Everyone stood up in shock.
"Lei!" shouted Dao Ming Si, San Cai and Xi Men at once.
Then they ran over to hug him. Qing He came over to greet him also.
Hua Ze Lei gives one of his boyish grins and said, "What's this? Still meeting at night to do more scheming?"
"I thought you were in Japan!" said a surprised Dao Ming Si.
"I was but you have to thank Qing He for my being here." Said Hua Ze Lei sitting down and opening a beer that San Cai gave him.
Everyone looked at Qing He who looked puzzled shrugging his shoulders.
"He phoned me trying to tell me about something important before I cut him off. But I started thinking. Qing He only calls me mostly when it concerns San Cai. I have this feeling anyway so I immediately wrapped up my business and caught whatever flight I could get." Said Hua Ze Lei in his soft voice.
San Cai blushed when she heard this.
Dao Ming Si felt a bit uncomfortable but he knew that Hua Ze Lei really cares about San Cai.
"Somebody
listens to me at least!" muttered Qing He.
"Hey, what's that supposed to mean?" said Xi Men.
Qing He looked away as if he didn't say anything.
"Hua Ze Lei, thank you for being concerned about me. But this time for once it isn't about me. It's about you. And the F4." Said San Cai.
Hua Ze Lei arched one of his eyebrows slightly, his indication of being surprised.
"I think we better fill you in." Said Dao Ming Si. And so for the next twenty minutes the situation was recapped for Hua Ze Lei.
"Wong Tin Ma. Still up to his old tricks. I thought it might come to this one day. Most interesting is this supposed 4th member. Wonder who could it be?" Said Lei.
In Lei's mind there seems to be something but he could not pinpoint what it was. There was more to this than meets the eye.
Qing He now puts in "Hey, now that Hua Ze Lei is back you guy's don't need me anymore right?"
"Not so, now that there is a 4th member I might be needed to handle this mysterious guest." Said Hua Ze Lei.
"Now we'll get to see what you're made of!" said Xi Men teasingly.
"Oh, that won't be to hard to figure out. From the pieces of me left over!" deadpanned Qing He.
Hua Ze Lei glances over to where San Cai and Dao Ming Si were sitting.
Dao Ming Si had his arm around San Cai and they were both holding hands.
He sensed the changes between the two of them.
There was just a tiny spark of jealousy but the feeling of happiness overwhelmed it, as he knows what happened.
"I think congratulations are in order here!" said Hua Ze Lei grabbing everyone's attention.
"Eh,
Lei, what are you talking about?" asked Xi Men.
"A toast and congratulations to Dao Ming Si and San Cai! To their engagement!"
standing up holding up his beer.
Dao Ming Si and San Cai gaped at Hua Ze Lei in amazement and blushing furiously.
Everyone was wide eyed with mouth open also.
"How did you know?" stammered Dao Ming Si.
"Mere observations. Body language. And what would appear to be your engagement rings." Indicating the two meteor rings the two were wearing. "Plus also it would be the logical conclusion since that was what you wanted to do last time the both of you were in Barcelona together!"
Dao Ming Si and San Cai blushed.
Excitedly Xi Men asks, "Ah Si is this true?"
Blushing Dao Ming Si and San Cai looked into each other's eyes then looked to Xi Men and nodded.
Mimi is so happy she's practically hopping on both feet in joy!
"YEAH! Woo Hoo!" shouted Xi Men jumping up and pumping his fist in the air.
Then he grabs his beer and shouts "To Ah Si and San Cai!"
Everyone is on their feet now toasting, drinking and laughing.
All the commotion brought out San Cai's parents who didn't know what the commotion was about.
"Hey, hey! Keep it down you guys! I didn't know you planned a party!" said Pa.
San Cai's Ma rubbing her eyes wearily noticed Hua Ze Lei, runs over to greet him.
"Young Master Hua Ze Lei! Oh my! Welcome, welcome! I didn't know you were coming too!" said Ma.
Hua Ze Lei nodded respectfully, "Madame!"
"So what's all this excitement about!" Pa said.
"Sir, everyone here is congratulating San Cai and Dao Ming Si's engagement!" said Hua Ze Lei smiling.
"En-en-en-ga-ga-" Ma tried to speak but in her excitement brought on an asthma attack.
"Quick Pa! The medicine!" said San Cai running to her Ma.
Everyone rushes to bring Ma to sit down while Pa brings the asthma pump.
After two pumps San Cai's Ma gasps out, "Engagement! You bad girl, why didn't you tell us!"
San Cai looked a bit guilty, "Well, I planned to tell you but I'm still excited myself! And I wanted it to be a surprise!"
"Silly girl! Surprise me anymore and I might wind up in the hospital!" her mom said cracking up.
"Ma! Don't say things like that!" scolded San Cai in good humor.
Xi Men gives San Cai's parents beers and now everybody is cheering, making merry and having a good time, forgetting for the moment everything else.
To be continued…
