Xie Yuansheng took it from her and kept it back in the bag carefully. Looking at her, he replied enthusiastically, "Yes! It was so enthralling. I feel I can never get it enough," he said like a baby to his mother.
Feng Xinying chuckled. "That is good. Don"t forget to stay together with someone who knows you well, all the time." She was concerned.
"Yes, of course! I remember that point in contract very well," he replied thinking that she was reminding him about the contract.
Although his answer saddened Feng Xinying a little because she said that purely out of concern but he thought that she was talking about the contract, she didn"t say anything. She only nodded.
Sensing that there was nothing more to talk, he started to leave. He must have walked five steps when he suddenly turned towards her and asked, "Can I take an early leave tomorrow? I will make your lunch and then go out. I really enjoyed today and want to explore more." He didn"t tell her that he had met with Kate and that they had decided to meet again the next day at Planet Plaza.
Feng Xinying frowned. "It seems outings are becoming addictive for you."
He smiled shyly.
"Okay, but Lu Boyun will stay with you," she put her condition.
"Sure! Thank you so much!" he said and left her.
Feng Xinying went to her bedroom. She had entered the fourth month and was feeling lazy all the time. Her appet.i.te had increased greatly and she loved Xie Yuansheng"s food. In fact she marveled his skills to the extent that she didn"t like what others made for her. She started wondering how much she had missed his cooking.
When Xie Yuansheng went back to his room, the first thing he did was to format the new mobile but instead of giving it to Lu Boyun, he started playing on it the first game he could download from the Internet. Incidentally the game he downloaded was the most popular one - The Dungeons in Xarxex Land. He became so embroiled in the game that within the next two hours he had leveled up to Level ten out of fifty odd levels and made numerous friends online. His online name flashed as "Yini" for everyone. After dinner, once again he plunged himself into the game.
Feng Xinying was feeling lonely upstairs after dinner, so she went downstairs and thought of visiting him but restrained. Instead she started walking outside. She so wished that he were there by his side. It was almost 9:30PM and the weather was chilly. She had worn a light shawl as usual. While walking she started talking to her baby. Suddenly she sneezed.
It must have been fifteen minutes when suddenly someone covered her with a thicker shawl and wrapped it around her shoulder with his huge hands. She smiled and leaned on his hands for a moment. He tilted his head in surprise but loved the feeling. Couldn"t this stay like this forever?
Feng Xinying looked back at him and noticed his surprised expression. Quickly, she removed her head from his hand and started looking down. He removed his hand from there awkwardly, missing her touch. To remove that awkwardness, he said, "You cannot walk like this in cold else you may get fever."
"Hmm…" she replied and started to walk. He followed her. Silently they walked together for some more time until she felt tired.
Xie Yuansheng was playing his game and was interacting with a newfound group whose leader was "Kalaki". She was pestering him to join the group as she found him to be a promising player when he heard a soft sneeze outside his window. He left the mobile on bed and went to peek. He saw that Feng Xinying was walking outside in a light shawl. "This girl!" he shook his head and immediately took out a thick gents shawl and rushed outside to make her wear it.
As though reading her mind, he asked, "Are you tired?"
She smiled thinking how deeply they were connected and nodded. Not able to resist touching her, he put his hands around her shoulders warmly and took her inside. She went upstairs while he kept watching her until she disappeared from his sight.
When he reached his room, he logged out of the game and lied on the bed to sleep. His attraction towards her was so strong that he had to suppress his urge everyday of sleeping next to her. He thought that she is married and it is not right for him to think about her like that. So he wanted to go and meet Kate all the more to explore his emotions. He wanted to give himself time and distance to gauge his feelings. Perhaps with Kate he would be able to forget her or his affection for her would lessen.
In the night when he could blink an eye, he went to her room and sat next to her for a while. She looked so lonely and pet.i.te that he wished he could embrace her and hide her in him, merge with her. If this continued, it might become disastrous for both of them. He had to distance himself. With those gloomy thoughts, he went back to his room and slept off. That night, he dreamt of Yini again.
Next day Feng Xinying had gone to the office early in the morning because there were numerous meetings that she had to chair.
Xie Yuansheng had prepared lunch early and started getting ready to go. However, Lu Boyun couldn"t go because Feng Xinying hadn"t come by then. So he asked the security to keep a tight watch on him whereever he went.
Xie Yuansheng did not forget to keep the business cards in his pocket. He was wearing a light blue s.h.i.+rt and white pants. He wore a black jacket over it. When he walked into the Plaza, he looked so das.h.i.+ng that every girl became his fan. They were all drooling over him. He took the escalator and reached the gaming arena on the third floor where Kate was waiting for him.
Wearing a pink dress until her thighs and knee length boots, she was looking cute with a pony tied high up. She jumped and came to him excitedly, "Brother Xie Yuansheng!"