In a Chinese restaurant,
Natalie get out from the taxi, Henry is already waiting for her outside the restaurant.
Henry was stunned when he saw Natalie.
"Hi there!" Natalie greeted Henry.
"You look gorgeous!" Henry complemented her.
"Of course I am!" Natalie replied confidently.
Henry smiled. " Oh! You're really Natalie!" He said.
"Let's get inside, auntie is waiting for you !" He added.
Natalie took a deep breath.
"Enn.." she nodded.
Inside the VIP room,
Mrs.Zhuang is anxious, she rubbed her palm and she took a deep breath.
What if Natalie change her mind?
What if she won't come tonight?
After a while, the door opened.
Mrs. Zhuang turned her head and look on the door's direction.
And there! She saw the young lady she have longed to see for the past three months.
Mrs. Zhuang slowly get up from her seat without withdrawing her gaze to her daughter.
"Natalie!" Mrs. Zhuang approached her daughter and embraced her tightly!
"My baby! I missed you so much!" Mrs. Zhuang started to cry.
"Mom!" Natalie embraced her mom.
The two of them embrace each other tightly.
Henry silently left and closed the door slowly.
He choose to leave the mother and daughter to give them privacy.
"Oh! My daughter! " Mrs. Zhuang freed her daughter and looked at her.
"Why do you become thinner? Are you having a hard time to live all by your self?" Mrs. Zhuang asked worriedly.
"Mom, take it easy, let's take a seat first. "Natalie said.
The two of them sitted and continued to chat.
"Baby, we've been looking for you for the past few months. Your father is so worried about you." Mrs. Zhuang said.
Natalie's expression changed. "He's just worried about me because of the arrange marriage." She said with bitterness in her eyes.
"Ssshhh!! Baby, don't say that." Mrs. Zhuang said. "Your father loves you so much!" She added.
"If he love me, he want me to be happy. And he should know that forcing me to marry a man whom I don't love won't make me happy!" Natalie replied.
Mrs. Zhuang sigh!
"I'm sorry baby, I am such a useless mother. I'm sorry if I can't do anything about this."
Natalie looked at her mother. " Mom, don't say that. You're the best mother on earth!" She said.
Mrs. Zhuang hold her daughter's hand. "Baby, when will you coming home?" Mrs. Zhuang asked..
Natalie lowered her head, " I'm sorry Mom, but I ... I don't want to go home yet. Mom, I'm not ready." Natalie said honestly.
Mrs. Zhuang is obviously disapointed, but she understand her daughter. "Alright, I won't force you to come home. But please, communicate with me even just once a week."
"Of course mom!" Natalie agreed.
"So, where do you live now?"
Natalie froze and she almost choked by her mother's question.
She pretended to clear her throat before she speak, "Ehem!, uhm... I ... I live in a high end apartment." She lied.
"Oh! That's great! You should give me a tour to your apartment.
Natalie unconsciously dropped her spoon!
A tour?!
I can't!
"But sad to say, I can't go to your apartment because I am going back to Shanghai tonight." Mrs. Zhuang said with loneliness in her eyes.
Natalie felt relief but at the same time, she feel lonely too.
"Why so soon?" Natalie asked.
"Baby, your dad is coming home tonight, so I have to go home to avoide suspicion from him." Mrs. Zhuang explained.
"Oh!"
The two of them continued to chat.
After their dinner, Henry and Natalie sent Mrs. Zhuang to the airport.
They waited until the plane take off.
-------
Jian is restless, he keep on looking at the wall clock.
It's already nine in the evening but Nana have not yet come home.
He keep on pacing back and forth and then he sitted on the sofa and tried to read a book but he can't concentrate.
He get up again and paced back and forth and then take a seat again.
He only stopped pacing back and forth when he feel tired and sleepy.
He lay down on the sofa and he didn't notice that he fell asleep.
From the airport, Henry sent Natalie to Jian's house. The guard allowed him to enter the subdivision with the help of Natalie's card of residency which Jian lend to her.
Henry stopped in front of Jian's house.
He got out from the car and opened the door for Natalie.
"Thanks! " Natalie said.
"No worries!" Henry replied.
He look at the house and ask Natalie, "Who else lives here?"
Natalie looked at Henry," Jian and me." She replied.
"Just the two of you?"
"Enn..." Natalie nodded.
"Natalie, isn't it dangerous to live with a stranger?" He asked with concern.
Natalie smiled, " Henry, Jian is a good person, he helped me and gave me shelter when I have no where to go. We have been living in the same house for two months and he never do anything to cause harm on me." Natalie explained.
'Well, except the day he stole my first kiss.' Natalie secretly added.
Henry did not reply, he just stared at Natalie, and he seems like he is in a deep thought, and nobody knows what is it.
"Henry, don't worry about me, I can defend my self from danger!" Natalie gave him assurance.
"Alright! I trust you!" Henry replied.
"I'm going inside now, thanks for sending me." Natalie said.
"Your welcome! I should go then!" Said Henry.
"Bye!"
"Bye!
Natalie get inside the house while Henry drive the car away.
Natalie get inside the house, the light in the living room is still on.
She knitted her brows, 'Did Jian forget to turn off the light?' She asked herself.
She walked to the living room but she saw Jian lying on the sofa.
Natalie froze... She stared at Jian's peaceful expression, he's obviously in his deep slumber.
She took a step closer to Jian and sitted on the floor while staring at him.
'Oh! Jian, you're a total package!
A good looking guy, cheerful personality, a good cook, and a good person!
It's too easy to fall for you!
Natalie's gaze turned gentle, she look at his thick and black eye brows, long lashes, to his nose and down to his lips!
Natalie gulped.
The image of Jian kissing her lips suddenly flashed in her mind!
Her heartbeat suddenly become faster!
In a Chinese restaurant,
Natalie get out from the taxi, Henry is already waiting for her outside the restaurant.
Henry was stunned when he saw Natalie.
"Hi there!" Natalie greeted Henry.
"You look gorgeous!" Henry complemented her.
"Of course I am!" Natalie replied confidently.
Henry smiled. " Oh! You're really Natalie!" He said.
"Let's get inside, auntie is waiting for you !" He added.
Natalie took a deep breath.
"Enn.." she nodded.
Inside the VIP room,
Mrs.Zhuang is anxious, she rubbed her palm and she took a deep breath.
What if Natalie change her mind?
What if she won't come tonight?
After a while, the door opened.
Mrs. Zhuang turned her head and look on the door's direction.
And there! She saw the young lady she have longed to see for the past three months.
Mrs. Zhuang slowly get up from her seat without withdrawing her gaze to her daughter.
"Natalie!" Mrs. Zhuang approached her daughter and embraced her tightly!
"My baby! I missed you so much!" Mrs. Zhuang started to cry.
"Mom!" Natalie embraced her mom.
The two of them embrace each other tightly.
Henry silently left and closed the door slowly.
He choose to leave the mother and daughter to give them privacy.
"Oh! My daughter! " Mrs. Zhuang freed her daughter and looked at her.
"Why do you become thinner? Are you having a hard time to live all by your self?" Mrs. Zhuang asked worriedly.
"Mom, take it easy, let's take a seat first. "Natalie said.
The two of them sitted and continued to chat.
"Baby, we've been looking for you for the past few months. Your father is so worried about you." Mrs. Zhuang said.
Natalie's expression changed. "He's just worried about me because of the arrange marriage." She said with bitterness in her eyes.
"Ssshhh!! Baby, don't say that." Mrs. Zhuang said. "Your father loves you so much!" She added.
"If he love me, he want me to be happy. And he should know that forcing me to marry a man whom I don't love won't make me happy!" Natalie replied.
Mrs. Zhuang sigh!
"I'm sorry baby, I am such a useless mother. I'm sorry if I can't do anything about this."
Natalie looked at her mother. " Mom, don't say that. You're the best mother on earth!" She said.
Mrs. Zhuang hold her daughter's hand. "Baby, when will you coming home?" Mrs. Zhuang asked..
Natalie lowered her head, " I'm sorry Mom, but I ... I don't want to go home yet. Mom, I'm not ready." Natalie said honestly.
Mrs. Zhuang is obviously disapointed, but she understand her daughter. "Alright, I won't force you to come home. But please, communicate with me even just once a week."
"Of course mom!" Natalie agreed.
"So, where do you live now?"
Natalie froze and she almost choked by her mother's question.
She pretended to clear her throat before she speak, "Ehem!, uhm... I ... I live in a high end apartment." She lied.
"Oh! That's great! You should give me a tour to your apartment.
Natalie unconsciously dropped her spoon!
A tour?!
I can't!
"But sad to say, I can't go to your apartment because I am going back to Shanghai tonight." Mrs. Zhuang said with loneliness in her eyes.
Natalie felt relief but at the same time, she feel lonely too.
"Why so soon?" Natalie asked.
"Baby, your dad is coming home tonight, so I have to go home to avoide suspicion from him." Mrs. Zhuang explained.
"Oh!"
The two of them continued to chat.
After their dinner, Henry and Natalie sent Mrs. Zhuang to the airport.
They waited until the plane take off.
-------
Jian is restless, he keep on looking at the wall clock.
It's already nine in the evening but Nana have not yet come home.
He keep on pacing back and forth and then he sitted on the sofa and tried to read a book but he can't concentrate.
He get up again and paced back and forth and then take a seat again.
He only stopped pacing back and forth when he feel tired and sleepy.
He lay down on the sofa and he didn't notice that he fell asleep.
From the airport, Henry sent Natalie to Jian's house. The guard allowed him to enter the subdivision with the help of Natalie's card of residency which Jian lend to her.
Henry stopped in front of Jian's house.
He got out from the car and opened the door for Natalie.
"Thanks! " Natalie said.
"No worries!" Henry replied.
He look at the house and ask Natalie, "Who else lives here?"
Natalie looked at Henry," Jian and me." She replied.
"Just the two of you?"
"Enn..." Natalie nodded.
"Natalie, isn't it dangerous to live with a stranger?" He asked with concern.
Natalie smiled, " Henry, Jian is a good person, he helped me and gave me shelter when I have no where to go. We have been living in the same house for two months and he never do anything to cause harm on me." Natalie explained.
'Well, except the day he stole my first kiss.' Natalie secretly added.
Henry did not reply, he just stared at Natalie, and he seems like he is in a deep thought, and nobody knows what is it.
"Henry, don't worry about me, I can defend my self from danger!" Natalie gave him assurance.
"Alright! I trust you!" Henry replied.
"I'm going inside now, thanks for sending me." Natalie said.
"Your welcome! I should go then!" Said Henry.
"Bye!"
"Bye!
Natalie get inside the house while Henry drive the car away.
Natalie get inside the house, the light in the living room is still on.
She knitted her brows, 'Did Jian forget to turn off the light?' She asked herself.
She walked to the living room but she saw Jian lying on the sofa.
Natalie froze... She stared at Jian's peaceful expression, he's obviously in his deep slumber.
She took a step closer to Jian and sitted on the floor while staring at him.
'Oh! Jian, you're a total package!
A good looking guy, cheerful personality, a good cook, and a good person!
It's too easy to fall for you!
Natalie's gaze turned gentle, she look at his thick and black eye brows, long lashes, to his nose and down to his lips!
Natalie gulped.
The image of Jian kissing her lips suddenly flashed in her mind!
Her heartbeat suddenly become faster!
