Chapter 205 - 204: Bonding

Nathan and Eunji decided to went back to their villa at school and Celine came with them.

On the other hand, the rest decided to stay in Hua Zhang Wei's hotel so it would be convenient to arrive early tomorrow morning for their much awaited basketball match which would he happening later at ten in the morning.

Celine would be sleeping on the spare bed the couple had in their room.

Celine wanted to go back to her booked accommodation but Eunji asked her not to because it was quite far and the night was getting late.

She could ask either Derek or Darren to drive for Celine but Eunji felt that she wanted to be accompanied by Celine for the night.

It was already ten when they arrived in their room and two hours more for a new day.

Though she was sleepy, Eunji forced herself not to as she wanted to be the first person to greet Nathan on his birthday.

In order to not make Nathan worry for her, Eunji pretended that she was asleep when in fact, she wasn't.

At quarter to twelve, she then secretly snuck out of the bed and took her phone on the bedside table so she could start her count down.

At exactly twelve in the morning, Eunji then showered Nathan kisses on the face and affectionately greeted him.

"Happy birthday, Hubby." She whispered on his ear. She knew she had awaken Nathan in the process when the latter stirred in his sleep and grabbed his waist and hugged her.

"Thank you." Nathan said in a sleepy voice.

"Let's sleep now first, okay? Let's celebrate my birthday properly tomorrow." Nathan added.

"Okay." Eunji didn't object as she was already so sleepy.

"I love you."

"I love you, too."

Morning came and Eunji wake up with no Nathan beside her.

When she got up, she saw a post it note on the bedside table and read it.

"Go back to sleep it's still early, I'm out for a run."

It was indeed still early as it's still five in the morning.

She could still afford sleeping an hour or two since she had to eat breakfast before they went to the game.

However, she missed Nathan's warmth. So she got up and saw that Celine was still asleep, too.

Then an idea came into Eunji's mind.

She snuck under Celine's duvet and decided to lay beside her.

"Seems like one of the little peanuts likes their Aunt already." Eunji softly mumbled her comment to herself.

Eunji just hoped that Celine would not mind if she'd lay beside her on bed.

"Mmm." Celine moaned when she felt someone hugging her from behind.

"Sister-in-law?" Celine asked groggily.

"What are you doing here?" She continued.

"Nathan's out and I am still sleepy. Can I sleep beside you for a while? You're the closest person who had almost the same smell as he did. Smelling him calmed me in a way." Eunji explained.

"Hmm. Sure, come, make yourself comfortable sister-in-law." Celine thanked her as she gave way for Eunji to comfortably lay down on the bed.

"Where's Nathan-niichan?" Celine asked. It's still so early in the morning.

"He's out warming up and probably working out. They'll be having a basketball game today." Eunji shortly explained.

"Okay. Then, I'll watch over you while he's away." Celine said as she grinned.

"Geez! I am no longer a kid, you know." Eunji reasoned with her.

"I know but Nathan-niichan is kind of overprotective. Well, it's a tacit understanding between us. There's no need for one to say something for the other to understand." Celine explained but Eunji already understood what she meant.

Therefore, she smiled as she remembered Ana.

"I knew that feeling. I had a twin sister as well. Unfortunately, she's no longer with us. She's already in the quiet and peaceful place. No more suffering and pain." Eunji sadly said.

"Is that the reason why you were sad yesterday night?" Celine asked her.

"Hmm." Eunji hummed in response.

"It's okay. If you're not ready to tell me everything, I understand." Celine said as she knew it's not the right time to ask Eunji.

Eunji got up as she's no longer sleepy.

"Are you okay, sister-in-law?" Celine asked in confusion.

"I'm fine." She reassured and smiled at the latter.

She then got up and went out of the bed as and walked towards the closet to look for her bag.

When she saw what she's looking for inside her bag, a beautiful smile crept on her lips.

"Sister-in-law, are you okay?" Celine asked while looking at Eunji's back.

Eunji then turned around as a response and said, "Close your eyes, Yuki."

Celine did what she was told though she was curious of what was going on.

Seeing that Celine had no plans in opening her eyes anytime sooner, Eunji then went back to her bag and took a small box with a red ribbon on top.

She never though this would come handy at the moment.

"Sister-in-law? Are you still there?" Celine called her.

"En! I promise. No cheating okay? Extend your hand for me please? I'm giving you your birthday present." Eunji said as she came closer and placed the bag on Celine's hand.

"Oh." Celine opened her mouth when she felt a small box on top of her palm.

"Open your eyes." Eunji instructed and the latter happily did.

Celine looked at the small box and then she didn't hesitate to untie the ribbon.

"Happy birthday Yuki!." Eunji greeted her warmly.

"Awe! Thank you sister-in-law!" She smiled but then her eyes widened when she saw what was inside the little box.

"Sister-in-law! I'm going to be an aunt?!" She excitedly asked and Eunji nodded.

"How long?" Celine asked as she stretched out to touch Eunji's slightly bulging tummy but still looked as belly fat.

"Two months."

"Wow! I'm going to be an aunt! Just wow! Best birthday gift ever!" But then when she recalled that Nathan had hidden this to her, she could not help but pout.

"What's wrong?"

"That stingy brother of mine! He really dared to hide this from me. Should I known earlier, I would have meet you sooner." Celine said.

"If Nate did tell you about this earlier, this won't be a perfect birthday gift for you then. Honestly, thank you for giving me the chance to make my pregnancy announcement to be a surprise. I didn't got the chance to surprise your brother as something happened which spoiled my surprise for him. But seeing your genuine excitement, I could not wish for more! None of this would be possible if not for you."

"Hahahahha! I'm going to be an aunt! Do you know the gender of the baby?" She curiously asked.

"Probably on the next scan, we would know the gender of the babies. But I wanted to make it as a surprise."

"Babies?"

"Triplets. Actually, you're the first person whom we told their exact numbers. The others thought we only have twins."

This made Celine happier and proud!

"Really? Thank you sister-in-law!"

"Hahahhahaha! Uhm, you've been calling me sister-in-law since last night. Can I at least call you sister? You're my senior when it comes to age after all." Eunji cutely requested.

"Of course! I like to have a sister too. Sadly my adopted parents could not give me one. Sure! I'm more than willing to call you my little sister."

"Oh! Thank you so much! It's good to have a sister again.

"Awe, come here!" Celine said as she hugged Eunji.

Nathan who had been watching the sweet interaction between two of the important women in his life next to Mei and Grandma Sana, smiled and felt proud for himself.

"Ahem! Seems like you're having your little moments together. Can I join?" He said as he moved towards them.

Eunji then looked at her husband and smiled too.

The girls agreed to open their arms to give room for Nathan in their hug.

After giving them the warmest hug, Nathan then looked at the two and said, "Freshen up, it's almost time for breakfast."

"Okay! I'm more than excited to try the food offered in your cafeteria!" Celine said which made Eunji to chuckle.

"Then, hurry up!"

After doing their respective morning routine and changing into a much warmer clothes, Celine and Eunji walked ahead, leaving Nathan following behind them.

Eunji was wearing her sweat pants and Nathan's oversized shirt tucked in the front of her and a cardigan over it.

She tied her hair in a messy bun and she's wearing slippers with thick socks on.

On the other hand, Celine was wearing an oversized shirt with baggy jeans. She completed her look with her black sneakers.

Unlike Eunji, she let her hair fell down freely.

Celine was quite shorter than Eunji by six centimeters when she's not wearing any heels. However, she still belonged to the taller side with a height of 166 cm. Thanks to her well-proportioned body and fit physic, she had become the Nation's Crush.

Seeing her standing beside Eunji, she looked adorably cute.

"Eunji, you're really tall. No wonder a lot of people from the modeling world wanted to scout you. Sadly, you didn't want to."

"Hmmm. I always get that compliments. But, I'd rather don't want to be on the spotlight. It's overwhelming and I won't have the privacy I want." Eunji casually stated as they made their way towards the second floor ignoring the curious yet happy gazes of the crowd.

When they found their usual table, the trio decided to settle down while waiting for the food specially prepared for them to arrive.

Their breakfast was very lively as it was filled with laughs. Celine was such a happy person. She was like a ball of sunshine.

"Yuki-neechan, how do you find my cousin, J? Is there a chance that you like him?" Celine who was chewing on her food almost choked when Eunji suddenly asked that question.

Good thing there's a glass of water near her and she drank it all in one go.

"Eunji!" She whined but Eunji only showed her smug face.

Eunji was only testing the waters though but seeing Celine's reaction, an honest smile was formed in her lips.

"Geez! That was close! I almost choke up! You really caught me off-guard!" Celine said as she placed her hand on her chest to calm herself.

"You may answer it now or just forget that I asked." Eunji then shrugged her shoulder as if what she had asked was not a big deal question.

"Well...he's handsome but...I am not sure yet." Celine honestly answered.

'At least she's honest.' Eunji thought.

"Oh. Is there a possibility that you'd like him, then?" Eunji asked her and Celine's only response was a smile instead of a concrete answer.

"I see." Eunji said while rubbing the side of her chin.

"It is still too early for me to tell. But he is very likeable. And I kind of want to know about him more."

Eunji felt happy when she heard that. At least she's curious about J.

Curiosity is the first sign that you had an interest to someone.

"Girls, better hurry up eating or your food would gets saggy when cold." Nathan decided to interrupt them.

"Aren't you at least interested about your sister's love life?" Eunji asked her accusingly.

"Hmmm. I trust Yuki that she'll be good in picking her man. And I'm sure she'd pick someone better than our good for nothing father." Nathan meaningfully said.

"Oh come on. Don't bring up that man to me. I will never recognize him as a father. He's a damn f*cker!" Celine commented with venom evident in her words.

It was obvious that like Nathan she hated their father.

"So, when are you coming back to the states?" Nathan asked to change the topic.

It's very rare for Yuki to have a break from her career in the International scene.

"Well, I have been working overseas for the past years, I think it's time to go back on my roots and try my luck here."

"Any entertainment company you have in mind to join?"

"I'm thinking about Universal Entertainment. Though the company's still young but they'd made promising results. Two S-List actress and five A-list actors in just four years. Also, I heard the mysterious boss was kind of generous when it comes to the pay."

"Not bad for a young company indeed." Nathan also expressed his opinion while Eunji was silently listening to their conversation.

"I really thought you'd be joining in Starlight Entertainment. A subsidiary company of Bai Corp. Hmmm. In fact, I wanted to give you the position of being the Director. No one knew better the ins and outs of the industry better than you do." Nathan said.

"Nah. Don't flutter me too much Oniichan. I still have a long way to go. And beside, I like acting for now. I'll reconsider that offer later on."

"Okay. As you wish. But also, I hope you'll find your significant other. We're not getting any younger."

"Hmm. Well, I already have my eggs frozen so if I won't find my man then I'll resort to that method to have a family." Celine said.

Celine's statement made Nathan and Eunji silent.