He had just taken a few bites of his food when Nora, who was across from him, was already done eating. She said, “Mr. Julian, I’m done eating, so I’ll leave first. You don’t have to send me back. I’ll take a cab back by myself.”Nora felt that it was a bit of a waste to end an exquisite meal like this in such a hurry, but there was nothing she could do about it. She wanted to let him stay to slowly enjoy the meal. Julian would not let her go back alone, so he also grabbed his belongings and stood up as he said, “Let’s go. I’ll send you back.”Nora wanted to refuse, but he had already walked up to her. He placed his hand on her slender waist and hugged her with the intention of walking out of the private room.Nora was startled when he hugged her waist. She quickly pushed his hand away and looked at him warily as she stood aside. Julian felt that she was staring at him as if he was some kind of savage beast, so he extended his hand to her and said, “Let’s hold hands, then.”He had
“Isn't it strange for you to refer to me as Mr. Julian when you're already my girlfriend? “Strange?” Nora did not feel the same as he did, so she said, “I think it’s fine. I think it sounds nice.” Julian thought, ‘Of course she thinks it sounds nice—she’s already used to it!’ Hence, he continued insisting, “Let’s change the way you address me. When you address me so formally, I feel as if you’re treating me like an outsider instead of a boyfriend.”Nora could only ask him, “What do you think I should address you as, then?” Nora did not even know that she would have to address her partner differently when she was in a relationship. Julian stroked his chin, tilted his head, and thought for a moment before he replied, “Juju?”Nora had goosebumps all over her body. It was so corny that she could not even bring herself to say it, so she asked him, “Is there really a difference?”“Of course there is.” Julian disagreed with her thoughts.“Mr. Julian is a title to address your e
After Nora had washed up, she lay on her bed, and the man’s pleasant voice came to mind when she closed her eyes. She took out her cell phone, opened her social media account with the username, ‘Complexity Made Simple’, and carefully wrote a post. ‘There was absolutely no feeling of being in a relationship at all on the first day of establishing our relationship.’She then planned to go to sleep after putting her cell phone away. She took out her cell phone again after a while and edited the previous post before reposting it. ‘There was absolutely no feeling of being in a relationship at all on the first day of establishing our relationship, but his voice sounded very pleasant over the phone.’She fell asleep peacefully. In the following week, Nora was so busy with her thesis that she had completely forgotten that she was someone’s girlfriend. A certain boyfriend seemed to have forgotten that she was his girlfriend too, and the two did not contact each other at all.After Nora was
He knew that she was not the same as the kind of women he used to date. She was a pure and innocent girl, so he could not cross this boundary no matter what.In addition, she was Ryan’s sister. He could date her, but if he really dumped her after he slept with her, Ryan would kill him. He was not that irrational, and at that point in time, his friendship with Ryan was more important than possessing her. So, he could only run to the bathroom to relieve himself. When he opened the bathroom door, Nora had already fled back to her bedroom. He smiled and changed into clean clothes before he knocked on her bedroom door and said, “You can come out now. I’ve put on my clothes.”Nora opened her bedroom door slightly and ensured that he was fully dressed before she walked out. He had changed into a set of casual clothes. He was wearing a white shirt and black pants, and he still looked dashing even though he had simply blow-dried his hair after washing it. He looked casual and devilish.
“It’s my treat. Consider this as a reward since you’re dog-tired after your business trip.”She laughed cheekily and deliberately emphasized the word ‘dog-tired’. Julian wanted to grab her and punish her, but he was really hungry, tired, and sleepy. He had stayed up all night before catching the flight, and he spent his flight finishing up a report. He did not manage to catch a wink at all. He really could not stay up anymore after taking a shower and unwinding. Nora did not expect that Julian would fall asleep on her couch before the takeout arrived. She found that he was already asleep after she returned from answering a call in her bedroom. She could tell that he was really exhausted. She had seen her brother, Ryan, stay up late when he was working hard on his projects, and he would also fall asleep as soon as his head touched the pillow when he came home, especially when he had just taken over Pierce Group, which was a mess at the time. Nora was conflicted now that he had
She slept late because she had slept too much during the day. After nestling in bed and watching a movie, she saw that it was already 12.30 AM and hurriedly lay down to sleep. Her cell phone rang, and she clicked on it to see a picture accompanied by a few words. She almost jumped out of bed in anger. No longer sleepy, she sat up on the bed with her cell phone in her hand. She was half-kneeling on her bed, and she almost stood up in anger and shock. She tapped on her cell phone before she scrutinized the photo and message carefully to make sure that she had not read it wrongly.He was lying on her bed shirtless as he smiled provocatively at the camera. He even said shameless words, saying that the style of her lingerie was too conservative, and that he would take her to buy the styles that he liked instead!Nora was angry and embarrassed, and her face flushed red. She had never expected him to be so shameless. She was kind enough to take him in, but he had actually done such a
Mrs. Maton was immediately curious after she heard him say that she was a good girl, so she asked, “Whose daughter is it? Do you have any plans to settle down and get married?”Julian had a headache whenever he heard the word ‘married’. Mrs. Maton had been anxiously urging him to get married ever since his good friend, Ryan, got married a few years ago. After a period of time, she realized that he was completely unmoved and eventually gave up on the thought in frustration. Unexpectedly, she had started urging him to get married again lately. According to reliable sources, it was because many of Mrs. Maton’s friends had been promoted to mothers-in-law or grandmothers this year, which made Mrs. Maton feel anxious again. Sometimes, when he put himself in Mrs. Maton’s shoes to think of things from her perspective, he felt that it was reasonable for her to feel anxious. Her peers were grandmothers who were enjoying time with their grandchildren, but her son had neither a romantic interes
If he was not interested in her, would he agree to teach her how to be in a relationship, as if he had nothing better to do?He was not that noble. He would rather die than be in a relationship with a woman he was not interested in. Although he was a womanizer, he could not be with just any woman. In fact, he was very picky, and he did not fancy all women. He was willing to indulge in whatever she had said and follow her pace because he was slightly interested in her. However, he was simply interested in her, just like how he had been temporarily interested in those women that he used to date. He did not have the thought of holding onto her, or for them to grow old together. Nora could not help but feel even angrier when she heard him saying that ‘he could not help it and could only react that way’. Just when she was about to tell him that it would be better for them to end the relationship, Julian suddenly spoke up again. “I’m sorry for breaking my promise to you. I promised to