On his way back to home, Ye Jie thought of buying some snacks for the night. But he couldn't decide what to buy? And in his chaotic frame of mind, he ended up buying Chicken Stir Fry, Dim Sum, Peri Peri Chicken Satay, Veg Manchow Soup, and Chilli fish. After happily purchasing the 'snack', he drove back to Peach Estates.
When he parked his Maybach in the underground parking, he saw Xu Mey walking towards him. Her clothes were not the ones she wore in the morning when she left. But what caught Ye Jie's gaze was the black leather jacket and the helmet in her hands which gave her a wild and carefree mien. Her beautiful cherry blossom-like lips were curved slightly upward in a smiling yet not smiling fashion.
Then he looked behind at the motorbike parked in a corner. He wasn't a huge fan of motorbikes, but he wasn't completely oblivious about them as well. He smiled at the beautiful woman walking up to him.
"Good evening, Ms. Cherry!" Her bright cherry lips made him recall the nickname he so fancied.
"Good evening to you too, Mr. Rain!" Xu Mey responded in an identical manner. Thinking back to the meaning behind that nickname, his face twitched gloomily.
"That's your ride?" He asked indicating in the direction of her motorbike with his hand.
"Yup!" She nodded exuberantly making him shake his head lightly at her jubilant bearing. "What are these?" She looked at different bags in his hand with a quirked brow. The delicious aromas of food were enticing her. She had an invisible drool running down her mouth.
"Some snacks for our date." Ye Jie replied keeping his voice low at the end of the sentence.
Xu Mey didn't catch the last word clearly. She heard the word 'date'. But decided not to believe in her own delusions so that she won't end up making a fool of herself. "For our what?" She asked in an unassertive manner.
"For our... For our dinner... Yes, definitely for our dinner." He rubbed the tip his nose with the back of his finger while lying straight to her face.
"Ohhh..." Xu Mey dragged the word while feeling crestfallen. But she tried to argue with herself that she wasn't anticipating it to be a date. After all, dates are supposed to be outside at restaurants, parks and other special places with special people. And she wasn't special in his life... Yet. Huh! Where did that thought come from? She shook her head trying to get this crazy thought out of her mind.
I don't want to be special in his life. No way! Never! She wanted to be scornful about him, 'He's so... So...' But her features softened thinking about his regal and poised bearing. 'So handsome and perfect... Why would he want to make me a special person in his life when he already has someone special.' Her face fell once again.
Ye Jie was observing the changing expressions on her face intently with a frown etched between his brows. "Shall we go inside?" In her self-argument, she didn't hear his voice. Ye Jie placed his hand over her shoulder making her flinch in surprise.
She looked up at him saying, "Huh? What? Did you say something?"
"I said, let's go inside." He kept his eyes on her serene eyes which gave the impression of her tumultuous mind. A plain nod was the only reaction he received from her.
"How was your day?" Ye Jie asked as both of them walked side by side inside the mansion. He wasn't just attempting for a casual talk, he genuinely wanted to know about her day. She tilted her head to look at him unnaturally.
"It was alright." Seeing his expectant expression, she was in a daze for an instant. "And your?" She asked dubiously.
"Mine?" He rubbed his chin in a thoughtful manner saying, "Morning was very lousy," He was thinking about the time she left after dropping the bomb of canceling the honeymoon. "And the afternoon was gloomy." He thought about his discussion with Ye Jun bringing a bitter taste to his mouth. "But the evening was exhilarating." The memory of the phone call made him smile.
His semi-detailed version of his mood throughout the day made her frown but she didn't pry any further. She had a strong desire to inquire but she talked herself out of it.
"Freshen up... I'll serve the food by then," He walked to the kitchen with all the food bags in his hand.
She wanted to offer some help but decided against it. Master Ye should learn to do some house chores himself... She was being obstinate knowing herself very well.
Xu Mey ascended the stairs languidly without any sense of urgency or impatience. Today, Ye Jie surprised her plenty of times; when he called her no special reason, when he brought the 'snacks' when he didn't bring up the topic of her swapped clothes, and most importantly when he asked her about her day.
It was a foreign feeling for her. Other than her friends, no one ever asked that question. She didn't know how to answer that ordinary question. She never even replied in detail to her best friends which were the closest people she had to a family.
She never liked it when people asked questions like: 'How are you?', 'How was your day?', 'What are you doing?'.
For her, these questions were meaningless. The person inquiring usually didn't have any interest in knowing about it. But it has become a custom to ask these useless questions.
But Xu Mey saw the sincerity in Ye Jie's eyes. She had a feeling that he wasn't just asking as a common courtesy.
She had a habit of overthinking about everything. Life didn't give her a chance to be carefree so she became an overthinker. She needed to analyze every decision no matter how simple, in a detailed manner.
'Overthinking doesn't prove that you're a perfectionist. It actually proves that there is something you're scared of losing.' And right now, she was overthinking about Ye Jie. Whether it was for her inner perfectionist nature or because she was scared of losing him... Only time could tell.
Here is the first chapter of the day... Hope you enjoyed it... 2nd Chapter will be up with a gap of a few hours.
See you soon!!!
Downstairs, Ye Jie served all the food in an orderly and clean fashion before using the common bathroom downstairs to take a shower himself. He wore comfy casual clothes for the night and replied to some important emails while waiting for Xu Mey.
Xu Mey saw him sitting with straightened back while his head was buried in his cell phone with a frown between his brows and his fingers were dancing on it. As he heard her light footstep, he looked up at her and smiled.
"Shall we?" He made a gesture towards the Home Theatre with his hand swapping his earlier frown with a coy look.
"We shall." She reciprocated with a mild look as if it wasn't a huge deal at all.
Ye Jie placed his arm around her small waist as he led her to the corner most room which happened to be the Home Theatre.
The dark mahogany colored door had a wall art of Antique Bronze Metal Movie Reels on it. Last time, when Xu Mey was touring around the house, this wall art was enough to tell her that this was the Home Theatre room. She didn't feel the need to walk inside after knowing it.
This time, however, when Ye Jie opened the door, she was surprised.
Black color dominated the room along with silver small lights. There was a huge flat screen tv mounted at the front wall with a double chaise placed before it. Behind the Double Chaise, silver metal wall art of 'Lights', 'Camera', 'Action' decorated the black wall.
There was only one window in the room which had dark complete blackout curtains over it.
The ceiling was on a whole new level with the illusion of a dark night with small but bright stars illuminating it.
There was no need to say it out loud, Xu Mey was without a doubt profoundly in awe of it. Her eyes were giving away her heartfelt feelings and Ye Jie was pleased with himself seeing her reaction.
He led her to the silver colored Double Chaise seat which had side tables beside it with food all over them. Low deep bench seat cushions and plush pillows gave an ideal lounging experience.
Xu Mey's finger touched the soft armrest feeling relaxed. Ye Jie pressed a few buttons taking a seat beside her. The flat screen tv turned on. Meanwhile, the lights dimmed even further only leaving a trail of purple lights in the back corners.
When the opening theme song of Black Butler played on the screen, Xu Mey had an urge to sing it along but Ye Jie's presence made her feel self-conscience. So, she stayed quiet with her focus on the bowl of Chicken Stir-Fry in her hands.
Don't know from where did Ye Jie pulled out a comfy blanket and covered her legs in a very thoughtful and gentlemanly manner making Xu Mey's heart flutter. He looked at her under the dim lights and smiled faintly but dotingly making her fluttering heart jump into a frenzy.
She passed an awkward smile to him and moved her hand to tuck some stray strands behind her ear. But he stepped ahead of her. The moment his fingers grazed lightly against her cheek while tucking the loose strands, her face was flushed which she hoped was hidden from his keen eyes.
But Ye Jie had a pair of extra keen eyes with his exceptional thinking skills. He might not have seen her heated face tinted with red color but he deduced it from the way she was fidgeting awkwardly.
To get rid of her weird state of mind, Xu Mey cleared her throat saying, "Are you going to watch it without subtitles?" She was planning on asking this question earlier but his damn sweet gestures made her forget everything.
"Hm..." Was his reply as he kept his eyes on the screen while eating dim-sum.
"You know Japanese?" After this question when he quirked his brow in an amused fashion, she realized how idiotic it sounded. She had already done a detailed background check on him. And in the report in the bold letter was inscribed that he learned about 6 languages and Japanese was one of them. Then she thought of something else, "Okay, you can understand Japanese and I know it. But what gives you the idea that I can understand it as well?"
"Isn't it obvious dear wife? You give the impression of someone who would learn Japanese just so you could watch your Sebastian without having to look down at the subtitles." He spoke in fluent Japanese making her eyes-wide-open hearing his reply which seemed like a taunt to her.
She decided to ignore his presence and focus on Ciel and Sebastian. They didn't talk to each other during the episodes but it didn't feel awkward. It was an exceptionally calm and harmonious atmosphere. It was so serene that Xu Mey felt sleepy.
She was rubbing her eyes with the back of her hands repeatedly. When Ye Jie saw her state, he found her amazingly adorable. Finally, she couldn't fight with her sleep and nodded off. Her head slipped down to Ye Jie's shoulder and she moved around to find a comfortable position.
After finding the comfort in the crook of his neck with cinnamon scent wafting in her senses. She was in a deep slumber.
But unknowingly, her small actions turned into agony for Ye Jie. Her soft and warm breath on his neck was tickling making his poised posture turn into a crumbled upstate. He didn't know whether to laugh at the fact that it was a 'Mission Accomplished' or cry that she was only physically close to him.
He took a deep breath trying to calm his breathing and kissed her head full of shiny black hair. After gazing at her sleeping figure for a long time, he picked her up in his arms 'princess-style' and brought her to their bedroom.
He gently placed her on the bed and covered her with the duvet. "Before learning to hold onto you, I need to learn to let go first." He whispered softly.
Today's events made one thing very clear to him; Xu Mey was a surprise in his well-planned life which was turning into an important person without him realizing it.
Sorry for the delay, this author has a bit of a cold. But I managed to keep my promise of 2 chapters. Yay me!!
Hope you enjoyed this sweet fluffy anime-date.
Comment your thoughts.
Until next time!!!
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