Stuck in you

Letting out a sigh of relief, Jonathan stood up and said, "Let's have dinner first." He acted as if nothing had happened,

Rachel smiled to herself, and thought, 'See, he's no longer concerned about where on earth Jack has gone.'

And so it was time for him to find out what had happened between her and Jack. As she ate, Rachel pondered over how she might deal with Jonathan's questions.

After they finished eating dinner, Jonathan challenged Rachel to a game of Go. Rachel agreed, and went with him to the study upstairs.

Jonathan took out his chessboard, set it up carefully on the table, and arranged the black and white stones. They sat down opposite each other.

Jonathan stretched his arms and rolled up his sleeves. "It's been quite a while since the last time I played Go. I hope you'll take it easy on me."

Rachel said modestly, "You'd still be a better player than me if you took a ten-year break."

Jonathan giggled, flattered by her compliment. He waved his hand to brush her words aside and said, "Come on, it's been ages since we played Go. Let's have a warm-up game first."

Rachel nodded in agreement, and said, "Please!"

Rachel and Jonathan then began a silent battle with the black and white stones. At first he was taken off guard by her moves, and when he realized that she was really playing to win, he was totally unable to gain the upper hand.

Within twenty minutes, Jonathan suffered a crushing defeat.

Glancing at her father-in-law's gloomy face, Rachel felt a little embarrassed. Trying to offer an excuse, she suggested, "Maybe the color was bad luck for you."

Jonathan silently nodded and they exchanged the stones.

Not daring to be careless again, Jonathan spent an attentive hour with Rachel, absorbed in the game. At last, the game closed in a tie.

Jonathan shook his head in dissatisfaction and said, "Let's play again."

And so the third round began.

After her nap, Tracy awoke to find that the two were still playing Go in the study. She asked the servant to prepare some fruit. Then she took it upstairs by herself.

The two were completely focused on the board, and paid no attention when she came in.

Noticing the intensity of their concentration, Tracy put down the plate lightly and didn't say a word.

Of course, she knew what her husband's temper was like, so Tracy went to a corner and sat down, watching them play Go in silence.

Ten minutes later, at the brink of defeat, Jonathan had lost his spirit for the game. He put down his last stone in frustration, closed his eyes and sighed, "I lose. I'm getting old!"

too far. While her brain raced for a way out of the awkward situation, she dropped

had no chance of turning the tables on Rachel after she placed that

"You're my teacher in the game of Go. This only

in consternation. He shook his head and tapped on the board. "I'm getting old..." He looked at her with a

his comment. What could

plate of fruit, just in time to comfort

their relationship, but she hadn't expected him to be so frank. She hadn't

would

abrupt, so she rushed forward to distract them. While passing a piece of fruit to Jonathan, she winked slyly at

hair. Pretending that she still had other things to do, she walked away and said, "After you've done, go out

and said, "We

Fu family for many years, Rachel was still not very

Tracy, having Rachel live with them simply meant nothing. They had enough money to raise

more enthusiastic toward Rachel. But then she discovered that the relationship between Rachel and Jack was as cold as ice, and Jack even got involved with

written on her face, her

Celine, but she didn't like Rachel either. She felt that her son had been wronged, and that

Rachel had nothing wrong with her, she didn't impress Tracy, who thought that Rachel had no

with her, but she always pretended to be

that Tracy disapproved of her marriage to Jack and wanted to end it. But now,

room, Rachel knew what Jonathan was going

knew each other well, but it

Jonathan asked gently, "Is Jack paying attention to

touch with him these days," Rachel

words "been in touch" sounded weird to describe

them sleeping together last night?' Jonathan

slightly and then cursed,

lips and almost

offer a word of encouragement. If they were

to the study. She couldn't hide her excitement. "Jonathan!

and Jonathan were totally unprepared for that. They couldn't believe their ears. She frowned, feeling confused. Hadn't he said that he was with Celine? Why did he

"I'll teach that

the stones on the table, and said with a smile, "Dad, please

was a slight twinkle

When they reached the lower floor, Jack was waiting for his father in

stern with his son. When Jonathan saw him, Jack turned around and greeted

in a flash. He went straight to Jack and began to complain. "Where have you been?

deal about it. One of our VIPs had some problems and I had to deal with it," said

them, Tracy breathed a sigh of relief. She winked at