(ch.93)

"Is everyone ready? Wait- where's Chin and Xaing," Mr. Zhao said in a stressed tone as he was running around, looking for them both, especially Xaing. He didn't see them anywhere, he shouted "Has anyone seen Chin and Xaing!?" in a stressed tone as everyone was shaking their head, he added "Oh my gosh, where are they? We have a little bit over an hour before the concert starts," in a pressured tone as he paces back and forth, he grabbed his phone a called Xaing again and again but he didn't pick up.

Shu-hui and Bojing peeked their head out for a second to see the audience, there was a lot of people in the audience, there was probably a little bit over 1,000 people and they were chanting Xaing's name over and over. After 15 minutes, Chin and Xaing were jogging in, Xaing said "Sor- sorry we're- la- late," out of breath. Mr. Zhao roared "Where were you guys?" in an extremely angry tone as almost everyone was startled at the person Mr. Zhao turned into. He just sighed and added "Just go get ready. And Chin, why are you wearing shades, it's quite dark here," trying to calm down.

Chin said "Oh it because my eyes are kinda red and I ran out of eye drops so I just need a drop of eye drop then my eye should be fine," in a calm tone as she turns back to look at him.

"Ok, now let's get going," he said, clapping his hands, all of backup dancers when into one of the changing room to do their makeup as Xaing followed them. Chin was going toward the other chanigng room, Shu-hui asked "Chin, why are you going that way?" Before she can answer, Xaing told him that Chin wasn't feel good so she wants to go into the other to have a more space, then Shu-hui just nodded his head while Chin just went into the other room.

Chin sat in one of the chairs as she put her bag next to her, she leaned her head back as she sighed in a stressful way. Someone asked "Are you ok," in a worried tone as Chin turned around. It was just Dong-mei, "Um, yeah," Chin answered in a hesitant tone. She asked "Then why are you wearing shades inside?"

"Because my eyes are kinda red so I want to hide them and I want space to myself for a bit," she told Dong-mei. Dong-mei left the room as Chin just sat back down, she came back after a minute, she said "Ok, let's get you ready. Go put this on, then come back and we'll deal with your eyes and makeup," as she gave Chin an outfit, Chin went to change.

Chin came out with the shades still on, Dong-mei told her to sit in one of the chairs that are in front of mirrors, she told Chin to take off her shades but she refused so after a few times, she had to force them off. When she got them off, she saw that Chin's eyes were puffy and a little bit red, Dong-mei asked "Why are your eyes puffy? Were you crying before you came here, is that the reason you were wearing shades to cover up that you were crying?" in a concerned tone as Chin saw the concern on her face.

Chin nodded and told her "I just came from a funeral, that's why I was wearing shades," in a sad tone.

"Sorry for your loss. If you don't mind, may I know who passed," in a soft tone? Chin held out her pinky and said "As long as you promise that you won't tell other people." Dong-mei link her pinky with hers and said "Mmm," as she nodded. Chin revealed "It was my mom's funeral, she died of an illness," in a quiet tone as tears start to build in her eyes.

Dong-mei grabbed a tissue box and gave it to her, she said "I am so terribly sorry you're having to go through this at such a young age," in a sincere tone as Chin was wiping her tears with a tissue. She added, "I'll give you a few minutes to calm down," but Chin insisted that she's going to be fine but she just want Dong-mei to make her eyes look less puffy.

She told Chin to go wash her face with cold water so she went to do that while Dong-mei went to get a cold water bottle, two ice cubes, a washcloth, and eye drops. She told Chin to rub the ice cubes on her puffy eyes after the ice cubes melted and Chin dried her eyes with the washcloth. When she looked in the mirror, she saw her eyes were still a little bit puffy but no one would notice, Dong-mei tilt her head back to put in eye drops, then a little bit of makeup to make her look nicer. She had Chin drink water to hydrate, they left to meet with the other.

When Mr. Zhao saw them, he asked "What took you guys so long? The concert is going to start in half an hour," in an upset tone as he frowned. Dong-mei told him that they had a small problem getting ready, he sighed but he shouted "Is everyone ready!? Xaing, you have your headset microphone on & ear monitors connected to the transmitter," as he saw Xaing put a thumb up while backup dancers nodded. Before they had to go on stage, they put their hand on top of each other and shouted "Fighting!" then they went on stage and soon started to perform.

She smiled at her phone while she was watching Xaing singing while dancing, she was interrupted by Xia "Hey, Yu, what are you doing?" Yu told her that she was Xaing's live concert, Xia gasps and said "Oh yeah, I forgot. You're a fan of him too," in an excited as she nodded. As Xia went to watch his live concert on Tencent music, she added "I didn't think you'll be a fan of him," in a surprised tone. She added "By the way, what do you think of the rumors of you and Bai? Since a lot of people ship you and Xaing, I know you said that have a boyfriend but who would you rather date Chen Xaing or Li Bai," in a curious tone.

Without hesitant Yu answered "I would date Xaing because Bai is my childhood friend so I don't see it like that plus I know I'm not his type," in a calm tone as she looked Xia and back to her phone.

Xia blended on Yu and said "Can you tell me who your boyfriend is," in a sweet, soft tone. Chin turns with a smile on her face and said "I can't say who he is so you'll have to wait and see if I'll reveal it when I have a press conference, but I can tell you that he's famous," with a sweet and bitter tone. Xia just sighed and went back to watching Xaing's concert.

"Soon we'll have to film our scenes, I can't wait to kiss your lips," Xiu Ying said with a teasing tone, then he winked at her with a flirty smile.

Hong smile and said "Well it's just acting so the kiss won't mean anything unless it's your first kiss then maybe," in a sarcastic tone, then she dropped her smile and went back to reading the script.

Xiu Ying just frowned and mumbled "Well it'll mean something to me," as he kinda pouted. "Did you say something," Hong asked him as she looked at him? He said "I said do you want to practice our lines together," in a calm tone as she nodded so they started to practice. While they were practicing, Bingwen said "You guys know that there will be a video of An Na and Jiang's love story," in an excited tone as he looked at Xiu Ying and Hong.

They turn as they saw Bingwen's face between them, Xiu Ying slowly pushes his face out of their faces as Hong said "What are they going put in the video," in a curious tone as she looked at him.

Bingwen shrugged and said "I don't know, all I know is that their love story will be told," in an unbothered tone as he scooted back onto his seat. Hong and Xiu Ying went back to practicing their lines. When they got back to the hotel, Hong can hear some girls whispering "Why was Hong choose to be one of the characters in the movie, she's just going to make the movie look bad," in a nasty voice while in the elevator.

One of the other girls added "I know, right? She wouldn't even look good as the bride," in a negative tone as they looked at Hong while quietly giggling. Hong was upset, she felt like crying but she tried not to. She was in her thoughts as she got out of the elevator but then an arm hung on her neck. She looked, Xiu Ying asked "Just ignore them, they're just jealous of you. I know you won't make the movie look bad," in a comforting tone but she didn't say anything. He pats her head as she asked "Do you think I'm a good fit for the bride," in a tense tone as tears filled her eyes.

He just hugged her, sighed, and said "Hong, I know you're a good fit for the bride, no one fits the role better than you. If you want to cry, you can cry on me," in a soft voice as he softly pats her back.

She pulled from the hug, wipes her tears as she said "No, it's fine. You should go get some rest, we have a lot to do tomorrow," in a soft tone.

"Mmm," he put on a small smile as he walks towards his hotel room while Hong was walking to the elevator. Xiu Ying saw her walking back to the elevator when he looked back, he asked "Where are you going this late?" Hong replied "I'm going on a walk for some fresh air," with a calm tone. He asked, "Do you want me to go with you," in a tender tone, she shook her head, no. "Mmm ok, just be safe if anything happens call me," he said with a kindhearted voice as he smiled before entering his room, Hong just nodded with a smile.

Lai sighed, "What's wrong," a guy asked him. "I don't know how we can continue this. I'm so tired, we do this every night for the past week," Lai in a frustrated tone. He added, "What if Zhe finds out I'm not actually on a business trip?"

The guy just said "If he finds out then just explain to him, I mean we're just working on this sculpture. What else are we doing," in a calm tone as he pours himself some coffee.

"I know, Cheng, but what am I going to do? I have to get this done but I miss Zhe so much," Lai said in an upset tone as he pouts. Cheng replied back "Well you know I miss my lover too so we both will just have to wait until next week," in a mocking tone as he begins to help Lai with the sculpture. "We should continue making the sculpture so we can go home quicker. Mr. Huang said if this is to the client's liking then he'll let us have a week off of work," with a calm but yet excited tone.

"Wait, really!?" Lai said with a surprised tone as he paused and looked at Cheng, Cheng nodded while Lai was smiling. Lai said "Then come on focus so we can finish this so we can go home," in an excited tone as he got back to work, Cheng nodded.

While Yu was watching the concert, she notices a girl that looks similar to Lai's sister, Chin, but she knows that Chin lives in another town so it couldn't be her. The more she watched, the more she recognizes that the girl is Chin, she thought to herself "What is she doing there? Why is she in the concert," in confusion. She called Zhe, he answered "Hello?"

"Why is Chin at Xaing's concert as a backup dancer? Did Aunt Qing give you guys permission for Chin to be a backup dancer," she asked in a bothered tone.

Zhe replied "Yu, Yu just calm down, I'll explain. Long story short, Xang and Chin had an argument because Xaing insulted her, she got mad and Xaing said he'll do anything for her to forgive him so she said that he has to let her be one of his backup dancers," with a calm tone.

"And Aunt Qing agreed to all of this," Yu asked with a curious tone.

Zhe hesitated "Yu," with a soft, sad tone. Yu said "Hmm?" Zhe added "Aunt Qing passed away a week ago-" in a sorrowful tone but he paused as he could hear her begin to cry. He continues saying "and her funeral ended a few hours ago."

"Why didn't you guys tell me earlier," she asked as she was sobbing.

"I'm sorry," Zhe said with a guilty tone. He added, "But I didn't what to bother you since you're filming a movie and have the stress of you and Xaing."

Yu took a big breath in and said "It's fine, I understand your point. So where is Chin staying and who," in a calm tone as she snuffing in between words. "She's going to be living with me and Lai since our jobs transferred here so we'll be living here," he replied with no emotions.

"Oh, did you guys find a place yet, if not I can help you guys, and where are you guys living now," Yu asked in a curious tone.

"We haven't found a place so we're living with Xaing on your behalf so he not lonely," he said. She said "Wait, does that mean-" before she can finish, Zhe interrupted "I know what you're going to asks and yes, she does know but she didn't tell anyone so far," with an aware tone.

She hesitated "So how is Xaing lately," in a curious tone.

Zhe said "Xaing is fine now but went you just left him, he would cry all day and wouldn't eat until we came to live with him, he's still sad from time to time but he'll just go hide somewhere. Yu, I can tell that he truly loves you, do you think you can forgive him for what he had done," with a quiet tone.

Yu didn't say anything for a minute, she told him "Umm, Zhe, I have to go now. Text me if anything happens," in a soft tone, he just said "Mmm," then hung up. Yu sighed as she got back to watching Xaing's concert.