While Zhou Yuexi and Dylan were busy having their heart to heart talk, Zhang Yixing was leaning on the wall outside the private room, talking to someone over the phone.
"Long time no talk Yixing! I just saw your email... seems important. Can't believe you still remember I exist and still bother to tell me news. I thought you already forgot about me, this is like the first time for this year.", the person the other line cheekily said. "By the way, where are you now?"
Zhang Yixing rolled his eyes at her remark. "I really almost forgotten you. I'm at Azure in Imperial by the way. Why do you ask?"
"I'll go there, wait for me." From the other line, it could be heard that the person went in a car, a taxi to be specific, as it can be inferred through what she said next. "To Azure Hotel, please."
"You're in China.", he stated, in the most unsurprised tone.
"Surprise! Haha, finally my whole stress is done so I'm now free. I missed you guys so much that booked the earliest flight back to China as soon as I finished settling my stuff.", the speaker giggled.
Zhang Yixing, though, was really not surprised. He knew that she would come home sometime soon, he just didn't expect that it'd be today. "Wish I could feel the same way.", he cockily teased with a smirk on his lips.
"Whatever! That doesn't change the fact that I'm already here so you you have no choice rather than to see me whether you missed me or not.", she humphed. "Besides, you said you had something to say to me, tell me when I get there."
In the midst of their conversation, Zhou Yuexi popped her head out of the door to peek at her husband who seemed like he was having fun chatting with someone. But he wasn't that invested in their conversation, as he immediately looked over when he heard the door opening and smiled at his wife the moment he saw her face.
"Fine, I'll wait for you here. Bye!", Zhang Yixing ended the call and walked over to Zhou Yuexi who finally went out of the room completely.
Truthfully, she was curious as to who he was talking to and what they were talking about but she didn't want to seem nosy so she didn't ask. She just brushed off her curiosity and smiled at her husband. "Dylan asked me to call you. He said you two have something to discuss. I'll just have a walk around, you guys take your time.", she excused herself.
Zhou Yuexi has just taken a step past Zhang Yixing when his hand held hers, stopping her from walking further away. "That was my sister.", he stated, letting her know the answer to the question she didn't dare to ask.
"Oh...", Zhou Yuexi uttered as she didn't know how to react. She was a little taken aback and somewhat happy with how transparent her husband was with her. She didn't need to probe, Zhang Yixing automatically tells her everything he does. He was willing to lay all his cards on the table, face up for his wife to see.
Furthermore, now she is finally enlightened. She really wanted to know who could make her "Ice King" husband be in such a light mood, a scene she never saw before when he was talking to someone aside her.
"No wonder he was smirking so cheekily... he must be kidding around with Qingqing.", Zhou Yuexi concluded in her mind. She guessed that the sister Zhang Yixing was Zhang Qingyu, or so she thought. But of course that's for her to find out later.
"Don't wander off too far and come back quickly.", Zhang Yixing instructed as he removed his coat and wrapped it around her. "I know you easily get cold, wear this. I'll introduce you to someone later so don't take long."
After Zhang Yixing bade his wife goodbye, he went inside the room and sat down at the sofa where Dylan was waiting for him.
"I'll go straight to the point. My cousin's happiness is my top priority, break her heart, I'll break your neck. I'm serious.", Dylan threatened as soon as he started.
Zhang Yixing nodded and answered with a smile, "That's the least I want to do. Her tears are the least I want to see."
"You better keep your word mister. My Yuexi already went through a lot as a child, I don't want her to experience more hardships than she already faced. She's an amazing girl, and she doesn't deserve to be in such pain. If you fail to make her laugh or smile, it's fine, as long you won't be the reason why she cries. She's too good to be treated like that. If you think you're already doing your best in treating her well, think again. There will always be a way to treat her better and that's what you should aim for, because she doesn't deserve any less than that.", Dylan said while looking straight at Zhang Yixing's eyes, letting him now how serious he was with his words. "Though I hate to accept it, you are now married and I have no choice but to entrust her with you. Take good care of my cousin, my sister, my daughter, and best friend. I wish the two of you the best."
"I will... Thank you for your trust, I won't fail you.", Zhang Yixing answered with the same seriousness.
"I really hope you won't.", Dylan said back as he sat back at the sofa and closed his eyes. The information slash realization finally sank in his mind and he needed some peace and quiet to handle it. Moreover, his jet lag was also beginning to kick in and he was really tired from travelling for more than 16 hours so he decided to rest for a while.
Zhang Yixing didn't bother him as he saw how tired he was and just sat back and rested himself.
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Meanwhile, Zhou Yuexi was looking around the hotel, admiring it's good architecture and grand interior design. After walking for a good few minutes, she reached the hotel's lobby.
As she was taking a look around, something caught her attention. A beautiful woman sauntered from the hotel's entrance to the lobby desk. She was so pretty that calling her beautiful would be an understatement. She was also tall, almost as tall as Zhou Yuexi, with a curvy body that was well covered by her loose one piece. She wasn't wearing a body hugging apparel but her nice figure couldn't be hidden through the loose material. From the way she looks and acts, it looks like she is a young miss from an influential family but she never saw her on social gatherings before.
Zhou Yuexi just stood there watching the pretty lady intently. What made her more interested is that she finds her quite familiar. It was like she saw her somewhere before but she was sure that if ever she met her before, she would definitely remember such remarkable appearance. Still, no matter how hard she thinks, she couldn't put a finger why the lady in front of her somehow looks familiar.
The lobbyist bowed at the lady and was about to greet her when she waved her hand telling the lobbyist there was no need for such greetings and went straight to business. "Where is Zhang Yixing?", she asked.
"Wait, she's looking for my husband? But why is she looking for him? Or she's just looking for someone of the same name?", Zhou Yuexi asked her self and then leaned in to listen more into their conversation.
"He's at the VIP dining room on the third floor. Shall I ask someone to escort you there?", the employee politely offered.
Zhou Yuexi's brows shot up at the location the lobbyist directed the woman to. "That's our room! Why is she looking for my husband? Are they exes? Friends? or... No... No... She can't possibly be a girlfriend... I know my darling is not that kind of person.", she thought to her self.
"No need, I can show myself the way.", the lady said before starting to walk towards the elevator.
Zhou Yuexi then decided to follow her. "I'm not exactly following her... I'm just going back to our room. Right, darling said I shouldn't take long, I'm just doing what he told me.", she reasoned in her mind.
Just before the elevator door closed, Zhou Yuexi managed to get in. The lady then smiled at her as a greeting.
"What floor?", she asked Zhou Yuexi.
"Third."
The lady frowned a little when she heard Zhou Yuexi's answer but brushed it off. "It's fine then, we're going to the same floor.", she said with a smile then pushed the buttons for the doors to close.
"You're beautiful.", the lady commented while examining Zhou Yuexi from head to toe.
Zhou Yuexi felt shy being called beautiful and blushed. "I'm nothing compared to you.", she said with a small voice. She was just praising how perfect the lady looked like and now the one she was admiring is complementing her. She was overly flattered that she can't even look her in the eyes.
Noticing Zhou Yuexi's reaction, the lady couldn't help but chuckle. "You're also cute haha.", she laughed.
"However, you look a little familiar... like I've seen you before... I just can't remember when...", the lady added while touching her chin as if she was thinking hard. But before she could remember anything the elevator dinged and the doors opened. "Oh, we're here already."
She got out first and Zhou Yuexi followed after her. However, the lady didn't walk amd just stopped there, in front of the elevator. "I can feel you're not in a hurry so have a little chat with me first. I wanna know you more.", she said as she turned to Zhou Yuexi.
As Zhou Yuexi didn't answer, the lady took it as a sign that she could go on. "I really think that I saw you before but my good for nothing memory won't let me remember when or where I did.", she complained.
"Actually, I already saw you at the lobby earlier and I also thought that you look familiar.", Zhou Yuexi politely said.
"Really? I hear that a lot. I look very much like my siblings so if you saw one of them you would really find me familiar. Since you're going somewhere in here, it means you're also an important person, either a young miss or a madam. I guess you're the former."
"I'm actually both.", Zhou Yuexi thought but didn't dare to say.