"Okay! Can we pick up some groceries on the way home? Our fridge is almost empty." A guilty smile showed on Leena's face while she was talking. She actually planned to get the groceries herself earlier but then she woke up too late. It was already afternoon when she moved out of her bed! It was then that Kevin asked her to pick him up. Thus, she didn't have the time to shop.
"No problem! Where is Claire? Is she still home?" Kevin casually asked. He just thought of the call he had with his mother just a few minutes ago.
"No. She went to the villa very early this morning. She told me that she would call every day and be safe so we don't need to worry about her." Leena tilted her head to look at Kevin's profile. She just couldn't keep her eyes off him. He was so handsome in his military uniform.
What? Why? Did she go there that early? Why was she in such a hurry? Didn't she know that you were really tired!" Kevin blurted out loudly without even thinking. His thoughts went on automatic and he ended up shouting what was inside his head even before he could choose his words. In reaction to it, Leena rolled her eyes awkwardly with a huge sigh. Well, he clearly knew that she was tired because of him but he didn't say a word before. Now that Claire was gone, he suddenly started to blame her little sister for tiring her when in reality, it was he who did! Ha! Why didn't he say something like this before? What a sly fox!
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Kevin glanced at her curiously. He didn't understand why the expression in Leena's eyes suddenly turned more dangerous.
Oh. Nothing. I didn't mean to look at you that way." Leena said in an annoyed tone. Fortunately, the hickeys on her neck were barely noticeable after she woke up. Otherwise, she would surely need to put on a big scarf or hide in the apartment and turn herself into a hermit.
"What do you mean? Are you implying that you don't want to look at me?" Kevin couldn't help but tease her as he found Leena extremely cute. He was curious about what she would say. He wouldn't mind letting her know about the consequence if she answered him wrong. "I didn't say that! Stop putting words into my mouth! But if you really think so, then I can't help you." Leena turned her face to the window and pretended to be mad. Secretly, she was actually happy that they could have such a light conversation. It was rare for them to be joking like this after all.
"Yeah? It seems that I need to put in more effort to impress you. So you will only have eyes for me." There wasn't even a trace of anger in Kevin's words as he continued to drive smoothly. He had always been a calm and composed soldier.
"Umm... There's no need. I only have eyes for you already." Of course, Leena knew what he meant by 'put in more effort'. Thus, she quickly turned her head to look at him after hearing his words. He already made her limp in bed last night. She couldn't even imagine how she would be if he really 'put in more effort'.
That's nice to know." Kevin knew what she was worried about but he didn't say it out loud. Nonetheless, a satisfied smirk appeared on his face and stayed there.
"Don't I get a gift for being this nice to you, Major General Gu?" Leena teased as she looked at him with affectionate eyes. Two could play the game after all, right?
"What do you want? How about me? Am I good enough for you?" Kevin curled his lips into an amused smile and teased back. He really loved seeing Leena like this, all happy and carefree.
"You don't count as a gift. You are already mine." Leena puckered her lips in fake annoyance. Although she said those words, anyone could easily tell that she was indeed very happy with Kevin's reply.
They laughed and joked on the way. Since they planned to buy some groceries, Kevin drove them to the biggest supermarket in the city so Leena could have more choices. Besides, the supermarket wasn't far and happened to be on their way. They just needed to spend a few more minutes and that was okay.
Though Leena had come to the army base very early, it was still a bit late when they got to the supermarket because Kevin walked out of his job late. Neither of them seemed to mind anyway as they just leisurely strolled up and down every aisle of that place. It was a rare chance for them to do something alone together, even if it was just shopping for food.
"Just buy more! So you don't need to come here and buy a lot of things every time." Kevin was the one pushing the shopping cart. He looked at the things on the shelves as he silently thought of things he needed to buy. Though they came here mainly to buy some food, there were still a lot of other things in their shopping cart.
"We only have to buy what we need right now. There's no need to buy a lot of things all at once. They all have expiration dates, you know." Leena glanced at Kevin. Unbelievably, he was really bad when it came to shopping for groceries. How could he even not know about such a simple thing?
"You are right. Next time we are in need of anything, just tell me. I can get them on the way home after my work. That way, you won't need to come here alone." Kevin rarely paid attention to such small things before but looking at Leena who seemed to do this kind of things a lot, he suddenly realized that he didn't care enough. He let her do a lot of things and took it for granted.
"You don't have to do that. I know you are very busy. Besides, it's late when you get off work. You won't have the time to buy groceries anyway. Do you really take me for some spoiled rich girl? Really, I can do it. You don't have to worry!" Leena said without a care in the world. In reality, she wanted to visit her brother's today. Belinda was probably pregnant after all. She was anxious to know if it was true because she hadn't heard a word from her brother or sister-in-law. However, she didn't want to call them either. She needed to see them face to face. It was just too unfortunate that she didn't have that time today.
"Leena, Kevin! Why are you here?" Life was just so magical sometimes. Speaking of the devil, Leena almost jumped out of her skin when Belinda suddenly showed up. It was like Leena accidentally summoned her with her thought. Belinda was looking at the two of them in surprise too. It was more than clear that Belinda wasn't expecting this meet up as well.
"Belinda, what a coincidence! Where's my brother?" Leena looked behind Belinda for her brother but he wasn't there. She turned her gaze back to Belinda as she felt a bit disappointed.
"No need to look for him. He's not here. Your brother went abroad yesterday morning. It's about his company. He told me it was something urgent." Belinda couldn't help but feel a little guilty talking about this. Her husband had told her a thousand times to go to the hospital and have a check-up as soon as she got out of the bed. Hard-headed as she was, she hadn't done it yet. She was actually afraid to disappoint him, so she didn't go. She was worried that what was going on with her might just be a little mistake and she might not be pregnant after all.