Chapter 337 - More Than I Care To Admit (1/2)

Even after hearing that familiar voice, Jie didn't react. His face stayed impassive while his gaze was stuck at the spot where Xu Mey stood earlier.

Sighing, he shifted his gaze and stared at the plaster on his foot. With a deep frown, he said, ”This is gonna take some time to heal.”

”Just so you know, broken bones often takes time to heal.” The same voice answered even though Jie wasn't asking.

Jie groaned in frustration, ”Thanks for the knowledge, smartypants!” Taking time to breathe, he added, ”This is why I hate broken bones.”

A tall figure clad in a black leather jacket and black jean came out of the shadows and with a twinkle in that pair of green eyes the next words were said out, ”And yet, you chose to love a broken girl. Ironic! Isn't it?”

Jie finally turned to face the tall and handsome figure. ”Are you here to make fun of me, Ru'er?” Because Ru's lopsided grin was really getting on his nerves now.

Ru skipped her way to his bedside and sat right beside him on the bed with her arm around his neck in a loose headlock. ”Definitely not! This young master came to congratulate you... You know on becoming a father.”

Jie gave her a sideways glance and asked, ”With this voice, you shouldn't be calling yourself a young master. Don't you think?”

”JieJie, I can't call myself a young miss with these clothes on as well. Can I?” She gave him a beaming smile as she pinched his cheek just to spite him. Indeed, she was looked like a handsome prince from head to toe while her voice was the only indication that she was a girl. No matter what she chose to address herself as it'd be weird.

Jie swatted her hand away and glared at her. ”JieJie? Have you lost your mind?”

Ru gave him an innocent look. ”What? You are the one who took the right of calling you Ah-Jie away from me. Now, are you saying that I shouldn't call you JieJie? How mean!”

Jie rolled his eyes at her. ”Aren't you three weeks or so late? You know in coming to congratulate me?”

Ru slapped his back and he coughed before throwing daggers with his eyes which she chose to disregard. ”Easy there tigress!”

Ru shrugged her shoulders and stated, ”Well, I'd like to apologize. For real! I just received your voicemail two days ago and I spent the rest of the hours on the flight. Trying to get to you.”

”Where were you?” He asked.

”I was wandering in the Caribbean.”

”Why?”

Ru gave him an annoyed look and retorted, ”I was looking for Jack Sparrow.(*)”

”Haha. Very funny!” Jie gave a mocking laugh at her sarcasm.