Chapter 168 - 166: Good Night-I
"It is not but I once read the story when I was studying Japanese." Li Jun Wei replied, his eyes were strolling onto see the side profile of Li Lian. Under the light and with the very small distance they shared against each other, Li Lian could feel his eyes perfectly on to her. Her eyes moved to the corner of her eyes to meet his eyes once when it drew back its gaze to the rooftops.
"What story was The Red ogre and Blue Ogre?" asked Li Jun Wei this time though Li Lian didn’t notice the subtle move he took to move to her side.
"Do you want to hear?" a smile appeared on her lips seeing that he had gotten interest to one of her most favorite children’s tale.
Truthfully Li Jun Wei wasn’t really interested in story. He was the type of child who would sleep without story regardless of his parents fondness to read him tale when he was a children. And since he grew older, he prefer peacefulness rather than noises. But Li Lian’s voice was a melody to his ears and he loved to hear more of her voice in the private room they were in together.
He hummed nodding to say, "I do."
Li Lian cleared her throat and used the tone of voice of a mother who was about to read night tales to her children but instead of children, the one who would be entertained by her story was her husband.
She took a breath and spoke, "The story was also known as the red ogre who cried. It was the story of two ogre one who was in a blue color and the other one ogre who had a red skin color. Once upon a time there was a red ogre who have a very kind hearted nature, the red ogre wanted to make friends with human but the humans were too frightened to get close to him which made him feel sad." she begin her story started where Li Jun Wei was intently staring at the sight of Li Lian sleeping beside him.
It wasn’t an exaggeration to say this could be said as one of his dream was achieved in a night. He knew there were signs of shyness and that she was in a state of nerves but she tried to keep it hidden with her facial expression which Li Lian thought she did good but perhaps not as Li Jun Wei could easily read her like an open book.
"Then his best friend the blue ogre came up with an idea to help him become friends with humans by saying that he would create a havoc in the village where the red ogre come and save them. And that next week they did what the blue ogre had suggested and the red ogre quickly made friends with humans. However one day he become worried of the blue ogre who didn’t come by his house for weeks-" Li Lian who was excited to tell him the child tale turn her face to see that he had appeared right across her face. She moved back gingerly when her hand was caught by Li Jun Wei.
"Then?" he asked, urging her to continue her story.
"Then..." she trailed when her eyes moved down it fell from his neck to slowly down to the collar of his pajamas that was opened widely almost showing his chest. Her throat bobbed the gulp sound rolled in the silent room.