"Fool, will he eat anything given by me to him?" Nian Tian murmured under her breath.
Mu Yuehan entered the washroom and toward the washing dish. He rinsed his mouth. Tears started to flow from his eyes due to the itchiness he was feeling at that very moment. His lips got puffed up.
He gaggled his mouth for some time and then came out of the bathroom. Nian Tian was waiting for him with a honey jar in her hand and a remorseful expression on her face.
Mu Yuehan did not notice her remorseful expression in his anger. He was angry because he was fed up. All his hard work so far seemed to be going into drains.
"Happy now. Happy after seeing me suffer?" he closed his eyes. "Nian Tian, I know you are scared. You do not want someone in your life but for how long? I want to spend my life with you. Why not give me a chance?"
"I have seen my father. He had suffered because of loneliness. He needed a partner and you too need a partner. For how long are you going to stay so closed up? Give me a try, please. I am ok if you cannot love me. My love will be enough for us."
With that said, he returned to the table. He angrily grumbled under his breath. His breathing was ragged, eyes dark because of anger and frustration.
Nian Tian kept looking down, feeling guilt-ridden. She had seen her mother and knew her pain. Her mother suffered because of loneliness.
"Are you planning to stay there? Come back. We still have a lesson to complete." His voice was rough and grumpy, not at all warm.
Nian Tian returned to the table and started to study. Her heart was beating hard in the fear of his anger. She did not raise her head, afraid of his anger and her guilt.
She was solving a question when due to boredom and tiredness, she fell asleep. Mu Yuehan looked at her sleeping figure and shook his head. "Idiot. For how long do you plan to suffer like this?"
He walked behind her and looked at her sleeping face with a soft smile playing on his lips. His eyes hold so much love for this silly girl, his girl.
He gently tucked her hair behind her ears and felt giddy. His dream came true at last. He traced his finger on her eyes, cheeks, and lips. He took a deep breath, feeling his heart beating fast, urging him to kiss her, to taste how she felt.
He placed his arm under her knees and easily carried her in his arms in princess style. He frowned upon noticing how light she was in his arms.
"She needs to gain some weight."
He carried her to her room and placed her down on the bed. His hormones were going haywire due to the low lighting in the room and the beauty lying on the bed. Moonlight falling from the window was making her more enchanting.
He took his seat beside her and gently ran his fingers in her hair. "I thought I only have likeness toward you. But you know what, now I think, I love you."
He gently scoped down and pressed a kiss on her forehead. "Trust me for once. I will take all your pain and fear away. I will make your life beautiful."
He picked up her phone and placed her finger on the lock. When her mobile unlocked, he switched off the alarm. He knew she would need some sleep. She worked hard today in his company.
"Good night sweetheart." He again pecked her forehead. "Have sweet dreams, dreams full of me."
He then left for his house, unaware to himself, that his wish came true. Nian Tian dreamt of him that night, dreamt of how she would confess that she was ready to give him a chance.
The next day, it was late in the morning when Nian Tian woke up. She was shocked to see the time and shocker to see the alarm off.
"I do not remember turning it off." She thought to herself.
She sent a message to Marta, informing her that she overslept and would be late to visit the restaurant.
p "Don't worry. I already have someone to help me out." Marta replied.
Nian Tian made her way toward the bathroom and had her shower. She then got changed into a fresh pair of clothes. Words of Mu Yuehan from last night were running in her mind.
"Idiot, if only I haven't seen you, I'd have given you my yes a long back." She grumbled under her breath and combed her bob-style hair.
She sighed and looked at her hair. They used to be long, till her waist. But to change her looks, she had to sacrifice them.
"I hope he likes a girl with short hair."
Nian Tian got ready and arrived at the restaurant. She was shocked to see the person helping Marta in the kitchen.
"What are you doing here in the kitchen?" she asked with surprise and looked at Mu Yuehan.
"You are busy. So, I thought, why not help you with the kitchen?" Mu Yuehan smiled. "By the way, I am also a good cook. My dorm mates used to praise my cooking skills."
He grinned and passed her a glass of milk with some almonds. "Here you go, it will keep your mind sharp."
Nian Tian accepted the milk and almonds with a satisfactory smile on her lips. Her decision to give him a chance would be the best.
Tonight, again, Mu Yuehan helped Nian Tian with her syllabus. By now, she got a good grip on the syllabus.
"Do this excessive tonight. I will check the answers tomorrow." Mu Yuehan ordered like a strict tutor and Nian Tian smiled.
She walked him toward the door of her house, with a giddy smile on her lips. She took her lower lip in between her teeth out of nervousness.
"Good night."
He was about to make his way toward his apartment, when much to his surprise, Nian Tian took a hold of his hand, and before he could recover from his earlier surprise, she tip-toed on her feet and pressed a kiss on his cheek, leaving the poor man in a state of complete haywire.
"I am ready to be your girl."
She whispered in his ears and smiled. She looked at his frozen expression with a satisfactory smile before she was running inside her apartment and closing the door.