MY UNKNOWN HUSBAND, VOLUME 2 - Season 4 Episode 78

Less than a minute after she hung up the phone, John called her.

Nina answered the phone with a bright smile. “Honey, good evening.”

Hearing the cheerful voice of his wife, John couldn’t hold his smile back. “Good evening, honey.”

“What’s up?” Nina asked with a smile. In order not to disappoint him, she had to pretend that she didn’t already know his plan.

He sensed that Nina was behaving strangely. ‘She was at odds with me last night, so why is she so sprightly now? Is she just happy to be in Spring City?

Just as Nelson and his wife say, travel could really change someone’s mood.

‘Travel makes people forget their troubles. I guess that’s why they are still traveling all over the world, leaving their child to us.’

“Are you happy to be in Spring City?” John asked.

Every year, Nina came here on holiday because she could have a clear view of C Island. It cheered her up, but it also made her miss her home.

The real reason she was happy was because she knew that John was planning on proposing.

“Yes. Travel cheers me up.” Nina didn’t mind telling a white lie. It wasn’t hurting anyone.

John nodded his head.

“I know you always take a nap after your flight and forget to have dinner. Don’t worry, I have taken care of it. Dinner is waiting outside your door right now. Go get it.”

“Really?” Nina pretended to be surprised. She put on her slippers and happily strolled to the door. “Thank you, honey. I actually am really hungry.”

“I don’t want you to thank me. You can repay me by kissing me when you see me.” His low voice bellowed in her ear. It was so enchanting that it left Nina looking flushed.

Nina thought, ‘He’s become more and more shameless. How can he just say that so casually?’

John heard no answer but only the whistling of the sea breeze. He smiled.

“Are you blushing?”

He was well aware that she couldn’t handle when he flirted so bluntly. Even though intimacy was by no means lost on them, he could still easily make her feel shy so effortlessly.

“No.” Nina patted her face and tried to calm down. “When I see you, I probably won’t just kiss you once. Are you prepared for a lot of them?”

Just thinking of it filled John with excitement.

“Go get the dinner. I’m hanging up.” John hung up the phone in a hurry and reached out, clasping his chest. He could feel his heart pounding furiously with every passing second.

He touched the ring box in his pocket which only spurred his adrenaline on. He was actually a little nervous.

He was usually so poised for big occasions. He wasn’t expecting to act like a teenager when the time came to propose to his wife.

He breathed deeply but it wasn’t enough to subdue his excitement. If anything, he felt his nerves skyrocket.

After knowing that they were a couple, they lived together and did what a couple would do, skipping the steps of falling in love, proposal and engagement.

At first, he didn’t think proposing was a big deal, but he realized how incredible it could be when he saw how overjoyed Emma was because of James’ proposal. He learnt how much happiness it could bring Nina and how memorable it seemed.

There were a lot of things that happened in life but very few were unforgettable.

John hoped to create a multitude of unforgettable memories with Nina. He wanted to remember her forever, even in the next life. These were memories that could guide them to each other in the next life.

He had to make this moment perfect.

He took another deep breath and paced back and forth, looking into the distance from time to time.

Richard had never seen John so nervous. It inexplicably made him nervous too. It was just so out of the ordinary.

“Mr. Shi, you’ve only just hung up the phone. It’ll take a while before Mrs. Shi can actually come here.”

In the past, John would have shot him a piercing glance, but he was a changed man. Instead, he spun around and looked at Richard helplessly.

“Am I dressed okay?”

After a short pause, Richard swiftly replied, “You look very handsome.”

“I know I’m handsome.” John didn’t hold back what he wanted to say anymore.

“What do you mean, Mr. Shi?”

“Am I formal enough? Is it suitable for such an occasion?” John lowered his head, looking at his clothes as Richard studied him closer.

John was wearing a pair of shiny leather shoes, black trousers, a well-cut suit and a white shirt. His navy blue tie was meticulously tied, only highlighting his dignified appearance.

His sharp features and prominent Adam’s apple only added to his masculine charm. Although his expression was as indifferent as usual, it could not hide the tenderness in his eyes and the smile finding its way onto his mouth.

He was so nervous he began to pant a little, drying out his lips. He licked them from time to time, making them red.

John was in a dark area but what little light there was shone on his hulking exterior. He seemed to always eclipse most things.

“Why hasn’t she arrived yet?” John raised his hand and looked at the time. Ten minutes had passed already.

“Please just be patient. I’ll check.”

Richard picked up his phone and called the man who they put in place to send Nina her dinner. “Has Mrs. Shi left yet?”

“No, not yet. She’s really tucking into her dinner at the moment.” He quietly slipped away and watched Nina secretly. She seemed to be taking her sweet time, savoring every bite. “It could take her as much as half an hour to finish.”

“Half an hour?” Richard’s whole body seemed to freeze. He glanced at John who was eagerly awaiting the news.

If John had to wait any longer, he would probably lose his mind. He would run to Nina, throwing all his time planning down the drain.

“Find a way to get her here soon.” Richard couldn’t come up with a plan quick enough so he left his faith in the hired help.

Looking at the phone, the man was perplexed. What was he going to do? All he thought he had to do was deliver the food.

As he was about to rush out, he saw Nina hesitate while chewing. She must have found it, right?

His nerves eased slightly. Now that she found it, he wouldn’t need to worry anymore.

Nina spat out the strange thing, and it was a piece of paper. “Not a ring? Shouldn’t it be a ring?”

This wasn’t exactly what she had imagined.

‘Is he proposing with a note?’ Nina thought.

She stared at the piece of paper, not even reading it. She set her dinner aside and pointed at the man in the corner, shouting, “You, where is John?”

He was speechless. ‘How keen is your sight? Can you see me?’

Knowing that John was going to propose, Nina had kept an eye out for anything and everything all night. Although she was eating, she watched him out the corner of her eye and saw where he was trying to hide.

“Come out. I see you,” Nina said helplessly. “It’s okay you don’t come out; just tell me where John is.”

He slowly raised his hand in the dim light, showing Nina where to go. He refused to step into the light, still trying to hide.

Nina ignored this foolish man and headed straight to John.