"Err... You don't have to do anything. I have to go soon. I have a meeting," Xia Sha waves her hand and takes a lot of steps back to the exit ladder of the stage.
"Eh... wait up!" Guan Xian's eyes flare-up.
"Bro! She has important work to do. Let her go. You can meet her again after work" Wang Kai quickly approached Guan Xian to stop him from chasing Xia Sha.
"But-"
"Byeee!" Xia Sha runs away like a little white rabbit jumping to a wonderland hole.
Guan Xian looks at her dumbfounded before he lowered his head. He chuckled and shook his head slightly. Wang Kai looks at him as if he is holding a crazy man.
"He's going cray-cray," Wang Kai mouthed to Jian Jun and Cun Xi.
The truth is, he didn't have anything prepared to perform, but he is not ready to talk to her. He never felt so shy before. It's so strange, awkward, yet felt like an explosion of happiness inside of him.
She knew she would run away.
"I'm going crazy..." he mumbles himself.
"He is so whipped. I cannot stand him," Ji Cun Xi jeered.
"I've foreseen this coming," Wang Kai said.
"Come on, let's go out of here," Jian Jun patted Ji Cun Xi's back. The four of them walked away from the public attention and, end up in one of their base camps.
As their tradition is the winner buys the drink, Guan Xian treats everyone generously with 1796 Lenox Madeira. He popped the wine bottle's cork with a huge grin.
"I wonder what would be getting if they got married, she only unblocked, and we got Lenox on our glass," Jian Jun take the crystal glass in the table and swirl it elegantly.
"He is going to do his punishment for sure," Ji Cun Xi said, crossed his leg together.
A trace of resignation is displayed in Guan Xian's eyebrow. He takes a little sip of his wine and leans over the shamelessly luxurious overpriced couch.
"I'll gladly carry the punishment if I ever get married," He said slowly as Xia Sha's faces start to filled his mind again.
Jian Jun and Ji Cun Xi are not surprised by his words. Guan Xian drags them into a one-day long meeting discussing his probabilities to be with Xia Sha.
The conclusion for that depressing meeting is the probability of him getting married to Xia Sha is almost impossible. Precisely 0,2% according to Jian Jun.
"Getting a hard time understanding a woman?" Wang Kai raised his eyebrow with cryptic looks. His frown shows he has the same difficulties yet giving up to think about it.
"No, it's because I understand her too much that I've got difficulties. Do you think she could ever trust a man again?" Guan Xian pressed his lips together, rubbing the mouth of his glass.
"Well, as long as you are willing to fight for it, there won't be a regret," Wang Kai said. Ji Cun Xi gave a sideways glance to Jian Jun when he did.
Guan Xian agreed with Wang Kai's words. He nods his head slightly, raising his glass of wine to the three of his buddy. "Anyway, I wanted to thank everyone for keeping up with me this one hellish month. For a new start of my lives, and hopefully yours too, soon,"
"I'm glad you realized you are the pain in the ass," Ji Cun Xi laughed.
Soon after the toast, Wang Kai excuse himself back to work. Ji Cun Xi followed him after, leaving Guan Xian with Jian Jun in the cozy room. With a game of chess between them, the two grown-up men share a drop of their thought about each other.
"What do you think about Wang Kai's words?" Guan Xian asked, moving his bishop forward.
"What?" Jian Jun's face remains calm and unchanged while he put his soldier one step forward.
Guan Xian pursued his lips and smiled faintly. "Things with my sister. I don't know why don't you try right now? They broke up."
"So?" Jian Jun has a pressed smile on his face, didn't even look back at Guan Xian.
"Just wondering," Guan Xian said, placing both of his hands on his knee.
"Well, have you ever see her crying over Wang Kai? or have you ever see him staying thee days studying, just to deny he is in love with her? Why would I came across their well-built relationship?" Jian Jun answer his usual laconic manner.
"Hah, that bastard," Guan Xian snorted and move his queen and eat Jian Jun's bishop.
"Indeed, he is," Jian Jun smiles coldly. He moves his queen and kills one of Guan Xian's knight.
"Out of girls in this world, you two had to fall for my sister, what a bummer. But then I fall in love with my sister's enemy, which never even crossed my mind before," Guan Xian laughed at himself while moving his other knight to protect his king.
"Hm, I'm also quite surprised by your choice," Jian Jun said.
Guan Xian lifted his head and looked at Jian Jun indifferently even though he is interested in hearing Jian Jun's opinion.
"Why?"
"Because you know you wouldn't be the first in her world. You knew she is work driven, and she will put you aside for her works. Yet, you are still choosing her," Jian Jun didn't hide the amusement he felt for Guan Xian when he states his opinion.
"I respect your fighting spirit man, I always do," Jian Jun added.
Guan Xian gives him a short smile as he moves his queen in front of Jian Jun's king.
There are questions he likes to keep inside his heart and just let natural course do everything. Like how Xiao Ni and Wang Kai's story will end, how long Ji Cun Xi plays around, how long can Guan Xian fight for Xia Sha, especially if he is fighting alone for their relationship.
It's all in his mind and no one can fantom it.
"Checkmate," Guan Xian declares.
Jian Jun calmly smiles and moves his king away. "The more she cried for someone, the more she loved about them. After all, only people you love can hurt you," he stood up and straightened up the lines on his suit.
"Where are you going?" Guan Xian frowned, standing up along with Jian Jun as he asked.
"I have dinner with my grandfather now. You can stay here alone, or you might as well start to deal with your girlfriend's fiancee," He smirked while showing his phone to Guan Xian.
Is another rich family tying a knot?
It's always interesting to talk about the powerful and rich family in this city, especially when it comes to our new hottest businesswoman in this world. Spotted, another family meeting between the Xia family and the Xiao family.
Are the wedding bell is ringing soon in the capital city?
Guan Xian gives back Jian Jun's phone with a somber face. "Don't worry, Xia Sha has known the evil deeds they planned behind the Xia family. At worse, if she can't deal with them, I'll kidnap her to my house,"
"Kidnap? You sound more and more like Wang Kai right now. Is this what love to turn a man into?" Jian Jun raised his eyebrow.
"Hmm, love to turn you into a better man," Guan Xian chimed in.
Jian Jun chuckles and shook his head, "Love turns you into a criminal."
"Damn You," Guan Xian laughed. Guan Xian walks with Jian Jun to his car, bidding him goodbye with a cheerful smile. When Jian Jun's car disappears from his sight, Tang Yu Bin comes forward to his side.
"Boss, Miss Xia is on the news," he informed with a serious face.
"I know," he said shortly, walking his way to his own car.
Tang Yu Bin's body becomes stiff when Guan Xian told him to drive his favorite car. Seating on the driver's seat, he keeps stealing glances at his boss.
He steals too many glances that Guan Xian notice and clicked his tongue.
"Don't worry, I won't cut your wedges because I'm in a bad mood," He scoffed and rolled his sleeve to his arm length.
"It's not about that boss. I'm just worried. You've done so much for miss Xia," he said in a low tone carefully, didn't want to agitate his boss.
Guan Xian leaned back in his seat. A mocking smile pestering his face as he asked Tang Yu Bin.
"Imagine you found a hurt animal somewhere. Let say
there was a thorn stuck in its leg. If you aggressively move to save it, what response will be put?"
"It would try to attack me back," Tang Yu Bin answered after pondering for a moment. Guan Xian snaps his finger and looks at Tang Yu Bin confidently.
"You need to earn trust to approach someone who got hurt before. Pushing them to the corner, like what Xiao family did, won't get them anywhere." He explained and patted Tang Yu Bin's shoulder.
"What if they use force?"
"Tang Yu Bin, I'll be standing beside her back. Who could force her to do something she didn't want? I'm sure Xia Sha can handle this.. I've got a lot of faith in her."