Chapter 30 - Stay Here With Me (2/2)

”Phew, I thought I was going to cry for a second.” He stood up and walked towards the kitchen.

”What are you doing?” She peeked from behind.

”Making your food. Tell me, what do you feel like having?” He tied the knot from behind and waited for her response. Noticing the silence between them, he turned around to see her rubbing her chin with a grin on her face.

He gulped in response, ”Y..yes..? Something wrong?”

”Chen Mu, I never knew you could look that handsome in an apron. That apron brings out your ass. Mhmm, what a nice view.” She stared at his bottoms for a bit before smiling enchantingly, ”Let's make the food together.”

”Okay. So what do you want to eat?” The moment he saw her cheerful smile, he couldn't help but to accept her offer in making food with him. For once he was glad that he had a nice butt to catch her attention.

”Mmmm....” She thought deeply about what she wanted to eat.

”Ah! Scrambled eggs with sausage and a warm cup of milk tea.”

”Scrambled eggs with sausage and milk tea.”

Both of them said it at the same time and laughed at their similar thoughts. While she cooked the eggs, he cooked the sausage. They finished making their parts of the meal around the same time and proceeded to make the milk teas for each other.

He handed her the milk tea that he made, ”Here, extra sweetened milk tea with a cupid's arrow shaped sprinkle of chocolate powder.”

She took the cup from his hands and handed him the milk tea that she made for him, ”Here. Regular milk tea with tea level at mild. Exactly how you like it.”

After taking a sip of each other's handmade milk tea, they smiled and enjoyed the rest of their meal. It was a simple, yet very heartwarming meal.

”That was a good meal.” She patted her tummy and wiped her lips.

”So what's your plan after this?” He took the dirty plates and forks to the sink.

”I...I'm not sure. I don't want to go back to my old home because Karen, my stepmother, and... my dad would be there. I already checked my previous apartment and apparently, it's been rented out so I couldn't go back there. I was debating on going to a hotel, but that could only be a short run plan.”

Hearing the uncertainty in her voice, he offered, ”How about staying with me? I have an extra room that I use for storage, but it's big enough to be a guest room. You can stay with me until you sort things out if you want.”

”But..” She didn't want to become a burden for him.

”Yin Susu, we've known each other for how long? More than a decade! If you still think you would burden me, then you are so wrong about that. I'm a single man who comes home to an empty apartment. What kind of burden could you be, huh? Besides, you have nowhere else to go.”

With his hands on either side of his h.i.p.s, he tried to convince her.

”But what if you get a girlfriend later?”

He almost spat out blood when she mentioned 'girlfriend'

In his mind, he repeatedly said to himself, ”The only girlfriend that I'll ever have is you! And that is if you accept me! Geez, Chen Mu, your flirting skills needs to be sharper....sharper!”

”Ahem, you don't have to worry about that part.” He cleared his throat and waited for her response.

”Then...when can I move in?” She smiled sweetly with slightly blushing cheeks.

”Huh? Oh! Ohhh! You can move in today. I'll have everything cleared up, and we can shop for furniture later.” He didn't even try to conceal the happiness inside of him as he hummed while rinsing the dishes.