Chapter 148

Royce and I were wandering through the supermarket. The bustling noise of the crowd around us gave me a surreal feeling, like this was the life I was meant to live.

I slowed my pace, and Royce stopped the shopping cart to wait for me.

He finally couldn't hold back and grabbed my hand, pulling me forward. "What are you always thinking about? How can you get so distracted just walking?"

I was taken aback and awkwardly moved my hand. "Why do you care what I'm thinking? Let go of me."

He turned back and gave me a bright smile. "No way, come on, let's hurry up. We need to get some meat."

He held my hand as we strolled through the supermarket.

When we reached the meat counter, the butcher smiled at us and asked, "What kind of meat are you looking for?"

Royce looked at me. "What do you want to cook?"

I cleared my throat, trying to suppress the strange feeling inside me. "I'll take some pork belly and a bit of tenderloin."

The butcher cheerfully cut the meat for us and then looked at us with a smile. "You two make such a good-looking couple. I bet your kids will be adorable."

"Seeing you two makes me happy. I'll just round down the price for you."

I was stunned and exchanged a glance with Royce. I was about to refuse.

But Royce suddenly grabbed my hand and smiled, nodding. "Yes, we're a couple. You have a good eye, sir. Don't we look perfect together?"

The butcher nodded enthusiastically. "Absolutely, you do."

After leaving the meat counter, I glared at Royce. "We're not a couple. Why did you say that?"

Royce looked innocent. "He was going to give us a discount. Should I have denied it and made him add the extra cents back? Why not save money when we can?"

I couldn't help but scoff. "The famous Mr. Castillo cares about saving eight cents?"

"Of course, I do. Money is saved, not wasted. I work hard for my money, so why shouldn't I save it?"

His eyes sparkled with mischief as he said this.

I rolled my eyes at him. "Don't say things like that again. What if someone hears and misunderstands?"

Royce shrugged nonchalantly. "Let them. I don't care."

I was so annoyed that I slapped his broad shoulder. "I care, I care, I care."

He laughed and let me hit him, then suddenly grabbed my wrist and looked down at me.

His deep gaze made me inexplicably nervous. "What are you doing?"

Royce chuckled and let go of my hand. "Nothing. I just noticed that you always get nervous when I tease you. It makes me want to keep teasing you."

I glared at him. "Stop teasing me. We still have other things to buy. Don't you want to eat?"

Royce nodded and followed me.

We continued pushing the cart to the next section. After we had gathered all the ingredients and seasonings we needed, he suddenly suggested we check out the household goods section, saying we needed to restock.

Since I was with him, I couldn't leave early, so I followed him.

In the household goods section, he kept asking for my opinion.

At first, I gave him serious answers, but then I realized he didn't seem to know what to buy and was just asking me.

I finally lost my patience and glared at him. "Are you messing with me?"

Royce shook his head, looking innocent. "No, I really want to buy things."

I scoffed and looked at the empty cart. "What have you bought? There's nothing in the cart. What are you trying to buy?"

"If you keep this up, I'm leaving."

Royce shook his head. "Let's go somewhere else. I really need to buy something."

He led me through several sections of the supermarket. Watching him look cluelessly at laundry detergent, toilet paper, and other household items, I realized he probably never bought these things himself. He must have had someone else take care of it. This trip was just an excuse.

The worst part was he kept holding my hand, making me follow him.

I had enough of being dragged around like an idiot and shook off his hand.

"Are you done yet? I haven't seen you buy anything. Let's go back."

Royce suddenly stopped and looked at me silently.

His dark eyes showed a hint of hurt.

His expression made me feel uneasy.

I took a few steps back. "What are you doing?"

I thought Royce wouldn't answer, but he suddenly said, "Do you remember when we used to go to the supermarket in high school?"

"We bought a bunch of snacks, and you told me that when we got married, we could shop for household items together, picking out the best things for our home."

"But reality isn't like that. I only took you around twice, and you're already impatient."

Memories flashed through my mind.

Royce and I had gone to the supermarket many times, but only for snacks.

We would see couples pushing carts together, discussing what to buy in the household section.

I excitedly told Royce, "We should do that in the future, you know?"

"After we get to the supermarket, we can talk about what we want to buy and fill our cart together, bringing everything home."

Royce looked at the couple and smiled. "Are you sure you can do that with me? I bet I'll be the one deciding what to buy while you just joke around."

I laughed and cupped my face. "I'll be the one making you laugh, and you'll be the one managing our home. Isn't that perfect?"

Royce smiled helplessly and suddenly kissed my cheek.

"Alright, I agree."

"This face is indeed beautiful. Having you by my side will definitely make me proud."

Being kissed in such a public place made my face turn red. I slapped him several times. "Who told you to kiss me? Who told you to kiss me? If you do this in public again, I won't go out with you anymore."