"Evening dad." Greets Wei heading towards the kitchen where his mother was. "Let me help." Snatching the veggies she was cutting.

"Have your breakfast first. Then I can let you do what you want."

"I'm not hungry." Washing them.

"Then you speak what's bothering you. I'm your mother Wei? And I understand that nothing is good with you-

"I have some problems with my office. And I was planning on closing the business. Then look for something else I can do." Smiling at himself he avoids his mother's eyes going to prepare the things needed.

"Only that? For you to cry? I've lived with you for years to understand that nothing in life can make you cry. You'd always fight a way out, but not destroying your pupils. Someone hurt you?" There Wei stopped his dealings.

"No mother." Facing her. "I'm just bad at making people understand. I'm just bad at listening. I just don't like to be a trouble because of my miserable life. I don't like using others for my profit and benefit. Because I don't like them to suffer just because they are helping me. I don't like to use someone." Continuing with his work.

"And that person is that guy? The one you were going out with?"

"Women know better! No! Mother's! He just wanted the best for me. Mom, can you believe! He wanted to use himself so I could have the so called customers flow, in hell! I don't want him to suffer just because he loves me. He is introvert, because of his health. How I'm I going to say if something bad happens to him? Because his family won't leave me safe." Spoke Wei, his mood insinuated pain, worry, helpless.

"Mom knows best and she'll advise you. Son, when I met your father, that time, had a small saloon, and one day just like that, I got robbed, they took everything leaving me with chairs, and the old room. The first thing he thought was to look for loan so I can have money and buy the stolen items, but I thought that wouldn't be right, I didn't want debts, nor him to carry depts. So I refused. No matter how much he insisted, my firm decision was only that. And at the end, I ended up sitting under the shade, braiding hairs, of different styles. See! He as man, that was the first idea so I can move on but I spoke him out and at last he supported me till now. Same applies to you. That young man will care for nothing, even if he gets bedridden, his wish will be for him to see you stand back on track in your business. But you leaving like that wasn't the decision you thought was right. You had to talk him out." Advised Mrs Wei.

"Mom...

"Give me that. I called your fellow idiots, and they'll be here any minute. Go chill outside. Think twice before you lose him completely. Not many of them out there are lucky to get a guy like you got." Snatching the basin back. "Get out of here now."

"Wei son, father needs to send you somewhere. I need something." Winking at his wife who just rolled her eyes.

"You look more like 'Wednesday' that girl. No emotions, no what. Miserable like hell. Nevermore, that school was like....argh! go shower, I don't want noises from those idiot friends of yours." Mrs Wu who is Wei's mother spanked his son with the cooking stick kicking him away.

Wei really got speed over his legs and ran from there, cursing lowly while easing pain over his head.

......

At the hospital, Britney woke up in a jolt. Her eyes closed. Hair disheveled. With the oversized hospital shirt and trouser. First her arm traveled over her hairs, roughed them, then opened her eyes only to jolt in fury.

"Thank God you are awake." Paul who didn't leave her side, ran outside to call the doctor. A moment after he was back and stood silently as they checked on her.

"I'm fine now." She answered after some few questions. "When will I be discharged."

"So long as you are fine and no where feels pain. You may go home."

"Thank you doctor."

"Britney Miles."

"Pau... Paul?!!" She didn't want to believe. But maybe she has to. The moment someone's face which she found not so foreign, looking at her like that, her mind wasn't stable but now she feels that she didn't hit her head and she was stable. "Paul, it's you!!" He face showed delight so as her voice.

"Yeah. That's me. But are you fine. You got me scared. What if you would have fallen and I wasn't passing by there?? And that rubbish!." Fisting his palm.

"You saved me?"

"Yeah. I was scared Britney. Are you sure you are fine!!" Not satisfied.

"I am.... Paul...thank you. For Saving. Me." Smiling with her no makeup lips.

"No need for thank you." But who thought the awkwardness will start developing. "Umm....I will take you home..., If you won't mind."

"I don't mind at all." She answered back fast that Paul didn't expect.

"Okay. Your clothes are in your bag."

"Mm. Thank you."

Who thought even this conversation made Paul feel jingles in his stomach. He felt happy.

"Always things go slow." Walking away to bring the car Infront of the hospital for his Merry.

.....

Karaoke, or the small karaoke. With a small table between, filled with cans of beers, some crunchy snacks, a crazy music from the phone through Bluetooth. Four people sitting around the table, gulping the drink.

"I can't believe you fought, even when he didn't propose to you." Speaks Yu Tong.

"I just don't like doing things fluently. He too struggled to reach where he was? And his money shouldn't make me lazy, because I'm a man, and I don't like to be treated like a princess." Speaks Wei

"But he didn't mean like how you think. Because if I try to understand him, he just tries to help. Help you on your business." Yang Zi steps in.

"Wei, it can't be that you left your man, while that snake there!!!" Meng Zi Yi spats.

"I'm sure yibo will do his way." Assured himself.

"And how far sure are you?" Twitching high her brow. "We know you are stupid and clumsy. But you can't let others know your weakness, is it?" Again speaks Meng Zi Yi.

"She was banned from coming again there."

"How sure are you?" Asks Zi

"Wei. Listen. You should be lucky maybe because we all are girls, not with bad intentions, but girls who match with your behavior. In a manner of fact, we all four are meant to be this bonded. As a girl, I can clearly understand what another girl intends to do just to destroy someone's happiness or anything. That's why she asked you, how far do you believe your boyfriend when that frog is around? I can't just imagine what step she'll make just to have him, or hurt you. So, will you keep sitting there and do nothing? Or go! Talk to him, and have your man for all yourself?" Asked Yu Tong.

Wei just remained silent. Maybe he was thinking or not. No one knew among the ones surrounding him.

"Let's toast guys. Let's drink till we remain naked."

"Oh! Wei..watch that hole of yours!" Shouts Zi.

"See! You guys are all the same. Ma bitches." This time Meng Zi Yi.

"Guys, let's toast!!" Screams Yu Tong and they all clank their cans for a drink.

.......

"And I'm sure enough. Yibo won't agree to come this time. After what, happened the previous party, this is a picnic of four days." Utters Haoxuan.

"As a CEO he must be there. I'm sure my daughter won't be stupid again." Mrs Kate already feels insecure.

"Not about your daughter. But as how you see yibo, can he tolerate any crowd, how will he accept if anyone notices something?" Haoxuan. "At least he would agree if Wei was there. But they have kept silent among each other." Sighs he.

Haoxuan has every right to worry. There they will be many, there are his workers who know him as their CEO, and not yibo. That's not the case. But what if something unexpected happens? And yibo gets endangered??? Till the end, no conclusion was made. So he needs to tell yibo. And even if he refuses, then something should be done aside.

Because Haoxuan will have to do what he did before. Convince Wei to go with him.

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Just as Wei finished sweeping the compound of their house, settled, a message popped on his home screen.

"""Wei, from heart I'm sure you are fine.🤍 Wei I'm sorry if what I did wasn't to your liking, but I missed you.❤️ And I'll always yearn for your love, hugs, consolance, because I mic you so much🤍. I'm sure you won't take long to be back with me and the boys keep asking about you also. I'm sorry.🤍"""

"Also I have the right to miss you too??" Still reading the text.

But it came another message.

"""But I won't be able to leave here if I don't see you Wei. I'm waiting for you. The way to your home. I know you'll come. I love you🤍❤️♥️."""

"He can't be here!!??😳😳" Throwing the broom, his mind took time to process everything first.

Thank you 🙏🙏.