THE three went to a fast-food restaurant located inside the mall. Light stayed at the counter near the entrance. Blue and Liam walked around the place to look for an unoccupied table. They saw one near the glass panel so the two quickly occupied it.
Blue asked for a high chair from the restaurant staff who walked past them. The staff brought it to them in less than two minutes and the staff helped Blue to secure Liam in the high chair.
Just when they were finished, Light walked towards their direction with his usual emotionless face. He patted Liam's head and sat in front of Blue.
"I ordered fried chicken for you." Light spoke but Blue didn't mind him. She thought he was not talking to her.
Light flicked Blue's forehead, and the poor girl rubbed her forehead. She glared at Light and spoke,
"What's your problem? I'm doing nothing and you randomly flicked my forehead. You got nothing better to do?"
The corner of Light's lips lifted, and he gazed at the girl in front of him who felt defeated. "I was talking to you a while ago and you're not paying attention."
"If that's the case, you can properly tell me, okay? There's no need to hurt my delicate forehead."
"…"
"Wait, what did you order for me?" Blue asked Light who didn't respond to her.
"I ordered fried chicken. That's what I was about to tell you a while ago."
"Hmm, you thought fried chicken is my favorite food because I ate the chicken skin for you, right?" Blue raised her left brow. "Well, it's my favorite, but not my number one favorite. I like chicken fillet more."
"Noted. Then, let's just exchange our food. I ordered chicken fillet for myself."
"You're just going to tire yourself, trying to remove the chicken skin then giving it to me. I'll eat the fried chicken because I can eat all parts of it except for the bone."
"Then do as you like." Light sighed in defeat.
The dishes Light had ordered were served in their table. Light ordered chicken nuggets and mashed potato for Liam, and the little guy happily ate it.
"Baby, you don't need me to feed you?" Blue asked Liam and the child shook his head.
"Let him be." Light spoke.
"What if he loses grip of his food? Then he won't be able to eat anything."
"I can buy another meal."
"You're being wasteful." Blue commented, and no one dared to speak again.
Blue was eating peacefully when someone tapped her back. She looked at the direction of the person and she was rooted to her place.
"Blossom?" The person called, and Blue still could not speak. When everything sank in her mind, she stood up to hug the person.
"Pei Lu!" Blue wanted to cry as she hugged her best friend back when she was in college.
"Oh my, I'm very glad to see you here! This meeting is unexpected." Pei Lu glanced at Liam and Light. "This is your husband and your son?"
Blue almost choked on her own saliva.
She grinned and shook her head. "That kid is Ryu's son. The man, he's my… workmate?"
"Ryu is already married?"
"It's a long story and even I know nothing about it."
Blue realized that they were getting too much attention by gossiping while blocking the people who wanted to go to their tables.
"Why don't we sit, ah?" Blue smiled at Pei Lu and even pulled a chair for her. They stood side by side and gossiped again.
"So, this little kid is Ryu's son? I'm glad that he found his love. I felt guilty when I rejected him back then, but seeing this child, I'm feeling much better." Pei Lu sighed.
"Heh, what are you talking about? Why did you feel guilty? It's not your fault that he liked you, and it's also not your fault you didn't like him back. Actually, I thought he's quite an a***ole. Imagine, he put you in that situation."
"But you also planned to put him in the same situation. Remember, you were about to do the same thing for your confession!" Pei Lu talked back and Blue panicked. She quickly covered Pei Lu's mouth.
"Don't talk nonsense! The man has no idea about that incident! He's going to tease me day and night if ever he knew about it." Blue whispered to Pei Lu softly.
"Blossom confessed to someone in her youthful days?" The two girls looked at the man who spoke. Just how shameless can Light be!
"Not really. She was just planning to confess but the guy confessed to another girl, so she decided not to tell the guy anymore." Pei Lu explained and Blue wanted to strangle her.
"I thought you were my friend!" Blue nudged Pei Lu's shoulder but Pei Lu just laughed.
"May I asked the name of the guy?" Light asked with a hint of smile in his lips. This man… Blue wanted to hit him hard!
"Ryu Cortez. You know him?" Pei Lu said and Blue wanted to be eaten by the ground. Can't she just disappear?
"Of course I know Ryu. He's my cousin." Light smirked while looking at Blue who was throwing him glares.
"Interesting! So this little guy is your nephew." Pei Lu smiled at Liam and the little guy smiled back. Pei Lu felt her heart melt. "Right, I'm with my husband. I'll introduce you to him, Blue!"
"What? You're already married? You didn't even invite me!" Blue held on to Pei Lu's arm and the latter chuckled lightly.
"Well, we recently got our marriage certificate. We decided to proceed with the wedding after getting the marriage certificate. Gladly, you're here. Finding you to hand you an invitation wouldn't be a tough job anymore." The two stood up and they walked towards the direction of a man who sat proudly on the chair of a two-seater table.
"Yiqian," Pei Lu called, and the guy looked at the two's direction. The guy smiled genuinely when his eyes landed on Pei Lu.
Blue grinned widely in her mind when she saw the man's behavior towards Pei Lu. The man is too in love. He's so obvious.
"Honey, this is…" Yiqian, Pei Lu's husband, glanced at Blue.
"This is Blue, my college best friend. The one I was asking you to track." Pei Lu said and Blue gave her friend a weird look. Asking the guy to track her?
Pei Lu chuckled and spoke, "My husband knows how to track someone. Do you know the CTF competition? He was one pride of his country because he was a part of the first team of his country to win the worldwide CTF Competition. Take note, the team members were high school students! I'm really proud of him."
In Blue's heart, she looked up on Pei Lu's husband.
"Honey, don't mention that anymore." Yiqian chuckled and glanced at Blue. "We're expecting you to come on our wedding day. Pei Lu mentioned that you're a fashion designer. It's a pity 'cause we're really rushing everything so we weren't able to reach out to you. She wanted you to make her wedding dress."
"It's all right. Just get wedded again!" Blue faked a cough and asked, "Will Miyoki come?"
"Of course. The two of you, you still haven't made up?" Pei Lu's eyes widened.
"Pei Lu, this matter is about trust. I can't easily forgive her. She was one of the people who pulled me down to my lowest point."
"I understand…"
"Then I'll be going back. Best wishes!" Blue winked at the two and she returned to the table where Light and Liam are. It was obvious that her mood wasn't the same as it was a while ago.
Light started to get worried.
"What's the matter?" Light asked and Blue just smiled at him. She dared to show him a fake smile.
"The two of you are done eating? Can we go home now?" Blue asked Light with a soft voice.
"Then let's go." Light stood up and picked up Liam from the high chair. They walked side by side as they left the mall.
Blue and Liam stayed near the entrance. They would just wait for Light with his car.
Minutes later, Light's car was already in front of them. Blue placed the tired little guy in his child seat and Blue sat beside him. Light drove to his home.
When they arrived, Light stopped the car in front of their residence's gate. He stepped out of the car, picked up Liam from the child seat and handed him to the guard of their residence.
"We still have somewhere to go. Please tell my Mom." Light told the guard and went back to the driver's seat. "Sit here in the shotgun seat."
Blue sighed as she followed the sly man's command. She stepped out of the car and opened the door to the shotgun seat. She sat comfortably and fastened her seatbelt.
"Oh, my car is still at your house…" She just remembered."
"I'll send you home today. Just pick it up tomorrow."
"Okay…" Blue mumbled like she was afraid of being heard by the other party.
"Do you want to eat ice cream?" Light suddenly asked, and Blue stared at him weirdly. Why would he suddenly ask her that question?
Oh, maybe he wanted to eat ice cream at the mall, but they went home instead because Blue insisted.
"You want to eat ice cream? Then I'll treat you! Order as much as you like. Sorry for randomly asking us to go home a while ago." Blue murmured and the corners of Light's lips lifted. Amusement was visible in his eyes.
What is this girl talking about? He asked if she wanted to eat ice cream to lift her mood.
"Okay, there's no backing out." Light grinned and glanced at Blue whose smile suddenly became crooked.
"Uhm, remember that there's a limit on how much sweets a human body can take for a day!" Blue exclaimed while she was worrying if Light will be too sly and empty her bank account by eating too much ice cream.
"My stomach has a very large storage. It doesn't get full easily." Light teased Blue more, causing the girl to frown.