It'll Come Naturally

"Okay, I am happy to accept your investigation," Kevin joked. It was rare to see Leena let go of the serious persona that was so unlike her. She was happy to be herself, as opposed to the rational woman she felt she had to be with Kevin. "Fine, I'll do that. Don't back out." Leena wished time could freeze in the moment, and that she could just stand here with him forever. Right now, Kevin only belonged to her.

"Sure, I promise," Kevin said with conviction. It couldn't be said if he was just cheering for himself or if he really meant it. His expression, however, was serious enough to surmise that he was not joking.

"Okay, guys. This is too much. You two are making me nauseous. Shall we leave or not?" Claire gave the two of them a stern look. After hanging out with her, Claire found that Leena was not as annoying. Even though it was difficult for her to change her attitude toward Leena, Claire didn't hate her as much as she did before.

"Are you guys full now? You have tried all the snacks along the street." Kevin's mouth twisted. He didn't expect these two tiny girls to be such big gluttons. They could probably eat more than the soldiers in the army.

"Of course we are not full! We have a lot left to explore. Didn't you see that we only took a little bite out of every snack that we tried? We didn't eat that much. Besides, have you ever seen a girl act cool in front of tasty food?" Claire gave her brother a strange look. It must be because Kevin worked for the military base all day that he seldom had the opportunity to hang out with girls and was so clueless about them. After all, it was not a secret that girls were foodies.

"Aren't you afraid you'll gain weight?" Kevin didn't know how to respond. Hanging out with them was more exhausting than running 5 kilometers for military exercise.

"Yes, I do worry about gaining weight. But I can't resist the temptation," Leena said in a light voice. That was a common concern every girl shared and she was no exception. Fortunately, she had not rebounded after her successful weight loss in her youth. She was lucky that she managed to keep off the extra pounds.

"Okay, you win! Let's go." Kevin shook his head helplessly. There was nothing he could do about them. One was his beloved sister and the other one was his precious wife. He could only accompany them like the gentleman he was.

"Kevin, I know you were pretending to feel dizzy. Am I right?" Leena looked up at him with a wicked smile. She didn't expect that Kevin, such a serious Major General, could mess with her by pretending to be sick.

"Yes, I was just making up an excuse. But if you don't finish this food trip right now, I guess it wouldn't just be a fake one. I suspect that I would need to call an ambulance." Kevin rolled his eyes toward the sky, as if he was going to black out. It had been two hours since they were here and they had stopped at almost every vendor. It was so crowded along the street that they had to wait in line every time for the food.

"Claire, maybe we can check out the rest of this place next time. We really have some things to take care of now." Kevin was right, they had been hanging out at this place for too long. She knew it was time to go back. As she got to know Claire, she realized that she was not a bad person. She was just too childish and immature sometimes, and was spoiled by her parents. This was very much the case with Leena too. However, the difference was that Leena had gone through something in her childhood that forced her to grow up very soon.

"Okay. I am full anyway. It is just that this food is too tasty." This was typical of girls. They didn't care if the place was luxurious or not, as long as the food there was delicious. Claire was a fancy girl, but she was still attracted to the vendor stalls.

Kevin cheered silently when he heard that they were going back home. He would have broken down if they had gone any further. He was afraid that they would force him to try the food again. Kevin knew it was better to take them far away from here and sighed in relief once the three of them got into the car.

Leena was in a good mood as the tension between Claire and her had eased somewhat. She felt a little excited.

"Oh, you are smiling. Why are you so happy? Did you find money on the street?" Kevin made fun of her. He was glad to see the radiant smile on Leena's face.

"True. On top of that, I picked up a cute guy." Leena smiled at him intentionally. Kevin had a unique side. He was not as good-looking as Edward nor as aloof as Duke, but he was charming in his own way. That was what Leena had been attracted to that made her want to marry him in the first place.

"Where is this cute guy? Is the cute guy my brother?" Claire couldn't take the way they flirted with each other anymore. This was too much for her. She made a silent vow to never go out with them again. She hated to see Leena and her brother behaving so intimately. "I didn't say that! Oh, excuse me. I am getting a phone call." Leena took out her phone from her pocket. She wondered who was calling her at this time. However, when she saw the image on the caller screen, she beamed happily.

"Hello, Duke. Do you miss me so badly?" Leena was her lovely little self again when she talked to her brother.

"Why would I miss you? I just wanted to make sure you arrived at Capital city safely." As he spoke on the phone call, Duke felt irritated. Leena had assured him that she would give him a phone call soon after she arrived at Capital city. Duke waited the whole night for her to call but his phone never ringed. He thought that they got late in arriving to the city, and that she would call him in the morning instead. It was noon now and there had been no calls from Leena. Finally, Duke was so worried that he called her himself to check on her. He was nervous too, as this was the first time his beloved sister had gone to meet her in-laws.

"Yes, I arrived at Capital city yesterday afternoon. I am sorry I forgot to tell you! I didn't mean to do that. Are you mad at me?" Leena smiled sheepishly. She totally forgot that her brother was waiting on her call.

"What do you think? We have been worrying about you since you left. If you called up Belinda right now, I bet she'd be very vexed with you." Duke leaned back on the sofa. His face was cold, but the expression in his eyes was soft. Even though his lovely sister was a married woman now, Duke would always consider her to be the little girl whom he loved very much.

"Oh, no. I am screwed. Could you put in some good words for me? Tell Belinda I am so sorry!" Leena pouted. Right now she behaved like the young daughter of the Leng family, instead of the mature and ordinary daughter-in-law of the Gu family.

"No, I won't do that. You can call her later yourself and explain everything to her. Don't forget to do that! Otherwise, God himself can't save you, let alone me!" Duke shook his head helplessly. Belinda kept talking about Leena last night, worrying that Kevin's parents didn't like Leena and were treating her badly. Belinda cared for Leena so much like she was her own daughter.

"Okay. I'll call her later. Duke, you don't care for me like you used to. You don't even want to help me!" Leena exclaimed. Her smile disappeared to be replaced by a doleful frown. She knew Belinda had a bad temper and was difficult to cope with. Her wrath wouldn't be easy to face.00000000