Chapter 9: I Don't Bother

She walked out of the toilet as if nothing happened.

"Mistress." Tiger looked at her worriedly.

"I'm okay," she dismissed.

***

Kelly stayed in the hospital for another day.

The preparation for the wedding pushed through despite the delay.

Ever since Kelly found out that she was pregnant, her attitude toward Mo Jing-sheng changed. She would be sweet to him in the first hour and the second, she would chase him out. But if he indeed leave, she would then cry and would say that he didn't love her that's why he was not hesitant to leave her.

Just like now, Mo Jing-sheng was thrown out of their room because Kelly did not want to sleep with him. Poor husband, he did not know what to do anymore.

He wanted to have someone to talk to concerning his current predicament but he knew that his friends had no clue about what to do with a pregnant woman. Why? In their group, he was the first person who tied the knot.

Therefore, though he was reluctant, he seek help from Kim Eunji for advice hoping that she could help him appease Kelly.

Blame it on the pregnancy hormone.

Kelly was sobbing when he left and headed to his home study.

***

Back in QPRC, Kim Eunji was looking at the stars in the night sky above when her phone rang.

"Hello." She answered though the number was unregistered. Only Kelly and that person knew about this number.

"It's me." As soon as the man answered from the other line, she could recognize it immediately.

"What happened to Kelly?"

"I don't know what's wrong with her. She's sweet to me yesterday and earlier today, she suddenly changed."

Kim Eunji listened to him patiently.

"Alright, I'll go to your place earlier than the agreed time. I'll try to call her and see if I could change her mood."

Mo Jing-sheng hummed in response and then hung up.

Kim Eunji sighed as she called Kelly's number. As soon as the call connected to the other line, Kim Eunji could hear an already sniffing Kelly from the other line.

"Eunji-yah I think Ah Jing hates me now," Kelly said.

"Why? What happened?" Though she already had the clue about what was going on, she still chose to ask her.

"I chased him out of our room." Kelly honestly answered.

"I can't help it, I wanted to puke when his scent entered my nostrils," Kelly explained.

"And then why are you crying?" Kim Eunji inquired.

"Because though I chase him out, I wanted him to be beside me and not leave!" Kelly sobbed on the other line as she explained the conflicting feeling she was having at the moment.

"Honestly speaking, I have no idea what you're feeling right now Kel. I haven't been in that situation. But know that your husband did not hate you."

"Really?"

"Yes. He called me earlier and told me what was happening between the both of you."

"Do you think I'm the worst wife now?" Kelly asked Kim Eunji.

"Do you think you are?" Kim Eunji asked back.

"Yes."

"Hormones. You're pregnant. That's why you're experiencing these mood swings."

"Oh. Then... I want this to be over."

"You're pregnancy?" Kim Eunji quirked her brows as she asked.

"No! I meant this hormonal changes."

"I doubt it. Most pregnant women would still be having these changes even till the second to the third trimester of pregnancy." Kim Eunji explained to Kelly.

"How come you know all of this while I didn't?!" She suddenly burst out in tears.

"Reading." What Eunji meant was that she knew about this because she had read an article about pregnancy in the past.

"Oh."

"Stop crying now okay? My niece or nephew might turn ugly from your crying."

"No, he won't!" Kelly firmly said.

Kim Eunji only hung up when Kelly finally fell asleep.

Since she already dismissed Butler David and company earlier, she's now alone in her suite.

She looked at the time and saw that it was already eleven in the evening. She decided to have a stroll around the resort in the meantime.

Changing into black track pants and a white crop top over a grey track jacket. She tied her hair in a neat ponytail. She didn't forget to bring her camera with her.

Boarding the elevator, Kim Eunji went down to the ground floor of the building and headed towards the garden.

So far, she was having a good time taking photos of the rich and beautiful bushes of red roses as they were bathed by the moonlight.

All was good until she heard a man and woman's voice from afar. The voices came from the secluded corner right at the back of the building where the casino of the resort was.

Though she was a few hundred meters away from their position, she could somehow see the man's face and he looked familiar to her but she could not pinpoint where she saw him. On the other hand, she could not recognize the woman as her back was facing her.

She didn't intend to eavesdrop on their conversation at all. She was just passing by but thanks to her very sensitive ears, she could not avoid hearing some of their conversations.

"Master Bai! Please don't do this to me. Don't break up with me! I love you!" The woman in a red dress was about to hug the handsome man. Yes, the man was no other than Nathaniel Bai or Nathan Bai as people from the business world would call him.

Kim Eunji saw Nathan push the woman away. The woman fell to the ground but Nathan did not care to help her.

"I thought I made things clear to you from the very beginning when you signed the contract to be my contracted woman."

"I know. But what should I do when I'm already in love with you!"

"Don't bite more than what you can chew! You're already well acquainted with the terms. Therefore, I didn't see the need to keep you by my side anymore."

"No! Please! Don't do this to me." The woman pleaded.

"Tang Hao take her away." Nathan calmly called his assistant Tang Hao who had been standing by the corner waiting for his master's orders.

He could not help not to pity the woman. He could not understand his master at all. When it comes to looks, upbringing, and family background, she was a match for her.

A lot of men wanted to be this Young Miss's lover.

The only downside was her chosen career as a model. Like the entertainment industry, the modeling industry had its fair share of ups and downs. Models often got involved with scandals here and there. Despite all of that, she had a clean record in that department.

She was not involved in any scandals and was now an A-list model in the industry, Wan Baozhai.

But why would he choose to break up with her just because of a mere contract?

As soon as he heard his master calling his name, he hesitated at first.

"Tang Hao!"

"Yes, Master!" He somehow felt a surge of urgency as he heard Nathan Bai calling him the second time.

Therefore, he immediately rushed towards Wan Baozhai and was about to hold her shoulders when the woman yelled in protest.

"No! Nathan Bai all I did was violate a single term of your damn contract and you dare to treat me this way! You'll regret this Nathan Bai. One day, you'll realize that there's no other woman better suited to you than me!"

"Are you certain?" He asked in amusement. "There is plenty of fish in the sea. Therefore, I won't experience any shortages. Besides, they begged to be my woman, not the other way around. Just like what you did in the past." He said in a mocking tone.

"Then, how unlucky that woman would be to be associated with a scumbag like you!"

*Pa!* A strong slap answered Wan Baozhai in the face. The slap was so strong that she fell to the ground.

As soon as she fell, Nathan Bai turned around and left without looking back.

As he made his way back to his suite, he happened to see a silhouette standing in the dark.

His face turned grim as he saw a camera hanging by the person's neck.

"Delete the photos now." He commanded.

"And why should I?"

'A woman?' he thought but still, he did not change his attitude towards the stranger.

"Don't let me repeat myself. Delete those damn photos!"

"Likewise Mister. The camera is mine. Why should I delete the precious photos contained in this camera?"

"How much?" Nathan asked her. He thought that the person he was talking with was a paparazzi.

On the other hand, Kim Eunji became puzzled when she heard the man.

"The photos are mine. You should be thankful that I'm paying you for it."

"Yours? Why? Did you own this place that you dare claim the things captured by my camera? No right? I think you're also a guest just like me." Kim Eunji refuted this. She found the man irritating.

"Guest? Can you prove that you're a guest?"

Kim Eunji did not know whether she should laugh or cry in her current situation.

What's this? A de-ja-vu of the first day she arrived at QPRC? That was what was running through her mind.

"There's no point in doing so."

Kim Eunji was still in the mood to take a night walk earlier but this man a few meters away from her ruined it. Therefore, she decided to go back to her suite instead. But before she could do so, the man grabbed her wrist and drag her towards him.

The man, Nathan, held her wrist tightly but she did not flinch.

As her face finally came into view, Nathan was stunned.

'It was her!' He said in his thoughts.

The woman whom he had seen in the lobby the other day.

The woman whom everyone mocked and bullied.

However, he left mid-way and was not able to witness how the story unfold.

Ever since that day, he did not see Master Ling around the premises. The latter would always pester him as he was eager to collaborate with the Bais.

He didn't detest the man nor enjoyed his company. He was neutral with people like Master Ling.

"I'm too pretty right?" Kim Eunji's voice rang through his ears making him back to reality.

Kim Eunji was just trying to annoy the man. Therefore she made a narcissistic comment about herself. But who would have expected that the man would say, "Yes."

A man who would say that she's no goddess should have his eyes checked by a specialist.

This made Kim Eunji the one to be stunned.

"Don't think highly of yourself woman!" He said in a serious tone.

He expected the woman would cower in fear and intimidation. But to his dismay, the woman, Kim Eunji, refuted.

"Likewise mister. You still think that I'm a paparazzi who tried to sneak some photos and then would sell them to the media, no?" She said in a cool tone.

"..." Somehow, he could not find words to refute her. She hit right through the spot.

Though he was painted with the reputation of being a playboy for years as he had been involved in many relationships, no one dared to take photos of him when he was together with the woman.

"I only capture with my camera those things that get my interest. Other than that, I don't bother." She said indifferently.

His hold on Kim Eunji's wrist loosened when he heard her.

He staggered as Kim Eunji hit his ego. Kim Eunji took the opportunity to leave the place. She was annoyed this time. 'That man was too much.'

"Hump!" She harrumphed as she made her way back to the building.

Nathan on the other hand stood rooted on the ground looking at the direction Kim Eunji took.

'Interesting.' He said in his thoughts once again.

A smile of amusement was then flashed on his handsome face.

He finally turn around and left the place. He took the opposite route as he left the place.