Chapter 17.3 — To Love (3)

“Be extra clear on what you’re attempting to say.” As Jia He clutched her cell phone, her coronary heart fee inexplicably started to hurry up.

Contained in the cellphone, there was solely a sigh, then one other sigh. Instantly, the tone modified. “You go watch it your self. Keep in mind to go to the freezer and seize some ice cubes. Preserve cool, preserve cool.” With that, Mumu instantly hung up.

She deliberated a bit, and deliberated some extra earlier than lastly going into the bed room, bringing her pc out, and doing a search on “Yi Wenze’s newest interview.” Astoundingly, dozens of pages of outcomes confirmed up, all of them in regards to the discuss present program that she had gone that day with him to. The titles that got here up have been all kinds. Scanning via them, she clicked on one which mentioned, “Surprising Secret: Yi Wenze Reveals His Romantic Historical past.” Her eyes fastened on the progress bar on the display screen, she took a deep breath.

Please, please don’t be too romantic. I actually will probably be jealous.

The opening of this system was very regular. The host was much more conversational than that day within the dressing room, smiling profusely and professing to be a fan of his performing for a few years. Yi Wenze merely sat very leisurely on the sofa, a smile on his lips as he regularly nodded his head. An occasional few phrases from him have been already sufficient to evoke shrieks from the followers sitting down under, off the stage. Clips and photos interwove on a video that seemed again on instances previous, all scenes of him since he rose to fame. Even she, as she watched, was stirred into exhilaration.

Then the host smiled and requested, “I’m wondering if as we speak I’ll be capable to make you break out of your regular follow.”

Yi Wenze chuckled. “I do know what you need to ask.”

Beaming, the host heaved three or 4 consecutive sighs, then turned and really first addressed the individuals off the stage. “Do all of you need to know?”

Mirth rolled via the viewers, and a number of other women shouted again in unison, “No!”

A giggle burst previous Jia He’s lips. This poor host. Doubtless, she had by no means seen followers who would defend their idol like so. The host wore a straightforward smile and, in relaxed tone, mentioned that she had ready herself prematurely for going through not simply the silence of 1 particular person, but additionally the guarding and safety offered by a number of dozen followers. The followers echoed their settlement, shouting, “No asking about private issues, no speaking about private issues!”

For a second, the scene was terribly hilarious. Yi Wenze merely smiled. When this all died out, he lastly remarked, “You and I are outdated mates of greater than ten years.”

“Yup.” The host was extraordinarily grateful that he really mentioned one thing, relieving the awkwardness. “That’s why I’ve determined that I’m going to carry out underneath the stress the director’s placing on me and allow you to off the hook.”

He smiled, adjusting his sitting place.

From beneath the espresso desk, Jia He pulled out a field of cookies, opened it, and commenced looking for the flavour she favored.

“The primary time I noticed my fiancée was additionally right here in Beijing, greater than ten years in the past.”

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Within the video, silence fell. After which, the subsequent second, there have been waves of squeals.

She was solely midway via ripping open the cookie packaging, however her fingers have been already so stiff she didn’t even know learn how to bend them.

In Beijing? Greater than ten years in the past? How is that doable?

Wait… Since when did I develop into his fiancée?

The host additionally dramatically clapped a hand over her personal mouth. Abruptly rising from her seat, she spoke straight into the digicam, “Director, I desire a increase. That is Yi Wenze’s first time talking out—his first time talking out about his love relationship.” After saying this, she slapped a hand on her chest and introduced her gaze on Yi Wenze. “A-Ze, let me alter to this for a bit. My complete thoughts is clean proper now. I don’t even know in any respect what I ought to ask.”

The followers within the viewers screamed all of the louder. He chuckled. “You don’t have to ask. I’ll be open and trustworthy and simply let you know.”

Then, with pure motions, he picked up a bottle of mineral water and had a small sip.

Unblinking, Jia He riveted her eyes to the pc, discovering that she had crushed the cookie between her fingers.

“I might be thought of a comparatively fortunate particular person. My entrance into this profession was very clean, and there appeared to be no actual hurdles or storms that I needed to expertise.” He paused momentarily, then continued, “Truly, earlier than I got here into the leisure business, I used to be a really shy particular person, so with out of the blue having to face the media and public on daily basis, there was certain to be a little bit of issue acclimatizing. Good factor Mai Jieis a really understanding and forbearing particular person, and with out asking for something in return, she let me have an entire two months off.”

His phrases appeared to hold a heat, placid power and instilled tranquility into each particular person.

“On the time, I used to be in Beijing and had been right here for a few month. I keep in mind, it was shortly after Beijing Books Constructing over in Xidan[1]opened its doorways for enterprise. I had organized to satisfy up with a buddy someplace close by to have tea. After I arrived, he had already been sitting there for a very long time. He pointed at one thing outdoors the window and mentioned, ‘I’ve by no means gotten the sense from you that you just’re an idol, however as we speak I’ve been made totally conscious of it. In an effort to purchase posters of you, that younger lady over there used up all the cash that ought to have been for her return journey house.’ ”

The digicam was doing a close-up shot of him. Your complete time, there was a faint smile on his lips. So unreal.

Jia He virtually forgot to breathe. She vaguely remembered that she appeared to have achieved such a factor a few years in the past. However that was up to now again that even she didn’t have any clear recollection of it. That point was really in some way linked to him? Greater than a decade in the past, with solely a pane of glass between them, she had seen him?

Or maybe it ought to be mentioned, he had seen her.

The discuss present’s manufacturing crew was excellent at assessing the scenario.

Very slowly, his new single, “With You,” started enjoying. Its light melody much more so introduced out the heat and tenderness of his voice.

“On the time, I seemed via the window and noticed a younger lady with an enormous backpack on her again, in all probability full of books. There was a very lengthy paper tube of one thing protruding from one nook of that backpack. It a rolled-up poster. I requested my buddy, ‘How are you aware she doesn’t have cash to get house?’ He mentioned, when he went to decide on some books, he noticed that younger lady speaking underneath her breath to herself and calculating out how a lot her transportation cash may purchase, after which she very fortunately found that she really had sufficient to purchase three posters.”

“What occurred after?”

“After.” He gave a bit chuckle. “Do you imply that day or additional out sooner or later?”

Jia He obtained to her ft, then sat again down once more. One other three seconds handed, after which she instantly stood once more. That day she had been proper there within the sitting lounge whereas he really mentioned all these items, however she had not recognized something about it.

“What occurred after? What occurred after?” Off the set, quite a few followers have been urgent to know.

With a smile, he shook his head. “That day, there was no ‘after.’ I owed her the cash for one journey house. After I bumped into her once more a few years later, I calculated up what I might owe in curiosity and likewise accounted for present commodity costs, and it appeared that my debt was simply an excessive amount of. So, I may solely use the way in which that we Chinese language individuals usually use to repay our money owed.”

An apparent joke. A light-weight joke.

It took a very long time for her to have the ability to even react to this, her thoughts processing the which means amidst the cries of “You pledged your self to her[2]!”

The layer after layer of happiness that, from inside to out, was teeming from her practically obscured her imaginative and prescient.

The host first was moved to speechlessness. Then, ultimately, after not understanding for the longest time what to say, she sighed feelingly, “Ah, it was all fated.” Doubtless each fan right here was prepared to stroll house in alternate for a couple of of Yi Wenze’s posters, however within the huge sea of individuals, he solely observed her. Furthermore, it was when she was nonetheless solely a younger lady. And the half that made individuals gnash their enamel in jealousy was that after a few years, they met once more.

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The video got here to an abrupt cease proper right here. It appeared this specific clip had been specifically made by certainly one of Yi Wenze’s hardcore followers only for this particular a part of the interview.

With out even remembering to close down the window, Jia He rambled into the kitchen. It was the deep of winter, however she really dug out a bottle of mineral water and took a number of guzzles. Alas, the flame in her coronary heart was nonetheless leaping and leaping, and each a part of her physique felt as if it was on fireplace, so scorching it was frightful.

After she downed the entire bottle, she tossed the empty container into the rubbish and, leaning towards the wall, carried on being misplaced in thought.

By no means had she imagined that there may very well be such a coincidence. He had seen her earlier than, and it was even right here in Beijing.

Disjointed snippets of recollections of when he might need given hints of this flashed via her thoughts. The photographs in her thoughts got here to a cease on his second assembly with Gu Yu. He had very clearly said that he had seen her within the yr she was fifteen years outdated. Ah, she was simply too mortifying! She had really even thought that he had been reciting a line from some type of movie…

Her palms have been thrown over her face and he or she was nonetheless sighing and groaning about this when, out of the blue, a sound was heard from the entrance door.

Oh no! Yi Wenze was again.

After taking only one step, although, she grew very bashful, and it was solely when she heard his footfall draw close to that she gave a rub to her face and left the kitchen. He had stepped over to the water dispenser and stuffed a cup with heat water. Seeing her strolling out, he requested in passing, “Did you get the photograph frames but?”

A blush coloring her cheeks, Jia He stammered, “Yup, obtained them.”

No, this was not good. Simply eager about the truth that he had seen her ugly look again in her pubescent days left her chagrinned.

She feigned poise. As she walked by him, nevertheless, Yi Wenze reached over and pulled her into his arms. “What’s unsuitable?”

“Nothing.” She smiled sweetly.

A faint smile on his lips as properly, he introduced his face down and took the nook of her lips into his personal. Very naturally, the 2 turned entwined in kisses. As she had simply drunk a whole bottle of chilled water, the tip of Jia He’s tongue was icy, however his was heat and comforting. They kissed like this, repeatedly. By the point her respiratory grew unsteady, she discovered he had already lifted her into his arms and carried her into the lounge.

Your complete sofa was strewn with photograph frames. Sweeping his eyes over it, he determined merely to take a seat down, along with her nonetheless in his embrace, on the carpet beside the espresso desk.

Nestling herself towards him, Jia He was about to ask if she ought to make him one thing to eat. However the subsequent second, her gaze skimmed over her pc, which was nonetheless open on the espresso desk and turned on. Without delay, she threw her arms round his neck and shifted herself to hinder his view. “Drained?”

Oh no, oh no. The video had been shut down, however the whole display screen was nonetheless full of the search outcomes. If he noticed these, that will be ridiculously embarrassing!

Yi Wenze rested towards the sofa behind him. “Not unhealthy. I had dinner earlier than I obtained on the aircraft.”

Sitting even straighter, she tried with all her would possibly to give you a purpose to get him distant from that pc. Yi Wenze, taking in her expression as she racked her mind, unexpectedly set free amusing. Proper when he was about to say one thing, she voluntarily planted a kiss on him. Her little tongue slid hesitantly into his mouth, a bit evasive, but additionally continuing determinedly and completely igniting a hearth in him.

He, nevertheless, purposely didn’t give any response, permitting himself to take pleasure in this hard-to-come by second of her taking the lead.

“Hey.” Eventually unable to include herself, she checked out him, although with eyes that flitted about. “Why aren’t you exhibiting any response?”

He returned a query to her. “What kind of response?”

“I’m already to this extent…” Jia He needed to cry. “Are you preserving one other girl outdoors someplace?” The moment this thought sprouted, she forgot what her predominant goal had been, and sprawling herself on him, she started to smell him from high to backside. The second she introduced her head down, Yi Wenze caught sight of the pc display screen, and he understood directly what she had been trying to do.

Lifting her head again up, Jia He eyed him over suspiciously. “Might it’s that you just’re too drained recently? That’s why you don’t need to do that?”

It should be.

In any other case, she was an excessive amount of of a failure. For as soon as she had taken the lead and supplied herself up, and he, and he… he was exhibiting no response!

Choosing her up, he flipped over and pressed her beneath himself, his head propped on one hand as he stared at her at this very shut distance.

A delighted smile unfold throughout Jia He’s face. “You’re aroused?”

The query had already come out earlier than she realized simply how express she was being. Immediately, she changed into a mute.

He broke into amused laughter. “Reporting to my O nice and honourable spouse: very a lot aroused.” As soon as he completed saying this, he proceeded to bathe kisses on her, first on her face after which slowly gliding over to her ear. In a really mild voice, he mentioned, “I informed you about that matter a very long time in the past. Why are you solely remembering it now?”

“Ah?” However then straightaway Jia He understood his which means. “That day, I… thought you have been joking.”

“Ohhh,” he murmured, his voice barely audible. “When have I ever used you as a joke?”

It appeared, and did seem, that roughly, typically… he by no means had.

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The entire time, he had nonetheless been methodically persevering with along with his “work,” his hand sliding into her clothes at her again and undoing her clasp earlier than he lastly requested one other query. “Right here, or within the bed room?”

This one easy sentence dispelled each final little bit of the valour she had had simply earlier when she was providing herself up. Waffling for a very long time, she replied, “The bed room…”

Yi Wenze murmured, “All proper.”

Nonetheless, simply as he was about to select her up into his arms, she remembered that there was a really important downside. Her eyes directly widened to stare at him. “How about… you simply sleep? You spent the day travelling between Beijing and Shanghai and should be exhausted. I’ll go make the mattress for you.”

Uncertain whether or not to chuckle or cry, he requested, “Honey, now what’s unsuitable?”

Fumbling for phrases for a prolonged time, she lastly, feeling terribly responsible, gave him a kiss. “I forgot. As we speak’s, um, an ‘inconvenient’ day for me…”

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[1]Xidan is a bustling business space in Beijing. The Beijing Ebook Constructing opened in Could 1998.

[2]以身相许“yi shen xiang xu.” Seek advice from footnote [1] in chapter 13.2. Often, it is a phrase {that a} girl would use, and in cliché plot strains, when a girl is indebted to a person however the kindness is so nice she has no solution to repay it, she could say this line, providing all of herself in reimbursement.