385 You are an adult now (2/2)

”I'm hungry. I don't want to be distracted by you,” she pointed out. She leaned against the counter and ate her food with the fork.

He pouted like a child. Why was she being so... serious this morning? They just announced their relationship officially to the public yesterday and she expected him to go to work today. Where was the celebration? He had been waiting for two years to come to this day and she was being so unappreciated. What went wrong with her mood today?

She finished her meal and put the empty plate into the sink. Then, she went to the dining table where Jeremy was sulking. Shaking her head in bemused when she saw the uneaten food on his plate, she leaned and cupped his face. Her eyes gazed into his eyes.

”Stop being like a child. You are an adult now. Behave as one,” she said before leaned down to kiss his lips gently.

Before he could deepen the kiss, she already pulled back and then reached for her glass of milk. She sipped it and smiled when she saw his disappointment look.

”Mei Li will pick me up for my photo shooting. Later on, Mika and I will spend the time together,” she told him.

”The whole day?” he asked sadly.

”Hmm...” she finished the whole glass and put the glass into the sink. ”Quickly finish your meal. I need to clean them before going out.”

”I can do it,” he said. Hey, doing the dishes was not that hard. He could do it with his eyes closed.

”Cool,” she nodded. Once she was satisfied that everything except for those in the sink was cleared, she went upstairs. She needed to contact Mei Li and asked what she has to do today. The announcement yesterday would create an aftermath that they all needed to handle. As one of the person involved, she would do her best not to affect the modeling agency.

”Babe, aren't you going to accompany me eating my breakfast?” he asked desperately when he saw her heading upstairs.

”No,” she replied shortly. She paused before added, ”I have something to do.”

He pouted again. He looked at his plate of food, unhappy that he could not spend more time with her. He knew once she was in her work mode, she would focus on it and ignore everything else.

And he thought they could spend the day together, just the two of them.

Ryn closed the door and sat on the love seat. She crossed her legs and dialed Mei Li's number. She did not have to wait for long when her manager answered the call almost immediately.

”Catherine!” Mei Li gasped.

”How's the situation?” Ryn asked. Her eyes gazed at the photo Jeremy put on the small table next to the cushion and her expression softened. He put a photo of them on the first day they moved in together. At that time, her parents objected to her decision but she used the reason that it was closer to her modeling agency and it was easier for her to go there instead of taking two buses to reach there. At that time, she was juggling between her work, study as well as practicing her modeling move. Almost every day, when she could, she would go to the agency to practice and improve herself. Hence, she received the permission to move with Jeremy.

”I could only sleep for two hours,” Mei Li cried. Her phone rang non-stop since the moment Ryn announced her relationship to the world. There was even reporters wanted to have an interview with Ryn. A magazine asked if they could feature both Ryn and Jeremy on the first page complete with 10 pages of interview and photos. Of course, Mei Li would not dare to make her own decision before she talked this through with Ryn.

”Do you need to discuss this at the office or right now?” Ryn asked. She could sense the exhaustion in Mei Li's voice. She felt guilty for being the reason for this.

”Yes, please. Err... can you take a cab or ask Jeremy to send you? I need a quick nap,” Mei Li said with apology. She was so exhausted, she could barely open her eyes.

”Yeah, sure. I'll see you in half an hour?” Ryn checked the time. She actually did not plan to ask Jeremy to send her, afraid that the man would change the plan and brought her somewhere else. She planned to ask someone else to help.

She ended the call and closed her eyes, sighing. This revelation actually gave more pressure to her. Hopefully, she would not get too stressful on handling this. And she knew...

”Babe, are you done?”

She lifted her head and looked at him, smiling. She knew he would be here with her, helping her, supporting her. Together, they would face the obstacles that were on their way.