Chapter 8
"Are you sure you don't want to stay with us? You don't need me to tell you that our house is so big that you wouldn't even notice us and you would be able to get all the privacy you want," San Chai trying to persuade Xiao You to stay in her place. "Moreover you get the benefit of not having to bother about meals, you can ask our cook to prepare anything you want or even join us everyday for dinner if you prefer to have company," she added further.
"San Chai, don't worry. Seriously I prefer having my own place and my own space. No offence to you, but I really would like to stay here on my own," Xiao You explained. "This place also provides food, I can call room service anytime I want plus it's all paid for by the firm, so I might as well make full use of it," she said while unlocking her luggage and opening it, revealing all her clothes packed inside.
"Ok fine, fine, fine. I don't want to nag at you any further. But I must insist that you join Ah Si and me for dinner tonight. I already told the cook to prepare something special for tonight so you must come. Don't give me any excuses ok. We'll have our driver pick you up and send you back here as well. You can sleep in tomorrow morning, I won't bother you. But tonight, you're mine ok," San Chai insisted while getting ready to leave Xiao You to finish unpacking her stuff. She knew that her being there would only hinder her progress. Xiao You would be able to work faster and more efficiently if she were to do it all by herself anyway.
"I'll make a move now. I better get back before my husband harasses me again. I'll take a nap when I get back so that I'd be fully energised to talk to you later. The car will be here to pick you up at 6.30 p.m. Take your time ok. Don't hurry. Ah Si will probably be back about 7 p.m. anyway. He's been very busy lately as well. Its been great seeing you again, Xiao You. I'm so happy you're back," San Chai said while going over to give Xiao You a hug before she heads towards the door. "Don't bother seeing me off, you get back to your unpacking. I'll see you later for dinner yeah. Bye," she called out while opening the door to leave.
After San Chai left her apartment, Xiao You continued with her unpacking. She didn't take too long to finish because she doesn't have that much stuff anyway. All she had to do was hang her clothes out in the wardrobe and put some other stuff in the lined drawers as well as arrange her toiletries in the toilet. After all that, she rewarded herself with a nice, long soak in the bathtub. The apartment was quite big. It has a living room, a dining room, a kitchen, a master bedroom and a study. It was also fully equipped with all the latest information technology gadgets with the usual fax machines, ports for her laptop, wide screen tv, DVD and Vcd players.
She knew she would enjoy her stay here. There really isn't anything that the place or she is lacking for, except maybe.......... companionship. Someone to come back home to. Someone to talk to and unwind with after a long hard day's of work.
Xiao You was really tempted to take up on San Chai's offer. But then she knew that if she stayed with them, no matter what they said she would be interfering with their lives and normal routine. They would feel obliged to always ask her to join them when she knows that especially now, during this time, Dao Ming Si and San Chai should spend as much quality time with each other as possible, before their baby arrives and literally turns their whole lives upside down.
Furthermore, she would also prefer to have her own space. Living at somebody's house for a short period of time would be okay. But for at least 1½ years? It would be too much. On top of that, she might not be in Taipei for just 1½ years, the multinational company intends to perform a major restructuring programme which might just take 2 years before the final phase is completed.
After her bath, Xiao You decided to catch a short cat nap herself but she remembered to turn on the alarm clock just in case she falls into a deep sleep instead. She set the clock to ring at 5.30 p.m. giving her at least an hour to get ready. "Hmm, I'm back," she thought to herself before drifting off to sleep.
"Are you sure you don't want to stay with us? You don't need me to tell you that our house is so big that you wouldn't even notice us and you would be able to get all the privacy you want," San Chai trying to persuade Xiao You to stay in her place. "Moreover you get the benefit of not having to bother about meals, you can ask our cook to prepare anything you want or even join us everyday for dinner if you prefer to have company," she added further.
"San Chai, don't worry. Seriously I prefer having my own place and my own space. No offence to you, but I really would like to stay here on my own," Xiao You explained. "This place also provides food, I can call room service anytime I want plus it's all paid for by the firm, so I might as well make full use of it," she said while unlocking her luggage and opening it, revealing all her clothes packed inside.
"Ok fine, fine, fine. I don't want to nag at you any further. But I must insist that you join Ah Si and me for dinner tonight. I already told the cook to prepare something special for tonight so you must come. Don't give me any excuses ok. We'll have our driver pick you up and send you back here as well. You can sleep in tomorrow morning, I won't bother you. But tonight, you're mine ok," San Chai insisted while getting ready to leave Xiao You to finish unpacking her stuff. She knew that her being there would only hinder her progress. Xiao You would be able to work faster and more efficiently if she were to do it all by herself anyway.
"I'll make a move now. I better get back before my husband harasses me again. I'll take a nap when I get back so that I'd be fully energised to talk to you later. The car will be here to pick you up at 6.30 p.m. Take your time ok. Don't hurry. Ah Si will probably be back about 7 p.m. anyway. He's been very busy lately as well. Its been great seeing you again, Xiao You. I'm so happy you're back," San Chai said while going over to give Xiao You a hug before she heads towards the door. "Don't bother seeing me off, you get back to your unpacking. I'll see you later for dinner yeah. Bye," she called out while opening the door to leave.
After San Chai left her apartment, Xiao You continued with her unpacking. She didn't take too long to finish because she doesn't have that much stuff anyway. All she had to do was hang her clothes out in the wardrobe and put some other stuff in the lined drawers as well as arrange her toiletries in the toilet. After all that, she rewarded herself with a nice, long soak in the bathtub. The apartment was quite big. It has a living room, a dining room, a kitchen, a master bedroom and a study. It was also fully equipped with all the latest information technology gadgets with the usual fax machines, ports for her laptop, wide screen tv, DVD and Vcd players.
She knew she would enjoy her stay here. There really isn't anything that the place or she is lacking for, except maybe.......... companionship. Someone to come back home to. Someone to talk to and unwind with after a long hard day's of work.
Xiao You was really tempted to take up on San Chai's offer. But then she knew that if she stayed with them, no matter what they said she would be interfering with their lives and normal routine. They would feel obliged to always ask her to join them when she knows that especially now, during this time, Dao Ming Si and San Chai should spend as much quality time with each other as possible, before their baby arrives and literally turns their whole lives upside down.
Furthermore, she would also prefer to have her own space. Living at somebody's house for a short period of time would be okay. But for at least 1½ years? It would be too much. On top of that, she might not be in Taipei for just 1½ years, the multinational company intends to perform a major restructuring programme which might just take 2 years before the final phase is completed.
After her bath, Xiao You decided to catch a short cat nap herself but she remembered to turn on the alarm clock just in case she falls into a deep sleep instead. She set the clock to ring at 5.30 p.m. giving her at least an hour to get ready. "Hmm, I'm back," she thought to herself before drifting off to sleep.