Chapter 144 - The Pettiness Rises Again

The cold house which was actually supposed to be a training ground had turned into a home full of warmth and laughter. Shi Ai and Ah Hai were in the kitchen,cooking in tandem as they set the table for their to be guests. Though Ah Hai grumbled and muttered throughout the process,he was pleased to show off his wife. Shot, Razer,King and Knoz had invited themselves over under the farce of officially meeting their sister in law. Ha! They just wanted to hug off free food. He had adamantly refused to invite them going so far as to threaten them but they had actually approached Shi Ai after being rejected by him! And the soft hearted girl had even fallen into their trap and invited them for dinner. Scowling, Ah Hai chopped the onions as if they had committed some grave crime against him. They might they had it manoeuvred him. As if! They were all junior to him and he knew how to use(in this case misuse) his seniority. Let them eat to their heart's content! Tomorrow they would have to sweat it out ten times the amount. He was thinking of ways to torture them and was very please with the idea that struck him.  Tomorrow for the gun shooting competition, these hungry people were going to volunteer to be targets. If Shot or the others had seen the sadistic smile on Ah Hai's face at this moment, their stomachs would have soured. 

A pained sound of "ouch!" pulled him out of his pleasurable thoughts and he saw that Shi Ai had a little cut on her finger. Rushing to her,he pulled her finger into his mouth l.i.c.k.i.n.g the cut. After a moment, Shi Ai tried to pull her finger but he simply clasped it in his hands and scolded," I told you we can simply order take out. Why do you even have to prepare dessert?"

Rolling her eyes at him,Shi Ai said,"They are your friends who I am meeting officially for the first time. How can a take out suffice?"

Snorting,Ah Hai said," they are simply opportunistic free leaders! And you are even preparing peach cobbler for them!"

Peach cobbler was actually Ah Hai's favorite,since that was the first thing that Shi Ai had prepared for him since she learnt that he liked peaches. He did not want o share it with anyone. Seeing him distracted,Shi Ai wscaped the kitchen and returned after bandaging the cut and got back to making the pie.

If any of those bastar** even touched the pie,he was going to kill them. No this won't do. They would have to get out from here before they could get to desserts.The main course he had prepared was enough!

The four men who were on their way over suddenly felt a shiver as if someone was walking over their grave.

Soon everything was set and Shi Ai had gone upstairs to change into a fresh pair of clothes. 

The alarm on the gate rang indicating the arrival of the guests. Looking at the gate, Ah Hai wondered if he should not open the gate,then those intruders would have to return.  But Shi Ai returned then and pressed the unlock button,dampening Ah Hai's mood.

Ah Hai would have slouched with disappointment if not for his years of training. They had just started to get intimate. Did they have to come today. They could come after a few decades maybe!

With a happy smile on her face,Shi Ai opened the door to the two men who politely greeted her and introduced themselves. Dodge,the bulkiest among them was carrying  a big box and said,"Sister in law,this is a small token gift from all of us for you."

Before Dodge could pass the box,Ah Hai had grabbed it and said,"You brought my wife a gift!At least you have some manners."

Shamelessly peering inside,Ah Hai looked at the contents before  muttering,"Stingy."

Slapping Ah Hai on the arm in a silent scold,Shi Ai gave the boys an embarrassed glance saying,"You should not have taken the trouble but I thank you all. Please come in."

Long Ah Hai,the man nobody dared to touch even if they dying had just been casually flicked at by a girl.  Agreed the girl in question was the man's wife but really! Finally Shot shooknhis head and muttered,"We have shot ourselves in the foot. We just entered and have already been served dog food. What a long evening this is going to be.."

Everyone else:".."

Thankfully, the rest of the evening passed by peacefully as Ah Hai,who had been glared at by Shi Ai kept mum and did not torture his people. He was satisfied with his revenge plans until the dessert came out and they jumped at it,showering Shi Ai with compliments. First they stole his dessert and then they made his wife smile at them.  Stabbing at a  piece of pie,Ah Hai decised that this punishment was not enough. They were going to have to volunteer to be the targets for this year's new recruits also.

Finally the boys left the new couple alone and the moment their car drove out of the villa,they collectively let out a breath as if they had just finished a dangerous mission.

Cleaning up joyfully over a successful meal,Shi Ai had just finished cleaning up the dishes when she turned around and came face to face with a pouting Ah Hai. Knowing that he was sulking,Shi Ai did the one thing that she knew would cool him down.  Putting her hands in his shoulders,she went up on her heels and placed a hurried peck on Ah Hai's cheek whispering a soft,"Thank you." against his skin.

The next moment,when she would have escaped,Shi Ai found herself being carried on Ah Hai's shoulders with her world upside down.