My Darling, My Dearest novel Chapter 201

There were different kinds of snacks and drinks in this place.

Rachel and Jack bought two bottles of fresh juice. They then walked along the path until they reached the center of the ancient city.

Most old cultural buildings and night markets could be found in this place.

Although those buildings were not so magnificent, they looked huge in the dark. But it was hard to see their real shape clearly, so Rachel had to stop and peer from a distance.

Since it was already dark, they couldn't enter any of the buildings anymore. They could only see them from the outside.

The street lamps stood quietly at the intersection. Behind them, there were big ancient houses that looked so solemn. Looking at their closed doors gave someone a feeling that so many histories were sealed inside each house.

Actually, walking all the way down there wasn't much exciting. There was nothing except quietness in the surroundings.

But if you looked up, you could see the fireworks illuminating the sky in different charming colors.

Rachel seemed to be enjoying this kind of atmosphere. Without saying anything, she and Jack

just walked hand in hand quietly.

They walked around the place in silence. Although it was dark and Rachel couldn't see anything beautiful, she couldn't help imagining how attractive the landscape around them was.

But why was Jack also silent? After quite a while, Rachel was beginning to feel bored. They had already walked hand in hand halfway, but Jack hadn't said a word still.

She wondered what was going on in his mind.

Getting curious, she looked up to him only to find out that his face was expressionless. She tried to pull him and walked a few steps aside. To her surprise, Jack had no objections at all. He obediently followed her without saying anything.

Rachel stopped walking and thought for a while. Then she turned around and walked back, but he still followed. She speculated that he probably didn't know where to go.

Having this thought, Rachel held his hand and wandered around. She couldn't help thinking, 'Is he bewitched or something?'

She led Jack around the ancient houses, and he still followed her lead.

When she couldn't take it anymore, she stopped walking and looked at him. She pulled his arm nervously, and called in a low voice, "Jack?"

Unfortunately, Jack didn't respond.

Rachel started to feel scared.

Seeing him like a piece of wood sent chills down her spine. She pulled his arm gently again and

called in a louder voice, "Jack?"

Jack turned around slowly and looked at her with his deep- set eyes. He was wearing a stiff expression on his face.

Rachel's face suddenly turned pale. She kept convincing herself that ghosts were not real.

But she couldn't help thinking that Jack was being haunted by a ghost.

"Jack?"

It was so quiet and dark because the fireworks had already stopped.

The only thing that was giving them the light was the street lamps. All of a sudden, a gust of cold wind blew.

Jack was still staring at her expressionlessly, with his emotionless eyes. Rachel already wanted to cry because of fear as she said to him, "Hey... don't scare me..."

But before she could finish her words, Jack burst into laughter.

His poker face vanished in an instant. As he laughed, his eyes were shining like bright stars. Apparently, he was complacent about successfully pranking her.

Jack remained quiet all the time because he didn't want to ruin the atmosphere of the place. But Rachel wasn't aware that all his attention was only focused on her.

When he noticed that Rachel began to look restless, dragging him here and there, he thought of teasing her. He acted like he was bewitched by

something and just followed her obediently no matter where she took him.

He wanted to scare her on purpose and he succeeded in frightening her.

Looking at her silly face, Jack found her cute, so he couldn't help pinching her cheek.

Rachel, who was in a daze, only came back to her senses when she felt Jack's pinch. When he released his hand and turned around to leave her alone, she came to realize that he was scaring her intentionally.

All of a sudden, she boiled up in anger. She walked hurriedly past him, leaving him behind.

Jack immediately ran after her. When he was able to catch up to her, he called in a whisper, "Rachel?"

When Rachel just ignored him, he realized that he went overboard. He apologized to her many times, but she didn't respond.

Rachel's face was all dark. No matter what Jack said, it seemed that she had already made up her mind not to talk to him. As he started to feel anxious, he held her hand, begged her, and coaxed her.

Jack went too far this time, and he regretted it a lot. He hadn't realized how funny he looked now.