"Watch your damn mouth!" Xiaoliang says in a stern tone.
Liqiang fuiously throws a punch at Xiaoliang. The two teenagers end up having a big fight as they constantly continue to attack each other, inviting the attention of the students who were passing by.
5:30 PM...
At Mingyu's house...
"We're here," Junhao says as he stops his car in front of Mingyu's house.
"Thanks for the ride," Mingyu says.
Junhao turns his head to Mingyu's direction. He forms a small smile at her.
"No problem," Junhao says.
Mingyu steps out of the car. She turns her head to see Junhao. He smiles at her, in which she smiles back.
"Bye!" Junhao says, before driving off to leave the neighbourhood to pick up Meiling.
6:20 PM...
At The Jade Bowl restaurant...
"Xiaoliang! Table three's order is ready!" a middle-age man says.
Xiaoliang heads over to the kitchen to take the order for table three. It hasn't even been an hour and he already feels exhausted, which was literally caused after getting into a big fight with Liqiang earlier. They attacked each other like two insane people wanting to kill each other. If Meiling and Yifei didn't seperate them, they would have ended up in the hospital, or worse. He already has a disturbing bruise on his right cheek, which he tried to cover with a bandage, but caught the attention of the other employees anyway. Some of them even approached him just to ask about his bruise, in which he replied by saying that he got into a fight.
I can't wait for this shift to end. Xiaoliang thought.
He had enough of a bad day that he just wants to end the day faster. Just when he thought things couldn't get worse as he walks to serve the orders for table 3, he suddenly trips over something, which he assumed to be someone's feet, sending his tray to fall to the ground, messing up the food that was suppose to be serve. The whole restaurant starts to turn their attention to Xiaoliang, who is on the floor with the messed up food.
Xiaoliang turns his vision to see the person who had tripped him. He is a man who looks around his 30s, wearing a black cap and a black sweater, who refuse to have any eye contact with Xiaoliang. He definetly looked like he was trying to play it clean.
"What is going on here?" the manager walks over with a furious look as he looks at Xiaoliang who is on the floor.
"I had tripped over something, Sir. I deeply apologize for the inconvinience," Xiaoliang says as he stands up from the ground.
"You should have looked where you were going. You are clearly causing inconvinience in this restaurant. This is unacceptable!" the manager says in a louder tone. His eyes are filled with rage, as Xiaoliang just stood in front of him while looking down at the ground.
"This is not how I expect you to serve our customers. This is unprofessional of you, and would unsatisfy our customers. Clean this up, and I'll have a word with you after," the manager says, before turning around to walk away from the scene, leaving Xiaoliang with a stressful thought.
He really had enough problems for a day, that it's starting to make him feel stressful. Right now, he has to prepare himself if his manager wants to yell at his face. Well, he thought he kinda deserved it for disappointing the customers and making a mess. A few minutes passed and he managed to clean up the mess he made. Now, all he need to do is face the feisty manager and get ready for the amount of rage he's gonna throw at him.
"You wanted to speak with me, Sir?" Xiaoliang ask, as he slowly approaches the manager who is standing in the corner, far from the crowded room. The manager stood in silent as he stares at Xiaoliang with a disappointed and furious, yet he tries to stay calm.
"You do realize that we really make our customers the priority here? And what happened earlier wasn't professional at all, Cheng Xiao Liang," the manager says with stern tone.
"I understand, Sir," Xiaoliang says as he gaze down at his shoes, feeling guilty about the mess earlier.
"The customers at table 3 are now very upset that there ordered have been delayed due to the accident," the manager says.
"I understand, Sir," Xiaoliang says.
The manager sighs. "By that, I've decided that it's best that you don't need to continue here anymore."
Xiaoliang's heart almost stop as he turns his head up to face the upset manager. He slightly widens his eyes out of surprise. Although he was prepared for the worse, he didn't expect to get fired so sudden. He didn't want to lose his job.
"What?" Xiaoliang ask. He is hoping that he had misheard what the manager said.
"You are fired, Cheng Xiaoliang. That is final," the manager says before walking away from the corner, leaving Xiaoliang to stood there alone.
Xiaoliang couldn't believe what just happened. It's as if all the bad things happened in one day, ruining his already exhausted mood. He didn't want to lose his job, especially with his grandma's condition. He felt like the world is against him, making him more frustrated. Now he has a new problem, and that is to find a new job.
8:30 PM...
Mingyu's POV...
After helping my mom clean up the noodle shop, I went upstairs to my room to study. It's a good thing my mom didn't went crazy when she saw me in Junhao's outfit. I decided to change into my pajamas, since I'll be returning Junhao's t-shirt and shorts tomorrow. Not that he had asked for it, but I just don't like to hold on to other people's stuff for too long. I already feel bad about giving him trouble earlier for having to take me to his house to shower. Hopefully he didn't get into an argument with Meiling after. I would feel terrible if he did.
Meanwhile...
At Yifei's house...
Yifei is relaxing in a soothing bubble bath in her massive bathroom. A lot of chaos happened today at college, though it wasn't really the reason why she wanted to get a bubble bath all of a sudden. In fact, she was pretty much involved with the chaos, but she chose to play it safe from behind the scene. Yet, what made her a bit irritated was the fact that her parents are arguing again. When she got back home, they were both already screaming into each other's faces, and she didn't even bother to stick around to find out what happened. The couple literally had too much trouble with their relationship since she was very young. However, they chose to still be together for the sake of the family's reputation, and the fact that the reason they even got married in the first place was because of business matters. What could she say? Her parents came from some of the wealthiest families in Guangzhou. Though she used to wish her parents would find their ways to make up, it never happen. In fact, their relationship only got worse as she gets older, and though both of them always supported Yifei by giving her the best in everything, deep down she still thinks that she lacks emotional support from them. At this point, she just wish her parents would sort things out, even if it means a divorce.
Literally sick of her parents chaos, she thought she could treat herself to a relaxing bubble bath, complete with the Jasmine fragrance bubbles, which scent goes well to the scent of her bathroom candles, which are vanilla and rose.
I could stay like this forever.
Yifei thought.
The young girl continues to relax in the bathtub, relieving all the stress from today. After about 30 minutes of relaxing, she gets up from her bathtub and wraps her slim figure with a towel, before walking out of her massive bathroom, and entering her fancy bedroom. Walking into the bedroom, Yifei dries herself up before putting on her pink silk night gown. She was about to go to her dresser to apply her night routine skincares, when her phone suddenly rings from her desk. She walks over to the desk and picks up her phone.
"Hello!" Yifei says in a chill and elegant tone.
"Miss Chen, the deal has been done," the guy says over the phone.
Yifei forms a small smirk on her lips. There's nothing that could make her feel happier than the feeling of victory, and that comes from when her plans fall into place.
"Good. Now, did he really get into that much trouble as planned?" Yifei ask.
"The manager was really angry at him. Not to mention, he looked terribly depressed," the guy says.
"Well, thanks for doing the job. I knew you could do it," Yifei says.
"You're welcome, Miss Chen. I should be the one to thank you," the guy on the phone says.
Yifei smirks. "No problem. Oh, and be sure to keep this a secret from my parents."
"Of course, Miss Chen," the guy says.
Yifei smirks. "Goodnight, Feng."
10 PM...
At Xiaoliang's house...
Xiaoliang is smoking in front of his house as he tries to clear his mind from the stress. He had enough of today being so complicated, making him exhausted both physically and mentally. Just when he thought things couldn't get worse after getting into a fight, he had to lose his job.
Damn.
Xiaoliang thought.
The quiet boy continues to smoke his cigarette, wishing that his desperate thoughts will soon find an answer as the night goes on. Though since he lost his parents his days has never been bright, but tonight he feels as if the sky just got darker with the desperate thoughts running in his mind, knowing that he has to find a job as soon as possible to support his grandma. At this urgent point, he could always accept Yifei's offer to be her chauffeur, since her offer is still open. Yet, he still doubts if he should accept it. He honestly hesitated with the idea. But right now, he doesn't seem to have any other choice.
10:10 PM...
At Hua Hong Bar...
"A glass of white wine, please!"
"Coming right up!"
The loud sounds of drunken people can be heard inside the casual style bar. Though Monday nights might not be the most relaxing time to have a drink for some people, yet some of them just couldn't help but to let lose on a weekday night, while pretending to be ok at work the next morning. At the corner of the bar, a girl with shoulder lenght brown hair wearing a white t-shirt and black skirt is standing near the bar table while enjoying her glass of beer while her eyes starts exploring the not-too-crowded bar. Some random guys tried to seduce her a few times, but she chose to ignore them, or let out a savage comeback when she's too irritated.
"Need a company, Baby Girl?" a random guy ask the girl with a flirtatious tone.
"If I do, it's not gonna be you," says the girl, Meiling.
As the guy moves away from her to find another target, Meiling spots a familiar tall guy with messy hair and is wearing a white sleveless shirt and ripped jeans approaching her. The guy had a bruise on his left cheek, but didn't even bother to cover it up.
"Been waiting too long?" the guy ask as he walks up to Meiling.
"Not too long that I want to smack you in the face," Meiling says in a sarcastic tone, before taking another sip of her beer.
The guy chuckles at the way Meiling replied sarcastically.
"You're a savage, Li Mei Ling," the guy says.
"Of course. If I wasn't, I wouldn't have put up that plan to get ride of the little brat, Liqiang," Meiling states.
"Well answered I guess," Liqiang says.
"It just sucks that Mingyu is still getting too close to Junhao," Meiling says, her voice starting to sound a bit drunk.
Liqiang turns his head at the slightly drunk girl. He chuckles at her, before calling out the bartender to order a glass of beer for himself. After ordering, he turns his head back at Meiling.
"Actually, there's something that sucks more," Liqiang says.
"What is it?" Meiling ask.
"The fact that Junhao actually has no problem getting close to her," Liqiang says.
Meiling sighs. The thought of Junhao and Mingyu being close to one another really irritates her. Even after trying to keep him away from her, he always finds his way back to her.
"I don't understand what Junhao ever sees in that stupid girl," Meiling says in desperate tone, before finishing her beer in one shot.
Liqiang sighs before turning his head away from Meiling. He didn't like the sight of the girl he silently liked looking desperate. It triggers his emotions to know that she could have just choose him over Junhao, and maybe all of this didn't need to happen. Liqiang had liked her since first sight, yet she was too busy being all lovey-dovey with Junhao to even realize his intentions in always being there for her. In fact, the reason he is with her tonight at the bar is because she had called him to meet her for a late night conversation over drinks.
"Here's your beer, Sir," the bartender says as serves the beer to Liqiang.
"Thanks," Liqiang replies casually. He drinks a quarter of it, before putting it down on the table, and turning his head back to Meiling, who is now looking more drunk.
He starts to study her beautiful figure. Shoulder lenght hair, big eyes, and perfect lips. Every time he look at her, he couldn't think about any other figure who is more beautiful. Despite being the university's player, Liqiang knew that what he felt for Meiling was more than a one-night-attraction. He wasn't surprise when he found out that Junhao was also crushing on her. Meiling is a stunning woman. Looking at how desperate she looks right now turns on his emotions, and fury towards Junhao. He thought the girl deserves better, and he believes that he treat her better than Junhao. The thought of confessing his feelings suddenly passes his mind.
This could be the right time. It's now or never. Liqiang thought.
"Meiling..."
Meiling turns her head to face Liqiang. She stares into his brown eyes as her head continue to spin due to the amount of glass she had drink.
"What?" Meiling ask in a slightly drunk tone.
"It was Junhao's lost to lose an angel. You deserve better," Liqiang says.
Meiling puts her hand on her head as she starts to feel more drunk.
"I don't want anyone else, Liqiang," Meiling states.
Slowly, Liqiang steps closer to her, making her walk backwards as she stares at him with a confused look.
"What are you doing, Liqiang?" Meiling ask in a drunk tone.
Suddenly, Liqiang pins her up against the bar wall, not bothering if anyone would see them in this position. Though he's not even drunk at the moment, his fury made him want to do impulsive things without care. He had kept this long enough. Tonight, he's gonna confess to Li Mei Ling.
"Why want someone who doesn't know how to treat you properly, when you have someone right in front of you who knows how to treat you right?" Liqiang ask her.
"Liqiang, what is all of this?" Meiling ask, her head starting to feel more and more dizzy.
Without any other words, Liqiang leans in closer to her face and plants a kiss on her red lips. Meiling tries to release herself, but oddly finds herself giving in at the comfort he gave her as he pulls her waist closer to him, giving her a warm feeling. Though she knew that she was definetly cheating on Junhao right now, somehow she didn't seem to care about him at the moment. Right now, she just wants to feel comfortable with someone who makes her feel like a priority, and that is Liqiang.
To be continue...