Filed to story: Sweetheart Do You Still Love Me
Yelena felt strange when he said this. There was no emotion in his tone as if he had just casually said something. However, if she continued to ask, it would seem like she was too nosy.
She breathed a sigh of relief, and without realizing it, their relationship had become a bit closer. “Did you have any plans tonight? I want to invite you to dinner.”
Since returning last time, she had always wanted to find an opportunity to invite him to dinner. Unfortunately, he was injured after he came back and was being treated in the hospital, so there was no chance.
Now that the two of them were in the same crew, it was really a stroke of luck.
Federick looked at her and kept smiling. “Is it just the two of us?”
She instinctively nodded.
“Does your boyfriend allow you to have dinner with me?”
Yelena lowered her head embarrassedly. “He’s usually busy with work and probably doesn’t have time to have dinner with us. I think since you are my savior, it’s not too much to invite you to dinner alone.”
From her perspective, it was perfectly normal to treat her savior to a meal as a gesture of gratitude. Since they didn’t have any physical intimacy, it shouldn’t be classified as emotional cheating.
Moreover, Federick had made it clear that he liked someone else and had nothing to do with her, so she felt more relaxed.
“Do you have any food preferences?” Yelena carefully asked on the way there.
Federick was driving, and he tilted his head slightly toward her.
“Not really, but there’s one thing I don’t really like.”
She asked, “What is it?”
“Pork trotters.”
When she heard the words “pork trotters”, her expression stiffened slightly.
“Why don’t you like pork trotters?”
In her opinion, pork trotters were good for beauty and health. Save for the fact that they were a bit high in calories and her agent didn’t allow her to eat too much, she really liked them.
Federick’s face changed unpredictably and Yelena’s eyes widened with shock.
“Did you get bumped by a pig when you were young?”
He was speechless. What kind of weird remark was that about being bumped by a pig when I was young?
When Yelena saw his face darkened, she knew she had said the wrong thing and quickly tried to make up for it. “Well, why don’t you eat pork trotters?”
He looked at her askance. “It’s kind of related to you.”
She was dumbfounded. “Related to me?”
Suddenly, her long-forgotten memories were unlocked as they flooded her mind with scenes from many years ago when they were both in junior high school.
It was one afternoon when Yelena bought roasted pork trotters after school and was enjoying it when she suddenly noticed one of her classmates being bullied by a burly man on the road.
Without any hesitation, she sprang into action and rushed over to help. She grabbed the pork trotter and threw it at the man. Unfortunately, it hit Federick in the face.
The pork trotter was quite big as she had only taken a few bites out of it before it knocked Federick out.
However, the commotion was enough to scare off the bully who quickly fled the scene. In a way, Yelena had indirectly saved Federick.
At the school’s award ceremony, Yelena and Federick stood on stage with contrasting expressions. Federick had his face bandaged up while Yelena looked somewhat embarrassed.
He was only receiving the award because of Yelena’s heroic actions, despite the fact that she was the one who accidentally hit him in the face with the pork trotters and scared away the bully.
As the saying went, ‘No good deed goes unpunished.’ In this case, her kind gesture ended up being misunderstood, and the entire school learned of Federick’s unfortunate encounter with the pork trotter.
On the stage, Yelena nervously asked, “Are you okay?”
“Still alive. Thanks for asking,” he replied in irritation.
She knew that he wasn’t seriously injured, but she still felt guilty about the whole incident.
Federick’s good looks made him popular at school, and after the incident, some girls approached Yelena and accused her of ruining his face. However, they vanished as quickly as they had come, and she was never bothered again.
Thinking that these girls had a change of heart, she let the matter slide. “I’ll cover all your medical expenses,” she told Federick. Yelena was known as the wealthy heiress of the Sullivans and had more than enough money to spare, while Federick was often seen wearing simple white shirts, leading people to assume that he came from a poor family.
Despite her mischievous behavior, Yelena still knew how to make things right.
“That’s not necessary.”
She became anxious and raised her voice. “Why not? Your face is ruined. I am responsible for you.”
At that moment, the school leader had just finished his speech and was about to invite the heroic individual to speak.
However, as soon as the microphone was turned, her words were heard. “I am responsible for you.”
Instantly, the entire auditorium was in an uproar.
Yelena turned around embarrassedly and saw Federick’s red face turning a shade deeper.
Some people even started whistling flirtatiously, and one person shouted for them to get together.
The principal quickly moved the microphone and cleared his throat to restore order.
“Quiet!”
The students fell silent and Yelena made a brief statement. She clearly heard people whispering and even making impolite laughter while she was speaking.
As a usually calm person, Federick almost dropped the microphone when it was his turn.
“I don’t have much to say. This was just an accident.”
However, no one dared to ridicule him because of his status.
After this incident, rumors about the relationship between the two began to spread throughout the school.
However, Yelena soon disappeared for a while and she dropped out of school when she returned.
From then on, the two of them hardly had any contact.
As Yelena reminisced, she looked at his face and suddenly felt embarrassed. “I’m really sorry about what happened back then. It was an accident that I hit your face.”
Federick smiled and wasn’t angry. “I know. I didn’t blame you, did I?”
Yelena muttered in her heart, He said he didn’t blame me, but back then he practically rolled his eyes to the sky.
The atmosphere became relaxed after their conversation. They went to the restaurant and sat down at their reserved table. Federick took the menu and ordered the dishes without even asking for her opinion. However, what surprised her was that despite not asking for her preferences, almost all the dishes he ordered were her favorites.
Yelena was touched. “I didn’t expect you to remember what I like to eat.”
Federick looked at her coldly. “Is there anything you don’t like to eat?”
So frustrating, she thought.
After the dishes were served, she buried her head and ate silently because she was still angry.
Federick noticed that her mood wasn’t good and she was trying to eat her anger away. However, he didn’t want to bother her, so he simply smiled and didn’t say anything.
Only after the meal did he ask Yelena, “How are you guys doing?”
Yelena was just immersed in sadness and was suddenly stimulated by his question. “What do you mean?”
“I mean, how is your relationship with Hank developing?”
