chapter 101

After Lucy quickly returned from college, she eagerly knocked on Wei's door."Boss! Let's go grocery shopping!"Eric tilted his head as he felt intrigued. "Grocery shopping?"She nodded hard. "En!"Eric thought for a moment. "Don't trouble yourself. Let me tell Frank to deliver the best groceries here."Lucy's mouth twitched.She didn't want to imagine the bill amount. If a single band-aid could cost five thousand dollars then..."No Boss. Delivery won't do. Didn't I promise you that I will help you in realizing your emotions? The best way is to experience a middle-class life!" She proudly said."A poor life?" He tilted his head."...""A middle-class life Boss. P-poor is going too far.""What is the difference?" He touched his chin.Sure, for Boss, there is no difference. Poor or middle class, everything is the same."You have never done shopping by yourself, right?""I don't have to. Frank takes care of everything."What is Assistant Frank exactly?She grinned. "This is why you need to do it yourself this time. Hehe, I am sure you will enjoy it. Quickly, get ready!"Eric couldn't completely understand, but as long as Lucy said it, he had no problems. When she saw him step out of his house, her eyes widened at his attire."I am ready."Lucy was speechless. "No, you are not. Boss...what is with the business suit? We-we are not going for any high-profile meeting."He frowned. "Is this wrong?"Lucy sighed. She thought for a moment. She stepped closer to him, making Eric wonder. She stepped on her toes to climb higher. Eric stared at her in a stupor.So close…He observed her chest almost close to touching his own, making his breath hitch. For the first time, he didn't feel the need to drive her away as he would for other women. Instead, he wished for this proximity to never end. His eyes traced along the beautiful features of her face in a trance.First, Lucy untied his tie and as she adjusted his collar, her fingers lightly brushed against his neck. The soft contact darkened his gaze that fell upon her pink lips. He remembered the sensation of their previous kisses. At that closeness, Eric had a sudden urge to grab her and kiss her lips hard.But she is not crying right now.For the first time, he wished for Lihua to be sad solely for the reason of kissing her.He pursed his lips.But I don't want to see her sad.Such was the Mafia King's conundrum.Lucy grabbed his business coat and removed it."Hmm…" she touched her chin as she checked him up and down. "Something is still missing. Aha!"She slightly loosened up his shirt at his waist and gave it a messy look. She rolled up his sleeves a bit till his elbows. "Perfect! This is the perfect casual look for shopping. Now we are ready! This is not your work, so you can loosen up!" She patted his shoulder.Eric looked at the changes she did and nodded in appreciation. "I like it."She brightened. "Isn't it? This calls for a picture too! Boss's first casual look should be the caption."Lucy snapped a picture and sent it. "Hehe. Send this to your friends. They would be so shocked.""En.""Now time to go shopping!"They left to head for the grocery store with Lucy completely unaware that she would soon cross paths with a certain member from the Mafia King's family tonight.