Vol 1: Ch 13 - You're a man and be a man.
Vin just observes the two of them, the one is like his sister to him while the other one is want to be his future wife but it might never happen because he made a wrong move that cannot be amended anymore. If he didn't get drunk that night or even being a bastard to her during that chat instead of being truthful to her then he still has a chance but then now it's too late for him since it already happened and right regrets always come last.
Vin just keeps silent for the whole time and eavesdropping on them that enough for him to hear all of it and hear everything very clearly. Every word he heard from Rei were like a knives that been stabbing one by one to his heart not once but many times. He also feels upset with his own-self because he always said to everyone including Rei that they're only a friend and nothing more than that yet when he heard from her, it really hurts from the bottom of his heart. Well he doesn't know why he always denies that time when the fact he really loves her.
He heard that Rei is going now and notice she's taking a step that causes him to stand right away while calling her because he feels that this day will be the last time he sees her since he heard what Rei deals with Xue after all.
"Rei?"
Both Rei and Xue froze the moment they heard Vin's voice. Rei wonders when did he arrive meanwhile Xue suddenly got nervous if he heard everything or not since she doesn't realize that he's here already. She also wondered how he came in when she already instructs the manager to let no one come in or no steps can't enter the shop and not letting anyone in especially this guy here standing and now facing them. Rei still not replied to his call and hesitating about what she's going to do because she already agreed to Xue deals after all.
Vin looking at Rei and more mesmerizing by her beauty that he almost lost control of himself because he really wants to hug her.
"Rei, can I talk with you alone?"
"...." Rei got speechless.
At the moment, Xue is afraid that she got caught red-handed and still thinks that maybe Vin just arrives now. So, she stands and approaches Rei, then asks her innocently.
"Eh Rei, who is this guy? Your boyfriend perhaps?"
Rei just looking at her and didn't hesitate what she's going to say, instead of saying it out loud she whispers it to her.
"Please Xue, don't hurt yourself anymore."
Hearing that one from her, Xue doesn't know what to do anymore but then Vin interrupted their awkwardness.
"Xue please let me talk with Rei alone, okay?"
"No, you can't"
"Please Xue, I need to talk to her."
"When I said No, it's a No and you can't change my decisions."
Vin got angry that cause him to say it out loud.
"Then what do you want me to do? Dragging you here so that you will agree that I can talk with Rei alone?"
Everyone whoever it is especially the staff of the shop are looking at them now, Rei notices it and feels like she was a homewrecker one and wants to break them up. It becomes more intense because Xue shouts back to him and Vin shouts her back again.
"Then go ahead and drag me here as long as you're satisfied."
"You really want me to do that, and so then don't complain if I really do that to you."
Rei bewildered looking at them and doesn't know what she's going to do but if she didn't make any move or saying anything then it will get worse, so instead of not doing anything, she just said to them.
"Both of you stop acting like a 4 years old kid."
Vin and Xue stop arguing when Rei compared them as 4 years old and repeat it together "4 years old?"
Rei nodded and explained. "The way you act right now is already a 4 years old kid; no it's not 4 years old kid anymore since some child who's at that age already acts more mature compared to the both of you. For goodness, we already 24 years old but you still arguing like there's no tomorrow at all."
"But Vin / Xue....." both said in sync like they've been scolded by their Mother but Rei cut them off.
"No buts from both of you. Vin, I will talk to you alone and Xue I won't forget what you said to me"
Seeing the seriousness of Rei, Xue stop and said.
"Okay, I will go home first and both of you can talk alone"
Xue left but then she hides somewhere in the corner and eavesdrops on them. Vin didn't notice Xue at all but Rei knows it already because she's always like that if it always involves Vin. She just realizes it after what Xue did but she didn't inform Vin about it and just let it be in order to avoid any more misunderstanding from her.
"Thanks, Rei."
"I don't want to be messy in here, so I need to stop both of you before it's going to be too late for me to stop. Remember, regrets always come last"
Vin nodded and already know that Rei didn't even take a seat the moment she arrives and it's almost 6 pm from the time she arrives, in other words, Rei just standing for almost 2 hours while talking to Xue.
"Rei, let's take a seat first."
'That's right, I didn't even seat down the moment I arrive' Rei realized and then naturally replying to Vin "thanks Vin" both of them seating on the chair and opposite to each other, so Rei and Vin are facing each other, Rei didn't go run around the circles and just said directly.
"I'm sorry for what I told you that one Vin and I'm not avoiding you because I'm really busy for the whole month. It must be hard for you since I didn't bother to explain it to you. If I explained it earlier we will not become like this now, I'm sorry Vin."
Vin feels guilty because Rei didn't do anything wrong at all.
"Don't blame yourself Rei, it's not your fault. I just lost my patient and got drunk. I mistook Xue for you and something happened to us. I really don't know what I'm going to do now."
"It already happened Vin and you can't take it back as normal again or pretend nothing happened after all it really happened. You're a man Vin and be a man, take responsibility for what you did."
"...."
Then suddenly the surrounding becomes awkward for them.