Fan Fiction |
by kittyken
It’s better now that she suffers from an aching heart than an aching stomach later.
She is getting this feeling that someone is watching her so she stops from her writing and looks up.
The man Xiao You is face with could really pass as one the most handsome men in earth.
“X-Ximen?”
“Are you done?”
Ximen looks so cool in his light blue polo that is only partially buttoned up.
“Huh?”
Ximen gives her a heart attack when he gives her his mega-watt smile!
She tried hard not to look too surprised with his action.
“I instructed you to cancel all my appointments today, are finished with it?”
She nods. “Yes. I am working now on the researches you ask me to do the other day. Why, you still have something you want me to do?” she managed to smile to him also.
Ximen think for a while without leaving his eyes on her face. She never felt too conscious in her entire life like this moment.
“Have you had your breakfast?”
“Yes, I ate with Hua Ze Lei because I was too grateful that he gets up ahead of me.”
Ximen chuckles.
“Hmm, do you want me to prepare you another cup of coffee?” she asked.
“I want you to spend the whole day with me. Let’s go out.”
She discreetly pinched her arms to know if that invitation comes from her dream.
“Ouch!” she cried out.
Ximen gave her a concern look. “Xiao You?”
“I’m okey. I’m okey…” she answered faking a smile because the pinch really hurts.
“So then let’s go.” Ximen move to take a step.
“Ximen!”
He turns to face her.
“Ximen, th-there are a lot of things I have to complied with today. You give me a dead-”
“I am the Manager here, Ms. Yang. I can change orders if I want to. Now, I want you to leave all those papers behind and come with me. That’s my new order!”
She pouts, “Yes, sir.”
“Xiao You my stomach is acting up again if we don’t hurry up to eat I might land to the hospital now.”
Panic quickly registers on her.
“I’m just kidding, come on, la!” Ximen move to his step again.
“Ximen!”
“WHAT!” Ximen only stop from his step but don’t get to look at her.
“I’m wearing an office uniform…isn’t embarrassing to walk with you?” she told him.
Ximen faced her, “So do you want me to change to our janitor’s uniform just to make you come with me?”
She shakes her head and pouts again like a child. “I’m sorry Ximen…”
Ximen moves back hold her and walk with her.
“I didn’t expect that I can still have a hard time asking a girl out, the fact that I am a Ximen.”
She looks at him, “You are not full of your self Young Master, aren’t you?”
Ximen laughs to his content. “I’m just kidding, Mademoiselle.”
They walk out on the office leaving all the bystanders, the gossip people and even the busy persons all in awe, for they have never seen their Manager laugh like that in the entire time they are working with him.
Ximen accompany her to his Black Jaguar.
“Welcome abroad.” He told her still smiling. He helped her buckle her seatbelt.
There are so many questions running, jumping, hopping on her head right that moment and if she would entertain them all, she’ll go crazy!!!
But all those questions rolled into one could come up to this one…WHY IS XIMEN DOING THIS THINGS TO HER….WWWWWHHHHHHHHHY!
“Xiao You…”
That ends her silent self questioning. She looks at him. Gosh, why is this man so deliciously good…hehehhehe.
“Xiao You, let’s have a promise.” Ximen raised his right hand.
“Huh?”
“Common now…”
She hesitantly raises her hand.
“Okey. Let’s promise that we will spend this day without thinking anything or anyone and be the happiest person in Taipei at the end of the day.”
“Ximen what are you saying?”
“Common, promise me now.”
“O-Okey I promise.”
“Me here, I also promise.” Ximen gives her another smile then pinched her nose.
She blushed.
Ximen laughs to his heart content again.
“You’re making fun of me, how dare you!”
“No, no I’m not…” Ximen tried hard to suppress his laughter, “I’m sorry…I’m sorry but wait I have something here,” Ximen gets something from the backseat, “here, this is for you. I hope with this you’ll forgive me.”
She is STUNNED. In her arms, Ximen laid an elegant bouquet of flowers.
And she is totally SPEECHLESS!
“Xiao You, you can say something.”
“Oh, Ximen…I- I don’t know what to say..this is too much.Why?”
“I don’t have the habit of explaining my acts….but you can give me a hug to express your appreciations.”
“Ximen….”She moves her petite body towards him and hug him.
“Let’s forget what happen yesterday. Let’s be merry today, Xiao You.” Ximen whispered to her.
She gently nods.
Ximen released his self from her and look at her with so much meaning in his eyes. It is as if the whole world stops from revolving, the clock stops from tickling and the leaves from falling…
“Show me a smile, Xiao You.” He asks her.
She smiles.
“That’s my girl! So let’s go..let’s start painting the town red!”
Ximen start his engine with Xiao You still in depth thinking of what’s really happening with him.
THE “couple of the day” first stop is the coffee shop where Ximen invited Xiao You for an expresso and where Xiao You called San Cai telling her not to panic just because she goes out with Ximen.
“Do you remember this place, Xiao You?” asked Ximen when they are both seated already.
“Yes. This is the one owns by your Italian friend and where I phoned San Cai telling her that it is my own will to go out with you.”
“Right, glad you still remembered, this where we had our first date together. I already bought this from my friend and if in case you want to eat here, you will be free of charge. It is written on the contract when I bought it, that the certain girl named Yang Xiao You will received the same privilege as mine whenever she visits here. You’ll just have to show your ID…er no, the staffs here already knew you now that I brought you here again.”
“Ximen why-”
“I told you earlier that I don’t have the habit of explaining my acts. If you want, you can give me a hug again to express your gratitude or maybe a kiss this time.”
“Ximen! How could you! You’re too bold!”
Ximen didn’t control his self from laughing again. And his laugh really echoed in the four corners of the coffee shop.
“You’re not funny!” She pouts. “I hate you!”
“Later I tell them to serve you, your favorite ice cream flavor. Vanilla isn’t, so I can make up to you?”
“I won’t eat that. You pervert!”
“Of course I am not!”
“You are! You are! You are!”
Ximen continue from his laughs.
“I hate you XIMEN ER LONG!!!”
“You really never failed to amaze me, Xiao You.”
“You Xi-”
“E-excuse Sir, Madam, we will now serve your food.”
They both wait for their food to be place on their table and have the waiter left them before she get back to Ximen.
“I am not yet done with you, Ximen. Let’s eat first before your stomach acts up again! You stubborn man, how could you not take care of your self well? What if you suffered severely, don’t you know that you will cause so much worry to the people around you? Oh, Ximen you’re not a child anymore to act like you- ”
“Xiao You,” Ximen cuts her, “Do you really want me to eat or do you want me to hear all your sermons first?”
She felt ashamed of what she did. “I am sorry…”
“It’s okey. You taste now your food. This is not included in the ordinary menu. I especially request it for us. If you like it and want to have when we visit here again, they can cook it for you.”
They begin to eat. Then, there’s a long silence.
“How do you find it, Xiao You?” asked Ximen after a while.
“I never taste something like this before although back in Canada, I think we also served pasta dishes in our restaurant.”
“Glad to hear that. Do you know that I know how to cook also?”
“O yeah, you’re kidding.” She continues on her bite.
“How can you not believe me here? You-”
“To see is to believe.”
“Okey, fine! One of these days, remind me to invite you to our house. I’ll cook for you.”
“Cook to impress me, huh!”
“Even I don’t cook I know I could impress you just by merely looking at me.”
“Wow! Such a conceited man!”
“And the handsomest too!”
They both laughed out loud.
“So when do you want us to go after this?” he asked.
She shakes her head. “I don’t have any idea. Why don’t you tell me instead, you’re the one who invites here, you should have at least a plan of where you’re gonna take me.”
“Okey, let me think…how about we go somewhere cold, dark and-”
“Ximen! You dirty minded freak, you’re starting again!”
“How could you be so malicious? What I am saying here is how about we go to cinema and watch a movie. Is there something too dirty doing it?”
She blushed.
“Or do you really want us to do the other things instead?”
She covered her ears with her both hands. “Stop! Stop! Stop!”
“Xiao You…” Ximen reached her.
“Stop it Ximen or you want some beating here!”
“Hahahahaha, since when did you got to adapt that Dao Ming couple’s famous line?”
“Shut up!”
Ximen continues to laugh.
“Get lost!”
“Okey,” Ximen surrendered, raising his two hands up, “I’ll ask you seriously now. Miss Yang Xiao You, would you agree to come with me, go watching a movie after we finished here? You’re positive response will be much appreciated by the handsome young master here in front you.”
“I’ll only agree if we watch in Hollywood.”
“Fine, no problem with that, although we will already consume the whole day traveling, well it wouldn’t matter at all, just let me have this call first so I can inform my pilot to ready the plane for us.” Ximen scoops his CP from his pants.
She instantly reached for Ximen and gets the cellphone from him.
“Ximen I’m just kidding. No, you don’t have to do that.”
“But that’s what you want, isn’t it?”Ximen tried to get back his phone.
“Ximen I am just kidding!”
Ximen looks at her not convinced.
She pouts. “Ximen, I can go with you watching even where just here in Taipei. I am just kidding you when I say that I want us to watch in Hollywood.”
“We’ll I am not kidding here, let me have the phone and I’ll call my pilot.”
“Ximen!” she bursts out. “How could you be so serious, can you not take a joke?”
Ximen never let his eyes move from her face.
“I really don’t mean that, promise!” She smiles to him.
“Okey, okey if that’s what you want now, then be it. Come on, let’s finished our food so we can go on to our next stop.” Ximen turn to face to his plate again.
“You’re not mad at me?”
“You want me?”
She shakes her head, controls a smile from coming out on her face and returns to her bites.
IT took them another half an hour after that brunch before they were able to reach on their second stop at Taipei Cinema Central.
“There’s an ongoing American Film Festival here. You choose what you want us to watch.”
Xiao You is too busy looking around that she was not able to hear Ximen asking that question.
“Xiao You,” Ximen hold her.
“Huh?”
“What do you want us to see, you choose.”
“Why there’s no one here to attend this film festival except us? Is this the last day of film showing?”
“It’s the first day.”
“It’s weird. When San Cai and I in school before, we often see this kind of film festival and we always falls in a long line just to see a movie, especially if its during the first day. But now, look around the only one I see are the staffs and us and no moviegoers at all.”
“You’re being too observant, common you choose now.”
She turns her eyes on the different movie posters on one side of the area.
“Star Wars (Return of the Jedi), Air Force One, Erin Brochovich, X-Man the Last Stand, Mission Impossible, Moulan Rouge, My Bestfriend’s Wedding….there Ximen! Ximen I love this film a lot. Can we watch it? I like Julia Roberts here.” she exclaimed.
Ximen nods. “Okey, as you wish so Ms. Yang.” Ximen turns to the one staff that assisted them when they arrive and as if in cue, Ximen didn’t say anything she walks to them hand him two tickets.
“Here’s your tickets, Sir.”
Ximen turns to her again. “Come on, let’s go inside.”
“Enjoy your watching, Ms. Xiao You.” The girl staff smiles to her.
Automatically, she look if there’s a name pin still attached on her uniform for her to know her name but unfortunately there is none.
How did she know my name? Out of courtesy, she smiled back to the girl staff, “Thank you, I will.”
“Come on.” Ximen held her again and with the staff leading their way they get inside.
Once they got inside and settle on their seats Xiao You was even surprised. Again, she saw no other people except them.
“Ximen, don’t tell me that we are the only ones in Taipei that loves this film. This is really weird, nobody is watching except us.” She continues from her head turning and even stands up to eye the whole room.
“It is still too early for them to be here. Most of the people at this hour are on their office or in school, you are just lucky that your boss is tolerating you to watch a movie during office hours.”
”Excuse me Manager Ximen,” she sits, “If you would remember you are the one who insisted here for me to go out with you. I told you that there are-”her voice echoed.
“Shhh…lower your voice. I know now why there’s nobody here to watch with us? You’ll just annoy them.”
She turns her back to Ximen.
“Fine, then don’t talk to me.”
“Okey, then I got to concentrate with my watching here.”
For the past one and half hour of the movie the “couple” didn’t get to speak at each other. Xiao You made her self enjoyed the movie. Ximen tried obviously, for he is not really a love flicks fanatic. At times, Xiao You can tell that he is sleeping but wakes up when she giggles because of Julia Roberts funny acts.
The scene now on the wide screen shows the reception party where Julia Roberts gives their song (hers and her best friend) to the newly weds.
“Oh, this is really heartbreaking…”(Sniff! Sniff! Sniff!)
Xiao You didn’t even blink to stay glued to the screen.
“Oh…” And now she begins to sob.
She felt a nudge from her right side.
“What? Didn’t you just say that you don’t want to talk to me?” she exclaimed.
Ximen is handing her a handkerchief.
“I’m not the one who said that, it’s you who told me not to talk to you.”
With that, she has not controlled anymore the tears that keep on falling on her smooth face.
“I hate you Ximen. I really hate you…get out now on my sight..you-!”
Ximen holds her face and move closer to her.
“Shhh, stop it! Stop it! Didn’t you earlier promise me that we’ll going to be happiest person in Taiwan at the end of the day? How can we that be, if you are cry baby like that?” Ximen told Xiao You suppressing laughter again then gently wipes all her tears with the hankie and his thumb finger.
“You always make fun of me, that’s why!”
Ximen now laughs. “Sorry, can’t help it!
She hits his chest.
“Ouch! You’re becoming like San Cai. I don’t want to be another Ah Si, Xiao You, that slow thinking pighead!
“Ximen! How could you say that to your brother, wait till San Cai heard about that then you’re dead!”
“Oh, you won’t let that. Even if would take you to battle with San Cai, I know you’ll do that just to keep me from her claws!”
“You are really full of your self! Get your own companion” She stands up and starts to walk.
“Hey, wait for me!” Ximen rushed out to walk with her.
“Aren’t we going to finish the movie?” he asked.
“Maybe I would, if it’s not you I am with now.”
“I’m just trying to lighten the mood here. How come those kinds of flicks could make you cry, those artists are just acting.”
“Stop now, Ximen or you’ll really gonna walk out this cinema alone.”
Ximen didn’t say anything. They both walk out the cinema.
At the lobby, they met again the lady staff that assists them earlier.
“Thank you for watching, Ms. Xiao You,” the lady told her. She smiles to her in return.
“Thank you for coming, Mr. Ximen. Thank you for reserving the whole cinema today. Hope you’ll do this everyday.”
FROM the moment that Xiao You heard that remarks from the lady staff she never talk to Ximen again and she make it very obvious to him that she’s totally pissed off this time.
Ximen told her that they’ll be having a late lunch and he’ll drive her to a restaurant the place is famous of. She just nods to him and with out saying a word, she makes her self face the other side so as to avoid Ximen when he begins his driving.
When they arrived at their third stop, as usual they get the VIP treatment just likes from their two stops before and she feels more irritated.
They begin their bites with Ximen merely glancing at her.
“Xiao You…”
She didn’t manage to pay him any attention. She fixed her stare at her plate.
“Xiao You, please talk to me. What’s wrong here?”
She made no response.
“Xiao You, please…” He holds her.
“Let me go back to the office after this, Ximen.”
“Xiao You, tell me what’s going on? Did I’ve done something?”
She looked at him.
“I swear I don’t get it. Are you mad at me? Why?”
“You make a fool of me, Ximen.”
“Xiao You…I-I didn’t know that I caused that way…tell me what did I’ve done.”
“Didn’t you tell me a while ago that you don’t have the habit of explaining your acts, so what would be the sense of this talk? Forget it, Ximen. Just leave me this way.”
Ximen took a deep breath. Seriousness envelops his face.
“Xiao You, I want to know now, what did I’ve done?”
Her stare left his face.
“Can you not go out with somebody without using your money, without flaunting how you rich you are, how powerful? Oh, let’s just forget it Ximen…” She tried hard to hold back the tears that are now forming in her eyes.
“Xiao You, I can’t understand.”
“I am really amazed how on an ordinary day, nobody even a single person is in that cinema…I was like an innocent child that keeps on asking how on earth that thing happens…only to find out later, that the one I am with has just reserved the whole place without telling me or even bother to tell me so I had stop my dumbfounded questionings.”
“Xiao You…” Ximen shakes his head.
“I am sorry Ximen…I don’t want to cause you this trouble.”
“Xiao You, I want you to know that I don’t have the intention to make you feel like that. I am used to doing that, for me it’s just but an ordinary act when going out with someone.”
“I am sorry Ximen. I forgot to behave just like those rich women you used to go out with. Forgive me and my silliness…”
“Xiao You, listen to me…you know from the very start that my family along with F3 is one of the most influential families in Taipei, with that you know that my life is always at risk to the hands of those who we never know may have plans to put me down or to do some harm to me and my family. If I don’t be too cautious on going to public places, I would only put my life in danger. I don’t want anything to happen, especially now that you are with me, so I thought of reserving the whole place to secure us. I hope you will understand that.”
She bows her head.
Ximen holds her hand. “Xiao You, please let’s not spoil the day…”
She remained silent.
“Xiao You please…” he pleads.
She looks up to him. “I am sorry Ximen for being inconsiderate.”
“Am I forgiven?”
She gently nods and shows her a smile. “Yes.”
“Whew! I thought I’ll never get to see that smile again before this day ends. Let’s get done with our food so we can go now to our fourth stop.”
Ximen turns to his food. Xiao You doesn’t move.
“Xiao You…”
“Can you tell me where will be our fourth stop?”
“Shopping.” Ximen starts eating.
“What?” her eyes almost pop out.
“Why, aren’t you girls considered shopping as your most favorite habit? Well, now that you’re with me, I’ll accompany you on doing that. I swear I won’t get bored.”
“Ximen do you know what’s you’re saying? I am not rich as you and shopping is not my habit for your information, I only shop if there’s a necessity for me to do so. Don’t treat like I am those rich girls you always hang with.”
“Okey, okey will you calm down,” Ximen get his drinks first before he continued, “I am just concerned with you. I know that you only have little clothes with you now, how about if you will to attend some formal gatherings let say with San Cai, what are you gonna wear? You should be aware now that she is already Mrs. Dao Ming Si her presence is always require on different business functions that Ah Si , my other brothers and I will need to attend to. And how about if Xiao Qiao invites you to one of her recital, you’ll turn her down because you run out of something to wear? Oh, you’ll break her heart, then.”
She said nothing.
Ximen continues, “You are also require to attend some business trips and out of town meetings and conventions with me and most of the time, for that we have to dress well to impress our clients and get done with our business with them.”
Xiao You’s face shows that she is still not that convinced yet.
“And above all, Miss Yang,” Ximen obviously hang with what he has to say, “My Mom is fond holding different charity party and so you have to expect that you’ll be on her list of invites now because she will know that you are our friend and San Cai’s best friend.”
“Your Mom’s gonna invite me?” there’s a surprise in her eyes upon hearing that.
“Yup, and don’t blame me that I don’t tell you in advance about what to expect on the days to come. You should ready your self about these occasions Xiao You, and this is for your own sake also.”
“But I know San Cai could make me borrow some of her clothes If I say so.”
“Perhaps, but aren’t you ashamed of doing that every time you need to get dressed for those functions.”
Xiao You thinks for a while. “But Ximen, I only shop for my dress in cheap markets. You know that I can’t afford to shop on those boutiques that you guys are fond of.”
“I’ll treat you.”
“NO! I wouldn’t allow that!”
Ximen shakes his head in desperation to convince her.
“I’ll deal with those problems my self. You don’t have to accompany me shop for my clothes.” She insisted.
“Okey, how about allowing me to pay first, then we’ll just deduct it from your salary later, how’s that?”
She thinks again.
“Just a little information, I think my Mom will be holding a party tomorrow and yeah, she might call everyone any moment now to have them attend in that charity event.”
Her face spells P A N I C!
“Oh my gosh! What will I gonna wear to that party all I have on my closest are mostly office suits and… and I am going to see your Mom?”
“Well you don’t want to meet her on that party wearing you office uniform, do you?”
“Ximen…” She tugs his sleeve.
“What?” He gives her his mega-watt smile.
“Okey, I will agree now that you pay first BUT you will let me pay you later.” She said.
“What? I can’t hear you. Are you saying something?” Ximen said jokingly.
She hits him.
“Ouch!”
“I hate you!” She returns to her eating.
Ximen also continue with his food and had almost choked because of his laughing.
XIMEN brought her to Taipei’s Shopping Center after some more of child-like fighting during that late afternoon meal that they had.
The first shop they enter is the Victoria Secret Lingerie Boutique.
“Ximen, what are we doing here?” she asked him in great surprised when they were about to enter the boutique.
Ximen stop from his step.
“I thought you already agree to shop with me and letting me pay first.”
“Yes, but why are we here in this kind of shop?”
“Why, what’s wrong with this shop, don’t tell me you don’t wear-”
“Ximen!!!” She covers her both ears.
Ximen break into laughter again.
She place her both hands on her hips. “Go on Ximen laugh at me!”
Ximen stops from his laughing. “Okey. I’ll stop now.” Ximen even bit his lips just to control his laughter.
“Why do we need to stop here?” she again asked.
Ximen place his arms on one of her shoulders and lead her to go inside the boutique.
“Isn’t lingerie is the basic clothing you girl must have on your closet so I think of dropping here first.”
She looks at him. “How do you know that?”
“Of course I am Ximen.”
She looks away.
Ximen held her face and make her turn to him again.
“Please don’t get me wrong here. I know you’ll understand.”
She just nods.
“Good afternoon Young Master Ximen.” a greeting from one of the lady sales staff there.
Ximen smile to her, “Good afternoon.” Ximen is now aware that he is getting a questioning look again from Xiao You but managed to ignore it.
“I’m glad to see you again Mister Ximen it’s been a while since you last bring a lady friend here.” The lady sales staff continues.
Xiao You released her self from Ximen’s arms.
“Uhmm…Melody right?” Ximen asks the lady. The lady nods her head still with a smile. “Melody, I want you to meet my company, Miss Yang Xiao You.”
Ximen simply sends an eye signal to the lady which the lady hardly understands.
“Sir?”
“She is Xiao You, she just arrived from CANADA” Ximen repeats with a strong stress on his last word.
“Miss Xiao You!” There, the lady sales staff seems to finally recognize who she is that she turned white while covering her mouth. “Oh, Miss Xiao You I’m very sorry. Please forgive me for my big mouth.”
Xiao You who is quite irritated (because of Ximen!) but CONFUSED again, smiled back to the lady sales staff.
“It’s okey, you didn’t do any harm to me.”
“But-”
“Melody,” Ximen cuts in, “will you show us your latest product, please?”
“Yes, Sir, I’ll get it now.” The lady sales staff leaves.
Ximen didn’t know how to face Xiao You. He starts to count to his self and wait for her questioning.
1……..,2……….3………..,
“Ximen!”
There!
He looked at her, flashing his best smile ever (for the record!).
“Yes, Xiao You?”
“You’re a regular customer here Ximen, in this very feminine boutique? You are I guess, for her to know you and you to know her, I won’t understand if you are not?” Xiao You started.
Ximen scratched his head. “Ah..to tell you honestly, we F4 come here often because San Cai…no because we used to accompany San Cai and Xiao Qiao here before. But as you heard her say, it’s been a while now since we..I get here.”
“So the lady friend Melody is referring to are San CAi and Xiao Qiao.”
“Yes.Yes, Xiao You you got it right!” Ximen face enlightens.
Xiao You shows a sad face.
“Xiao You, are you alright?” Ximen’s brows wrinkled.
“Yes, I am.”
“Then why with a sad face?”
She smiles. “Nothing, just remember something. So what would I get here?”
How she really envy San Cai and Xiao Qiao having those moments with F4. If only she and Ximen…oh it’s better if she forget it.
“Miss Xiao You, here take a look at our latest product.” The lady sales staff returns and hands her different designs of the lingerie which are mostly too sexy and revealing.
“Miss Xiao You, I think this one will look best at you.” Melody is referring to ultra sexy red lingerie that when one fits it, it would definitely reveal one’s “soul”.
She blushed. She really blushed with the thought that she would be wearing something as hot as that.
“Yes, Xiao You I think that one will suit you, definitely.” Ximen adds casually.
“Ximen!”
“Why? Okey, if you don’t want it, choose another.” Ximen turns to Melody. “Please get more…uhmm probably those which are less revealing unlike this. My company here is a little bit conservative one.” Ximen winks at her.
Again, Melody left them.
She hits him. “You really know how to piss me off, Ximen!”
“Me? Oh, you’re barking at the wrong dog, Miss Yang. It’s Mei Zhou’s habit not mine.”
“Then you’re becoming like your brother.”
“No, I’m not. I’m not a player like him.”
“Who said so?”
“Uhhmm, ME! I say so.”
“Well, nobody believes you, F4 playboy!” She points her finger to his chest.
“Why don’t you believe in me?” Ximen gets her hand and held it. Hold it close to his heart.
“Ximen…”
She met his gaze.
He met hers.
Their eyes locked.
Then Ximen hugged her.
“After this, let’s find an evening dress that you might want to wear later. For our fifth stop, I’m inviting you to have dinner with me?” He whispered.
“Huh?” She released her self from his embrace.
He smiles. “Do I have to kneel here first for you to accept my invitation?” Ximen acts to kneel down but she quickly make him stop from doing so.
“Ximen! Will you stop from doing that?”
“So you’re okey now with my invitation?”
“Did I say I don’t?”
“Thank you. Thank you.” Ximen envelops her again in his arms.
From there Ximen and Xiao You still enter for other more shops (toXiao You’s protests again BUT still Ximen’s persistence), and after almost two hours Ximen drop her off in a salon where Ximen instructed everyone to do her some “make-over” for their dinner later while Ximen goes back first to his mansion to change also.
AT exactly 7 pm, a chauffer (courtesy of Ximen) came for Xiao You and send her to a class restaurant that he reserved for the two of them.
“Here we are now, Miss Xiao You. Young Master Ximen is already waiting inside.” The chauffer told her when they finally stop.
The chauffer went down and opened the door for her.
She took a deep breath first, before she step down the car and examined her self before she takes her steps to get inside.
Even though she knew that the salon people really “made her” look great (in her haltered low back and knee length black velvet dress and a pair of stiletto) her nervousness indeed is making her go crazy and thinking of backing out from this idea of him is playing on her mind right now.
And so at her mid step, she stops.
A lady who she guessed might be the restaurant receptionist who is just a step away from her and is ready to greet her, comes to her side.
“Is anything wrong Miss Xiao You?”
She didn’t know what to tell her, ‘coz she’s shaking now.
“Would you mind if I’ll accompany you to the Young Master Ximen? He’s waiting for you inside, madam.”
“Uhmmm, do—how how do I look?” she asked in desperation.
The lady’s eyes lightens, “Oh, you are definitely beautiful on how you look now, Miss Xiao You. Don’t have to be nervous and hesitant on meeting the Young Master.”
She shyly smiled to her.
“Come on, Miss XiaoYou…”
She walks with her.
The moment Xiao You steps inside the dim lit hall her eyes eagerly search for Ximen, but no, he can’t find him anywhere she turn her gaze.
She turns to the lady, “Miss, whe-” oh, the lady has left her already and she can’t find her anymore.
She look around, it seems that nobody is really there (to think that this is a restaurant huh!).
Hmmm, is something wrong here?
She move forward to middle of the hall (hall because she can’t see any chairs and tables around) the place is really vacant from what she can see, through the dim light.)
She takes more steps. Another more. Another few more.
Then when she was finally at the center of the hall, a soft music fills the air. She looked around, and there, she saw a band playing in the already lighted corner.
She can’t tell if Ximen is among them. The light is still dim to recognize them.
“Oh, Ximen is if this some kind of a joke again, you’ll gonna get it from me,” she whispered to her self.
She looks around again, hoping that the playboy millionaire will pop up from somewhere.
“Xiao You…”
Her whole body shivers.
That voice, even if he’ll not see him, her heart can tell that he’s the only man he longed for the past few years of her life.
“Ximen….” Her voice is also shaking.
“Turn around, I am here at your back.”
She can’t decide if she’ll do what he told her, she doesn’t know how to face him. She doesn’t know if she can face him…
She stood still.
“Xiao You…”
She felt his hand in her elbow.
He made her face him.
“Ximen…”
He gave her his sexiest smile.
She saw a long stem red rose on his other hand, he gave a kiss on it, then hand it to her.
“For you…” His eyes met her.
Wow! This man really knows his moves!
And she didn’t know what else to say.
“T-thank you.”
“Let’s dance. The music is good.”
Before she was able to give him her answer, he already envelope his arms then around her petite body.
“Your hands, Xiao You I want to feel it.” He whispered on her ear.
She encircled her arms around his neck.
If Ximen, would tell him to kiss him that moment, she swear that she’ll do it right then and then.
The swayed slowly.
“Xiao You?”
“Hmm?” She can feel the warmth of his touch in her naked back.
“You look wonderful tonight, darling.” Ximen meet her eyes. “I like it.”
She blushed.
Ximen chuckles.
She keeps her face away from his eyes.
“Oh, don’t be mad, please…” He held her chin and made her face him again.
She pouts at him.
Ximen shakes his head, “You’re giving me the best time of my life, Xiao You.”
He cupped her face. “Let me sing for you,” he told her and made her head rests on his chest….and then he sings as the band plays with him.
Some day, when I'm awfully low,
When the world is cold,
I will feel a glow just thinking of you...
And the way you look tonight.
Yes you're lovely, with your smile so warm
And your cheeks so soft,
There is nothing for me but to love you,
And the way you look tonight.
With each word your tenderness grows,
Tearing my fear apart...
And that laugh that wrinkles your nose,
It touches my foolish heart.
Lovely ... Never, ever change.
Keep that breathless charm.
Won't you please arrange it ?
'Cause I love you ... Just the way you look tonight.
Just the way you look to-night…
“You like it?” he asked.
Ximen hear nothing from her.
“Xiao You?”
He holds her on his shoulder and sees her face.
He saw her in tears.
“Ximen, if this is a dream, don’t wake me up yet, please…” she said in between her sobs.
He kissed her on her forehead.
“No, I won’t because this is not a dream, XiaoYou.”
He gently dried her tears with his thumb.
“Why are you doing this to me, Ximen?”
It takes a second before Ximen could answer… “Sometimes, I can really do things that I, myself, also can’t comprehend…sometimes I already know the consequences of doing things, sometimes really don’t…I know somehow, in the turn out of my actions I could be sad or I could make others unhappy…but still I keep on doing them…maybe I guess, this is really me, the real me. I do things as soon as it enters my mind…never minding if I have to regret it afterwards…never minding if I could hurt someone…”
He cupped his face again. Look at her eyes intently.
“No matter what, XiaoYou I want you to know that I have spent the best time of my life with you today.”
“Ximen…I-I don’t know what to say…” She never let go of his eyes also.
“Then don’t say anything…” he whispered on her face.
She closed the space between them and kissed him quickly on his lips.
“Thank you, Ximen.” she told him after.
Ximen just look at her.
She can tell that there are still many words that want to come out from him but then, he is too coward to mention anything….Well, Ximen will always be Ximen…he really hard times expressing his self.
“Xiao You…”
Ximen’s face came nearer hers
“Ximen…”
He holds her…then with just a wink of an eye…he took her lips!
Yes, this is really not a dream…because in her dream she got to be kissed by Ximen but felt nothing …
But at this very moment, he don’t just felt his lips…he even felt his body and soul.
XIMEN took her home after they have their dinner and coffee at the suburb coffee shop nearby.
“I’ll bring you inside.” Ximen walk with her as the butler open the door of the Hua Ze Mansion.
She smiles to him.
He smiled back and pinched her nose.
She hits him.
Ximen tickles her.
“Ximen! I hate you! I hate you!”
Ximen laugh to his heart’s content. She laughs hard also.
Their laughter is heard in the whole mansion.
Then somebody coughs.
They stop.
From nowhere, emerged a serious looking man, half sleep half awaken with his both arms cross in his chest.
“Hua Ze Lei!” the two chorused.
“Miss Yang Xiao You, did you have a watch with you?” Lei asked with a stern look at her.
“Lei?”
“And since when do you get this habit of going home at the wee hour of the morning without even informing your landlord about your whereabouts? Didn’t you know that you worry all the people here?”
She really don’t know what to say, she fear him…this is the first time that he saw Hua Ze Lei this serious.
Ximen placed his one arm on her shoulder.
“We forgot to call your father, Xiao You,” he whispered to her.
“You even went out in a date with this man without asking my permission first, what if he takes advantage of you.”
“Hey! That’s foul, Lei!” Ximen exclaimed laughingly.
“You go up now to your room, Ms. Yang. Tomorrow you have some explaining to do,” Lei, still in his serious act.
She didn’t know what to think. Is Lei only joking here or he is really mad at her.
She walks towards Lei and bows her head, “Lei, I-I’m sorry.”
“To your room.”
“O-Okey goodnight, then,” she told Lei and turns to Ximen. “Goodnight, Ximen.”
“You are supposed to give me a goodnight kiss.” Ximen is pointing to her lips.
She hesitantly looked at him. As if saying hey, why would I do it, you’re brother is around.
But Hua Ze Lei is too quick to tell her, “Kiss him now, Xiao You then you go to room. I won’t look.” he even added.
Her brows wrinkled. What’s with this sleepyhead, huh?
She walks back to Ximen and kissed him IN HIS CHEEKS. “Goodnight, Ximen. You, drive safely. Ba- bye.”
Then she runs upstairs. The two men followed her with their stares.
At her mid step, she shouted, “This is the happiest day of my life, Ximen. Thank you!”
When she was finally out of their sight, Lei turns to Ximen, now with a “meaningful” smile on his lips.
“I’ll go ahead, Lei. Return now to your sleep. Sorry for the inconvenience.” Ximen took his steps to the door.
“Ximen!”
“Don’t think of anything, Hua Ze Lei you’ll just be disappointed.”
“In the coming days, I think I wouldn’t be.”
“Ba bye, Lei!”
Lei just shake his head and heads back to his sleep also.
Ximen fishes out his CP from his pocket on his way to his car and dialed someone’s number.
“Wei, Pa!------Pa, ‘bout you’re idea of setting me up in a marriage with Mr. Lee’s daughter….....I already thought about it.--------------------I’m going to marry her. Tell Ma, to arrange everything for me.-----------------Yes, Pa, bye!”
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may apology for any grammar and typo error...hope you guys like this chapter, because i love it!
any comments would be very much appreciated, pls post them.
-kittyken 2.16.07