My Darling, My Dearest
Chapter 201

There were different kinds of snacks and drinks in this place.

Rachel and Jack bought two bottles of fresh juice. They then walked along the path until they reached the center of the ancient city.

Most old cultural buildings and night markets could be found in this place.

Although those buildings were not so magnificent, they looked huge in the dark. But it was hard to see their real shape clearly, so Rachel had to stop and peer from a distance.

Since it was already dark, they couldn't enter any of the buildings anymore. They could only see them from the outside.

The street lamps stood quietly at the intersection. Behind them, there were big ancient houses that looked so solemn. Looking at their closed doors gave someone a feeling that so many histories were sealed inside each house.

Actually, walking all the way down there wasn't much exciting. There was nothing except quietness in the surroundings.

But if you looked up, you could see the fireworks illuminating the sky in different charming colors.

Rachel seemed to be enjoying this kind of atmosphere. Without saying anything, she and Jack

just walked hand in hand quietly.

They walked around the place in silence. Although it was dark and Rachel couldn't see anything beautiful, she couldn't help imagining how attractive the landscape around them was.

But why was Jack also silent? After quite a while, Rachel was beginning to feel bored. They had already walked hand in hand halfway, but Jack hadn't said a word still.

She wondered what was going on in his mind.

Getting curious, she looked up to him only to replace out that his face was expressionless. She tried to pull him and walked a few steps aside. To her surprise, Jack had no objections at all. He obediently followed her without saying anything.

Rachel stopped walking and thought for a while. Then she turned around and walked back, but he still followed. She speculated that he probably didn't know where to go.

Having this thought, Rachel held his hand and wandered around. She couldn't help thinking, 'Is he bewitched or something?'

She led Jack around the ancient houses, and he still followed her lead.

When she couldn't take it anymore, she stopped walking and looked at him. She pulled his arm nervously, and called in a low voice, "Jack?"

Unfortunately, Jack didn't respond.

Rachel started to feel scared.

Seeing him like a piece of wood sent chills down her spine. She pulled his arm gently again and

called in a louder voice, "Jack?"

Jack turned around slowly and looked at her with his deep-set eyes. He was wearing a stiff expression on his face.

Rachel's face suddenly turned pale. She kept convincing herself that ghosts were not real.

But she couldn't help thinking that Jack was being haunted by a ghost.

"Jack?"

It was so quiet and dark because the fireworks had already stopped.

The only thing that was giving them the light was the street lamps. All of a sudden, a gust of cold wind blew.

Jack was still staring at her expressionlessly, with his emotionless eyes. Rachel already wanted to cry because of fear as she said to him, "Hey... don't scare me..." But before she could finish her words, Jack burst into laughter.

His poker face vanished in an instant. As he laughed, his eyes were shining like bright stars. Apparently, he was complacent about successfully pranking her.

Jack remained quiet all the time because he didn't want to ruin the atmosphere of the place. But Rachel wasn't aware that all his attention was only focused on her.

When he noticed that Rachel began to look restless, dragging him here and there, he thought of teasing her. He acted like he was bewitched by

something and just followed her obediently no matter where she took him.

He wanted to scare her on purpose and he succeeded in frightening her.

Looking at her silly face, Jack found her cute, so he couldn't help pinching her cheek.

Rachel, who was in a daze, only came back to her senses when she felt Jack's pinch. When he released his hand and turned around to leave her alone, she came to realize that he was scaring her intentionally.

All of a sudden, she boiled up in anger. She walked hurriedly past him, leaving him behind.

Jack immediately ran after her. When he was able to catch up to her, he called in a whisper, "Rachel?"

When Rachel just ignored him, he realized that he went overboard. He apologized to her many times, but she didn't respond.

Rachel's face was all dark. No matter what Jack said, it seemed that she had already made up her mind not to talk to him. As he started to feel anxious, he held her hand, begged her, and coaxed her. Jack went too far this time, and he regretted it a lot. He hadn't realized how funny he looked now.

If his friends and employees were only to see him, they would definitely laugh at him.

Rachel was really shocked. Not only because of Jack's behavior earlier but also by those conjectures she had about the place.

So when she found out that Jack was only making fun of her, she was pissed. She was already scared to death. How could Jack still play a joke on her? It was unforgivable.

Along the way, Jack kept on apologizing to Rachel. He tried to sound and look pitiful, but he failed to get any sign of forgiveness from her.

Now, he felt bad in ruining the moment.

Well, he only deserved it.

Jack heaved a deep sigh. This time, he felt really embarrassed.

He continued to follow her like a rogue, begging, and pleading. He was hoping that she could cool down a little bit and forgive him.

All of a sudden, he grabbed Rachel's arm abruptly. She almost fell, but Jack didn't notice it because he was only holding her tightly. Looking into his face, Rachel couldn't help laughing secretly. Her anger dissipated at Jack's efforts to appease her. She didn't expect that he could swallow his pride just to ask for her forgiveness.

Actually, she deliberately ignored him and walked away with a straight face to let him know that she was really angry. But it did surprise her that Jack didn't stop begging for her forgiveness. And now, Jack grabbed her all of a sudden to stop her from going away.

Rachel struggled for a while, pretending to be still angry. She pushed him and said, "Hey! Jack, are you not done yet?"

He held her in his arms tightly and asked with a

smile, "Done of what? I don't understand you."

"Let me go," Rachel said firmly.

"No. If I let you go, you still won't talk to me."

Rachel asked, "Is that why you're doing this?"

Jack replied innocently, "I'm not trying to be a rogue. I just want a hug from you."

Rachel couldn't help wondering if he really needed to hold her this way. He was hugging her like a bear.

"Get off me. You are so heavy," she complained.

Perhaps Jack was really brazen. Despite her complaints, he continued to hold Rachel tightly as if afraid that she would escape.

While still struggling to get free from his embrace, Rachel burst into laughter. As her waist wasn't that strong, she almost fell into the ground. Fortunately, Jack was still holding her tight. Finally, Jack let go of her. She complained again, "Stop it, Jack. I really can't take it anymore. You are too heavy."

He smiled and asked, "Are you still angry with

me?"

Looking at his face, Rachel didn't know whether to laugh or to continue pretending to be angry.

Eventually, she decided to scold him with a little hint of anger, "You're such a rascal!"

Jack hurriedly kissed her several times.

Rachel tried to push him away but failed.

She was worried that someone might see them

this way. She was shy and angry at the same time. To stop Jack from kissing her, she opened her mouth and bit his lower lip.

Jack growled in a low voice. Since Rachel didn't bite him hard, it wasn't painful at all. Instead, he found it amusing.

He held her tighter and laughed, "Ha-ha! Now, you're acting like a puppy."

Since she couldn't get rid of him, Rachel stamped on his feet and said, "And you are trying to tame this puppy, aren't you?"

Jack looked at her eyes and answered seriously, "Yes, I am working on taming this puppy."

After struggling for a while, Rachel became sweaty. Although the temperature was not so high, she felt uncomfortable as she got wet with sweat.

So she pointed a finger to him and said, "Stop teasing me anymore, or else I will really be angry."

With a sullen face, Jack raised his hand to touch his nose. "I was just kidding."

Rachel glanced at him angrily and said, "Your joke almost killed me."

For Jack, girls were usually timid. So, he had thought that Rachel would jump into his arms when he scared her. He didn't expect that she would turn around and leave angrily. Because of that, he promised not to defend himself anymore since it was all his fault.

Rachel's heart was still fluttering. She was really startled when Jack stared at him with unblinking eyes.