(ch.104)
In the morning, Yu and Xia saw that Hong wasn't there, Yu tried to call her, "Did she not pick up," Xia asked in a curious tone, she nodded. After Xia tried to call Bingwen, "Let's go to Xiu Ying's room to see if Bingwen is back," she suggests in a quiet tone as Yu nodded so went over to her brother's room. "What?" he answered half-asleep with a grumpy face.
"Xiu Ying, did Bingwen comeback last night," she asked in a curious tone as she tries to look inside but he quickly blocks her way.
"No, why," he answered confused as he looks back.
Xia glared at him and said "I feel like you're lying, let me see check," in a disbelief tone as she pushes through him before he could say or do anything. She looked at each guy but none of them were Bingwen so she went up to her brother and said "You were right, bye and sorry," in a calm tone. As they were leaving, Xiu Ying heard Xia whisper to Yu "That means they might have done it," with a nervous tone.
Yu tried to call Hong again, "Hello," a guy's voice mumbles in a sleepy tone. Yu looked at Xia with confusion as Xia was waiting for her to say something, Yu put her phone on speaker as she asked "Who is this," in a confused tone.
"It's Bingwen, why are you calling me," he answered, then he yawned.
Xia and Yu looked at each other shocked, "Bingwen where did you guys go last night," she asked in a nervous tone.
"Wait!? How call you guys call me when you guys don't have my number," he said in a confused tone. He was quiet for a few seconds then Xia and Yu could hear him trying to wake Hong up, she groans "What?"
He whispers "Yu on call, get up," with an urging voice as Hong quiet shouted "What?! Really?!" Hong quickly took her phone and said "Why are you calling me," in a tense tone.
"Hong, don't lie, where are you guys? Why aren't you back," Yu asked in a worried tone.
She answered "Bingwen and I are at a hotel, he decided to bring me here, I was, so, well, last night," then the call ended. Yu said "Hello? Hello? Hong are you there," in a nervous tone.
"Did they actually sleep together," Xia stutters in a shocked tone as they both had an aghast face? Yu shrugged and answered "I don't know it sounds like it was glitching but at the same time it sounds like she actually meant it. We'll ask when they come back," in a speechless voice.
The call ended, when Hong looked, her phone was dead, she looked at Bingwen with a nervous look as she asked "What are we going to do? You think she will believe what I said?"
Bingwen assured her "I think they do believe you since you seem like you don't usually lie so we should be fine," in a calm tone. "Anyways we should get ready to leave in case you want to stay here longer," Bingwen added as he went to sit on his bed.
Hong said "I'm just going to take a quick shower," in a quiet tone, then she went to the bathroom. Around 10 am, they left the hotel, as they were walking on the sidewalk, Bingwen asked "Hong, do you want to go get some breakfast before we head back to the hotel," in a curious tone.
Hong "Sure but where do you want to eat," in a calm tone as she looks at him.
"Um, let's go to Cafe on the PARK, I think it's about 5 minutes from here," he suggests, she hums while nodding. While they were eating, Bingwen asked "Hong why are you eating so little," in a curious tone.
"Oh, I'm just not hungry," she answered in a quiet tone, then sips her soup.
"You better not be lying plus it's my treat so you can eat as much as you want," he noted in a calm tone, she nodded. When they were done eating, he asked her if she was sure that didn't want to eat more since she only had two small bowls of soup, she nodded yes so they got ready to leave. When they were walking back to their hotel, Bingwen said "What is the rest of the plan? What do I do or say when Xiu Ying asked me if we actually slept together," in a confused, curious tone.
Hong answered "You don't have to do anything, all you have to do is act we slept together. If Xu Ying asked then just say we did or whatever you want to convince him that we slept together just for a little bit," in an emotionless tone.
Bingwen responded "Ah ok but why are you doing this and don't you have a boyfriend so why are pretending that you slept with me? Isn't Xiu Ying know that you have a boyfriend enough," with a curious tone.
"I don't know where you got that but I'm telling you that I don't have a boyfriend and the reason I'm doing this is that I want him to let me go and go find someone better. Plus I don't want to get attached to him so in the end, I won't be too heartbroken, I think it's for the best but you can't tell Xiu Ying anything I just said just now," Hong answered in a quiet tone, then she sighs.
Bingwen said "Why would you think that? I think you're are good enough for him plus I know Xiu Ying would never break any girl's heart unless it's needed, which it's rare, I only saw him break a girl's heart once, keep in mind we have been friends for 19 years and we go almost everywhere together," in a delightful tone.
"That's the reason I don't want him to be with me because I'm worried we both will get hurt in the end, so it's for the best," she commented.
Bingwen just tapped her shoulder as he said "That's reasonable even though I know that's not a good idea," in a soft tone. When they got to their room floor, they quickly went to their rooms but then they heard "Where have you guys been," in a curious tone.
They looked back and saw Xia and Yu, Hong answered "I told you guys already when you guys call me, did you guys not listen," in a confused tone.
Yu replied "We did, it sounds glitchy but we heard that Bingwen and you went to a hotel because you were so well last night, then the called ended," with a confused tone as Bingwen and Hong's faces went pale.
Bingwen was going to correct her but then Xiu Ying appeared and slightly shouted "Is that true," in a mad voice as all of them looked at him, he went next to Yu and Xia. Hong and Bingwen looked at each other, then Hong answered "Yeah, so what? What if we went to a hotel for the night and stayed in the same room, that has nothing to do with you," in an annoyed tone.
Xiu Ying got even madder and shouted "How could you guys do this to me? Bingwen, how could you sleep with her, you know that I like her? We have been friends for more than 10 years and this is how you want to end our friendship. Well, I think it's best if we stop being friends from now on if you betrayed me," in a mad tone as he looks at him.
Xiu Ying continues "Hong, what does Bingwen have that I don't? You should know that Bingwen is my best friend and you still slept with him, knowing that he's my best friend and you know that I like you. You're such a cheater, you already have a boyfriend and you still slept with someone else. I shouldn't have liked you, I hope you guys are happy with you guys did," in an upset tone with tears in his eyes, he wanted for her to answer but she didn't, then he pushes through them and left towards the elevator.
Yu and Xia watched the whole thing like they just watched one of the interesting scenes from a drama, Xia whispered "What did we just witness? Was this part of the plan," in a shocked tone.
Yu whispers back "I don't know, this wasn't part of the plan. What are we going to do now," in a nervous tone. Yu asked "Hong, is this a joke cause this isn't what we plan. So does that mean you guys actually slept with each other," in a nervous tone?
Hong didn't hear her, her eyes start to fill with tears as Bingwen pats her back while comforting her but then she just walked away. Yu and Xia looked at Bingwen to see if he'll just say something but he just looked at them then just shook his head and went to his room. They both were left there clueless and confused , Xia said "What should we do now? My brother left to somewhere, Hong went the same way as my brother, and Bingwen just went to his without saying a word to us. Did the plan fail or what? I feel like they're playing a joke on us," in a confused as she looked at Yu.
Yu just pushes her head gently and said "Why would you even ask that, of course, the plan fail," in an annoyed tone, then she went back to their room as Xia followed behind. After a few minutes, Hong came back into the room, she dropped on the bed, Yu tried to get her to talk back but she didn't answer. As she was going to give up, Hong commented "Don't bother me, I'm going to sleep," in a tired tone as she charges her phone. For the rest of the day, they all did their own thing.
At 9 pm, Hong got all dressed up, she was wearing a black panel, lantern-sleeve, mini sheath dress, black, round toe heels, full face of makeup , curled hair, one of the rings she bought, and a black wallet. The girls in the room gasp in amazement, Yu asked "Hong where are you going, all dressed up," in a curious tone.
Hong looked at them and answered "I'm going to a club to drink," in a calm tone as she stares at them.
One of the girls asked "Do you want any of us to go with you," in a curious tone.
"No, it's ok, I should be back around 12 am if I'm not then I'm probably at a hotel for the night," she assured them, they hummed and she left. When she got in, she saw Xiu Ying drinking by himself so she sat a chair away from him, she orders one of the strongest drinks they have. After two or three glasses of alcohol, she moves next to him, she asked "How have you been here, drinking," in a calm tone, then she sips her new glass of alcohol.
Xiu Ying drunkenly looks at her and answers "Me? I have been here for a long time, what about you" in a calm tone but she can clearly tell that he was drunk.
She answers "I haven't been here for too long," in a calm tone as she takes another sip of her drink.
"Ah, so what brings you here," he asked in a curious tone as he takes a sip of his drink, looking at her. She laughs a bit and asked "You don't recognize me," with a disbelief tone, he shook his head, she continues "Oh ok, I'm here because I made a guy, I like, hate me because I pretend that I slept with his best friend. Why are you here" in a quiet tone.
Xiu Ying sighs and said "I'm here because the girl I liked slept with my best friend of 19 years, now I'm just heartbroken and lost my best friend of many years," in a down tone, then he chugs his drink and asked for another one.
"Oh, you should find someone better than her if she did that you," Hong said. He looks her up and down and said "You look really beautiful, why don't we go somewhere else," in a cheerful tone with a giggly smile.
Hong asked "You don't really recognize me at all," in a surprised tone as she points at herself, a bit drunk. He shook his head. Xiu Ying commented "Oh I see, you want to get to know each other a little bit," in a calm tone, he continues "Hi, my name is Wang Xiu Ying, I'll be turning 26 in a month, I live in Shanghai, and I work in a big film company," with a calm tone as his hand was out to shake her hand.
"Well, I'm Fei Hong, I turned 25 last month, I also live in Shanghai, and I work in a well-known filming company," she replied in a cheerful tone as she shook his hand.
"Did you do anything for your birthday," he asked in a quiet tone.
She tipsy answered "No, I just worked because no one knew that it was my birthday except my one friend that lives somewhere else. So what day is your birthday and are you planning to do anything," in a curious tone.
"My birthday is June 15 and I'm probably just going to celebrate with my family and other friends," he answered in a quiet tone. "So now we know each other a little bit, do you what to going somewhere else," he asked in a flirty tone as he opens his hand.
Hong smiles and said "I guess," in a calm tone as she grabs his hand, then they left to go somewhere else. After a few minutes, they got to the closest hotel, Xiu Ying could barely walk properly so Hong tries to quickly get a room, "Is there a room with two beds available," she urgently asked as Xiu Ying was trying to run away.
"Sorry, all of the rooms are occupied, the only one that is available is a room that only has one bed, do you want to get that room," the receptionist answered as she looks at her after looking at the computer.
Hong was thinking about what she should do as Xiu was slowly pulling out of her grip, she said "I'll take it, please hurry," with a rushed tone, then she pulls Xiu Ying towards her to get a better grip. The receptionist went on the computer for a few seconds, then said "That will be $95, please scanned here," as he shows a QR code. Hong quickly scanned it, grabs the key card, and left.
When they got into the room, Hong drops Xiu Ying on the bed but he pulled her with him, making her fall on top of him as their lips touch. They stayed like for a few seconds, then Xiu Ying pushed her off and said "I don't think I can do this to you," in a soft tone.
Hong starts to feel really tipsy, she asked "Why not? I thought you said that I'm beautiful," in a bold tone as she looks into his eyes, as they both sat up.
"You are but I just don't want anything to happen to you, I don't know if you really want to do this. Plus we're drunk so we're not in our right mind so it's best not to-," Xiu Ying got cut off by Hong's lips. They started to make out, then Xiu Ying broke the kiss, he asked, out of breath, "Are you sure about this, you're not going to regret it when you're sober, it's not too late to stop here," in an ensuring tone as he looks into her eyes.
Hong said "I'm sure, I'm not going to regret this when I'm sober," in an assured tone as she looks back at him.
She was about to kiss him again but he stopped her, he asked "Is it okay if I take picture of you so I can make the girl I liked a little jealous, don't worry I'll delete it after I show it to her," in a curious tone as he pulls out his phone. She just nodding so he quickly took a picture, without looking at it, then they got back to making out. At 4 am, Yu woke up, she looked and Hong wasn't back yet so she assumed that she went to another hotel and went back to sleep.