Chapter 531 - Only Mine

From the moment Shui Xian had heard about his ex-wife's return, he hadn't thought about it even once. The thought didn't even cross his mind as if that little didn't even happen at all. But the truth was, it did happen. And he knew it too. However, his brain finally decided to attack him with that reminder when his gaze fell on his beautiful wife lazying around in their lounge room. At that moment, he mentally cursed Ruan Meilin for even bringing this up with him.

He didn't think it concerned him at all. It certainly didn't since they had divorced for so long.

Raelle had come home earlier than usual which was already rare for her. Her hair was tied up in a high ponytail with a yellow ribbon while she lazed on the L-shaped sectional sofa in the lounge. She wore a yellow dress that reached her knees. Currently, her legs were stretched on the sofa as her she reclined back comfortably. The tv in the lounge was turned on and an international business news channel was playing. But Raelle's eyes were on the book in her hands.

Oh, there she was waiting for him.

Okay, there was a 50 percent chance that she actually wasn't waiting for him. He just liked to tell himself that. But there was another 50 percent chance that she was waiting for him. In fact, you never know about Raelle's intentions. It was hard to tell. But this feeling of coming back home to see her was comforting and heartwarming.

Shui Xian stared at her for a moment in silence and he was reminded of the time he had asked her, "Can't you do one thing at a time? Either read a book or listen to the news. Are you even able to pay attention to either of them at the same time?"

She had looked up from her book and glanced at him, "I can certainly pay attention to both. My ears can listen to the news, my eyes can see the book."

"But it's your mind which has to process it all," Shui Xian had pointed out. "Your eyes can't read, the brain can. Your ears can only deliver the sounds, your brain has to make sense of those sounds."

"But my brain is differently wired," she had said. "I can process things faster than most people. I can even write two different things with both my hands at the same time."

And now, he really didn't have an ounce of doubt that she could really process everything at the same time if she wanted to do so. 

Raelle had already heard Shui Xian's footsteps but for a long while, when he didn't make another sound, she lifted her eyes to look at him. "Why are you just standing there, Mr. Husband? If you're that interested in looking at me, just come closer. It'll lessen the strain on your eyes."

Shui Xian's lips curled up as he walked over and fell down on the sofa tiredly with his head resting back. "It's always my wife who is worried about my health."

"Welcome back home, Mr. Husband but you're late," she said.

Shui Xian raised his brows and gave her a pout, "It's because my wife didn't come to pick me up."

"I don't want you to develop any bad habits," she said plainly.

"Huh? Bad habits?" he questioned.

"This bad habit of expecting me to be your driver every day," was her response.

Shui Xian chuckled, "Oh, please! I can't afford such an expensive driver."

"That is certainly true," Raelle didn't even try to deny his words just for the sake of it. She bluntly just reminded him that she was expensive. Oh, she was expensive and exclusive. Definitely not everyone's cup of tea. "But I can give you the privilege of having me as your personal driver every once in a while. And I'd have come to your company if it wasn't for the heated news everywhere. My appearance at your company would have caused another trending news."

"You're already of that?" he asked.

"I don't like people digging into my life," she said. "That is one of the reasons I didn't want to announce our marriage just yet. Now, I already feel like personal life is quite exposed."

Shui Xian's eyes gazed at her gently. He lifted his hand and his finger played with her earlobe as he said, "Thank you!"

With Raelle, he didn't have to explain what this thank you for. She knew it already. She knew he was feeling happy that just for him, she chose to expose her own identity and brought herself in front of everyone. But this was already testing her limits considering how private of a person she had been all her life.

He held her hand and squeezed it as he repeated his words, "Thank you so much!" He brought her soft hand up to his lips and dropped a lingering and long kiss.

"Mr. Husband," she started. "There is no need for this. I didn't do it to make you feel grateful towards me."

"Then why did you do it?" he asked in amusement.

"Because I wanted to do it for you," she replied striking straight at his heart once again. "And it's the least I can do."

Shui Xian chuckled, "You always say that. And still, you end up doing a lot."

Raelle's eyes held his as she told him, "I don't think I need to remind you that I always take things seriously in life. This marriage is a very serious and important matter to me."

Shui Xian pinched his nose, "Aiyo, whose cute wife is this?"

"Yours," she replied seriously making him burst into laughter.

He laughed so much that tears had brimmed into his eyes. He rubbed the corner of his eyes and nodded his head while humming, "Right. This cute wife is definitely mine." He tapped her nose and added, "All mine.. Only mine."