Vol 1: Ch 8 - Bad News: Too late to amend (continuation)
After calming down himself, Vin slowly clicking the new notification and even closing his eyes before clicking it just to be sure that it's not a dream then read after making sure that he will be alright and fine after finding out what she meant from her message.
"Sorry Vin, it's not that I'm avoiding you but I've been very busy lately especially for the whole month. You know, I just happened to signed in today because I have free time for a while, so yeah we can meet and it's really best for us to talk personally. Also, this is my personal number but if you can't reach me then try to dial this number (working phone number). I can't call you right now since I have still an errand to do so but don't worry I already noted your number, so I will answer your call if you happened to call me."
After reading her message, Vin smile with a very gentle expression, and the corner of his lips moves upwardly. First, he saves Rei's number then dials her first number after saving her number right away.
"Hello?"
---- Back to Rei -----
"Hello?" but the other line still keeping silent, so she continued. "I know who you are and it's you Vin since I already take note of your number after all."
"So you know it's me, huh?"
"Uh-uh"
"By the way, how about we can meet up today?"
"Eh, today?"
"Yes, today. Are you free?"
"Yes, I have time but I still have an errand to do so, so what time?"
"3 pm? Is it alright with you Rei? Also, how about we meet at C Snack-bar and Coffee Shop?"
Rei didn't notice that someone's eavesdropping on her and continue talking to him "I'm alright with 3 pm Vin, but I'm not familiar with that place."
"Ha, ha, and you're still the same Rei that I know. By the way, how about I ask you where you are right now and I'm going to pick you up before 3 pm, is that alright then?"
"Oh, that's a good idea. I'm here at..." Rei got interrupted by her sentence because Aunt Meng called her using the other phone. "Ah, wait a moment Vin" Rei gets the phone from her bag and slowly walks near to the elevator without hanging up with Vin but still didn't go in since the lines can't get through if she's inside in the elevator. Rei is not aware that Xue and Vin know each other because based on what she knows and heard from Xue that a guy like Vin was a big NO of her and she doesn't want him as her love interest but it's only her lie to deceive Rei and yet Rei don't have any clue of it because she really believes of what Xue's said to her without doubting her.
Rei answered it without covering the mouthpiece of the other phone that enough for Vin to heard it all. "Sorry Aunt, I forgot to call you. I'm already here in C Azure Residences and already done checking with Xue's unit but at this time she's still not coming back yet since I just asked the Security a while ago. Uh-uh, I already called her many times but she didn't answer any of it, maybe Xue got confused and didn't answer my call since she doesn't know my number after all. Okay, Aunt Meng, yeah I will call you if I have reached her. Bye Aunt"
On the other line, Vin wondered and confused if Xue that he knows and the Xue that Rei mention is the same person while thinking he speaks Xue's name out loud "Xue?"
"Ah, you might not know her Vin but she's my best friend. Xue, I and you are graduated from the same high school, you know."
"You're best friend? So since when did you last meet and in contact with her then?"
"Mmmmm... I think our last meeting and contact was during our graduation day and I just got her number this morning from her mother. Well, I have her old number but then she changes her number, and maybe a long time ago since I just got her new number, I don't know why but I guess she's doing it for a reason but why did you ask me that one Vin?"
"Ah, okay and nothing" and then taught himself 'so the Xue I know and the Xue Rei mention are the same person but I don't know who lied between Rei and Xue.' After wondering his mind regarding Xue he heard a creak from the door and knows that Xue is already back and that he directly said bye to Rei and remind her before something happened with these two important women of him. Rei is the woman he hopes to be his future wife while Xue is like a sister to him even knowing the three of them are born in the same year and at the same time they have almost the same age since it's only a month gap for the three of them. Xue is the older, next Rei while Vin is the youngest in the same year.
"Rei, I will hang up now and don't forget at 3 pm, I will pick you up, okay?"
"Okay, bye." Rei looking and checking again at Xue's unit then left.
----- Back at the time when Rei and Vin were talking on the phone ----
Xue just got off from the elevator and notice a lady standing near her and Vin's unit.
'Who's that lady? Is she my other rival? Geez, after getting rid of Rei, another woman appears. Tsk, tsk.' Thinking while observing the lady and she notices that the lady is pressing her doorbell unit again and again then facing at Vin unit.
'What? She knows my unit and Vin unit. Who is she? Beside Me, no one knows that I live in front of Vin unit, even Rei my so-called best friend don't know of it, well Rei is too kind and too much in trusting a person' while wondering who is she, she heard the ringing phone from that lady and then saw that the lady answered the phone.
She moves closer to eavesdrop her but she didn't dare to be close or else she will get caught red handed by her. She's eavesdropping yet she only heard her name, Vin's name, and her mother's name. After then the lady looking at her unit and saw her face that she recognized it in just a glimpse of her.
'R..... Rei? I----impossible, how come she becomes more a refined lady now and what worst she become sexier than I am?' Rei is just simply wearing a shirt and jeans but her body still noticeable even for just a plain one.' Then she heard her saying 3 pm.'
'She's already here in his unit and yet both of them are still not satisfied and that they want to meet again. I need to be sure that they didn't meet and they will not meet again or else I will be doomed since Rei change very much, wait I still need to confirm if she's really Rei before I got embarrassed myself.'
She observes the lady's action and after making sure that she left, she directly gets inside her unit and gets something from her room. After, she got back at Vin's unit like didn't something happened at all and once again pretending to be an innocent one.