Two days had passed since the incident between Jingfei and Hugo. The man never showed his face again in front of Jingfei, at the apartment building or even in the restaurant, which the staffs had gotten more curious and worried since none of them had any contact even Jingfei and Alexander ddin’t know his whereabouts.
Currently, Jingfei is making some desserts for lunch. She asked Anais to prepare something for the children who were having conversations with the other employees.Lihua along with Li Wei and the children came to the restaurant even though they were still closed for the moment.“Chef Xu, I can take care of this. You go and entertain your friends. The children have been asking for you, they are quite adorable.” Anais squeezed the her hands as she was thrilled at the cuteness of the tree children.“I have memorized and practice your recipe book chef and even did a taste test with our employees.” Anais proudly informedHugo just looked at the woman’s back as she entered the restaurant... He couldn’t do anytging to stop her nor pull her away from the place. He just stood on the smae spot motionless. Once Nymphis entered the restaurant, all eyes landed on her. They where baffled at the woman who clearly entered without reading the sign on the door... Still Closed... But Jingfei had her eyes open wide when she saw the woman’s face.. She quickly strode towards the woman to attend to her. “Ms. Nymphis! What are you doing here? I’m sorry but we are still close at the moment.” “Oh no! It’s alright! I am here for you. Can I speak with you for a moment?” Nymphis uttered before her gaze landed on Lucien, who was squinting his eyes as he looked at the woman-who just appeared.Didn’t know what Nymphis wanted to with her, Jingfei nodded her head, “Then please come with me.” She then guided Nymphis towards the lounge
“Oceane that’s enough! You don’t have to say that.” Lucien scolded the woman. He didn’t like what she said and how she acted in front of everyone. “I was just telling the truth.” The woman refuted back to her fiance. “Then you shouldn’t have told it. That was quite childish of you to say. Ms. Xu still wouldn’t know that I have known Mr. Zhou since I also don’t have any idea that they now each other.” Lucien pointed out his stand. He was also quite baffled when he heard that Lihua is Zhou Biming’s sister and Jingfei knows him. Oceane purses her lips. She was quite embarassed at what Lucien did to her. She just goanced at both Lihua and Jingfei as she said her sorry to the both of them. The adults stayed quite as the atmosphere had become weird. Alexander just keep his mouth shut as he didn’t know what to say. “Mommy! When will Uncle Hugo come to our house again? He
Nymphis smiled at the words that Lucien just said. “Alright if that is your final decision. No changing! I will send her a message. This will be your meeting place tomorrow! I will be away with my boyfriend so you better behave your ass and just speak with her. Don’t mess up this time, Lucien. I am already giving you this opportunity so control yourself.” Nymphis reminded the man and Lucien just nodded his head. The woman turned her back on the man and took her phone that she throw on the long sofa. She opened her messages and typed the address of her house. Reading it omce again before she sent the message to Jingfei. “The night is still long would you like to have some drinks with me?” The woman uttered. “I think I need that.” Lucien uttered and Nymphis quickly locked her arms on the man, “Good luck to you, Brother Lucien.” She teased and the man just nudged his arm on the woman’s side. The night w
Five minutes have passed since Nymphis left the anxious Lucien alone in the living room. It’s been five minutes that the man had been feeling his hands and feet sweat in nervousness. He could feel all the liquid he took last night travelled from his stomach to his throat. He didn’t even mind that he hadn’t taken any solid food yet.He anxiously waited for the woman to arrived and when he heard the sound of an engine slowly dying down, Lucien stood up as he could feel his hands getting colder. All the preparation and monologue he had been preparing while making himself look presentable seems to disappear like a bubble. He couldn’t remember a single word he thought.The sound of a heels clakcing against the tiled floor gets louder and closer. Lucien couldn’t do anything but get frozen on his feet as his heartbeat punds faster and louder like a drum- getting on the exciting part of the festival. At the center of the enormous
Lihua pursed her lips as she looked at her bestfriend with sorrow. She could see the pale-looking woman staring at her with a muddled and questioning expression. Jingfei’s trembling lips is clearly visible to Lihua. “Wh-what are you talking about, Huahua?” Jingfei’s voice trembled as she asked her best friend for the second time. She wanted to confirm if she heard clearly what Lihua said a couple of seconds ago. But seeing her best friend keeping her mouth shut, Jingfei shifted her gaze on her mother who was just standing behind Lihua. “Mom! What chld is she talking about?” Her voice was low and begging that it was completely inaudible if everyone didn’t stayed quiet inside the room. Silence surrounded the private room where Jingfei is staying. Madame Xu closed her eyes and slowly walked towards her daughter. She reached her hand out and embrace her daughter tightly, “I’m sorry! I&
Lucien slowly stood up, his hand was still gripping tightly on the woman’s hand. Seeing him slowly sitting down beside her, Jingfei moved a little. She even grabbed her hand back from the man’s grip. “Speak!” Jingfei looked at the man with a serious expression as she waited for him to say a word. The man cleared his throat before lowering his head. Lucien played with his fingers as he organized his thoughts. This will be the first time that he will tell her about his childhood days. He had decided to tell everything from the very beginning of his childhood. “Me and Hugo Alarie- we don’t have a relationship that is smilar to other siblings out there. We are brothers, in fact we are twins and living in the same rooftop but we are practically strangers to each other. At the very young age, I am a prisoner of our own house. I was a sickly child and so my parents attention were on me. I have no idea that everytime Hugo sees thei
It’s been two weeks since Jingfei went to Nymphis’ place to have a word with Li Guang but as soon as the man stopped from crying- after explaining to her, she quickly got on her feet and fled the house. She didn’t gave him words as she just kept thinking on leaving that place. Both her mind and heart were in turmoil as she couldn’t process properly what the man just reveal to her. She had so many questions to ask him but just the sight of him bring backs the memories she wanted to forget. “Jingfei! You’re spacing out again!” Alexanderia tapped the woman’s shoulder to get her attention. This is her second time doing it. Jingfei raised her head and glance at the young lady, “I’m sorry. I was just thinking of something.” “Are you sure that you are fine? We can postpone this if you want.” Alexandria stared at her with worries. “Yeah, I’m fine. No! I want to do this now. It&r
Just like what Alexandria promised, she arrived outside of her brother’s office at one o'clock sharp and with a box of cupcake on her left hand. She didn’t care to knock on the door and just let herself barged inside.Alexander and Giovanni both glance at the door’s direction when they heard the clicking sound of the door’s lock. “You’re here.” Alexander uttered as he quickly hid something under his table.“I told you that I will be here at exactly one o’clock. Are you two busy?” Alexandria slightly titled her body and head to see what they are doing before making herself seat comfortably on the sofa. “No! I called Giovanni to cancel all my appointment for today. It’s not that important anyways.” Giovanni took a slight peek on his boss with one brow arched. “Good! Can we leave now?” Alexandria uttered while stealing glances at the man standing beside her brother’s ta
A year had passed since I received the letter that Alexandria handed to me during the chaotic wedding day of Oceane and Hugo. I finally got to call that man by his real name. It’s also been a year and a half since he didn’t came back from his so-called business trip. After reading the content of the letter, my whole world almost collapsed. I wanted to call him but I have no means to do so since his number was no longer available as well as is his email and social media accounts. They were all deactivated and deleted. Not even his family and close friends were able to contact him and Giovanni. The sound of the sea as the waves gone back and forth from the shore back to the ocean gave calmness to my soul as I stared at the fiery red with a tinge of yellow and orange hue sky, waiting for the sun to set and wishing that tomorrow... a bright new day... he would comeback to me.“You forgot your shawl again!” I felt a warm thick cloth hanged o
A week had already passed since Alexander went to a business trip. He was supposed to come back after three days but... not his body nor shadow have appeared. Jingfei had become worried that something might happened to him and tried to contact him but the number he was using was no longer available. She tried asking for Alexandria and his parents but none of them were able to reach him as well. Madame Heroux tried to pull some strings to ask the airport for his flight details but she only got the information of his three days flight and no further information aside from that. “You really don’t have any means to contact yor brother? It’s been a week since he left but no calls and messages or even emails come from him.” Jingfei mumbled as her eyes stayed focus on the huge flat screen.“Don’t worry about him. Alexander will comeback before Lucien and Oceane’s wedding the day after tomorrow. Maybe something had happened in
The soft mattress sunk as Alexander sat down beside Jingfei. The woman was giving him a glare while pulling the thick blanket to cover her naked body underneath. “What happened to your promise? We didn’t even finish packing your clothes.” Jingfei’s loud vocie echoed inside the man’s Alexander turned his head on the floor to see the scattered clothes of him and Jingfei. “Not that! Over there!” The woman pointed his piled clothes on top of the chair and the suitcase laying on the floor. Jingfei could feel her face burning when Alexander stared back at her with a playful look on his face. “We can just finish that later. Don’t tell me you didn’t enjoy me pouning on top of you? My back stings right now, wife.” Alexander’s roared a laugh when the woman hid herself under the blanket. “Would you please stop laughing, Alexander!” Jingfei lowered the blanket as she took a peek on Alexander wh
“Did something happened at the company?” Lucien buckled his seltbelt first before taking a glance at the woman beside him. Nymphis started the car’s engine and had a glimpse of the rearview mirror. “She just said that the investors demanded for your attendance at the meeting. I almost forgot about the meeting as well.”“Was it about the expansion of the apparel store? Or the one where I invested in a movie?”“Both! I guess? You didn’t even consult me about that movie thing.” Jingfei sneered as she drove away from the mall’s parking lot.“It was an abrupt decision. I read the proposal from your study room and just affixed my signature. Sinclaire Wise will also be one of the cast so it won’t be a problem.”“She’s not even that good so could you please stop sponsoring my cousin’s projects?” A glint of irritation could be heard from the young lady’s voice
Her eyes slightly widened as her lips parted a bit. Jingfei didn’t expect that just after two weeks since that incident had happened, she will encounter him at the jewelry store where she is choosing her engagement ring. The memories of their meeting for the first time after seven years flashed like lightning on her head. She realized that she haven’t said what she wanted to say after remembering that she just left him after he explined everything. “Darling? Are you alright?” Alexander’s deep and gentle vocie got her back to her senses. She looked up to him and smiled, “Yes, I’m alright,” she reassurely uttered before shifting her gaze back to Nymphis and the real Lucien. She stood up and plitely questioned Nymphis who was apcing towards them. “It’s been a while. What are you doing here Miss Nymphis? Did you just got here?” “Yes indeed it’s been a while, Jingfei. And oh! We we
Jingfei was buckling her seatbelt when Alexander popped inside the driver seat. He just finished conversing with one of the head chefs. As he was wearing his seatbelt, he could feel the intense stare from the woman beside him. “What is it darling?” He turne his head to look at Jingfei whose lips were a bit extended into a pout. “You should have not announced it yet darling!” She exclaimed in a low tone, refering to their engagement.“Why? Did you not like that others knew about your proposal?” “That’s the case why I don’t want them yet to know that were engage since it was me who proposed. I am n-“Alexander reached for the woman’s hand when he saw her worried expression. “You don’t have to worry that you... a woman proposed to me. Yes we’ve grew up and knew that it is the man who asks the woman’s hand for marriage but I don’t care what would others say about y
*clink* *clink* *clink* The sound of the glass bottle colliding with each other echoed in the whole first floor of Nymphis’ house. Her blue platform heels halted in front of a wasted man laying on the cold floor. It’s already eight in the morning and like the scene she witnessed yesterday morning, the real Lucien was knocked off on the cold floor again.“Hah!” A breathy sight escape from the young lady’s lips and without hesistation, Nymphis kicked the man with all her might. Not minding if he would scream in pian but she doubt that he could still feel pain.“Wake up! Are you planning to kill your liver and other organs, or what?” Her voice echoed and Lucien could only groan not because of the pain inflicted by Nymphis but because of his throbbing head. Folding her arms together and resting it on her chest, Nymphis tilted her body a little bit to have a clear look on Lucien’s wasted face. “Do you still
“Are you alright, Alexander?” Tilting her head, Jingfei asked when the man didn’t give her an answer.“Why are you standing in front of your door and dressed like that? Elite told me that you are not feeling well.” The woman’s lips curved upwards, she chuckled at what the man said. “I’m probably sick but not from what Alexandria have told you. Here-” Jingfei handed a black long rectangular cloth to the man, “wear this and don’t try to peek at my back. Just look at me as you pair your eyes with that.” Alexander confusedly stared at the woman as he grabbed the long cloth. As what Jingfei had instructed him, he paired his eyes without even taking his gaze on her lovely face. “Why am I getting blindfolded today.” He mumbled as the image of his sister doing the same thing poppes to his mind. “How many finger I’m having on air right now?” The woman raised three of h
Alexander firmly stared at the woman beside him. “What nonsense are you spouting?” His eyes almost squinting and a crease on his forehead was visible.“I’m not spouting nonsense. I’m telling you the truth! Before you go to your business trip. You’ll hear her explanation. I won’t tell you everything because it’s not my business to tell it to you after all. I was just giving you hints so you’ll open that godd*amn eyes of yours and see that Jingfei truly loves you. You better go see your doctor and get some treatment once you know things. And by the way, when are you leaving?” Alexander’s face was still filled with confusion but nonetheless he still answered his sister. “The day after tomorrow.” Taking one cupcake from the box. Alexandria briefly looked at her brother before shifting her whole body towards the direction of the view that overlooks both trees and the city. Clasping both her han