A few hours later...
10:25 PM...
At The Capital Rooftop Bar & Lounge...
Linh's POV....
The sound of EDM mix with some Hip-Hop music plays loudly through the speakers of the rooftop bar. Though tonight is not too crowded, there are still some people who are busy having a drink, or just randomly light dancing near their table while taking glimpse of the beautiful city view tonight. I wouldn't be surprise since it's Wednesday and people still have to work tomorrow.
My mom decided to choose a table which is not too far from where the DJ usually performs. Usually the DJ would only perform during weekends, but somehow tonight they are having a special event of EDM x Hip-Hop theme music for tonight. I guess that's why my mom chose to go out tonight.
"I'm gonna try the cocktail tonight," Minh says in a sassy tone as she elegantly sits in between Hoang and Linh.
"Woah, are you even at an age where you are capable to drink alcohol?" Hoang asks. He is kind of worried about the thought of his younger sister drinking alcohol knowing that she is still 17.
"Mom said it's ok so I'll just give it a try," Minh states.
"Oh, ok," Linh says, though she is still surprised about the idea of Minh drinking for the first time, she tries to not worry too much, knowing that the young girl has her family to take care of her if she eventually gets drunk.
After a series of trying to choose what drinks to have for tonight, their mom eventually decided to order some snacks as well. The night continues with the family just enjoying the sight of the bar, since they don't really communicate much other than the topics regarding the food and drinks of tonight.
Meanwhile...
At Xiaoyang's apartment...
Xioayang's POV...
"Husband, how come you are not yet asleep at this hour?" the sound of my wife's voice can clearly be heard through my phone as we are engaged in a videocall right now.
"I had a business dinner with some colleagues tonight. I went back late," I answer as I continue to stare at her from my phone. I was about to ask her the same question but I remembered that she gets worried if I haven't call her just to talk before going to bed. Though we don't really spend much time physically together since I went to Ho Chi Minh for business, we still kept our communications through the phone.
"I was beginning to think that you wouldn't call me tonight. I was worried if you're ok," she says. I see her big eyes looked all worry as she stares at me.
"My wife, I just came back from business dinner late, yet I am fine. No worries," I say to her. Despite being far from her, there are times that my heart feels rather uncomfortable of her caring attitude. Little did she know that she's making me feel guilty for not being able to feel a deeper chemistry during our distance. Knowing that I have a sweet wife, I honestly don't feel as if I'm such a perfect husband most of the time.
"Ah, ok. If you say so, then I trust you," she says, with a tone that sounds relief after hearing my explanation.
Looking at her face, my lips forms a small smile as I see that her vision looks more chill than before, which makes me relief. Somehow looking at her all worried just makes me feel guilty, knowing that when she is probably thinking about me for months, I was at a state when I was attracted to a young woman I met at the gym who doesn't even know about my status and personal life.
10:45 PM...
At The Capital Rooftop Bar & Lounge...
Linh's POV...
The drinks and snacks came out faster then we expected. Minh quickly takes a lot of sip of her cocktail, much to her surprise that it doesn't taste like the way she imagined before. Haha, she told me that she thought it was gonna be like strawberry smoothie with a pinch of something spicy. I figured she thought of it that way since the drink she ordered was pink. Well, despite saying that she's not really fond of the taste, she figured it to be quite interesting.
"You're gonna get drunk if you drink more of that," Hoang says. He is starting to worry that our little sister would end up drunk. 
"He's right. Girl, you need to slow down," I say.
"I'm ok, guys. Haha, I want more chicken wings," Minh says in between giggles as she puts down her now empty glass back on the table in a lazy manner. Yup, girl is definitely starting to get tipsy.
"Minh, are you ok?" Hoang asks who is staring at Minh with a confused look.
"She's definitely starting to get tipsy," I say to Hoang. His eyes begin to widen as he is still shock at the sight of watching our little sister getting tipsy for the first time.
"I am totally fine," Minh says in a whiny tone, before bursting out a small giggle again.
"Enough with the talking and continue to eat," Mom suddenly says after taking a sip of her own cocktail. 
The sound of her strict voice was enough to made all three of us worried and start eating the snacks on the table. If anyone is wondering why, well it's because my mom is known to have a temper at all places, to everyone. She could easily get mad even for the slightest mistake such as us eating slowly or accidentally dropping a book on the floor. She's always been like that even before our parents divorce. Sometimes I wish I could even ask her to go to therapy, but she often times insisted that I was the problem for being "too sensitive". 
Well, I continue to eat the chicken wings while slowly sipping on my own cocktail. After a few minutes, the effect surely starts to kick in as I feel my head is starting to feel a bit dizzy. Other than that, I could feel an odd feeling starts crawling up to my heart, slowly going deeper as I feel my head starting to feel heavier from the effect of the cocktail. This feeling sent butterflies to my stomach as I know struggle to hold back the feelings from getting any stronger. Suddenly, a familiar face shows up in my mind out of nowhere. I didn't expect to see his face tonight, but I wouldn't say I was too surprised since the thought of him did came popping in my head from one time to another. 
Xiaoyang...maybe I'm not too tipsy to know that I still have the energy to sit down with a chill look without looking like a sleepy polar bear, yet when it's regarding to my mind and heart, tonight feels like I've lost full control over it. Like my mind is flying out where the heart desires, and here I am just letting myself get lost with the vision of his charming face. Maybe one of the reason is because I haven't seen him around lately at the gym. Maybe I do miss him, despite my denials to myself most of the time.
And with that desire still running inside my heart, it kept tinkling me to pull out my phone from my bag, just to drop a message to him. Somehow, there's something inside of me that keeps pushing me to send him a message. By that, I quickly send a quick message to him, not even bothering if it's late at night, and he chances are he could possibly be asleep. 
Meanwhile....
Xiaoyang's POV...
After the videocall with my wife, I decided to get myself cleaned up. I brushed my teeth and took a quick warm shower before walking back to my bedroom. I'm all ready for bed yet I decided to check my phone first before going to bed. I grabbed my phone from the small desk next to my bed, only to see that I have one new message. Hmm...could my wife still be awake that she sent me a message?
I quickly open the message without hesitation. I see Linh's name displayed on my screen along with message that she sent to me. I didn't expect the young girl to still be awake at this hour, but what took my attention more is the fact that she sent me a quite different message. At least, this message is different than our usual conversations.
"Can I ask you one question?" - Linh.
"Sure. What is it?" - Xiaoyang.
My head starts to wonder about what question she would like to ask. Yet, I didn't want to wonder too long and just replied to her. It's a bit odd for her to send me a message at this hour, but maybe the question she is gonna ask would eventually answer my curiousity.
"If one day....I develop feelings for you, would you mind?" - Linh.
To be continue...