Chapter 89 - 89: A Night To Be Cherished
"So, it was you. It was you all this time." Kim Eunji said in relief.
Nathan, who was expecting to receive a yell or curse or even a beating from her was dumbfounded when he suddenly saw tears beaming from her eyes.
"Wifey! Please don't do that. I'd rather accept your yell, your beating or cursing me from death rather than seeing you cry! Shh! Stop crying okay?!" He panicked.
However instead of stopping, Kim Eunji cried even more making him to be alarmed. He hugged her baked body as he tried his best to give her the security and affection that he felt deeply for her.
"Paboo! It's you all this time. I thought I had lost my first over a random stranger that night. And it was you. Do you know how relieved I was?" Kim Eunji sniffed as she tried to calm herself.
"Yokatta! You gave me a scare when you suddenly cried like you're so broken hearted. I could not even bare to watch you shed a single tear. Don't do that again, okay? Also, the idea that you'll leave me after knowing the truth, that...I could not even bear."
"I can't promise that I won't cry again over such small matters but I can promise to never ever leave you." Kim Eunji vowed.
"Then, are we good?" Nathan asked one more time.
"Yeah. Let's go. We still have to talk to Mommy Mei later and inform them of the news about us. I could already see her beautiful smiling face as she learned the news from us." Kim Eunji commented.
"Me too, wifey. I'm looking forward for their reaction. Especially grandma." Nathan added.
Nathan helped Kim Eunji got dressed. But the process was never easy. He had to control the dirty thoughts that had been running around in his head in order to stop himself from stripping her naked again instead of dressing her up.
However, Kim Eunji's constant lip biting as she was buttoning Nathan's polo made the former to be on the edge of his self-control.
"Stop that. Or else we'll be back in my bed naked and all over each other." Nathan reminded her.
"I'm sorry. It's such a pity that I'd have to delay tasting them until later." Kim Eunji's direct answer made him to be dumbfounded.
"You really do know how to bring me on the edge of my control, don't you? You're such a naughty princess. Expect Daddy to punish you tonight." Nathan said in a his horse voice which was evident that he was trying to control his emotions and raging hormones or else he would be walking out of his company with a boner.
"Sure Daddy! Later." Kim Eunji winked and left the room, running with Nathan sighing behind her.
Then, as he remembered that she'll be leaving for university tomorrow, he felt sudden sadness deep in his heart.
Nathan walked out from the private room and found his wife in front of the floor to ceiling window. She was looking the busy city streets below them.
"Let's go? I had arranged a special dinner for us." Nathan said lovingly as he wrapped his arms around her slender waist and kissed her nape.
Kim Eunji turned around and looked at him in the eye.
"Okay. Let's go!" She answered him with a smile.
The two walked out of the office and walked towards the hallway.
It's already seven in the evening and there were only a few employees left inside the building. They were rendering overtime to make up with the deadline that Nathan had given them.
Kim Eunji sighed as she saw them freaking out.
Kim Eunji squeezed Nathan's hand which was holding hers to get the latter's attention.
"What is it?" Nathan paused from his steps and asked her.
However, he don't need to know her answer as his eyes subconsciously followed the place where his wife was looking at.
"Do something for them. Don't starve your employees. Feed them well." Kim Eunji said to Nathan.
"They're humans, too. Not a robot. They got hungry, too just like we do." Kim Eunji added when she saw Nathan only looking at them with a plain face.
Kim Eunji then took her phone and ordered a take-out meals for them.
As soon as the couple reached the lobby of the building, the two were greeted by the receptionist and a few employees who were waiting for their respective rides going home.
Kim Eunji adjusted the cap in her head and the mask she was wearing to hide her bare face.
Nathan only chuckled because of her reaction.
"What?" Puzzled by his action, Kim Eunji could not help but to ask him.
With his left hand on his pocket while his right holding her left, Nathan removed them all together and placed it on her cap and her face mask. And removed them in an instant making Kim Eunji to groan in frustration.
"No need to hide that beautiful face of your in here Missus Bai. My employees would not care if you looked ugly or not." He said in his most gentle voice which sounded almost like a whisper.
Nathan then kissed Kim Eunji in front of his employees who automatically squeal like a seal because of the sudden public display of love.
On the other hand, Kim Eunji could only grip on Nathan's lapel as she's afraid she would collapse because of how intense Nathan's kissing her.
Nathan only released her when he felt that she was already gasping for air.
Kim Eunji could only glare at him but then hide her face in his chest. Her face and ears were all red which made Nathan happy.
Nathan laughed as he teased, "Get used to this my love as I will never control my affection towards you no matter where we are. And besides, this is the safest place to do it as my people won't mind."
Kim Eunji only pouted in response.
"Let's go. I'm hungry." Nathan then grinned as he whispered, "Or do you want me to eat you first before I'd--"
Nathan was not able to continue what he wanted to say as Kim Eunji interrupted him.
"Baka! Idiot! Hentai! Paboo!" Kim Eunji bashed him and then immediately dashed out of the building.
Kim Eunji felt that if she would stay any longer inside the building with him and all of his employees, she felt like she's going to explode because of too much embarrassment.
Nathan could only shook his head while following her.
Nathan brought her to a hotpot restaurant. He booked a private room in advance for this night. This would be the last night that they would be together since Kim Eunji would be moving to the university dorm to stay while studying.
The school had a strict rule to not let the students who were staying in the dorm to go out for a month. This way, the students could bond and strengthen their relationship with their fellow students.
That rule only had a few exemptions though.
Though sad that she won't be with him for a while, he knew that this was for her dreams. As her husband, he would try his best to support her along the way.
While waiting for the meat and the vegetables to be cooked inside the pot, Nathan looked at his wife and observed her every feature. It was as if he was trying to memorize every angles and curves on her face.
"Why are you looking at me like that? Do I have some dirt on my face?" Kim Eunji curiously asked as she scooping some soup on a small bowl.
"Careful! It's still hot. You might get scalded." Nathan reminded Kim Eunji.
Kim Eunji only smiled as she gave the bowl she was holding to him.
"Here. Drink some." She said and smiled afterwards.
"Thank you. You know we could let the server do her job. Why trouble yourself in doing this?"
Kim Eunji scoffed when she heard his remarks?
"Nah. It's not a trouble for me because I'm doing this for you. I'd rather do this than letting another woman to look at you dreamily with me being around. I might not be able to control myself and might poke her eyes with my needles." She frankly admitted.
"Are you jealous?" Nathan could already tell that she was based on how she answered his question.
"Yah! Okay fine... let's call a male servant to do the task instead."
"No way!" Nathan instantly rejected the idea without hesitation.
"See?" Kim Eunji smirked after she sipped her soup. She wanted to point out the obvious.
"Promise me that while I'm away, you won't let any women, except from Mommy Mei, Grandma Sana, Kelly, your sister and Rin to go near you. They must be ten feet away from you!" Kim Eunji reminded.
"I can do that. But...how about you?" Nathan asked.
"Don't worry about me. I can manage in out casting them all away. I don't need any extra headache in my life you know." Kim Eunji knew it would be troublesome in her part if someone would like her aside from her husband.
"Good." Though he was not really satisfied by her answer, he could only accept it for the meantime.
"I love you." Kim Eunji said before she started eating her share.
"I love you too."
The two shared a very harmonious dinner. Nathan would make sure that she's well-fed before he would eat and vice-versa.
After their delicious dinner, Nathan and Kim Eunji decided to call Mei to tell her the news.
As expected, the latter was a bit disappointed for not telling her right after they got the marriage certificates but as they explained what had occurred afterwards, Mei understood and told them to be careful.
The disappointment was replaced with profound happiness and joy when she learned that her son had finally settled down.
Sadly, grandma Sana was not around since she had a treatment session with Eunji's Master. Good to know that her body was responsive with the treatment. The trio were sure that once she knew of their latest development, the latter would be motivated to fight for her life.
After the call had ended, Nathan and Kim Eunji left the restaurant and bring her somewhere else. This would be his last surprise for her before she would go to university.
Nathan brought her to the lake side this time.
With her eyes being blind-folded, Nathan could only guide Kim Eunji to walk from behind.
"Careful, it's kind of slippery here."
"Thank you." Kim Eunji simply said.
Tiger, Man 1 and 2 who were following a few meters behind them could not stop themselves from admiring the two couple.
"Boss Nathan is really lucky to find Lady Boss." Man 1 commented which was being seconded by Man 2 when he said, "I just hope they would have a smooth married life. I would really be broken-hearted if this two would separate in the end."
The two then looked at the still quiet Tiger. Seeing that the latter was silently looking at the couple, they could not help but wonder about her identity. She was so mysterious. She would prefer staying in the corner than talk to them.
"Hey, Tiger." Man1 called.
"Hmm?" Tiger hummed in response.
"What do you think about them?" Man 1 asked in curiosity.
"Them? Well... It's still so early to tell of they would really end up together. I mean if their marriage would last forever. One thing's for sure, I would be with Mistress side no matter what. I won't leave her." Tiger said.
"Weird." Man 2 mumbled.
"I know right?" Man 1 agreed with him.
Meanwhile, Nathan slowly removed the blindfold out of Kim Eunji's eyes.
"Wow!" Was the first thing that she could say.
The lake side had a million fireflies lighting up the entire place.
As far as she could remember, fireflies were no longer an abundant species unlike in the past.
"So beautiful! How I wish I had my camera with me tonight."
'But you're more beautiful than that.' Nathan said in his thought.
"Is that so? Don't be sad. You can use your phone right?"
"I would love to."
The next moment, Kim Eunji was so immersed in taking photos of him.
Then suddenly Nathan approached her and gave her a velvet rectangular box.
"What's this?"
"Open it."
Kim Eunji did not hesitate to open it and a smile bloomed in her face.
"Beautiful."
It was a white gold necklace with a broken heart which had N B initials on it.
Nathan then showed his. It's a bracelet with jade beads which had a B and E initials engraved on the stones.
It was a low-key couple necklace and bracelet.
"Always remember that I'll always be by your side. And I can't wait to spend the next nth years of my life with you. I love you my beloved wife. Know that my life exists only to love you."
"Awe. Why do I feel like you're being so romantic these days? What's the matter?" Kim Eunji commented.
"Why? Don't you like it?" Nathan wrapped his arms around her waist as he said that.
"I love it. Sadly, we had to be separated for a month. Now, I'm not sure if what I'm doing is right. I don't want to leave you hubby."
"Hahahha. It's only a month wifey. And besides, I don't want to hinder your personal growth. And if our place was reversed, I know you would do the same thing and I would do the same thing if I was in your shoes."
"I know…that's why I felt so blessed being loved by you."
Kim Eunji then tiptoed and gave him a gentle peck.
However, her innocent kiss fanned the fire that he had been suppressing inside him.
But Nathan could not take it anymore. She'll be away for a month and he would be a big idiot if he would say he was not affected by it even a bit because HELL! He felt like he was about to go crazy.
Nathan lifted Kim Eunji up and hurriedly walked towards their car leaving their three companions in a dumbfounded state.
As soon as he buckled Kim Eunji's seat belt, Nathan hurriedly walked towards the driver's seat and got inside.
He didn't even wait for Man1 to get in and drive for them as he started the car and drove off immediately leaving the three in a dumbfounded state.
"Guys! How are we going to go back? I only have my big bike with me. We won't fit in there, would we?" Man 2 asked Tiger and Man1.
"Go back with Tiger first. I'll find my ways to go back. This area is not that secluded after all." Man1 volunteered.
"Are you sure? I can wait here and you and Tiger could go back first." Man2 hesitated to listen to him.
"No. I'm okay. You can leave me here and I'll look for ways to go home."
"There's no way we would left a woman in an isolated place!" Man1 and 2 said in unison.
"Okay. Then, how about..."
In the end, Man 2 drove off his big bike while Man 1 waited for their rides to arrive.
It was already almost eleven in the evening when Man1 and Tiger arrived at the villa.
It was already pretty late for them but for the two people staying upstairs, their night had just started.