The person on the door, wore a long black cloth and face covered with white powder and a curled moustache drawn, between his thin lips and pointed nose, with marker.
All the servants, just looked at him with jaw dropped.
'Did this man, lose his brain screws?'
ZouMi was busy, so she didn't know about the creature on the door.
"Vegetables." ZouMi, extended her hand, yet no one handed her, so she raised her head to the left and saw the three servants looking at the door with weird expression. She followed their line of sight and look at the creature near the door, who was looking at her with a smile.
ZouMi couldn't understand, whether to laugh or cry. 'Is this person... Mad?'
Nevertheless, she couldn't control her laugh and laughed loudly. Clutching her stomach with one hand and supporting the other on the kitchen pavement, she kept laughing until tears formed in the corner of her eyes. After a while, when she was done laughing, she cleared her throat.
"Ahmm... What is this, Gu Huan?"
"Who Gu Huan?"
'What? Now you forgot your name? Great, you need to visit a hospital.' ZouMi said in her mind.
"A certain someone near the door is named, Gu Huan."
"Hey! My name is black wei wei"
'What... Which wei wei?'
"Dear black wei wei, may I know why are you here?" She played along with him.
"Gu Huan, was sad when you chased him out rudely and harshly, so he called me. Now, I'm here to revenge, Gu Huan." Gu Huan said in a low, yet childish voice.
"Pufff!" The cup from which, ZouMi was drinking water was about to slip from her, and she chocked on his words.
"Revenge? How?"
"By..." He smiled mysteriously causing ZouMi to raise her eyebrow. "By... Dancing for you." And he started with expanding his hands, while shaking, then crossing his legs one by one. Singing in a childish voice.
Haalla lla laa, hue yaa.
Hee hee, Bum chicki chicki chick.
Dancing while waving his hips out, he did this for good few minutes and finally at the end, he did a moon walk, turn around and hand on his head mimicking a bow with hat.
On the other side, when he started with his dance, ZouMi burst into uncontrollable laughter and even fell on the floor clutching her stomach. Tears rolling down her eyes, and she just couldn't stop laughing. The white face of hers, turned red from the loss of breath.
Seeing her happy face, something click in his heart, and it started accelerating like never before.
The Whole mansion was filled with ZouMi's happy giggles, and no one wanted to disturb this moment. Butler Jin, was at the verge of tearing up, he was the oldest one, along with Aunt Jo.
The last time when, she laughed like this was before the accident of her father.
Mrs. Sid, who just entered the mansion was greeted with the soft, yet happy giggles of her beloved daughter, she rushed towards the source of voice and peaked from behind. When she saw her daughter on the floor holding her stomach and rolling, while laughing, she teared up. Whatever the reason is, her daughter laugh after so many years, this voice she thought will never hear, and already forgot how it sounds like, was actually ringing in her head. She was too happy.
After some time, finally ZouMi gathered herself and stood from the floor.
"You know you are a fool, right?" A small smile hanging on her face.
"As long as someone smiled out of my foolishness, I'm okay." He beamed.
"Mmm..." She didn't have any words to say.
'When was the last time I laughed? Oh! When was the last time, I genuinely smiled?'
"Are you going to stay in that outfit?"
"You said to Gu Huan not to show his face, then how am I supposed to help you?"
"Change, you don't need to help. I'm almost done." She pushed him out of the kitchen, and noticed her mother.
"Mum, When did you come? Done with your lunch? If not go freshen up, I'm cooking, and it's almost done."
"Mm.. Okay"
'I need to share this with An'. Oh, dear! Did you hear your daughter?' With this in her mind, she went up and instantly told An'. But, he didn't react.
"I think Gu Huan is a good boy, I hope Uncle Xu prediction comes true. And also I went to Master Xaun Jun, he said there'll be something good this year. An' dear, look what our daughter turned in to. What do you want to do now, still going to sleep? Now wake up, honey."
Master Xaun Jun, was one of the most trusted and top scholar and also the head of Funa temple.
Mrs. Sid, got to emotional looking at her dearest, a knock was heard on the door while she was wiping her tears.
"Madam, the lunch is ready. Young Madam asked me to call you."
"Okay." She once more looked at her husband and left the room.
Downstairs, the lunch served was simple, but tasty, ZouMi had a great cutlery skills.
After the lunch, when they were sitting in the living room, Si Ban came in and whispered something to ZouMi, while the latter just nodded her head.
"Mom, I've some work, please don't disturb me. As for dinner I'll have it in my room."
"Okay, but rest early."
By the time ZouMi finished her work it was past eleven 'o clock, she stretch her arms and her sore neck. She went for a shower, and it was quite a long hot bath, to recover her energy.
After doing her daily night routine, ZouMi adjust the curtains of walk through window in her room, when she sensed someone near...