After dinner, the three went to the living room to drink tea and have a chat.
"So... What happened? Why did I have to make a new limited edition? Mind telling me?", Zhang Qingyu interrogated her brother as she placed down her teacup on the table. "That's not all... Bro, how did you know that I own RB? I never told you that."
Despite his sister's tirade of questions, Zhang Yixing didn't bother answering. He just continued tousling Zhou Yuexi's hair while she quietly sipped her tea.
Seeing that her brother has no intention of any sort to answer her queries, Zhang Qingyu turned to Zhou Yuexi and urged her to answer instead. "Ugh... Why do I even bother talking to you?! Xixi you tell me what happened!", she said as she rolled her eyes.
"It's your employees fault. They were giving away Blue Heaven to some socialite even though it's already reserved a month ago.", Zhou Yuexi related.
"Fire them.", Zhang Yixing finally commented.
"I did. As soon as I knew what they did, I fired them. I know that story already... What I want to know is why that Jiang Yifei needed to call me to complain about how unfair she was treated at RB and how my brother bullied her. Of course, that's her side of the story so she probably made some changes so I want to hear your version."
The moment Zhou Yuexi heard the name 'Jiang Yifei', her eyes automatically rolled. Her mood made a 180 degree turn and she instantly lost the appetite to drink tea so she placed her teacup down then crossed her arms.
"Don't get me started with that woman.", Zhou Yuexi scoffed.
When Zhang Qingyu saw that her friend was not pleased with the name she mentioned, she couldn't help but chuckle."Ohohoho! This is getting interesting!", she clapped.
Zhang Qingyu knew her best friend's temperament well. And with the looks and vibe that Zhou Yuexi was exuding right now, Zhang Qingyu was sure that Zhou Yuexi was about to spill some tea.
Zhou Yuexi may be the nicest person she ever met but not when somebody got on her nerves. She hated it most when someone messes with her things and it was her unwritten rule to get back at whoever did so. She also hates unfair people, especially those who discriminate against others based on their appearances. As a victim of bullying when she was a kid, she wanted to protect herself and everyone important to her whenever they face such situations.
"First off, she tried all the dresses on and those employees of yours were more than willing to assist her. Second, she looked at me from head to toe with judging eyes when she barely passes as a human being herself. Who gave her the right to wear Blue Heaven when she looks like that? It's not giving the dresses the justice they deserve. Third, how dare she call my husband 'Bro Xing'? I don't even call him that and she exalts herself to a level that's worthy to call him like that?! The audacity!", Zhou Yuexi harrumphed. "She even had the guts to flirt with my darling right in front of me! Huh! And the way she looked at him... Argh! This is so infuriating!"
"So it isn't about the dresses...", Zhang Qingyu laughed. "Calm down sis! Haha I'm sure my brother didn't even spare her a look. Right Bro?"
Zhang Yixing just nodded as he looked intently at his wife who was still seething with anger. "I have my eyes only on my wife. She hoards all my attention and leave none to others. I don't have any spare time to look at someone else.", he nonchalantly said.
Zhou Yuexi looked at her husband, pouting. She was still quite riled up even after she finished letting out her frustration about Jiang Yifei but when she heard Zhang Yixing's sweet words, her anger has immediately cooled down. It was like a fire deep inside her was splashed with a bucket of water, easily extinguished.
"And I specially love it when she looks back at me and pouts.", Zhang Yixing added as he playfully tousled her hair.
On the other hand, Zhang Qingyu who was watching their sweet encounter, was having an internal debate. She didn't know whether she should be happy that the two people she loves most are making a quick progress in their relationship or if she should be agitated as they were acting sweet and everything as if she wasn't there right in front of them, considering that the reason she was even there was because of her hell-bent pampering brother.
In the end, her irritated side won and she rolled her eyes at her brother. "Cut it out, would you? Don't force feed this single dog with your dog food, I don't want it.", she said then picked up a couple of paper bags from the floor and placed them on the coffee table. "Anyways, the reason why I really came here is to deliver Xixi's dresses. They're in my car's trunk. I also wanted to inform you that Blue Heaven is no longer limited edition and is just considered as this season's extra series."
"Waaah! Thank you Qingqing!", Zhou Yuexi thanked as she peeked into the paper bags.
Zhang Yixing just watched how excited Zhou Yuexi was with her new dresses and looked at his sister then commented, "Took you long enough.".
Zhang Qingyu couldn't help scoff at what Zhang Yixing said. "Excuse me but it's not easy to come up with a whole series in less than a week. I usually make only one dress per week but now I made six in just five days. I think I used up all my creativity with just this series alone.", she said matter of factly.
However, her explanation didn't seem to affect her brother's judgement as he just looked at her smugly in response. It was a reaction that annoyed her more. She could have endured the blow more if he continued with the verbal attack but such silent move was a lot more offensive for Zhang Qingyu.
She felt like his gaze weighed more than a thousand words, that she gave up on arguing with him and just decided to ignore him for the rest of the night. So she turned to Zhou Yuexi and presented her works to her alone. "I haven't formally released this info to the public as I wanted to show it to you first. But I plan on showcasing it as well when I hold the promotion event for 'Blue Heaven' and 'Purple Hue' on the 15th. I'll be calling it 'Moon and Stars'[1]."
Even though Zhang Yixing seemed uninterested with what Zhang Qingyu was blabbering about, when he heard that she named the series 'Moon and Stars', he nodded his head in approval. He liked how the name sounded, it was like music to his ears.
"At least you're good at naming your piece.", he praised as if it was the only thing commendable about her work.
Meanwhile, Zhou Yuexi was still quietly trying to decipher the meaning behind 'Moon and Stars'. She knew that there was something behind it which made her husband approve of it.
"Yuèliàng hé xīng[1]... Yuèliàng he xīng... yuè[2]... xīng[3]... Yuexi ... Yixing... Yue xing!", she recited in her mind.
"Ah!", Zhou Yuexi exclaimed when she finally got the grasp of the idea. "That's so sweet of you Qingqing!"
"Anyways, I better get going it's getting late. Since I already gave you the dresses, I no longer have business here. I'll leave the two of you alone.", Zhang Qingyu said as she picked up her clutch bag and stood up to leave. "You don't need to see me out."
...
After Zhang Qingyu left, the couple went to their bedroom to do their night routine. As usual, Zhou Yuexi was in front of her vanity mirror removing her make up while Zhang Yixing went to take a shower.
Just as soon as Zhou Yuexi finished removing her make up, her cellphone rang. When she saw who the caller was, she didn't think twice to answer the call.
"Oh thank goodness you finally picked up my call! I have called you for like a hundred times already! What took you so long? Are you ignoring me?", the person on the phone said in English with an American accent.
Zhou Yuexi then checked her phone to see her call log and there were 12 missed calls indeed, all from the same number. "I didn't know you called, I left my phone at my room while I had dinner and only got to it now. Sorry!", Zhou Yuexi answered in English as well.
"That's fine then, at least you remember eating your dinner now. So... hows life going on there?"
"Everything's fine. I feel like I'm gaining weight.", Zhou Yuexi said while feeling her arms and belly. "How about you? You're done with the test already? Well, you finally called so I guess it's over. So how did it go?"
"So-so, wasn't easy but I didn't sweat while answering the questions. I'll probably get my license by next month."
Zhou Yuexi couldn't help but roll her eyes at how "I'll have to congratulate you then... Dr. Dylan."
"Do it personally. I'm flying to China tomorrow, I'll arrive at 7 p.m., pick me up."
"Sure thing! I also need to tell you one more thing but I'll say it tomorrow when I pick you up. I'll introduce you to someone as well."