Chapter 81

"Stop!" Kim Eunji yelled as she stopped the two man's fist with her small hands. She thankfully got in between the two in light speed stopping them from creating more damage to themselves.

"Eunji!" The two bawling men suddenly halted when two slender palms stopped their fists from hitting each other.

Nathan immediately checked his wife to see if she was hurt else where.

J did the same, too.

"Stop! I'm not hurt somewhere. You two! Get inside! And don't you dare exchange fists again! I won't talk to any of you no matter who's fault was it." She angrily said.

She had no time for this childishness. She's tired and exhausted.

However, her heart ached when she saw her husband's face with a cut on the lips.

And she was disappointed with J as it was him who started the fight. This was not how she expected this two men should behave at first encounter.

The servants who were waiting at the entrance were shocked so does Tiger. One because of Kim Eunji's prowess. Second, because of the man that she was with. Third, her hickeys on the neck were visible even though she used concealer to hide them.

"Sit!" Kim Eunji looked at the two men who were walking with their heads down.

"So, are you two just going to be quiet when I'm present and would then be at each other's neck when I'm away?" Kim Eunji sounded like an angry mother who was scolding her sons for misbehaving.

Kim Eunji sighed as it seemed like she would be doing monologue but J broke it off for her.

"Where were you last night? Don't you know how worried I was? I could not even track your phone. Why are you covered with hickeys? And lastly, why are you with this..."

"Pick the right adjective if you're going to describe my man J," cut off Kim Eunji as she then threw a fierce look to her husband.

'Don't be too cocky! I'm not done with you.' Kim Eunji gave Nathan a warning look.

"Man?!" J asked in disbelief. He paused for a while as he tried to digest this revelation.

"Of all man Eunji! You deserve better than this scumbag!" J angrily pointed out Nathan with his index finger.

"Enough! I thought we have talked about this yesterday J." Kim Eunji felt like a huge head ache would be hitting her.

"First, sorry for making you worried. My phone had ran out of battery. I'm with him obviously. I hope that would answer your question. And please stop questioning my choices J. I have my reasons. It's not up to you to choose who should deserve me J. You would not be different from your old man."

J bowed down his head as he found no words to refute Kim Eunji's words.

"J, you have to understand that. Whether you accept him or not, nothing could change the fact that Nathan and I are husband and wife. I love him J, so much. So please, for my sake, can the both of you be civil enough? Lastly, these are not hickeys! These are love marks!"

"--__--" Everyone.

Kim Eunji then grabbed Nathan's hand and dragged him towards her assigned room. Ignoring the shocked stares following them. Nathan on the other hand was smiling like an idiot as he looked at his adorable wife.

Meanwhile, Kim Eunji pushed Nathan to sit on the bed as soon as they got inside the room. Nathan steadily sit while she walked away and looked for her first-aid kit inside her suitcase.

"Don't move!" Kim Eunji sternly warned.

Kim Eunji then dabbed the cotton soaked with disinfectant into the cut on Nathan's side lips.

She heaved a sigh when Nathan's injured wrist was not hurt because of what they did earlier.

"I'm sorry hubby. J must have been shocked to see me with you."

"Why are you apologizing in his behalf?" Nathan's heart ached when he saw his wife trying to stop her tears from falling off her eyes.

"Because J's stubborn. He won't easily apologize to anyone. Even if he's in the wrong. I'm his family and I felt like I should apologize in his behalf."

"And why are you crying?"

"Because I don't like seeing you hurt. It's painful here." Kim Eunji pointed the area where her heart was.

"Awe, come here." Nathan beckoned Kim Eunji for a hug.

"I'm sorry. For your sake, I promise to not be stubborn and be civil with him. But it would be a different story of he'll start it." Nathan had to compromise for Kim Eunji's sake.

"I'll count on that." Kim Eunji's voice was hoarse as she said that.

"Rest. I know you're tired." Nathan said after Kim Eunji finished treating his wound.

***

Nathan found himself inside J's study. The man whom he had exchanged blows earlier had a deep cut on his eye brows.

"So you're the man who had stolen Kim Eunji from me." J's hostility towards Nathan was evident in his words.

"Don't start with me Master Jin. I didn't steal her from you. She's never been yours to begin with," stated Nathan in a matter of fact tone.

"You! So are you going to brag that she's yours?!" J angrily asked.

"As possessive as I am, I would say she's mine. She belongs to me the same as I now belong to her. We're soulmates and no one could change that now." Nathan simply answered as he leaned on the back rest of the sofa.

"Ha! Don't be ridiculous here Master Bai! You? Believing in soulmates? Impossible! Yourreputation stinks in our circle and I think you're already aware of that, aren't you? Dating the daughters of your rich business partners or investors. For what? To gain economic benefits?" J taunted.

"That was all in the past. Yes. I have slept with women. But it's their choice, not mine. I knew what I did is wrong. But I hope you believe me when I say my feelings for Eunji is true. I married her because I love her. And I would let go of everything that I have if she would ask me to. My life is at her disposal. She owns my life now."

"That's the point! You got married without telling me. I won't give my blessing in your marriage!"

"I'm sorry to tell you this Master Jin but given your reaction earlier, it just proves that what we made was the right decision. You're the only family member that she recognized in the Jin Family. She's expecting your support and blessing but what did you do? I'm sure you disappointed her."

Nathan paused as he looked at the man sitting across him.

"I know you have feelings for my wife. I'm not blind to not see it. It was very evident last night. You're helpless as she only treated you as a brother. I understand your hostility towards me. I'm no exception either. I don't like other men hovering around her... but for her sake, I'll compromise. All I care is her happiness. That's all that matters for me." Nathan expressed his genuine feelings in full honesty.

"Are you saying that we should be friends? Not going to happen. Ever!" J strongly rejected the idea.

"No. What I'm asking is for her happiness, we should be civil with each other and not be at other's throat every time. At least when she's around. I don't want her to get stressed over this trivial matter. I hope you'd agree with me."

"Aren't you scared that she would take advantage of you?" J was expecting any hesitation from Nathan but to his dismay, he was even flaunting his relationship to Kim Eunji even more.

"Why should I be scared? I'm not scared. Not at all. I'm giving her all the rights in the world to take advantage of me. In fact, that's my wish to begin with. That she would seek for my help and not make decisions on her own. She's used to being independent. I'm not saying it's wrong but I'm wishing that she would leave some room for me to perform as her man in her life." Nathan helplessly said.

J was had been looking for any flaws in his feelings for Eunji that he could throw away at Nathan. But to his dismay, Nathan's feelings for Kim Eunji was genuine. There's no pretense on it.

Should he gave up now? There's nothing he could do anymore. The woman that he secretly loved for years just married another man secretly. The saddest truth was she's happy with him. Does he has the heart to ruin her happiness? No, he doesn't.

Seeing that J was not responding from his request, Nathan found no reason to extend his stay inside the man's study.

"Thank you for taking good care of her in my absence. Now that I'm back. Believe me when I say that I would rather end my own life than to make her cry."

With that, Nathan left the study with a light feeling in his shoulder. Now it's all up to J to decide whether he should agree to him or not.

Nathan walked towards Kim Eunji's room to check on her.

He sighed when she was peacefully sleeping underneath the covers.

"Such a baby." Nathan remarked.

***

After Kim Eunji woke up later that afternoon, Nathan and Kim Eunji decided to go back to Beijing. There were many things that they still need to take care of.

J saw them leaving their room with Kim Eunji's suit case. Therefore he asked them if they're leaving.

"We'll be leaving. My husband still had a lot of things to do. And I still have a lot of things to take care of back at Beijing." Kim Eunji explained.

"Are you perhaps still angry with me?" J was thinking that Kim Eunji would be leaving because of his attitude towards her husband.

"Stop sulking will you?" Kim Eunji said as he held his chin and pinched them.

"I'm not angry. I'm just disappointed. But that's not the reason why I'm leaving now." Kim Eunji sighed as she looked at him.

"Eunji, I'm sorry for acting like a jerk earlier. I was just consumed by my..."

"Jealousy." Kim Eunji continued what he was about to say. "J, I know you like me. I'm not dumb to not realize that. But I'm sorry if I could not reciprocate your feelings. You're a brother to me, J. I want you to meet Nathan to prove my sincerity to him. I have already met his. They're the family that took good care of me after I encountered the accident." Kim Eunji paused as she was thinking on how to explain it better.

"No matter what happened, you are my cousin and nothing could change that. But he is also my husband. My other half. And I already decided to be Mrs. Bai for the rest of my life. I hope you'll respect my decision J. Don' worry, I'll be fine. And you know where to find me if you need to see me."

"If you're worried for me because I married a jerk, Nathan... I knew everything about his reputation in the circle."

"But you still chose to be with him? What if he'll hurt you Eunji?"

"J...you must know that everyone deserves a second chance in life. I had that and I'm willing to give that to him." Kim Eunji decided to not tell J about the truth that Nathan knew about her secret but the latter still chose to be with her.

"Okay." After a long pause, J finally said something.

"I'm giving you both my blessing."

"J, you don't have to force yourself."

"No. I need this. To move on." J had decided to face reality.

"I love you. Yes. But I did not mean things to end up bad between us. I don't want you to be awkward the next time we met. I'm sorry Eunji. I promise to reflect on myself. What happened today, though it's hard to accept but I will."

J thought that Nathan's right. He too wanted to see Eunji happy all the time. All he cared was Eunji's happiness after all.

"Can I have a hug before I go?" Kim Eunji asked as she wanted to comfort him.

"I think not now Eunji. Your husband might punch me in the face again. He told me he's possessive and didn't want to share you with others."

"I didn't say that!" Nathan's voice echoed behind Kim Eunji as he refuted.

"What are you doing here?" Kim Eunji asked him while accepting his hug.

"See? He's proudly claiming you in front of me." J pointed out.

Ignoring J's remarks, Nathan said, "Why wifey? Don't you like to see me anymore?"

Kim Eunji's lips twitched because of what he said.

"I just don't want to make the situation worse hubby." She explained.

"No. We're good. Right Master Jin?" Nathan asked.

Kim Eunji was skeptical to believe him therefore she threw a questioning look to J.

"Well, your husband came to my study earlier. We talked and came to a consensus. For your sake...."

"Awe. Thank you J." Kim Eunji was so happy to learn about that and she hugged J out of happiness.

Nathan did not mind it as he knew it was an innocent hug. He only looked at Kim Eunji lovingly.

"Alright. I'll send you two off. I also have many things to do. Especially sorting out the mess that happened last night."

"I'm sorry about that, J." Kim Eunji felt the need to apologize to him.

"Don't be. In fact, it should be my family who should apologize to you."

"I'm sorry, Eunji. For what my family had done to you and for letting that to happen."

"Don't be sorry J. You haven't done anything wrong. It's not your fault. You had no idea that this would happen right?"

"En."

"Alright. Wifey, I think we should leave now." Nathan reminded Eunji.

"Have a safe trip Eunji. Master Bai, take care of her." J said.

"Don't worry Master Jin, I would still do it even without your reminder." Nathan said as a matter of fact.

"Bye J."

"Goodbye Eunji."

J looked at Nathan and Kim Eunji entering the car and he watched them drove off.