CHAPTER 27
The video presentation showing the year's event has ended. They clapped to it. Then after a few second a video clip started to play which was introduced by the female emcee wearing a white dress. The video was showing the history of the AMPM Ent. How it started, its founder, the first office it had, the first artists that undergone their trainings, the first idol group and artists that debuted up to how the company grew and its recognitions and awards both gained by the company and its artists.
The next part was the previous AMPM Ent's anniversary celebrations through the years. Yuna's attention was caught by the photo of StK's group photo. The tuxedo that Yibo was wearing in the photo looks very familiar so she alternately looked at it and at Gee's tuxedo. It was not only her but also Leo and the others in front of her. They were all surprised.
Yuna: Gee, the tuxedo you are wearing tonight? Where did you get it? Did senior Yibo gave it to you?
Gee: (sparkling eyes looking at her tuxedo) Yeah (her wide eyes turned to an excited smile)
Maya's friend: Wow Gee! Senior Yibo is so kind to you
Emma's friend: He gave you that or he let you borrowed it?
Gee: he gave it to me, he said that I can keep it but he also said I'm dead if I got it stained or scratched.
Everyone were amazed looking at her.
Maya's friend: I remembered from his interview during their debut at AMPM Ent's Night five years ago, his mother was the one who designed that.
Gee: wow really???
Se Ju: Wow bro! Senior Yibo really likes you. To give something very memorable like that to you, wow!
Gee was smiling so wide. She was feeling so happy she felt like she couldn't breathe. She turned her head to look at him. She couldn't explain what she was currently feeling right now looking at Yibo who was talking to Mr. Zhang.
Leo: Senior Yibo really likes Gee, is he gay?
Yuna: (glaring at Leo) No! Why are you always asking that?
Leo: He always treats him kindly even if they just met recently.
Maya's friend: hmm maybe senior Yibo treats him like a brother, just like his other friends, he is also close to Sean right? And he calls him elder brother right?
Yuna: Yeah. I don't understand why people these days always give other meaning to it. It really irritates me (glaring at Leo) Just so you know, senior Yibo is the only child of his parents, means he doesn't have any brothers or sisters. He is very fond of playing with children too.
Maya's friend: Yeah, and he said during his group's appearance in a Korean idol show that he wants to have an elder brother but he prefers to have a younger brother or sister.
Gee: (turned her head to them) really??? He wants to have a younger sibling??? (eyes sparkling)
Maya's friend and Yuna nodded.
Gee: Wow! What a coincidence. Hahaha
Se Ju: Lucky for you bro!
Leo: Ah I see, so senior Yibo is not really gay (nodding to himself)
Yuna just shook her head out of disappointment at him.
Then suddenly Gee stood up.
Gee: Ah excuse me guys for a minute I
Leo: heading to the comfort room?
Gee nodded then walked her way. Leo tried to stand but Yuna stopped him.
Yuna: I'll go with him, you stay here.
Leo couldn't do anything about it, so even he is puzzled a little he went back to seat and didn't said anything.
Yuna followed Gee feeling worried of her. She got even worried when she saw Gee was trying to calm herself from breathing. So she helped her by rubbing her back. When they reached the door and went outside. Gee closed her eyes, took a deep breathe and gently released it with her hands on her waist. She did it for five times while counting 10 backwards. Yuna was just watching her. After the last breath that she released, she was smiling at Yuna who was so worried and was about to cry.
Gee: Sorry about that, I made you worry.
Yuna shook her head smiling at her.
Gee: Thank you Yuna, for letting me know that side of senior Yibo, to tell you the truth I really missed my brother Jake and was wishing we could be together again but I know its impossible (smiling bitterly)
Yuna is just looking at her.
Gee: (smiling) But because of Moru I already got one now hahaha but I'm so thankful to God I didn't got not only one but I also have Mr. Zhang and now senior Yibo.
Yuna was smiling to her.
Gee: And I also found a sister in you (smiling at her), when my mother was still alive, I told her if she can adopt a little sister for me haha but Jake just hit me in the head instead. (she was laughing rubbing her head)
Yuna laughed with her. Gee took her hand and gave her a smile.
Gee: let's go back
Yuna gave her a nod and a smile then she held on Gee's elbow walking back inside the hall. When they went back to their seat, two waiters were clearing their table. Gee smiled to the waiter then she started helping him. The waiter smiled to her saying.
Waiter: Thank you sir, but please leave it to me. It might stain your suit sir.
She seemed to realized something and she looked at her tuxedo.
Gee: Oh yeah, I should be careful with this or else senior Yibo will kill me hahaha
The programs for that night preceded. There were some artists and idol group who performed, even the ordinary employees showcased their talents. On the intervals of the program, the CEO of the company gave his speech for the event. Then after the performance of Yan Lu, she announced the commencement of the dance party for the night, then the music started.
The first music was from StK so Leo, Gee and Se Ju gave one another eye to eye contact then they started dancing to it. Then the DJ changed it into a sweet and slow music everyone reacted and the others were laughing. Some left the dance floor bit some didn't and continued dancing. Se Ju left the two and went his way to Emma who was talking to her friends. Leo and Gee just looked at each other and laughed as they held each other's shoulder then started to dance with it but they are laughing.
Yibo was just looking at them. Yuna and Maya were just shaking their heads disappointed to the two while Se Ju was just standing in front of Emma who seemed to turned into a robot. Emma was crossing her eyebrows looking at him so she grabbed the hands of her friends and left him. Gee and Leo laughed when they saw what happened so they went to him and helped him walk as he was frozen on his position.
The three went back to their seat. They were trying to wake him up but Se Ju was not moving.
Mr. Zhang went to Yuna, and he asked his sister for a dance but Yuna rejected his brother. So Mr. Zhang left without a word then went to a corner and just cried there. Yibo and Kite laughed at him.
Maya was looking at Gee and she seemed to be feeling a little nervous as her friends were pushing her to go to her but she was hesitating. She took a deep breath and walked her way to them but when she was about to say something the music changed again into a dance music. It was an MJ song Thriller. She got startled and Gee was surprised looking at Leo, she smiled at him expressing to dance to it then Leo gestured through his face why not so they grabbed Se Ju back to the dance floor and dance to it even though Se Ju was still frozen. Maya went back to her friends feeling down as she missed the chance to ask Gee for a dance.
Leo and Gee were dancing their hearts out to the music. Yuna was smiling looking at how happy Gee is while dancing and singing to it. Leo and Gee were imitating Se Ju as he was slowly moving like a zombie that made them burst to laugh.
While Yibo was just looking at them while drinking a cocktail with Kite but his face was serious. When he saw Gee was laughing his lungs out and was holding her stomach laughing together with her two friends he let out a an air from his throat then he put down the glass he was holding.
Yibo: Excuse me Kite, I have to go now. I have an early flight tomorrow.
Kite: Such a busy person
Yibo just nod then bowed but before he take his leave he pointed Mr.Zhang. Kite gave him a nod.
Kite: I'll take care of him
He tapped him on his shoulder o then he took his leave. Then Kite went to Mr. Zhang and helped him up and wiped his tears.
Meanwhile, Gee was laughing hard dancing with the two she didn't noticed Yibo has left the event hall.
The music changed to Yibo's new single, Light. Everyone got excited hearing it specially her so she turned her head to look for him but as she leaned her head, she only saw Kite and Mr. Zhang. She went there leaving the two.
Gee: Mr. Zhang, senior Kite where is senior Yibo?
Kite: Oh he just left, he said he has an early flight tomorrow.
Mr. Zhang: Oh I thought he took a flight in the afternoon because he will attend tonight. (sobbing)
Gee: (confused) Ah thank you Mr. Zhang and senior Kite (she bowed then left)
She was about to go back to Leo and Se Ju but she was feeling something that worries her so she turned the other way and went to the door. The two were left puzzled.
She leaned her head looking for him as she walks. There were other people there that made it harder for her to see him. Then suddenly she saw Yibo entered the elevator. She ran fast as she could and went for the stairs.
Meanwhile, inside the elevator Yibo suddenly remembered something.
Yibo: Great, (sighed) forgot my phone?
Then he pressed the button for the ground floor. When he reached the floor and the elevator door opened, a a female staff from the party was waiting for him. She handed the phone to him. Yibo smiled a little and nodded his head then he went back inside.
When Gee reached the 7th floor, she didn't saw anyone on the floor so she ran to Yibo's unit.
She knocked on the door but she got no response so she knocked again and was calling him but she still didn't got any response. She felt so sad as she walked back with her shoulders down. She was walking her way to the elevator when it suddenly opened and she got excited seeing Yibo there.
They were both surprised to see each other, due to her excitement she ran towards the elevator. Yibo was just watching her ran to him but when she was few steps from him, unexpectedly, Gee's right shoe suddenly got detached from her feet that made her trip. She was falling but good thing Yibo was alert he opened his arms to catch her so Gee fell on his chest while she was grabbing in his tuxedo jacket which made it slowly slip on his arm and totally fell from him along with her and Yibo but she turned her body still grabbing Yibo's jacket and was facing her so she fell on her back on the floor with Yibo on top of her. They were both shock as their faces were too close.
They are both frozen at the moment looking at each other eye to eye that they could hear each other's breath and feel their heart beating fast. Gee's face was slowly turning red she was closing her mouth. Yibo was just staring at her keeping her reaction but she was not able to contain it she burst to laugh that made Yibo's eyebrows crossed looking puzzled at her.
Gee: AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA (she covered her mouth)
Yibo: (immediately lifted himself up looking confused at her) why are you laughing?
Gee: (holding her stomach) AHAHAHAHA its so weird HAHAHA (bent her body like a fetus laying on her side on the floor) its like we were in the romantic movie. HAHAHAHAHA (tapping on the floor holding her stomach)
Yibo just looked at her with confused eyes and shook his head out of disappointment, then he stood up. That made Gee stood up following him.
Gee: (calming herself) Wait senior Yibo (still holding her stomach)
Yibo didn't even looked at her he just continued walking.
Gee: senior Yibo, wait (reaching his right arm)
Yibo: Go back to the party and enjoy goofing around with your friends.
Gee: Wait senior Yibo, I just want to say thank you for giving me this memorable tuxedo of yours. I saw your group photo during your debut and first AMPM Ent Night. Yuna and ah oh I forgot her name, they said your mother made this for you.
Yibo: Yeah, that is why I told you take care of it.
Gee: Thank you very much senior Yibo, but I'm curious why did you gave such an important thing to someone like me?
Yibo was a little surprise at her question. He turned to look at her. He was seriously looking at her as she was approaching him
Gee: I'm really curious why you are so kind to me even though you are bullying me and just suddenly ignores me sometimes?
Yibo was speechless as he walks back to avoid her.
Gee: (smiled) Tell me senior Yibo, do you see me now more than just a friend?
Yibo was shock at her question.
Yibo: Don't think ahead of yourself.
He turned around and walked faster leaving her. Gee was surprised so she followed him.
Gee: senior Yibo wait!
When Yibo opened the door, he didn't noticed Gee slipped under his arm so she was able to enter first. He was surprised he was not able to react. Gee was smirking, then she smiled wider when she saw Yibo's skateboard. Yibo got what she was thinking. They both extended their bodies to get the skateboard but Gee was able to get it first. Gee was smirking while she was holding the skateboard in her arms that made Yibo's eyes wide open.
Yibo: Hey, put it down
Gee: (smiling like a villain holding a hostage) answer my question first
Yibo: Put it down first
Gee: haha I see, this skateboard is really important to you huh haha (walking towards the door)
Yibo: idiot! Why are you holding it like that your tuxedo will get scrapped
Gee: (smiled even more like she had gained something more important) No!
She even lifted the skateboard and positioned it in front of her jacket like she is going to do something bad. Yibo's eyebrows crossed even closer then he just sighed slapping his forehead shaking his head.
Yibo: This is ridiculous
He turned his back raising his hand in the air gesturing he gave up. But Gee knows he was just acting. So she went to the door and putting the skateboard down, then she rode on it. Yibo turned his head to sneak if she also gave up but he was shock seeing her riding his skateboard. He came outside running for her. Gee was feeling good riding the skateboard.
Gee: Hahaha senior Yibo, now I know why your always carrying and riding in this haha this is kind of exciting, but how do you make this stop?
Yibo got worried when she was heading to the wall and about to hit it. Yibo ran for her but he was too late. Gee hit the wall with her face but she was able to block it with her arms that made the impact stronger so she fell on the floor with her butt first and she got out of balance she fell on her back. She was not moving for a moment that got him even more worried so he ran to her and lifted her while kneeling down trying to wake her up.
Yibo: Hey, are you okey? (shaking her on her shoulder)
Ger was not moving.
Yibo: Hey! (shaking her with a stronger force)
Gee suddenly opened her eyes and was smiling wide.
Gee: senior Yibo, can you teach me how to ride a skatebaord?
Yibo was surprised, he let out a breath shaking his head looking disappointed again so he put her down and was about to stand but Gee grabbed him in his right arm.
Gee: senior Yibo please teach me how to ride it, that was fun I want to learn how to ride it properly please!
Yibo just looked at her and shook his head then he took his skateboard.
Gee: Wah senior Yibo, please! I I'm sorry if I took it by force and threatened to damage the tuxedo you gave me, promise I won't do it again. Please!
Yibo was still ignoring her while she was still holding his right arm
Gee: senior Yibo! PLEASE! It was really fun I want to learn how to properly ride it please!
Yibo still not responding.
Gee: sneior Yibo! Please! Promise, if you teach me, I will do whatever you ask me!
Yibo: anything?
Gee nodded. Yibo smirked at the idea.
Gee: So are you going to teach me now?
Yibo hit her head gently with his hand that surprised her.
Yibo: Don't just say that so easily in return for a small thing. What if I ask you to do something to humiliate or harass you?
Gee: (surprised, turned to a smile) Then, I'm gonna punch you in the face (lifting her fist)
Yibo smirked then he put down his skateboard riding to it to his unit.
Yibo: let's change our shoes first.
Gee got really excited she was smiling wide going to the elevator.
Yibo went first to his unit and Gee to theirs to change their leather shoes into rubbers. They meet again at the 7th floor to practice.
Yibo started to teach her how to push the skateboard properly by showing her first. Gee was so amazed watching him as he rode it and turned it so smoothly comiing back to her then he stopped grabbing the skateboard up. Gee was even clapping her hands. Then Yibo handed her the skateboard. She grabbed it and followed how she saw Yibo do it, but she fell on her butt so Yibo helped her up. Yibo showed it again to her while saying something about it. Gee was seriously watching and listening to him. Yibo was about to hand him the skateboard but she asked him to show him again so he rode on his skateboard again. Gee askes him to show it for several times. Then after the 10thh time she watched him. She confidently took the skateboard and imitated what Yibo has been showing her. She was able to start properly that impressed Yibo a little. She also successfully turned around but she fell. She stood up and pushed it again with her feet.
Yibo: Not bad, you're a fast learner huh (he smiled as he was impressed)
Gee was smiling to him. Then she stopped. She prepared herself to try again. She went a little faster from her first successful trial. But she fell when she was turning. She stood up and rode again. She became serious this time. She rode even faster again but she fell again when she was about to turn. She stood up and rode again coming to their starting point. Yibo noticed that she wants to ride faster but keeps on falling when turning back. So when Gee returned, she grabbed her on her collar.
Yibo: The floor here is too slippery, let's try on the ground floor.
Gee smiled at him. Then they went to the elevator together.
When they got to ground floor outside the building but still inside the compound, they were smiling when there are only few people already. The noise from the event hall can still be heard and they knew that the people there were still partying as there were still artists that are performing.
Yibo rode first to try if the floor there is better. He returned to Gee with a smile on hos face. Gee got excited to ride it this time. She took a deep breath then she rode it with a smile in her face. When she was about to turn, she almost got it successfully but she fell again. She was surprised for herself though. Yibo was just smiling at her when she was pushing back to him. But before she kicked to ride again, Yibo grabbed her left hand and pulled her closer. His face was so close to him.
Yibo: Your doing it right. For a beginner, it should take you weeks before you get the hang of it but you just learned it for hours. You have a good sense of balance.
Gee: (smiled) thank you senior Yibo.
She was about to start but she stopped and turned to face him.
Gee: Senior Yibo, about the question I asked you earlier on how do you see me.
Yibo was looking at her.
Gee: You are right, I might be thinking ahead of myself… but, as I become closer to you and how you are being kind to me… I no longer see you as just a friend…
Yibo was just listening but he feels that his ears were feeling hot on what Gee was saying he is waiting for it.
Gee: I will understand if you don't feel the same but I just want you to know that…
Yibo was feeling nervous.
Gee: I'm so thankful that I found another brother in you.
Yibo couldn't believe what he just heard.
Gee: You really reminds me of my brother Jake. Despite that he always bully me but he truly cares for me on his own way (smiling) Thank you senior Yibo.
Yibo was surprised.
Gee: If you want to, I can be your younger brother (smiling)
After she said those words, she continued riding the skateboard. Yibo just smirked and was silently laughing at himself shaking his head looking at her happily riding fast skateboard.
Yibo: Right, haha brother (his laughing with his hands on his waist and his head shaking)