" YUEYUE! OH MY GOSH I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE HERE! "

Yue accidentally pushed Dylan away due to her excitement.

" JASSY CAKES! ", she squealed as she stood up and hugged her friend.

Who the hell dared to interrupt their almost kiss. Dylan furiously thought while staring at Yue and her friend.

"Jassy cakes. Who calls a friend with that name.", he thought to himself while having a disdainful grimace.

" Why does she even have to be so close. His only advantage is his grey eyes. Tss.", he said as he examined the "Jassy Cakes" guy critically from head to toe.

Yue's friend looks very fashionable. He was wearing a forest green embroidered suit. Probably Gucci. Inside, he was just wearing a plain white shirt. He had a curly dark brown hair. His smile was charming and he definitely sported a boy-next-door look.

" Yueyue, I didn't noticed you were with someone..? ", he peeped through him while hugging her.

Her friend gasped.

" Oh my god? Is he…? ", he faced her while holding her face in between his hands.

Yue rolled her eyes. She knew her friend too well. " Oh geez. Where are my manners? ", Yue sarcastically said while quickly dragging her friend with her towards Dylan.

" Dylan, this is Jason Teo, my friend. "

" Jason, this is the great Dylan Wang. ", Yue opened both of her arms towards Dylan as if she was presenting him to Jason.

" Hi Mr. Wang we finally met. ", Jason enthusiastically said while extending his hands towards Dylan.

Dylan sighed quietly as he shook his hands with Jason. He didn't say anything. He just nodded.

" Join us for lunch Jason. Please? Cancel your lunch with whoever you are meeting. I missed you. ", Yue said with a pout as she went closer to Jason and hugged him.

Since when this girl became a sloth? He rolled his eyes again.

" Are you sure it's alright? Seems like he doesn't really want any disturbance….from what you guys were doing…or almost doing just now….?", he said teasingly to Yue.

Yue pinched his arm while giving him a warning look.

" I'm sure Dylan doesn't mind…right? ", she forced a smile at Dylan.

" Yeah sure. ", he answered briefly.

They all sat down. Yue was seated in the middle, while both of them facing each other.

Dylan took a slice of pizza and placed it on Yue's plate but much to his annoyance, Jason also attempted to put a pizza on her plate.

Dylan just stared at him.

" Oh..oops. Sorry. I'll just have this then. ", Jason nervously laugh.

Sensing his annoyance, Yue placed her hands on his knee. This calmed him down a little bit.

" Yueyue! Stop right there! ", as he pulled her fork down.

" What's a pizza without pouring an extra drizzle of olive oil? You are losing your touch my dear. ", he patted her head while chuckling.

" Oh yes! I kept forgetting that. Please remind me. I need to buy loads of olive oil. Nobody can ever replicate these ", she said while pouring some oil on her pizza.

" How about you Dylan? Do you want some olive oil? ", he smiled at him charmingly.

" No thanks. ", he answered while trying to suppress his scowl.

" Dylan doesn't really like to talk doesn't he..? ", Jason said while his signature smile still remained in his face.

Dylan dropped his fork while he just stared at him. His lips pursed.

" No he isn't. I'm sorry Jassy. We didn't have breakfast just now. He's the kind who gets cranky when he's hungry. Give him time. He'll loosen up. " Yue assured him while squeezing Dylan's knee.

" Anyways, what are you doing here in Rome? ", Yue changed the topic to ease the tension between the two.

Jason understood. " Oh! I'm about to collect several tailored suits for the upcoming New York Fashion Week ", his smile radiated even more.

Yue frowned upon hearing this.

" Aww..means you can't join us later? We wanted to go to Castel Sant'angelo. "

Dylan rolled his eyes again.

" Moon, do you want to join him instead? Seems like you guys need more time to catch up..", Dylan butted in but still not looking up at them.

" Really…you don't mind? ", Yue's mood brightened.

He looked up and stared at her. He wanted to protest and scold her because that was supposed to be a sarcastic remark. Instead, his face softened as he pursed his lips and nodded upon seeing how happy she was.

How can I even object, if you're giving me that kind of look, Yue.

" Thank you, Bao!", Yue hugged him tightly.

And with that, his annoyance was vanished.

Dylan bid goodbye to the both of them after lunch as he decided to go back to their hotel.

Yue and Jason so far collected 2 out of 5 suits he needed for the fashion week. They were headed to the next boutique when Jason stopped her from walking. He pulled her on a nearby alley. Jason trapped her against the wall so that she won't escape.

" YOU SNEAKY SNEAKY BITCH. TELL ME HONESTLY, WHAT'S THE REAL SCORE BETWEEN YOU AND DYLAN? ", his eyes squinted.

" What do you mean?.. Nothing. We are not..we are buddies. Yeah just buddies. ", she shrugged.

" Buddies? Buddies with benefits? You two went to Italy alone. You even asked about him during our Skype call. Remember that magazine? How dare you pretend you didn't know him by then? ", Jason glared at her while pointing his index finger at her.

" BENEFITS? EXCUSE ME. I AM NOT LIKE THAT! ", Yue protested.

" And I was being cautious. I really was just making sure it was really him on the cover. ", Yue stated to him as a matter of factly.

" Buddies. I can't believe this. Do you even hear yourself? You guys obviously like each other. The sexual tension is evident. So what's with the act? ", his eyes narrowed. If his looks could strangle Yue, she would've been on the floor now crying for help.

" Jassy…", Yue started.

" No no..don't even start. How can you even resist that guy? My goodness, Yue. Dylan is so into you. Have you even seen how intense his eyes are whenever he looks at you? It's like he's gonna eat you any time soon. You know..just now at lunch, I felt it. He hated me. He thought I was flirting with you. Dios mio per favore… he was so blinded by his jealousy that he didn't noticed that I'd very much prefer to flirt with him ", he stepped back and fanned himself.

" Jassy! " , Yue slapped his arm while laughing.

" I knew something was going on. I had to test him and he passed all of it. ", Jason smirked.

" Test what? ", she asked curiously.

" If he's falling for you. ", his eyebrows wiggled.

" Nonsense. " , Yue rolled her eyes.

This resulted Jason to pinch her ears.

" Why are you acting all tough huh? "

"…I think you know why. ", Yue looked at him.

" But can't you let yourself just le things happen? ", Jason frowned. Concern showing evident on his face.

" The last time I let things happen, it ended up hurting me. ", she faked a smile to him.

" Aw..come here… you…" Jason hugged her while his hands on her back caressing her.

Jason was now crying while tears starting to form in Yue's eyes. He grabbed her away from him so that they can stare at each other.

" You know, I love you and you've been hurt..and trust me I am hurting for you too..but I hope it won't lead you to shut anyone who wants to show that they love you..because if I could name someone who deserves all the love in the world, that would be you Yueyue. ", he said this to her while looking in her eyes with full of sincerity.

" Thank you Jassy…", Yue sniffed.

They hugged once more.

When Yue reached their hotel. She searched for Dylan immediately.

" Di…?", she called out his name.

No answer.

" Hmm.. where could he be? ", Yue looked around the room but he wasn't there.

Maybe he went out..

Yue ten proceeded to go to the balcony. She felt she needed to have some time alone to think about her conversation with Jason and about her Dylan..

But she stopped her tracks when she saw a familiar figure sitting on one of the sofas.

Dylan was already there...pensive state.

His legs were crossed as it was propped up on the sofa with cigarette in his hand and a pen on the other. He raised his head slightly. Contemplating on what to write. She just observed him a little longer as he puffed the cigar in his mouth. As he exhaled, it seemed as if he was accompanying it with a sigh. It's as if all of his frustrations were gathered on the smoke that was coming from his mouth.

That was how much she knew Dylan. She knew even his slight inhibitions and sighs. It has dawned into her and scared her how deep their relationship was now.

As if feeling that someone was observing him, he shifted his gaze at her direction. He smiled.

" Hey.. "

" Hi …", Yue replied while nearing to him.

" How was today.. ", he grimly asked.

" Di…it's not what you think. Jason is just my best friend..", she ruffled her shirt slightly.

She felt uneasy with their sudden awkwardness.

He just nodded and caressed her arms. As if telling her it's okay.

" uhm..so..you..smoke? ", she diverted her gaze at the cigarette that Dylan was holding.

" Yeah. Sometimes. " he puffed as he went back to the sofa to fold the note that he was writing on.

" When I need to think reflect and think about things. ", he continued while placing the piece of paper in his pocket.

" Or when I feel like it. " he shrugged.

He puffed once more and crushed it on an ashtray.

" You always say that. "

" What? "

" When you feel like it. You always say that nonchalantly. ", she stared at him oddly.

" Because I'm certain about it. " he firmly said.

" How... "

He was now looking at her intently. Her eyes searching for answer.

" Yue, you should know by now. I know the things that I hate...and I know for sure the things or people that... I like. "

He went nearer. An few inches away from her face and whispered,

" And you should know by now that I don't give up easily. "

He stared at her a little longer and started walking back inside the living room.

He paused on his tracks.

" You should rest now. We should be up early to catch a train to Verona remember? Goodnight. ", he smiled.

Leaving Yue speechless. Trying to process what he said.

Author's note: Sorry for the super late upload! Here's another chapter. I had to edit out some parts and rearranged it. I am excited for the next one the most though (*waves at Ela*). Oh and I saw your comments. Thinking who was that person who interrupted Dyshen. Haha! You guys are so cute. Breath with me. It was just Jason XD Hope you guys are enjoying this story so far. Thank you so much for all the support :') this is really unexpected. Much love to everyone of you. Have a good night xoxo