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Chapter 13 – Couple Games
That last thing on my mind was seeing him in person. In the real life. But it happened.
Wen Zi was just walking there in my direction, and I would have thought that I was still in the game, if it was not for the light blue shirt and long black trousers, and a plain striped tie as his finishing touches to his smart and neat look. His dreamy eyes, though not deep ocean blue like the ones that his avatar had, were still so radiant and clear that they just lit up his elegant face. He had hair that did not touch his broad shoulders, and it was dyed light ash brown. Despite all the differences with his features and attire, I could still notice the little mole that he had right below his right eye, although he was having his pair of black-rimmed glasses on his high nose bridge.
To cut everything short, he was simply gorgeous. I could already see some girls swooning and others shrieking with extreme admiration at the 'show-stealer'. I tried hard not to stare at him, but it was quite hard not to.
"Wen Zi, ni yao ji tao ma? (Do you want to know something?)" That annoying bimbo fell into his arms and sobbed even more pitifully on his shoulder.
"S-S-She spoilt the dress that you bought for me for my 21st b-birthday!" Her voice muffled between soft cracks, "What have I done to her? Why… Why does she have to be so evil?"
Wen Zi blinked blankly at her, before shifting his focus towards me. My heart began to thump vigorously. How much was the percentage of the possibility that he could recognize me? I gulped.
"I apologize on my fiancée's behalf," He gave an imperceptible, apologetic nod, "And it's partly my fault. I shouldn't have left her alone here."
I sighed out with huge relief, inwardly. The percentage was nil. However, something bothered me even more.
That weirdo has a fiancée? But isn't he a… gay?
"Why'd you apologize to her?" His fiancée looked up at her with swollen, teary eyes, "You should have seen how she has ruined my most beloved dress from you! You bought it for me, and she- she-"
Wen Zi just smiled. He gently brushed the tears off her eyelids with his fingers, "I'll buy you another dress, Xiang Ai. I saw one beautiful satin dress that may fit you nicely in a boutique just now."
"You're going to buy me that dress?" The girl called Xiang Ai arched him an innocent-like quizzical look, "Really?"
"I promise," He let his pinky finger out, but the girl merely slapped it away.
"I want a kiss from you," She cheekily pointed at his pouty lips, "Here."
"Kiss her!" Someone shouted aloud, which was again echoed by another, "Yeah, kiss her real hard!"
Wen Zi's eyes became wide, as his smile vanished from his already-parted lips. I got a feeling that he didn't want to kiss her. Perhaps he would want to do it in his own room, far away from the interfering public, far away from this noisy suffocating crowd.
Far away from me.
There was nothing else that I wanted to do, except to disappear immediately from that place. I was going to turn my heels to mind my own business, but the girl was so much swifter than me.
She snatched the spectacles off Wen Zi's face and devoured him full on his vulnerable lips. Her hands brushed softly against his cheeks, and I saw how her dainty fingers sweeping down his back and feeling every part and inch of him. A sudden rush of hot blood ran through all over my nerves, and it felt so weird. Everything felt so wrong. I felt betrayed for no real reasons. Or more specifically, Hei_Psycho felt betrayed.
"Oh God, what the hell has happened to me?"
I hastily walked away from the scene, squeezing through the large crowd that was still clapping, cheering and wolf-whistling so loudly that the noise could still be heard at the top of the staircase, when I finally reached there. From the sound of it, they were still in lip-locking position.
"Why do I even bother? They can do it all day and night for all I care! Tch!"
"Mei Ling, are you okay?" Chong Ming's sudden nudge on my arm made me realize that he was still right beside me, "Nobody in the right mind will know that a gay like him actually likes hot babes…"
I laughed out loud, "Of course I'm okay! At least I don't have to find a girl and make out in front of him."
Instead, he made out with another girl in front of me. Would he still kiss her if the one who was standing there in front of him was Hei_Psycho, and not me?
I hate myself for being too curious sometimes. Most of the time, I wouldn't get answers I wanted, or worse, wouldn't get any answers at all.
For this case, if there is an answer, I don't think that I want to reach for it.
O O O
"I never expected less from you, Mei Ling. Your explanations about the events that trigger the Battle of Red Cliff are very precise and accurate. Good job and keep it up."
"Thanks, Professor," I tried my best to smile, though I felt guilty that my smile was not very genuine, "I shall work harder for the next assignment."
The handsome lecturer smiled in return, with black soulful eyes still studying my essay, his hand scribbling something on my assignment worksheet with his bright red ball pen. I had always been wondering, how could he manage to finish marking my assignment just after I have submitted it to him? The essay was about 5,000 words or even more than that, but he never failed to read and mark everything after only a minute or two. That must be the power of having such an amazingly-high IQ…
"Mei Ling," Prof suddenly spoke, eyes still darting here and there at my long essay, "How was Prince's performance? Did you enjoy listening to his voice?"
My brain froze into hard cold ice. Wasn't the concert already cancelled due to a certain 'guest appearance' by three Stooges and one Mr Bean? What was he playing at?
Yet I decided to be honest, for I believe that in some situations, honesty is the best policy. Furthermore, he is my Professor. How could I lie to him here, knowing that I have lied to him for God-knows-how-many-times in that twisted virtual world?
"I didn't go to the concert, Sir. I'm sorry, but I gave the ticket to my friend," I looked down, fearing that Hei_Psycho's anxiety was written all over my face. I thought I had spoken the truth, but it was just... almost.
"That's strange," He tilted his head slightly, "Why did he tell me that he got the ticket from Hei_Psycho? Very strange indeed…"
My heart skipped a beat, "I beg your pardon, Sir. May I know is there something wrong with my ticket?"
Prof looked at me with a puzzled face, minus his weird earrings, sharp pointy ears and long silky hair.
"For your information, I was looking for you in the concert, Mei Ling. I went to trace for your ticket's code numbers, but it led me to another gamer called 'Mosquito'," He scratched his temple with the back of his pen, "Who told me that he got the ticket from Hei_Psycho as a token of friendship."
I sweated virtually. Wen Zi didn't receive the ticket from me as a friendship gift. That thief stole it from me, or Hei_Psycho! How am I supposed to tell Sir that, without disclosing the fact that I was actually the boy who almost peed in front of him? I felt like wanting to bang my own head onto Professor Min's desk that very second.
Prof added thoughtfully, "Mosquito seemed to be very honest when he told me about it, so you must be…"
I held my own breath for the very worst.
"Hei_Psycho's girlfriend?"
"Hei_Psycho's girlfriend?" I repeated Prof's words with a totally blank and stupid expression, until the words finally found an open door of escapism to my brain, "Yes, you got that right, Professor! I'm his girlfriend!"
Yikes! Should I make myself blushing to red when I said it? Is there any girl who declares out loudly that she is the girlfriend of someone? I think it's only me alone.
I was watching at Prof's face, waiting for his response or reaction to my sudden confession. To my surprise, his face merely brightened with a boyish grin.
"I don't mean to be rude, but you're the last person that I thought would have time for courtship. I'm glad you proved me wrong."
"Well…" I chuckled nervously, "I thought so myself too, Sir."
"Care to hear my humble suggestion, Mei Ling? There shall be exciting contests for couples in the Infinite City in a few days' time! Why don't you and Hei_Psycho participate in them? It will be so much fun!" Prof gushed out excitedly, his hands cupping both his cheeks like a frenzied fangirl.
I had never seen that kind of reaction coming from him. Is that a different side of him? I could not help but to smile. It is funny that both Prof and I have been wearing our masks in the reality for all our lives, but our true selves would emerge freely without any care and worries in the virtual world.
"I'll tell him about what you suggested, Prof," I nodded with a polite smile, "How about you, Sir? You're going with Prince?"
Prof looked at me as though I had said something unspeakable. His face was blushing so hard to the extent that his face was a big red ripe tomato. I wasn't supposed to know anything about the love-and-hate relationship between Prince and Gui. Why didn't I think of that? Seriously, I needed to think twice or thrice before opening my mouth.
"I like that idea, Mei Ling."
A tiny smile lined across Prof's reddening face, as his hand took a photo frame which was hidden behind a thick textbook, and showed it to me. It was a mini poster of Prince singing his heart out on the stage, looking dashing and charismatic as always, his dazzling smile flashing out brightly and confidently as his gloved hand was reaching out high for the imaginary blue and endless sky.
"He's beautiful, isn't he?" Prof stared at the picture admiringly. I thought that I saw a soft longing gleam in his black doll eyes.
"Sir, I don't know what to say, but…" I paused to think about the next sentence, "You and Prince would make a great couple."
"Really? You think so too?" Prof barely contained his happiness, went giggling uncontrollably, "That stupid Wicked shall see that His Highness belongs to-"
Tuk tuk tuk!
I was so glad that someone knocked on the door. Even though it was an interesting and eye-opening sight to see Prof with a completely different and unimaginable persona, I felt more comfortable with the formal and gentle version of him.
"Hello, I'm sorry for disturbing. May I have a word with Mr. Min Guiwen?"
Why does that voice sound so familiar? Oh my beloved Buddha… Don't tell me-
"Is that you, Wen Zi?" Prof stood up, "Sorry, I shouldn't call you that. Bai Wen Zi-xian sheng, jing lai zuo. (Mr. Bai Wen Zi, come in and have a seat.)"
"Thank you, but I'm in a hurry. Allow me to get straight to the point. Do you know where may I find Hei_Psycho?"
"You couldn't have come at a better time," Prof smiled earnestly at me, "His girlfriend is here, so please feel free to direct all your enquiries to her."
"Hei_Psycho…" Wen Zi's voice paused with disbelief, "Has a girlfriend?"
"Yes, he has a girlfriend! A hot one with big breasts and nice booty too! Therefore, please, please, please, I'm begging you! Go away and stay away from my boyfriend!"
I would have wanted to say that to him very much, but I simply couldn't be nasty and impolite in front of a lecturer. I was pretty confident that Wen Zi would leave in peace, since he had already heard with his very own ears that Hei_Psycho is already taken! Bwahahaha!
However, something else happened. I could hear the sound of his footsteps getting louder and louder at my every heartbeat.
He is getting closer! Shit! What should I do now?
Bai Wen Zi - White Mosquito
Xiang Ai - Wish to Love
*Please correct me if my Chinese words are wrong. I'm not very fluent in Chinese, so hope you can help. xD