Chapter 684 I Love You


    "Beats me. Why don''t you call Grandpa and ask him about it? But the mission is highly confidential.


    Grandpa probably doesn''t know much about it. Prepare for the worst," Niles told ir. Wesley could be


    assigned to a mission and no one would know when he''d be back. It was an upational hazard. Niles


    got used to it. Maybe ir needed to be, too.


    "Okay," ir said.


    "ir, you''re so lucky to have someone like my brother. I''d marry rich, too, if I were a chick."


    "It''s not toote. You still have time," ir joked.


    "I''ve got a star to pursue in this life. I got you a birthday present too. I sent it off a few days ago. You''re


    wee. I''m your brother-inw, after all. Remember that, next time my brother decides to beat me


    up. Bye."


    "Um, bye."


    Sitting in the lounge, staring at the bunny, ir didn''t know whether tough or cry.


    ''I hate you, Wesley! I hate you! I hate you!


    You didn''t tell me anything about being deployed elsewhere. You''ve been gone for two months and


    didn''t call me even once. And now on my birthday you give me two big surprises!'' irined


    inside, touching the diamond ring in her pocket.


    ''But why did he tell the delivery guy he was my husband? The other day, when he drove me home, he


    also told my roommate he was my husband.


    Is he nning on proposing?


    No, probably not. That''s not his style.


    I could probably die of old age before he decided to propose.


    Ack! This is so depressing.''


    After work, ir went to her uncle''s for dinner. The Ji family threw her a birthday party.


    By the time she got back to her dorm, she had two other birthday presents waiting for her, one from


    Niles and the other from Cecelia, both expensive. ir gave them each a phone call to say thank you.


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    The night wore on, but ir still couldn''t sleep. She stared at the diamond ring and the bunny. He


    asked her to wait for him, but for how long? Till she was so old her hair turned white and she had no


    teeth left?


    There were words engraved on the inside of the band, "I Love You."


    She wondered whether Wesley had had them engraved or they came with the ring.


    The ringing of her phone derailed her train of thought. The call was from an unknown number.


    Somehow her gut feeling told her it was Wesley.


    Her heart raced. She answered it. "Hello?"


    "It''s me."


    The familiar voice from the other end immediately opened the floodgates. Tears streamed down her


    face.


    She was thrilled, but also mad at herself. She had tried and tried. But right now, it was in that she


    still wasn''t over him. Hearing his voice was enough to make her day.


    "Happy birthday!" Wesley said quickly.


    ir said nothing. She was trying to keep her emotions in check.


    "You got my presents, right?" he asked.


    ir raised her head to force back her tears. "Yeah," she responded.


    "Do you like them?" he asked. Actually he initially nned to send her a bullet handicraft, maybe a


    ne or something. Then he remembered that she had tons of dolls in her bedroom and that she


    had once asked him to buy her roses, so when he happened to see this bunny when he was on a


    rescue mission in a mall, he decided to buy it for her as a birthday present.


    The diamond ring had been made of a crude uncut stone Wesley found in D City. He had it cut into a


    diamond ring and sent it to her.


    Neither the gift box nor the card bore his signature. Just "L." Since the mission was ssified, he


    couldn''t do more.


    He believed she would know it was him.


    "No, I don''t," ir said, pulling out a tissue to wipe her eyes.


    After a moment''s silence, Wesley asked, "Then what do you want?" He would give her anything.


    "Why did you say you were my husband?" she said, choking on the words.


    He could tell she was crying. He wondered why. "I wanted everybody to know you were married so no


    one at your office would hit on you."


    "But you don''t like me. And now you scared everyone else away. Do you want me to be single and


    alone all my life?" ir huffed.


    "You won''t be." She was already married. She just didn''t know it yet.


    "Let''s cut to the chase. Why did you buy me those presents?"


    "I miss you."


    ir suddenlyughed. "Cut it out. I won''t fall for that again."


    "I never lie."


    ir was silent. That was right. He didn''t lie, at least to her.


    "I have to go soon. I just wanted to tell you that you came on to me first, and you''re stuck with me


    forever. Wait for me," he said.


    ir clenched her teeth. "No. I have a date tomorrow!"


    "A date? With who?"


    "None of your business! Everyone at work thinks I''m hot." Usually, her male coworkers were lined up


    outside the office, wanting to drive her home. But not today. They heard she was married and off-limits.


    The young trantor was actually relieved. It saved her a lot of trouble turning them down.


    "Don''t make me angry, ir. You wouldn''t like me when I''m angry," he warned. ir knew what he


    meant.


    "I''m already in tears," she retorted stubbornly, ignoring the implication of his words.


    "Don''t be like that! Quit crying!"


    "No! I''m not your soldier!" she protested.


    "But you''re my wife. You''re supposed to obey me! Just like my soldiers do! Do you want to be


    punished?"


    ir''s face went pink with embarrassment. "No, I''m not your wife. You want to punish me? You''re so


    mean!" She had said that on purpose. She was aware how nice Wesley was to her. Sometimes even


    she herself couldn''t believe she had such a caring man in her life.


    "Yes, I want to punish you. I want to punish you by making you kiss me and decide where we''re going


    to have sex next time. Do you like that kind of punishment?"


    Now her face was burning. "Wesley, are you calling just to turn me on? It''s not working," she


    announced in a feigned careless tone. But her voice was thick with lust.


    "The other guys were watching porn. And I thought of you," Wesley continued.


    ''Porn?'' ir''s jaw dropped. Having no idea what kind of mission he was on, ir jeered. "Porn? What


    kind of mission are you on, anyway? I''m not sure I know you anymore!"


    "I have to go. Listen, they''re restricting my phone time. Call Damon or Curtis if you need help. And... I


    love you." He was afraid that if he didn''t say it now, he would never have the chance. But since he had


    her on the phone now, he''d say it as much as he could.


    Then he hung up.


    ''And... I love you.''


    ir was still lost in those three words. Tears gushed from her eyes like a broken dam.


    He said it! He finally said it! All the waiting paid off.


    "Boo...hoo..." She cried her heart out in the serenity of the night.


    ''Wesley, I hate you! I hate you! I hate you!


    If you don''t like me, why keep teasing me and say something like that? You''re such a jerk.''


    ir felt the man was deliberately torturing her.


    Even so, she was still looking forward to lunar July 7th, Chinese Valentine''s Day,ing soon.