231 The cooking lesson 1 (1/2)

Harry did not want to be in the 'naughty' list. He wanted to score in this subject. No 1 of all his classmates and even coursemates.

He was not only the visual and wealthy but have a brain as well. And that was what he wanted to prove himself to everyone.

”Hey, Harry, wait up,” a friend of his called when he was rushing toward the door.

”Where are you going?”  another friend asked.

”I have something to do. Bye,” Harry refused to explain and just waved his hand as he walked through the door. He did not want to waste any time. The market was waiting for him.

Ryn was waiting for him.

He walked as fast as he could to the exit but it seemed the road to his car was full of challenges. Every few seconds he would be stopped by some of his friends. All of them were asking him either to hang out together at the mall or a club or play a game or two.

Each time he just smiled, apologized and told them he already had another plan. Never once he revealed that he would be spending time with Ryn.

The usually five to ten minutes journey from his class to his car turned into almost an hour before he could reach his car. Without wasting another moment, he quickly unlocked the door and got into the car.

He started the engine and drove the car away before more of his friends came to interrupt him.

Instead of the market, he headed toward the largest supermarket in town. It was already too late to go to the market and all the fresh ingredients were obviously sold out.  It was better to go straight to the supermarket than wasting his time looking for ingredients at the market.

He quickly found himself an empty parking lot and parked the car in the basement. Then, he headed toward the entrance while checking on the list he prepared earlier.

It took him almost an hour to do the grocery shopping. He chose carefully for each ingredient, not caring at all how much it cost. Even though Ryn repeatedly told him she would reimburse back the price, he would simply throw the receipt away and pretended to be dumb. She would not be able to do anything if he insisted to treat her.

He pushed the cart full with his shopping to the car. He could not stop grinning happily. He could not wait to see her. It felt like ages since the last time they met.

He was just a man in love who was going to see the love of his life.

He started back the engine. Instead of driving out of the parking lot, he took out his phone and scrolled it to get her address. He put it in his GPS system and waited for a while. The system only took several seconds to locate the address. He didn't play a song at all. The music in his ear was enough for him.

”Ryn, I am coming,” he murmured, holding onto the steering wheel firmly with his eyes shone brightly.

*~*~*~*

Ryn adjusted the dress she was wearing while still lining up, waiting for her turn. The show was starting and she heard the emcee was talking, hyping the place with his jokes and sly words. Ryn lifted her head up and smiled at the model standing in front of her.

”Alright, it's your turn,” the floor manager told them and waved her hand to signal the first model to start walking to the stage.

Ryn rubbed her hands to warm herself up a bit, then, pasted a professional smile and started walking on the stage.

The show for today was the latest collection of luxurious watches from the LD brand.

Instead of the usual rectangular shaped stage, it was a T shaped stage and each one of them would need to walk two by two before separated at the end to go to each side individually before exchanged their position before returned back to the start of the stage.

Then, once it ended, the models would mingle with the guests. Each one of them knew the watch they were wearing so it was easy for them to explain it to the guest.

When the party ended, everyone was happy. The models did a good job promoting and showing off the watches. The company was happy the launch party was a success. Even the guests were happy to be among the first to see the new collection. They even ordered it to make the watches their own collection before others could do the same.

Mei Li quickly handed a cup of hot cocoa to Ryn when she returned to change her clothes. Ryn murmured her thanks and sipped it slowly. Finally, her stomach felt warm enough. The whole time she was working she had to cover her coldness. The sleeveless green dress could not protect her from the coldness of the air conditioner. It was heaven once she sipped the hot drink.