(ch.23)

At 8 pm, Lai shouted "Xaing and Chin, dinner time." They both came and sat down, Xaing asked "Is Zhe home? Where is he," in a curious tone, Lai shook his head, no.

"He's not but he texted me that we should eat dinner first since he won't be home until it's really late," he answered in a calm tone, they all started to eat.

While they were eating, Xaing said "I need to tell you guys something," in a calm tone as he looks at them, they stopped eating and hummed. "So I have a tour for 3 weeks and I'm leaving in a few days," in a calm tone.

Lai asked "Wasn't your concert like a month, why are you going on tour after weeks after your concert," in a curious tone.

He shrugged and answered "I don't know, I asked my boss that but he said that they were fully booked last month so they booked me for this month so yeah," in a quiet tone, Lai just nodded.

Chin asked "Can I be your backup dancer again," in a sarcastic tone with an exciting look. Lai softly hit her arm and said "No, you still have school," in an upset tone as he glared at her.

Xaing giggled a tad and answered "Don't worry Lai, I'll have a different group of backup dancers for these concerts," in a calm tone, Lai nodded as they went back to eating. After a few minutes, Xaing added "Oh you guys don't have to worry about the bills, I already paid them for this month," in an assured tone.

Lai said "I feel so guilty that we live here for free, the last thing I could do for this last month is paid for the bills," in a guilty tone.

"Don't worry, you guys are like my second family plus you guys help me clean, cook, buy things so that could make up for bills if you really feel that guilty," he assured him.

"That's so flattering of you but if you ever need help with something, I'll try to help you," in a cheerful tone with a small smile. After dinner, Chin helped Lai clean up, and then they got ready for bed. Before she went into her room, she went to her brother and asked "Brother, can I borrow your laptop for a bit?"

"Why?" he asked in a curious tone.

Chin answered "I want to search for something that isn't allowed in China," in a nervous tone. He nodded as he handed her the laptop. She smiled, said thank you, and went to her room. She looked up the dance to the song, it was the first thing that popped up. Chin listened to the song first, then watched the dance video a few times before she learned the moves.

Around 12, she learned all of the upper body movements. She saw her brother come in, he asked "Chin are you done with your research? And what are you researching that you're still up?" in a curious voice.

Chin smiled and noted "Nothing important," as she closed the videos, then gave his laptop back to him. He took it and told her, "Ok, now go to sleep or you'll wake up late for school," in a calm tone. Chin nodded and went to sleep as he left.

...

A child was playing on the playground, she was having so much fun with her mom. Her mom asked "Do you want some ice cream?" She nodded, her mom asked, "Do you want to go with me or do you want to stay here and play?"

The girl said, "I want to play."

"Ok, I'll be right back," and walked off into a distance. As she was playing she heard a guy, about 30 years old, signing her to come to him. She went to him and asked, "Yes, mister?"

"Hey, do you want some candy?" he asked in a cheerful tone, but yet so creepy.

Not knowing anything, she nodded. He marked "Oh they're in my car, do you want to come with me?" She shyly nodded. When they got to his car, he put a cloth over her breathing airway.

...

Chin woke up soaked in sweat and out of breath. She sat up and check the time, it was only 4 am. When she calmed down, she thought to herself, why did that girl and guy appear in her dreams for the past month. Chin didn't know who they were, except the mom, the mom was her mom. Chin was so confused but didn't bring it up to her brother. She just got on her phone until it was time to get ready for school.

As she was putting her shoes on as she asked "Brother, are we going anywhere for the weekend?"

He answered, "Mmm~ I don't think so, why?"

"Can I go to Da-Chung's house for a sleepover?" she asked in her sweet pitch.

Lai voiced "Sure, just keep your location on in case something happens." in a calm tone.

"Thanks," and she ran out the door. When she got to school, Mei Zhen and Jai Li were wai for her at the gate. When they saw her, they waved to her and said "Good morning, Chin. What did your brother say?"

Chin smiled and replied "Hi, you guys, my brother let me. What about you guys?" They both said their parents agreed, so they all were celebrating for a minute before they went to class. Chin was so excited to go to Da-Chung's big house and to see her parents that she couldn't focus in class. Once school ended, Mei Zhen found Chin, then they went to get Jai Li.

Mei Zhen asked, "Do you guys have your sleepover bags?" They both shook their head. She exclaimed "Me too. Let's go pack our bags first then let's meet at our usual spot," in a calm voice. Chin and Jai Li nodded so they went home.

When she came home, she saw her brother napping on the couch, so she quietly packed. Before she left, she put a blanket over him and wrote a note to him. As she was walking to the spot, she saw Bolin with a girl, the closer she looks, the more she realized that it's not Da-Chung. Chin took a few pictures and left. Chin saw the three of them waiting for her, so she ran to them.

Da-Chung noted "Come on, let's get into the car. My mom is excited to see you guys" in a cheerful voice as they got into the car.

Da-Chung's dad asked "How was you girls' day?" in a calm tone.

Chin answered "It was ok, I'm just really excited to see you guys," in a joyful voice.

Mei Zhen added "Mine was ok too," in a calm voice.

"Mine was also fine, sir," Jai Li quietly answered.

He noted "That's good. Anyway, which one of you guys is Mei Zhen?"

"That's me," Mei Zhen blurted as she kinda waves.

"So the one that is sitting in the middle is Jai Li?" He questioned, she nodded. Da-Chung's dad asked "What are you guys planning to do?"

"Um, I think we just hang out and dance a bit," Da-Chun answered.

He noted "Ok, just don't be too loud, your mom likes her sleep," his daughter nodded. He asked "Would you guys like to listen to music?" Da-Chung nodded, so he turn on the music. In 20 minutes they got to the house, her dad noted "Ok, you guys have fun. See you guys in a few days," in a calm voice. They got out, waved to him, then he drove off.

Mei Zhen asked "Where is your dad going?"

"Oh, he's going on a business trip for a few days," Da-Chung answered. She added "Come on, let's go in," in a excited tone as she lead the way. The inside of the house was big, but not as big as Wang Li's. Jai Li stuttered "Wow, your house is so beautiful," in an amazed tone as she looks around.

"Thanks. You guys want a tour, then we can go to my room?" They nodded with excited smiles. They went to room to room but when it was the fourth room, Da-Chung went to it first since the others were still looking in the other room. When she opened the door, she saw Wang Li there, naked, and they made eye contact, then they both looked down. She quickly slammed the door close. The others went to her and asked "What happened? Why did you slam the door ?" in a worried tone.

Da-Chung stuttered "N- n- nothing," in a shocked tone.

Mei Zhen asked "Why is your face so red? Are you ok? What was in that room?" She tried to open the door, but Da-Chung stopped her.

"No, it's nothing. Let's just go to the next room," she continued as she pulls her friends. Chin knows that there something in the room, that made her really curious. While sitting in her room, Da-Chug asked "What should we do?"

"Let's look at blackpink's song that we're doing," Jai Li suggested.

Mei Zhen added "Yeah, because I think we need a VPN for that," in a calm and confused tone.

"Oh, I will I can send you guys the video since I download it," she marked as she opens her laptop.

"Did you guys finish the homework?"

Jai Li and Mei Zhen nodded, Mei Zhen noted "It was actually easy so we finished it in no time." Chin nodded.

Da-Chung interrupted "Ok, I sent it to you guys. Do you guys want to practice a bit?" They nodded so they learned the dance. After 2 hours, Jai Li whined "I'm tired, can we call it a day? We have been doing for a while plus we have the moves memorized," as she sat on the ground.

"Ok, ok, let's call it a day," Da-Chung answered as they stopped the song. She suggested "Let's go look for snacks," as she got up from her bed. They followed her, downstairs, to the kitchen. As they were grabbing food, Wang Li came down. Their faces just turned red as they saw each other, thinking about the embarrassing memory. He just quickly left as Chin asked "When did he get here?"

Da-Chung shrugged as they went back to her room with snacks. After they ate some snacks, Mei Zhen and Jai Li fell asleep. Chin slightly giggled and marked "It seems like these two practiced hard, that they took a nap," in a calm tone.

Da-Chung giggled as she puts her blanket over them. She added "I mean I guess it makes sense since they put a lot of their energy," with a calm voice.

Chin said "Da-Chung, be honest, what did you see in that room that you won't let us see?" in a curious tone.

Da-Chung sighed and stuttered "Well, I saw Wang Li, um."

"Saw?"

"I saw him naked," she mumbled at the end.

Chin shout "Naked?!" Da-Chung covered her mouth and quietly shout "Be quiet," in a nervous tone. She removed her hand and whispered "Did you see, you know, down there?"

Da-Chung painfully nodded and added "I stared at it for a moment," with an embarrassed tone as her face turned bright red.

"What do you think of it?" Chin asked in a curious tone with a shocked face.

Da-Chung covered her face and mumbled "It's a bit bigger than normal. Now, stop asking me questions about it." Chin started to tease her, she sighed and said "Shut up, I'm going to the bathroom," in an annoyed tone, but it was so easy to tell that she was embarrassed.

Chin wanted to see and talk to Mrs.Tongguo, so she quietly snuck away. She didn't know where to find her since the house was big and she could be anywhere. Eventually, Chin saw Mrs.Tongguo, just sitting in a rocking chair with a book in her hands. Chin gently knocked on the door, Mrs.Tongguo looked at her and said "Oh, hi Chin," in a calm voice as she puts her book down.

Chin smiled as she entered, she asked "Long time no see, auntie. How are you?" in a soft voice.

"I'm fine, what about you?" she answered.

Chin replied, "I'm okay too."

She asked "What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be with Da-Chung?" in a curious tone.

"Because I wanted to see you and talk to you plus I miss you," she noted with a little pouting pitch.

Da-Chung's mom just giggled, marked "What are you doing standing then? Sit down so we can talk," in a cheerful tone.

Chin took a seat as she asked "How is the rich life so far?"

"It's lonely. Even though I have money and I can buy anything I want, but my husband is busy with the business and Da-Chung is busy with school, and I'm just home by myself." She sighed.

Chin exclaimed "Well not to long, you'll have your baby to keep yourself busy."

she smiled, and started to rub her bump as she said "Yeah, just 2 months until I'll be able to see his face," in a lighthearted voice. She asked "Do you want to touch my belly?"

Chin questioned "May I?" in a shocked tone, Da-Chung's mom nodded. She gently set her hand on the belly, she started to feel the baby kick. She exclaimed "He's kicking," with a smile.

"It seems like he likes you, he only kicks when Da-Chung, my husband, and I touched my belly," she noted a shocked tone.

Chin said "That funny, he doesn't even know me but he already likes me. Anutie, when are you due?"

"June 2," she continued "You better go back to Da-Chung room, I can sense her looking for you," in a calm voice.

Chin nodded and said "Talk to you later, anutie," before she got our of the room.