"Sorry, sorry! It's all my fault," Noah readily took the blame without any hesitation at all. Anyway, it was he who distracted her just now. So, there was no problem in reflecting on it. "I won't do it again. You tell me, what is it?""I was going to buy a car today," replied Vivienne. "Aurora doesn't have time to go with me and I don't want to disturb Angie either. Rory said I should ask my boyfriend since he should find some time for me when I need him for something. Although this isn't an important matter where I really have to have you with me, I still wanted to ask for your opinion."Noah was silent for a moment and Vivienne heard some noise from his side like he was tapping on the keyboard. She didn't know what he was doing but she thought he must be busy."Are you busy? Am I disturbing you?"Noah said no in response, "I was just checking if I have any important matters to deal with today. It seems I can spare a couple of hours. When do you want to go?""I was just about to leave
"""What do you even keep thinking about in this head of yours?" questioned Vivienne as she really couldn't understand how his brain was wired. Why were all his ideas so peculiar? "Rather than maturing, you are becoming childish now."Noah laughed along with her and said, "Actually, my original thought listening to the dark room wasn't so pure. So, I purposely changed it into something funny because I did not want to give you the impression that I'm a pervert." He took a pause and added, "But if you want or like it, I don't mind the dark room play either."Vivienne was initially confused by his words but when she replayed his words in her head, her eyes widened as she slowly realized the innuendo behind those words. "Who likes dark room play? When did I say it? Your thoughts are on two extremes. Do you understand that?" "I do," he replied. "But now that the topic has come up, it reminded me of our very first time together. The room was shrouded in darkness, lit only by the faint light
In the end, Vivienne still insisted on buying the G-class. Noah didn't know what to say about this but he certainly felt really good about it. How could he not be happy if his girlfriend got the same car as him? "Since we are already out, how about going for lunch?" suggested Noah."Can you think about something else?""What else can I think about? It's lunchtime, shouldn't I be thinking about lunch?""I don't think you have such good eating habits," replied Vivienne.Noah rubbed his nose as he smiled at her, "I don't have good eating habits but I do want to find any excuse to spend more time with you. Right now, that excuse is lunch. So, are you eating with me or not?"Vivienne couldn't really say no to him and it was indeed lunchtime. If she refused, who knew that he might even skip lunch altogether? It was better for her to have lunch with him."They'll deliver your car, you come with me," said Noah as he pulled her to his car. He decided the restaurant to eat at too. But he let h
"How can I charm your mother?" retorted Vivienne looking rather unconvinced. In her mind, she must have left a very bad impression on his mother. His mother looked like a proper lady who was well-bred and seemed to have high standards too. How could she like her? Especially since their first meeting was in such an embarrassing situation. She couldn't imagine what she must be thinking of her when she saw her running away in her own son's shirt. Just thinking about it made Vivienne cower back. She did not want to run into her again or face her. "Maybe just like how you charmed me," said Noah with a teasing smile. He loved the way her expressions were always so cute and lively whenever he teased her. She would even blush slightly and if he didn't have keen eyes, he'd even mistake that to be just makeup. It was such a surprise to know that her skin could flush so easily and looked even more enticing to him.Just like right now when he found her face more enticing than the food in front
Vivienne didn't deny that she had her own reservations about this relationship. She had been cautious and restrained. She hadn't let herself go completely in front of him. But it wasn't because she didn't like him, it was because her feelings went beyond just like and love for him that made her feel even more cautious about it.When you live a dream, you'd always want to walk around carefully in fear of waking up from that dream.She was the person who felt like it was like a dream that she didn't want to wake up from."I'm pretty sure that between the two of us, it's me who went to law school. Then why do have such a convincing power in your words? Is it something you learned from your Dad?"Noah knew that she was joking and he smiled back at her, "You'd always be influenced by your parents in one way or another, right? I don't see a problem with this. But you..." He put his hand on hers as he asked, "Are you convinced now? Can you let go of your reservations? Just follow your heart.
When Vivienne came back home, her new car had already been delivered. Vivienne didn't really have too much excitement toward it though. She went inside and buried herself in work. For the next few days, she had been busy with her own work and didn't step out of her studio much either. But to not let down Noah's expectations, she even set reminders on her phone so she could call him or text him which Noah found quite amusing as she was too punctual about it.It seemed so formal that he doubted if it was a right decision to remind her to think more about him. He definitely didn't have this in mind when he asked her to think more about him in her daily life. It was already Friday and on Sunday was Noah's mother's birthday. Vivienne finally had some time to take a break and she spent this time wondering if she should really spend the weekend at Noah's place or just agree to go with him to see his mother?She had been quite conflicted about it but she couldn't find the right answer. She
Then Vivienne took the time to explain in detail how she met Noah's mother for the first time looking rather disturbed by it. Anna burst out laughing which earned her a glare from Vivienne. "Sorry," said Anna as she tried to hold back her laughter. "Why are you so adorable? Is that something to be worried about?""Isn't it?" retorted Vivienne. "I left an awful impression on her.""And how do you know that you left a very bad impression on her? If it was so, why would she invite you to her birthday? Aren't you just overthinking it again? I really don't get it why you insist on making your own life so complicated and difficult.""I'm making my life difficult?" questioned Vivienne."Yes," replied Anna firmly. "Life is very simple. You keep on overthinking and making it complicated for yourself. You are dating Noah, his mother invited you to her birthday, and here you are thinking about what first impression you left on her. Just follow your heart and go. When did you become so rude? Whe
"Lina is getting prettier and prettier after the marriage."Angelina was pleased to hear the compliment from Jeanine and even touched her face. "I also think I'm getting prettier. But I still can't compete with you, Jean. I wanna age as gracefully as you. Oh, I am so envious."Jeanine smiled at her, "You sure know how to talk. But be careful, what if my sister got jealous of you complimenting me?"Jennifer sat down with the two of them and said, "I'm not jealous. Not at all. I agree with her very much. Sometimes, I am also envious of you, Jean. You better be careful. What if your son's wife felt unsettled seeing that her mother-in-law is more beautiful than her?"Jeanine laughed it off while Angelina thought about this seriously before sharing her view, "I don't think that's possible. My Vivi isn't the type to be envious of others. And she also has a very steady personality. She doesn't like comparing with others."Both Jeanine and Jennifer looked at her with bright eyes. Angelina shu