Chapter 126 - The Troops Attack

Shi Ai finally lifted her head from his l.a.p. Her tears uncontrollable now she put her hands on both sides of his face and leaning up,carefully placed her mouth on his lips. The sweet taste of her mouth mixed with the tears,jolted Ah Hai from his past reverie. He had thought that Shi Ai would have run away by now but instead she was getting even more closer ot him! Immediately loosing himself in the kiss, Ah Hai pulled the girl into his l.a.p and deepened the kiss,hugging her tightly to himself in desperation.Finally a little while later,they both pulled away from the kiss,panting for breath. Shi Ai placed her head on his shoulder and uttered in a whisper soft voice,"Ah Hai..thank you for sharing the past with me. For trusting me enough to let me in. I know... I can guess there is more to your past than you have let on and I want you to know that I am here for you! Whatever the past left or the future brings we are going to be together."

An imperceptible nod and tightening of the arms around her were the only answers she received. Satisfied for now and aware that she needed to prove herself to him in the fiture, Shi Ai closed her eyes and just sat there on his l.a.p. Soon the two had fallen asleep unaware of their uncomfortable positions.

The next morning, Ah Hai was working out on the ground when the alarm at the gate started to sound. Someone had gained forceful entry into the grounds. His eyes turned colder than ever as he sauntered over towards the house while donning his black t shirt. Even Shi Ai was shocked awake from the loud sound and she rushed down the stairs to see what the commotion was about but just then a sweaty and half dressed Ah Hai was coming in from the backdoor so she simply raced back the steps. Of course the memory of his well built gleaming abs was etched in her mind.

Going to the control panel at the corner, Ah Hai turned off the alarm and then turned to check the CCTV cameras. A camouflage Jeep was driving into the main grounds at a leisurely pace. His cold face softened and a small smirk graced his face instead. He had been attacked by the troops.

Going to the main door,he waited for the Jeep to come to a stop as he leaned against the door frame. Soon everybody had alighted and Ah Hai raised his eyebrows at the people. In a stern voice he asked,"What are you people doing here?"

Before anyone could answer,a small hurricane had separated herself from the troop and ran to stick itself to Ah Hai's legs. Seeing this,with a shout of woohoo, two more stubby legs ran towards the man who had just picked up the little one. So now Ah Hai looked like a human tree with three babies attached to him. Bending down ,Ah Hai casually picked up the other two children in his other arm and looked at his nephews who just stood there grinning.

Finally Long Ru answered with a mischief filled grin, "We thought you would be missing us so we came here to see you."

Before Ah Hai could raise his brows at this ironic statement, another teenage boy countered,"Of course Uncle wouldn't miss us. Uncle we were the ones missing you so we came to surprise you."

The other boy was Zhao Min who happened to be Long Ru's foster brother and best friend.  Both the boys were almost sixteen and wore matching grins on their handsome faces.

NBefore Ah Hai could get a word in edgewise,another girl (who was hidden behind the two boys)pushed aside the two boys from the middle and wisely said,"These two are lying Uncle Ah Hai. Actually,mum-dad and uncle-aunt were fed up of us and wanted to have some alone time so they carted us off to Uncle Matt who was busy so he sold you out and sent us here."

After giving an honest reply,the girl also marched towards the house and when she reached the the door,she actually blew her Uncle a kiss and went inside. The two boys also followed the girl with a muttered "Yo" to their uncle while another girl followed behind them shaking her head at the antics of the siblings. She too paused near Ah Hai and offered to take one of the three kids in his arms who were trying to grab Ah Hai's attention by pulling at his long hair or patting his cheek or babbling nonsense. When none of the kids agreed to come,Ah Hai simply smiled at the girl and brought the kids in.

Used to their uncle's sparse furnishings,the kids were already seated around the floor

The twin children kicked their legs to be let down once they were inside and the youngest one continued to play with Ah Hai's hair and drooling on his tshirt.

This was the scene that Shi Ai came down to. It would not be an overstatement to say that she was shocked and wondered if she had entered an alternate parallel universe.

As she stood in a stupor ,Long Ru was the first to spot her as he said,"Sister Shi Ai has grown so beautiful!" Seeing the young boy in front of her and the way he called her 'sister', Shi Ai recognized Long Ryu and Alicia's son form their wedding days..They had been playmates. Happy to see him,she skipped to him and gave him a warm smile and hug before returning the compliment excitedly,"And you sure grew up to be handsome now that you have the teeth that were missing then!"

Of course the easy familiarity and touch between the two caused a certain someone to taste vineger who growled a single word,"Aunt." The two people who were about to reminsce the past turned to Ah Hai in confusion who then irritatedly explained,"Little brat!Shi Ai is your aunt now. Address her as such!"

Ru being the smart cookie,he was recognized his uncle's jealousy while Shi Ai wanted to protest. Ru was a grown up!Him calling her aunt would be awkward for her..But she backed down when she saw the stubborn look in her husband's eyes. Of course a little part of her was tickled pink at his possessiveness. The two stared at each other causing the older kids to roll their eyes together. These people were as mushy as their parents. Yuck. 

Finally Ru butted in their romance and said, "Aunt Shi Ai, let me introduce you to the troops here, you know me obviously. This less handsome guy next to me is Zhao Min. The boyish looking girl is RouRou and the quiet serene one is Xin-ie. The two pretty girls climbing over Uncle Ah Hai are are Uncle Neil's twins Long Jiayi and Long Jiaying. The little one with dirty hands is also their little boy Bohai..named after your dear husband."

Shi AI have all the kids a smile one by one feeling a little awkward at being the center of attention. Though all the kids were polite and waved or greeted her,they were all observing her shrewdly. She felt like a monkey at the zoo. Soon the atmosphere turned a little awkward but was then broken by Bohai who suddenly took his thumb out of his mouth and pointed to Shi Ai. Shi Ai looked in confusion at the little boy,unable to understand what he wanted so the boy pulled at Ah Hai's hair to be let down and then stumbling to Shi Ai held out his short arms silently ordering her to pick him up. Understanding the implied command,Shi Ai immediately picked up the fat and round bun and held him in her arms. The little boy however was only interested in the colorful hair and with his droopy wet hands grabbed a handful of her pink colored ones. Then with a little grin showing his two teeth he said,"Unca Ai hath a pairy."

Ah Hai shook his head at the little boy who was just like his father and said," Little Bohai, she is indeed a fairy but you are a dirty little elf. Go and wash your hands first."

As Ah Hai went to take the little guy from Shi Ai,the little boy hid his face in his Aunt's neck and refused to let go. He liked this fairy like aunt better than his uncle,he decided. Ah Hai however realized that he was petty enough to be jealous of a little three year old baby also. If Bohai's father had been here,he would have been proud of his kid teasing his uncle and given him a chocolate as a reward. Bohai had successfully won his Aunt Shi Ai's favour who was ignoring her husband and cuddling the baby in her arms.