Chapter 16.0: Rumors
She parked her scooter at her normal spot. Walking towards her class, she knows eyes were upon her and the talks they had behind her back. It doesn't bother her that much anymore, only that, she sometimes misses her invisibility. She was now immune with the attention the other students gave her, as well as the lecturers. She doesn't like it but she can't change it either. Therefore, she just deals with it. Being friends with F4, made her the centre of attraction. The other students are being nice to her now and they don't dare to mess up with her too. It's not as if they want to, but they have to because of the fear they have of F4, especially Dao Ming Si.
'They are so stupid to be afraid of that 'stupid' Dao Ming Si. If only they know the true nature of the leader of F4. instead of being bullied, they could bully him! Hehehehe.he has a temper, that's true, but a childish one at that. One, you could easily manipulate. Ah Si, Ah Si.' she smiled at her thoughts.
"Shan Chai! Shan Chai!"
She heard her name being called out. She swirled around to the direction of the calling, stretching her neck to find the one who called out for her. Then she smiled. It was Qing He. Panting for air when he stopped abruptly in front of Shan Chai, Shan Chai looked at him curiously.
"What is it, Qing He? Is something the matter?"
Qing He put his hand on Shan Chai's shoulder. He looked at Shan Chai sympathetically.
'Why does he look at me like that? The sadness in his eyes. something must have happened.'
"Qing He. what? What's wrong?" she asked, worried.
"I've just heard about it. Are you okay? I knew they were just toying with you! That stupid F4! It's okay Shan Chai. You're right. They are nothing. Just heartless, cruel and fatheaded. Especially that Dao Ming Si! How dare he play my best friend Shan Chai like this? I will."
"YOU WILL WHAT?"
Qing He jumped and spun around to look behind him. He was shocked and frightened to see that Dao Ming Si was behind him, pounding his right fist to his left opened hand, looking very, very angry. Seeing the look, Qing He hid behind Shan Chai.
"Dao Ming Si! Calm down," said Shan Chai trying to cool down Ah Si's temper and at the same time blocking him from doing anything towards Qing He.
'He must've heard Qing He. He is so enraged now. His look even frightened me! I can't show my fear to him. I have to help Qing He. What should I do? I don't even understand what Qing He was talking about just now.'
"YOUR FRIEND HERE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO SHUT UP! SO, I'LL SHUT IT UP FOR HIM!" screamed Ah Si, walking forward.
"DAO MING SI! STOP THIS INSTANCE!" shouted Shan Chai, putting her hand up to stop him from coming towards them any further.
"Qing He, can you explain to me about what you had said just now?" asked Shan Chai with her head to the side but her eyes still fixed at Ah Si.
"I. I. heard.," stuttered Qing He.
"HEARD WHAT?" howled Ah Si, loosing patience.
"AH SI! LET HIM FINISH! Go on, Qing He."
"They all say that Dao Ming Si has got what he wants from Shan Chai and then dumped her. They say, you are only toying with her. Were you?" told Qing He, standing straight from behind Shan Chai. His fear has resided and anger was heard from his tone.
"THEY WHAT? WHO TOLD YOU THIS? I'LL. I'LL PUNCH THEIR BIG FAT MOUTH!!" Ah Si roared.
Shan Chai walked in front of Ah Si and smacked his shoulder with her bag. Ah Si stared at her, anger and shock mixed.
"Snapped out of it! I've told you, you need to control that temper of yours. Why do you care about these stupid gossips? They can say whatever they want. They don't understand. They don't know the truth. They are jealous. Let them be! I'm not hurt, Ah Si. Just, let them be. Okay? For me?" pleaded Shan Chai.
Seeing Shan Chai's pleading and hopeful eyes looking at him, Ah Si eased down and grabbed her by the shoulder.
"I am so sorry, Shan Chai."
"It's okay. I understand," smiled Shan Chai.
Qing He looked at them with an opened jaw. He can't believe his eyes.
"The rumors weren't true," he muttered.
Letting go of Shan Chai, he looked at Qing He.
"Of course they weren't! I am Dao Ming Si! I'm a man with 'size'," said Ah Si proudly.
"Ah Si, it's SENSE, not SIZE! When will you ever get it right?" mumbled Shan Chai, shaking her head, smiling.
"Whatever! Shan Chai, here is the phone I promised. My number is on the first list. Call me if there's anything," said Ah Si, giving her the new NOKIA model mobile phone.
Sighing, Shan Chai took the phone and nod. Looking at her watch, she excused herself to class, dragging Qing He along. Ah Si stood there and watched her walked of. About three meters away, Shan Chai turned.
"Ah Si! Don't forget to go to your class too!" yelled Shan Chai from afar, waving her hand.
Ah Si waved back and smiled. After a while, he walked away.
~~~*~~~*~~~
Lei sat at the railing as usual while Shan Chai sitting at the floor, leaning against the railing, reading a book. They have been like that for quite some time, enjoying each other's company in silence. Out of the blue, Dido's song, White Flag, was heard. Lei looked down at Shan Chai and met Shan Chai's curious stare.
"Your bag," he said.
"Huh?"
Shan Chai took her bag and ransacked the inside, trying to find the source of the music. Then, she took out a mobile phone and picked it up.
"Wei?"
"Shan Chai! Where are you? Why does it take you so long to pick up the phone? Stupid woman," Ah Si's voice heard at the other line, saying the last word softly.
"You are the one who is stupid! Today was my first time having a mobile phone! How'd I know you put Dido's song as the ring tone? Still call me stupid, stupid!"
"Okay, okay. So, where are you?"
"I'm at the." she was about to say the rooftop when Lei tapped on her shoulder and shook his head.
".toilet," she quickly diverted her answer.
"Come over to the café and have lunch. The others are already here, except for Lei. Have you seen him? Xi Men have been trying to call him and still can't get through."
"I thought I saw him outside. I'll tell him. Bye."
"They want us to be at the café. Why don't you want him to know that I'm with you?" asked Shan Chai, putting her mobile phone back into the bag.
"Just trust me. You don't want him to know."
Curiosity still shown at Shan Chai's face but she kept quite.
"You go down first. I'll follow up in a while. Don't say anything about me."
Nodding, Shan Chai took her books and bag, and went out of the door. Looking back at Lei, she saw he was still looking at the sky, sitting on the railing. Sighed, she walked down the stairs and head towards the café's direction.
She parked her scooter at her normal spot. Walking towards her class, she knows eyes were upon her and the talks they had behind her back. It doesn't bother her that much anymore, only that, she sometimes misses her invisibility. She was now immune with the attention the other students gave her, as well as the lecturers. She doesn't like it but she can't change it either. Therefore, she just deals with it. Being friends with F4, made her the centre of attraction. The other students are being nice to her now and they don't dare to mess up with her too. It's not as if they want to, but they have to because of the fear they have of F4, especially Dao Ming Si.
'They are so stupid to be afraid of that 'stupid' Dao Ming Si. If only they know the true nature of the leader of F4. instead of being bullied, they could bully him! Hehehehe.he has a temper, that's true, but a childish one at that. One, you could easily manipulate. Ah Si, Ah Si.' she smiled at her thoughts.
"Shan Chai! Shan Chai!"
She heard her name being called out. She swirled around to the direction of the calling, stretching her neck to find the one who called out for her. Then she smiled. It was Qing He. Panting for air when he stopped abruptly in front of Shan Chai, Shan Chai looked at him curiously.
"What is it, Qing He? Is something the matter?"
Qing He put his hand on Shan Chai's shoulder. He looked at Shan Chai sympathetically.
'Why does he look at me like that? The sadness in his eyes. something must have happened.'
"Qing He. what? What's wrong?" she asked, worried.
"I've just heard about it. Are you okay? I knew they were just toying with you! That stupid F4! It's okay Shan Chai. You're right. They are nothing. Just heartless, cruel and fatheaded. Especially that Dao Ming Si! How dare he play my best friend Shan Chai like this? I will."
"YOU WILL WHAT?"
Qing He jumped and spun around to look behind him. He was shocked and frightened to see that Dao Ming Si was behind him, pounding his right fist to his left opened hand, looking very, very angry. Seeing the look, Qing He hid behind Shan Chai.
"Dao Ming Si! Calm down," said Shan Chai trying to cool down Ah Si's temper and at the same time blocking him from doing anything towards Qing He.
'He must've heard Qing He. He is so enraged now. His look even frightened me! I can't show my fear to him. I have to help Qing He. What should I do? I don't even understand what Qing He was talking about just now.'
"YOUR FRIEND HERE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO SHUT UP! SO, I'LL SHUT IT UP FOR HIM!" screamed Ah Si, walking forward.
"DAO MING SI! STOP THIS INSTANCE!" shouted Shan Chai, putting her hand up to stop him from coming towards them any further.
"Qing He, can you explain to me about what you had said just now?" asked Shan Chai with her head to the side but her eyes still fixed at Ah Si.
"I. I. heard.," stuttered Qing He.
"HEARD WHAT?" howled Ah Si, loosing patience.
"AH SI! LET HIM FINISH! Go on, Qing He."
"They all say that Dao Ming Si has got what he wants from Shan Chai and then dumped her. They say, you are only toying with her. Were you?" told Qing He, standing straight from behind Shan Chai. His fear has resided and anger was heard from his tone.
"THEY WHAT? WHO TOLD YOU THIS? I'LL. I'LL PUNCH THEIR BIG FAT MOUTH!!" Ah Si roared.
Shan Chai walked in front of Ah Si and smacked his shoulder with her bag. Ah Si stared at her, anger and shock mixed.
"Snapped out of it! I've told you, you need to control that temper of yours. Why do you care about these stupid gossips? They can say whatever they want. They don't understand. They don't know the truth. They are jealous. Let them be! I'm not hurt, Ah Si. Just, let them be. Okay? For me?" pleaded Shan Chai.
Seeing Shan Chai's pleading and hopeful eyes looking at him, Ah Si eased down and grabbed her by the shoulder.
"I am so sorry, Shan Chai."
"It's okay. I understand," smiled Shan Chai.
Qing He looked at them with an opened jaw. He can't believe his eyes.
"The rumors weren't true," he muttered.
Letting go of Shan Chai, he looked at Qing He.
"Of course they weren't! I am Dao Ming Si! I'm a man with 'size'," said Ah Si proudly.
"Ah Si, it's SENSE, not SIZE! When will you ever get it right?" mumbled Shan Chai, shaking her head, smiling.
"Whatever! Shan Chai, here is the phone I promised. My number is on the first list. Call me if there's anything," said Ah Si, giving her the new NOKIA model mobile phone.
Sighing, Shan Chai took the phone and nod. Looking at her watch, she excused herself to class, dragging Qing He along. Ah Si stood there and watched her walked of. About three meters away, Shan Chai turned.
"Ah Si! Don't forget to go to your class too!" yelled Shan Chai from afar, waving her hand.
Ah Si waved back and smiled. After a while, he walked away.
~~~*~~~*~~~
Lei sat at the railing as usual while Shan Chai sitting at the floor, leaning against the railing, reading a book. They have been like that for quite some time, enjoying each other's company in silence. Out of the blue, Dido's song, White Flag, was heard. Lei looked down at Shan Chai and met Shan Chai's curious stare.
"Your bag," he said.
"Huh?"
Shan Chai took her bag and ransacked the inside, trying to find the source of the music. Then, she took out a mobile phone and picked it up.
"Wei?"
"Shan Chai! Where are you? Why does it take you so long to pick up the phone? Stupid woman," Ah Si's voice heard at the other line, saying the last word softly.
"You are the one who is stupid! Today was my first time having a mobile phone! How'd I know you put Dido's song as the ring tone? Still call me stupid, stupid!"
"Okay, okay. So, where are you?"
"I'm at the." she was about to say the rooftop when Lei tapped on her shoulder and shook his head.
".toilet," she quickly diverted her answer.
"Come over to the café and have lunch. The others are already here, except for Lei. Have you seen him? Xi Men have been trying to call him and still can't get through."
"I thought I saw him outside. I'll tell him. Bye."
"They want us to be at the café. Why don't you want him to know that I'm with you?" asked Shan Chai, putting her mobile phone back into the bag.
"Just trust me. You don't want him to know."
Curiosity still shown at Shan Chai's face but she kept quite.
"You go down first. I'll follow up in a while. Don't say anything about me."
Nodding, Shan Chai took her books and bag, and went out of the door. Looking back at Lei, she saw he was still looking at the sky, sitting on the railing. Sighed, she walked down the stairs and head towards the café's direction.