The Kiss

Chapter 16

Throughout the night Zuzzy was unable to sleep properly. For some reason, she was feeling uneasy…

Today, Zuzzy and Mark would register their marriage.

Zuzzy sat down on her bed and stared at Richard's framed photograph on her bedside table and murmured, "Do you think I made the right choice?"

Zuzzy drew out a long air from her lungs before she got up and did her stretching routines. She then looked at her luggage. Everything was already packed and ready to go. Soon after they registered their marriage, she would move into Lee's ancestral mansion.

She hurriedly readied herself because she knew Mark would definitely come to pick her up early. After almost an hour, Zuzzy heard the doorbell. And as she had expected, it was Mark's smiling face greeting her through the video intercom.

"Morning, darling…" Mark greeted her as soon as she opened the door for him. He waltzed into her apartment casually. "Where are your things? I'll carry them," he asked as he looked around the room before spotting her luggage.

Zuzzy watched him carry her luggage and offered his hand to her. "Let's go," he said. Zuzzy's eyebrow raised as she retorted, "What? What do I need your hand for? I can walk by myself. I will follow you."

Mark chuckled as he retrieved his hand back and said, "Oh, well, I just thought we should start practicing acting sweet, so it will look more natural later when we meet dad. Like holding hands, you know."

Zuzzy sighed. She understood his point, so even though she was still reluctant, she still conceded, "Alright." She offered her hand, which Mark eagerly took and clasped tightly with his hand.

'Weird...' Zuzzy mused when she felt a slight jolt in her hand. This was, of course, not the first time she experienced a static shock. She had had it from touching a doorknob, a chair, or any other inanimate objects. But this was the first time Zuzzy sensed an electric jolt from another person's touch.

She brushed off unnecessary thoughts and let Mark lead the way with her hand in his. Indeed, this kind of thing is essential for them to act natural in front of others. Besides, she had agreed to show a simple public display of affection during their matrimony, so she must get used to it.

They arrived at the civil registry office, and Assistant Kim was already there, waiting for them. He handed a small paper bag to Mark. "It's our wedding rings," Mark whispers with a wink.

"You don't need to bother," Zuzzy muttered, trying her best to keep a deadpan face.

"Of course I do… Who the heck will believe that we're married if we don't have a ring? I personally chose this design, so I hope you'll like it," Mark insisted as he held Zuzzy's hand to put the ring on her ring finger.

"It looks expensive," Zuzzy commented as she stared at the marquise-cut diamond ring on her finger. It was a lovely ring with a horizontal solitaire that was surrounded by smaller diamonds.

"Well, my wife should only have the best… It fits your beautiful hand perfectly," Mark complimented before he gave his ring to Zuzzy and asked, "Hmm, can you please put my ring on me?"

Of course, she would. Mark had put hers on her, so she would definitely feel guilty if she didn't grant him at least this wish. So she took his ring and put it on his ring finger.

Meanwhile, Assistant Kim was busy snapping their pictures as instructed by his boss. He shook his head as he watched his boss acting cute in front of miss Shi, who was superb in maintaining her cold expression, being the ice woman that she was. If that were another woman, she would have already been smitten by his boss' flirtatious moves by now.

Just a simple smile or a wink from his boss could make all the girls in their hospital squeal. But the young mistress was just too different.

After the officer announced that their marriage was now registered and they were officially husband and wife, Mark instructed Kim to take another picture of them.

Without any warning, Mark pulled Zuzzy closer to him and whispered, "We need to kiss for this photo because dad will surely ask."

"What?!" Zuzzy shrilled, but before she could utter another word, Mark's lips had gently pressed against hers, which were now slightly opened. It was a brief kiss, which only lasted for around three to five seconds. Mark let her go as soon as he heard a click sound from the camera that Assistant Kim was holding to capture their kiss.

"Sorry about this… Here you can slap me now, but please not too hard. Please don't leave any marks on my face," Mark pleaded as he offered his cheek to Zuzzy with his eyes closed.

'Are you for real!?' she wanted to shout it out. She would definitely go crazy soon from Mark's personality. She had never met anyone in her entire life, who was as brazen and candid as this man was.

Mark opened his eyes after a few seconds when he did not feel any palms landing on his face. He saw Zuzzy staring at him in disbelief, so he smiled and said, "Thank you for sparing my face. Shall we go to see your new home now, Mrs. Lee?" He winked at her.

"You're unbelievable…" Zuzzy muttered irritably when she felt Mark grab her hand to go to their next destination.

Mark chuckled and replied, "You need to get used to this…"