Chapter 3
Sighing... she turned away from the beautiful scenery in front of her and went towards the telephone. While waiting for her parents to pick up the phone, she looked at the photo placed nearby showing San Chai and her in their working uniform at the bakery shop. She looked so innocent and naive then. She shudders looking at the awful uniform they were wearing then with the bright red vest. Compared to now where her walk-in wardrobe is literally flowing with designer and fashionable clothes, shoes and bags. "Those were the days," she thought to herself.
After informing her parents of the offer made by her firm, she decided to turn in. The clock indicates that it's close to midnight already. She had a really long talk with her parents, she had not only told them about her work but was chatting with them about nothing and everything in general while catching up on the family gossip and news. They were delighted to hear of the opportunity for her to head a legal team and knew that this is a big leap in terms of her climb on the career ladder. Not only that, they've also noticed a change in her recently. She is no longer the carefree, happy and cute Xiao You they once knew. She has become more reserved and quiet gradually over the years. Maybe this return to Taiwan would be good for her. A change of scenery and back to her original roots, so to speak.
Tossing and turning in bed, Xiao You can't seem to get herself to sleep. Her mind is constantly working and the wheels just don't seem to want to stop turning. She just cannot get the picture of him out of her head. "This is ridiculous", she told herself. "I've still got a month to go before I head to Taiwan, if I'm going to be like this for the whole time I'll drive myself crazy."
She tried all sorts of methods to get herself to doze off. From counting sheep to counting backwards to drinking warm milk. Nothing seemed to work. Looking at the clock on her bedside table, it was already 3 in the morning. She then made a firm resolution to herself to empty her mind. She was seriously tired, having been working since 8 a.m. to almost 9 p.m. the day before as well as having to deal with the news of relocating to Taiwan.
Finally her mind gave in to her body and she fell slowly into a deep slumber. But if anyone was in her room, they would be able to hear her soft mutterings into the night, "Xi Men... Xi Men... Xi Men..." and see a tear slid from her eyelids.
Sighing... she turned away from the beautiful scenery in front of her and went towards the telephone. While waiting for her parents to pick up the phone, she looked at the photo placed nearby showing San Chai and her in their working uniform at the bakery shop. She looked so innocent and naive then. She shudders looking at the awful uniform they were wearing then with the bright red vest. Compared to now where her walk-in wardrobe is literally flowing with designer and fashionable clothes, shoes and bags. "Those were the days," she thought to herself.
After informing her parents of the offer made by her firm, she decided to turn in. The clock indicates that it's close to midnight already. She had a really long talk with her parents, she had not only told them about her work but was chatting with them about nothing and everything in general while catching up on the family gossip and news. They were delighted to hear of the opportunity for her to head a legal team and knew that this is a big leap in terms of her climb on the career ladder. Not only that, they've also noticed a change in her recently. She is no longer the carefree, happy and cute Xiao You they once knew. She has become more reserved and quiet gradually over the years. Maybe this return to Taiwan would be good for her. A change of scenery and back to her original roots, so to speak.
Tossing and turning in bed, Xiao You can't seem to get herself to sleep. Her mind is constantly working and the wheels just don't seem to want to stop turning. She just cannot get the picture of him out of her head. "This is ridiculous", she told herself. "I've still got a month to go before I head to Taiwan, if I'm going to be like this for the whole time I'll drive myself crazy."
She tried all sorts of methods to get herself to doze off. From counting sheep to counting backwards to drinking warm milk. Nothing seemed to work. Looking at the clock on her bedside table, it was already 3 in the morning. She then made a firm resolution to herself to empty her mind. She was seriously tired, having been working since 8 a.m. to almost 9 p.m. the day before as well as having to deal with the news of relocating to Taiwan.
Finally her mind gave in to her body and she fell slowly into a deep slumber. But if anyone was in her room, they would be able to hear her soft mutterings into the night, "Xi Men... Xi Men... Xi Men..." and see a tear slid from her eyelids.