Vol 1: Ch 7 - Bad News: Too late to amend
Saturday morning, as usual, Rei already arrived at the company 30 minutes before 8 am. Doing something needed to do while waiting for the time. At 20 minutes before 8 am, her phone rings and she gets the phone from her bag then goes to the lounge area before answering the call.
"Yes, Good Morning, and hello, may I know who is this, please?"
"Hello Good Morning, can I ask if am I talking to Ms. Rei?"
"Yes, speaking."
"Thank goodness that I got your number from your Mother Rei, and it's your Aunt Meng, mother of Xue."
"Oh, it's you Aunt Meng and I know who you are Aunt Meng and my apology for being not able to recognize your voice."
"It's really alright, Rei. But for now, can I request your little time to be got disturbed by me for just 10 minutes, if it's alright with you?"
"Yes, go ahead Aunt Meng."
"Well it's about my daughter, I can't contact Xue for the last 2 days and also she didn't get back at her own condo so that's why"
"I see so Xue already living alone in her own condo."
"Eh, did Xue didn't tell you about that one? I think she's already living alone after your HS Graduation. But then back to my concern, so for now in order not to disturb your work Rei, I will send you where Xue's address is and her phone number. Please search her, for me, I'm begging you Rei."
"No worries Aunt Meng and I will call you right away if I got in contact with Xue or if I meet her."
"Thank you again, Rei."
"You're welcome, Aunt."
End of call.
After the call, Rei come back to her working table and several minutes pass by from the call, she heard a message tone but she didn't have time to see it because it almost her working hours.
After noontime, her colleagues and co-workers said bye to each other including Rei. After punching out, she then read the message from Aunt Meng and it's Xue's address and her number. Rei didn't even bother to eat her lunch since she calls her mother first and telling her that she will be going home late because she has an errand to do. Next, Rei called Xue by using her working phone because her personal phone is used as her map and navigator but then Xue is unable to reach and fails to contact her, she calls again and again but still unable to connect with Xue's phone. At the same time while dialing it she studies the map and then gets a Taxi.
"Taxi" hop in inside the car and said to the driver "Sir, C Azure Residences please"
"Yes, Ma'am"
While on the way, Rei opens her SNS account for the first time after that chat with him and then notice the message left from Vin, she replied right away and then read another message from her colleagues, co-workers, and family without replying since it's not necessary to reply except from her family members since she will reply right away even its a nonsense one. She messages her previous 4th year High School classmates and asking if they have recently met or had a conversation with Xue but all of them reply with the same messages, "Sorry Rei, Xue stop messaging us after our HS Graduation and she even block us so we don't know how to contact her".
Rei's going to thank them by messaging but then the driver cut her off since they already arrived.
"Ma'am we're here"
"Thank you, Sir" looking to the meter and get bills from her wallet then give the money to the driver.
"Here's my pay and keep the change. Thank you for the safe ride Sir" then gets out while reminding her own self.
"31st floor and Unit 05B"
Rei getting inside the residences, informing the guard about her visit while the guard lets her in since she has permission to get in from Aunt Meng. Yes, Xue's mother already gives her permission thru e-mail then Rei showed it to the guard since she can't print anything from the office if it's not related to company matters. She rides the elevator and presses button 31, several minutes she arrives on the 31st floor and looking the number of units without knowing that in front of Xue's Unit is Vin's Unit. She presses the doorbell once, twice, thrice, again and again, but no one opening the door from inside so she asks herself.
'Where is she?' then her personal phone rings.
---- At Vin side ----
Xue is outside the premises and buying something sweet to drink since Vin is busy with his documents and she wants to help him release his stress from work. Vin bringing Xue to his house in order to solve their matters and to avoid being seen. While Xue is outside, Vin opens his SNS account after sorting out his documents and hoping that Rei will be able to reply from him after that chat with the message he left a month ago, then he was right since he got a new notification that you're friend Rei send you a new message that causes him to be excited while feeling nervous at the same time because he doesn't know what's the content of her message at all.