Stuck in you

"Damn it! Why can’t I ask you? If I can’t, then who can?" Eric snapped.

The cluster of people gathered behind Eric couldn’t help but poking him on the shoulder. "Hey!"

Eric turned around and asked in an aggravated voice, "What’s with you?"

"Can you lower your voice? They all are looking at you." reminded the girl wearing a light grey baseball coat.

Eric was flabbergasted as he realized that his high-pitched voice had attracted the attention of innumerable people. A shade of red appeared on his pretty face. He felt embarrassed as he said in a hushed tone, "Sorry. Thank you for reminding me."

"You’re welcome." The girl grinned from ear to ear. Her sparkling teeth caught Eric’s attention, and he blushed.

"Rachel! Who on earth do you want to go out with?"

Eric continued to ask.

At that moment, Rachel, who was followed by Jack, came downstairs. "Jack Fu," she answered.

The person on the other end of the line was silent for a moment. Before hanging up, he cursed, "Fuck."

Eric didn’t have the guts to compete against Jack.

He had vowed to find out as to who was bold enough to ask Rachel out. But when he knew it was Jack, he could do nothing. When did he resurface again in her life?

Eric had no intentions of going back and having an encounter with Jack as he was no match for him.

He was beaten up so severely that Jack's name haunted him. He felt as if he was less of a being whenever he encountered Jack.

"Hey! Hey!" A soft, gentle voice was heard from behind. Still exasperated from the thought of Jack, Eric turned around and was greeted by a bright smile which portrayed a row of gleaming, white teeth. His sour mood immediately lightened, and he smiled readily.

He then cleared his throat and asked in a soft voice, "What’s the matter?"

The girl in the baseball coat raised her head. "Move forward; you are blocking us."

Only then did Eric realize that there was no one in front of him, and the people behind were glaring at him.

He took a big step forward.

The girl took out her phone and sent a message to her friend.

"Damn it! There is an idiot in front of me!"

order comprising of three meals and headed towards

black Land Rover that was earlier parked downstairs was no longer

'Turns out Jack has arrived even

but it was hard to find the alley where

Jack finally found a place to park his car. Since he couldn't take his car inside

alley. Jack,

walked further ten meters, and the road ahead

shops filled with mouth-watering food were situated consecutively. Countless tables and chairs were present

were shining dimly. The aroma from all

Rachel started to regret.

'Alas!

shouldn’t have taken him to a

waste of a brilliant opportunity!' I should have asked him to take me to the most expensive restaurant in

though I

her mind was Green Leaf Restaurant. It was Lea who had

Rachel had come to this

buy her food, Rachel thought of the food here and

to why she brought him to such a place when

food

And besides, he'd never have a chance of eating here again, so he thought

way to the dining

followed suit. There was assemblage of people

was peak dinner time, and the restaurant was packed with individuals. The aroma of fresh hot food filled the

long queue greeted the couple. A pile of cutlery and crockery were

waiter brought two steaming hot soup pots from the window, the glutton paid for the meal and carried his

to avoid colliding with the ravenous

his hands and didn’t spill any of the

smelled quite

though Jack had tasted many delicacies before, the whiff of the

various sauces in the boiling soup further enhanced the

served noodles and wontons, each with sweet sauces. There wasn't any particular type of food that was being provided. Jack threw a quick glance at the menu that exhibited

behind her. She had somehow lost

a pot. A couple of minutes later, he collected them from the pot, put some seasoning and scallion into the bowl, and scooped some soup. His smooth actions pointed out to

his eyes off her as she made her way

came over, both of his hands carrying

to find Rachel among the horde. He then

leather shoes while buying food from a greasy snack bar and holding two bowls, he would surely hit the

head, trying to suppress her laughter. The thought of Jack in a place like this truly felt as if he held