60 Disappointed (2/2)

”breakfast is ready.” she smilingly said.

liu zijian slowly followed her and when he saw what's on the table he was surprised. he didn't know that buns could also be prepared for breakfast. his normal breakfast was toast and not buns.

as he sat down, han meixiu began describing what she prepared. there was a bun glazed with cinnamon and honey and the other set were stuffed with bacon, cheese and egg.

for almost an hour she was able to prepare these two. it was harder than she originally thought. though she burnt some as she wasn't familiar with the oven in the kitchen, she was able to make decent cinnamon and honey buns. since she was afraid she might burn all, she opt to make a safer option which was to just stuff bacon, cheese and egg inside the buns, just like a normal burger.

when liu zijian started to eat the one with bacon and cheese, han meixiu spoke.

”brother long told me you like buns. next time i will prepare healthier ones...”

”i like buns?” he asked again thinking he misheard her. when did he like buns? liu zilong clearly knew he didn't have much preference when it comes to food. was he fooling around, again?

”you don't?” han meixiu became confused and started to feel dejected. did her brother long lie?

seeing the reaction on han meixiu's face and the proof of her effort clearly visible because of the state of the kitchen, liu zijian didn't have the heart to further disappoint her.

”yes, i do.” he simply answered and continued to eat.

but han meixiu felt he was just forcing himself. even though she wanted to voice out her thoughts, she opted not to. she instead made her voice lively to conceal her disappointment.

”try this one with cinnamon and honey. the sweetness is just right and they're soft.” she said and gave him a piece.

for some reason liu zijian suddenly coughed. the word soft, triggered something in his memory.

now he understood. that brother of his was indeed fooling around as he suspected.

”are you okay?” she worriedly asked. she thought that maybe a piece of an egg shell was accidentally mixed in the food causing him to choke.

”i'm fine.” he answered. he then seriously looked at her and said, ”what i like are different kind of buns.”

she didn't know but his gaze made her blush and she felt a little weird. it was like there's something burning in his eyes. ”i'll..buy another kind then...” she answered awkwardly.

”no need.” he simply answered maintaining the intensity of his stare.

han meixiu's uneasiness started to escalate. she didn't want to look at him again thus she focused on eating though she couldn't taste anything anymore.

after they finished their breakfast they started to prepare as they would leave for the shooting range. the nearest would be about half an hour travel if the road would not be congested.

when han meixiu was arranging her things in their room liu zijian hugged her from the back. she wasn't expecting it thus she was startled for a bit but didn't resist.

as his hands slowly moved from her waist up, she heard him whispered in her ear.

”these are the buns.” he said as those naughty hands stopped on their destination.

'f**k!' she cursed in her mind.