Stuck in you

Michael handed Marcus a piece of tissue.

Marcus wiped his hands and complained, "It's so hot that I can't even move comfortably. Why did you have to make an appointment at noon?"

Michael suddenly turned his head to the sound of the opening door. "So, you've finally arrived at last!"

Marcus wiped off the water on his face. He raised his eyebrows when he saw Jack and Rachel enter hand in hand.

"Aren't you feeling hot, holding hands in such a hot day?" he asked Jack. "Are you jealous?" Jack retorted. He released Rachel's hand as soon as they entered the room. The dishes were served and prepared on the table.

Michael lazily sat on a chair with a cigarette on his lips. He watched them with visible surprise. "Wow, why are you here together?"

Jack curled his lips and said, "Should I have come with you instead?"

Michael smiled, "Shut the fuck up, Jack!"

Marcus also laughed loudly, but Jack was used to the jokes of his friends and he did not laugh with them. Instead, he turned around and whispered to Rachel, "Just ignore them."

Their whispering annoyed Michael. Rachel smiled. She never really took their teasing seriously.

While they were busy teasing Jack, Henry was preoccupied with filling glasses with wine. He was obviously in a very good mood. He hummed a song that no one could identify as he did his task.

He looked up from what he was doing and said to them, "That's enough. You two single men need to find a girlfriend soon. Don't waste your time laughing at others."

Marcus quickly concluded that Henry was indeed in high spirits that day.

After they all took their seats at the table, Rachel followed Jack closely. She was familiar with them and no longer felt embarrassed.

As soon as they were seated, Marcus said, "Have you all noticed how unusually cheerful Henry is today?"

Jack leaned back and took the lighter from Michael. He looked up at Henry and said with a smile, "You are not the only one who thinks so, Marcus."

Henry had an odd smile on his face as a reply to his friends' jesting as he distributed the wine-filled glasses. His good mood was made obvious by his expression.

After he placed a glass of wine in front of Jack, Jack glimpsed at Rachel who sat next to him. He handed the wine to Michael. "I can't drink."

Everyone saw what happened. They all turned to Rachel.

But Rachel remained calm and ignored them. "Why are you all staring at me? Why not just speak out?"

However, Jack sat closely next to her, and he noticed that there was a slight flush of red behind her ear.

Henry and Marcus exchanged meaningful glances with each other and smiled silently.

the lighter. The blue flame came out of the lighter hole and was quickly extinguished. He thought for a while, closed the lighter and then

to touch the

Everyone thought that they knew the

then placed another glass of wine in front of Rachel. Jack blocked Henry's hand

"She can't drink either."

took the glass

been together like that for a long

usually met in the evenings. Very rarely had they ever met together in the daytime. But this time, Henry was inexplicably impatient about something and insisted on

there was something extremely important that he had to tell them. Marcus immediately changed the topic to the reason of their urgent meeting. "I find it odd that you're in such a hurry to

his throat and then looked at his friends. "I think it's best if we talk about it

intense?" Michael started to eat. Rachel sat quietly by Jack's side. She never said anything and never interrupted

had a mysterious expression on

you just say it straight up, right now? Don't leave me hanging, or I won't have the appetite to

laughter made Marcus feel odd

what Henry had to say, but did

it and decided to tell them. He suddenly stood up and walked towards the nearby sofa. He had a briefcase with him intentionally. He rummaged inside the briefcase

observed what

closed the briefcase as Michael and Marcus watched him. The two studied the thing carefully and stared at

and couldn't clearly see what Henry brought out of the briefcase. She glimpsed at Michael and Marcus and couldn't

table. Everyone's eyes were transfixed on him

his seat and leaned forward as he held up the thing in his hand. At that close distance,

held in his hand, Jack immediately had an idea what Henry was going to say. Rachel had the same idea, but since

and then said to his friend.

lips and smiled. He looked at everyone who looked back at him with different expressions and raised the residence certificate in his hand. His face was masked with a warm smile.

it was obvious to Henry's friends that what

and then turned to Henry. "Are you serious about this?"

still in a daze. "You've got to be kidding. Who are you even going to marry? I have never heard you mention

turned to Rachel. "I'm sorry. I think I was

am the first one

just registered abroad. And Henry felt that it

had not

your

his slight embarrassment. "We are going to register for marriage, not hold

composure. She straightened her back, her lips twisted. "And

quickly turned to her and instantly remembered that

make Lea change her mind

Jack reached out to get