"Date, You want to go date with me?" Guan Xian tried to keep his mouth to grin wider. He acted like he's surprised. Xia Sha rolled her eyes and pressed her lips.
"Forget it. it's stu-"
"Whoa, I don't give back. You throw something at me, you do not expect me to give it back to you. Even words. Uh-huh." He shook his head in a serious face. Too serious that Xia Sha rolls her eyes for the second time. But a thin smile plastering her face now.
She lay her head on the car window as she glanced at driving Guan Xian. The same question has chanting on her mind over and over again. Why did she want to go date with Guan Xian?
She even turns into the initiator this time.
Something tugs her heart when she saw how he treated his mother. Maybe it was the little thing he did for her. He pulled a chair for her. Provides a handkerchief after she finishes her ice cream. Or maybe, just the fact he went date with her mother on Saturday.
A strange idea just playing with her mind right now. Like maybe, Guan Xian is not that bad. Perhaps he's one of those people that become a victim of social judgment views of a handsome and rich man.
Maybe.
"I've too much pressure right now. I simply want to relax." She blurted out. Making some random excuses, so he did not pursue this topic again. Guan Xian gave her a side glance, then pressed her lips together. He seems to buy her cheap reason, great :)
"You are lucky missy because you are going to experience the most amazing first date in your life." He guarantees. A hint of playfulness playing in his beautiful brown eyes.
Xia Sha wrinkles her nose. Averting her gaze from Guan Xian. "Sounds like a disaster already."
Guan Xian laughed away with her sarcastic comment, which makes Xia Sha smile, secretly.
They drove for 10 minutes and Guan Xian parked her car in front of a Thailand cuisine restaurant. Xia Sha turns her head to him, which he gladly replied with a wiggle eyebrow.
"Hey, don't judge the book by the cover." Guan Xian copied Joey Tribbiani talking style, completed with his little nod along the way. Xia Sha raised both of her eyebrows, lips curled up depreciatingly.
"I am not judging," she said.
"Haha, I believe you," Guan Xian huffed and turn off the car engined. It almost makes Xia Sha giggles.
The restaurant is quite packed because it was Saturday night. A time where all couple went out for a date because they are too busy working from Monday to Friday. Guan Xian walks his way to a middle-aged guy, possibly the owner of the lovely restaurant too.
Xia Sha trail behind him with short steps. Guan Xian's appearance seems to affect the whole busy restaurant. He just drawing attention without doing anything.
Xia Sha lips twitched, she's so busy becoming one of the audience who watched Guan Xian's every move intently. And surprised when he turned around and put his arm on her back.
"-Upstairs," She manages to catch the end of his words only because she's too busy with her mind.
Ugh, she sounds like a hopeless romantic and felt stupid.
They end up in an extra table upstairs with two sheets of menus. Xia Sha ordered a Kai Med Ma Muang. According to Guan Xian's little food encyclopedia, it was a spicy stir-fried chicken with cashew.
"Good choice," he praised.
"Well, it looks good on the picture." Xia Sha answer while running her eyes all over the corner of the room, and find that she likes the decoration. It's homey and cozy.
Guan Xian seems to follow her movement because when she turned her head back to the table. This means she is looking at Guan Xian since he seat across from her. He was observing the picture hanging on the wall.
"So, why Thailand?" she tried to start a conversation.
"Why not? Each year, about 6,000,000 tourists visit Thailand. A lot of potentials." He tilted his head. "And the food is great, especially here."
"Oh, any particular way to eat this dish. You know, you could only drink Red bull and not wine?"
Guan Xian grins, completely loves her sarcastic remarks every now and then. It was amusing and annoying at the same time. He ends up chuckling, staring at her with his dreamy eyes.
Damn those eyes! Xia Sha cursed.
"Well, apart from lead an astray to the right path, It's longer my duration talking with you." He admitted, shortly.
Xia Sha blushed but quickly hidden it with a witty comment. "As expected from dating expert."
"Blame you for being cold and grumpy. You frown all day, I suspect you will suffer from early aging." Guan Xian mocked and laugh when he saw Xia Sha's face darkens.
"Jerk," she scolded, subconsciously tapping her outer corner eyelids. Does she have wrinkles though?
Wait, she is only 22!
Guan Xian laughs louder when he sees all the changes on Xia Sha face. As if he could read his mind and know how he got her fooled. Xia Sha wants to bicker, but the food is served in front of her.
Distracted by the heavenly smell, she paused her urge to strangled him to death. Instead, she picked up her spoon and dig into her food.
"Ugh, it's so good." She groans as she chews the chicken. Her tummy is so happy that she is not aware every time she chews, she makes a little dance.
Guan Xian's smile spread wide when she saw her enjoying her food. Although the Thai pad he once obsessed with seducing him with its smell, he did not bother to flinch. His eyes were locked unto her.
"You are cute," Guan Xian subconsciously blurt out. He is only aware that he has spoken his mind when he saw Xia Sha frozen on her little dancing.
"What?" She blinks, couldn't believe what she just heard.
Well damn, the damage is already done. He might as well play cool with it. "I said you are cute," he relaunched his words. Xia Sha was stunned, her heart leaped from its place.
She blushed, even when he makes her annoyed again by adding his words.
"Don't you worry, you did not have any wrinkles, yet." Then he laughed again. Xia Sha pretended to sulk and chew her chicken harshly. But she inside butterflies fills her stomach.
They finished their food and Xia Sha looking up for his next arrangement. Well, the food is excellent, but she does expect more from the flamboyant boy.
When the car started again, Xia Sha silently playing games with Guan Xian. She observed every building and shop, guessing where is their next stop.
"Don't say you want to take me to a pub?" Xia Sha's eyes flare-up. Guan Xian chuckles and silently asked, "My images is that bad?"
"Uh, well..." Xia Sha searching for a softer vocabulary so she won't hurt his heart. She gives up in the midway, an honest answer will do.
"Yes."
"Hmm, then maybe we should start over. Hello, my name is Guan Xian, I'm a Genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist." He grins. "I am Iron man," he added.
"Pfft, Then I am Pepper Potts?" Xia Sha plays along, causing a surprise in Guan Xian's eyes. The moment it comes out from her mouth, she regretted it. It sounds weird.
"I won't object."
But Guan Xian laughs it off, making Xia Sha felt more relaxed. The drives take only 10 minutes, they stopped inside a building with mic neon sign in front. Xia Sha looked at the building and turn to Guan Xian with doubtful looks.
"Karaoke, really?"
"You want a stress reliever right? What's more relieving than singing F4's song, pretending you are San Cai?" His right eyebrow arched up.
"Hey, I prefer Bei Wei Wei than San Cai." Xia Sha mumble while slipping out from the car?
"Oh, so you like the cool type like Xiao Nai, huh?"
"You watched new drama too? Do you even go to work?" Xia Sha looks at him with suspicious eyes. He seems to be everywhere. When did he ever go to work?
Guan Xian murmuring something about Xiao Ni and Mother Guan forcing him to watch the drama with a darkening face. Xia Sha tried her best not to laugh at him.
When they entered the ward, Xia Sha threw herself to the sofa. "Is this your idea of the most amazing first date? because I felt it's like a party after a business deal instead." Her eyes traveling all over the room.
Guan Xian looks at her slightly amused. He thought after becoming a friend (they are friends now, right?) he would hear less sarcasm. Seems like that not going to happen. He ignores her and takes the mic on the table instead.
"It's a party celebrating the beginning of our date tonight! Come on, let's curse that f*cker away," His voice revibrate on the sound system.
"F*cker?" Xia Dha laughed at his choice of words.
"Uh-huh, f*cker." He winked and tossed the other mic to Xia Sha. He chooses a song and forced Xia Sha to stand up, saying, "Is this the right attitude when you go to karaoke?"
Xia Sha rolled her eyes but stand up anyway. Acting disinterested while the fact, he really makes her stress go away.. Far, Far, Far, Far away while he makes her felt comfortable around him.