"What are you doing?" Nian Tian looked at Mu Yuehan with wide eyes when he pushed her away from her cutting board and made her sit on the kitchen slab.
He parted her legs and stood in-between them, his hands were on either side of hers.
"I was thinking." He licked his lips and took a hold of her hips. "Why not try it here?"
"Zhan Wei," She yelled. "Throw this thought out of your mind. We are not making love in my restaurant. This is a place where people come to eat."
"And what else will I be doing? I will be eating you only, sweetheart."
"You…" She pushed on his chest but he stayed rooted at his spot. His eyes were fixed on her jeans-cladded legs. "You dirty pig, duck head. Leave me. I regret letting you touch me. You are so dirty."
Nian Tian started to punch his chest in her anger. This restaurant was the place she worshipped and this demon didn't even want this place to stay clean. Also, this was her hideaway from him. She thought, he'd spare her at least here in the restaurant.
"Why are you punching me when you know I will get what I want?" he chuckled and stubbornly pulled her close. He placed his lips on hers.
And just like that, ladies and gentlemen, Nian Tian forgot all about her resolution to not let him touch her in her restaurant.
While kissing her, Mu Yuehan dropped her upper body on the kitchen slab. Her legs were dangling down. With his expert fingers, Mu Yuehan found the button on her jeans and unbuttoned it. He slipped his hand inside her panties.
Nian Tian moaned, feelings his hand reaching her private part. To her embarrassment, she knew, she was all wet just from one kiss, one simple touch.
"You are so wet." He teased and pulled out his hand. "You were rejecting my touch and here you are, all ready for me."
He placed his hands on the side of her jeans and was about to pull them down when they heard a loud gasp. With wide eyes, they turned and looked at the door. They saw Marta standing there with complete shock in her eyes.
"You kids, I know the restaurant is closed. But you should not have forgotten I also work here. Oh, my eyes, what have I just witnessed? Two youngsters getting ready to have some fun." She teased dramatically.
Nian Tian blushed hard when she heard her. She pushed Mu Yuehan hard and jumped off the counter, buttoning her dress.
"Please don't stop. I will leave the way I came. But please do remember to warn me the next time, so I can be prepared."
Marta winked at Mu Yuehan and left the kitchen. She was happy to see them so much in love with each other.
But if only any one of them knew about the separation which was in its way.
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Nian Tian was sleeping peacefully in the arms of Mu Yuehan when her sleep was disturbed because of the loud ringing. She groaned and sleepily pushed on the chest of Mu Yuehan.
"Your phone. Pick it up. Someone is calling you." She mumbled.
When she saw, that Mu Yuehan was not taking the name of waking up, she angrily slapped his chest. "Wake up, your phone."
"Mm." Mu Yuehan groaned and picked up his phone from the bedside table. He groggily opened his eyes and looked at the id.
He became alert to see a call from his sister.
Why was she calling him late at night? She knew it was the nighttime in juju island.
Mu Yuehan stood up from the bed and walked a little distance away from Nian Tian. Nian Tian switched on the bedside lamp. She leaned against the headboard of the bed, enjoying the back view of his strong body.
His sharp shoulder blades, broad chest, his hips and his long muscular legs. She shuddered to imagine the pleasure from last night. She tightly covered herself with the blanket, hearing the one-sided conversation with Mu Yuehan.
"Don't cry Yifei…. nothing…nothing will happen to him. He will be fine."
There were worry, concern and fear in the voice of Mu Yuehan. He was running his fingers in his hair continuously. His back became straight in tension and stress.
"I…I will be…do not worry…." There was a long pause. "Nothing will happen to dad. You get it. Now give the phone to mom…. what happened exactly?"
Mu Yuehan ended the call and returned to the side of Nian Tian, hugging her tight. She hugged him back, well aware that something had happened to his father.
The heart of Mu Yuehan was breaking with each second. His father was in danger, he needed him and on another side, he didn't wish to leave Nian Tian alone. He'd miss her.
"My father had suffered an attack. He is in the operation room. He needs surgery." He sighed and looked at her face. "I need to go. He and my family need me."
Nian Tian shuddered when she heard him. Fear appeared in her eyes.
"Hey, hey, I will leave but it does not mean that I will not return. I will come back to you. Okay." He ran his fingers on her cheeks and then pulled on her necklace. "This is my promise to you. I will return and take you back with me."
"You promise. You will not forget about me after returning to Shanghai?"
"Stupid." He slapped her head. "It's not like I will stay there forever. I will return once my father's condition will become stable. I will be away from you for hardly a week. Hmm."
"Hmm." She mumbled and placed her head against his.
"I want to take you with me. But if only I can. Everything will be chaos back home. I don't want to drag you in it. Family of my father will be cruel to you and me."
He sighed and pecked her lips. "But what if I want to be dragged with you?" She looked afraid. She hugged him tightly. "Please don't leave me alone."
"I don't want to but…I haven't told my family about you yet. I know, they will approve of you but my extended family…. they are ruthless. I am sure, they will try to drag our relationship as a reason for my father's collapse. Please understand."
Mu Yuehan felt helpless. He wanted to take her, his support. He wanted to lean on her shoulder and cry upon knowing the true condition of his father.
But the biggest hurdle was, his identity!
There was no time for him to come clean to her right now.
"Call me daily Zhan Wei. If not, I will catch the next flight and will come after you. You have won my heart and now I will not leave you." She warned. Mu Yuehan grinned when he heard her.
"So, do you…." She placed her hand on his lips.
"To hear my confession, you have to return. Only then will I confess my feelings for you."
"Now, I have to return to you as soon as possible."
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