Chapter 2
Ban Jiu's Room
Just as XYZ was about to reach out to read the letter, YQ rushed in. "I really like this house so far. The rooms are really spacious and the people are so friendly!"He said. XYZ absently mindedly nodded. YQ knew something was wrong. He looked where XYZ was looking. XYZ picked up the letter and started reading. Slowly, tears started to fall from her eyes and fall on the concrete floor. She put the letter down and turned to YQ. "Waaahhh!" she cried as she embraced YQ. "What's wrong? Don't cry", he hated seeing her cry, it broke his heart. "Ban Jiu is gone! He's vanished and he didn't even say goodbye! HE'S GONE! Ban Jiu's not going to come back. Waaaahh!" sobbed XYZ in the midst of hiccups. "What?! Ban Jiu's gone? Did he say where he's going, he can't just disappear, I need to thank him!" YQ grabbed the letter from the table and quickly read through it. "Ban Jiu's gone to Great Britain!" exclaimed YQ. He picked up the sword and examined it. He looked around the room and then at XYZ. She was sniffing and staring at the floor. "Come here", YQ soothed her and rubbed back and head. "Ban Jiu is going to come back, right?" XYZ stared into YQ's eyes. "If he doesn't come back, I'll chase him down to Great Britain and drag him back!" cried YQ. XYZ giggled and hugged YQ once more.
Courtyard
"So where's my room?" asked YQ.
"It's a few doors down from XYZ's, she will show you" said QE. XYZ just tugged at YQ's hand to follow her. "What's wrong?" asked QE as she noticed the happy gleam in XYZ's eyes seemed to have disappeared. XYZ shrugged and walked away with YQ. YQ twisted his head back and mouthed to QE, "I will tell you later" before being dragged off around the bend.
The couple stopped outside a big room. YQ stepped inside and placed his stuff down. XYZ sat on the closest chair and sighed. YQ walked over and put his arm around her. "Ban Jiu's going to come back, okay?" reassured YQ. XYZ nodded. She missed Benjamin so badly. She wanted him to be here, to celebrate her and YQ's reunion. She just didn't understand why he had to leave. "So we are sleeping in separate rooms?" YQ thought out loud. This caused XYZ to snap out of her daze. "Of course!" she said before regretting it. Hurt flashed across YQ's face. "I mean, we're not… like…. Y'know….married" she mumbled before sitting back down. XYZ's eyes filled with tears again. She just couldn't get BJ out of her mind. YQ was still clutching the fencing sword. He set it down on the table and sat behind his study desk. YQ took out a piece of paper and started grinding the ink, H picked up the paintbrush and started writing.
'Dear Benjamin,
Thank you. Thank you for everything. There are no words to express my thankfulness. Why did you have to leave so suddenly? Couldn't you have said goodbye first? XYZ is depressed again and she really misses you. Please, please come back. We are not complete without you. The Bird family isn't complete anymore and neither is our 'Perfect 10 family'. We need you. XYZ needs you. Please write back.
Yong Qi'
He sealed the letter and stuffed it in his sleeve. As he was heading out of the door, XYZ clutched at his hand. "Where are you going? I wanted to cook dinner for you," XYZ looked at him with her big eyes. "Oh, I am just going to explore… the market, don't worry I will be back before dinner and then we can have a chat after, okay?"
XYZ: "But I want to go with you!"
YQ sighed. "Okay, but you have to stay with me at al times".
XYZ:"Me? Stay with you? Huh! I know the place better then you, you should be the one staying with me!"
YQ laughed as they both stepped out of the room.