Chapter 25 - Luring Him (1/2)

”Hue?”

Jennet appeared at the kitchen entrance with a confused looking face. She stood gaping at the rare sight, staring at a real, living man, cooking in the kitchen. She had never seen one in real life and the one before her was much more handsome than those men who appeared in the cooking show on the TV. She had the dream to see one cooking in her kitchen and she really had the chance of actually seeing one who even claimed himself as her husband. All in one!

Hue glanced back at her as soon as he heard her voice from his back. He immediately turned off the fire and hopped happily towards her.

”Wife, you're home!” He snuggled to her and even pulled her into a tight embrace that had the power to crush her body. He nuzzled his high nose in her hair, messing with it. He was really like a puppy who welcomed its owner home with envious wags on its tail.

Jennet gasped for a breather and hit his back continuously, asking for him to let her go. ”Let me go! I can't breathe!” She said desperately. Her lungs were parched once again for air. The man's strength was unimaginable.

Hue let her go but then his nose twitched as he leaned closer and smelt her hair. His face turned sour in a sudden. He glared at the face below him and pulled a long face. ”Your hair had a lingering smell of a man. Where have you been?” He asked in a cold tone. There was a hint of jealousy in his voice.

Jennet frowned at him. She smelt her own hair and looked back at him, ”I didn't go anywhere and I didn't smell anything on my hair either.” She replied, trying to explain herself. ”Well, I may have one since I am working around men at my workplace.” She added again after thinking of the possibility.

'Why am I explaining myself to him? I should be the one asking things from him why he had the nerve to cook in my kitchen, though... I enjoyed looking at him cooking. What am I even talking about? Argh, explaining things like this can drive me crazy!' She mumbled in her mind.

Yes, she worked among men in her workplace and it was normal. But, the lingering smells of a man? Was he referring to a specific man? Well, she could not tell.

She looked at the sour face before her. ”Don't be angry at me. I can't help it since I really am working among men at my workplace.” She kept saying, hoping to cool his anger. His grip on both of her shoulders actually hurt and made her face contorted with pain.

She grabbed his wrists, ”Can you please don't let your anger control yourself? You hurt me!” She nagged at him. Looking at his sour face really made her heart burned with uneasiness. She pulled his hands away from her shoulders and kept a distance from him.

Hue looked away, hugging himself, pulling a long face. His long hair swayed behind him at his head movement and it gives off a sweet scent in the air.

Jennet sighed. 'What is really happening to me now? At work, I had enough of Mira's babbling non-stop and now I have to explain myself to this grown-up baby. Why can't I have a normal and happy day without any more explaining? I really hate misunderstanding!' She whined in her heart.

After keeping silent for a while, she paced forward and turned him towards her, ”Well, since you said, I had this lingering smell of a man; I will take a shower right away and no more long face. Is this okay with you?” she asked him. She can't believe it herself that she even tried to win his heart by bargaining with him.