Taming The Billionaire's Daughter

Chapter 11: Unplanned Connections

RAEGAN

MABILIS na lumipas ang mga araw sa Slovenia, thanks to Yuan's carefully planned itinerary na talaga namang na-maximize ang buong stay namin. And to be fair, hindi ko rin akalain na mag-eenjoy ako nang husto. During leisure travels, I usually wanted to get involved in the planning, para maisama ko rin 'yung mga gusto kong gawin. Even the food places I wanted to try should be carefully planned.

But Yuan made me realize that trips were much more fun if I was a travel princess.

Yuan did everything for this trip. From the itinerary down to my OOTDs. Well, it could have been better if I was involved in packing my suitcases, and it bothered me a little bit na pati 'yung mga tamang shoes na susuotin ko for the day's activity eh naka-pack din but who was I to complain?

Each night, before we went to sleep, Yuan would tell me what was gonna happen the next day—kung saan kami pupunta at kung ano'ng gagawin namin. Nagtatanong naman siya kung may iba akong gustong gawin or idagdag or baguhin. But since it was also my first time in this beautiful, foreign place, wala akong ibang maisip na gawin. Then I decided maybe I wanted to be surprised. Maybe, just like him, I also wanted to just experience the place. So far, everything was so great. Ang highlight for me was trying the local food—those cheese dumplings were superb, exploring these tiny, ancient towns, and soaking up the views. It was an unexpected immersion in Slovenian culture that I didn't realize I needed.

And yes, if there was one more thing I love about this trip, it's the fact that Yuan was surprisingly great at taking pictures. He wasn't just the basic social media husband shots—talagang ang gaganda ng angles. He even caught my best sides! Denise could hate me for saying this since she was my official photographer in all my Glimmr posts, but Yuan was just... so much better. Tapos may mga pictures pa kami na parang mag-asawang tunay ang feelings sa isa't isa, laughing and holding hands in these scenic places. Parang... real. In the back of my mind, may konting kilig din akong naramdaman while I was checking out the photos. It felt like he was also enjoying the trip, as much as I did.

Pero siguro nga, hindi lahat ay ibinibigay ni God sa isang tao lang, all at the same time. Because after all of Yuan's efforts and careful planning, there was one thing missing.

The sex.

Akala ko naman since we're married, kahit na arranged marriage pa 'tong setup namin, eh may mangyayari. We were married. We even did it on our wedding night. Pero wala. He'd give me sweet goodnight forehead kisses and hold my hand while walking around. He would even put his arms around my waist. But that's just it.

Katulad nu'ng day three namin, after breakfast, we made our way to Lake Bled and it was like stepping into a fairytale. The lake, surrounded by the lush mountains, with the tiny church on an island in the center, was breathtaking. Sumakay kami sa boat which locals called pletna to Bled Island.

"Breathtaking, isn't it," bulong ni Yuan na ipinatong pa sa balikat ko ang baba niya.

"Sobra. Feeling Disney character ako sa totoong Disney world."

When we reached the island, we walked up to the church.

"Do you know the legend of the Bled wishing bell?" tanong ni Yuan.

"No, tell me."

"Sabi nila, if you ring the bell and make a wish, it will come true. This church was built in honor of a widow who lost her husband. Tapos dinonate niya lahat ng kayamanan niya para do'n sa bell. Legend has it, it has the power to grant wishes."

"So basically, make a wish and maybe it'll come true," I said with a raised eyebrow.

Natawa siyang tumatango. "Yeah, something like that. Come on, let's try it."