After divorcing the mute girl, President Gu knelt down and begged for reconciliation.

Chapter 26 Honey Allergy
His wrinkled face held a hint of doting affection: "Don't cry."

Song Jin'an looked at her and gestured with her hands.

—Grandma, how did you get hurt?
Grandma Zhang is over sixty years old. She had already retired before Song Jin'an married into the Gu family. However, her son was a good-for-nothing who caused a lot of trouble, and all the money she had earned over the years had been given to that good-for-nothing to help him get rid of his troubles.

Song Jin'an would send her money every few months, which was enough to support her normal life.

"She bumped into it by accident while walking, but it's nothing now, Miss." Not wanting Song Jin'an to worry, Granny Zhang didn't mention at all that her unfilial son had banged her head against the wall for ten thousand yuan.

—I'll come see you when I have time.

“Miss, you don’t need to come all this way. Take good care of yourself.” Granny Zhang’s eyes welled up with tears as she thought of Song Jin’an, whom she had raised, and how she had not fared well these past few years.

The two hadn't been chatting for long when they heard Gu Xijue and Su Ruoya talking; they had gone downstairs.

Song Jin'an forced back her tears, hung up the video call, and went to the kitchen.

Inside the restaurant, Lin's mother had already served all the dishes, and Gu Xijue and Su Ruoya were seated.

Song Jin'an stood to the side, serving rice to them. Su Ruoya looked troubled, looked up at Gu Xijue, and bit her lip: "Xijue, let Miss Song sit down and eat with us. It must have been hard work to prepare such a table of dishes."

After saying that, she stood up, walked to Song Jin'an, and insisted on serving the rice: "Let me do it."

Just as Su Ruoya was about to touch the bowl, she heard Gu Xijue's voice: "Ruoya, don't worry about her. Since she wants to be a maid so badly, let her be one to her heart's content!"

After saying that, he turned and looked coldly at Song Jin'an, his voice several degrees colder: "What are you still standing there for? Serve us some rice."

Upon hearing this, Su Ruoya frowned, looking as if this was wrong: "Xi Jue, don't do this. After all... Miss Song is your lawfully wedded Mrs. Gu. You're humiliating her like this..."

"I humiliated her?" Gu Xijue sneered, then turned to Song Jin'an and said sarcastically, "How did you marry into the Gu family? Tell me yourself."

Song Jin'an didn't speak, but lowered his head to serve rice, as if he had humbled himself into the dust.

That's exactly the effect Su Ruoya wanted. She wanted to win back the defeat she suffered at the hands of Song Jin'an in these matters!

But Song Jin'an didn't care. After serving the rice, she really imitated the way a maid in ancient times stood not far away, which pleased Su Ruoya, though she didn't show it on her face.

An arrogance emanated from his face, but when he took the first bite of sweet and sour pork ribs, he frowned deeply and spat them into the scum plate two seconds later.

The young lady's temper almost got out of control.

"Why is it both bitter and salty?"

Su Ruoya's first reaction was that Song Jin'an must have done it on purpose!
Looking up at the woman standing not far away, he caught a glimpse of Song Jin'an's peaceful smile and was furious!
This woman is definitely messing with her on purpose!

Gu Xijue frowned at Su Ruoya's reaction, picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs and put it in his mouth. Although his expression did not change, he turned his gaze to Song Jin'an.

"Only you could pull off such a despicable act!"

His voice was cold and sharp, sounding like he was furious.

Song Jin'an put on an innocent act, gesturing with her hands in a seemingly innocent manner.

—Is the food not to your liking?
"It's both bitter and salty. Can't you even tell the difference between sugar and salt?" Gu Xijue looked at her coldly.

At this moment, Song Jin'an looked as if he had just realized something and reached out to pat his head.

Oops, I mixed up the salt and sugar! I'm so sorry!

Seeing her feigning deafness and muteness, Su Ruoya was furious. She clenched her fist under the table until her nails dug into her flesh, and she was in so much pain that she could hardly bear it before she stopped.

But on the surface, she still had to pretend to be understanding and magnanimous, looking at Gu Xijue and saying, "Miss Song rarely cooks, so it's normal for her to make some mistakes."

"There are still several dishes to go." After saying that, she turned her gaze to the hot and sour pork intestine soup that was simmering, picked up a piece, and put it in her mouth.

This time the reaction was even stronger. Su Ruoya covered her mouth and spat directly into the bowl. Her mouth tasted nauseous. She quickly grabbed the water glass on the table and drank it all in one gulp. Tears welled up in her eyes as she looked at Song Jin'an with a bewildered expression: "Miss Song..."

But beneath the mask, he wanted nothing more than to strangle Song Jin'an!

If it weren't for Gu Xijue's presence, I would have rushed up to this bitch and slapped her a few times!
Gu Xijue coldly glared at Song Jin'an, his eyes filled with utter disgust: "Song Jin'an, get over here and apologize!"

Just then, Su Ruoya suddenly screamed, "Ah—"

"Ruoya, what's wrong?"

Gu Xijue immediately stood up, kicked the chair aside, and walked to Su Ruoya. He saw that her arms were covered with red rashes.

These are symptoms of an allergic reaction.

"Xi Jue, I can't breathe..." This time, Su Ruoya wasn't acting at all.

Gu Xijue's sinister eyes shot towards Song Jin'an in an instant, and he said coldly, "What did you put in the food!"

"Song Jin'an, do you know you're killing someone?!"

Su Ruoya felt a little uncomfortable, and her eyes noticed the empty water glass on the table.

The water tasted like honey water...

Su Ruoya is allergic to honey.

“Honey was added to the water…” Su Ruoya gasped for breath, her vision blurred. She had been severely allergic to honey since childhood, and the Su family had not purchased any honey for decades, for fear that Su Ruoya might accidentally ingest it.

"Let's go to the hospital first." Gu Xijue glanced at the glass of water, a hint of unreadable emotion flashing in his eyes, then picked up Su Ruoya and strode away from the villa.

Before leaving, Su Ruoya lay weakly in Gu Xijue's arms, speaking up for Song Jin'an: "Xijue, please don't make things difficult for Miss Song..."

"She didn't mean it; she didn't know I'm allergic to honey."

Song Jin'an almost laughed when she heard this.

She admitted that she deliberately poured half a can of salt into the sweet and sour pork ribs and deliberately put the pig intestines into the pot without cleaning them, but the honey water had nothing to do with her.

Lin Ma, who had been peeking into the kitchen and watching the whole farce, finally strolled out and walked to Song Jin'an's side.

"That honey was brought back by my husband last week." Lin's mother recalled, and continued, "He said his throat was uncomfortable recently, so he asked me to make a pot of honey water every day to soothe his throat."

At this point, Lin's mother suddenly realized what was happening, turned to look at Song Jin'an, and clapped her hands: "Oh no, oh no, the honey water Miss Su drank today was made by me!"

"Is my husband going to fire me when he gets back?" Lin's mother suddenly felt a sense of crisis.

Song Jin'an gave a reassuring smile and gestured with her hands.

Don't worry, he won't.

After gesturing, Song Jin'an went to the kitchen and filled two more bowls with rice. She gave one bowl to Lin Ma and then sat down on a chair by herself.

He then beckoned for Lin's mother to sit down and eat with him, but Lin's mother looked at him with a puzzled expression.

—I didn't touch those two dishes you made; they're edible.

(End of this chapter)