Chapter 209 - We are about to be late!

A few hours later, at one of the best five-star hotels in City F, Han Ye was waiting at the living room of the family suite that he booked for him and Xiao Lei. He considered booking two rooms previously, but after thinking about how much of a troublemaker she was, he decided to book a huge family suite instead. 

It had completely nothing to do with the fact that he wanted her to be closer to him whatsoever. 

Han Ye glanced at his watch and sighed. After working in his room for a while, mostly to refresh his memories on some of the important figures that might appear at the party later, he started to prepare for the party. 

He then glanced toward the direction of Xiao Lei's room. 

After tapping his foot against the floor a couple of few times, he walked over to her door and knocked on it. 

Knock! Knock!

"Xiao Lei, we are about to be late!" he said loudly. When he did not hear any reply, he knocked again. 

Knock! Knock!

"Did you hear me? Is everything fine there? Do you need any help?" he asked with a slightly worried tone. He then decided to tease her by asking loudly, "Are you too fat for your dress? You've been eating a lot since last week."

He would know, since he had been spoiling her by bringing her delicious food for supper. He had been going on meetings on behalf of DX, who was busy with the new baby, and whenever someone introduced to him what was good at the meeting place or the area nearby, he would buy something for Xiao Lei as well. 

Just as he was about to knock again, he saw that the knob was turning and the door was pulled open. When he looked up, he saw her... and his cheeks started to turn red while his mouth opened slightly. 

"You're the fat one!" she growled at him in displeasure. She was annoyed that he called her fat. She was only pregnant for a couple of weeks; there wasn't even a baby bump yet! 

But Han Ye did not hear that soft growl. He was shocked by what he was looking at. Even though he had seen her in formal dresses before, but this time... Perhaps it was because he had realized his own feelings toward her, but when he looked at her, he felt different. That she was a little different. 

His eyes slowly traveled down from her face. 

She was wearing a long dress, the top of which was white with sleeves that slight went past her elbows. And on the white part of the dress, there were pearls that were tastefully spread out across it. 

The lower half of her flowy dress, from her waist to her ankle, was a deep, dark blue. In fact, it was so dark that it almost looked like it was black in color.

On this dark blue part of the dress, there was a phoenix soaring, looking as if it were about to devour anyone who dared to come near it. 

To be honest, there was nothing s.e.xy about the dress, and yet, Han Ye could not take his eyes off her. He had never liked s.e.xy dresses... Sure, they were tempting to look at occasionally, but he still preferred prim and properly dressed women. 

Han Ye gulped and looked at her face. She had put on more makeup than usual. Her cheeks were tinted with a light red blush, while her eyelashes were longer and more prominent. On her lips, which were usually pinkish in color, was now an alluring shade of red that made them looked fuller than usual.

Even her hair was tied up in a soft, elegant braided updo with a few curled up strands that were left alone to frame her heart-shaped face. 

If she was beautiful before, she was drop-dead gorgeous now. In fact, she now had the aura of a young lady from a well-to-do family. 

Han Ye took a deep breath. "You..."

"Why?" she asked shyly as she tucked a stray strand behind her ear. "Am I... too ugly?"

He shook his head quickly. "No... I just... I didn't expect you to dress so... proper."

She frowned. "I do know how to dress for the occasion, you know..."

"Yeah, but this..." He wanted to say that she looked like her mother, but he stopped himself before he gave everything away. In the end, he smiled and nodded. "You're really beautiful..." 

When she heard his compliment, she froze. Her cheeks turned even redder, and if it weren't for the foundation that she was using, she would have looked like a ripened tomato now. 

"Do you have any jewelry?" Han Ye asked softly as he kept his hands in his pocket. He found it hard to stop looking at her lips, and there was this primal urge in him that urged him to take the step forward. 

However, he refused to give in to it. Instead, he turned around as he said softly, "I brought some in case you need it." 

Xiao Le shook her head. "No... An Xin loaned me hers... She helped me match it with the dress."

"Erm... Then go and get ready. We are leaving in 10 minutes," Han Ye mumbled before walking back to the living room. He did not even turn to look at her again. He was afraid that if he were to do so, he would end up doing something bad to her. 

Xiao Lei was slightly confused by his actions, but she did not think too much about it. Instead, she went back into the room to put on the jewelry as well as the pair of heels that she brought with her. 

While waiting for her, Han Ye kept pacing around the living room as he mumbled to himself, "Stop thinking about those things! You disgusting man!" 

As for the things that he was thinking about, they were kind of s.e.x.u.a.l in nature... 

When he felt something stirring in his pants, he immediately went into the bathroom to wash his face with cold water. 

"You can't do it!" he thought as he splashed his face with cold water over and over again.

When he finally stopped and looked into the mirror, he hissed, "Boundaries, Han Ye! Boundaries!"

If it wasn't because of the party later, he would have given himself a couple of slaps just to wake himself up. 

"Think ugly men..." he mumbled to himself repeatedly. "Think about pigs..." 

He did not know how long he had been in the bathroom for, but suddenly, he heard Xiao Lei's voice, along with the sound of doors being opened and closed.  

"Han Ye? Where are you?" Xiao Lei asked as she walked around the suite looking for him. This place was huge; it was almost like a proper house instead of a hotel room. There were 5 bedrooms in total, and she had checked the room Han Ye took, but he wasn't in there. 

"I'm here!" 

Xiao Lei turned and saw Han Ye walking out from the shared bathroom. His face was slightly wet as he walked past her and went into his room. "What were you doing in the bathroom? Did you take a shower with your shirt on? Did you not graduate from preschool yet?"

"Ha Ha!" He laughed drily as he came back out with a small towel that he used to wipe his face. "I was too sleepy waiting for the woman who took forever to get ready." 

"Hey, be glad that I actually made an effort to look good for you. I even did my nails!" she complained as she shoved her freshly-painted galaxy blue nails in front of his eyes. "This took forever! All just so that I won't embarrass you or President Du!"

Han Ye glanced at it. He then sighed and waved a hand nonchalantly, "Fine. I was just teasing you. Are you ready? Can we go now?" 

She nodded. "Just need to put on my heels, and I'm good to go." 

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