"Okay, we''re ready to go," I said as I packed few things in my small bag. Although Meng Bao said that it would only take one or two days, I didn''t want to be stranded in another country without any preparation.

    Besides, this was the first time for me to go to another country. I''ve been working for Mr. Yang for seven years without ever using a plane to another country. Not that I had any guts to fly alone anyway, I always used the train to go to another province, and Mr. Yang barely left his office daily since he had our own survey team that travelled.

    Meng Bao and I sat in the backseat. I saw the new driver that stayed in front of my door yesterday, and I had the urge to ask, "Where is that old uncle driver?"

    "Ah… he said that he wants to retire. He is old, and he wants to have a comfortable life with his wife and six children," Meng Bao replied. He seemed to be thinking about something for a while and continued, "He said that he has a loving, fierce wife and also six children. Two pair of twins and two more children, so in total, he has two daughters and four sons.."

    I imagined that old driver with his loving family, probably sitting with his wife, watching a TV show or something, with their children playing around on the floor with their toys.

    Two of them might have been attending high school at this point, and the rest are young enough to play together or at least watch a movie with the family.

    That was the ideal life I''ve been dreaming of when I was a kid. I saw those people who could do stuff like that, which was so simple, but too much to ask for my small self.

    We had terrible financial difficulty back then, so we didn''t have TV, and we didn''t have the luxury to play on the floor because there was no floor. The floor was literal dirt.

    "Ying Jie, I''ve been thinking… about it. Do you think we can have that kind of life for us in the future? I also want to have a loving life with you and our children. You know that I had no family when I was a kid…."

    I nodded. I understand that Meng Bao, despite all the money he had, never had a great childhood. He was very lonely and lack of human communication.

    He had a lot of money but didn''t know how to spend it and treasure it.

    "I think we can have that kind of life in the future, Meng Bao. I don''t mind having six children with you," I said. "With age gaps, of course, we can''t have them all with short gaps! I will die taking care of them!"

    I had to admit that Meng Bao''s wealth meant that we wouldn''t starve and our child would be well fed.

    Back then, I had to starve myself every night or ate with a piece of baked potato or roasted animal my dad, and I hunted in the jungle. Because all the good food, like rice, was given to my little sisters.

    Not that I complained about it since they were my sisters. But it would be nice if everyone also got a slice, so nobody would be starving every night.

    Meng Bao kept staring at me and pecked my cheek with his lips. I was dazed for a moment, but Meng Bao just said, "You won''t regret marrying me, Jie."

    ***

    We arrived at the airport and went straight to the designated road to reach the private jet owned by Mr. Yang Menghuo.

    When I arrived, my jaw dropped instantly.

    I saw the plane had been repainted, now it had a name, the official name of the plane is ''Ying Jie Love Meng Bao.''

    How did I know? Because Meng Baon painted it! And he even dared to display our selfie pic on the plane''s tail!

    "What do you think, Jie?" Meng Bao asked with full expectation as if I had to appreciate his hard work.

    …

    "You''re seriously asking my opinion?"

    "Yes! I worked hard for this, you know," Meng Bao pouted. "Just like that train, I want to have every single of transportation with our name in it!"

    "So far, we have train, plane, and yacht! I will also buy a cruise ship, and in the end, rocket or satellite with our name!"

    …

    I somehow think that his line fit more in a novel rather than in real life. But this was Meng Bao we were talking about.

    What he said, he did.

    I sighed and patted his back, "Well, at least you''re not ashamed of having a future wife like me."

    "Ashamed? Why?"

    "…never mind, let''s just go!" I said.

    We climbed the stair and went inside his private jet. It was adorned with a lavish, white-cream coloured leather seat, real gold as a table, and many more.

    I couldn''t hide my awe. I saw plenty of private jet pictures in movies before, but this was ten times more luxurious.

    Meng Bao didn''t seem to mind me at all. He grabbed my hand and sat side by side with me. It seemed that he already told the crew attendant to remove the partition, so it looked like we were lying on a bed instead.

    Meng Bao tucked me with a blanket and said, "Jiejie, if you''re scared of the flight, just hold my hand, okay? You can sleep as well. The flight will take a while."

    I nodded. I was still scared of flying. It was such a foreign sensation for me.

    I closed my eyes, and not long after we entered the private jet, the pilot told Meng Bao that we would leave soon.

    ***

    I didn''t know how long the flight took because I fell asleep not long after it took off.

    The combination of bed and Meng Bao holding my hand made me feel sleepy, and after I woke up, I was already inside a hotel room.

    I looked around dazedly. This place was too lavish for someone like me. So I thought I was just dreaming. I was about to close my eyes again until I saw Meng Bao entering my room with his abs exposed.

    He was buttoning his shirt from top to bottom, so I had enough time to gaze over that sexy abs.

    "Jiejie, are you ready?"

    "Huh? Why are you showing your abs like that? Is this our first night already?" I asked dazedly. Somehow, this dream felt too real, but I guess I was still on the plane.

    Meng Bao''s cheeks reddened, and he immediately unbuttoned his shirt again, giving me a full view of his abs.

    "Y—Yes, Jie, this is our first night, and we''re going to do it now!"

    "Huh… you''re too excited, Meng Bao," I chuckled.

    Oh well, this was surely a nice dream.

    I started unbuttoning my shirt, starting from the first button. Meng Bao was already staring at my boobs like a hungry wolf.

    I chuckled and grabbed his wrist. I put his palm on top of my boobs, "Feel it."

    Meng Bao''s eyes widened. Soon, I could feel Meng Bao''s breath started getting heavier, and he unbuttoned the second button, giving him a full view of my bra.

    I could feel the penetrating gaze that Meng Bao had. He started fondling my breast and commented subconsciously, "It''s so big… and plump…."

    I bit my lower lip, refusing to let out a voice after just a small touch.

    "Ying Jie, can I—"

    KNOCK. KNOCK.

    "Young Master, the photographer is ready, and everything has been prepared. But Miss Shi Ying needs to wear her dress first."

    …

    …

    …

    Meng Bao slowly turned his head at me again, and he laughed nervously, "Ahaha… I guess we need to do the pre wedding photoshoot session now, Jie--"

    PA!

    I slapped Meng Bao and hurriedly fixed my shirt. My face was as red as a tomato, "GODDAMN IT, I GOT TRICKED!" I yelled out loud, cursing at Meng Bao, "YOU BANDIT! SCOUNDREL! VILLAIN!

    Meng Bao rubbed his red cheek, but he didn''t seem to be hurt at all. All he did was just sulking, "I was so close…."

    "SO CLOSE—YOUR GRANDMA IS SO CLOSE!" I cursed at him as I dashed straight to the door. I opened it and saw a woman in her mid-thirty, which I identified as the woman that helped me fitting the dress before.

    "Ah, Miss Shi Ying, I thought you''d sleep for a bit longer. Let''s go and wear the dress!"

    "Y—Yes, sure," I nodded. I looked back at Meng Bao, who was still sulking with a big lump inside his pants. I stuck out my tongue to mock him before leaving, "What a bandit, Bandit Bao!"

    "Wu… Jiejie, we''re so close…."

    I slammed the door and left him alone immediately. I asked the staff, "So I''ve been sleeping this whole time?"

    "Yes, Miss, you''ve been sleeping for at least six hours straight. It seems that you''re so tired, so Young Master told us not to wake you up. And he personally carried you until we reached this hotel."

    "THAT GODDAMN SCOUNDREL!"