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Chapter 669 Gift
At seven o'clock in the morning, the head maid knocked on Ai Liang's door on time. After entering, she went straight to the wardrobe to choose an outfit for Ai Liang to wear that day.

Ai Liang herself sat quietly by the bed and waited.

"Nothing special planned for today, right?" Ai Liang asked abruptly.

Generally, Ai Liang's schedule for the next day will be told to him the night before.

But since they had just returned from the hospital yesterday, and no one knew how long Ai Liang would remain in a coma, the schedule for the next few days was completely cleared.

There are no special plans for today.

The maid paused subconsciously for a moment while working, but quickly resumed searching for clothes while still thinking.

We had breakfast in the side hall at 7:30, and from 8:00 to 9:00 it was free time. After 9:00 we went to the horse farm with the master.

Ai Liang nodded and whispered, "I understand."

The head maid turned around and walked up to Ai Liang with the clothes in her hand: "Today's activities were mainly spent with the master, and he is very worried about your health."

At 7:30, go have breakfast with the master. Dessert is chestnut cake. After breakfast, you have an hour of free time. At 9:00, go to the horse farm with the master.

Ai Liang frowned as she took the clothes handed to her: "Didn't we just say that?"

The head maid looked surprised: "Did I just say something?"

"you……"

Ai Liang's expression was even more surprised than the head maid's, but after a moment's thought, he put on a serious face and said, "When you had your back to me just now, weren't you muttering something to yourself?"

Do I still have this habit?
The head maid seemed to be intimidated by Ai Liang, after all, when people are thinking seriously, it is difficult for them to notice their own little movements.

However, Ai Liang, on the other side, was far from as calm as she appeared.

Using hyperthymesia to quickly retrieve his memories and confirm that the head maid hadn't spoken, his mind raced, and he immediately concocted a pretext.

The head maid had her back to the monitor, so there's no need to worry about the monitor seeing that her mouth wasn't moving.

Ai Liang had this thought almost subconsciously.

Of course, this review of surveillance footage is based on an extremely suspicious mindset.

Most people would just think that they accidentally blurted out their true feelings.

Compared to the head maid's concern about checking the surveillance footage because she had a bad habit of revealing her true feelings, Ai Liang was more worried about the changes in herself.

Knowing in advance that the head maid was about to speak—was this some kind of precognitive ability or did she glimpse into the other person's thoughts?

Ai Liang didn't know.

When he focused his attention on the head maid again, or tried to think about what would happen next, nothing happened.

It was as if knowing in advance what the head maid was going to say was just a coincidence.

Is it really a coincidence?

Ai Liang walked into the bathroom with a heavy heart and began to wash up.

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Going downstairs to the side hall, Feng Chengfu had already eaten breakfast and was passing the time by listening to the news on TV while reading an economic magazine.

Hearing footsteps, he looked up from his magazine: "Didn't you sleep well yesterday? Is your headache back?"

Ai Liang knew that Feng Chengfu was referring to the fact that she couldn't sleep last night and tossed and turned in bed. She shook her head and said, "No, I slept for too long yesterday and couldn't sleep at night."

In addition, the headaches have indeed disappeared; I no longer get headaches from reminiscing.

A hint of relief flashed in Feng Chengfu's eyes. He said softly, "Let's eat first. We'll go to the sunroom later. I have a gift for you."

"Ah."

Ai Liang responded and jumped onto the custom-made chair, which was then adjusted to a suitable height by the head maid.

Today's main course is crab congee and a small dish of pickled vegetables, and dessert is honeydew melon and chestnut cake.

These are not rare ingredients.

Although Feng Chengfu is wealthy, he doesn't eat top-quality ingredients worth tens or hundreds of thousands of yuan every day like one might imagine.

The reality is quite the opposite. If you insist on saying what the difference is between the fruits and vegetables we usually eat and those in the market, it's only that they are of high quality, freshly picked, and air-freighted.

However, this does not mean that Feng Chengfu was frugal in his eating habits. Most of the food he ate did not use particularly precious ingredients, but the preparation process was very complicated.

Take, for example, the small plate of chestnut cake in front of Ai Liang.

Chestnut cake requires the use of both glutinous rice flour and regular rice flour, which should be soaked for 40 minutes and 30 minutes respectively. After soaking, they should be mixed in a 7:3 ratio, ground, and kneaded to achieve a distinct texture and the best results. Even just this small dish of dessert requires a lot of effort.

The family cook often starts preparing breakfast in the kitchen around 4 a.m., and shortly after breakfast is finished, they need to work on lunch ingredients without stopping.

Sometimes you even have to prepare ingredients that have been marinated for several days in advance. It's both mentally and physically exhausting, and it's even harder than carrying bricks on a construction site.

After a brief exchange of concern, Feng Chengfu refocused his attention on the magazine and fell silent. Ai Liang also sipped her porridge while listening to the news.

Due to his age and family control, Ai Liang does not yet have his own mobile phone, and television news programs are one of the few ways he learns about the world.

"...Following discussions by the council and the public security department, bounty hunter Li Yongming will be officially awarded the Medal of Honor tomorrow. He is the only non-staff member to receive this honor since the bounty hunter system was established. All units expressed their gratitude..."

Bounty hunters? Do such things even exist in this world?
Ai Liang's attention was drawn to the news report, and she turned to look at the TV, forgetting all about eating.

This impolite behavior prompted a reminder from the head maid: "Ryo, it's mealtime now. If you're interested in the news, I can bring up the replay during your free time after the meal."

Ai Liang refocused her attention on breakfast: "I know Aunt Mei... I was just a little curious when I suddenly heard the term 'bounty hunter' that only appears in stories."

"After breakfast..."

"I'll tell you about it in a bit. Now that your headaches are getting better, it's time for you to get involved in some social things."

Feng Chengfu suddenly put down the magazine and said.

Since the head of the household had spoken, the head maid naturally wouldn't say anything more.

When Ai Liang developed headaches, her family immediately reduced all activities except for essential academic classes and blocked all avenues for her to contact the outside world to prevent her from being overwhelmed by the deluge of information in the internet age.

Within the manor, television news, books, and adults' gossip were his only means of understanding the world.

Now that my headaches are gone, I should be able to ask my family for a cell phone or computer, right? Hmm... I guess there will be a time limit on daily use to prevent nearsightedness.

Ai Liang thought to herself.

After breakfast, Ai Liang, accompanied by the head maid, followed Feng Chengfu to the sunroom outside. There, he saw the gift Feng Chengfu had mentioned: a beige Angora ferret.

(End of this chapter)