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As soon as I hung up the phone, I heard the door open. Maximilian Jones walked in anxiously: "Why is your line always busy?" I looked down and found that I had been talking to Hillary Jones for an hour without realizing it, which was longer than the time I had been talking to Maximilian Jones in a month.

"Oh, I'm busy." I put away the phone and got up to prepare porridge. Maximilian Jones seemed a little unhappy: "Why didn't you wait for me and came back by yourself?" I was slightly stunned, thinking: I waited for a long time but there was no sign of you. Should I drag my sick body to wait until midnight? But then I thought about it, I did do this in the past. Even if I waited for a day and a night, I would stubbornly wait for him to pick me up, or call him and quarrel with him.

Maybe my eyes were too calm, Maximilian Jones was a little uncomfortable. He probably thought that he broke his promise first, so he explained: " Wendy didn't pass her graduation thesis today, she was in a bad mood. I was afraid that she would do something stupid, so I stayed with her for a while." I nodded to show my understanding: "It's really bad, so you stay with her more." My hands continued to wash the rice. The doctor said that the rice oil made from rice porridge nourishes the stomach, and I will drink two more bowls later.

Maximilian Jones saw that I didn't make a fuss, frowned, grabbed my arm and said: "Can you please speak nicely and don't lose your temper. I don't buy this tactic of playing hard to get." I looked at him puzzled: "I'm not losing my temper! You two are childhood sweethearts, it's only right that you take care of her more." Maximilian Jones has always been eloquent, but now he is speechless: "You..." He was speechless for a long time.

"Forget it, steam the rice and cook some dishes, then let's eat." He rarely gave in, but I refused with a smile: "I want to make porridge. You can order takeout for whatever you want to eat." Maximilian Jones didn't expect me to say that. After being stunned for a long time, he snorted coldly: "Whatever you want, I'll go out to eat with Wendy." After that, he picked up his clothes and slammed the door and left.

If it were before, I would definitely be unable to sleep or eat after hearing this. But now, I just grabbed a handful of red dates and put them into the pot to replenish my blood. Maximilian Jones did not come back all night, and I knew he was angry. In the past, after every quarrel, he would provoke me to admit my mistakes first. But this time, not only did I not feel uncomfortable, I also slept well because I had a big bed all to myself.