I like it
I like it
On the other hand, Lu Mello didn't say anything or questioned her, he didn't want to pressure her at all. He opened the car's door for her and waited for her to get in before shutting it. He went to the driver's side and opened the door, entering the car and sitting at the seat.
"Where do you want to go?" It was the first question he asked as he looked at her. He didn't mind if she wanted to stay at another place instead of going back to their place. He didn't want to force her anymore. It was enough to have her stay near to him; a place where he could reach her at once.
Shi Enxi's head was down and she was looking at her neatly trimmed nails. She hesitated at first, she felt nervous but a few seconds after, she raised her head and turned his way with a small smile plastered on her lips as she answered, "Home... I want to see our kids."
The side of his lips curled up as he smiled back at her, relieved that she chose to go back home with him. "Home it is then." He turned the ignition key and began driving their way back to their place.
Since both of them remained quiet, an awkward atmosphere filled the car. They both don't know what to say to each other. It was as if the two of them returned to being strangers, not knowing what to say to the other.
To break the silence in the car, Shi Enxi decided to turn on the radio to play random music and as the music began, it lightened up the mood in the car but as soon as the lyrics of the song were heard, the light mood disappeared.
"It's never easy to stand in front of you
Like it's a thriller if something breaks
The rhythm I'll start all over again
Your eyes growing colder
The mood going heavy
I'm quietly sitting here in that spot
To get back my breath"
Shi Enxi knitted her brows together, she reached out and pressed the next button, changing the song.
"Right when we start to have frequent clashes
You've already turned your back on me
So before this asteroid hits the earth in about a day
Let me tell you my last words"
What the fuck?! What's up with these songs?! She quickly changed it again and this time, a pleasant sound of the piano was heard although it began to build up and was followed by the singer's voice,
"This is gonna hurt but I blame myself first
'Cause I ignored the truth
Drunk off that love, my head up
There's no forgetting you."
Lu Mello blinked a few times and glanced at the radio player before he turned his eyes back at the road, chuckling. Looks like even the music on the radio's teaming up with him. He knew the song well and he ended up smiling since it kind of described his feelings for her.
Shi Enxi on the other hand was feeling disturbed again by the song. "I don't like the song." She reached out and was about to change the channel but her husband caught her hand and stopped her.
"I like it." He said with a smile while looking at the road. He released her hand and held the wheel again.
The song continued, "I loved you dangerously
More than the air that I breathe
Knew we would crash at the speed that we were going
Didn't care if the explosion ruined me
Baby, I loved you dangerously"
She bit her lower lip and looked away. But what startled her was when Lu Mello began singing along, jamming with the song.
"Usually, I hold the power with both my hands
Tied behind my back
Look at how things change, 'cause now you're the train
And I'm tied to the track
You've awoken me, but you're choking me
I was so obsessed
Gave you all of me, and now honestly, I got nothing left."
The longer she listened, the uneasy she became. It wasn't just the song, she felt like the words in the song were coming from him. She finally snapped her head back to him and was frowning deeply, "I'm changing it."
Although once again, he caught her hand and grinned while singing along, "You are the fire, I'm the gasoline
I love you, I love you, I love you
I loved you dangerously"
She could feel how her face heated up. Even if Lu Mello wasn't looking at her, she couldn't help but feel attacked but at the same time, his singing voice was pleasing, especially the distortions in it.
This time, instead of releasing her hand, he kept on holding it gently. He even entwined their fingers to which Shi Enxi didn't pull away. It wasn't like he was holding her hand firmly, she chose not to pull back and instead, she held his hand back. She sighed in defeat and as the song came to end, she looked at him as he was busy looking ahead while driving the car.
She opened her mouth and finally said, "You're stupid."
"Sweetheart, that's not something new. I already know that I'm stupidly in love with you," he replied with a chuckle.
"..." This man... She was not complimenting him and yet he turned her insult into a praise!
"Do you want to pass by somewhere to eat?"
Now that he asked her that question, she realized how hungry she was since she didn't have anything since earlier.
"We can pass by a drive-thru." She suggested, smiling a bit. She wanted to see their sons soon and hold them. It has been a while since she last saw them through video calls.