Chapter 217
\nI’ve Been There Before (Grace and Caden) novel Chapter 217<\/p>\n
From Erhai Lake to Dali, there\u2019s a special shuttle service to each of the streets.<\/p>\n
However, it\u2019s not those grand and high-end buses, but those of the olden times.<\/p>\n
Currently, Grace was in the pickup truck driven by Kern. They were heading towards Dali.<\/p>\n
Along the road were green patches of farmland. No skyscrapers were visible in this area.<\/p>\n
Kern rolled the windows down. He asked, \u201cDo you want to listen to music?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s your choice.\u201d Grace squinted her eyes lazily while leaning against the passenger seat. She\u2019s so drowsy that she barely had the energy to even open her mouth to speak.<\/p>\n
Kern glanced at her.<\/p>\n
The cool breeze blew into the truck, messing her waist length hair. Somehow, it\u2019s a little disturbing to his eyes.<\/p>\n
Her hair was a little messy. There\u2019s a few strands of hair that was covering her face. He couldn\u2019t help but to reach out to remove those strands.<\/p>\n
Grace\u2019s eyes opened wide as soon as she felt a cold touch. She became aware and asked, \u201cWhat are you doing?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYour hair is messy.\u201d He laughed, not realizing the awareness she had in her eyes. He continued to pick up the strands and tucked it behind her ears.<\/p>\n
\u201cSmack!\u201d Grace slapped Kern\u2019s fair hand without any remorse.<\/p>\n
\u201cOuch!\u201d This lady!<\/p>\n
Annoyance flashed across his eyes for a second before putting on a pitiful face. \u201cBoss, you misunderstood. I only did that because your hair was messy. Nothing else.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nothing else?<\/p>\n
Grace watched him coldly, \u201cMr. Lo, are you sure it\u2019s not because that you can\u2019t keep your hand to yourself?\u201d<\/p>\n
She snorted, he\u2019s just being a pervert.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh\u2026I have that\u2026\u201d Kern stuttered.<\/p>\n
She frowned. \u201cWhat\u2019s that?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s\u2026 OCD.\u201d There\u2019s shame on his face as he explained. Grace went silent.<\/p>\n
OCD\u2026It\u2019s not his fault then.<\/p>\n
She looked at him again\u2026That shame and wrongly accused expression. Looked like he\u2019s speaking the truth.<\/p>\n
Maybe\u2026he was accused wrongly?<\/p>\n
She was silent for a while before saying, \u201cDrive carefully.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kern\u2019s lips curved upwards as he turned his head towards the road. His squinted eyes couldn\u2019t hide the excitement he\u2019s feeling.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s no exchange of conversations afterwards. Only the song \u2018Purple Fireworks\u2019 that was on loop could be heard in the vehicle.<\/p>\n
Kern himself didn\u2019t know how he managed to put up with this song. Anyways, in this truck, only this song could be played.<\/p>\n
After following the GPS for about an hour, they finally reached Dali.<\/p>\n
Before Grace stepped down from the truck, she warned, \u201cMr. Lo, I\u2019ll tell you this beforehand. I\u2019m not an agile person so I can\u2019t really walk that fast. If you insist me to accompany you to buy the gift, you might have to tolerate this weakness of mine.<\/p>\n
Of course, if you change your mind, I can make a call to an acquaintance that runs a business here to accompany you\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
He waved her off before she finished her sentence. \u201cThere\u2019s no need for that. I want you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Both of them were surprised.<\/p>\n
Grace shot him a weird look. Kern reacted quickly by laughing lightly while explaining, \u201cBoss, you\u2019re the one that wanted to reward me, not your acquaintance.\u201d<\/p>\n
That sentence managed to decrease the awkwardness between them.<\/p>\n
There was once where Kern asked about Grace\u2019s name but he didn\u2019t get any respond. That\u2019s why he addressed her as \u2018boss\u2019.<\/p>\n
Grace was used to this too.<\/p>\n
A tea shop was located in the small alley of the town. The location itself was not strategic. Kern was following slowly behind Grace. When he passed by the alley, this hidden shop caught his attention.<\/p>\n
Interesting, he thought. They then entered the unique shop.<\/p>\n
\u201cLook around. If there\u2019s nothing that you like, we\u2019ll go to other shops.\u201d<\/p>\n
She then sat on a rattan chair.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is expensive.\u201d<\/p>\n
She said as she gave it to him.<\/p>\n
\u201cI like it.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said as he took out his wallet.<\/p>\n
Shuffling sounds could be heard. A hand suddenly stretched from beside him. \u201cI\u2019ll pay. I promised that I\u2019ll give you as a gift.\u201d<\/p>\n
The owner looked at Grace who was hurrying towards them, and then looked at Kern Lo. This man was energized and had a different aura. She smiled as her hand shifted from Kern\u2019s hand to Grace\u2019s.<\/p>\n
Grace let out a breath in relief.<\/p>\n
But\u2026<\/p>\n
The owner\u2019s fingertips quickly went back to Kern\u2019s hand. She quickly took the money from him without even counting the amount.<\/p>\n
Without giving the chance for anyone to react, she hurriedly put the tea set in his hands. \u201cThis is yours then.\u201d<\/p>\n
Grace was left stunned.<\/p>\n
She opened her mouth to say something but then stopped herself.<\/p>\n
The owner contemplated for a while before walking to the counter. She bent over, as if to pick up something before handing a name card to Kern. \u201cThis is for you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kern took the card from her. His eyes glowed when he saw the line of words on the card.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat is it?\u201d Grace didn\u2019t see what the owner gave him, so she curiously asked and looked towards him.<\/p>\n
\u201cNothing much, just a name card. I think she wants me as a regular customer.\u201d Kern curled up his fist and kept the name card in his pocket secretly.<\/p>\n
When they left the store, Kern said to her, \u201cWait for me here. I\u2019ll put this tea set in the truck.\u201d<\/p>\n
After putting the tea set into the truck, Kern took out the name card from the pocket. A line of words came into his sight.<\/p>\n
There was a story behind the tea set that you bought. That was a tea set that was made by the owner of Memory Inn herself. It was ugly.<\/p>\n
About its story, if you were interested, call this number.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-1422","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/1422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}