"Itâs a beautiful day." Xue Lin commented as she looked at the sky. Right now, they are in the park near their hotel. She relaxed her body and started to process what happened in hours. She met an acquaintance she barely knew and signed an oral contract with him and they got married.
She praised herself in her mind, âIâm so brave.â But she also knows, if things go wrong, it will be her responsibility to clean it up. She clenched her fists. âNothing will go wrong. God is with me. I can do this.â
It was at three oâclock. A soft breeze blew and the green leaves fluttered. There were rustling sounds everywhere. The sunlight peeked through the leaves. Light and shadow were playing hide and seek.
"It is a wonderful day. Nature must be blessing us." Ge Chen calmly stated. He was sitting on a wooden bench, right beside his newly wedded wife. However, there was a safe distance between them. He didnât want to enter her personal space so soon and make her guard up again.
His gaze fell upon her and asked, "Arenât you hungry?"
Xue Lin looked at his way. "Not at all. Who will get hungry after eating all those pastries?"
"Iâm surprised that you didnât vomit after eating all that." He said truthfully.
Xue Lin didnât mind his words. It wasnât the first time she heard it. On the contrary, she gave him some words of wisdom, "Listen, Chen, sweet is the default food for a wounded heart. If you feel sad or hurt, eat sweets and it will make you happy. Look, after eating all those pastries we got married. It works as a good luck charm."
"I canât relate sweets with marriage but sweet is a default food, thatâs the first time I heard something like that." His grey eyes narrowed as he smiled. "But you are right. Sweets make people happy."
Xue Lin averted her gaze. His warm gaze was making her nervous. She changed the subject. "Are you hungry? Itâs past lunchtime. We havenât had anything."
"Iâm not hungry. Letâs have a feast tonight. I have a friend who is a chef. I told him to manage everything for us."
Xue Linâs eyes sparkled. "That would be amazing. So, when will we go?" She was always ready for the food.
Ge Chen noticed her reaction. He felt amused. "We have time. We can rest for three hours. Do you want to take rest?"
âI want to change into casual clothes though itâs not bad wearing a wedding gown...â She pondered about it. "Iâll head back to my room. Where are you staying?"
Ge Chenâs calm grey eyes met her grey eyes. "Will you let me stay with you if I say I have nowhere to go?" His eyes twinkled.
Xue Linâs body tensed up. She narrowed her eyes. "Are you a predator in disguise?"n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Ge Chen looked away. "It was a joke. You donât have to guard yourself around me." He was afraid that he might lose control if he kept looking at her attractive eyes.
Her answer was straightforward. "Iâll decide when I understand you completely."
Ge Chenâs lips curved up. "Arenât we newlyweds? Should we argue the day we married?" He turned to face her.
She blinked and looked innocent. "Are we arguing? I thought it was a friendly conversation."
It made him feel like he was the culprit and she was the victim. He thought to himself, âShe is dangerous.â He squinted his clear grey eyes. "Is this how you talk to your friends? Iâm jealous of them."
"...You donât have to..." Xue Lin didnât know what to say. She never talked to her friends like that. Truthfully, she was almost arguing with him.
He quietly stated, "So, we are starting our relationship as a friend."
Xue Lin shook her head. "Not quite. Letâs start as acquaintances. You said that you would give me time."
Ge Chen nodded. "I did and Iâll keep my promise. Letâs take our time and slowly adapt ourselves."
"Sounds good. So, you have a place to stay..." She dragged the sentence in the end.
He smiled. "Yes, Iâm currently living in a hotel. I wonât barge into your room."
Xue Lin suddenly remembered something and asked him, "Will we go to B City soon?"
Ge Chen denied. "No, we have to go to Beijing first."
She tilted her head. "Why there?" She thought that she would go to B City tomorrow because thereâs nothing to do here. She didnât need her familyâs permission or what-so-ever. She didnât want to face them anymore. But she didnât think that Ge Chen had something else in his mind.
He said, "We have to tell my family that we are married. They might become furious but thatâs the ending of our miseries." He gazed deeply at her. "Lin, next time you talk to someone, donât hold back. Speak your mind and teach them a good lesson."
"That makes sense." Xue Lin nodded. "So, you are giving me freedom."
"Iâm giving you absolute freedom." His eyes were steady. He wasnât lying.
"I might run away." She said looking straightly at his eyes.
"Iâll wait for you." He gave her a mysterious smile.
Xue Lin suddenly felt lightheaded. Her heart was filled with the warmth she never felt before.