Some people come in our life as a surprise. Surprises are always unexpected. That is why they are called surprises after all. Some turn into the most beautiful dream while others turn into the worst nightmare.
For Ye Jie, Xu Mey was a surprise which was neither a dream nor a nightmare. She was a reality. His reality. His beautiful wife.
For Xu Mey, his existence in her life was skeptical. He was her husband. But a paper husband. She never planned on letting her feelings astray. But feelings can't be controlled and she was mindful of that.
-The Next Morning-
The sky was still a bit dark. The early birds' chirps were breaking the silence of the early morning.
Xu Mey stirred a bit in sleep as her hand felt around on the bed but couldn't find Ye Jie. Her eyes shot open at once. She sat up, frantically looked around in the still dark room.
She pulled the duvet off her body and ran outside the room. She hurriedly came down the stairs without caring about the fact that she was bare-footed.
There was a time Xu Mey was actually the timid and innocent girl. She was just a kid with a broken family. But the reality of having a broken family was just the start in her life's misery. The later miseries made her scared of a lot of things. But with time and help from people close to her, she managed to rise above her fears except for a few.
Solitude!
Being all alone...
Loneliness was one of the things that scared her the most even now. Every inhabitant gets used to its environment. Stars get used to fame. Animal gets used to Jungle while people get used to cities. Even loners make an accord with their solitude.
But Xu Mey couldn't become one of those people. She still couldn't get used to her solitude and insecurity. This was the reason she never bought a house or even an apartment for herself. She spent all her life in hostels or hotels with a lot of people surrounding her. It didn't matter if the people around her were strangers as long as they were living breathing people, it was enough for her.
When Lin Shen advised her to buy a house, she refused. Jun Li Na suggested that she can hire servants to keep her company at the house. But perhaps, she got accustomed to being a vagabond.
At the moment, Xu Mey wasn't afraid of Ye Jie leaving her alone but rather why wasn't he beside her. But figuring out the reason for her worry for him was out of her mind. At the last step of the stairs, she heard a faint voice singing the ending theme song of Black Butler, 'I'm Alive'. She halted in her steps listening attentively.
The voice was exactly what she was getting familiar with; low, husky and elegant. He was singing with a perfect sense of tone adding his own allure to the song. Reaching the end, he started humming the tune pleasantly.
"You're up?" His voice broke her dazed state as she looked at the handsome- wait! He looked like a hobo. His brown hair was disheveled, there were huge bags under his beautiful eyes giving away his sleep-deprived state. He was wearing an apron over his clothes, which was in worse condition than him. He looked like, he'd fought a long and hard battle.
But how he managed to smile brightly in his state was a mystery to Xu Mey. Ignoring her judging look, he said, "Why are you up so early?"
"I usually wake up at this time." She replied honestly in her daze. "Did you binge-watched the entire season?"
Ye Jie scratched the back of his head and smiled sheepishly. "Yeah... I got into it too deeply."
Xu Mey chuckled loudly which made all Ye Jie's tiredness vanish in thin air. "Sorry..." Her apology was definitely not sincere but he didn't mind at all. "Did you like it?"
"Yup! I did... But I think Sebastian is..." Xu Mey glared at him daring him to say anything unacceptable. "He's amazing... Definitely... Very amazing..." He replaced the word 'old' with 'amazing' avoiding the wrath of his dear wife. He was thinking about how Black Butler released a decade ago but he couldn't possibly say 'old' ever... Not in front of her...
"He sure is amazing..." She replied amused by his comment. Ye Jie released a sigh of relief. "There are not many people who can compete with Sebastian's charm."
"What about me? Can I compete?" His body lowered forward towards her. His coquettish bearing made her feel nervous as she looked anywhere but at him.
She was thinking of ways to get out of this plight when it suddenly hit her, "It wouldn't take the entire night to binge watch one season. Why didn't you sleep?"
He straightened his body saying, "I wanted to make a healthy breakfast."
"You spent the night making a healthy breakfast to eat for yourself?" She found him rather odd at the moment.
"No, my dear wifey, I spent hours making a healthy breakfast for you." Her body went rigid at his words. Her heart was beating so loudly that she could hear it. To make it all worse, she did the mistake of looking into his eyes. Instead of humor, they were brimming with sincerity.
Ye Jie: Get a grip of your self Author, why are you smiling like a lunatic at my words?
Ms. Author: Am I the only one getting those sweet vibes here??
Nevermind.
Share your thoughts with me about the chapter...
---
Completely going off the topic now...
Some of you guys have confusion about my gender I guess. So let me clear it up for you. I'm a girl.
Don't be like my last interviewer who called me Mister on the phone. I was speechless at his words. Like dude! Read the CV clearly.
"Haha..." She avoided his piercing gaze with an awkward laugh and headed to the kitchen hurriedly.
The kitchen was wrecked entirely. The waste-bin was filled to the top with burnt food. It was worse than the time she first came to his house. The marble floor had flour spilled all over it and the counters didn't have a single empty space.
She stood outside the kitchen without making an attempt to take a step further. Her eyes were wandering around when she saw Ye Jie crouching beside her as he placed slippers near her feet.
This action made her heart skip another beat. He stood up with a faint smile saying, "Don't walk around bare-feet, you'll get cold." She nodded obediently wearing the slippers in her small feet.
The frown of worry was still visible on her face as she watched the kitchen's disorderly state. Ye Jie placed his hands on both her shoulders turning her body around to look at the dining table filled with covered food containers.
He pushed her to the dining table and made her take a seat uncovering the food containers. The delicious aroma of Steamed Dumplings, Scallion Pancakes, Chicken and green Veg Congee along with soy milk, eggs and pickles filled the air. The delicious aroma in the air was overwhelming.
"You made all of this?" She asked in bewilderment pointing at the dishes before her.
"Yes..." Of course, he made it but with the help of his maid. He tried for 2 hours to make it right but after several unsuccessful attempts, he decided to call the maid who lived in the Ye Residence.
"You made it for me?" She asked again pointing at herself this time.
"Yes... I made it for you."
"Why?"
"Uhm... You made a delicious breakfast for me yesterday. So, I wanted to repay you in the same way."
"Oh..." Before she could continue, she saw him shaking his head saying, "I can't believe that you just believed me. It's not to repay you. My beautiful but dense wife, this is to thank you."
She looked at him. "To thank me? For what?"
Ye Jie took her hand in his own. "For being here... With me... For accepting me... Even my past... For being weird..." She raised her brows. "For being this adorable." He touched the tip of her small nose."
He was silent for a while waiting for her to say something. Anything. But she didn't spoke. He sighed. "Dear Wife, Let's have a discussion."
Ye Jie felt her body stiffen at the word 'discussion'. "Let's not." She tried to get her hands out of his but he tightened his hold not letting her escape.
"Why?" He wasn't sure whether she'll answer or not but he couldn't stop the words from flowing out his mouth.
Xu Mey dropped the struggle and sat with a straight back looking at his tired face. She felt bad. He wasn't supposed to be making breakfast for her. And from the looks of the kitchen, she pretty much got the idea that he didn't know how to cook. She sighed audibly closing her eyes briefly.
"Whenever I had a discussion with someone, it always ended in my loss." His interest was piqued. "I was 5 when my father said to me: 'Let's have a discussion' and he told me that he got engaged to Fu Lan. I was 8 years old when the second discussion ended with: 'I'm sending you to boarding school' and the third one landed me in-" She stopped herself from revealing that part.
Ye Jie did see the change in her but didn't say it. "And the last discussion was: 'You're gonna marry into Ye Family.'" She managed to stir away the conversation. Her momentary slip of tongue was gonna land her in a big trouble. It was a secret she wanted to take to her grave.
"Then let's have a mutual talk," Ye Jie suggested lighting up the mood.
"About what?" She asked hesitantly.
"About you... Me... And most importantly, about us..."
"About us?"
"Yes... I realized a huge issue in our relationship. It's the fact that you don't like talking and I don't like talking myself. Both of us need a reason to start a conversation. Am I right?" He was looking expectantly at her.
"Yeah... I think so," She replied honestly.
"We don't have that understanding yet where without any words the one person would know about the other person's thoughts. But at this point, we don't need that kind of understanding. What we need is words." His face was unusually serious.
"Words?"
"That's right! We need words... Like I want to confess, I love you." Those words that could make a girl's heart beat like a drum had no effect on her.
"Have you gone crazy??? You don't even know me." Her tone was comical.
Woah!! That was out of the blue Ye Jie.
Hehe...
Any ideas about this sudden confession???
Until next time!!!
Comentario de párrafo
¡La función de comentarios de párrafo ya está en la Web! Mueva el mouse sobre cualquier párrafo y haga clic en el icono para agregar su comentario.
Además, siempre puedes desactivarlo en Ajustes.
ENTIENDO