Chapter 154 - Brooding Ah Hai

The entire day after Elder Shi left,Ah Hai was left in a bad mood. His mood was such that if Yang Mei had not been strong of heart,she would have already left the place in tears. No one could guess the reason for Ah Hai's bad mood. The words that Elder Shi had said were going around in a loop in his head. Scoff! Of course he knew he was too old for Shi Ai. It was why he had restrained himself for so many years. He had even given her a chance to date other boys and fall in love with someone else. But did she? No! She only worked her way into his heart.

And now that she was his,he was not happy that someone had pointed out their age difference. So what if he was jaded and experienced while she was not. Being with him,she gain his experience also. Senile old man. He was going to talk to Shi Ai on the man's behalf but now he would not. Angrily,he marched out of the office,leaving the others to breathe in relief.

Shi Ai on the other hand came home in a good mood. She had successfully completed her mission and was one step closer to her goal.Spotting her man's car in the driveway,she was even more cheered and ran inside happily. But the house was empty. Shi Ai was confised for a while but then thought that he must have gone to exercize so shrugging her shoulders,she went into the kitchen to prepare some dinner. After an hour of humming to herself and preparing a simple pasta dinner,Shi Ai turned around to find Ah Hai leaning against the door watching her.

Before she could even be startled,she was being carried over Ah Hai's shoulders towards the door. Exasperated at being carried around like a sack of potaotes,Shi Ai curled her fingers into fists and hit his back to let her down. Of course the brute gave no response and simply smacked her a.s.s. Never had she thought that Ah Hai was such an unreasonable pervert!

Finally, she was carried into a shed-like room on the outer periphery of the house.. putting her back on her feet,Ah Hai turned her to face him,a small boyish grin gracing his face. Shi AI,who had been about to launch into a rant,blinked at Ah Hai with a dazed expression. She closed her eyes wondering if she was imagining things but opening them she looked up and he was still grinning like a little boy. She was totally charmed by this face and forgot all about her angry retorts.

Ah Hai also kept looking at her and wiggling his eyebrows,asked,"So what do you think?" The question brought Shi Ai back to the present and she retorted,"What do I think? I think I can walk like a human being.You don't need to.." Before Shi Ai could get into a scold,Ah Hai flicked her on the forehead and pointed around the room,"I meant this. I like carrying you so you have to get used to this. But I am asking what you think about the room?"

That was when Shi Ai looked around the room and her eyes widened in shock. This room was an artists dream. Low beamed ceiling with various lights hanging low and a big window facing peach blossom trees with a big canvas mounted on the easel,Shi Ai's hand was almost itching to grab the brushes in the corner and start to paint. She turned to a still grinning Ah Hai and thanked him by throwing her self into hsi arms,"Thank you so much. It has been so long since I held a brush. Ever since I moved into that accursed dorm I had to leave all my supplies behind.. oh!oh!oh!I am so happy! What should I paint first? This is so cool!"Shi Ai was twirling around excitedly as she muttered to herself. She was no professional but she felt that she was good at it. As she wondered over what.subject to choose,she spied a few old discarded canvas in a corner. Turning over the canvas,her breath caught in her throat

First at the painting and then the signature. This was the world famous painter Dark Knight. He was known to release only one painting a year and each one was bid higher than the previous year. And there were almost 5 paintings by that man just lying here discarded. And like the previous paintings it was a mixture of dark colors and emotions. That was when she came to a conclusion, "These are your paintings!You are the elusive painter Dark Knight. The grin on Ah Hai's face had turned into a scowl as he said,"What elusive. Those are just an outlet to release rage and then be discarded. Shi AI wondered if any of those collectors who paid millions of dollars to buy these paintings would feel of they heard this. Suddenly,Shi Ai had another urge and she made her request to Ah Hai."Paint something for me!"

Ah Hailooked over at the girl in front of him as if she had lost her marbles. Patiently,he explained,"Little love,I made this room for you to paint. So you paint something for me."

But Shi Ai was getting good at making Ah Hai agree to her requests so she fluttered her eyelashes at him and have him sad eyes.Rolling his eyes at her dirty tricks,he warned her,"I have never painted a person before so you better not expect too much."

Nodding her head,she was ready to skip to sit on the couch in the corner but was placed on a chair by a pair of hands on her waist."Sit here. I need inspiration." So now Shi Ai sat in front of the window facing the back of a canvas. Before walking away,Ah Hai unbuttoned three buttons on Shi Ai's shirt and pulled them a bit apart for some more "inspiration" making Shi Ai blush a bright pink.

As Ah Hai started to mix colors in a palette, Shi ai was trying to lean over and watch but then sat still after a glare from the man. After two hours of maintaining the same position,Shi Ai was starting to get stiff.

That was when Ah Hai walked over to her and pulled her up. Sitting on the chair that she had just vacated,he placed her on his l.a.p and started to rub his hands over her back,massaging the stiffness away. Excitedly,Shi Ai asked him,"Did you finish?I have to go see it." Shi AI was about to skip down from his l.a.p but he held her in place with a hand on her waist."Sit here. Let it dry for now. And you need to pay first."

Just then Shi Ai felt a cold breeze blow on her stomach as she realized that Ah Hai had undone all the buttons on her shirt and his hand was now on a soft part of her body,his thumb fl.i.c.k.i.n.g the little peaks there. Stuttering Shi Ai started to say something but her mind could only draw a blank,while Ah Hai's small hands continued to take liberty with her body. She could not bear to take her eyes off his hands. There was something different about his touch today. She could not point whatbit was but somehow he seemed more aggressive and almost angry. With a finger under her chin,Ah Hai made Shi Ai look up as he asked her,"Little love,Who do you belong to?"

A raised eyebrow,he pinched the peaked nib harder and asked,"Me? Who?"

Breathing harshly in p.l.e.a.s.u.r.e and pain,Shi Ai was confused at the question but the burning intensity in his eyes made her answer softly,"You. Ah Hai. My husband. My lover."

The next moment Shi Ai's lips were sealed with Ah Hai's as they frantically removed their clothes to make love as they moved towards the couch.

Long into he night as the two lay on the couch,Shi Ai smiled and thought to herself,"She was going to have some amazing inspiration for her paintings in the future. Turning her head to look at the sleeping form of Ah Hai,she slowly slipped out of his arms and tiptoed towards the painting.

She was disappointed at first glance because all she could see was falling peach blossoms against a background of a blue sky. How was she an inspiration for that? Just as she was about to turn back,she got another glimpse of the painting. No! The peach blossoms highlighted the profile of a girl and the painting was magic!Walking in front of the painting,she saw that it was different from every angle. Depending on where you stood as you observed,ypunwould be able to see the silhouette of a smiling or a pouting girl but in a blink that image could disappear making one wonder if it was real or their imagination. He had even named the painting. It was called "Heart's D.e.s.i.r.e".