Sydney instantly remembered a few words she had read online, which she thought were very suitable for Julien and her now.
Of course, she knew that Julien was showing such charms, not because he was trying to seduce her, but because the food was too spicy for him.
He almost never ate spicy food. Even the dishes that were slightly spicy were unacceptable for him, let alone the unbearably spicy Hunan cuisine.
So, Julien seemed to be suffering so much from the spicy food this time. Otherwise, he would not look so frailly beautiful.
After all, he was always bravely handsome, not so devastated and frailly beautiful as if he had been bullied.
Seeing Julien's suffering, Sydney hurriedly came back to her senses, not appreciating his charms anymore. She immediately poured a cup of water, stood up, went to the fridge, and put two pieces of ice into it.
"Take the icy water and drink it. The pungency in your mouth will be gone soon." As soon as she put the ice into the cup, Sydney returned to the sofa and handed the cup to the man.
The man moved his hands down from his eyes, exposing a pair of red, tearful eyes. He looked at her first, then took the water cup, and threw back his head, drinking a few mouthfuls.
Seeing the man's Adam's apple moving up and down while he was drinking, Sydney moved her red lips, wanting to touch it and experience the feeling.
But she knew it was not time to do that. Doing that meant she was seducing the man.
What if the man took her to bed after she seduced him?
So she could not touch it. She could not.
Sydney shook her head repeatedly, dropping the useless sexual thought right away. Then, she stopped looking at the man's Adam's apple, but began to look at his face.
Seeing that the man had drunk up the water, she took the cup and pulled out two pieces of tissue to wipe away the sweat on his forehead. "You're all right, right?"
Julien nodded and hoarsely said, "I'm all right. I'm much better now."
His breathing was even much calmer.
Sydney threw away the tissue and said, "How foolish! You can't eat spicy food, so you shouldn't have touched it. Look at what you've just…"
But when she saw the man's red lips, red cheeks, red eyes, and sweaty hair after eating the spicy food, she really couldn't help but laugh.
Hearing her laughing, Julien raised his eyebrows. "What are you laughing at?"
Sydney covered her mouth. "Of course, I'm laughing at your appearance. After taking a mouthful, you became gaunt because of the pungency. Don't you think this is funny?"
Julien pursed his thin lips, silent.
He had not expected him to be so weak that he broke down only after taking a mouthful.
Sydney, too, had just suffered from pungency, but she had not been so embarrassed.
He was a man, but he was weaker than a woman.
Looking at Julien's self-doubt face, Sydney laughed involuntarily and shook her head. "Well, don't think that much. People have different tastes. Some can eat spicy food, and some can't. This is normal. You happen to be those who can't bear the spicy taste, so you don't have to look down on yourself. Go to the washroom to wash your face and tidy up your hair. You've just sweated, and your hairstyle has been ruined," Sydney tidied up his collar and said.
Julien answered, "Okay. I'll go then. You keep eating."
After that, he got up and walked toward the washroom.
Sydney stared at the dishes on the table, which were all spicy. She smiled helplessly and said, "What a stupid man! You can't eat spicy food. Why not order a couple of non-spicy dishes for yourself?"
He always thought about her and did everything to please her. Wasn't he afraid of making her spoiled?
Sydney turned to look at the washroom, then took out her phone, and dialed a number.
"Do you have any instructions, chairwoman?" A woman's respectful voice came from the phone.
Sydney took a sip of water and instructed, "Go to the company cafeteria for senior leaders to buy a few dishes and bring them upstairs."
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