Love's Change of Heart

When Aidan returned home in the evening, he saw two unexpected guests in the living room.

One was Zoe, the other was Louis.

When Zoe saw him, she extended her hand in a friendly manner to greet him. "Hello, President Pearson."

Aidan only glanced at her before he looked toward the kitchen.

Leanna was cooking.

Aidan walked in without saying a word and stared at her.

When Leanna met his gaze, she slowly raised an eyebrow in confusion.

Aidan asked softly, "Are you tired again?"

Leanna didn't say anything to that.

She knew what he was referring to. There were two people—her brother and her friend—sitting outside.

Leanna instantly turned red from her face all the way to the base of her neck. She gritted her teeth and growled, "What nonsense are you going on about?"

Aidan calmly replied, "Why did you invite them over for dinner after just a few days otherwise?"

"We didn't invite Louis last time. Besides... It's the weekend. What's wrong with inviting them over for a meal?"

Leanna noticed Aidan's eyebrows twitch, but she couldn't tell whether he was satisfied with her response.

She then pushed him out, urging, "Alright, stop bothering me here and go do your own thing."

As she spoke, she called out, "Louis, come in and help me cut the vegetables."

Louis gave a short response and entered the kitchen.

Hearing that, Aidan looked at Louis with a puzzled expression. "You can cook?"

Louis held a knife and replied casually, "Doesn't everyone?"

Aidan didn't say anything at that.

On the other hand, Leanna couldn't help but laugh.

It was a harmless but highly insulting remark.

Before Aidan could speak again, Leanna was already pushing him back into the bedroom.

After returning to the kitchen, Leanna asked as she washed the vegetables, "How have things been at school recently?"

"Nothing special. It's the same as always."

However, Leanna didn't quite believe him. "Really?"

Louis had already appeared on the trending searches a few times. It was impossible for his life to still be the same as before.

As if he remembered something, Louis paused his chopping motion and mentioned, "Someone tried to infiltrate the school, but security discovered them before they succeeded."

He didn't pay much attention to the other things.

There wasn't much difference from before, except that there were more people blocking his way at school.

Leanna suggested, "You should let the company arrange an assistant for you. I've seen some crazy fans online. They might find their way to your home."

Speaking of this, Leanna also felt that this was a problem. "The place you're living in now isn't very safe. Let me buy you a more discreet house."

"It's fine. If I want to move, I can ask the company to arrange it."

He paused as he spoke, but Leanna didn't know what he was thinking.

"Be careful outside and call me if you need anything."

"Got it."

After washing the vegetables, Leanna glanced at him and hesitated for a moment before picking up a small knife nearby and handing it to him. "Now peel the garlic."

But when Louis reached out to take it, Leanna suddenly changed the direction of the blade.

The small knife proceeded to graze across Louis' finger, drawing droplets of blood after a few seconds.

Leanna quickly put down the knife and grabbed two tissues to wipe away the blood when she noticed this. "Sorry! I got distracted for a moment..."

"It's nothing," Louis replied.

Such a small cut would probably heal by tonight.

Still worried about him, Leanna pulled him out of the kitchen and took out iodine from the living room to disinfect his wound. "We can't let your wound get infected."

Zoe soon came over, asking, "What happened?"

Leanna sighed, "I accidentally cut Louis' finger with a knife."

While Leanna was speaking, she exchanged a glance with Zoe.

Zoe immediately understood and sympathetically asked, "Louis, you've got quite a bit of bad luck today— Oh? Why do you have gray hair?"

Before Louis could answer, Zoe quickly reached out and plucked a strand of his hair.

She then exclaimed exaggeratedly, "You're only 20 years old! Why do you have gray hair already?"

Louis looked at the hair in her hand. "It's black, isn't it?"

Zoe looked as confused as could be and looked at it repeatedly. "Really? Why does it look gray to me? Nana, what do you think?"

She handed it to Leanna.

Leanna took a look and coughed. "I can't see clearly either. It looks like it's both white and black. It's probably due to the reflection."

As she spoke, she put a band-aid on Louis' wound and changed the topic. "Alright, let's get ready for dinner."

Zoe followed her and stood up, quickly running into the kitchen. "Louis, rest well since you're injured. I'll help with the rest."

When Louis looked away, he happened to meet the eyes of the man who had come out of the bedroom without him noticing.

Aidan walked over and sat across from him, crossing his long legs. "You got hurt?"