Chapter 1245: The Misunderstanding (part one)

The city was a special economic zone, so even at night, the streets were still overcrowded. People did all kinds of things, going to work, going out to eat, going shopping, or just going home. When they walked outside, Kevin always held Leena close in his arms, sheltering her from all the other busy people. Walking the busy streets with a Major General was definitely going to turn some heads. Other women looked at the pair with obvious interest. Leena had expected this. But seeing other women enchanted with her hubby still made her unhappy. Leena could tell from their eyes that they couldn't help but be a little jealous of her, because she was the one in the handsome man's arms.

"All the girls are looking at you again." Leena couldn't help but pucker up her lips, her tone betraying a trace of jealousy and possessiveness. When this kind of thing happened when she was out with her brothers, she hadn't thought much about it -- because they were all her brothers, and she didn't need to be jealous. But Kevin was different. He was her husband, after all. So Leena, being the possessive type, could do nothing but complain.

"I didn't do anything!" It sounded like an accusation. Kevin didn't understand where this came from, because he didn't even look at other women. All his attention was solely on Leena.

"Exactly! You didn't do anything, but they still think you're hot. And it's so annoying." Leena rolled her eyes at him. She wanted to hide him away from everyone. She knew this wasn't logical, and it wasn't Kevin's fault for being so handsome and enticing. But she just couldn't help it. Who would have thought that Leena would be so possessive once she fell in love with somebody? Certainly not her.

Don't worry. They're looking at me, but I only have eyes for you, babe. You should feel proud of yourself for nabbing a great guy like me." Kevin was clearly very satisfied with himself. What did she want him to do, anyway? Wear a brown paper bag? Then suddenly, he pulled Leena into a ceramics shop.

"You're impossible." Leena glanced at him. She couldn't deny that Kevin was really a great and outstanding man. And she was lucky.

That's all right, because I'm only impossible around you. Hey beautiful, look at these! You like them?" Kevin picked up a pair of ceramic dolls and turned his head to ask Leena. He seemed quite excited over the dolls. They looked cute.

"You want to buy them?" Leena took the pair of dolls from Kevin's hands, and examined them closely. To be honest, she was not very fond of ceramic knick-knacks. But she had to admit the dolls were quite lovely. And they were a couple just like Leena and Kevin. Leena was surprisingly quite fond of them.

"Yeah. Think we can find a spot for them?" Kevin looked around, but he didn't find anything else caught his eye. It seemed that the pair of dolls was the only interesting thing in the shop. Maybe for a rich girl like Leena, things like this were all a bit cheap and boring.

Yeah. We can put them on the nightstand in our bedroom." Leena's eyes glinted with excitement. She was really fond of the dolls. And her bad mood finally lifted a bit. She needed something to distract her, and this was just the thing.

A gentle smile appeared on Kevin's face, seeing Leena's excitement. Naturally, he walked up to the register. But what he didn't expect was who he would run into next.

"Hey! Major General Gu, right?" The girl was chewing gum, dressed up like a punk kid. She sat on a stool, staring at Kevin, swinging her legs. She looked just like a thug, and dressed the part. Her hair was short on one side, long on the other. And it was green.

"And you are..." Kevin furrowed his eyebrows. He really couldn't remember where he'd met this girl before. After all, he didn't pay attention to all the girls he ran into, not to mention a punk girl like Michelle. So it was no surprise that he didn't realize exactly who this was.

"Michelle! You don't remember? We met in the suburbs. With Daisy. Ring any bells?" Daisy made it clear to Michelle that she shouldn't talk about the gun fight at all. So Michelle's words were vague. She hoped Kevin would get it.

Oh! It's you! Yeah, now I remember. Long time no see." Kevin finally remembered who this girl was. She was the crazy girl Daisy mentioned. According to Daisy, Michelle even managed to piss off Luke. That was hard to do. He got so angry that he knocked her out just to make her shut up.

Yeah!" she popped a bubble with her gum inside her mouth. The sound sounded pretty loud in the largely silent store. "And you're still a hottie!" she continued. Michelle was very straightforward and had no filter. She always said what was on her mind.

"Thanks. You here alone? Where's your crew?" Kevin was part of the investigation, so he knew who Michelle really was. He had dossiers drawn up on everyone.

"I just ditched 'em. I'm still hiding right now. Hope they won't find me. So what are you doing here?" At this, Michelle carefully peeked outside. She didn't want to be found, at least not for now.

Why? In trouble again?" Kevin asked as he took out his wallet and handed the money to the cashier behind the register. And right on cue, Michelle was in Kevin's arms all of a sudden before he could realize what just happened. He was absolutely confused and shocked. They knew each other, but this was too much!

"Sorry, sir. I'll only be a minute. Help a girl out?" Michelle said in a hurry. As she whispered this, a few men dressed in black walked in. She made a noise and buried her face in his chest. They looked around the shop. It seemed they were searching for someone -- someone like her. Finally they looked right at Michelle, who was in Kevin's arms, hiding her face. They were confused for a moment. But intimidated by the military uniform, they quickly averted their gaze. A punk girl like Michelle wouldn't be romancing a soldier. Since they didn't find Michelle, they quickly left.

"All right. They're gone now," he said, and disentangled the girl from his arms. Kevin wanted to push her away at first -- a natural reaction, given she wasn't his wife. But she seemed desperate, so he decided to help her out. When those guys walked into the shop, he knew what was up. So to make her look less suspicious, he held her even closer, letting her bury her head in his chest too.

"Thanks a lot, handsome. Gotta jet. See you around!" Michelle pulled on her cap and winked knowingly at Kevin. Then she quickly walked out of the shop and disappeared into the crowd.

Kevin shook his head helplessly, and tucked the receipt into his wallet. Then he turned around and looked around for Leena. But he couldn't spy her in the store. He looked behind shelves and around other displays. Nothing. He walked back up to the counter.

Excuse me, did you see the girl who was with me just now? The one I came in with, I mean," Kevin asked the shop assistant. At the same time, he still craned his neck and stood on his toes, hoping to catch sight of Leena.

"Oh. That one? She took off," The shop assistant said, handing the nicely wrapped pair of dolls to him. To be honest, she was also curious why the girl left. The girl was excited when she walked in and Kevin showed her the dolls. But then she left in a real hurry, her color ashen, and her eyes full of tears.