Mentor (7)

The nurse Xia Qing entered the drawing room along with a helper. The personal nurses were provided for the residents of the home. Xia Qing was scheduled for the day.

Lu Yang was busy in admiring the interior of the living hall when he heard some footsteps. He instinctively turned around only to see the nurse from before walking in.

The nurse stood by side while the helper arranged the dishes and distributed the snacks.

Ye YuKhei saved some snacks Lina had brought for him and instructed the nurse to prepare refreshments for the guests. The nurse helped the helper to serve the tea.

" Mr. Ye is having his routine check up right now. He is sorry to make you wait. He hopes that you could understand. And he hopes that these could appetize your taste buds. He told me to convey you that he'll be joining you soon. " The nurse told once she finished serving the tea.

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Lu Yang looked at her amusingly and took the Cup in his hand.

It seemed like Lucas Ye is preparing for the combat. He was looking forward to the game. Of course, last time they played, he made him lost in the game. He just smiled and took a sip of the tea.

"Ah....mmm .."

Lu Yang literally moaned by that sip. The forever best 'Darjeeling tea'. His favourite. Nah! His mentor hadn't forgotten his preferences it seems.

He could vividly remember developing an affinity for this particular tea in his very childhood. That time, his grandfather used to bring him during his visits to Ye YuKhei's house. He used to ponder over Wei MuZhen while the two old men would get busy in 'Go'#.

He had lots of memories with this wife of his 'mentor'. Wei MuZhen would read him stories from books, made awesome pastries, taught him the traditional dances.

YES, Wei MuZhen was a professional dancer. She was awarded from all over the world for her contribution to spread the traditional dances and make it popular again. In those times they were left together, She made sure her little quiet companion get a taste of expressing himself through the art of dance.

Alongside the lessons of dancing, Yang developed another skill from her. That was an affinity for 'THE Darjeeling Tea'.

Lu Yang was all smile holding the tea cup firmly.

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* flashback ends *

" YeYe, you promised me you will never cry over nainai (grandmother). We will only remember the beautiful memories. "

Lina tried to console the lovesick Ye YuKhei who was uncontrollably crying holding her hand.

"There, there... Shifu...it's okay... everything will be fine... This too shall pass..." Lina slowly whispered and patted her shifu's back lightly.

Sometimes after, Ye YuKhei stopped weeping. He was sober now.

" Yeye, your guest is still waiting. Do You want to represent yourself like this !!? " Lina was clearing his face with tissues.

Ye YuKhei looked at her with pitiful eyes. He was trying to gather himself together right now.

Lina and her family members were the sole persons, in front of whom he didn't care about any mighty image or whatever else.

She was the only person to whom he could pour out all of his heart's content. He had seen her growing up to a beautiful lady from being a toddler.

To Ye YuKhei, Lina and Rini were like his real granddaughters. He cherished them so much.

Seeing Lina softly scolding him, Ye YuKhei finally snapped back into reality. He remembered his 'special guest' was still there. He composed himself and reassured Lina that he was fine.

"I'm fine Nana. Don't worry. Sorry for making trouble. Aiya! I disturbed your cake making. Didn't I??!! Sorry Nana. Hurry uom Your yeye is hungry. "

He made a pitiful face as if he had done some mischievous things.

" Okay Yeye. I'm going. You sit here. I'm calling Nurse Xia to walk you outside. And don't indulge yourself into long conversation. I don't care whoever this special guest of yours is. Today is our lunch date. Remember that okay?"

" Okay. Madam Lina.!" Ye YuKhei laughed. Ah! He missed thier Lunch dates.

Preparing her shifu to walk outside , she handed him over to nurse Xia and made sure another nurse to stand by his side in case if any emergency.

Lina finally went to the kitchen to fulfill the old man's wish. She was in half-way of making cakes when Ye YuKhei broke down. She immediately ran to him leaving the ingredients behind. She loved her shifu way too much. She felt guilty because she couldn't be there every time he was ill.

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Lu Yang respectfully stood up seeing Ye YuKhei walking through the door from inside. He also saw a very familiar girl handing him over to the nurse with uttermost care and respect. The girl immediately vanished inside without looking anywhere else. Though it was for a few seconds, Yang took a brief look of the situation.

In the morning too, Lu Yang had observed these two people. They were closer than normal caregiver to clients. Pretty close like grandfather - granddaughter. He Wondered about the exact possible relationship between the two of them.

He even more surprised when he briefly heard her saying the old man " Take care Yeye. "

Knowing Ye YuKhei for years, Lu Yang was well aware of the old man's surroundings and his nature of keeping things formal.

He had never seen him this close to someone other than his nai nai, Wei MuZhen, the beloved wife of Ye YuKhei. Even in his childhood, though they were quite close, it was never this close. Ever.

' Lina... Who are you exactly !? 'Yang questioned himself.

As soon as Lina disappeared inside, Lu Yang came forward to Ye YuKhei and walked him towards the sofa. Though he was curious about her, he didn't want to reveal himself in front of Lina to avoid any unnecessary speculations.

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" Hey Old man ! Where have you been hiding all these time? I missed you. "

Lu Yang hugged him emotionally immediate after Ye YuKhei made himself comfortable in the large sofa chair.

This was an emotional event. They were meeting after years.

This was the first time where Wei MuZhen was not there. She was not there to coms running from behind hearing his voice, to pinch his chubby cheeks.

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To Lu Yang, Wei MuZhen was his dearest grandma. He even used to sneak out of home to visit her whenever he could.

Then there was this old man, who used to drink vinegar over his wife's affection for this young chap.