The Beauty Inside: Stealing The First Kiss, Get a Wife - Chapter 202

“What should I answer? I really don’t know where I got the blue eyes from. If it’s from my father, I’ve never seen him. I don’t even know who he is and where he is”.

Someone’s heart trembled at the blue-eyed man’s words.

“That’s why I was called a blue-eyed angel because I often treated them”. There was an amused laugh from Hendra’s mouth. Maybe he was uncomfortable because the term had resurfaced on social media recently. More precisely, the effect of Kia’s Instastory video hadn’t faded.

“So, you mean you’re called the angelic face because you used to buy food for your friends?”.

_Ah, our habits are almost the same. The difference is that I bought it for my Magic Letter friends_ Aruna mumbled.

“Yeah”.

“Not just because of your handsome face?”.

“Yeah, I think so”.

“You mean you actually have a good soul?”. Aruna wished because someone wished to be considered good.

“You said it, right?”. Hendra smiled. Aruna finally understood what he wanted. The blue-eyed wasn’t just an angelic face. It was possible that his soul was angelic too.

“Hehe.. Then how can that name exist until now?”. His wife asked again.

“My Senior High School days were a bit annoying. The most unpleasant thing was when one of my Junior High School friends, who also went to the same school as me in elite high school, started calling me by the same name. At first, I was okay. Over time the nickname spread and became even worse because, in high school, my status was impossible to hide. The majority of their families were also Wenceslas Group colleagues. What’s worse is the teachers and others looked at me in a different way. High school wasn’t fun”. Mahendra completed his explanation.

“But you found good friends in high school. Mr. Surya and Tania are your high school friends, right?”.

“Yeah, not bad.. There were still some people to cheer me up. Surya and Tania helped a lot. Especially Tania. She often cursed the girls who filled my locker with strange poetic words or sudden strange surprises”. Hendra remembered he often got secret love confessions.

_You’ll definitely be fine with Tania_ Aruna mumbled, trying to find a comfortable place on the blue-eyed man’s arm.

“Speaking of dad. After returning from Bali, let’s go to your dad’s house, okay? I miss him. Especially you. You must really miss your home and family?”. Once again, the words of the blue-eyed man were able to shake the girl’s chest.

“How about we take a rest and we’ll talk about it later?”. That girl changed the subject. She started to be good at finding loopholes when she couldn’t come up with an answer.

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Hendra parked the Jeep.

The woman was immediately impressed. How could she not? She was offered a place to explore. The road to the beach that Hendra mentioned was a road that was impossible to be passed by a car. This was called exploring nature. Aruna was getting happier.

“Weird girl. Smiling to herself”. Hendra joked, disturbing Aruna who was still stunned. That man walked first to lead their way down the path to a place that was said to be part of heaven left on earth.

Gunung Payung Beach was in the village of Kutuh, South Kuta, Badung. It was located in the same area as Pandawa Beach which was popular. Precisely about 4.5 kilometers east of Pandawa Beach.

Earlier, Hendra had traveled from the west. From the T-junction to the Pandawa Beach, there was a straight sign to Gunung Payung Temple. After arriving at the intersection, turn right to the Gunung Payung Temple.

Their Jeep was parked in the temple parking area. From here, the two of them started to walk to the location. The name of the beach itself was taken from the name of the temple in the area, namely Gunung Payung Temple.

Aruna immediately ran after Hendra who was walking faster.

“Why do you call me a weird girl? You’re weirder”. Aruna protested.

“Because the things you like are too different, unlike normal girls”. Hendra replied.

“What’s wrong with not liking make-up, going to the spa, wearing high heels? There’s nothing wrong with having different tastes, right?”. Their journey was filled with warm conversations about each other’s unique behavior.

“You’re weirder! You like to wear clothes of the same style. Even your blue coats are numerous and only differ in color density, light blue to deep blue. That’s weirder”. Aruna chimed in Hendra’s insult.

“That’s what I need! Logically, I need it to appear in public, to look perfect in front of employees”. The man defended himself.

“The problem is that you also control what I wear, Hendra. Midi dress all the time. Long sleeve, short sleeve, sleeveless. Side ribbon, center ribbon, back ribbon. But all are midi dresses”. There was a sigh, imagining all the clothes lined up in the dressing room of their room.

“That’s better than an oversized t-shirt, jeans, and weird accessories in your room”.

“Unfortunately, that’s what I like. I can jump, I can run. Does the person accompanying you have to have the same taste as you?”. Aruna asked a question in annoyance.

“Okay. I’ll learn to accept you as you are. Just the way you are, Dear”. He chuckled, teasing Aruna.

“Eww.. You just give me goosebumps”. Aruna replied, getting irritated.

“Therefore, give me a chance to understand you. Don’t shut yourself off all the time. I’m your husband after all. Just give me a little trust. I’ll definitely try my best for you”. Hendra held Aruna’s hand as they started to climb the stairs. There were about 300 steps that they needed to take to reach Gunung Payung Beach.

Aruna didn’t answer or respond to Hendra’s statement. She preferred to divert the conversation: “Are the steps very long? Just imagining it is already tiring”.

The blue-eyed just smiled at the way she shut herself off again and again. He knew he was being ignored.

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After passing through the natural stone path and having to descend hundreds of steps, Aruna and Hendra began to approach the sound of the waves. Along the way, she was amazed. She was spoiled with exotic views of Gunung Payung Beach which faced directly to the Indian Ocean.

“Hen.. Oh my God.. It’s so amazing like your face”. That woman finally slipped out.

“So I’m amazing, huh? Smokin’ hot!”. Hendra used formal sentences.

“Yeah, whatever.. Hehe..”. Aruna was ashamed of herself. Her face was flushed red.

“Try showing your adorable aura. I’ll tell everyone that in my eyes, my wife is… Her striking beauty captivates my heart!”. Hendra exclaimed, pausing for a moment to stare at the beautiful panorama of Gunung Payung Beach. They had arrived at a meadow that was also beautiful.

Her striking beauty captivates my heart was a hyperbole expression used to give a compliment with the impression of being ‘impressed’. It was more special than the words beautiful, cute, pretty, and everything.

“Hen.. Let’s stop for a while.. I want to enjoy this”. Aruna asked.

“You want to drink?”. The man who saw sweat on his wife’s face handed her mineral water.

“Sure”. Aruna grabbed it.

“Me first”. He grabbed it again and immediately drank it.

“You’re mean”. Aruna approached him. There was a feeling that she was afraid if he’d soon disappear from her life. She might miss the ignorant Hendra.

This girl immediately embraced him. Hugging a man who once proved to be a sharp-mouthed, arrogant, and stiff human being. It turned out that everything was starting to change now. Out of nowhere, he had transformed into a husband who tended to be warm. Unfortunately, his possessiveness had never diminished.

This hug was actually a sign that she was starting to doubt her own feelings. The feeling of rejecting him slowly filled her heart.