"Why does it sound like you’re scheming sothing?" Lanni laughed. "We are already together. Do you still need to sche to get what you want? You can just ask, you know."
Xiehan chuckled. "Who said I couldn’t sche just because I have already made you mine? I can still play tricks, alright?"
"Hold on. Give an hour." He added.
"Okay." Lanni hung up and waited. Sothing must have co up, requiring him to go back to work.
One hour later, he called again.
"Not a second late." She smiled, pleased with her man’s punctuality. He said one hour when he ant it and would be right in ti—neither too early not too late. Realizing that she had been doing nothing but staring at her phone and waiting for his call, she took the phone and answered the call.
"Co down." Xiehan said monotonously as soon as the call was connected.
"What? Down, where?" She was taken aback. Realizing what he ant a mont later, she rushed to the window and pulled the curtain apart then looked down. When she saw his silver sports car, she was baffled. "What are you doing here?" She asked into the phone, looking down at his car with a puzzled expression.
The car door opened, and Xiehan stepped out with the phone still held to his ear. He looked up and waved at her then continued speaking into the phone, "I ca to pick you up."
Lanni looked down at her baggy t-shirt and shorts. For the sake of having a nice rest, she had changed into comfortable clothes before having a nap. She didn’t look like she was dressed up to go anywhere. "Pick up to go where?" She asked into the phone.
"You forgot about our date so we are going to have dinner at my place. Isn’t that just fair?" He grinned, looking up at her. Even though he knew she wouldn’t say no, he added, "You promised to make it up to . Are you going to take back your words, my love?"
Lanni chuckled at his spoilt tone. "Alright. Give a minute or two, okay?"
He agreed, so Lanni opened her closet and grabbed the first black dress she saw. She quickly changed into it and brushed her long hair backwards, letting its thick waves fall to her back. She grabbed a tube of lipgloss and ran back to the mirror, applied a little of it on her lips and checked that it was alright.
When she was done, she grabbed a golden purse, stuffed her phone inside it and grabbed a golden pair of high-heeled shoes on her way out. She slid her feet into the shoes and made her way down the stairs.
"Did you wait for too long?" She asked when she was out.
Xiehan looked over and was startled to see her out so fast. He took in her tight black dress and was awed. He already knew that his girlfriend’s body was perfectly proportioned in all the right places but seeing her in this dress, he couldn’t help running his gaze all over her body. "That was fast." He finally said.
Lanni smiled and walked over to hook her arm around his. "I didn’t want to keep you waiting."
"I didn’t..." Xiehan was about to say that he didn’t wait for too long but changed his statent midway to a complaint, "I waited for so long. Look, I even grew a strand of grey hair."
Lanni slapped his shoulder playfully. "Isn’t your hair white anyway? One strand of grey will not stand out." She pulled a fistful of it, making him wince.
"As much as I like it when you grab my hair, it’s much better if you are doing it in bed."
"You dirty-minded pervert." Lanni rolled her eyes. This man was impossible. He could bring up such topics even when they were talking about sothing totally different. She entered the car and fastened the seat belt in attempt to ignore him.
Xiehan got in, laughing after having made fun of her.
Before fastening his seat belt, he leaned closer to her and smacked a kiss on her cheek. "You look lovely."
Lanni turned to look at him and glanced at his blue tuxedo. "You look handso yourself."
"I’m glad you think so." Xiehan gave himself a pat in the back for dressing up.
Lanni must have actually ant it when she said that he looked handso, because her gaze was fixated on him for the entire ride to his mansion. Of course, that earned her a few kisses.
When they arrived, Lanni realized that there was no one in the vicinity.
An alluring aroma greeted her as soon as she walked into the house.
"Your chef must be in such a good mood today." She sniffed in the air to take in the aroma.
Xiehan chuckled. "Are you hungry? We should eat first then." With that, he led her to the dining room.
Only after entering the dining room did Lanni realize the different atmosphere. She stood in place, taking in the totally changed atmosphere.
There was a small, white flower vase on the table with red roses slotted into it. The light was dim, and four red candles burnt at the side, giving the atmosphere a warm, romantic feeling. There was even a slow, romantic tune playing in a low volu. The servants must have all been given a day off too.
"You prepared all of this?" Lanni was awed.
Xiehan held her by the waist and led her to the table, then pulled a chair for her. He waited for her to sit before answering her question. "I thought I might as well prepare a candlelit dinner for us."
He walked out of the dining room and returned with a two-tier food trolley. After arranging the food on the table, he took back the trolley then returned to sit opposite her.
Lanni was awed by the spread of delicious food. One glance at the steak and her mouth watered. Now that she recalled it, he had taken a day off work today. Had her man spent all afternoon preparing for their date?
"Xiehan... I don’t know what to say..." was all she could utter.
"How about..." he stood up and Lanni freaked out.
Her eyes went wide. "You... you’re not going to go on one knee, right?"
Xiehan, who was halfway towards her, wss startled. He burst into laughter. "What are you thinking? I was going over to you to kiss you."
"Oh." Lanni smiled. She didn’t know whether she was relieved or disappointed.
Xiehan placed a kiss on her lips then sat back down so they would start eating.
He cut a piece of steak and put it in his mouth, his gaze fixed on her.
"Why are you giving that look?"
Xiehan averted his gaze to pour so wine into his stemglass. "You want so?" He asked her. When she nodded, he poured so into her stemglass too.
"How would you react if I actually did that—went on one knee?" He asked after putting the wine bottle back on the table.
Lanni wasn’t exactly taken aback by his question but she still didn’t know how exactly to respond to it. She threw him a question instead. "Should I be honest?"
Xiehan took a sip of his wine with a slight grin and threw the question back at her. "Should I be scared?"
"I don’t know." Lanni shrugged. "You know Xiehan, I love you very much. But I’m not ready for engagent or marriage yet."
Xiehan nodded. He knew this too. He already knew that the two of them pretending to be an engaged couple was one thing. But for Lanni, marriage was still not on her mind—and might not appear on her mind any ti soon. He had only asked out of curiosity when he saw her startled expression at the thought that he was going to propose.
"You’re not... disappointed, are you?" She asked worriedly.
Xiehan reached over the table and took her hand in his, caressing it slightly. "Don’t sweat it, Love. I totally understand. It’s too soon for us to talk about marriage. I only asked out of curiosity."
Seeing that they were of the sa opinion, Lanni smiled.
"I..." she was about to say sothing when she felt a vibration from her purse. She paused her statent and took out her phone. Seeing the caller, her eyebrows scrunched as she looked back at Xiehan. "I’ll take this."
Xiehan nodded, and she went to the window and picked the call.
Xiehan waited for her to finish the call before continuing to eat. He was looking at her, so he clearly saw it when she exclaid in shock and dropped her phone on the floor.
He shot up from his seat and rushed to her. "What happened?"
"Lanni? Lanni?" He shook her shoulders.
Lanni turned to look at him. "Why now? Why at such at ti?"
"What happened?" He asked again.
Lanni let out a sigh and leaned against the wall as she raised her hands to her spinning head. "It’s my dad."
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