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After the two ate, they went in some clothing stores and browsed around the clothes to see if they wanted to buy something
Xie lian grabs a sweatshirt that was white and had a white flower design at the back and looked at it for awhile
'Oh.. it's so pretty, but I don't exactly have much money right now. It's 40 dollars, so expensive!' xie lian sighed and put the shirt back
"Gege? Did you want that sweat shirt? If so, I can buy it for you."
"I do want it if I'm going to be honest, but.. I don't have much money right now, it's 40 dollars and I wouldn't want to ask you to buy me such an expensive piece of clothing. I'm sure I can just.. crochet or knit it myself."
"Psh..! 40 dollars? Gege, I can buy you 10 of those. 40 dollars is too cheap, try it on so we know if it fits you or not."
"No, San lang-"
"Gege, I insist. It's just 40 dollars, it's rather cheap!"
Xie lian sighed once more "okay, San lang." He said before grabbing the sweatshirt and going into one of the fitting rooms
Xie lian walks out the fitting room, about to ask hua cheng if he looks okay
"San lang, does this look okay on me?"
"Anything gege wears looks great on him." He praised
"Oh, San lang.." xie lian blushed slightly
"Is gege blushing? Did san lang get gege flustered?" 
Xie lian nudged hua cheng's side playfully and laughs
The two walk around for a little while, looking at shops to browse later on and talking to eachother with a bright smile! xie lian looked away from hua cheng for a moment but.. he sees Mu Qing and Feng Xin. his highschool best friends.
xie lian's smile quickly fades then appears once more. but this time, a weak and forced smile. oh he WISHED he hadn't seen those two. It hurt to remember the memories with them, they were once titled the 'Xian Le Trio'  in school in their high school days.
"Gege?" hua cheng puts a hand on xie lian's shoulder, worried on why xie lian was smiling while his head was slightly tilted to the floor 
He snapped xie lian out of his thoughts "Hmm? oh? uh.. my apologies, san lang! i zoned out."
"Is there anything you wanna tell me? or should we go home?"
"I feel as if san lang is enjoying the mall, i would not dare to ruin his fun."
"I cannot have fun if gege isnt having fun."
Xie lian sighed "I think I would really like to go home, if you don't mind." 
"Okay, gege. Whatever you wish." 
The two get on the elevator, xie lian presses the ground button. Just then, when they had reached the 2nd floor, both Mu Qing and Feng Xin get on the elevator, completely ignoring xie lian's presence.
'Oh.. well.. they might've not noticed it was me!.. or they forgot? Eh.. it's not exactly my business..' xie lian's eyes started darting everywhere. The corner, the ground, the elevator door, feng xin, mu qing, hua cheng, everywhere!
When hua cheng had noticed xie lian's behavior, he puts a hand on his shoulder once more. wondering why his gege was acting like this. he was worried on whatever was going on with xie lian's behavior.
"Gege?.." Hua cheng whispers in xie lian's ear
"H-huh? oh! uhm.. Hi? i mean- I am okay!!" xie lian stuttered
  The two fell silent until the elevator hit the ground floor. Mu qing and Feng xin got out of the elevator, aswell as xie lian and hua cheng. the two were still silent until hua cheng had spoken up
"Gege? what is wrong? is there something going on? you can tell me."
"Uhh.. its nothing.. i just saw two of my old friends in the elevator.. it is nothing deep!" xie lian laughs awkwardly with a weak smile
"If gege doesn't wanna tell me, I won't force him. Let's just go home." 
"Alright."
Two of them walk out the mall and into the barking lot. Once they've arrived at hua cheng's car, he opens the door for xie lian and then slams the door shut before going in the driving seat himself. he starts the car and starts driving.
Although the car ride was rather silent, it was comfortable. Small talk was held a few times before it falls silent again, after around 30 minutes; xie lian then dozes off to sleep since he was rather tired. 
While xie lian was asleep, hua cheng glances at xie lian's pretty face as he sleeps and smiles to himself then turns back to the road 
'Oh, He's so beautiful.' Hua cheng thought to himself.. Hua cheng had to admit he was slowly falling inlove with the male next to him. Even if he doesn't realize it because he was in denial of his feelings but... he'll accept it sooner or later.
Once they had arrived at xie lian's home, hua cheng gently woke xie lian up and told him that they were now at his house.
Xie lian thanked San lang for this wonderful and fun day and went inside his home. When hua cheng saw that xie lian was safe and sound now, he headed home to get some rest himself since he too, was tired.
At Xie Lian's Home | 8:28 AM
Xie lian wakes up from his very comfortable sleep and sits up. Today was like any  other day for xie lia, go to work, eat, go home, sleep. Nothing much usually happens during work days other than middle-aged women yelling at him for "getting their order wrong".
xie lian stands up from the bed and makes his bed, he then grabs a soft towel and makes his way to his bathroom downstairs to take a bath. xie lian strips his pajamas off and gets in the shower. he washes his hair first and then his body. after that, he steps out the shower and dries himself up before doing his skin care routine.
He then, puts on his work clothes and packs his bag and heads outside to wait for a bus to drive him to his work place. Once the bus had arrived at the bus stop where Xie lian was waiting at, he got in the bus and sat down to the nearest seat to the exit. 
At Baihe Cafe | 11;39 AM
Xie lian opens the door to the cafe and enters the staff only room. He places his bag down and went back outside to start setting up the cafe, He wipes the counter and the tables with alcohol so nobody complains on how dirty the tables are.
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FINALLY I FINISHED A CHAPTER GOODBYE.