The Tender Flower {Meteor Garden 2018}

Chapter 19

The plane touched down safely at Heathrow Airport. Meiza was gripping Lei's arm the entire flight which he thought was undeniably cute.

"We've landed," Lei confirmed and Meiza opened her eyes that had been shut. She looked out the window and sighed in relief.

"Oh thank god," she exclaimed, removing her hand from his. They left the airport in a hurry, because of Meiza wanting to get as far away from planes as possible, and were on their way to the house she had rented.

Once they arrived, Meiza immediately flopped down on the bed and closed her eyes. She took a deep breath. Lei walked in after her and mimicked her actions.

He opened his eyes and turned his head towards her.
"So what do you want to do, Tianshi?" He asked.

Meiza turned to face him, her eyes still closed. She grabbed his arm and snuggled closer to him.

"Sleep," she mumbled. Lei laughed and snuggled up to her.

"This is why I love you," he replied quietly. Meiza smiled when she heard that. After a while, she did fall asleep with Lei silently watching her before he fell asleep as well.

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"Tianshi, wake up," Lei whispered, nudging Meiza's shoulder. She shifted in her position, still heavily asleep. Lei bit his lip and without much thought tried to tickle her awake.

As soon as Lei touched her neck Meiza shot upright, her forehead colliding with his.

"DON'T TOUCH ME!" She screamed before her head bumped into his. "Ouch!"

Lei rubbed his forehead profusely and quickly checked Meiza's forehead to see if she had a bump.

"Are you okay?" He asked and she nodded, taking deep breaths. Lei realised that he had triggered her memory of Harvey and immediately cursed himself.

"I'm so sorry, Tianshi," he said after a short silence. Meiza's head was bent so he couldn't see her expression.

"It's okay," she said and put her head up. She quickly patted her cheeks and before Lei could notice, quickly swiped her finger under her left eye to get rid of the few tears that had fallen.

"Are you sure you're okay?" He asked again for reassurance. Meiza nodded and smiled at him.

"So what shall we do?" She asked quickly changing the mood. She glanced at the clock to see it was already nighttime. At that exact moment, her stomach grumbled and she laughed.

"Looks like we already got the answer," Lei joked and got up from the bed. He pulled Meiza up and kissed her nose. He searched her eyes to make sure if she was truly okay.

"What?" Meiza questioned and Lei decided to put this aside for now. He smiled down at her.

"You're so beautiful," he said and Meiza rolled her eyes.

"Don't be cheesy it's annoying," she shot back but a smile grew on her face eventually.

"Then maybe I should do it more often," Lei replied and Meiza laughed.

"Let's go, lover boy," Meiza teased and grabbed his hand.

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London was beautiful at night. All the Christmas lights and decorations touched Meiza's heart. She had seen enough of Christmas parades and decorations in the USA but this time it was special to her.