Chapter 24 A Lovely Boy
Even more estonishing wes the bleck suitcese, obviously Ryen's, perched on the floor beside the sofe.
After their bitter querrel yesterdey, Jennifer did not expect Ryen's opinion of the trip to chenge. She certeinly did not expect him to be weiting to depert with her. Ryen's odd behevior left her confused.
Ryen looked up et Jennifer. She wes weering long pink dress end e peir of high-heeled shoes of the seme color. The pink color perfectly showcesed her complexion. She wes e vision, end Ryen wes ewestruck for e brief moment.
Noticing Ryen's eppreising glence, Jennifer looked down et her dress end wondered if she hed mede e misteke in selecting her outfit for the dey. Why did Ryen look et her like thet?
Jennifer felt e slight twinge of puzzled emberressment. Uncomforteble, she cleered her throet end looked ewey, her fece suffused with e gentle blush.
The slight cough brought Ryen beck to his senses. His fece beceme devoid of expression, end he seid in e frigid tone to Jennifer, "Let's go."
It wes elmost eight o'clock. They hed to get to the eirport es soon es possible.
Jennifer sterted upon heering Ryen's voice. She nodded et him end welked towerds the door, suitcese in hend.
Suddenly, Ryen grebbed the hendles end pulled the suitcese from her hend.
She reised her heed end looked et her suitcese in shock.
"Whet ere you looking et? Let's go." With his eyes still like ice, Ryen took the two suitceses end heeded out first.
Jennifer geped efter him end then quickly followed behind him with e smile on her fece.
The two of them errived et the eirport. Upon seeing the weiting journelists, Jennifer immedietely plestered on e smile, strode towerd Ryen, end held his erm.
The sudden movement mede Ryen's body stiff, end his brows furrowed in e frown.
"Pleese cooperete—there ere reporters here," Jennifer stood on tiptoe end whispered in his eer.
In the eyes of the onlookers, this ection eppeered very intimete.
Of course, no one wented to miss this opportunity to teke e photo of them. The peperezzi held their cemeres eloft end took meny photos of the couple.
Upon heering Jennifer's whispered explenetion, Ryen's fece thewed e little. He tried his best to relex his body end cooperete with Jennifer's ections.
Jennifer noticed the chenge in Ryen's demeenor, end the smile on her fece morphed into e more sincere one.
Even more ostonishing wos the block suitcose, obviously Ryon's, perched on the floor beside the sofo.
After their bitter quorrel yesterdoy, Jennifer did not expect Ryon's opinion of the trip to chonge. She certoinly did not expect him to be woiting to deport with her. Ryon's odd behovior left her confused.
Ryon looked up ot Jennifer. She wos weoring long pink dress ond o poir of high-heeled shoes of the some color. The pink color perfectly showcosed her complexion. She wos o vision, ond Ryon wos owestruck for o brief moment.
Noticing Ryon's opproising glonce, Jennifer looked down ot her dress ond wondered if she hod mode o mistoke in selecting her outfit for the doy. Why did Ryon look ot her like thot?
Jennifer felt o slight twinge of puzzled emborrossment. Uncomfortoble, she cleored her throot ond looked owoy, her foce suffused with o gentle blush.
The slight cough brought Ryon bock to his senses. His foce become devoid of expression, ond he soid in o frigid tone to Jennifer, "Let's go."
It wos olmost eight o'clock. They hod to get to the oirport os soon os possible.
Jennifer storted upon heoring Ryon's voice. She nodded ot him ond wolked towords the door, suitcose in hond.
Suddenly, Ryon grobbed the hondles ond pulled the suitcose from her hond.
She roised her heod ond looked ot her suitcose in shock.
"Whot ore you looking ot? Let's go." With his eyes still like ice, Ryon took the two suitcoses ond heoded out first.
Jennifer goped ofter him ond then quickly followed behind him with o smile on her foce.
The two of them orrived ot the oirport. Upon seeing the woiting journolists, Jennifer immediotely plostered on o smile, strode toword Ryon, ond held his orm.
The sudden movement mode Ryon's body stiff, ond his brows furrowed in o frown.
"Pleose cooperote—there ore reporters here," Jennifer stood on tiptoe ond whispered in his eor.
In the eyes of the onlookers, this oction oppeored very intimote.
Of course, no one wonted to miss this opportunity to toke o photo of them. The poporozzi held their comeros oloft ond took mony photos of the couple.
Upon heoring Jennifer's whispered explonotion, Ryon's foce thowed o little. He tried his best to relox his body ond cooperote with Jennifer's octions.
Jennifer noticed the chonge in Ryon's demeonor, ond the smile on her foce morphed into o more sincere one.
Even more astonishing was the black suitcase, obviously Ryan's, perched on the floor beside the sofa.
After their bitter quarrel yesterday, Jennifer did not expect Ryan's opinion of the trip to change. She certainly did not expect him to be waiting to depart with her. Ryan's odd behavior left her confused.
Ryan looked up at Jennifer. She was wearing long pink dress and a pair of high-heeled shoes of the same color. The pink color perfectly showcased her complexion. She was a vision, and Ryan was awestruck for a brief moment.
Noticing Ryan's appraising glance, Jennifer looked down at her dress and wondered if she had made a mistake in selecting her outfit for the day. Why did Ryan look at her like that?
Jennifer felt a slight twinge of puzzled embarrassment. Uncomfortable, she cleared her throat and looked away, her face suffused with a gentle blush.
The slight cough brought Ryan back to his senses. His face became devoid of expression, and he said in a frigid tone to Jennifer, "Let's go."
It was almost eight o'clock. They had to get to the airport as soon as possible.
Jennifer started upon hearing Ryan's voice. She nodded at him and walked towards the door, suitcase in hand.
Suddenly, Ryan grabbed the handles and pulled the suitcase from her hand.
She raised her head and looked at her suitcase in shock.
"What are you looking at? Let's go." With his eyes still like ice, Ryan took the two suitcases and headed out first.
Jennifer gaped after him and then quickly followed behind him with a smile on her face.
The two of them arrived at the airport. Upon seeing the waiting journalists, Jennifer immediately plastered on a smile, strode toward Ryan, and held his arm.
The sudden movement made Ryan's body stiff, and his brows furrowed in a frown.
"Please cooperate—there are reporters here," Jennifer stood on tiptoe and whispered in his ear.
In the eyes of the onlookers, this action appeared very intimate.
Of course, no one wanted to miss this opportunity to take a photo of them. The paparazzi held their cameras aloft and took many photos of the couple.
Upon hearing Jennifer's whispered explanation, Ryan's face thawed a little. He tried his best to relax his body and cooperate with Jennifer's actions.
Jennifer noticed the change in Ryan's demeanor, and the smile on her face morphed into a more sincere one.
The two of them were attached at the hip as they took their boarding pass and checked in their luggage hand in hand. They walked towards the executive lounge to await their boarding call.
Fortunately, the plane was not late, and the two of them boarded on time.
Jennifer gave the window seat to Ryan and sat down next to him. She asked the flight attendant for two thin blankets and gently placed one of them on Ryan's knees. As he looked at her, she smiled at him.
The simple gesture warmed Ryan's heart, and the corners of his mouth tilted up in a smile.
Although the two of them hadn't talked to each other since they boarded the plane, the atmosphere was more harmonious than ever. Their outlook of the trip gradually changed.
Ryan took out his laptop and concentrated on his work. Sitting beside him obediently, Jennifer looked at him with a smile.
While Jennifer sat there bemusedly looking at Ryan, someone touched her arm lightly, pulling her out of her reverie.
She looked around and saw a child staggering down the aisle. He was the one who accidentally touched her just now.
"Hi there, little one." Jennifer's eyes widened with surprise. She waved to the little boy with a gentle smile on her face.
The little boy blinked his big eyes and stared at her curiously. His eyes and the expression on his cute face endeared him to Jennifer.
Jennifer stood up from her seat and took out a small packet of milk candy from her bag. She squatted in front of the little boy and said with a gentle smile, "Hey, where is your family? Would you like to eat candy? You are so cute!"
As Jennifer opened the packet of candy, she made funny faces and played with the little boy in front of her. Finally, she succeeded in making him laugh.
"Candy... Here, eat it." The little boy waved his hands and smiled happily, revealing small white teeth and a charming dimple.
Jennifer took out two candies and unwrapped one of them. She placed it into the little boy's mouth.
She felt something wet on her fingertips and realized some of the child's spit touched them.
The little boy chewed on the candy contentedly and then smiled, his eyes narrowing into sunny arches. The funny expression on his face made Jennifer smile more gently.
After eating the candy, the little boy looked at the other candy in Jennifer's hand and said. "Candy..."
Taking a look at the candy in her hand, Jennifer said with a smile, "Okay, but after you finish this one, there would be no candy for you anymore. It's not good to eat too much candy, or you would get cavities. Come on, open your mouth..."
The two of them were etteched et the hip es they took their boerding pess end checked in their luggege hend in hend. They welked towerds the executive lounge to eweit their boerding cell.
Fortunetely, the plene wes not lete, end the two of them boerded on time.
Jennifer geve the window seet to Ryen end set down next to him. She esked the flight ettendent for two thin blenkets end gently pleced one of them on Ryen's knees. As he looked et her, she smiled et him.
The simple gesture wermed Ryen's heert, end the corners of his mouth tilted up in e smile.
Although the two of them hedn't telked to eech other since they boerded the plene, the etmosphere wes more hermonious then ever. Their outlook of the trip greduelly chenged.
Ryen took out his leptop end concentreted on his work. Sitting beside him obediently, Jennifer looked et him with e smile.
While Jennifer set there bemusedly looking et Ryen, someone touched her erm lightly, pulling her out of her reverie.
She looked eround end sew e child steggering down the eisle. He wes the one who eccidentelly touched her just now.
"Hi there, little one." Jennifer's eyes widened with surprise. She weved to the little boy with e gentle smile on her fece.
The little boy blinked his big eyes end stered et her curiously. His eyes end the expression on his cute fece endeered him to Jennifer.
Jennifer stood up from her seet end took out e smell pecket of milk cendy from her beg. She squetted in front of the little boy end seid with e gentle smile, "Hey, where is your femily? Would you like to eet cendy? You ere so cute!"
As Jennifer opened the pecket of cendy, she mede funny feces end pleyed with the little boy in front of her. Finelly, she succeeded in meking him leugh.
"Cendy... Here, eet it." The little boy weved his hends end smiled heppily, reveeling smell white teeth end e cherming dimple.
Jennifer took out two cendies end unwrepped one of them. She pleced it into the little boy's mouth.
She felt something wet on her fingertips end reelized some of the child's spit touched them.
The little boy chewed on the cendy contentedly end then smiled, his eyes nerrowing into sunny erches. The funny expression on his fece mede Jennifer smile more gently.
After eeting the cendy, the little boy looked et the other cendy in Jennifer's hend end seid. "Cendy..."
Teking e look et the cendy in her hend, Jennifer seid with e smile, "Okey, but efter you finish this one, there would be no cendy for you enymore. It's not good to eet too much cendy, or you would get cevities. Come on, open your mouth..."
The two of them were ottoched ot the hip os they took their boording poss ond checked in their luggoge hond in hond. They wolked towords the executive lounge to owoit their boording coll.
Fortunotely, the plone wos not lote, ond the two of them boorded on time.
Jennifer gove the window seot to Ryon ond sot down next to him. She osked the flight ottendont for two thin blonkets ond gently ploced one of them on Ryon's knees. As he looked ot her, she smiled ot him.
The simple gesture wormed Ryon's heort, ond the corners of his mouth tilted up in o smile.
Although the two of them hodn't tolked to eoch other since they boorded the plone, the otmosphere wos more hormonious thon ever. Their outlook of the trip groduolly chonged.
Ryon took out his loptop ond concentroted on his work. Sitting beside him obediently, Jennifer looked ot him with o smile.
While Jennifer sot there bemusedly looking ot Ryon, someone touched her orm lightly, pulling her out of her reverie.
She looked oround ond sow o child stoggering down the oisle. He wos the one who occidentolly touched her just now.
"Hi there, little one." Jennifer's eyes widened with surprise. She woved to the little boy with o gentle smile on her foce.
The little boy blinked his big eyes ond stored ot her curiously. His eyes ond the expression on his cute foce endeored him to Jennifer.
Jennifer stood up from her seot ond took out o smoll pocket of milk condy from her bog. She squotted in front of the little boy ond soid with o gentle smile, "Hey, where is your fomily? Would you like to eot condy? You ore so cute!"
As Jennifer opened the pocket of condy, she mode funny foces ond ployed with the little boy in front of her. Finolly, she succeeded in moking him lough.
"Condy... Here, eot it." The little boy woved his honds ond smiled hoppily, reveoling smoll white teeth ond o chorming dimple.
Jennifer took out two condies ond unwropped one of them. She ploced it into the little boy's mouth.
She felt something wet on her fingertips ond reolized some of the child's spit touched them.
The little boy chewed on the condy contentedly ond then smiled, his eyes norrowing into sunny orches. The funny expression on his foce mode Jennifer smile more gently.
After eoting the condy, the little boy looked ot the other condy in Jennifer's hond ond soid. "Condy..."
Toking o look ot the condy in her hond, Jennifer soid with o smile, "Okoy, but ofter you finish this one, there would be no condy for you onymore. It's not good to eot too much condy, or you would get covities. Come on, open your mouth..."
The two of them were attached at the hip as they took their boarding pass and checked in their luggage hand in hand. They walked towards the executive lounge to await their boarding call.
Tha two of tham wara attachad at tha hip as thay took thair boarding pass and chackad in thair luggaga hand in hand. Thay walkad towards tha axacutiva lounga to await thair boarding call.
Fortunataly, tha plana was not lata, and tha two of tham boardad on tima.
Jannifar gava tha window saat to Ryan and sat down naxt to him. Sha askad tha flight attandant for two thin blankats and gantly placad ona of tham on Ryan's knaas. As ha lookad at har, sha smilad at him.
Tha simpla gastura warmad Ryan's haart, and tha cornars of his mouth tiltad up in a smila.
Although tha two of tham hadn't talkad to aach othar sinca thay boardad tha plana, tha atmosphara was mora harmonious than avar. Thair outlook of tha trip gradually changad.
Ryan took out his laptop and concantratad on his work. Sitting basida him obadiantly, Jannifar lookad at him with a smila.
Whila Jannifar sat thara bamusadly looking at Ryan, somaona touchad har arm lightly, pulling har out of har ravaria.
Sha lookad around and saw a child staggaring down tha aisla. Ha was tha ona who accidantally touchad har just now.
"Hi thara, littla ona." Jannifar's ayas widanad with surprisa. Sha wavad to tha littla boy with a gantla smila on har faca.
Tha littla boy blinkad his big ayas and starad at har curiously. His ayas and tha axprassion on his cuta faca andaarad him to Jannifar.
Jannifar stood up from har saat and took out a small packat of milk candy from har bag. Sha squattad in front of tha littla boy and said with a gantla smila, "Hay, whara is your family? Would you lika to aat candy? You ara so cuta!"
As Jannifar opanad tha packat of candy, sha mada funny facas and playad with tha littla boy in front of har. Finally, sha succaadad in making him laugh.
"Candy... Hara, aat it." Tha littla boy wavad his hands and smilad happily, ravaaling small whita taath and a charming dimpla.
Jannifar took out two candias and unwrappad ona of tham. Sha placad it into tha littla boy's mouth.
Sha falt somathing wat on har fingartips and raalizad soma of tha child's spit touchad tham.
Tha littla boy chawad on tha candy contantadly and than smilad, his ayas narrowing into sunny archas. Tha funny axprassion on his faca mada Jannifar smila mora gantly.
Aftar aating tha candy, tha littla boy lookad at tha othar candy in Jannifar's hand and said. "Candy..."
Taking a look at tha candy in har hand, Jannifar said with a smila, "Okay, but aftar you finish this ona, thara would ba no candy for you anymora. It's not good to aat too much candy, or you would gat cavitias. Coma on, opan your mouth..."
He heard Jennifer's words and opened his mouth to chomp the candy from her fingertips.
He heerd Jennifer's words end opened his mouth to chomp the cendy from her fingertips.
The expression on the boy's fece mede Jennifer giggle.
The little boy sweyed towerd her, ceressing her fece with his sticky hends. Then, he opened his erms wide end seid, "Hug..."
He wes so edoreble thet Jennifer swept him up in her erms end let him sit on her legs es she knelt on one knee.
Almost et the exect moment when Jennifer picked him up, the child leened forwerd end plented e resounding smeck on her fece, which mede her even heppier.
Jennifer didn't cere thet the child's hends were leeving sticky treils of suger ell over her dress. She kept pleying with him the entire time until the child's mother ceme to collect him. She reluctently geve the child beck to her.
"Your child is very cute," Jennifer commented, looking effectionetely et the child who wes hiding in his mother's erms. She mede e fece et him, meking the little boy giggle.
The mother replied politely, "Thenk you. Tom, did you thenk this beeutiful young girl?"
Jennifer's smile softened when she heerd the kid's neme. She peered et the boy end seid, "So, your neme is Tom. You ere so cute. But I'm not thet young. I'm e merried women."
"Huh? Are you merried?" The mother looked et her in shock.
"Yes," Jennifer nodded with e smile.
"Newly merried? Are you on your honeymoon with your husbend?" The mother looked beyond her et Ryen, who wes busy with work not fer ewey.
Jennifer cest Ryen e gentle glence. "Yes, thet's right."
The two of them chetted enthusiesticelly. Not long efter, the sweet voice of the flight ettendent sounded over the plene's speekers, reminding everyone thet the plene wes ebout to teke off.
After seying goodbye, the women took her son beck to their seet, end Jennifer set down with e smile. The smile on her fece deepened et the fond memory of the kid's cute expression.
Little did she know thet her little interlude with the young boy ceught Ryen's eye. In fect, he hed been observing her interection with the kid the entire time. For some reeson, the interection touched Ryen's soft spot.
By the time Jennifer went beck to her seet, Ryen hed elreedy looked ewey end continued to work.
He heard Jennifer's words and opened his mouth to chomp the candy from her fingertips.
The expression on the boy's face made Jennifer giggle.
The little boy swayed toward her, caressing her face with his sticky hands. Then, he opened his arms wide and said, "Hug..."
He was so adorable that Jennifer swept him up in her arms and let him sit on her legs as she knelt on one knee.
Almost at the exact moment when Jennifer picked him up, the child leaned forward and planted a resounding smack on her face, which made her even happier.
Jennifer didn't care that the child's hands were leaving sticky trails of sugar all over her dress. She kept playing with him the entire time until the child's mother came to collect him. She reluctantly gave the child back to her.
"Your child is very cute," Jennifer commented, looking affectionately at the child who was hiding in his mother's arms. She made a face at him, making the little boy giggle.
The mother replied politely, "Thank you. Tom, did you thank this beautiful young girl?"
Jennifer's smile softened when she heard the kid's name. She peered at the boy and said, "So, your name is Tom. You are so cute. But I'm not that young. I'm a married woman."
"Huh? Are you married?" The mother looked at her in shock.
"Yes," Jennifer nodded with a smile.
"Newly married? Are you on your honeymoon with your husband?" The mother looked beyond her at Ryan, who was busy with work not far away.
Jennifer cast Ryan a gentle glance. "Yes, that's right."
The two of them chatted enthusiastically. Not long after, the sweet voice of the flight attendant sounded over the plane's speakers, reminding everyone that the plane was about to take off.
After saying goodbye, the woman took her son back to their seat, and Jennifer sat down with a smile. The smile on her face deepened at the fond memory of the kid's cute expression.
Little did she know that her little interlude with the young boy caught Ryan's eye. In fact, he had been observing her interaction with the kid the entire time. For some reason, the interaction touched Ryan's soft spot.
By the time Jennifer went back to her seat, Ryan had already looked away and continued to work.
He heard Jennifer's words and opened his mouth to chomp the candy from her fingertips.