Chapter 102 - How Did She?

A little while after Shi Ai had fallen asleep,Ah Hai's eyes snapped open and as he looked at the time,he realized that he had fallen asleep..again! He looked at the little pixie- like creature in his arms and wondered how she did it? Never had he ever let his guard down in the past enough to fall asleep in the presence of another man or woman. But now it seemed to have become a habit. Ah Hai smiled a bit at her child like innocent face looked like a little bun,making people want to bite her and then extracting his arm from under her,he carefully maneuvered himself and stood up. Picking her up,bridal style,he took Shi Ai to her bedroom and placed her on the big bed. Putting the warm blanket on her, he then brushed back the hair on her forehead with his large palm,before straightening and walking out of the door.

In the living room,he turned off the television and then cleaned up the bucket of popcorn and the crumbs. Once the living room and kitchen were cleaned up,he heated up the dinner in the microwave that Shi Ai had left in the microwave and slowly ate. Usually,he would be watching the news at this time but today he was not in the mood to do so. There was a question from this morning echoing in his head. "Why do you like her?" Though it had seemed he had purposely not given a straight answer,in reality he had given an honest answer. He liked her because she was herself. Direct and to the point. Sometimes sweet and sometimes sharp. After his teenage experience with his brother Neil's ex,Ning Ning and then seeing his eldest brother Ryu being harassed by Leona Knight ,had made Ah Hai wary of the female race and their tricks.

Both his brothers found amazing wives after their experience but by then Ah Hai's mistrust had already become deep rooted. It had even taken him a long time to welcome his eldest sister in law,Alicia Long into the family.

But Shi Ai was different from every other girl because she was almost like him. Direct and she spoke her mind.

When they had returned after marriage,he had been hesitant about talking to her about their living arrangements but she had said directly," Since we are married,we must live together so as to not arouse suspicion. Brother Ah Hai, you need to prepare a room for me.I will bring my things over in the evening."

And that had been the end of their discussion.

Even the movie nights had come into effect because of her.

They had been eating dinner one day when she complained," I am bored! But I do not wish to go out. My dear Mr husband,please find a good movie for us to watch. "

AH Hai had been amused and asked her,"Mr Husband?"

She had shrugged her shoulders and just said,"You are my husband so why not?"

Letting her comment go,Ah Hai pointed to a small button in the wall and said,"Press this and my movie collection is behind that. You can choose what you wish."

Shi Ai had skipped to the wall. And then stood there dumbfounded. When she had yet to choose a movie after a few minutes,Ah Hai had asked her what was the matter and she had turned to him and whispered," Ah Hai you are not a 5 year old..Why do you only have Tom and Jerry movies?"

Hebhad been about to give a standard answer but found himself muttering the truth about how he hated almost all other genres,be it action,thriller or horror. He actually said that he saw enough of it in real life and did not need to see  it for entertainment also. He had expected Shi Ai to look at him weirdly after that but she had instead nodded and agreed with what he said. After that, without making a fuss, Shi Ai had chosen a movie and asked him to join her which he had done.

But then she had moved again and plopped herself directly into his lap. He had been shocked at this sudden attack. No one had ever dared to invade his personal space but this little girl treated him as if he was the couch.In explanation she told him,"That couch is too cold. I will catch a chill so I would rather sit on something warm."

Uncomfortable,but unwilling to push her off,Ah Hai had closed his eyes and pretended to sleep but somewhere along the way,it had become true and the sleep that used to forever elude him since he became an adult,started coming easily. Ah Hai would have worried that he would become addicted and want to sleep with Shi Ai every night but thankfully, Shi Ai came home only on weekends. During her week she stayed on campus as it was more convenient.

Ah Hai came out of his musings only when the fork he was eating with clattered loudly against the plate,making him realise that he had been feeding himself absolutely nothing..he had forgotten to put the food in his plate! Shaking his head in disbelief,Ah Hai focused on eating his food instead of going off to La-la land. Sigh!He was in for a long night with the new company's paperwork.He hated paper work with a passion!.But at least he felt refreshed

THE NEXT MORNING:

Shi AI woke up in her own familiarly soft bed early in the morning and as was her habit,ran straight to Ah Hai's room to snuggle under his blankets. This was also a small achievement she had made during the initial days of being married. The first time this had happened had been because of a nightmare. She had been screaming from a nightmare and Ah Hai had carried her into his room so that she could sleep without fear. She had then made a point to run to his room every chance she had.He knew that she was misusing the leeway he had given her but still indulged her.

Today however,her mad dash to his room was obstructed by a wall that stood in her way. Since she had been scurrying like a mouse,she failed to see it and dashed straight into it. Her nose was the first to be hit and she would have bounced off it and hurt her bu** in the process if said wall had not caught hold of her by the arms and directed her towards the kitchen.

She frowned at Ah Hai and whined,"I don't want to eat!I want to sleep some more!"

She was ignored and made to sit in the chair while Ah Hai turned to the stove to get the omlette rice he had prepared for her. Shi Ai looked down at the glistening steel table and almost screamed in fear. Her hair looked like a bird's nest with twigs sticking out in all directions. Patting her hair back into place as much as she could,Shi Ai ran back to her room,mumbling,"I'll just brush my teeth and be back!"

Since Ah Hai was already dressed for office,she hurried back in case he got late because of her. Within a minute,she was back in her seat and two steaming plates of Omlette and rice were placed on the table. The two of them ate in companionable silence and were almost done when Ah Hai asked,"Did you see the press conference yeterday?"

Shi Ai looked up and after swallowing the food,rolled her eyes,complaining,"Yes I did! And let me tell you that was a horrible description!I felt like a criminal!And I will have to change my hair color now!".she pulled at her soft bubble gum pink hair and looked at him accusingly with a pout

Ah Hai grinned at Shi Ai's tone making her dazed for a minute.Not that he realized it as he continued," That was the aim! This color makes me think of the candy floss I used to eat as a kid and you wouldn't change it when I told you to."

"HA! Mr. husband! You wait and watch now..You will soon regret doing that and beg me to bring the old color back!"

Ah Hai was even more amused and bantered back,"I'll just tell everyone your new hair color then!And either way,I won't be seeing you until next week."

In the next second,Ah Hai had a premonition that he was not going to be happy soon. Shi Ai had a very scary smile on her face. She said two words which made him deflate like a ball of hot air.

"Winter break.The university is closed for two weeks. Frozen blue hair color here I come..."