Ren felt bad when he saw her eating in such a hurry. “Slow down. No one’s going to stop you from eating,” he chided. “But I’m so


    hungry! | only took a couple of bites at your house today,” Ruka eximed, but her words were a little muffled by how full her


    mouth was.


    Ren gave her an affectionate smile. “You won''t be able to sleep tonight if you''re too full.”


    “Then, if | can’t sleep tonight, can | sleep in tomorrow?” Ruka asked. She felt the need to seek his permission each time she


    wanted to sleep in at his house, or else, she would not be able to sleep well.


    “You can sleep for as long as you want,” Ren promised as his smile widened. Ruka looked at him and asked, “How should I


    address you now?”


    “What would you prefer?” he ventured expectantly. “Ren, Ruka dered. By dropping the ‘mister, it felt like they would be


    equals now.


    “Alright. You can call me that for now, but you''ll have to use something else after the May elections,” Ren reminded. He could not


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    Ruka’s mind was nk at first, but when she realized what he meant, she blushed and nodded shyly. “Okay. When the time


    comes, I''ll call you hubby.”


    Ren had not eaten much yet, but now, he could tell that his stomach was not the one that was hungry. Every fiber of his being


    yearned for the woman who sat in front of him right now. He could barely push the feeling away. It was fine when she was not


    around him, but now that she was here with him and smiling so brightly, he found that his patience was being tested to the limit.


    All of a sudden, soft thuds could be heard. from the window. When Ruka turned to look and saw what was happening, her eyes


    widened in surprise and she eximed, “It’s snowing!”


    She quickly set her cutlery down and rushed out to the garden to enjoy the first snowfall of the year.


    By the time Ren caught up to her, he found her whirling about in the snow like. a carefree child who was trying to find the


    prettiest snowke. He had been standing there for a while to watch her when all of a sudden, she turned dizzy and stumbled


    over to him.


    Immediately, he opened his arms to catch her. She had nearly forgotten about her fainting spell earlier today. She was still a little


    weak from theck of oxygen and should not be engaging in strenuous activity, which included spinning around.


    Thankfully, Ren was nearby. In her dizziness, she instinctively fell into his embrace.


    Ren held her steady and bent down to observe her face. She was still trying to catch her breath, but she buried her head against


    his chest and refused to leave.


    He could not resist pinching her cheeks as he chuckled lovingly.


    Ruka looked up at him and fluttered her eyshes. “Am | beautiful, Ren?”


    Ren’s eyes flickered a little as the pretty little face that belonged to the woman in his arms right now made his mind wander. She


    was not the most beautiful woman in the world, but she was the one he loved the most. No one could ever rece the smile on


    her face or the sound of her voice. She was his source of light and hope..


    “You''re gorgeous,” he said..