One week later...
Linh's POV...
It's been 5 days since the last time I texted with Nar. He told me that he'll be going on another business trip to Da Nang. I haven't heard from him since that yet I didn't want to think too much and assumed that he's probably just busy. It's also been a busy week for me, since other than editing contents, I've  been getting some ghostwriting gigs online recently after a while, which I was quite happy about. It's been a while since I last did ghostwriting. 
Yet, I still took some time during the weekends to workout, even for only a short time. Like yesterday, I only worked out for about 40 minutes, and today I'm planning to do the same. Though I'm probably gonna do it later at around 4 PM. I've been busy this whole afternoon.
Meanwhile...
At Da Nang, Vietnam...
Nar's POV...
I walked out of the hotel with my luggage in hand. The taxi is already waiting for me outside. I open the taxi door and sits on the back. It's been some hectic days with all the business meetings that's been happening these past few days. I haven't even got much sleep, and not to mention my workout schedule has been messed up. I thought I gotta reschedule everything for next week, I already missed my workout routines for this week.
At Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam...
4 PM...
At the gym...
Linh's POV...
I walk inside the gym with my water bottle in hand. I thought I just go for a good run on the treadmill. By that, for today's outfit I decided to go with a gray sports bra and some black leggings. When I know I'll be showering with sweats over the minutes, I decided to go with something that doesn't make me feel too hot, though I wouldn't say that I think I look "hot" in it. I wear whatever I am comfortable in without trying to impresss anyone. While heading to the treadmill, on the left side I see Xiaoyang sitting over at the shoulder press. I didn't see him yesterday and almost thought he was busy. I didn't know he would appear today at this hour. Well, it's actually possible and not much surprise, knowing that Xiaoyang is literally a fitness junkie.
I got on the treadmill and start to set it into normal speed. I'm gonna start  normal first before turning it into higher speed, where my legs would really feel like burning in a marathon. As I continue to walk on the treadmill, I noticed Xiaoyang walking back and forth as he constantly checks on his phone every now and then. Again, while his focusing on his phone, I took this chance to admire him from a distance. At least while I'm still walking on normal speed, I can get a good look at his charm from the treadmill. Flashbacks starts to fill my head about the times we had an encounter. From our first encounter near the smith machine, our dinner date, to the night we walked together under the shinning stars. Every time I remember that night, I still couldn't help but feel butterflies inside my stomache. The vision of it gives me an exciting feeling, but at the same time, it's like a rush of passion running through my body, giving me the desire to get lost in the beautiful moment which I wished to return. 
As I get lost while staring at Xiaoyang, suddenly he shift his gaze from his phone to me, leaving my heart feeling surprised. He forms a smile at me, in which I smile back with my cheeks blushing. Man, for him to realize that I was staring at him was the last thing I wanted, but yeah, he found out my eyes had been staring at me. Take notes, Linh. You really need to better in spying next time.
"It's a surprise to see you here at this hour."
I turn my head to my left side as I see Mr Tuan suddenly appear. I didn't notice him before while entering here, I almost thought he was probably in some corner tutoring a random teenager who just started working out.
"I just happen to be free at this hour," I say as I continue to walk on the treadmill.
"I saw your siblings earlier here though I didn't see you. You've been busy these days?" Mr Tuan asks with his signature cheeky smile.
"Yeah. These past few days I've been quite busy," I answer casually.
"I almost thought I missed the sight of you entering the gym," Mr Tuan says before bursting out a small chuckle. At the same time, I also noticed his eyes starts to stare down at my waist, which honestly made me feel a bit uncomfortable.
"Oh, haha, just been busy, Mr Tuan," I say while forcing myself to form a fake smile to hide how awkward I feel right now by his action. Don't get me wrong, I didn't have any negative thoughts towards Mr Tuan before, despite his reputation of being the seductive trainer in the gym, in which he is often seen flirting with women when he's not trying to chat with the guys. Well, but honestly his gaze just now sent me major creepy vibes. No wonder Minh often tells me how much she thinks his attitude seems creepy like a pervert.
Meanwhile...
Xiaoyang's POV...
I walk over to the dumbells section. I didn't noticed that Linh was here until I caught her staring at me. I thought she would usually work out earlier, like me when I'm not too busy. The past few days I've been busy that I figured to find some available time for workout at around 4 PM. It's not really a big deal for me since I don't really care about what time to workout, as long as I can hit the gym then it's enough. 
Yet, before I search for the dumbells, I took a quick glance at Linh who is now running on the treadmill, with Mr Tuan seemingly trying to talk to her during her running session. She sure took the higher speed faster, but that's not the main point why I decided to gaze at her for a second or two. Despite usually just admiring her cute nature, I couldn't help but feel odd when I caught her staring at me a few minutes ago. Usually I would just feel chill about our encounters, seeing it as a friendly thing gym buddies would do. However, I can't hide the fact that ever since after the dinner date when I walked her back to her place, the awkward moment from that night still gets into my head everytime I see her. Almost like the memory of it had been a signature of her, it gives me a guilty feeling everytime I remember that night whenever I see her. As crazy as it sounds, the memory of it only keeps me feeling guilty of the reality that she doesn't know anything about me. At least, what I decided to hide, she doesn't know.
Linh, why do I always feel this way when I see you? This is wrong. You're not wrong, but maybe this is not right either if it's gonna go to a different way.
A few hours later...
9 PM...
At Nar's apartment...
Nar is asleep on his apartment bed, not even bothering to change into his pajamas. After returning from his business trip, he didn't bother to clean up or even have dinner. Instead, he chose to sleep after a long day. His luggage is still on the floor, with his phone placed on the small table next to his bed.
For hours of having a good slumber, Nar didn't realize that his phone just got a notification of a new message. He is enjoying his slumber a bit too much that even the sound of the notification couldn't wake him up. Though he stretched his arms out at some points, he didn't bother to get up to check his phone or even grab a glass of water.
Meanwhile...
At Linh's apartment...
Linh walked outside the bathroom with her brush in her hand. She just finished  brushing her hair after a quick warm shower. Being all comfortable in her t-shirt and pajama pants, she thought she is ready to relax before bed. To her surprise, she sees Minh on her bed looking all busy with her phone. She thought her little sister is going to be playing video games with Hoang at this hour.
"Hey, are you done with the match?" Linh asks.
"Nope. I told Hoang I'll join him after this," Minh says. "Actually I want to ask you for some big sister advice."
"Sure. What do you want to ask?" Linh asks as she sit next to her little sister on the bed.
"I want to send a message to Nar, but I don't want him to know it's me," Minh states. 
To be continue...