8 CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT HER
At Bai Xueyan's apartment. Qing Ran was watching a new TV show of her favourite screen male actor and model Du Xiu Jun, while munching on peanut cookies her grandmother had made.
"Mother, you can't take Qingran back to Beijing. I disagree," Xueyan said.
"Your father said I must do so, look it's being over two years now and she hasn't even started kindergarten yet. I must take her with me and no more." Mrs Bai said, she was feeling terrible herself.
"Yes sister, father said he will see her through and besides you don't have to keep rejecting it because he is her grandfather anyway." Yuxi said, drying the table rag.
"That's how you all feel, how do you expect a mother to feel being separated from her child?" Xueyan asked, sniffing in not to let her tears flow.
"And how do you expect a grandfather to feel being separated from his grand-child...oh point of Correction his only and first grandchild?" Mrs Bai asked, she too was sad Xueyan had left them but still hasn't achieved a thing ever since she left home.
"Sister you don't need to get emotional, I'm there and so is Shi Huan, we will take care of her and you can come visit us anytime besides it's being long you came home." Yuxi said, smiling though her eyes were filled up with unshed tears.
"Mother, just tell..." Xueyan stopped because of her cellphone which started ringing.
Wondering who would call her if not her brother or the two people she was conversing with, she walked over to the table and discovered it was an unknown number, picking up the call she placed it on her ear and heard the voice of a man at the other end.
"Hello is this Bai Xueyan?" the voice asked.
"Yes, I am." She turned to see her mother giving her a questioning look, shrugging she raised her other hand in 'I don't know' manner.
"Ok, I am Secretary Cheng calling from the Tourist Garden International Hotel. We have gone through your file and if you are available, you can come to the hotel tomorrow." Secretary Cheng said.
"Oh yes... I mean OK Sir, any appointed time sir?" Xueyan asked feeling elated.
"You are only coming to get your body measurements for your uniform and discuss your payment info, so you can come by 10:00am."
"Ok sir, I will be there sir!" Xueyan hung up the call and screamed with happiness making Qing Ran abandon her TV show to the other side of the sitting room where mother, aunt and grandma was.
"Mom, are you ok?" Ranran asked holding her little chest which was beating faster than usual.
"YESSSSSS, I am. Mom, Yu Xi, Ranran my little princess I got the job!!!" Xueyan scooped Qing Ran up into her arms.
"Wow, Con-gra-tula-tions." Qing Ran said using the syllabus.
"That's great news sis, Congrats." Yu Xi jumped up with happiness.
"Congratulations dear, may the blessings of the heaven remain with you!" Mother Bai tears fell uncontrollably not for sadness but for happiness.
"When are you going?" Yu Xi asked.
"Tomorrow, I was told to come tomorrow for my body measurements as well as discuss the details of my payment."
"Then we will leave during the weekend, we can help you get ready for work." Yu Xi said.
"And we will take RanRan so when receive your first pay we can bring her back." Mother Bai suggested.
"I think it will be better to take RanRan with us so she wouldn't feel lonely at home." Yu Xi said, supporting her mother's statement.
Meanwhile Ranran smile froze in the air when she heard her grandmother's and aunt's statement.
"Let's discuss that after my meeting tomorrow." Xueyan said with a straight face.
*****
Secretary Cheng heaved a sigh of relief after calling the last person. He didn't go through their profile but instead went straight to dial their numbers. He had sent forty-five contacts each to the Hotel in Beijing and Macau. He knocked at the director's office, hearing a confirmation from inside he pushed the door open and walked into the office and bowed.
"Sir, everyone has been called and some sent to Beijing and Macau.
"Good, now call Shi Ya up... don't worry I will call her myself." Rong Bo said.
"Ok sir. Anything else?" Cheng Jian asked.
"No, you can leave and continue with your work." Rong Bo said waving Cheng Jian off, he picked up his phone and dialed a number which went through almost immediately.
"Shishi, how are you?"
"Ok, come to the hotel." Rong Bo said, hanging up.
*****
Shi Ya had told Feng Jiu to drive her around, giving the girl wrong directions to make her lose her way.
Not expecting the turn of events Feng Jiu parked at the foot of the Xing's clothing brand and turned to give her a smirk.
"ShiShi you better don't try to play smart with me," Feng Jiu warned.
"Hmph, you still know your way around, that's good news. How much more lucky could you be?" She snorted "Come open the..."
"I was told to drive you only for today, I'm not your personal chauffeur and it wasn't in the contract that I'm meant to serve you." Feng Jiu cut in sharply.
Shi Ya was about to push the car door open in anger when her phone rang, bringing it out of her designer hand bag she saw it was her father-in-law calling and picked up that same instant.
"Yes father,"
"I'm good father."
"Ok, I will be there soon." she answered then turned to Feng Jiu before saying, "To the Tourist Garden International Hotel."
Not waiting for her to relax, Feng Jiu stepped on the accelerator.
"Feng Jiu, you must have lost it all!" Shi Ya fumed but silence greeted her as Feng Jiu continued to drive recklessly on the road. 'I pray the cops arrests her!' Shi Ya prayed silently.
Getting to the hotel, Feng Jiu stepped on the brake pedal with force making Shi Ya jolt again. "I will report you... you can't probably drive Zhi Hao like this."
"Yes, I can never drive Zhi Hao around like this."
"Feng Jiu!!!" Shi Ya roared.
"Hehe, get down ma'am."Feng Jiu cajoled. Slamming the door hard Shi Ya stepped out of the car. Entering the Tourist Garden International Hotel, her hair looked messy.
At the top floor: "Ma... ma'am?" Secretary Cheng Jian said with wide eyes.
"Ma'am...your hair..." the manager trailed off.
'No wonder why everyone has been looking at me strangely.'
"Thank you." Shi Ya said before storming into the restroom.
