Vivi’s grandmother was preparing dinner. When she saw Vivi bringing guests home, she welcomed Curtis and Rayna with open arms.
As she was a local and rarely went out, her Chanaean wasn’t fluent.
Vivi’s grandmother and her husband went outside to hunt wild rabbits. Vivi accompanied the couple, telling them the fun places to visit at Summerbank and which delicacies to try out.
Rayna and Vivi hit it off as they conversed.
Rayna asked Vivi, “I caught whiffs of perfume on your body. Do you use perfume frequently?”
“Yes. I’m quite a fan of perfume, and I even bought a few types from well-known brands. However, my husband says he likes this one, so I seldom use the other brands,” Vivi replied.
Rayna took out a bottle of tester perfume and sprayed some on Vivi’s wrist. “Try this.”
Vivi wiped the back of her ear with her wrist and took a whiff. Then, she exclaimed in slight surprise, “This is quite nice. What brand is this?”
“This is our company’s new product. It’s not on the market yet. We are here to film the promotional video for this perfume,” Rayna chirped while handing the bottle to her. “I’ll gift you this if you like it.”
“Thank you. This smell so great.” Vivi received the bottle of tester perfume and said firmly, “This fragrance will certainly sell like hotcakes. I’ll help you to promote it when they are marketed.”
“Okay. Thank you, then.” Rayna nodded with a smile.
As she took sips of her coffee, she caught sight of Curtis using his phone to handle his work from the corner of her eyes. He’s so busy. I should’ve come up with an excuse not to go out later to let him handle his work inside the room with peace.
Shortly after, dinner was ready.
Taking in the sight of the rabbit dish, Rayna felt her appetite diminishing.
After she tried to eat a spoonful, she realized Vivi’s mother-in-law’s cooking skill was superb. Subsequently, she no longer rejected the dish.
After eating two plates of spaghetti, she still felt insatiable and wanted to have more.
Curtis, face darkened, stopped her. “Don’t you feel full after having two plates of spaghetti?”
“I’m not. I can still eat more.”
He was worried she might be stuffed but didn’t feel it was appropriate to comment blatantly. So, he said, “We’ll be shooting tomorrow. People often look more corpulent under the camera. If you eat as you please now, the filming may not progress as smoothly tomorrow.”
Interestingly, he successfully intimidated her using that method.
She glanced at the plate of rabbit dish but ultimately steeled her resolution and averted her gaze. She put down her plate and said, “Never mind. I’m full.”
Vivi was amused by their interaction. “Mr. Faymon, you care a lot about Ms. Garland. Since you’re getting along so well, why did you two broke up? Are you sure you don’t want to try getting back together?”
Curtis uttered casually, “I’m just afraid she will impede the filming process.”
Rayna lowered her head and ate some apples in silence.
After finishing their meal, Curtis mentioned he was going out to purchase a pair of new slippers because he couldn’t get used to wearing the ones provided by the homestay.
Vivi led Rayna to stroll around the neighborhood. They chatted as they walked, and Vivi even plucked some soothing flowers for Rayna to put on her bedside table as the flower was said to aid one in sleeping better.
Suddenly, the babies kicked her, prompting Rayna to frown.
“What’s the matter?” Vivi asked.
The two were standing beneath the streetlamp. Despite how quickly Rayna retracted her arm, Vivi, sharp-eyed, still managed to notice Rayna’s slightly bulging stomach when the latter placed her hand there.
Upon glancing at Rayna’s facial expression, Vivi widened her eyes as realization dawned on her. “Y-You…”
“It’s nothing. I’m just too full from eating too much,” Rayna said sheepishly.
“Will something kick your stomach if you eat too much? It’s a baby kicking you, isn’t it?”
Vivi was not a fool. She uttered as clarity washed over her, “No wonder you were so shocked and even asked me how many months am I pregnant when we were inside the car earlier. I see now. That’s because you’re also with child.”
Sensing she couldn’t keep up the pretense, Rayna had no choice but to nod. “I’m indeed pregnant, but you cannot tell others. I’m afraid they will be so cautious around me if they know I’m with child. This may slow down the filming progress.”
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