Chapter 8 Want to See You

I almost jumped out of my chair, feeling like a child who had done something wrong, looking at Grace with a flushed face.

Grace looked at me with a puzzled expression, raising her eyebrow. "What's wrong? Why are you so nervous? What are you looking at?"

I replied, "Oh, I... I was looking for some sketch materials online, but unexpectedly, when I searched, so many inappropriate things popped up!"

In one of the video, the male lead suddenly stood up and leaned directly towards the female lead's body. The female lead let out a scream, startling me. I quickly reached out and turned off the speakers, staring at the screen without blinking.

Out of the corner of my eye, I suddenly saw a figure appear at the doorway.

I hurriedly closed the screen and turned my head to see Grace walking in again.

She noticed that the indicator light was on but the computer screen was off. She asked, "So, is it useful for you?"

"Oh, I haven't opened it yet."

Grace handed me the headset. "When Dylan watches these adult videos, he always wears a headset."

"Oh, I see."

When Grace left again, I was left feeling confused.

Did she really not know what was in there, or was she pretending not to know?

If she knew what was in there and still showed me but didn't let me touch her, was she trying to drive me crazy?

If she didn't know what was in there, and Dylan found out, and she said it was with me, how would I face Dylan?

I quickly moved the disk with the labeled "classic" content to the computer and then returned it to her to avoid being discovered by Dylan.

There was too much on the disk, and it took a while to copy.

When I unplugged the disk and was about to go to the main bedroom to return it to Grace. I happened to hear her say to Dylan, "Dylan, we've been married for so many years without a child. People are always gossiping behind our backs."

Hearing her say this, my heart tightened. Could it be that she was going to ask me to have a child with her?

Whenever children are mentioned, Dylan's mood immediately sours. He impatiently retorts, "Whether we have children or not is our business. Why should we care about what others say?"

Grace said, "What are you talking about? It's different for women. Isn't a woman's purpose to bear children? A woman without a child in her belly would be teased by others."

Dylan asked, "Why have you been so concerned about children lately? Especially since Nolan arrived. Are you...?"

I thought, 'Dylan, you're not a fool.'

I can't see Grace's face, so I don't know if her face turned red due to embarrassment, but I hear her softly reprimand, "For what?"

"Oh, it's nothing."

"I'm telling you, Dylan, you know my temperament. With his unhygienic habits, if it were me in the past, I would have kicked him out a long time ago." Grace said.

What the heck!

I didn't expect that in Grace's mind I'm someone who doesn't care about hygiene.

"Keep your voice down. Don't let Nolan hear." Dylan reminded.

"So what if he hears? This is my home! I also wanted to show respect to you and let Nolan boast about you after he returns to his hometown. But you, you are doubt the relationship between him and me."

"Honey, it’s all my fault." Dylan quickly explained, "I truly appreciate you from the bottom of my heart. You've been providing delicious food and drinks for Nolan these past few days and even bought him so many clothes..."

"Yeah, I wanted to have sex with him!" Grace said in a voice dripping with sarcasm.

Suddenly, there was a sound of a slap from inside, probably Dylan slapping himself.

"Grace, it was my fault. So, about what we just discussed regarding children, do you have any opinions?" Dylan asked.

"I want to have a test-tube baby; what do you think?" Grace said.

So this is what Grace has been thinking about all this time, making me ponder at the door for so long.

"Well, how about I work on improving my health again?" Dylan asked.

"It's been several years; haven't you increased your intake of kidney tonics? I inquired, and this is a simple matter. Think it over." Grace replied.

"Alright, alright..."

"Also, should I have Nolan move to the student dormitory tomorrow?" Grace asked.

"Come on, just be nice to him. Since we agreed to let him move in, shouldn't we let him stay for at least one semester, if not four years?" Dylan retorted.

"Dylan, I originally agreed to let him stay for four years, but was what you just said reasonable?"

"Haven't I already apologized to you? Honey, it's my fault."

Soon, I heard the sound of both of them falling onto the bed, probably Dylan might go to coax Grace again.

I looked at the mobile disk in my hand, thinking about what Grace had said just now. Although I considered that she might have said it on purpose, it still made me feel uncomfortable.

After returning to the room, I hid the mobile disk, took some clean clothes, went downstairs to take a shower, and went back to the room to sleep early.

It was 9 o'clock when I got into bed. Maybe I was too tired from military training, as I could hear my snoring as soon as I closed my eyes.

Around 11 o'clock, I suddenly woke up again.

I tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall back asleep. I immediately got up, turned on the computer, put on my headset, watched a movie transferred from the disk, and opened Facebook, only to find that Emily had sent me a friend request.

Emily looked pretty good. Her slim figure and delicate appearance, especially with her hair tied in a ponytail, gave off a youthful and beautiful vibe.

When we were in high school, I had thoughts of pursuing her, but later, I heard she became Kyle's girlfriend, so I kept my distance.

Only the four of us high school classmates was admitted into this university, and considering that Kyle is no longer with her, adding her as a friend shouldn't be a problem.

After accepting her request, she sent a smiley face and commented.

Emily: [Did you still not asleep at this late hour?]

Because I was watching a movie, I didn't feel like chatting with her, so I replied.

Nolan: [No.]

Emily: [I heard you're not sleeping in the dorm. Do you have relatives here?]

I didn't want to respond anymore, but I also felt it would be impolite. Coincidentally, the movie was getting exciting, and my eyes were glued to the screen, so I replied with a [Yes].

Emily was using her phone to access Facebook, and then she said to me a voice message, "Nolan, let's go out for a walk tomorrow night. I don't know anyone here, and it's so boring."

I immediately replied

Nolan: [What about Kyle?]

Emily: [I told you, he and I have broken up. Don't mention him again!]

The sound from the movie grew louder, making me feel restless.

I impatiently texted.

Nolan: [And Gavin?]

Emily: [Look at him; if I go out with him, they might even suspect me of kidnapping him. What's the matter, Nolan? Do you think I'm not good enough for you?]

I thought to myself, 'Now you are talking about whether I'm good enough or not at this moment, what's the point? I don't want to be Kyle's replacement.'

The movie was becoming more and more intense.

I couldn't take it anymore and inexplicably started fantasizing about Emily, imagining her doing intimate things with me.

I sent her a message.

Nolan: [I'm going to sleep. We have military training tomorrow.]

Before she could reply, I closed my computer, turned around, and burrowed into the blanket, falling into a deep sleep.

The next morning, when I woke up, I remembered that I needed to clean up a bit.

I put on my clothes and walked to the table. When I looked underneath, the floor seemed freshly mopped, and even the toilet paper I threw away last night was gone.

It seems that Grace came in early again. How does she manage to discover all the embarrassing things I do?

I quietly left the room, looked around, and didn't see Grace. I quickly ran downstairs to the bathroom, picked up my toothbrush, and started brushing my teeth.

Suddenly, Grace walked in with a mop, passed by me closely, placed the mop next to the toilet, and as she walked out, she said, "Take care of yourself. You have military training, and you're always thinking about those things."

If it weren't for the mess you made, would I have made such a mess?

My face turned red, and I vigorously brushed my teeth, pretending I didn't hear anything.

After breakfast, I hurriedly left the house. Unexpectedly, as soon as I reached the doorway, I ran into Chloe and the vice-principal, who was coming out with a child, apparently preparing to send the child to school.

No wonder she took my number and didn't contact me. It turns out her son came back.

"Is this Nolan?" the vice-principal, who was walking ahead, asked me.

"Hello, vice-principal!" I nervously bowed to him, my face turning red.

The vice-principal nodded. I guess he saw me as a naive boy from the countryside who hadn't seen much of the world. It was normal for me to appear flustered when I saw him, but little did he know that I had embraced his wife and kissed her for a long time.

Chloe was probably feeling a bit guilty, afraid that the vice principal would notice something on my flushed face. She quickly said, "This child is tall and big but very shy."

The vice-principal nodded and then said to me, "Young man, study hard and don't embarrass Dylan. He is talented in our school."

"Okay."

"Off to military training then."

"Yes, vice-principal!"

I bowed to him again and quickly left, my heart pounding as if I had narrowly escaped a disaster.

The two of them were really well-matched, and they were a happy family. I felt even more that I didn't stand a chance with Chloe.

Perhaps yesterday was just a moment of impulse, and Chloe was teasing me.

When I arrived at the playground, military training had yet to start, and everyone was doing warm-up exercises.

Many students were chatting and laughing in groups; some were playing around. I looked around and saw the girl Kyle had his eye on standing there, looking aloof with her back towards me.

Although she was also wearing camouflage, her graceful body curves were faintly visible.

I couldn't help but walk up and sneak a glance at her from a distance.

She wasn't exceptionally beautiful, but she was captivating.