263 His private time (2/2)

There was a message from Harry asking her whether she had returned. Without thinking, she replied back the message.

Soon enough her phone rang. It was a call from Harry.

\”Excuse me,\” Ryn said as she stood up and went to the door, planning to take the call.

Jeremy just watched her leaving silently, thinking who the caller was. He frowned. Even if it was from her parents, surely she would just talk here by his side instead of going outside to answer.

He watched her walking to their table, frowning. Their food just arrived but he did not start eating yet. He was waiting for her to eat their meal together.

\”Smells so good,\” she sighed heavily as she put her phone on the table and sat down. She took a sip of her iced carrot juice with extra milk in it and reached for a set of chopsticks.

\”Let me help you,\” he said as he helped cutting the steaks while she checked the gravy from another bowl. Apart from steak, she also chose a prawn dish to replace the vegetable dish. She also chose omelette which he helped cutting into smaller pieces.

It was clear how he was doting on her, even to the eyes of the restaurant workers. They were watching the ex-couple, wondering who the woman was.

Ryn ate happily, letting Jeremy to help cut her dishes into pieces easy to eat. They did not speak at all and once they were done, Jeremy went to pay for the meal. Of course, Ryn had to wait for Jeremy to be done taking pictures with his 'fans'. And he also asked them to keep the news him eating there for a few days at least and they all agreed.

\”Are you feeling full? Do you want to buy snacks?\” he asked once they got into the car.

She frowned. They were not far from her parents' house and she heard there was a small store selling delicious and cute snacks.

\”Where do you want to go? We need to buy fruits for your parents. I'll choose,\” he said, as he pulled the safety belt for her.

Again, the doting treatment but Ryn did not feel anything wrong with it because she was used with him treating her like this.

He drove the car again, following the instruction from the GPS. Of course, before they reached her parents' house, he would stop at a shop to buy souvenirs for her parents. It was just the right courtesy for him as their future son-in-law.

He grinned at his own thought.

Because it was an abrupt decision to come here with Ryn, he did not manage to buy anything for his future in-laws. Of course, if he planned this before, he would bring ginseng and bird nest. Although her parents were the hippy side but he had no doubt they still eat these.

They spent another hour in the car before they stopped again. This time Ryn told him she was too tired to get out and just do whatever he wanted. He chuckled and rubbed her hair tenderly. Then, he adjusted the air-conditioner and closed the door, leaving the engine still on. He walked into the small shop and smiled at the elder woman greeting him once he entered it.

\”I want to buy fruits in a basket,\” he told the woman politely.

\”For someone special?  My daughter also sells flowers next door,\” the woman said with a smile.

\”Ah… I'll go there later. Can you gather delicious fruits in a basket? And tie a ribbon too,\” he said. Then, he looked at the shop next door and smiled at the younger woman who was busy arranging flowers in buckets.

\”Excuse me,\” he called.

\”Yes?\” the woman lifted up her head and her jaw dropped seeing who was in her shop.

He grinned as he took off his cap. He realized it was pointless for him to try hiding himself. At the time like right now, he envied Ryn who was still enjoying her anonymous. How he wished he could be like her.

It took him almost half an hour to return back to the car with a basket of fruits and a bouquet of flowers. Of course, the flowers were for Ryn and the fruits were for her parents. He felt weird not buying anything for her when he was trying to win her heart again.

He tried to open the door after he put the basket on the roof of his car. But it was locked. His face changed. He looked inside through the window and saw Ryn deep in her sleep, undisturbed from the sound of him trying to open the door. He knocked the door for a few times but failed. He tried to call her but there was no movement from inside.

She slept like a pig. A cute pig.