Chapter 100 - Simple Living, Pleasure Giving (1/2)

While back on Xu Mey's side, she spent the day at the Vintage working on her pending work. It was normal for her to work on weekends. She stopped working on the weekends after her marriage with Ye Jie. Now that he wasn't around, she decided to work like her usual self.

When the phone didn't ring at 4 o'clock, Xu Mey felt a strange tug at her heart. She tried to ignore it with her focus on her work and it worked to some level. She drove back to the Peach Estates quite late. It was already past 9 when she opened the door of the house. The darkness and silence welcomed her.

She went straight to the bedroom, took a shower, put on casual clothes and dried her hair before snuggling up in her warm bed. She kept tossing and turning but sleep didn't come. She picked up her cell phone from the nightstand and kept staring at the screen.

"Did he get safely to Tokyo? He should have called to let me know." She was talking to herself. "Did something happen to him?" She felt anxious all of a sudden. "I should call him myself." She decided and opened the call log.

Her finger hovered above the call button but she couldn't bring herself to press it. At the same time, the incoming call startled her and she almost dropped the cellphone from her hand. It was Ye Jie's call. She smiled and felt a flutter in her stomach seeing his name flashing on the screen and attended the call without any delay.

"Hello!" Her voice was impatient as she unconciously touched her lips remembering his soft lips.

"Hey, My Cherry Wife!" He seemed a bit tipsy.

"Are you drunk?" She asked.

"Not yet but the way this idiot best friend of mine is making drinks for me, I'll be drunk soon enough." He replied. She stayed quiet. After a pause, he said, "How are you?"

"Mm... I'm fine. What about you? How was your journey?" She asked sitting up to support her back against the bedpost.

"I'm also fine..." He again stopped talking. "I miss you." He said in a low voice all of a sudden. "Aren't you missing me?" He asked hopefully.

"...Maybe..." She replied softly making him chuckle.

"Gosh! I wish I was there to see the expression on your face." He was amused thinking about her blushing. "Cherry Wife?"

"Mm..."

"Do you think I'm only useful because I'm Ye Jie- the CEO of Ye Enterprises?" He asked hesitantly.

Xu Mey found his question really odd. 'Why did he ask this out of nowhere?' She thought.

"At first, you were only useful because of being the CEO." She replied honestly.

Ye Jie felt dejected. "And now?" He didn't have much courage to hear any more.