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Chapter 14 Unexpected Visitor
Syaoran parked his car and walked to his apartment. He laid on the sofa and threw his hand on his forehead. He went over what had happened today. He looks at the plastic bag of candy he had bought. He gets up and walks over to the bag and pulls out the candy. He unwraps the candy and tastes the sweetness of the candy. He felt nostalgic and remembered his memories of his friend.
Flashback
"Li!" a girl came running towards him. He turned around and found his friend coming to run towards him.
"Li, wait for me." she yelled again.
The little girl runs up to him huffing and puffing. She gives him a hug. "Remember this is not the last you will see me." she said with tears in her eyes.
Syaoran gave her a hug back and felt his eyes starting to tear up. He felt so emotional. He was leaving Japan and didn't want to leave her . She was the only friend he had. He brushes off the tears from her eyes.
"Ugly." he said with tears coming from his eyes.
"You are ugly too." she laughs as she sees he is crying. She brushes his tears and takes something out from her backpack. She turns and looks at him and gives him a bag of candy, "When you miss me, have a piece. I hope this could last. It is all of my candy I had."
Syaoran chuckles as he knew it was not much but it meant alot to him.
"Promise me you will come and visit me. Don't forget about me." She said.
"Master Li, we must leave now." Wei said to Syaoran. Syaoran looked back at the girl and hugged her one last time before leaving. He turned back and his heart had broken seeing the little girl crying and waving him goodbye.
Syaoran turns around and runs back to her and says, "I promise I will be back, just you wait for me." He pinky promises the little girl. The girl smiles at him with hope in her eyes. She reached out and kissed him on the cheek.
Syaoran immediately blushed and ran back to get on his flight. The little girl didn't know her actions were very intimate. But it was a promise to wait for him to come back.
Syaoran got on the plane and touched his face. He thought he would feel dirty from the kiss. But he felt very happy and could not wait to see her again. He took a piece of candy and ate it. His sisters asked for a piece and Syaoran said, "No."
His sister pouts and starts to cry. Syaoran kept saying no to anyone who tried to take his candy away. These candies were too precious for him and a gift from her.
End of flashback
Syaoran moves to start to wash up and whistles on his way to the bathroom. While Syaoran was in the bathroom his phone vibrates for a while.
Syaoran emerges from the shower and sees a message of a pending message from Meiling. He was exhausted from the day. He decided to open it tomorrow morning. He thought it must be a message from here to not be late to pick her up.
He went over to blow dry his hair and went to bed.
The next morning he washed up and pulled on his clothes and headed towards the airport. Syaoran forgot about the message Meiling had sent last night. He went to the gate Meiling would be arriving from. He thought about returning home to see if he had any messages from Ying Fa. He was tired from last night. He didn't even open any message from her.
Syaoran sighs. He sees everyone arriving from the flight. He sees Meiling emerge from the flight. He sees her and waves at her. He thought she looked rather angry and ran towards him.
"Xiaolang!" Meiling whispered to him.
"Hello, Meiling. Why are you whispering?" he asked, he thought see was acting weird. He started to pull her away but heard someone calling out his name.
"Xiaolang. I'm so happy you have picked me up." an unfamiliar voice said.
Syaoran turned around and saw a girl from a picture he had given to Meiling. He looks back at Meiling.
"I had messaged you before I boarded the flight." she said sternly.
Syaoran pulls out his phone and reads the message.
"SOS- Emergency! I'm going on the plane now. I will see you when I arrive." Meiling messaged.
He furrowed his eyebrows. He thought he was getting away from this problem, but it ended up following him. He quickly turned to her and asked furiously to the girl.
"What a coincidence Miss Wang is here." Syaoran starts to turn away.
"I had missed you so much, Xiaolang." She said sweetly to him.
"Do not call me Xiaolang. Only family can call me that." he said coldly to her.
Hua Wang smiles up at him and pushes Meiling away from him. "Oh? But we will be family eventually. My Xiaolang." she said grabbing his arm.
Syaoran peered at her harshly and grabbed her hands. Hua felt her heartbeat fast but the feeling fell when he threw her hands away from him.
"You should be careful what you say around me." Syaoran threatened, "I don't just let anyone touch me or call me Xiaolang."
Hua Wang suddenly tears up and looks at him. She thought if she looked pitiful he wouldn't be so angry. Syaoran hated women who cried too easily to him. He didn't think she was being sincere. He turns around and signals Meiling to follow him. Meiling turns around and smirks at Hua Wang before leaving.
Hua Wang tears stopped abruptly. She smiles and wiped her tears after they left her in the airport. She suddenly opens her cellphone and calls her father.
"Hello Father, I have arrived. Yes, thanks to you I was able to follow Meiling to Japan. It was an excellent idea for the clan to let me come here." she said smiling maliciously. She would have to win over Syaoran in order to become his wife, a wife to the heir to the Li Clan. She had already won the clan over. She smiles and walks out of the airport.
Syaoran sat in his car in frustration. He popped a piece of candy in his mouth to help calm his nerves. Meiling observed him and can tell he was very upset. Meiling was about to speak but Syaoran's phone rang.
Syaoran glanced at it and saw it was a phone call from Eriol. "Hello." he greeted coldly.
"Well, hello to you as well, Syaoran." he said.
Syaoran rolls his eyes. Meiling greets Eriol, "hello, cousin."
"Meiling!" Eriol greeted back, "I didn't know you were coming to visit as well?"
Meiling chuckles, "I see Xiaolang- No, I mean Syaoran didn't tell you."
Syaoran stops the car and disconnects his phone from his car and asks, "Eriol, what is it that you had to call so early in the morning?" he said coldly.
Eriols spoke, "Ah? I suppose I shouldn't invite you to the brunch that Sakura had invited me."
Syaoran's ears perk up at the mention of Sakura's name. "I-I uh did she invite me?" he had asked.
Meiling watches Syaoran's eyes turn from cold to a gentle look. Meiling had never seen this gentleness before. She thought Syaoran may not even know he had that gentle look. Syaoran had only been gone from Hong Kong for a few days but had changed a little. She laughed a little at the thought of Syaoran liking someone. She had to call Auntie about this news.
Syaoran turns off his phone and turns to look at Meiling. "We are going to have brunch with Kino- I mean Eriols' friends." he said.
Meiling raised her eyebrow and thought, "Since when does Syaoran go to brunch. We could barely have him sit down at breakfast with his family."
Syaoran looked at his clothes and felt a need to change his clothes. Hua had grabbed on his clothes and he didn't want to smell anything like her. He better burn these sets of clothes. The thought that Hua Wang touched his arm made him even detest her even more.
Meiling looked at Syaoran's reaction. She wanted to laugh at him. He was being silly and went to his room to change and shower again.
While Syaoran went to take a shower to wash up again, Meiling called her Auntie Yelan.
"Hello, Auntie." Meiling whispered.
"Why are you whispering Meiling?" Yelan asked.
"I have some good news." She whispered.
"Oh?" Yelan asked.
"Auntie, I think Syaoran has someone he likes here." She said.
"Really!?" Yelan said as she stood up from the chair she was sitting in. She was currently in a meeting with the shareholders. The shareholders looked scared from her little outburst.
Yelan waves the shareholders to go. "Who is this girl?" she asked Meiling.
Meiling didn't respond yet, "I am not sure."
"Meiling, how can you call me and say that to me? What makes you think he likes someone?" Yelan spoke sternly.
Meiling was silent when she heard someone behind her, "I will call you back" said quickly..
She hung up on her Auntie. This was the first time she hung up on the phone with her aunt. She could only pray that she will not get in trouble later. She turned around seeing Syaoran dressed in different clothes. He wore a nice white button down shirt with blue jeans. He was messing around with his hair. He got frustrated with his hair and tousled it around. He looked in the mirror and didn't feel satisfied.
Meiling looked at him in shock. She never seen him ever touch his hair like that before. She silently took a picture of Syaoran messing around with his features. She sent it immediately to her aunt.
Yelan was angry that Meiling abruptly hung up the phone. But she heard a ping and read a message from Meiling.
"Auntie Yelan, I am sorry for hanging up so quickly. Syaoran came out."
Yelan saw a picture of Syaoran fixing his hair. She was in shock, she sat down and felt a bittersweet happiness.
The picture showed him smiling and finally satisfied with the final look he had.
Meiling slowly put her phone down. She needed to find out who this girl was and how she had changed Syaoran so quickly.
Syaoran turns and looks at Meiling. "Are you ready to go?" he asked.
Meiling looked at her attire and ran to get changed. She hits her forehead with her palm. She had forgotten to get ready.
They finished getting ready and got in the car. Syaoran drove over to Sakura's place. He went up to the door and took a deep breath before knocking on the door. The door open and he saw the last person he wanted to see.
They glare at each other at the door and he asks, "What are you doing here brat?" Touya said. Meiling looked at Touya and Syaoran back and forth before she broke through them.
"I'm not here to have a glaring contest!" she said abruptly. A girl pokes her head out from the kitchen and looks at who had arrived. She smiles at Syaoran and Syaoran just blushes from the sight of Sakura. She had let her hair down and curled it a little. She had an apron on and a spatula in her hand.
"Touya, don't be rude to my friends." Sakura pouted.
Touya gave Syaoran one last look at him and said, "I'm watching you."
Sakura exclaims, "Li, who is this lovely girl," Syaoran took a sip of water, "Is this your girlfriend?" She asked. Syaoran who was drinking water accidentally spit out his water.
"G-Girlfriend? This is my cousin." He said quickly and blushed.
Sakura and Meiling laughed. "It's okay, my name is Sakura Kinomoto. You must be Meiling? Eriol told me all about you, " Sakura grabs Meiling's hands and pulls her to the living room where everyone was sitting."
Syaoran looks at them and frowns. Sakura didn't even greet him. He followed them and sat down on the closet chair near me. He sat nonchalantly on the chair and pretended to look at his email.
Eriol is observing Syaoran and looks at his attire and looks. He looks different, he thought. Syaoran looks up and still sees Sakura not paying attention to him. He regrets bringing Meiling here.
"Sakura," Tomoyo said, "We should finish up setting up the brunch."
Sakura turns around and some light from the sun highlights on her head. Syaoran looked at her and felt something get stuck in his throat. He felt she looked so pretty today. She was wearing a light pink sweater dress that was off the shoulder. Syaoran felt heart tighten up. Sakura smiles at her friends and turns to return to the kitchen to finish up the cooking.
Tomoyo emerges from the kitchen to help Sakura set up the meal. Sakura comes out with the finishing touches and serves the brunch. She smiles at everyone and lands her eyes on Syaoran. Syaoran blushes immediately and looks down.
"Thank you everyone for coming to my little brunch." Sakura thanked, "Please enjoy and have a happy holiday!"
Everyone started to grab the food and had a taste. Syaoran would watch which food Sakura would eat and grab one after her. He wanted to taste the food. He put a fork in his mouth and tasted the delicacy of her breakfast. The food tasted too good. He felt his heart flutter from the taste of food she made.
"Li, I hope the taste is fitting for you." Sakura said.
Syaoran pauses for a moment. He finally had Sakura's attention. He straightened his back and looked at her and complimented her. "The food is really good," he said.
Touya snorts at Syaoran's comment. Syaoran glares at Touya. He was speaking the truth that the food was really good.
"Kinomoto, the fact Syaoran complimented your food is a big deal." Meiling added. Meiling was observing all the girls in the room. She was trying to find out which girl had caught the eyes of Syaoran.
Sakura saw the orange juice was running low. She got up and went to the kitchen. Syaoran's eyes lingered on Sakura's figure leaving the room. Meiling caught Syaoran peeking at Sakura. There was a knock on the door. Syaoran glanced at the door temporarily.
"I got it!" Sakura said, she rushed to the door.
She opened the door and saw Kei. "Hello, Kei. I'm glad you could make it." she smiled at him. Syaoran snapped his head to see who it was at the door. He remembered this guy from the dinner. He narrowed his eyes and thought about something.
"Come sit here next to Eriol and Li." Sakura said.
Kei looked at where Syaoran was sitting. He was sitting next to Sakura again. He felt a surge of jealousy. He had arrived late but he did not know Syaoran would be there.
"I hope you do not mind, I invited my friend." Kei said.
Sakura looks at Kei, "The more the merrier." Sakura said cheerfully.
Touya looked at Kei and thought, "Great another brat." He had work to do to keep these guys on track.
"Sakura, I was hoping you would like to see a movie with me later." Kei asked.
"Sakura is busy today." Touya answered before Sakura could say anything. The truth was she was busy today, she was going to volunteer at an orphanage.
Syaoran's ears perked up. What was she busy doing today?
"I'm sorry about that." Kei said. He thought of Syaoran, she could not possibly be going out with Syaoran.
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Syaoran felt a sense of happiness in his heart when he heard Touya. Sakura smiles and says, "I'm going to an orphanage. I have volunteered to help out. They need some assistance." She was happy to help the little kids.
Kei thought about it. He didn't like kids but he could play with them for a little bit if it would make Sakura like him again.
Sakura smiles at the thought of the little kids. She always volunteers every year. The orphanage was her favorite place to assist during this time of the year. She heard of the owners but never met them before. She heard from the director their family member had come to town to check on the status. She looked forward to seeing this person. She wanted to thank them for helping the kids. There was a little boy that always saw there and it made her smile.
Syaoran saw her smile and could not help but smile a little. Sakura turns around and removes the dishes. Syaoran started to grab some of the dishes and followed Sakura to the kitchen. Kei wanted to help Sakura but Eriol grabs him and says, "Kei, what happened to you yesterday?"
Kei looks around Eriol trying to get a glimpse of Sakura. He noticed Syaoran went into the kitchen. He tried to push Eriol away. Tomoyo steps in the way of Kei sight, "Kei?"
Kei looked at Tomoyo and asked, "Yes?" He didn't know what she wanted to ask.
"I heard a rumor about you talking to multiple girls?" Tomoyo said calmly, "I was wondering if that is true."
Kei looks at Tomoyo in shock. He hadn't told anyone of this. It was true he had in the past, but he had been chasing Sakura around. She had made things more interesting and always refused to meet with him. He had been focused on her.
He answers Tomoyo, "I may have in the past had a history with a lot of girls. But now I'm not talking to anyone but Sakura."
Tomoyo had a glint in her eyes. "I suppose that may be true. But if I catch you lying to me. I really don't know what I could do to you." she said sternly. Kei looked nervous after what she said. "Haha. I am just joking Kei. Of course you are only talking to Sakura."
Kei took a seat after his chat with Tomoyo. She looked very innocent, but she was very scary when she was so serious. Eriol pats Tomoyo's back to calm her down.
Sakura places the dirty dishes in the sink and turns around. She sees Syaoran had helped her bring the rest in. Syaoran had a deja vu when he brought the dishes to the kitchen. He remembers his dream about him kissing her in her kitchen. He walked next to Sakura by the sink and helped wash the dishes with her. He would wash the dishes in soap and hand it to her to rinse. Syaoran rubs his face and some soap gets on his face. Sakura turns towards him and laughs.
Syaoran looks at Sakura and is confused why she is laughing at him. Sakura takes a towel and wipes his face from the soap. Syaoran blushes and grabs the towel from her hand. He accidentally touched her hand and had held it on his face for a moment. They heard a noise from behind him. Sakura quickly retracts her hand. Syaoran felt his hand was empty. He felt his heart was empty.
"Hello, and who might you be?" Sakura asked.
"Hello." the girl said.
Syaoran hears her voice and immediately turns around. He recognized her..
"My name is Hua Wang. I'm a friend of Kei, he invited me here." Hua answered. Her eyes squinted at Sakura as she saw Syaoran with her. She saw Syaoran holding her hand to his face. The more Hua looked at Syaoran and Sakura she felt they looked too good next to each other. She was angry. She tried very hard to get Syaoran but he never looks her way. Who was this girl?
"Hua Wang? Oh, I heard about you from Kei." Sakura said, "Come. Kei is over here."
Sakura grabs Hua's hand and pulls her to the other room. Syaoran narrows his eyes and finds it hard to believe she is here. He didn't know she would follow him here.
Syaoran walks to the living room and sees Meiling wanting to scratch out Hua's face.
"What are you doing here!" Meiling said angrily.
Kei looks at Hua and Meiling and asks, "Do you know each other?"
Hua smiles brightly at Kei and says, "Of course! I am -"
"She is a friend of our family!" Meiling said quickly. She didn't want that girl to say she was Syaoran's fiance. It would mess up everything that Syaoran is working on. Even if he didn't even know it yet.
"Oh? What a small world." Sakura said, "Wang are you hungry?"
"Oh, I am famished. Please bring me something to eat." Hua said with a mischievous glint.
Sakura smiles and reenters the kitchen. Syaoran was about to go to the kitchen when Hua grabs Syaoran's hands. "Syaoran, how about having a chat with me." she said.
Syaoran retracts his arm from her and grabs some napkins to wipe his hands from her. He looks and glares at her. "Do not call me by my name. Who gave permission to speak my name so casually." he said aggressively.
Hua looks at Syaoran and feels aggrieved. She notices Sakura coming in from the kitchen, "Kinomoto is it?"
Sakura looks at Hua and smiles at her. "Yes. You may call me Sakura if you would like." She said.
Syaoran was annoyed that Sakura would let anyone call her by her name.
"Sakura." Hua sounded out, "You can call me Hua."
Sakura smiles and hands Hua brunch. "Sakura, do you mind helping me get something to drink?" Hua asked.
Sakura looks at Hua and says, "sure." Sakura gets up to get some orange juice and comes back to give Hua.
Hua looks at the orange juice and sighs, "I"m sorry Sakura. I can't drink orange juice. Do you have some coffee?"
Sakura looks at Hua and nods her head. "How would you like your coffee made?"
Tomoyo looks at Eriol and she was dissatisfied with Hua. Eriol narrows his eyes. He knows Sakura was smart but sometimes she was really naive. Tomoyo grabs Sakura's hand, "Sakura let me help you." She said calmly. She motions for Sakura to sit, and turns to the kitchen and makes Hua's coffee.
Hua was irritated. She kept asking Sakura to do things so she could not have the chance to talk to Syaoran. Syaoran kept eyeing Sakura's every move. Hua could also see Kei watching her every move as well. She didn't know what was so special about Sakura. She was just a normal girl. Hua came from a wealthy family and it was very prestigious. She noticed a coffee cup next to her.
"Eh. Thank you miss." Hua said to Tomoyo.
Tomoyo smiles, "I hope you enjoy this. Please I don't make so much coffee. I hope it's to your taste."
Hua looked at Tomoyo and felt pressured to taste the coffee. She took a sip and spit it out. "What kind of coffee is this?" Hua demanded, "This is horrible."
Tomoyo lay her hand on her cheek and said, "I'm so sorry. I may have put too much sugar in the coffee. I did warn you I don't make coffee often."
Hua narrows her eyes. Tomoyo smirks and thinks, "That's what you get for ordering Sakura around."
Meiling chuckles as Tomoyo actions against Hua. Eriol placed a glass of water near Hua and she stood up quickly and spilled water all over herself. "What did you do to me?" she shrieked.
Sakura was in shock at the outcome of the event. "I'm so sorry Hua." She grabs some napkins and tries to wipe her clothes.
"You're making it worse!" she yelled at Sakura. She turns to look at Syaoran and puts on a pitiful face. "Syaoran."
Syaoran doesn't look at her and walks out of the room. He doesn't like how loud she was. Hua turns to look at Sakura and feels angry. She sees Syaoran is leaving and pretends Sakura pushed her and is on the floor feeling distress. "Sakura!." she pitfully says and falls to the ground hard.
