Chapter 19: Anger, Secret and Awe
"Wei! Wei! LEI!" screamed Ah Si at his hand phone.
Realizing that the other party has hung up, he tried dialing the caller back but to his surprise, it has been switched off. He makes another call, but the result was the same as before. Throwing his phone at the couch, he kicked the coffee table in front of him. Both Mei Zhuo and Xi Men were startled by his sudden fit.
"Ah Si! What's with you? Why did Lei called you?" asked Mei Zhuo, confused.
Mei Zhuo looked at Xi Men as though he would get an answer from him, but to his dismay, a shrug was the only thing he received. Xi Men was just as confuse as he was.
"Lei walked off with your girlfriend? Is that why he called? To tell you about it? Hehehehe." joked Mei Zhuo.
"YOU KNEW ABOUT IT? YOU'VE GANGED UP WITH HIM? ARE YOU TRYING TO MAKE FUN OF ME, MEI ZHUO?" screamed Ah Si at Mei Zhuo, grabbing his shoulders and shake them hard.
Xi Men stood and put his hand on Ah Si's shoulder, trying to calmed him down.
"Ah Si, we don't know anything. we have no idea. Mei Zhuo. he's just joking. Release him, man."
Ah Si gave Mei Zhuo a push before releasing him. Giving out a huff, he sat down at the same couch he threw his hand phone. Picking his phone back, he looked at it. Seeing that Ah Si has calmed a bit, Xi Men sat back at his previous spot. Mei Zhuo stood and walked towards Ah Si. Sitting next to him, Mei Zhuo put a hand over his shoulder.
"Sorry man. I was only joking around. I didn't know. What did he said, really?" apologized Mei Zhuo, at the same wondering what Lei had told Ah Si that made him this angry.
"He's at Shan Chai's. I presumed, helping with her house cleaning. He called to say that he's going to the show with HER! He's snatching my date away from me!" screamed Ah Si.
Mei Zhuo shot Xi Men his surprised look. Surprisingly, it was at the exact time as Xi Men giving him his same expression.
"I can't believe he did that. There must be a good explanation for all this, Ah Si. We'll ask him tonight at the show, okay? For the mean time.try to control yourself. Mei Zhuo, you look after him. By the way, what's the time?"
Mei Zhuo gave him a questioning look. It was either because he was asked to look after Ah Si or because Xi Men asked him the time so suddenly.
"Why don't you look at your own watch?"
"I don't wear a watch anymore.what for if my mobile phone can already take its job?" answered Xi Men casually.
"Then, why don't you look at it?"
"Too lazy to pull it out from my pocket pants," said Xi Men, smiling teasingly.
Mei Zhuo frowned. Looking at his watch, he gave the answer Xi Men had wanted, "It's 11.15. May I know now why you need to know the time?"
Still smiling, Xi Men excused himself, "Sorry guys.I got to go. Have a big meeting. See you two tonight, and Ah Si, don't worry about Lei. We'll get to the bottom of it tonight."
Seeing Xi Men leave, Mei Zhuo smiled, "A new Mei Mei, eh? Don't forget about tonight, you lucky man."
"Missed it already, Mei Zhuo? Hehehehe.take care of your 'girlfriend' there," teased Xi Men, walking out of Ah Si's house.
"And you take care of the introvert!" yelled Mei Zhuo, getting back at Xi Men.
~~~*~~~*~~~
Xi Men drove his car towards the direction of the park. At the side of the main entrance gate, a girl in a flowery dress was waiting. Stopping his car beside her, Xi Men whirled down his car window. The girl gave out a smile to him in recognition. Going over to the passenger's side, the girl opened the door and slid in.
"Sorry I'm late. Did you wait for me long?" asked Xi Men.
Shaking her head, she asked, "Where are we heading to?"
"Like usual. Let's have coffee first."
Xi Men grabbed her hand and caressed it for awhile. Then, he drove his car to the normal café he usually have his coffee.
Once there, they placed their order. Xi Men, black coffee without sugar and the girl, ice blended cappuccino.
"This has been our second week. I thought the expiry date was only a week. Why do you chose me?"
Taking a sip of his coffee, Xi Men answered, looking straight at her, "The answer was obvious. No one has ever made me feel the way I have for you."
"What would you tell them? Do you think they'll approve of us?" asked the girl, curiosity and sadness in her voice.
Xi Men took her hand from the table and held it tightly, assuring her.
"Don't you worry... they'll accept you. and us. My only hope, she'll approve."
"Oh.she's going to be okay. There will be fuss at first, but she'll take it nevertheless," said the girl, smiling and looked at their intertwined hands.
"Here, I have something for you," Xi Men handed her a beautifully wrapped gift.
"What's this?" asked the girl.
Taking the gift, she tried to shake it but no sound coming out from it. Looking at Xi Men, she gave out a questionable look.
"Open it up and you'll know."
Freeing her hand, she unwrapped it slowly. Seeing what it was, she gave out a gasped.
"I can't believe this. Where did you get it? It's suppose to come out in stores by next week!" exclaimed the girl, anxiously going through the pages of the Fifth Harry Potter book collection, Harry Potter: Order of the Phoenix.
"Oh my.! It's even signed by J.K Rowling herself! Thank you! Thank you, so much!!"
Xi Men smiled at her. "I requested this especially for you. Glad you liked it. Well, come on, we still have a movie to catch."
Nodding, she held the gift tightly, her smile still lingered at her cheerful face.
~~~*~~~*~~~
Meanwhile, half an hour before seven, at Shan Chai's house, Lei was waiting for her at the living room. He was wearing a white creamy three quarter sleeve shirt and a black slack with slight grayish stripes.
He was just about to go out of the house when Shan Chai opened her door and came out of her room. She wore a black knee length dress, rumples on the neckline that slightly showed her neck bone and a long slit at the sleeve from the elbow to the wrist. Her hair hangs loose with big wavy curls at the end.
'Though she only wears a slight makeup, she looked astoundingly beautiful. Jing had taught her well. Even Zhuang Jie's dress fits her perfectly.'
"Shan Chai.you looked wonderful."
Smiling and blushing slightly, she said, "Thank you, Lei. You looked great yourself."
'Even with blusher, I could still manage to caught her blushing. She really is stunning in that dress.'
Lei held out his hand at her, "Let's go. We don't want to be late for the opening of the show."
Taking it, she smiled and nodded.
"Wei! Wei! LEI!" screamed Ah Si at his hand phone.
Realizing that the other party has hung up, he tried dialing the caller back but to his surprise, it has been switched off. He makes another call, but the result was the same as before. Throwing his phone at the couch, he kicked the coffee table in front of him. Both Mei Zhuo and Xi Men were startled by his sudden fit.
"Ah Si! What's with you? Why did Lei called you?" asked Mei Zhuo, confused.
Mei Zhuo looked at Xi Men as though he would get an answer from him, but to his dismay, a shrug was the only thing he received. Xi Men was just as confuse as he was.
"Lei walked off with your girlfriend? Is that why he called? To tell you about it? Hehehehe." joked Mei Zhuo.
"YOU KNEW ABOUT IT? YOU'VE GANGED UP WITH HIM? ARE YOU TRYING TO MAKE FUN OF ME, MEI ZHUO?" screamed Ah Si at Mei Zhuo, grabbing his shoulders and shake them hard.
Xi Men stood and put his hand on Ah Si's shoulder, trying to calmed him down.
"Ah Si, we don't know anything. we have no idea. Mei Zhuo. he's just joking. Release him, man."
Ah Si gave Mei Zhuo a push before releasing him. Giving out a huff, he sat down at the same couch he threw his hand phone. Picking his phone back, he looked at it. Seeing that Ah Si has calmed a bit, Xi Men sat back at his previous spot. Mei Zhuo stood and walked towards Ah Si. Sitting next to him, Mei Zhuo put a hand over his shoulder.
"Sorry man. I was only joking around. I didn't know. What did he said, really?" apologized Mei Zhuo, at the same wondering what Lei had told Ah Si that made him this angry.
"He's at Shan Chai's. I presumed, helping with her house cleaning. He called to say that he's going to the show with HER! He's snatching my date away from me!" screamed Ah Si.
Mei Zhuo shot Xi Men his surprised look. Surprisingly, it was at the exact time as Xi Men giving him his same expression.
"I can't believe he did that. There must be a good explanation for all this, Ah Si. We'll ask him tonight at the show, okay? For the mean time.try to control yourself. Mei Zhuo, you look after him. By the way, what's the time?"
Mei Zhuo gave him a questioning look. It was either because he was asked to look after Ah Si or because Xi Men asked him the time so suddenly.
"Why don't you look at your own watch?"
"I don't wear a watch anymore.what for if my mobile phone can already take its job?" answered Xi Men casually.
"Then, why don't you look at it?"
"Too lazy to pull it out from my pocket pants," said Xi Men, smiling teasingly.
Mei Zhuo frowned. Looking at his watch, he gave the answer Xi Men had wanted, "It's 11.15. May I know now why you need to know the time?"
Still smiling, Xi Men excused himself, "Sorry guys.I got to go. Have a big meeting. See you two tonight, and Ah Si, don't worry about Lei. We'll get to the bottom of it tonight."
Seeing Xi Men leave, Mei Zhuo smiled, "A new Mei Mei, eh? Don't forget about tonight, you lucky man."
"Missed it already, Mei Zhuo? Hehehehe.take care of your 'girlfriend' there," teased Xi Men, walking out of Ah Si's house.
"And you take care of the introvert!" yelled Mei Zhuo, getting back at Xi Men.
~~~*~~~*~~~
Xi Men drove his car towards the direction of the park. At the side of the main entrance gate, a girl in a flowery dress was waiting. Stopping his car beside her, Xi Men whirled down his car window. The girl gave out a smile to him in recognition. Going over to the passenger's side, the girl opened the door and slid in.
"Sorry I'm late. Did you wait for me long?" asked Xi Men.
Shaking her head, she asked, "Where are we heading to?"
"Like usual. Let's have coffee first."
Xi Men grabbed her hand and caressed it for awhile. Then, he drove his car to the normal café he usually have his coffee.
Once there, they placed their order. Xi Men, black coffee without sugar and the girl, ice blended cappuccino.
"This has been our second week. I thought the expiry date was only a week. Why do you chose me?"
Taking a sip of his coffee, Xi Men answered, looking straight at her, "The answer was obvious. No one has ever made me feel the way I have for you."
"What would you tell them? Do you think they'll approve of us?" asked the girl, curiosity and sadness in her voice.
Xi Men took her hand from the table and held it tightly, assuring her.
"Don't you worry... they'll accept you. and us. My only hope, she'll approve."
"Oh.she's going to be okay. There will be fuss at first, but she'll take it nevertheless," said the girl, smiling and looked at their intertwined hands.
"Here, I have something for you," Xi Men handed her a beautifully wrapped gift.
"What's this?" asked the girl.
Taking the gift, she tried to shake it but no sound coming out from it. Looking at Xi Men, she gave out a questionable look.
"Open it up and you'll know."
Freeing her hand, she unwrapped it slowly. Seeing what it was, she gave out a gasped.
"I can't believe this. Where did you get it? It's suppose to come out in stores by next week!" exclaimed the girl, anxiously going through the pages of the Fifth Harry Potter book collection, Harry Potter: Order of the Phoenix.
"Oh my.! It's even signed by J.K Rowling herself! Thank you! Thank you, so much!!"
Xi Men smiled at her. "I requested this especially for you. Glad you liked it. Well, come on, we still have a movie to catch."
Nodding, she held the gift tightly, her smile still lingered at her cheerful face.
~~~*~~~*~~~
Meanwhile, half an hour before seven, at Shan Chai's house, Lei was waiting for her at the living room. He was wearing a white creamy three quarter sleeve shirt and a black slack with slight grayish stripes.
He was just about to go out of the house when Shan Chai opened her door and came out of her room. She wore a black knee length dress, rumples on the neckline that slightly showed her neck bone and a long slit at the sleeve from the elbow to the wrist. Her hair hangs loose with big wavy curls at the end.
'Though she only wears a slight makeup, she looked astoundingly beautiful. Jing had taught her well. Even Zhuang Jie's dress fits her perfectly.'
"Shan Chai.you looked wonderful."
Smiling and blushing slightly, she said, "Thank you, Lei. You looked great yourself."
'Even with blusher, I could still manage to caught her blushing. She really is stunning in that dress.'
Lei held out his hand at her, "Let's go. We don't want to be late for the opening of the show."
Taking it, she smiled and nodded.