Chapter 77 - The Gift

Ah Hai opened his refrigerator to check the bare ingredients inside.Turning around to ask her if she would like to eat anything,he saw that Shi Ai had already gone out to explore living space.He was not worried about her seeing anything that he did not want her to see as every room was locked and would open with only his biometrics.

Taking out an apple,he cut it into the shape of a flower and then taking something out of his pocket,he placed it in the plate beside the apple.Picking it up,he went outside and handed the plate to Shi Ai before going back into the kitchen to prepare lunch for Shi Ai. If one could call it a hobby,Long Ah Hai had the hobby of cooking.Though he did not consider it a hobby but a necessity.Ah Hai had grown up without his parents but his older brother had been an excellent parent who had never let him feel the absence of his parents.His brother was also a good cook who had spoilt his appetite making him a picky eater.So Long Ah Hai had learnt to cook for himself to satisfy his taste buds.With only a chicken and some eggs and spaghetti at his disposal,Ah Hai cooked a chicken sauce and some cheesy spaghetti.He then fried the eggs sunny side up and preparing two plates took them out for Shi Ai.

Shi Ai had made herself home and was now leaning back with her eyes closed on the bean bag.Actually she was basking in the happiness of having her ring back.When shebhad frantically been searching for the ring,the nurse told her that property had been handed to the person who stayed back with her the night she was admitted.She had been thinking on how to ask Ah Hai for the ring but unexpectedly he had given it to herself and that too with apples!He remembered that she had proposed to him with a flower made from apple.She had grinningly finished the apple and tied the chain with the ring around her neck.

She also had a secret little thing in her pocket that she planned on giving him.She had always regretted not being able to give her anything apart from a picture so when she had seen him again,the first thing she did was order Zhang Min to bring a gift box for him.The gift was something that she had picked up last year from a master who made weapons.She had saved her allowance and earnings through the summer to be able to pay for it.She had then saved it carefully to give it to Ah Hai. And Zhang Min had just brought it this morning!She laid down on the bean bag wondering how to present the gift but would have dozed off if she had not been assaulted by the aroma of delicious food.

She opened her eyes to see Ah Hai bringing in two plates of piping hot food.He handed her one and she almost snatched the plate as she wolfed down the food.Though her stomach had been grumbling,she had not been really hungry until Brother AH Hai presented the food.Throwing away her dignity,Shi Ai ate up the spaghetti and clvowed that this was the best spaghetti ever.

Ah Hai who had only just taken a bite from his plate,watched amused and only handed her his plate when she had finished off hers.Mumbling a thank you,Shi Ai ate that up too and once she was done,simply flopped vack to the couch,clutching her stomach and groaning about rolling like a drum.She came to herself only as she heard the resounding laughter of Ah Hai.

Her eyes which were blissfully closed snapped open and her body shot up straight.She thought back to the way she had behaved in the last 20 minutes and wanted the ground to open up and swallow her.She had been planning to show him that she had grown up and this was how she did that!By gobbling up the food like a rowdy boy!

However the laughter that echoed in the living room was so precious.Maybe what happened was a good thing if she got to hear that sound.

That laughter was soon struck in his throat however when Shi Ai kneeled in front of him and presented a box in her hands.

Ah Hai frowned at the box in her hands as if it was a bomb and then looked at Shi Ai in question.Feeling a bit shy,Shi Ai said,"It's  a gift for you.I wanted to give you something...so I ordered this..I hope you will be able to carry it with you always.."

Ah Hai took the long rectangular box from Shi Ai and opened it carefully.He had been thinking of a way to gently refuse the gift but seeing it he changed his mind and with a smile and gentle head pat said,"Thank you.I will indeed try to keep it with me always."

It was beautifully crafted dagger with a Ya Zi dragon on the handle.Though not much big in size it had been crafted carefully and the blade was lethal.To show his appreciation,Ah Hai pulled up the bottoms of his cargo pants and taking out the dagger from the leather band strapped there,placed Shi Ai's gift in it's place.

However seeing the sheer number of weapons strapped to his legs,Shi Ai wondered if he was a portable armory!

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