"Cree... Cree... Cree."
Being the light sleeper he was, Cree was astonished to hear her calling his name amidst sudden giggles as she was in deep sleep. He presumed he had heard wrong, but she started to mumble in her sleep again.
"Cree, I don't want you to see others."
She had said the exact words when she had been sober and awake the other time. He knew she was a jealous person, and he gloated in his mind on how he liked her being envious of girls around him. However, her insecurity was on a different level, and he didn't know that yet.
"I'm not seeing others, Xiaoruo. As long you are mine, I won't even harbour such an intention."
Qiao Ruo appeared to be incapable of hearing what he had said, as she fell once more into a deep sleep. Cree sighed and pulled up the covers higher to ensure she was properly sheltered from the coldness of his air-conditioner. He noticed that Qiao Ruo had the habit of frequently kicking away the duvet blanket when she slept, which greatly concerned him on whether she would catch a cold if she did it frequently.
He kissed her goodnight once more on her luscious lips.
When she woke up, breakfast was already awaiting her on the table. Cree was dressed humbly in an apron and a pair of dorky spectacles that she had seen before rested on his nose. She found the sight before her incredibly hilarious, and let out a few childish giggles.
"What's so funny?" Cree demanded. Since he had got rid of the evidence, she wouldn't have noticed his efforts in merely producing a healthy breakfast for her. She had called his quick-breakfast platters unhealthy and insisted that he eat something less fatty and greasy, but due to his inexperience in cooking, the kitchen had ended up an unsightly mess. Just to prepare a simple breakfast, he had consulted so many cookbooks, and in the absence of his housekeeper, he had swept up the mess all by himself. He hoped that she would at least, appreciate his endeavours.
"Nothing," she said and stifled a laugh. Only a few seconds had passed when the expression on her face underwent a transformation from a smile into a scowl.
"Is it that bad?" Cree stared at her unbelievingly, before grabbing one of the pancakes and taking a deep bite. It didn't taste strange, so he peered at her confusedly.
"Caught you!" she laughed and poked him in the nose. He didn't seem very pleased about the sudden prank and consumed his share in silence.
"Surely you can't be so petty?" she asked as she cleared her plate and took his empty plate from him.
"What do you think?" he retorted with an unsettled look in his eyes. She stacked the empty plates in the sink and ran running tap water over the stack.
"I was just teasing," she pronounced and squealed in astonishment as he suddenly grabbed her from behind and pushed her against the wall of the kitchen, at a blind spot where the CCTV cameras failed to capture.
She was dressed in a captivating black-and-white dress which ended just covering her knees, which had a striped design that accentuated her figure. Trying to control himself as much as he could, he penetrated her mouth with the wildest of kisses, while his fingers naughtily unzipped the front of her dress, just enough to reveal a small gap. She gasped and panted profusely. Was he exposing her to such a thrill just so early in the morning? Nevertheless, she engrossed herself in returning his kisses excitedly.
After a few minutes, he playfully concluded his torment of her and allowed her to catch her breath. "That serves enough punishment for now." Qiao Ruo glared at him, but a quick glance at her watch caused her to fret. "Cree, I'm running late!"
