Chapter 12: He asked me for my number and Wei Xin!!!
Qi Family residence:
Qi Yan's perspective:
"Yan'er*(1) you are back," father announced as I ignored him and headed straight to my room. Why did I even come back here? I should have just gone to my own house. My room is bare compared to Hui Qing's. A blue wallpaper and a double side bed with blue bed sheets. I've my private study and closet room beside I'm hardly back here.
Removing my tie and suit I stepped into the shower as I thought about my day. Till the end I still haven't gotten her phone or number. ' uh I ask for it tomorrow when I give her a lift to school'.
Hui Qing's perspectives:
Our family house although smaller than the Fu family's main house in Guan Zhou, but it's still worth a lot. We've got a back garden, a front yard or car park, a garage and a basement. Our house has 3 floors. On the ground floor, there is a separate room for everything, a living room, kitchen, dining room, toilet, father's office and a music room. Every room has built-in Ac, fans and central heating even the basement, where Auntie Ma and her two daughters lived who were our only servants. On the first floor, there is my room, closet and study, my parent's room, closet, Hui Yun's room, study, closet and gege's room, study and closet. Me and Hui Yun share a bathroom, gege and mum and dad have their separate bathrooms.
I hardly ever go into my closet room to grab clothes as most of the daily clothing I would need was in my room and most of the clothes in my closet were all dresses or new clothes I've brought and not worn. But today I had to look a bit more professional as I had to fill in for Senior Gu, as she has Covid, to do a music presentation for the freshmen*(2). "Wow Jia, you finally have decided to finally use your closet room?" grinned Hui Yun as she stepped out of her closet next to mine, "Hush," I giggled as I stepped into the room. The lights are lit on as it has built-in sensory lights to save electricity. It was like a wardrobe but 10 times bigger and fancier. I decided to go for a grey and white squared pattern dress with a black belt wearing a channel watch and necklace and pendant earrings my cousins got me. Holding a channel light blue small bag. Again with the light makeup as I don't usually prefer a large volume of mascara and concealer. I step out and headed downstairs to grab breakfast.
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" Morning," they chorused as I reached the dinner table, it seems they were waiting for me. "Auntie Ma please bring out the breakfast," dad asked as she nodded and headed to the kitchen. She usually joins us for breakfast, but she hardly participates in the conservation unless we talk to her. "Morning to you guys," I answered. We were eating deep-fried dough sticks with congee and drinking soya milk. After breakfast, I glanced at the time and expressed hastily "Mum I've to go I'll see you guys later," and taking off my slippers I grabbed my shoes as ge ge asked in concern " You've eaten so little, are you full yet?". " yeah," I shouted back and opened the door and closing it behind me. My chauffeur Uncle Jim already waiting for me as I had texted this morning that I had to leave earlier. "Eldest miss, what special occasion makes you go to school earlier?" he asked. "No special occasion, just more trouble," I replied as Uncle Jim signalled to the security guard to open the gate. The gate opened as a car stopped in front. I opened the windows and peered out, it was the same car as yesterday. 'Qi Yan's car, why is it here?'. Uncle Jim stepped out of the car as I watched him talk with Qi Yan. He came back and I asked him what he said: " Young master Qi said that he wanted to take you to school,". I stepped out of the car and headed over to Qi Yan's car. He pulled down his window as I alledged " Qi Yan can you please move your car? It's too much trouble for you to drive me to school,". " It's no trouble," he denied " either you get on or you will be late for school,". Such a curt reply. " Uncle Kim, I go with Qi Yan," I shouted as I hop into Qi Yan's car.
As the car began moving Qi Yan took his phone out of his suit and handed it to me. " Huh?" I asked when he dropped his phone on my lap. " Add your number into it?" he commanded ' is this his way of asking for my number?'. I picked up his phone and asked "password?". "Your birthday..." he refuted. 'my birthday... so cheesy but what's this warm feeling in my heart?' I entered my number and handed the phone back to him. He opened the Wei Xin*(3) app and told me to add him by QR code. 'What's with his username? Cute bunny? Is he born in the year of bunny? At least mine is normal just Hui Qing <3'.
We didn't continue our conversation as he dropped me off at the front of Tsing Hua. I stepped out of the car and headed into the campus grounds. Throughout the whole presentation, I couldn't concentrate only thinking about what he asked. ' What's with me? He only asked me for my number, it's not as if no one else ever did, snap out of it. I thought as I slap myself in the face and shook my head. I stepped out of the classroom as Professor So-called for me. "Professor, do you need anything?" I asked. " Hui Qing, are you ok? You seemed very distracted when you doing the presentation," she replied. " I just have something on my mind," I theorized " Anything else professor?", she shook her head and I stepped out someone was waiting for me, young lady. "Miss, are you looking for Professor So?" I asked as she shook her head "NO, I'm looking for you," she explained. " Looking for me? I seem not to know you..." I forewarned. " You know my brother," she announced " your brother?" I asked. " Qi Yan. My name is Qi Mei. I just wanted to know why brother, who could have chosen any woman but yet he wanted you as his wife," she explained. "Uh..." I stammered as she continued " So can we be friends?". " uhh sure," I replied whilst handing her my Wei Xin. 'this, today is surely a weird day'.
Glossary:
1. Qi Yan's nickname.
2. Please note that the new academic year starts in January in China.
3. We Chat in mandarin.