Married to his secret crush

Mu Shen took a shower before he walked out of the room.

He saw Li Shuang p the dining table. She was busy on her iPad while she ate with her free hand.

He cleared his throat to get her attention.

Li Shuang placed her iPad aside before she tilted her head to look at him. He was wearing the same clothes from yesterday, ''You are ready,'' she looked at him from head to toe before nodding, ''Come, join me for breakfast before you leave.''

Mu Shen felt guiltier. He could not believe that he said such harsh things to her and she was still asking him to join her for breakfast. He felt like a jerk...which he already was. But hey, feeling it in person is different!

''In fact, yesterday...'' he started.

''Hmm?" Li Shuang raised her head from the food.

He noticed there was some cream near her bottom lips. His index finger twitched all of a sudden god knows why. He forced it to stay still as he looked at her.

She was wearing an elegant dark green business suit, her long hair was left open and he could see a few strands on her face whenever a gentle breeze went by.

''I am sorry. I should not have said all that yesterday,'' he lowered his head.

Li Shuang paused for a moment.

''Oh, there is some cream on your lips,'' Mu Shen told her.

Li Shuang frowned. She picked up the tissue before cleaning her lips, ''Is it gone now?"

He tilted his head to look at her and shook his head before pointing his chin towards the corner of her lips.

She wiped it again and raised an eyebrow at him.

He shook his head and grabbed a tissue before wiping the corner of her lips, ''Done,'' he whispered, looking at her lips.

Li Shuang's grip tightened on the fork in her hand when she realized there was a few inches gap between them and up so close, she found him more handsome. Was it a fangirl moment for her? She wondered.

He must have gotten his huge fanbase because of such situations. She concluded.

Unaware of the fact that his act of care and kindness was mistaken for a playboy move, Mu Shen leaned back on his chair after placing the tissue aside.

''About yesterday...'' Li Shuang started.

Mu Shen stiffened.

''I was quite angry initially but then I realized that I don't have a reason to be angry,'' A small frown tugged between her brows, ''In fact, I guess you probably make a point.''

Mu Shen's brows furrowed. Did she not realize that she was badmouthing herself by saying that he made a point?

''I don't care that much about stuff like feelings or romance,'' Li Shuang tilted her chin down as she continued eating her food, ''And no matter how twisted my personality is, I don't think it is some tough feet to get a man, build a family and all that. As long as I put my mind to it, I can do anything.''

''You realize we are not talking about business, don't you?'' he raised an eyebrow.

She glanced at him questioningly, ''I believe all of this is one kind of work too.''

Mu Shen leaned back on his seat and glanced at her in amusement as if he was watching some rare antique carefully, ''You really are one of a kind. So weird.''

Li Shuang frowned. She has never been called weird before.

''But I like it,'' he raised his hand, ''High five.''

She glanced at his hand indifferently.

When he did not put it down, she raised her hand and gave him a high-five, ''There you go.''

'Her palm is soft,' Mu Shen cleared his throat and pulled his hand back.

''So, what happened yesterday?" Li Shuang asked, ''How did you end up crashing at my place?"

''I didn't know it was your place. I was a bit disturbed yesterday...''

''By?" Looking at the blank expression on his face, she continued, ''I deserve to know that much as the person who provided a roof above your head for one whole night,'' she said.

''Just... received some text from some unexpected person that I'd like to avoid at any costs,'' he said with a soft sigh.

Li Shuang nodded. It was not that she was curious about his private life but she just wanted to ensure that he had a valid reason for crashing at her place. She would not accept such uninvited guests every day.

Unaware of her thoughts, Mu Shen felt a bit shy. Was she caring for me? He stroked his hair mentally, his nose high up in the clouds.

''Do you think we need to have some partitions in between our respective terraces?" She let it be like that before because there was no one next door.

Mu Shen paused for a moment before he shrugged, ''Up to you.''

Li Shuang carefully observed his reaction, ''I guess we are good like this. As long as you don't crash over on my side again,'' she said after some thought.

''Or maybe you will be the one crashing at my place next,'' he shrugged. But the nerves in his body relaxed. 'What the fuck am I doing?' he cursed himself in his heart.

From what he studied to be his woman, she would have surely gotten a partition if he said that 'no, there is no need for any partition in between our terraces'. So, he acted like he was cool with or without any partition and as expected, she dropped the matter.

And the relief that washed over his heart at that moment was no joke. Damn you, Mu Shen. Are you planning to crash at her place once again?

Was her bed soft? Do you want another hangover soup made by her? Was it the breakfast?

'...Or maybe the one who prepared the breakfast,' came a voice in his head and he refrained himself from shaking his head.

''What happened to you? You look so stiff,'' Li Shuang frowned.

''Nope, I am fine,'' Mu Shen pushed himself to his feet, ''I need to go. See you later,'' he walked towards the door.

''Alright, take care,'' Li Shuang nodded as she glanced at his retreating back even though she was bewildered.

He looked just fine a few minutes ago. What happened now?

As soon as Mu Shen walked out of her place, he closed the door behind him and leaned back on the door, ''No, not her,'' he shook his head, raking his fingers through his hair, ''Damn! No matter how stunning she is, she is off-limits,'' he mumbled under his breath.

There was no way things would get back to normal if he got under her skirt once. Moreover, she was seeing a guy. He even saw that guy during Jun Zixuan's birthday party when he snatched the gift she prepared for his friend.

And even if she was not seeing someone, he was not up for a relationship. And even she was not interested in stuff like that.

So basically, there is no match between both of them.

It's just downright impossible.

The heck... Why am I thinking about relationships? Am I freaking living through my adolescence again?

Mu Shen had the urge to bang his head on her door. He walked towards his house and pressed his finger on the lock to get his fingerprint scanned, ''I just need to get laid,'' He has been busy with work and all this scandal stuff that he was starting to forget what a woman looked like.

Be it a blonde or brunette, he was going to make it up to his mind and body tonight lest he ended up going crazy anytime soon.