Library Paparazzi

"What are you doing here? I thought you were abroad for the shoot" Wu Qing said, taking a seat with him. "Heard that my munchkin came so I just came off," he said with a huge grin while it was her chance to roll eyes at him. While Mu Shen laughed to lighten up their mood, but all they seem is sad and silent.

"Okay, I get it. What's wrong now? "He asked Jun Zixuan to look at him and then he turned to Wu Qing, who told him that everything had happened since the past few days. "What the hell? How would that girl be related to Elena? " He asked, looking at her wanting to hear some kind of explanation. But she didn't have any because it didn't make any sense from any view as they both were never related.

"Can someone's handwriting be the same as that?" he asked her seriously, unlike someone who was grinning like a fool a moment ago. "No, that can't be possible. It can be similar but not the same" Wu Qing said explaining it to him."Handwriting differs from person to person by their traits and behavior" she said."Here I thought you were the best at your job" Mu Chen said earning a jab from her.

"Be logical you dumbheads. They are not the same. Zi, you have known her for years, unlike Elena. And don't tell me you believe in reincarnation movies I work in and for that to we need to know that she is dead" he said seriously. A hint of sadness hit Zixuan heard that he never knew Elena better, but it disappeared the instant he heard that she is dead. "She is not dead," he screamed, making Wu Qing flinch beside Mu Shen. Mu Shen took a deep breath to control the instinct to backlash at him and sighed. He pitied his best friend out of all people who would wanna be with him why did he have to be in love with a mafia princess. Yes, a mafia princess he was the only one who knows this. He couldn't tell him this because if he did, he could do something impulsive like trying to meet her. Which brought back him the memories of that day.

Bluebird Cafe, London

Mu Shen was trying very hard not to sleep again as he was pulling an all-nighter for his test tomorrow. If he only read everything day to day as his friend advised him to, now he has to read everything at a single time. Then he turned his face to see someone arrive at the cafe when the bell rang near the door as it was just him till now. A beautiful blond girl wearing all black came in. At first, he felt he knew her somewhere, then he realized it was the same girl his brother has been searching for.

The aura which she emanated was completely different from what his brother has described, but he looked back at his book as she came and took the seat next to him near the breakfast bar. He thought it would be great if he talked to her and told everything to his Zixuan who would just feel so jealous how nice would that be he could make him feel jealous for the first time he thought.

He cleared his throat catching her attention. He hoped she wouldn't fall for him then that would be bad for Zixuan. " Hey, Are you Elena? " He said with his signature smirk. Elena, who was busy checking the menu turned her head towards him noticing him.

She wanted to say no to be cautious but it was her last day here, either way, it did not matter anymore so she smiled and nodded catching him off guard.

"You are?" she asked him with a smile. "Mu Shen, I'm your classmate," he said, feeling a flush on his cheek with her smile. He can't believe that he was blushing like a 10-year-old in front of her. No wonder Zixuan fell in love with her, she is a smiling killer. "Oh is that so. Nice to meet you Mu Shen" she said. "Which class do we share? " She asked him, raising an eyebrow. "Business," he said while she nodded in thought. "You know my friend? " He said with a grin. "I do? " She asked him with a frown. "Yes, he took a picture of you didn't he? " He replied enthusiastically. A strange light came into her eyes as realization hit her. "Library paparazzi? " She asked with a smile appearing on her. He was confused, but he nodded. "Oh, what's that guy's name? " She asked if he felt even her eyes were smiling at him. Can people actually do it? He was seeing that for the first time.

"Jun Zixuan," he said. " Jun Zixuan" she replied again after him. He felt that his friend would have loved this as it came out completely different when she said that. He nodded while she repeated that. "The nice name," she said."So what are you preparing for? " She asked, pointing at his books. "French" he replied. "I'm having trouble understanding it," he said honestly thinking that she would laugh and say like everyone it's easy but she didn't.

"I'll explain it," she said reassuringly while taking his book. She took his book and a pen to start writing some notes beside everything with their pronouns. She explained to him everything from the verbs and then she slowly moved to the sentences and surprisingly he was getting what she was saying before he knew it an hour passed and he didn't feel like sleeping anymore it was 2 am.

He couldn't believe how well she spoke the language and how easily she could explain everything. " Where did you learn it? " He asked her. "Is it your mother tongue? " He asked her excitedly. She laughed and waved her hand, saying no."I learned it when I was young" She looked like she was thinking of someone. "Oh, how many languages do you know? " He asked her. "15," she said like it wasn't much. "15," he said, gasping. "Yep," she said, drinking her chocolate milkshake.

"Then what is your mother tongue?" he asked her. She looked like she was hesitating but yet she replied," Russian". "Oh, I see," he said. "I forgot to ask what are you doing so late outside? It isn't safe," he said hurriedly.