Ya Nuo rushed out of the stock room after taking a picture of the supplies that she found in the box. Before she entered the restroom, she saw the cleaning lady from earlier walking out of the restroom with plastic gloves and a huge garbage bag.
Ya Nuo greeted here with a smile, "Hello, we meet again. Thank you for your help earlier."
The cleaning lady responded with a smile, "No problem. Did you find your engagement ring?"
Ya Nuo nodded, "Yes, it was all thanks to you."
Cleaning lady: "I'm glad all went well for you. You should clean your hands and hurry back. Your fiance might get worried if you are gone for too long. I just unclogged the two sinks so you can use it now."
Ya Nuo paused in her steps, "Sorry, the sinks were clogged?"
Cleaning lady: 'Yes, the sinks were fine when I was on cleaning duty this morning. I came earlier to check the bathroom because guests mentioned something about seeing a restroom closed sign. By rules, before any events take place, we need to clean every bathroom to make sure that guests are fully comfortable using the restrooms. This morning, everything was fine with the drains, and water was running perfectly fine. I checked the bathroom after I had opened the door for you earlier and I was shocked to see two clogged sinks. It was awful, so I cleaned it in the fastest pace."
Ya Nuo was about to ask more questions, but was interrupted by Huan Hei, "Nuo! That's where you were. I finished talking to Mr.Yang long ago and had been looking for you since then. Scared me when I couldn't find you. I texted and called you, but you didn't respond."
Ya Nuo laughed, "Silly, I'm alright. My legs were tired of wearing these heels for a long period of time, so I went to rest in that guest room. I already sanitized the scrapes. I didn't have signal so I didn't get your messages. I was about to go to wash my hands after touching something dirty, then go find you."
Huan Hei poked her forehead gently, "You! Go wash your hands, and I'll look at your feet before we head back to the party. Mr. Yang's companion, Gu Wing, is making a ruckus at the party. We need to head back to calm the crowd down."
Ya Nuo: "Okay, I'll be back. Oh right! Thank you for showing me where the bathroom was."She winked at the cleaning lady, and she responded with a sweet smile,"You're welcome. Congratulations to the two of you."
Ya Nuo swiftly rinsed and dried her hands in the bathroom. Thinking about what the cleaning lady had told her, she walked to the third sink, which was by the window and started looking for the tiniest bit of tape residue. She found double sided tape on the wall decorations and poster earlier, and some parts of the tape was scratched off. If Mei Ching did what Ya Nuo thought she did, then that means there should be some leftover sticky pieces of tape somewhere on the walls.
Her sharp eyes immediately spotted leftover sticky material on the wall. After touching it using her finger, she briefly understood what Mei Ching did.
She rinsed her hands and dried it again while deducing what Mei Ching had done in the bathroom, 'First, she snuck into the stock room or had somebody help her put the supplies inside the stock room. When nobody paid attention to her, she separated from the party and used the strings to attach the handprints and poster to it. After that, she placed the string along with the connected poster and wall decorations on the space between the windows. After that, she tied the strings to the window, so none of the materials would be blown away or off. She let it sit there while she waited for another timing to go and set everything up in the bathroom. When she went to the bathroom at another time, which was when I followed her, she was there to set up the whole thing. She taped the white handprint decorations on the wall so that it blended with the wall color. As for the poster, it was taped to the third mirror. The two sinks were somehow clogged so that Gu Wing would use the third sink, which was by the window.'
"But there is still one question that isn't solved yet. How... did these end up scaring Gu Wing? If they were transparent to begin with and didn't show up, just how? These are only my assumptions, though...I need to head out, or he will get worried about me."
The minute she got out of the bathroom, she felt her legs leaving the floor and body float in air.
"Wah!" her arms circled around the closest person, Huan Hei.
He wanted to carry her when he saw the broken sore skin on her ankle and front toes earlier, but resisted the urge to because the cleaning lady was there. Now that they were alone, she has no chance in walking anymore with those heels on. She pinched his cheeks, "Hey! This is cheating. Put me down. People will see us like this."
He heard her complaints loud and clear, but ignored it. He made her open the door to the guest room so that he could check her feet to make sure it was alright. His response to her objections was straight to the point and simple, "We're an engaged couple."
She mumbled, "Yeah, yeah. Now that you are my fiance, you could do whatever you want with me and forget about my wishes. Right, right. There is no more 'I'll listen to you' things from now on. Once a fiance, always a husband."
He was listening to her words attentively even though he was occupied with the scratches on her feet, "I could hear you, honey. If you have more protests, I'll gladly carry you everywhere in front of our guests. Since we are engaged, what's wrong with me doting on you right? I'll have you in my embrace even when I have to talk on stage later. Any more objections?"
She closed her lips together instantly and let him observe her mini cuts in peace. She knew his heart was aching so she purposely said the childish words to tease him. He could joke about anything, but her. She relaxed her shoulders and looked at the man who was focusing on her feet. Every time he applied ointment on it, he would considerately ask if it hurt. Finally, he finished applying ointment to the last scrape on her other foot. When he looked up, he met her tenderly watered up eyes. Her misty eyes and sweet affectionate smile caught him off guard. Once again, he was speechless.
Even though both of them didn't say anything, their eyes said more than enough. Seeing their own reflection in each other's eyes never made them feel as complete as this moment. This overflowing type of sweetness is one that they would never feel tired of.
He brought her hands to his lips and marked them,"I'll tell you a secret. I fell for a girl long time ago, and many many years later today, I captured her heart and locked it with mine. We're happily engaged, and I swear that I will use the remaining years of this lifetime to show her how much I love her. And that girl became the most beautiful woman in my world, you."
Her lips parted as her smile widened, revealing her white teeth, "I fell for a boy since I have no idea when but that boy became the cheesiest man in my world. Even though he sucks at pick up lines, I still love him with my heart. So, if this boy, well now, man, is willing, I can give him my heart as long as he gives me his."
They exchanged smiles before one bent forward and the other leaned closer. They met each other halfway and connected their lips over and over.