and it seems like the washing machine should be spinning while it is washing clothes. But I didn’t see it spinning after waiting for a long time. I think the machine must be broken.”
Twitching the corner of her mouth, Amber retorted, “Are you sure? Does it ever occur to you that it is not working because you don’t know how to use it?”
The room suddenly fell into a dead silence.
After a while, Amber covered her mouth and laughed happily, “I think it is because you don’t know how to use it.”
Still embarrassed, Jared had to admit, “Well…I have never used it before.”
“I see.” Amber didn’t make fun of him but patted him on his shoulders. She knew that his clothes will be handled by the housekeeper while expensive clothes will be maintained by their designers and unnecessary clothes will be thrown away. It turned out he didn’t really need a washing machine so she could understand why he didn’t know how to use it.
“Sorry, I think sometimes I am just an idiot,” Jared said, rubbing his eyebrows. He thought himself an idiot without some basic common knowledge.
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