After washing up, Xiao Ai started cooking.
She really didn't know how to cook as she had never wanted to know how,but she was still trying to follow an instruction online. Soon the kitchen was a whole mess and the fire and smoke alarm was going off.
Xiao Ai tried to stop the smoke but couldn't.
Ding dong!
Opening the door she saw that it was the fire men.
"Miss, is everything going fine in here...cough cough cough..." the fire man started coughing and the rest stepped back a little.
Few minutes after, they had managed to stop the fire which was as a result of Xiao Ai trying to fry meat.
After the fire men left, as if on cue, Gu Bojing and Bolin arrived.
Xioa Ai checked the time, it was still quite early.
Why were they home already, won't her surprise be ruined like this.
"Wifey..." Gu Bojing called out in a loving manner which made Xiao Ais heart flutter.
Not caring about how she smelt and the grease, she jumped into his arms leaving Bolin to stand awkwardly by the door.
"Kiss..kiss..kisss..kiss" Gu Bojing kissed Xiao Ai non stop.
Grinning like young teenage idiots, Bolin almost wanted to puke.
"Hubby, why are you home so early?"
"I got news that you had arrived so I came home straight. I missed you." he cooed softly biting her ears lobes while hugging her tightly.
Smiling, she responded." I missed you too."
"Cough..cough..cough.." Bolin faked a cough to divert their attention on him.
Xiao Ai looked past Bojing and saw Bolin standing there awkwardly.
With a not so pleasant voice she told Bojing." Oh..you cane with the guy next door? Come in."
What?! Guy next door.
He was her brother In law ok?
"Sister, what were you doing in the kitchen? The fire men came here didn't they? Have you set the house on fire?" he asked checking the kitchen. "Uuuuhhhgggg...this is going to take a lot of work to clean up." he commented to his brother.
Xiao Ai stared at Bojing with innocent eyes." Hubby, I wanted to make food for you as a surprise but..." she trailed her gaze landing on the almost destroyed kitchen.
"It's fine, we will hire some workers. We can just redecorate the kitchen too." we will use Bolins kitchen for the time." he told her caressing her hair.
"What? My kitchen..no way...no no..never." he refuted.
His kitchen was his sacred place. Allowing them in his personal space. This sister of his, the days were so peaceful without her now that she's back he's also back to his unfair treatment.
Glancing lazily at Bolin.." Its fine if we can't use your kitchen...you can just over see the northern market then."
Bolin widened his eyes.
Was his brother threatening him?
The northern market? He wouldn't go even if he was dead.
Changing words, he quickly said with a smiling face." Ahahah...brother. What are brothers for. Sister, my kitchen is always open to you. Anytime."
Seeing the degree change in her brother In laws attitude, she suspected that the northern market must have been some kind of threat to Bolin.
"What's that?" Xiao Ai asked grabbing a bag form Bolin.
"It's fresh wantons from Mama Wongs place." Gu Bojing said studying Xiao Ai.
Did she ask little fool for help?
Master Mighty was a formidable one in City Y. He knew she was capable enough but he couldn't help but think she must have asked him for help.
"Mama Wongs mini wantons? Mama Wong from Imperial High school street? How did you know I loved her mini wantons?" She asked already devouring the wantons.
"It's not difficult to know what my wife likes."
Bolin almost puked while Xiao Ai just stared at him touched.
Not easy his foot.
His brother already knew before ok?
"Back then, because father didn't like us eating junk food from outside, I would always ask someone to get them for me. When I sneaked over myself, Mama Wong would be very considerate and even treat me specially. Sigh..its been so long since I had this. You know there used to be an idiot I would always con back in those days. Ahhaha...Glasses boy must really hate me. I bothered him so much."
"Glasses boy?" Bolin repeated taking few of the mini wantons.
Why did that Anne sound awfully familiar.
Bojing who was once in a happy mood heard Xiao Ai call him an idiot and his mood deflated quickly. His eyes were misty and heavy looking as the air in the room suddenly become cold.
Boling stole a glance at his brother who still stood unmoving.
Glasses boy...!
Shit! Was his sister in law the insane woman whom his brother spoke about back then?
Was is sister in law always involved in his brothers life from the start?
"Hubby, which High school did you attend?" She asked dragging him to sit.
"Just a normal one." he replied is tone in a mono manner. Not carrying any emotions.
Xiao Ai didn't think too much about it and only nodded.
"I will go wash up again... Bolin don't you dare finish them." she warned.
"I won't...I won't.. am not that greedy."
The minute Xiao Ai left, Bolin turned to his brother with curious eyes.
"Brother, that insane high school bully, was it sister in law?"
Gu Bojing threw a wanton in his mouth as his gaze deepened. He carried an expression of nostalgia. "En."
Bolin almost had an heart attack.
That insane bully then was sister in law again!
Gu Bojing looked lost in thought as he carelessly tugged at his tie.
In her eyes, was he always part of the background?
For her there was nothing he couldn't do, even taking up the family business he didn't like. Even traveling to Russia just to see her. It seems his feelings has always been clouded by his appearance. She never noticed him, not in high school, not in Russia.
Did she notice him now or was it because they were married?
Was that why she was being nice to him?
What did he lack? That he was not little fool?
Or that he didn't possess the endless abilities little fool had?
As he relaxed back in the chair, his mind played back to a scene.
It was school lunch break and he left his class for the cafeteria after rejecting advances to eat with his mates. He was used to being left alone.
He had just found an empty seat when a tall figure appeared in his sight.
Chewing gum with other girls behind her, she stared at him in disgust.
"Is this him? The new handsome one?" She questioned poking at his tray of food.
"Yes...Great Ai, he's the new guy in class D. He's good looking if you ignore that stupid glasses of his." a girl behind her replied.
"Hmmm.." she thought balancing herself on the table, her shoes intentionally staining his trousers.
He glanced down about to dust the dirt, when she poked him with her shoes again. This time a bit more painful. He staggered back a few steps and stared at her in the eye.
Short black wavy hair with bangs, freckles danced across her prominet cheekbones and on her high pointed nose. Her lips were thin and painted in a glowing red color as her face marked a sarcastic look at him.
She was beautiful no doubt but she looked evil and wicked.
"Staring at me in the eye, do you want me to show you death?" She questioned her voice raising a few octaves.
The people in the cafeteria stopped to stare at the scene.
Great Ai was bullying someone again.
Xiao Ai, poked at his tray of food saying each word clearly. "Glasses boy, who said you could sit here?"
Gbam!!!
His tray of of food had fallen to the floor. The content scattered on his shoes and trousers and a little on Xiao Ais expensive looking shoes.
Seeing her new shoes getting stained by the cheap food, she threw a slap at his face, his big black framed glasses coming off his eyes and hanging around his nose.
With disgust she spat" How dare you? Where did this one come from." she asked one of her minions.
"He's just as stupid as he looks. He's in class D so..." she trailed off.
The lowest class in the school was class D. Frantically speaking, one could say that was where they kept the schools idiots.
"He is probably here on scholarship."
"Or one of the social welfare students."
"Am not here on scholarship, neither am I a social welfare student." he replied his cold eyes staring at Xiao Ai. "It was rude of you to have slapped me for such a small matter, I demand an apology."
Xiao Ai rubbed her chin as he laughed in an evil manner.
"Indeed an idiot. You want an apology, you will get one. Kneel" she commanded staring down at him. "Kneel. Kneel and grovel at my beautiful feets perhaps then I can give you an apology."
The other students were surprised. Surly Xiao Ai didn't have gender exception when bullying others but asking someone to kneel before getting an apology was too much.
"She's becoming worse."
"That's so cruel."
"He clearly didn't know that was her space, why does she have to be so wicked?"
Xiao Ai swept her evil gaze across the crowd of students and they kept quiet.
"If you want to stand up for him then come forward, don't hide in the crowd and speak you cowards." she roared. "And you..what are you still waiting for? Kneel. If I say Kneel and grovel you do it..just get on your poor knees." she insisted poking his face with a spoon.
"What's going one here?" a pleasant boyish voice came through as the sea of students paved way for him.
"Good you are here...Yusheng this stupid glasses boy won't kneel after staining my god damn precious and expensive shoes. Can you even afford it.. can your whole family afford it?" She roared again while Yusheng patted her telling her. To calm down.
Before Yusheng could speak, the glasses boy spoke up. "I will bring you the exact same shoes tomorrow so I hope you can respect yourself and stop acting like an evil step mother. I have nothing against you and so will I not kneel." he spoke with determination in his voice.
Furious Xiao Ai abruptly stood from the table ready to charge at him but Yusheng held her back.
"Xiao Ai...can you please let this go? You are making a scene." he pleaded.
"Oh! Am making a scene? Am I? The one making a scene is him, calling me an evil step mother, how dare him. This lowly lifeless thing. You know what?" She began feigning an innocent devilish smile as she adjusted her uniform. "Not only will you Kneel, but.." she stretched her leg forward as she placed it on a table. "Lick it off!"
"Ahhhhh.."
"Why are you staring at me? Suppose I tell the principal, what will you do?" she threatened.
Gasps came from here and there.
Lick it off her shoes. Wasn't that the same as worshiping her?
Yusheng wanted to speak but Xiao Ai didn't even spare him a glance as she just stared with an amusing look at the glasses boy who had just began to panic.
A victorious smirk morphed her lip as she admired her fingers.
"Lick it off. Now!"
The glasses boy bent forward, his shaky hands approaching her beautiful straight legs while every one looked ahead, their hearts in their mouths.
Pity swept over them for the poor boy who had just become a victim of her bullying.