We were stuck in traffic, his music was the only noise inside the car.

"You're a bit different today." I finally told him. His actions were confusing the hell out of me.

"Speak for yourself. You were always on a daze ever since our photoshoot this morning. What do you mean by different, anyway?" He responded. Eyes still on the road.

"I was just thinking about something. Anyway, forget I said it." I brushed it off and turned to check my phone.

I caught him glanced sideways at me but went back to look at the road.

"Now you're making me curious. What's different Jiaqi? Are you okay?"

"Nothing Xize. I'm alright. You know what, just forget it." I said. Not liking where are conversation might lead to. I decided to change the topic.

"This car reminds me of our MG filming days." I said touching the dashboard..

He sighed but then answered. I finally relaxed, knowing he won't push me about it.

"Yeah. I know how you feel. I'm just glad I get to keep this car as a memento with it." He said smiling fondly.

"You're lucky you got a remembrance. Well you deserve it anyway. You did a great job protraying the role of Ximen." I said, proud about his work.

He glanced back to me briefly. And smiled happily.

"Thanks Jiaqi. That means a lot. You also did a great job you know. Considering the circumstance of our filming locations, being so cold. You held your own." He said back to me.

I smiled at that. It was difficult because we were usually filming at dawn where the temperature really gets cold. But it was fun at the same time.

"Well we both pushed through with it. I actually felt proud the moment we finished filming the rooftop scene. It was hard but I also kinda missed it." I added.

"Me too. I missed it so much." He remarked but it was as if his words had an underlying meaning to it.

When we arrived at the bar it was 30 minutes pass 8. From the outside you can already see that it's one of those high class bar around in Beijing.

We went straight inside, Xize greeting the staffs casually. It was obvious he has been here a few times. This was more like a club, on the ground floor was a dance floor. EDM was blasting from the invisible speakers, controlled in the hands of a female DJ. We went to the stairs leading to the VIP room.

The VIP section was a bit subdued compared to the ground floor. There were music blasting but not as loud as downstairs. A bar was placed on the far right side,and leather couches filled the area. There was also an area where you can play billiards. Yue, Dylan and a third guy who must be Li Xize were already there when we got inside.

"What's up?!" Xize said. He did the bro handshake with all of them.

I went and hug Yue. "Yue! I'm so glad you made it!" She chuckled.

"Told you I wouldn't miss it." She said.

I turned to Dylan and did the handshake he taught me.

"Hey Dy! Long time no see. How are you?"

"Hi Jiaqi. I'm good. It's good to see you again. Anyway meet one of my best friends, this is Li Xize, Xize this is Jiaqi." He gestured towards the guy beside him.

I shook his hands. "Hello. Do I call you Xize as well?" I asked him. He laughed.

"Call me lil Xize." He clarified. I laughed and nodded.

I went and sat beside Yue since Dylan went with both Xizes to order drinks from the bar.

"So you went with Xize on the way here?" Yue asked teasingly.

I blushed hard. "Well he kind of picked me up from my apartment. Speaking of that, why did you tell him my exact address?" I interrogated her.

"Well he said he just wanted to check out the surroundings. You know how he is, he really cares about us and can be a little protective. He told me he was going to pick you up on the way, that's why I sent him your address when he asked about it." She explained.

"He seemed a bit weird today." I confessed finally voicing out my thoughts.

"What do you mean today? Like on the photoshoot and when he picked you up? Maybe he's just a bit shy since you haven't seen each other for awhile." She told me.

Our conversation were interrupted when the boys went back with our drinks. They ordered cocktails for Yue and I. We can do hard drinks, but the hangover isn't worth it considering we'll be both busy tomorrow.

"Babe we'll just be playing billiards for awhile. Wanna join us?" Dylan asked Yue.

"We'll join you later. Go ahead, I want to have a girl talk with Jiaqi." She said. Dylan placed a kiss on her cheek.

I looked away for a moment to give them privacy and end up meeting Big Xize's eyes. They were staring at me as if he was searching something from my face.

I raised my eyebrows at him, silently asking him if I have something on my face. He just smirked. Then mouthed, 'you look beautiful' to me. I just made a funny face to dissipate the feeling of awkwardness around the both of us. He just laughed.

The boys went to the billiards area to play. Yue turned to me resuming our previous conversation.

"So Xize's been weird how?" She asked me again.

"Actually we had lunch together after you left. We chatted for awhile. Well he kind of flirted with me a bit? I don't know." I told her what happened with the waitress during lunch, about him coming to my apartment and the incident with the seatbelt inside the car. She listened attentively to all of it.

"I think I'm just overthinking about it. Maybe it doesn't mean much. I have a lot of male friends and sometimes they act the same. But not to this extent. I don't know Yue, I'm confused." I sipped my drink trying to clear out my head once again.

She looked at me and smiled knowingly. "You really like him don't you?" She suddenly asked, I choked at my drink.

"Yue!"

"Admit it Jiaqi, you liked him ever since we were filming MG. You have to admit it to yourself or you'll end up being just as confuse as I am before. Remember how I tried so hard to deny my feelings for Dy?" She reminded me.

She really fought her feelings for Dylan. She frequently called me crying about how she was so confused about everything, how she was afraid of losing him as her buddy. How he only treats her as a buddy which was enough for her. And then the two of them erupted and ended up confessing about their feelings during the last filming days in London. Here they are now.

"I can't do that Yue. He and I's relationship are different from yours and Dylan's. You were buddies, we're like siblings, brothers in fact. He doesn't see me as a woman Yue. I'm like one of the boys."

"Yet you saying you can't do that already means that you actually have feelings for him. How is that any different? I am also one of the boys Jiaqi, both of us. Look at Dy and I. We're still buddies but we're also a couple. What's wrong with that? Relationship usually starts from friendship, and if you're really close at the beginning, trust me it makes the leap to the next level worth it." She explained basing it from her experience.

"You see Yue, Dylan is already smitten with you even before that. That's why you were able to move past the frienship level. Xize doesn't like me that way. He's like that to all the girls he's close with because that's his nature." I explained our situation.

"Then why did he told you that you look beautiful ahwile ago? I actually saw that Jiaqi." She dared me to justify that.

"He tells you that you look great too all the time Yue. That's his way of showing us that he appreciates us. That's the way he is. And me looking for meaning anything beyond that is foolish." I told her.

"Well you have a point there. What do you want to do then?"

"Well, I guess I just have to ignore whatever this is. Since it doesn't really mean anything. Maybe I was just not used to it since like you said, we haven't really hang out for awhile." I decided.

"But Jiaqi, in order to really move on from any of that you really have to admit it to yourself first." She encouraged me.

"I know Yue. I guess me denying it just leaves me puzzled all the time. But I won't act on it ever."