Redeeming The Golden Ticket To Life

'Huh'

I was stunned. 'Did she just call me out?'

"Come on, stop hiding and come forward," she said, "Mr Hu, the man with dark navy three-piece Armani Suit holding my favourite bouquet of flowers in the world, I see you," she emphasised.

Ming Li gave me a push from the side (discreetly).

I started to walk. While I was walking to her the cameras and microphone buzzed away.

[Click! Click! Buzz… Click! Click! Buzz…]

I had a weird feeling. I felt like Icarus that flue too close to the Sun. At that very moment, I knew why he still chose to fly towards the Sun? When he knew that he would die.

Because at the end of everything- 'It was worth it!'.

"Hello, Bai Chang. Congratulations," I said breathlessly.

"Mr Hu, you seem out of breath!" a reporter voiced out.

"Well what can I do, my wife looks so amazing that she knocks me off my feet every single day," I replied while all the while I kept my eyes on her.

I presented her with the bouquet with shaky hands. She took them from me and held them tight to my arms while subtly pulling her to her side.

I was only happy to comply.

"Ms Shui, this is your first Runway, how do you feel?" a reporter asked away, he looked from the top fashion magazine.

"To be fair this is not my first Runway. I did my first Fashion Show with my Husband and my fashion house, The Hu Fashion House this autumn. My designs were first put to show there. It was also here that I met Sir Pierro and we became acquainted."

"So this is not your debut Fashion Week?" a voice called out.

"Technically you can say I debuted as a model on this stage tonight but as for my designs, they debuted in my in house Fashion Show at Country C, this fall season. But it won't be last, as you will see a lot of my work from now on I hope."

Then they asked a few generic questions and the night wrapped up.

The interview wrapped up.

"So what's your take on all this?" she asked me with amused eyes.

"I will walk with you every step of the way, no questions asked, ever again," I answered without any afterthought.

"You can't take back what you just said, are you ready to commit?" She asked again but this time there was no smile on her face. Her eyes felt cold. It pierced through my heart like a hot knife through butter.

"I swear on whatever you want me to swear on."

[Yoooo….]

The wind blasted past us from a blower fan. 

She looked at me.

While I looked at her. 

As we looked into her eyes, I found her searching for answers. A substantial reason to put her trust in me. After the arse, I was to her previously trying to dictate her life just on a minor discomfort, now I know that there are boundaries that are not to be crossed with her.

"I will always stand up and sit, on your directions, If you say east I would dare not move to the west. As I promised, I will forever be your slave 'My Queen'. I wish to uphold the same promise with more substance and forever, and this time I know what is at stake," I spoke up.

(After all, some words are to be spoken, to make sure the other person hears you as well as understand what you desire to say. Mincing your words in your stomach helps no one in a relationship.)

Do not ask me where I learned it from as it was a painful lesson.

(Whom am I kidding? If this does not work I will bring hell to Matt and Ming Li. But if it works? I really have to make it up to them.)

"Okay bad wolf, you are on probation period as my slave, so do not expect the perks of the boyfriend or husband. Are we clear here?" She spoke up. Her melodious voice seems to have healed my heart. 

"I will take whatever I can take! Thank you for taking me back."

"I expect the actions to speak out much louder and clearer than your words. Empty words mean nothing to me."

She clearly warned me again.

"I will forever be your slave first, My Queen."

"Hmm, we will see."

All this time we had our little conversation, Pierro and Lucy helped us to keep the people at bay.

"Where to next?" I asked her.

"Let us wrap up the show here. There is an after-party that I have to attend and Xiao Wei is in the backstage greenroom with other models. I will get him after this here is taken care of."

"Okay"

I simply took a place on her right side.

"Mr Hu, it seems you weren't kidding me when you said that you have both legal and moral rights to admire the said model." Ms Kingsman joined us, "Mrs Hu you are really a beauty to behold, I can now confirm why he has zero scandals around him. 

Mrs Hu, if I may confide in you, your husband was very professional throughout the show, only when you walked out on that Runway, did he start to drool like a starved wolf. He was in a super hurry to fly down to home but here, he met you."

"Thank you Ms Kingsman, for getting him here. This gig was planned all of a sudden. So this whole set-up was a surprise for him.

What a coincidence that you walked him here! It simply made this moment more special."

The two ladies bonded so easily over a couple of words of dresses and husband and boyfriends. That seemed fairly more complex but far too easy to pull off.

But never ask a man to try this trick, because if he is not able to pull it off successfully, he will get himself killed.

"Oh dear, I loved your designs, I so wish to buy atleast one piece from the exhibition."Ms Kingsman expressed her yearnings and appreciation towards the design.

"I am so sorry these dresses are already pledged to the Bellissima as a keepsake, but how about this? I would like to invite you to our place back in Country C, where I have my studio and I already have a perfect dress for you from my stockpile of collection. It would be a pleasure to host you at our place," Bai Chang invited her.

"Really, I would love to come to your place. It is such an honour, thank you for inviting me," she replied.

"Please, the pleasure is all mine."

"Okay then I will leave you two to your own means, after all, you have a lot to catch up with each other. I should not become a third wheel to your meet-cute moments."

"Ms Kingsman you are such a darling, thank you," I replied and then she walked out of the venue. While Matt accompanied her till wherever she wanted.

"Let's go backstage to pick up Xiao Wei," Bai Chang reminded me.

******

At Pierro's Guest House-

Pierro was kind and understanding enough to give us our space. We will stay here in Country IT for quite some time.

A quick mention to myself, improve my relations with Xiao Wei. It appeared when we walked into the backstage green room, together, he appeared least happy to see me there.

Which was visibly shown to me and my wife duly noted too.

If I still want to stay in her good books I have to deal with my own son first.

'How difficult will it be to win over a four-year-old child? Do not ask me as I am stumped at the same point. Even after four years of head start with my son, he still likes and loves his mother more than me. 

I have no problem with that, let me be clear here, but he treats me like an enemy.

If he could have his way, I am sure I would be forever exiled from my own home. My son practically loathes me. 

(I know it is a strong word to use against a child but trust me in this, I know this.)

I think his dear wish is to see me gone far away from him.'

I walked to the side of the pool, there My Queen was sitting by the side dipping her feet in the pool.

"Can I get you something?"

"A glass of warm turmeric latte, please," she replied.

"I will bring it right away".

I again walked inside and walked to the kitchen to make a turmeric latte. 

But the thing is, 'What the hell is turmeric latte?'

Like any other millennial, I turned to google to find out the meaning as well as the direction to make it. 

I just hope it is not as difficult as rocket science.

(Sigh…)

'I really suck at being a slave!'