(ch.22)

When school ended, Chin was dragged by the two regular girls to the back of the school and was beat up again. After some beating, Chin saw Mei Zhen and Da-Chung beat up the two girls, they kept fighting until both of the mean girls had bloody noses. Da-Chung shouted "That's what you get for beating up my friend, if you do it again, I will sue you guys," with an insane tone. Both of them nodded in fear as they ran away.

Chin got up and uttered "Thank you, you guys," in a thankful voice.

They all hugged, Da-Chung replied "That's why we're here for you. Let's go have some fun," as they pull apart. Me Zhen and Da-Chung were putting makeup on to cover up the fight.

"I have to ask my brother because of last time," Chin reminded.

"Ok, ok, let's go," Jai Lin noted as she walks off. Soon they got to the apartment and when she opened the door, she shouted "I'm home!"

Lai came out of his room, looking at all 4 of the girl, he said "Um, hi, you guys," in a quiet tone as he waves to them.

Da-Chung had a big smiled and slightly shouted "Brother Lai," in an excited tone as she was going to hug him.

He steps back and commented "It's not the best to hug me right now, I'm currently sick because of someone," in a cautious tone but towards the end, it changed to a petty tone as he looks at Chin. Lai added "But anyway, who are these two girls," in a curious tone as he looked at them.

Chin answered "First of all, I already apologize to you for making you worried," in a little upset tone, then she continues "And second of all, these two are my friends, Wenben Mei Zhen and Gei Jia Li," in a celebratory tone as she points at one after another, Lai was shocked.

Mei Zhen said "Hi, I'm Wenben Mei Zhen," in a cheerful tone as she bows slightly to him as he just nods. "Um~ hi, I'm Gei Jai Li, by the way, how should we address you," in a nervous tone as she bows slightly too, he nods at her too.

Chin asked "What's with your face? Is something wrong with my friends," with a confused tone as she looked at him. Lai shook his head and said "No, no, it's not that. It's just that I rarely hear people with those last names, so far I have met only two people with those last names," in an amazed tone with a smile.

He said "You guys should come seat down," in a nice tone as they sat on the couch as he went the kitchen. He added "You guys can address me by one of these, Brother Lai, Qing Lai, Chin's oldest brother, or you guys can give me a nickname as long as you add, brother, older, or Mr.," in a calm tone.

They were quiet when he sat on a cube, passing the cups of juice to them, then Mei Zhen smiled and asked "Can I call you, Mr. Nan Shen," in a curious, but excited, tone with a smile.

Lai giggled and answered "That's so flattering, sure," in a cheerful tone, then he asked "Jai Li, what do you want to address me as," in a curious tone as he looks at her.

She hesitantly said "I think I'll just address you as Qing Lai for now but I might address you something else," in a shy tone as she plays with her fingers, Lai just hummed.

Lai asked "So why did you bring your friends here," in a curious tone as he crosses his arms, looking at Chin. She smiled and asked "I was wondering if I can go to a cafe with them," in a nervous tone, he looked hesitant, she added "Don't worry, I'll be back in 2 or 3 hours," in a cautious tone.

He frowned as he looks at her as she was looking at him with puppy eyes, he sighed and said "Fine but you better come home, even if it rains, you still have school tomorrow. Do you need some money," in a calm tone.

Chin shook her head while saying "No, I still have some left," in a calm tone, "Ok, I'm going to get change," as she went to her room.

Chin heard Lai say "It seems like she is kinda jealous, does my Da-Chang have a crush on him," with a teasing tone as he looks at her.

Da-Chang blurred "I don't like him, I wouldn't even like him if he was the last guy on earth," in a bitter tone, they just giggled.

Chin interrupted "You guys, stop teasing her. We don't want her to be angry at us," in a calm tone as she sat on the edge of the couch. "Come on, let's get going," she added as she stood up, they did the same thing. Chin begins to walk out as they thanked Lai for the drink and followed Chin.

Jai Li asked, "Chin, your brother looks familiar."

"He's a sculptor."

Jai Li yelled, "Oh I remember he's the well-known sculptor." Chin nodded.

Mei Zhen and Jai Li screamed, "Wait he's your brother?!" Chin grin and nodded. "Why didn't you tell us?"

Chin answered "You guys never asked so I didn't tell you guys," in a serious voice.

Da-Chung blurted "Talking about well-known people, Chin, were you a backup dancer at Chen Xaing's concert a week ago?"

Chin excitedly nodded "He's my brother friend plus his manager was impressed when I could dance to every song, so that's how I became a backup dancer."

Da-Chung asked "Why didn't you tell us sooner, so we can go together," with a pouting tone.

"Well you guys didn't asked, plus we have to practice everyday," Chin explained. She continued "Whatever, where should we go?"

Jai Li suggested "You guys want to go to a cafe since I have to finish up a bit of homework," in a calm voice. Mei Zhen agreed with her.

Da-Chung nodded as she answered "Okay, let's go." When they enter the cafe, there was so many people that it looks like there was no seats left. They were going to leave until a worker asked "Do you guys need seats?"

Da-Chung answered "Yes but it seems pretty busy," in a kind voice.

"It is but there's still enough seats for all of you guys," the worker insisted.

Da-Chung continued "Oh ok then we'll come in," as they entered. The waitress took them to a cool table, it was swing table. They sat in the chairs as the worker took their orders. After, Jai Li and Mei Zhen took out their homework and started to work on them while the other girls just talked.

Chin asked "How are things with you and Bolin?" with a curious tone.

Da-Chung answered "Things are okay. Why?"

"Nothing," she marked.

Jai Li asked "Can one of you guys help us with our homework?" Chin and Da-Chung started to help them with homework as they wait for their drinks and desserts. They took a small break when their drinks and desserts came, but the two friends went back to doing homework soon.

An hour later two-thirds of the cafe has cleared out and Jai Li and Mei Zhen were almost done with homework. Da-Chung was on her laptop planning the next video for their channel. However, Chin was reading books and texting her brothers on her phone.

Da-Chung asked, "You guys want to do a dance cover to Blackpink, Let's Kill This Love?"

Jai Li asked "Who is Blackpink?"

"They are Korea girl group, they debuted in 2016. The members are Jisoo, Jennie, Rose, and Lisa," Da-Chung explained. "Are you guys done with your homework, if you guys are then let's talk about our next video?"

Jai Li answered "I'm almost done," as she kept her eyes on her paper.

"Me too, just a few more problems," Mei Zhen marked. While they wait for the others to be done, someone was tugging her skirt. Chin and her look down, it was a little girl, Da-Chung asked "Hi, how can I help you," in a sweet voice.

"How are you floating?" the child asked in confusion.

Da-Chung picked up the child and answered "Don't tell anyone this, but I have magic powers," in a quiet tone.

The girl's eyes lit up and asked "Are you a fairy?" Da-Chung nodded, she added "Ok, I won't tell anyone," with a finger over her mouth. The child looks at Chin and asked "Miss, why are you so skinny? It's ok to be chubby like me," as she grabs her belly fat.

Chin smiled and replied "Because I was born skinny," in a gentle voice.

"My mommy says that everyone is good-looking with fat especially me," in a cheerful voice. Just then a woman's voice asked "Chynna, why are you bothering these ladies?" in an upset tone.

The little girl answered, "Because I want to tell them that they look pretty and ask how are they floating," with an innocent voice.

"Come on, let's go," the mom answered as she took her child back. The mom looked at Chin and her friends, she excused "I'm sorry if my child bothered you guys," in an apologetic voice.

Da-Chung shook her head, assuring "No, it's fine. You have an adorable child." The lady thanked her and left. She noted "The little girl is beautiful like her mom," in a calm tone.

Chin nodded "Yeah, but the mom looks kinda young. Whatever."

Jai Li announced, "Ok, I'm done with homework."

"Me too," Mei Zhen added.

Da-Chung asked "Who do you guys want to be for the dance?"

"I'll be Rose," Jai Li claim in a soft voice.

Mei Zhen blurted "I want to be Jisoo," in a cheerful voice.

Da-Chung noted "I can be Jennie and Chin will be Lisa," in a calm voice as Chin nodded. She explained "Ok, we should be able to learn this choreography within a week, if one of you guys can't then text me. When we film, we'll be wearing black and white and it'll be filmed at the dance studio."

Mei Zhen asked "How will we get a studio?" in a confused tone.

"I'll rent one for half a day, so we can practice for our next video. If possible we can film our next video so we have a least a few days off," she marked.

Chin asked "What is our next song?"

"What song do you guys want to do?"

"What about Slowly falling in love by Ma Shuke?" Mei Zhen suggested.

Jai Li marked "Or G.E.M called Loneliness."

"Maybe the long song Xing ending theme song by Zhou Shen," Chin mumbled.

Da-Chung took her phone and suggested "Let's just have our fans vote," with a smile. They nodded, so she started to work on the vote. Mei Zhen and Jai Li continued to study a bit while the others were on their phones, they hear a bunch of guys passing them, going to the table next to them. One of them keeps bumping Da-Chung from behind. She started to get annoyed by then she got a call so she left.

Chin looks up from her phone to the table next to them, she was stunned when she saw who was next to them. She whispered "Jai Li and Mei Zhen." They looked at her, she was pointing somewhere, and when they looked, they were shocked.

Jai Li whispered "Oh shit. What are we going to do?"

"We better get going before things go bad," Mei Zhen marked.

Da-Chung came back and asked "What are you guys talking about? Why do you guys look so worried?"

Chin marked "Let's go, I think we're done here," in a nervous tone as they got up.

"Ok, let's go," she took a few steps back. Chin helped the other two with putting their homework away. They all looked at Da-Chung, she was bickering with Wang Li, Chin tried to yank her away since people were watching them, but she was stubborn.

Just then Wang Li blurted "You're just jealous that my family is richer than yours." Everyone in the cafe gasps.

Da-Chung grabbed her drink, dumped it on him as she shout "Even though you're richer than me, doesn't mean you can talk about my family like that. I hate your guts," in an enraged tone. She put her cup down, then slapped him hard and kicked him. Chin and Mei Zhen dragged her while Jai Li went to pay.

Da-Chung marked "You guys, let's call it a day, I want to go home. I'll text you guys the next song if you guys have any questions about the videos, text me." They nodded and like that, they went their own ways.

Around 7 pm, Chin got home and she saw Lai and Xiang coming out of Lai's room. She said "Hi, Brother Lai and Xaing, what are you are guys doing," in a quiet tone as she was taking off her shoes.

Xaing answered "Nothing, I just went to go asked Lai, where you were since I didn't see you home," in a calm tone as he sat on the couch, Chin nodded while going to her room.

"How was it with your friends," Lai asked as he followed her, she explained everything that happened. They both laughed together. "Woa~ I'm so proud of her," he said in a proud voice, he added "This guy sounds like a jerk, I hope none of you guys date a guy like him or I'll give you guys a lecture," in a serious tone as he frowns at him.

"To be honest, I don't think he's that bad, I think he said that in the heat of the moment," she noted with a calm tone. She continues "The last time I met him, he seems pretty flirty when he was sweet-talking to Da-Chang," she mumbles.

Lai slightly shouted "What do you mean? He flirted with Da-Chang," in a shocked tone.

Chin looked nervous and said "Um, I got to go to the bathroom," with a nervous tone as she runs to the bathroom.