24 24. A Persian Cat...

After Qin ZiXuan dropped her in front of her apartment building he left.

Qin Meilin stood there until she couldn't see the speeding car anymore and then went in.

After she freshened up, she decided to bake a cake; it'll serve as a dessert, when she visits Qin ZiXuan tomorrow.

She pulled her hair up into a high ponytail and got her tools to bake a sponge cake, it will be plain vanilla flavoured, he really likes the spongy texture.

He had once said that he would like to sleep on a sponge cake bed, it's soft, springy and you can eat it too!!

Though she had admonished him that it's a waste of food, she still loved the toothy grin he had back then.

As she whipped the batter she started humming 'Alan Walker – Faded', her voice was very soft but had a strong impact on the listener.

When heard it felt like your heartstrings were being pulled, it was very engrossing.

She had a very good range too, she could make it sound very deep but she could also hit high notes very easily, singing was her forte, really.

Qin ZiXuan had once complimented her calling her his 'muse', he had said that whenever he heard her sing, he felt like he was in cloud nine, like there was nothing impossible in this world.

He liked her singing very much and just that had made her practice her singing for over 14 years now, but she never once regretted it.

There was a time when she was very repulsed by this innate talent of hers, which she probably got from her so-called mother.

Believe me, she didn't like it one bit but one word from him and she felt like cherishing her voice and before she knew it she had come to love singing...and also LOVE him. Just remembering it, made a smile bloom on her year-long cold face, though she will, probably, never confess still loving him was the best choice in her 23-year-old life.

.......

The next morning she got up at 09:30, at least, she didn't throw the clock.

She went to bed before 00:00 yesterday.

After the cake was done, she went through the appointments for next week, analysed the stocks for a while, then she also took a look at the e-mail her 'gege' had sent her, called Qin ZiXuan to wish him night and went to bed early so, she didn't have much difficulty waking up.

[More than 9 hours sleep, how long was she going to sleep, anyway...haha. Well, I'm not the one to say as my record has been a day and a half long sleep so... nothing amazes me anymore..]

The day seemed a lot brighter today or so, she would've liked it to be but it was actually quite cold even now at 10:00

After stretching she felt a shiver down her spine and decided to take a hot bath.

When she entered the washroom, she saw the discarded qipao on the basket and her mind inadvertently went to the kiss.

Her face heated up but she controlled herself, she can't let herself act like a teenage girl now, now could she?

That was his purest form of a compliment towards her, he always tends to have more skinship...and hence, she couldn't let her inner demons defile it, but then she thought about how he might be doing the same with 'someone else' her eyes darkened by many shades.

She shook her head lightly to get over with it, she had promised herself to look after him, she can't let her emotions control her, she can't!

"Haaah"...

.....

After she washed up, she took a look at her closet, it was a normal one, not a walk-in one, she didn't like too much extravagance after all.

She chose a long monochrome patterned-knit sweater dress that fell to her knees, complimented it with thick black stockings and covered everything with her Double Breasted slim fit long black trench coat.

She pulled her hairs into a loose ponytail, dabbed some peach balm on her lips and she was ready to go.

She took her handbag with her in one hand while the other held the packed sponge cake, she will be having her breakfast with him today.

It was really a bit colder outside.

While walking, she had used a hand to clutch her long coat tighter to her body, 'should have brought the scarf....so cold.'

When she entered the building her nose and cheeks were tinged pink, she was a bit too sensitive to cold.

The lounge was a bit desolated today, well, it was weekend so many were on a holiday.

She directly took the elevator up and went into the penthouse and was dazzled by what she saw.

Qin ZiXuan was already up and was probably waiting for her.

The warm light through the floor to ceiling tinted windows shrouded his body, he had a small arc on his lips and it made his face incredibly soft and angelic(?), she could've bet she saw white feathers floating for a second.

When he saw her he naturally got up from the sofa and with small steps came to greet her.

In a low magnetic voice he said, "Good Morning"

She regained her thoughts, put on a smile and greeted back, "hmm...Good Morning."

After that he took the box from her hands and headed to the kitchen, he instinctively knew what it was.

She just smiled at his gesture.

It was naturally warmer inside so she took her coat off, she hung it on the stand before following him inside.

Today he was in comfy home wear, though it couldn't take away his Adonis looks, as the custom black long sleeve shirt clung to his toned body and the trousers enhanced his muscles, still, when compared to his Ice Emperor office-look, now, he felt very approachable.

His slight messy but furry hairs fell over his forehead, covering it, the mole, like always, was glistening and gave him a lazy Persian Cat look; to her, he looked very cute.

"What would you like for breakfast today?", she asked him as she entered the kitchen, with a doting smile.

"Something light...", he replied gliding his hand over his hairs.

"Got it."