Chapter 3

Chén chu: Huan mother

When I went home I found out that alexander was missing, I started panicking not knowing what to do, maybe I was getting mad knowing that she runaways because how we treat her or it was because I just lost 400Yuan. I hate her and still do nothing can change that even if I have been a bad mother to her, I didn't plan to have her she is the biggest mistake of my life. I started to look for my pills while crying my eyes out struggling without it, I started to have a hallucination since the incident that occurs to me till now I have this memory that haunts me

22-year-old Chén is on her way to tell her loving husband the great news she had, she been married to her husband for four years they did not have a lot of money but had enough to take care of themselves but now she had a job. Which will pay a lot than what there used to have, which made her happy to share it with her beloved husband it was quite late as he was walking in the dark alley she finds it quite weird than the usual. Behind her were two men that were walking toward her so out of fear she started to walk a bit faster but she was not fast enough, that day was the worst in her life even her scream seem like the wind because no one can to her help later that night she was devastated. Soaking wet she returned home crying what has she done to deserved that she started going home hoping she could contact the police with her husband because of what happened to her.

But all thought she had been even more shattered that day what broke her, even more, is the scene she saw before her. her husband and some women in her bed, her husband have been complaining about not having enough money to buy things for her or to take her out but now she knows where he wasted all of it.

" What is this Wang," I said crying, even more, I was confused and angry at the scene before me.

"When did it start, "I said one more time this time screaming at him the women try to leave but I pulled her by her hair I was quite mad and felt betrayed on what I saw and he was just staring at me after hearing her cry he slaps me the took her and left with her in his arm.

I sank in the floor crying this was unexpected how could he do this to me, I never through in one day my life could be such a mess I couldn't wait for it to end maybe it was just a dream. But It is was never as I looked in the pregnancy test that when I understood that this was real, and I had to deal with it but with full of hate I will raise this child to suffer just like I did because she is a mistake and I hated it.

Although I still stayed with martin is not because I love him but I want him and Huan to suffer as I did, but now she has gone it relieves me because I don't have to loses money because of some useless daughter of mine staying in my way.

Huan

After arriving in New York it was quite big I was so amazed that I did not notice a car pacing me nearly running me over and knocking my luggage "are you okay" said the driver as I was fixing myself up since my bags were all over the places and I was lucky that none of my luggage opened or broken or I will be finished since I didn't have money to repay it or the time everything I spent on was calculated.

Meanwhile,

Christian

I was quite getting angry about how the meeting with those investigators went, they try to use a petty trick to try to convince me about the investment in their makeup company. My company make a product such as clothes and makeup but the brands have been losing money since there was a lot of errors in their product and now they wanted me to work with them.

"Did they think I have time for these small petty trick?" I said to mike displeased since he was the one who recommended them to me.

" you need to calm down how would I know that they will bring suggestion like that, I thought there were good since there were praising each other quite much" he chuckling while I just glare at him.

Mike, as I said, is a playboy well we all used to be like that going out and enjoying ourselves, but it stopped two years ago when Luke got married after meeting his sweetheart Kelly, Kelly is not what we thought she is kind, clever and a bit controlling me and mike though it was a joke when Luke told us he was about to be married till we saw the women and her character that we came to understand why he fell in love with her. She is what he needs although he settles down the two of us decided that we were too young for that so we still bachelors and still love to have a bit of fun, Luke who has been in the car with us for quite long has said nothing all he been doing is working on his laptop while Mike likes getting on my nerve. Mike, Luke and I work at the same company although it was created by me I decided to hire them since we were so close and it been 4 years since we are still together. My thought was broken when black stopped the car abruptly

"What going on Blake," Luke who speak for the first time since we been in this car we peek outside of the car and saw a woman who's luggage must have fallen while crushing to our car but we couldn't see her face, but from her body shape I can tell she is shy and could also be the good girl types and yet she has an amazing body.

"don't worry Sir I will take care of it " while they all not then when on with whatever they were doing while I was curious about this girl, she looks like the kind of girl I would love to spend my night with. I decided to continue with my work I got too much to do than to think about this trivial matter at the moment.

Huan

"Sorry about that I wasn't looking where I was going "I spoke so fast before he could even say a word this person scared me

"it okay it is my fault as well let me help you," he said offering help after finishing everything I told him that I was fine but he insisted that he should at least take his car in case he could help me, but I declined it and left the airport and when in a taxi to find the cheapest nearest because I couldn't afford much.

"are you a foreign you seem to know less about New York," he said smiling

" Yes I am from china," I said you probably wondering I am from china yet I speak English so well that because I learn so much about it I love the foreign country that why I borrow books from the library about different language and learn it I can speak French, English, and a bit of Spanish.

"欢迎来到美国" (welcome to America) he said politely to me

"我知道一个不错的廉价酒店,你可以住在那里,那里的人很好 (I know a nice cheap hotel that you can stay there are quite nice people) after saying that we arrive in the hotel the couple were also Chinese so it was quite fast to communicate and make an arrangement with them. Seeing how happy there are make me quite sad maybe my parent could be like this even better and I wouldn't run away, I shake all these thoughts in my head and looked at the view in my room in which was amazing and beautiful since it was almost 8 pm and I was very tired, I decide to sleep today and do the rest tomorrow.

The next morning I decided to call Clarissa to know how was since it has been long since we spoke, the phone was ringing then she answered " 你好甜心( hello sweetie)" she said happily " 自从我上次见到你已经很久了,你的妈妈来抱怨你在哪里,但我不知道,ii (it been so long since I last saw you, your mum came and complain about where you were but I had no idea, ii though something happened to you)" she spoke sadly "没关系,我只是离开父母家独自生活,但我每次都会打电话给您,讨论我所做的一切( it okay I just left my parent home to live by myself, but I will be calling you every time to discuss everything that I do okay!)" I said happily I have grown to treat her as my grandma, her kindness has made me stronger till today from my messed up life. after talking for a while with her I hang up to watch my dramas on the TV.

The next morning I had received breakfast from the hotel, after that, I decided to watch TV since I didn't have anything to do and at night I just went to sleep this has been going for about a week I did not leave my room.

A week after

After a week I decided to find a few jobs and drop my CV but the jobs I wanted was where they make sweet or cake. Everyone is different and have a different way that makes them joyful some like to express they joy trough reading, shopping, swimming, music, arts, fashion but I prefer making sweet and cake it a passion that I have loved and it helped me when I was abused. I opened my brand new laptop that was gifted to me by Clarissa on my 18 birthday, It was never used till now, I look at their website and saw the address of a café that was recruiting waitress and I decided to check on that and left my hotel room.

After walking for a while I finally found the café, I opened the door it was quite big and busy and it seems that many people loved their café I walked to the counter and saw a blonde girl in the cashier then decided to ask her about the information I found online.

" Hi Can I get anything for you" she spoke to me smiling observing her as she talks it was pleasing she is a 5ft blonde girl with green eyes and she had freckles for a Chinese girl it hard to obtain these characteristic I loved her eyes colour.

"I saw on your website that you were recruiting a new waitress or waiter so I come to apply," I said feeling a bit nervous if I am accepted to work here It will be a dream come true, I can't afford much to go college and I needed to get a scholarship but since I left school earlier although I got my grades I had no scholarships and I needed to work hard to earn the money.

"give me a minute I would go informed the manager," she tells me then leave. I take a good look at this café, it was cozy but what enthusiasts me where the people in the café they were happy and children were eating while smiling. I was broken from my imaginary land by the same girl telling me to follow her in the back was even better when I saw the workers and the objects being used to make all of these amazed me.

" by the way my name is Amelia," she said but I didn't respond because I was still observing the place and I heard her laugh knowing I was in my world made me very embarrassed

"my name Huan," I said blushing knowing I just made a foul out of myself.

"it okay that first time I came here I was just acting like you, so your Chinese or Korean," she said comforting me and asking who I was for an American it must be confusing to know who is Korean or American

"I'm Chinese," I said while following her.

After that I met their manager who was an older woman she was quite kind and loving she reminded me of Clarissa, I was told I would be informed if I was hired or not I left the café and when windows shopping looking at these clothes made me understand how much I needed money to look after myself but for the moment I did not have the money to buy anything because I had no money at the moment a house was more important to get now that shopping since staying in a hotel could be expensive.

At the evening I went back to my hotel room and started to look for cheap houses near me I found one that was near me and gave them a call, I was told to come by the next day to meet the landlord so we can plan everything, I was very happy that I was going to finally get a house as I was about to sleep I got a call from the café saying hat I was hired I was screaming with joy because it was a happy event for me and I wanted to start next week Monday I decided to call Clarissa to let her know about the good news then I went to sleep after being so tired.