When Love Beckons Twice Chapter 241 - I Like You Close To Me

Neither of the two people desired to break the silence until it struck to Wu Zhang that he was here for a reason. He immediately cleared his throat and placed his hand on her shoulder as he tried to assess if she was fine. "Are you okay? What happened to your phone?"

"Yes, I am fine." Song Jia pulled an awkward smile, feeling a tad embarrassed. She tilted her head and with her chin pointed into the direction of the lake. "It slipped out of my hand and fell into the water."

"You could have called me from someone else's phone. You have no idea how much you made me worry." He heaved a sigh of relief seeing her standing in front of him, fit and fine.

His words made her grin sheepishly like a child who was caught by her mom stealing candy. "I would have missed this dumbfounded expression on your face if I would have done so."

"You have a history of scaring the life out of me." His hand slid around her waist as he yanked her closer to him, leaving no distance between them. "This time it won't go unpunished sweetheart." His eyes turned a shade darker as the words came out of his mouth, making her heart skip a bit.

"It, it was eventual and not at all intentional." was all she could manage to speak in her defense.

"Was it?" He raised his right eyebrow as a cunning smile spread on his lips, taking her breath away.

"Forget it now, will you? I did all the arrangements for you. Look around and tell me if you like it." With those words she held his chin and tilted his face toward the sky, to make him look at the lanterns, that looked smaller than before as they were slowly floating away, out of sight.

And with that, she successfully managed to divert his attention from the punishment he wanted to give her, or she thought so...

"It is beautiful." He smiled as he bobbed his neck down to look at her again. "But why did you go through all the efforts?"

"Because I wanted to thank you for all that you have done for me in the past few days. Take it as a gesture out of my gratefulness." 

Wu Zhang smiled before he placed his hands on her cheeks and then gently pressed his lips against hers for a brief period. "You don't have to thank me for anything. I am grateful for having you in my life and that is all that matters."

"Dinner?"

After Wu Zhang nodded, Song Jia led him to the shore of the lake which had a small wooden bridge built on it. As Wu Zhang looked further, he saw a large pergola built in the middle of the lake with woods. The ceiling and the pillars were made entirely of Rosewood and the vertical post were all covered with white curtains that were twirled around it.

To lighten the pergola, small lights were placed at the edges of it that were neither too bright nor too dim. Just perfect for a candlelight dinner although there weren't many candles around.

Amidst the center was placed a table, with two chairs around it that faced each other and in the center of the table were placed small scented candles.

Being the gentleman he was, Wu Zhang pulled out a chair for her and pushed it inside after she got seated, before taking a seat himself.

The next moment, a string of servers appeared in their service. Very soon the plates were placed and the appetizers consisting of egg drop soup, chicken balls accompanied with sweet and sour sauce were served.

Wu Zhang took a bite of it and couldn't help praising the food. "It's delicious! Which Michelin chef did you hire?"

Song Jia slightly smiled with mirth in her eyes and after taking a sip of her chicken balls she said, "I will tell you after the dinner."

"As you wish." He didn't mind the wait and dug into the food again as the blend of flavors in not just the starters but the entire seven-course meal perfectly suited his taste buds. 

Finally, after taking the last bite of his vanilla pudding, he wiped his mouth with the napkin and looked at her as if trying to figure out something. Feeling his gaze, Song Jia lifted her head to look back at him. "What are you looking at?"

Wu Zhang smiled and shook his head. "I am just wondering how grateful are you to have made such a grand arrangement."

Song Jia chuckled lightly and after taking a sip of her red wine she said, "You will find out soon. Do you want to dance before that?"

Wu Zhang frowned and with a neer said, "This isn't the way it is supposed to be asked, silly."

"Enlighten me please." came her answer as she played along.

In his response, Wu Zhang got up from his seat and came to stand right in front of her. He took his left hand behind him before leaning forward a bit and extending his right hand to her. "May I have the pleasure to dance with you, Miss Song?"

Song Jia smiled and after placing her wine glass on the table, and bent down to take off her stilettos, making Wu Zhang confused for a moment. She then placed her hand in his extended one and smiled like a flower. "I don't see any reason to reject you, Mr. Wu."

"It is my pleasure." And with that, he escorted her to walk a few steps away from the table as the Pergola was large enough for the two of them to dance, without the table being a hindrance.

Wu Zhang snaked his arm around her waist and pulled her closer while Song Jia placed the hand that was free on his shoulder. Wei Xin who was standing on cue immediately played the song that Song Jia had asked her to.

Somewhere under the starry night

And the golden lights

I will be waiting for you

Even if the wind is strong

Or the night is long

I will be waiting for you

No matter how far you are gone

And I have to bear alone

I will be waiting for you

Doesn't matter how heavy is the rain

or in my heart, how strong is the pain

I will be waiting for you

Even if my umbrella is broken,

My jacket is forgotten

I will continue waiting for you

One day, out of the blue

The roads that led me to you

My love, I will be waiting there for you

As the song rolled, their steps also matched its rhythm. At a point, Wu Zhang twirled Song Jia before pulling her back to him. However, something different happened this time. As she came back, he placed his hand on her back and nudged her to come further close, making her stand on his feet, before continuing to sway again.

"I thought I should make good use of this opportunity." He was indicating to her feet that were bare with no shoes on them, which she understood clearly and it widened the smile that was already sitting on her lips and she placed her head on his shoulder as he slowly moved.

"There is also another reason."

"And that is?" She asked without lifting her head.

"I like you close to me, with nothing between us that can create distance." He took his mouth close to her ear and gently whispered.

Chapter end