24. What about the Kiss ??

                                    

                                          
" We sometimes become too busy classifying, separating, and examining, to remember that love is easy. It's we who make it complicated."
- Leo Buscaglia

Chapter 21
What about the Kiss ?
The party was over and everyone was leaving. Heng, Guang Hu and Jia were so drunk that they could barely stand on their feet properly. Their parents were seen taking them away and the three of them were talking utter rubbish. Lang Hui, Mr. Jiang and Madam Yu were seeing off the guests along with He Peng , who in turn was casting deadly looks in Zhan's direction. But Zhan was totally unaware of He Peng's poisonous glares as his eyes are on Yibo who looks very disturbed and has Xena whispering comforting words into his ears even as Ji Li eats up brains of Mr. Lan Hang and Carmen. Sam is with Zu Ai and his eyes are also on Yibo as he tries his best to pay attention to Zu's blabbering.
Ji Li ( hanging to Yibo's arms )- Oh Lan Uncle, you must must come to my house for dinner next week. Dad will be so happy to have you all at home.

Mr. Lan ( sipping his wine)- But we don't go to dinners, dear Jinne . This party is a social obligation , you see otherwise...

Ji (insisting)- Please don't say no, Uncle.. Yibo darling. Please bring your parents and your sister to my house for dinner the next Friday.

Yibo ( still caught in Qui Su's apparition that he saw outside the study)- Yes...


Mr. Lan and Carmen are shocked at his absent-minded answer and glare at him while Xena presses his hand to bring him back to his senses...


Yibo ( struck )- What happened?

Xena ( rubbing his back affectionately )- Nothing, big brother! We just got invited to Ji's house for dinner and you said yes!


Yibo looks at Xena in surprise and she nods looking into his eyes. Yibo reads what she is saying and he nods.

Ji ( happily )- GREAT!


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Sam looks at Yibo and he has his own issues running in his head as Zu discusses the last football match that she and her team won for Guilin. 


Zu ( chattering away)- And we are going to play state level next! Isn't that great? I can't wait to get out of these hideous curtains that am wearing and get back to practice...(notices the stress on Sam's face )... Sam? What's wrong , dude?

Sam looks at Yibo-Zhan and then thinks as he turns his mischievous grey eyes towards a curious Zu Ai.

Sam ( to himself )- Hmmmm.. I have to get Yibo's mind off Qui Su! That freaking witch showed up here .....and to disorient Yibo , I have to use Zhan...sorry, chico!... ( clears his throat and looks at Zu dramatically )... Errm.. don't mind my saying this, Zu and please don't think that am butting into your friend's circle ... but Zhan is Heng's boyfriend, right?

Zu's bright smile becomes confused as she looks at Zhan who is looking at Yibo and then, at Heng who is being taken home by his parents. She looks at Sam seriously.
 
Zu ( fearing the worst )- Yeah, he is. They have been kind of...in the dating process.... for a month or so.. but why are we talking about Zhan  and Heng?

Sam holds Zu by her shoulders and fixes his serious grey eyes on her lovely face and Zu looks struck.

Sam - Do you trust me?