"Yes! He told me a young couple would come here and asked me to take good care of them. So I felt very strange when Mrs. Gu came here alone. I didn't expect that you would come later." Saying this, the housekeeper glanced at Kevin with a worried face. She asked a lot of questions to him before letting him in, so she worried that he might be mad because of this. But there was a soldier following him, so she assumed that he was not a bad guy.
"Oh? He told you that, huh?" Kevin didn't know how to feel now. Obviously Leena hid the truth for him, even when she was hurt because of him. How could he ever repay what she did? How could he express how grateful he was for her deep love?
"Yes, Mr. Gu. I don't know what you like to eat. Please tell me which kinds of food you like. I can prepare it for you right away," The housekeeper said, constantly rubbing her hands. She was very nervous.
"Thank you. We'll get dinner. We've already been so much trouble for you. How can we expect you to make dinner for us?" Kevin politely refused the housekeeper's nice offer. It was already very rude for him to come here without notice, so he didn't want to make more trouble for her.
"Mr. Gu, you're too polite. It's our duty to serve you. I get paid by Mr. Mu, and I feel obliged to serve his friends as well. If he knew I didn't even make dinner for you, he'd probably fire me." Panicked at his words, the housekeeper immediately shook her head. If Mr. Mu got it in his head that she didn't serve them well, she might lose this highly paid job.
"Don't worry, he won't know if we don't say anything to him." Kevin still felt it was hard to make the housekeeper cook dinner for them. They caused so much inconvenience due to their unexpected visit. And they were not going to make more trouble for her.
"Sorry, Mr. Gu, please let me prepare dinner for you. I'm pleased to serve you and I don't want to lose my job." The housekeeper still insisted. She believed that there was no other choice, that Edward would have a fit and accuse her of not doing her job. And it had been a long time since the last time anybody was here. So she felt happy to make her guests feel welcome. And part of that was to fix them a meal.
"Eh? So you seriously think he'd fire you?" Kevin frowned. It seemed that he had no choice now.
"Or are you worried about my cooking skills? Rest assured. Mr. Mu tested my cooking skills when I applied for the job. Although the food I make might not be as good as those made by famous cooks, I believe I won't disappoint you." The housekeeper confidently tapped her chest to reassure him. Kevin was amused by this gesture.
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