Chapter 338 - Home (2/2)

”She's got you trained, so she puts you in the doghouse that easy, and you let her?” Yue Yan teased

”Yan Mei can't even keep a temper for more than ten minutes. She'll just wake up every second worried that you've fallen down the stairs wherever you are and bleeding to death or some crazy scenarios” he complained but anyone could see he was feigning his disgust; his smile was much too wide to sell those words.

”I know all about crazy scenarios” her small voice sounding unbearably vulnerable.

”You see? You guys are going to get along just fine, come to my place and recuperate, at least relax a while and heal before making other plans for the future.” He finished with a flourish of logic that had Yue Yan rolling her eyes at him.

”You said there will be good food” she finally asked, staring at the tray in her l.a.p.

”My chef would like nothing better than to dote on you, my wife loves him too. I'm too busy nowadays so I hired a chef” he touted, his pride shining out of him.

”You really love her” was the next words he heard.

The observation caught him off guard and had him hot by the collar, he didn't exactly know how to discuss the love he had for his wife with his ex-girlfriend. He was out of his depth and rapidly feeling as if he was ins.e.n.s.i.t.i.v.e, there was no manual to safely navigate these waters. ”Ahhhh”

”No I mean you really do, it's shinning all over you and I'm jealous” she pouted in jest

”Yue Yan” he tried again but she continued as if he hadn't said a word

”Does she know about us?” Yue Yan queried softly.

”Everything,” he answered solemnly, he had no secrets from his wife.

”And she still wants me to live in your house?” The question was delivered with a quizzical smile that had him chuckling Yan Mei affected everyone in much the same way, a deep sense of puzzlement that grew into something unbreakable later.

”She suggested it”

”Damn she's a better woman than I am, you seriously lucked out” Yue Yan pointed out, discreetly shifting the tray off her l.a.p.s and pushing it to the foot of the bed, the contents otherwise untouched.

”Every day I wake up and I see my life, I cannot believe it sometimes” Lei Zhao replied with a rueful smile, unable to curb the undertones of love in his voice when he spoke about his wife.

”For that reason alone, she's going to be my best friend.” She replied with a smile up at him, her eyes shining with some curious quality.

”Yan Mei is actually completely lovable on her own and I'm sure she would love a sister of her own” Lei Zhao commented wryly with a satisfied smile as he handed off the last point.

”Ooooh, I've never had a sister, now I have one,! I'm sold, get me out of here!” She mock ordered with a gleam in her eyes. The both of them burst into laughter, a bittersweet sound that held old and new memories.