Chapter 306 - Going Shopping. (1/2)
Cixi took Joreen with her to a store where children wears was sold.
She wanted to buy her some clothes to wear for Sara and Muchen's wedding.
As they were both looking for the perfect dress to buy, Cixi saw a familiar figure walk inside the shop with a little girl holding his hands. The girl was probably 8 or 9 years old, she wore a pink dress and coat with her hair tied in a ponytail. While the man was none other than Luo Jaime!
He was dressed for the weather with a long coat, pants, and scarf around his neck.
”Wait up!” Cixi heard a woman's voice call behind Jaime and the girl. As the woman took hurried steps to catch up with them, Cixi quickly sized her up. The lady was probably in her early or mid thirties. Her blonde hair and white skin made her look more American than Asian.
Once the lady caught up with them, she took the little girl's other hand and strolled in with them, a happy smile on her face.
”You know them?” Joreen asked curiously when she saw her mother paying attention to the family that had just walked in.
”No.. I don't” Cixi quickly looked away and continued to scan for a dress to pick.
”He had a family yet he took me to his home and nursed me back to health?” She murmured unhappily.
Her mind was no longer in what she was doing. Once in a while, she looked towards their direction and whenever she did so, she saw him picking a dress for the little girl.
Watching them now, she realised just how lonely she was.
It seemed everyone around her was pairing up with someone else except for her.
She had even received a call this morning from a colleague who informed her she was getting married in two weeks.
”I like this one” Joreen showed her a red short gown studded with white beads.
”It looks good.” Cixi quickly turned her head to face Joreen and agreed with her immediately she saw the gown.
She had seen the red dress a while back and thought it looked perfect for Joreen, but she had been trying to buy time. It was the reason she did not pick it earlier.
She knew if she picked it earlier, she would have to move over to the shoe section which was not very far from where Jaime's family was.
Having no other choice, she held Joreen's hand and both of them walked there.
Cixi tried her best to hide from him but it was too impossible since they were also there to buy a shoe for the little girl.
”Miss Doctor?” She heard the familiar voice call behind her.
She pursed her lips before turning to face him with a forced smile plastered on her face.
”You finally got it.” He had always called her 'Mrs Doctor' no matter the number of times she told him that she was not married.
It was nice to know he took her correction.
Joreen looked at her mother suspiciously. 'Didn't she just tell her that she did not know them?' Joreen wondered but said nothing as she continued to look at the handsome man that was speaking with her mother.
The little girl and lady beside Jaime also looked at Cixi curiously.
”Didn't think I'd bump into you here. You look better” He commented.
”This is my daughter. Wang Joreen.” Cixi introduced Joreen to them after saying hello to the lady who did not bother to return her greeting.
”Oh. She is a pretty girl. Hello dear” He bent down to greet Joreen with a smile on his face.
”You can call me Mr Luo.” He said to her.
”I like her hair. Can I make mine like that too?” The little girl asked Jaime.
She had been admiring Joreen's black afro that was packed in two buns.
”This is my daughter. Luo Reen.” He said with a smile while ignoring her question.
”And this is my—”
”Girlfriend.” The lady interrupted while clinging unto his arm.
Cixi could only nod when she heard that.
She was already beginning to feel uncomfortable especially with the way the lady had been staring at her.
She forced out another smile and was about excusing herself when Jaime spoke.
”She is Chu Marian. My colleague” Jaime smiled awkwardly before politely pulling his hand away from Marian.
Cixi paused and looked at all of them again.
But Marian frowned when she heard him introduce her to Cixi that way.