Immediately his lips met with my forehead I froze and my face got hot, I know my face must be as red as a cherry. "Should I apologize?" Min Jun asked. "Do you regret it?" I asked covering my face again with the pillow. "You know I already saw your cherry-red face and no I do not regret it. It was just a forehead kiss, what's there to regret?" He asked and pulled the pillow away. "Stop messing with my pillow," I said and pulled it from him. I covered my face again but this time I hugged the pillow so he wouldn't be able to pull it away so easily. "I guess there's nothing to regret, it was simply a kiss to the forehead, it's just something only my parents do, it's not that significant," I blabbed into my pillow. "I can't hear you with the pillow pressed against your face and isn't that suffocating?" He asked tugging the pillow. I let the pillow go and looked at him. "Why are you acting like you care? And just ignore my blabbing," I said. "I don't want to ignore it but I know you won't
We arrived at the mansion and Mom left for the firm while Dad remained home. Aren't you going to the firm?" I asked him. "Are you chasing me from my own home?" he asked me. "No, I am just concerned, it is 2 pm and Mom left a while ago," I told him. "Are you chasing me from my house?" He asked again. "No, I am just worried," I said. "It is not your duty to worry about your parents," He told me. "What about the firm?" I asked. "Your mom is there to run its affairs while I am home," He answered. "Aren't you needed?" I asked him. "Your mom is there, the firm is in capable hands. She can run the firm without my help," He said. "Oh, that's great," I said. "Will that be all?" he asked me. "Yes," I paused and asked a question. "Are you going to your room?". "Is there a problem?" He asked me and I shook my head. "No I am not going to my room, I am going to be here in the living room all day," He said. "So you aren't going to the firm?" I asked him. "Lunch should be ready, go and eat and stop
I watched as the bedsheet slowly came undone and it slowly untangled from the bars of the balcony, I screamed preparing for a very painful fall while Min Jun screamed my name. I landed on my butt with a very slight thud and it barely hurt. "Oh," I said and snickered. "Are you hurt?" Min Jun asked concerned. "Do I sound hurt?" I asked him. "With that attitude, I'm guessing you aren't," he said. "Yes, it was just a light thud, my butt hurts, but just a little," I said and rubbed my ass. "Your character should be rubbing off on me and not you being like me," he said. "Ever seen a god apple make a rotten apple good?" I asked him. He changed the topic and avoided the question. "How high was the fall?" He asked me. I laughed before I told him it was about 4 feet. "Are you serious, I thought it was higher," He groaned and I heard a slap. He probably face-palmed himself disappointed. "From my view, it looked so high and scary," I explained. "Definitely so high," He said sarcastically. "Wh
The rings were amazing. "I have pretty good taste," I joked and collected the ring box. "Yes, you do. Although it's expensive too," he said. "I only have a life to live so I am going to enjoy it," I replied. "Do you want to try on the rings?" he asked me. "Nope, I'll wait till our wedding," I said. "I guess we are almost done with all our appointments, we only need to go see the venue and get married," he said. "Yeah, and I need to get the invitation cards and give a few to you," I reminded myself. "I hope that won't cost a lot of money too?" He asked me. "Why are you asking?" I asked still admiring the rings. "Because your parents won't provide you with money, you don't have a job and you haven't paid me for agreeing to this contract," he pointed out. "You just had to spoil the beautiful moment," I said annoyed at his words. I closed the ring box and placed it beside my phone. "I will pay you the other half after we get married, I have the money stop worrying about the expenses. You
My words snapped my parents out of their shock. "Do you know what it takes to have a wedding?" Mom asked me. "Yes, it takes a husband, a dress and a venue, and of course a date to tie the knot and I have everything and I planned everything," I replied. "When did you get all this done?" Mom asked. "I am an adult mom, I can do things on my own if that is what you mean," I replied to Mom and called out to my dad. "I need to leave for my appointment by 3 pm, I hope I am permitted to leave?" I asked. "You cannot get married," Dad said. He finally said something. "Everything I have done was done with your money and you taught me not to waste resources, I do not want to waste the resources and time I put into planning my wedding," I said. "I am going to get married and you can choose to come or not, that is your decision," I added. "Mei, this is a lot to take in," Mom said. "Finding out I have cancer was a lot, I need to do all this and I need to do them quick," I replied. "I will hand yo
"So that's it?" he asked. "Yeah," I replied and headed towards the church. He pulled me back and because I wasn't prepared I landed on the grassy floor but I didn't fall alone, I pulled Min Jun along with me while trying not to fall. I laid under his weight avoiding his gaze. "Stop staring at me so intensely," I whined and attempted to push him. "You aren't listening to me," He said. "I was, you just kept repeating what you said and I already heard it," I said and groaned. "I was still trying to process the news of our wedding being next week," He replied. I groaned and tried to push him. "Can we not be in this position,? You are crushing me," I whined. "You can only hear me when we are in this position," HE said. I rolled my eyes at him and hit his chest. "Get off me, this is a compromising position," I complained. "How compromising?" He asked and moved his face close to mine. I could feel his breath on my face and I was seeing all the little details of his face. I was staring at h
"Min," I called out to him. He ignored me and kept on walking away. "Hey, Min," I said running after him. "Slow down, I am trying to catch up," I heaved. "I am not exactly running," He said still walking away, I got to him and grabbed him. "Min," I whined. "Look Mei, I just want to go home, where I belong and where I am appreciated," he said and pulled his hand from my grip. "Min, I am sorry, I was just stating the truth, this is a contract, and part of the contract is pleasing my parents and all you have to do is dress up, it shouldn't be that hard and you shouldn't be complaining," I said and sighed. "I am not complaining, I just want to go home okay?" He said. "Can I drop you at your place?" I offered. "No, there will be no need for that," He said hastily rejecting my offer. "We will get married in a week and I will know your home, don't be shy," I said trying to convince him to let me take him home. "Next week, it'll be a surprise," He said and walked away. Loving someone isn't
"Mei, Mei, time to go get your hair done," Mom said shaking me. "No, I want to sleep," I groaned. "Tomorrow's Saturday, everything has to be ready before tomorrow," She explained. "You can make my hair tomorrow," I whined. "It's your wedding do whatever you want," She said and left my bedroom. I opened my eyes and stared at the ceiling for a moment and got ready to start the day. I haven't rested all week, Mom made it her mission to make me look ‘absolutely perfect for the wedding’. Those were her exact wordsNail appointments, different skin care products, and healthy meals. Making sure I exercised so I wouldn't gain extra weight and making me avoid meals she thought would make me break out. I was tired, I really wanted a buffet of chocolate and ice cream to keep me energized..."Miss, it's time to get ready, the dressmaker is here with your dress and your mom brought the hairstylist for a touch-up on your hair," the maid informed me. I groaned and rolled out of bed. I walked into my
It has been a year since Mei died and I was starting to get used to her not being around. Although today that I remembered that she would have been alive with the bay and I, it hurts. Our daughter is a year old and she looks so much like Mei. Her hair is really long, it already reached mid back. She’s shy and lives the rose bushes. It seems like she’s a reincarnation of her mother. She plays around at her house. She also loves the rose vase where Mei’s things are being held. They gave me the rings and the locket and buried her like that. I have my daughter the locket but the rings were stored in the rose. I would make sure to keep it somewhere safe and away from Mei. It’s too precious to get lost. “Mei,” I called out to her. She ran down the stairs, stood in front of me and smiled. She was still wobbly and I always warned her not run down the stairs. She started walking three months ago and now she thinks running down the stairs is such an easy task. “Mei, I keep telling you to
Maybe I should have told her to save her breath, I shouldn’t have let her tell me everything, but did I let her explain all her feelings? I know how she felt about me, she didn’t need to narrate our love story to me. She didn't need to tell me everything, but I sat down and listened for hours while she said everything. I felt like the worst person on earth as I watched her lay on the bed breathless and lifeless. She used to have so much life, so much joy, she was always so beautiful. I had the best thing ever but like everything else she was taken away from me. I tapped the call button immediately she closed her eyes but there was nothing they could do. I watched the doctors run around me and I just drifted from the space and went back into the time when it was just me and her. The first day I met her when she asked me to marry her. I was surprised by her confidence and it scared me. I loved how persistent she was and kept chasing me until I was signed to a contract that brought me
The next morning, I woke up with the same pain that was now familiar but it hurt more. it felt harder to talk, to come up to words, my head was banging and I wanted it all to end, the pain, me. it was too much to handle. My radiotherapy was set for four and my drugs weren't helping to make me feel better. My head still hurt after taking two dosages of the pills. I stopped not wanting to overdose, although I already did. I was up before Mom, Dad, and Min and I couldn't sleep back although it was four am. I got out of bed and tried to come down from the bed. I lost my balance and before I fell, Min caught me. I smiled at him and fainted. When I woke up it was already afternoon and my radiotherapy session had been moved to the next day. I groaned when I found out. Can I get over the whole process already? It was starting to annoy me."Are you alright?" Min asked and I nodded. "My head hurts a little, it must have caused me to lose my balance," I explained to Min and he nodded. He touch
I woke up and realized I was in the hospital. How did I end up here? The last thing I remembered, was hugging everyone goodbye, and Min and I were ready to go to bed. in smiled at me as I turned to look at him. He looked really stressed and tired. He looked like he hadn't slept in a long time. I touched the eye bags and frowned. He took my hand and kissed it. I looked and saw that I was connected to an IV drip. I never understood why we couldn't just drink all the contents but its name says it all; drip, there's only ever a drop every second, and it's so freaking slow. "What happened?" I asked Min. "you fainted and I rushed you here," he explained. I heard shuffling in the background and noticed my parents were also in the room. Everyone looked stressed like they hadn't slept all through the night. "I called your parents when I got here," Min informed me. "You didn't have to call them, I'll be fine," I tell him and try to clear my throat, the pain made it hard to talk but not as ha
We returned to the condo the next day and decided we would move on Wednesday. Min had to be at the restaurant every day but he could take a break from Wednesday to Friday. The weekends were expected to be packed because the first day was a huge success and the men returned at six P.m. He had called me at least ten times today and each time he spent at least ten minutes talking to me. I kept asking if he didn't need to focus, and he said he had to and he was focusing on me. He was so cute and romantic and knew all the right words to say. He had come earlier to have dinner with me and had left the meal in the hands of his trusted chefs and the waiters that started working today. "Hey," I said when he walked in. “Hey baby, I missed you. Are you sure you don't want to come to the restaurant with me?" he asked me."What do you want me to do at the restaurant? I am not very cooking and I can't be a waiter, my baby wouldn't let me move around with that much ease," I told him. "Mei junior
My parents left our apartment at ten p.m and I should have gone to bed but I wasn't sleepy and neither was Min. i decided it was best to open my gifts and decided to ask Min for help."Can you help me unbox my present?" Min shook his head refusing to help me. "But it's so stressful and I need your help," I whined and he looked at me. "Come on Min," I pleaded."Fine, but I won't unwrap the gifts with you, I'll just watch you and bring anything you need," he negotiated and I agreed to it. Min pulled the bean he had bought for me. We unwrapped all the gifts and they were so cute. They had bought me little baby things, most of the essentials I would be needing. There were napkins, blankets, a baby carrier and some few things.“See we don’t have to buy that many baby things,” I said to Min and he laughed.I picked up the last gifts which were my parents gift. It was paper and it was put in a brown envelope, there was no fancy design, just straight to the point. I opened the envelop and saw
It seemed like my presence changed the atmosphere in the room because everyone turned in my direction and they looked surprised to see me there. I definitely wasn't dressed like them and I was a very pregnant woman. "Good afternoon," I greeted with a very wide grin."Who are you?" Someone asked. "The restaurant doesn't open until four," Someone else said. "Who left the front door open?"Another one asked. "You did, you were the last person outside," another said. "Oh," the door person asked. "Miss would you like to wait till the restaurant opens or are you going to return by four?" the curious one asked. "Oh! I am here for Min," I said feeling shy. "The owner?" The curious asked. "Yeah, he's my husband," I announced. I barely got to ask for him. again when I saw MIn walking in with his chef outfit. He looked so cute. Sorry handsome and all those masculine features. He looked at me shocked to see me here. "Hey," I said shyly. "Babe? What are you doing here?" he asked me. "I
After my little announcement, everyone made a toast to Min and to the opening of his restaurant. He pulled me into him and drank from his glass. I smiled at him and he kissed my forehead. "You know Min steals all your brain cells with those forehead kisses right?" June asked and everybody laughed. "I actually feel smarter and more loved every time he kisses my forehead. are you sure he isn't just pouring his brain cells and love in my head?" I asked. "That's they get them all," June said. I loved June and how she made everywhere funnier when she had had a sip of her daily dose of coffee. She was standing in between my mom and dad and smiling at them. I could tell Dad was uncomfortable but he deserved the little torture for everything he has done to Min and I. Min might have let it slide by inviting Dad to my birthday but I'll need more than him coming here for me to forgive everything he's done. "Thank you all for the toasts and celebrating the restaurant but today's about m
I remember telling Min my birthday date on his birthday, he had purposely not told me about his birthday, but I wanted him to know mine for it to be fair. I also barely got the chance to prepare or buy him a gift but I wasn't letting him do that to me, also Min makes the best surprises and they always blow my mind. He needed time for it to be more effective. I am also glad, I listened to my thoughts and told him earlier. He has been so busy, I doubt he has the time to do anything special for my birthday. If I hadn’t gotten the information from Cheng, I probably wouldn’t know Min’s birthday and that is wrong. I was going to give him the chance to feel this way so I told him about my birthday. I woke up feeling pumped about my birthday. I also spent all night praying that my hormones acted right. The last dinner on the roof was amazing but I ended up balling my eyes out for absolutely no reason. I had the best time after crying, but I wished I didn't have to cry. We watched a movie, a