Chapter 101 - The Pink Haired Girl

Just then everyone's eyes fell on the man's beautiful hands. And there, glinted a simple wedding band on his ring finger.

Everyone: "..."

There was a sudden silence resonating in the hall.And then all of a sudden noise started to burst from all angles.The reporters who had been behaving carefully until now forgot their terror and started to throw out their questions excitedly. The scene looked like a congress of monkeys and since the reporters were all chattering like monkeysAh Hai was amused and just sat back pretending to not understand a word.

His second in command,Shot,who was also in shock gathered his wits in a minute and rushed to the stage. Picking up the microphone he ordered into it,"Ladies and gentlemen. We are not in a zoo. Please be patient and ask your questions one by one."

Finally the atmosphere calmed a bit and the journalists once again started to question,"Sir,can you tell us who you have married and when?"

"A girl. I married her sometimes ago."

Once again everyone: "..." Is this person joking? Everyone could not help but wonder. Anyway guess it was a relief that he had not married a guy..that would be a big loss to the female race..

Seeing that at least the man was answering even if a bit ambitiously,another journalist dared to ask,"Can you tell us a bit more about her?"

"She is 167cms in height with a slim built. Her skin color is fair while her hair is short and pink."

Shot,who had thought that they had salvaged the situation,stared in horror at his partner cum boss. Nobody could accuse Ah Hai of being obtuse. But this was crazy. They wanted him to describe his wife!Not some wanted criminal.

The journalists were tempted to pull their hair out right now. They had thought that Ryu Long  was difficult to get information out of. But this guy was too much. They almost pitied the enemy who ever caught hold of Long Ah Hai and tried to get information out of them. The person would be tempted to cut their wrists in exasperation! And he was being friendly apparently at present.

But they were also relentless and once again rallied. The experienced journalist posed a direct question instead of an ambiguous one. "Please tell us her name and what qualities attract you most in that woman."

"Her name is Mrs Long Ah Hai and I like the fact that she is herself."

Every person at the venue and those watching live streams: ".."

Neil Long and his wife Mi Rae who were also watching the live stream shook their heads in exasperation. Mi Rae poked her husband's hard muscled stomach with her long nails and said,"He is even more insufferable than you and you are laughing! If he did not wish to tell them about her,he shouldn't have mentioned his marriage! Do you think the media going to stay quiet? They are going to pester us for information."

While Mi Rae worried,Neil was laughing at his baby brother.

Finally the joke called the press conference was over and just like Ah Hai's second sister in law had predicted, Neil and Matt Long for information about their brother's relationship status. However,not to be outdone, Neil and Matt Long also gave only twisted answers to the media amusing the citizens with their witty replies.

Long Ah Hai then proceeded to his office on the top floor followed closely by an exasperated Shot who was tempted to chuck the files in his hand at Ah Hai's head. He would have done it too but because the man was a mind reader,before Shot could move his hands,Ah Hai said,"I would advise you to not do that. You are sorely out of shape and practice whereas I have just returned from undercover and at my prime.."

Knowing that Ah Hai was right,Shot dropped his idea and followed quietly.

LATER THAT NIGHT:

Ah Hai opened the door of his apartment to the smell of popcorn. It was then that he remembered that tonight was a movie night. Every week,him and his pink haired Sprite watched a movie. They had not broken that tradition for the last year since the time they were married but he had almost missed it tonight. Discarding his suit jacket he opened the top two buttons of his shirt and went to sit on one of the bean bags in his living room. If anyone wolerento come here they wouldn't believe that Long Ah Hai was married. This was because there was no sign of a woman living in the house. It was decorated in a way what one would call a man cave. The only colors in the place were black and grey.

Tired and feeling comforted at the buttery smell,Ah Hai leaned back and closed his eyes. He was about to fall asleep when a light weight deposited itself into his lap. Smiling slightly,his arms went around the slender waist and pulled her more comfortably closer,using her back as a pillow.

"We need to move to the couch."Ah Hai mumbled into the back. The girl smiled and getting up off his lap,puled at his hand to move them to the couch. The couch was the only new addition she had made to their home in the last year. She liked to cuddle and be comfortable.The bean bags were good but they were not cuddle friendly so she had insisted on getting this.

Ah Hai fell back on to the couch and also pulled her along this time using her like a soft toy by throwing his leg over her the minute they lay down and spooning her soft body with his hard one. The girl picked up the remote that lay on the side table and soon the movie started to play. The couple was engrossed in watching the movie and eating popcorn. The girl was looking at the movie and stuffing popcorn into her mouth from a large tub of popcorn while offering some to her husband behind her.Two hours later, Ah Hai had a peaceful child like expression on his face as he slept soundly while the girl had also seeming fallen asleep. Once the credits staryed rolling,the girl's eyes snapped open and she carefully turned her head to observe her sleeping husband. This was also a routine she had formed when they watched movies. He always fell asleep midway.

But she was glad that he did. She knew this was the only time her man ever got some restful sleep. She would hold him every night if he allowed her but he did not like to be touched. She smiled as she thought of the first time she had plopped herself into his lap after their mariage. How bold she had been. And Ah Hai had almost thrown her onto the other bean bag. But she had persisted until he had allowed her this little intimacy. These few hours were the only ones that he let her be close to him physically. Rest of the time they were mere best friends.

Yes!She was her husband's best friend while he was hers. They were not lovers or even in love. Or rather he wasn't in love with her. She had  always been in love with her husband.Their marriage had been done to fulfill a need and it was tacitly understood that they would seperate once the need was over. But she was the one who had been in need and she did not want to only take and take. So she had studied her husband closely and pestered,coaxed him,pranked him until he atleast began to view her as a friend. Though she was pretty saddened that he did not view her as a female. As made clear by the fact that he could hold her and have no physical reaction for even a moment. But she had time,she consoled herself. A lot of time in the world. After all she had married the man she had proposed to. She would find a way into his heart the way she had into his lap and into his life.She thought back to the first time he had chosen a movie for her,she had been insulted that he thought of her as a kid but now she loved watching these Tom and Jerry movies. She had realised over time that these movies helped numb his brain to the horror of the real world and he really did enjoy them!

And so Shi Ai restarted the movie and closed her eyes,knowing her hubby would wake up soon from a nightmare and then they would have to sleep seperately for the night. She placed her hand, which had a matching wedding band like his,on his arm and fell asleep peacefully. The sound of the movie and a couple's peaceful breathing the only sound left in the room.