'RING!'
'RING!'
Li Xiaoyue's phone went off the moment she felt herself dozing over on the balcony. Thankfully, it rang before she could really visit the Sleep Land and fall over the yacht and onto the sea.
Shaking her head out of her sleep trance, Li Xiaoyue lazily fished her phone in her purse and didn't even look at the caller ID.
"Hello?" She greeted, her voice laced with exhaustion.
"Hello to you too. Wait. Are you at a beach right now? I could swear I hear the sound of the sea from your line." The other person on the other side of the phone said.
"Nope, but I am currently standing on a yacht in the middle of the sea."
"And why the hell are you there?"
"Mimi." The person on the other side went silent but Li Xiaoyue knew that her reply was enough to explain why she was on a yacht.
Finally, the other person cleared his throat and said, "Another beau?"
"The Chocolate eyed one. Actually we're in Beijing right now." Li Xiaoyue nonchalantly added.
Suddenly, the person went silent again. This time, it was a silent type that could pass off as a vibe in a haunted house.
"You're kidding me. Xiaoxiao."
Li Xiaoyue laughed at him, "I'm not."
"For the love of God. You're in Mainland right now and you didn't even call me?!"
Li Xiaoyue cracked a smile, even though she knew he couldn't see her. She just loved how her friends acted so dramatic in everything she does and Chang Yiren didn't shy away from being dramatic.
Chang Yiren was a famous hairstylist in the country. Celebrities and people with money were the kind of customers he would always get.
"You should have told me so I can snatch you away from Mimi." Chang Yiren chided her.
Li Xiaoyue sheepishly smiled and said, "If only that idea crossed my mind, I would gladly throw my arms out for you."
"Ew." Li Xiaoyue heard him but she could totally imagine Chang Yiren rolling his eyes with disgust.
Aside from being one of the few handfull of people who knew of her past, Chang Yiren swing to the other side and opened his closet way back when they were twelve years old.
He was a charming man with the gentleness of a woman. He knew and understood women more than anyone since he once wished to be one. However, because he didn't want to pay a lot even with that much money in his vault and change his appearance to become a woman.
Chang Yiren refused to do so. He liked being the way he was, with no change at all but his heart.
"Anyway, I'm going to go back inside and eat. I'll talk to you later." Li Xiaoyue hung up even before Chang Yiren could say anything else.
Li Xiaoyue gave the sea one last look before turning around but as she turned her body, she collided into something hard.
The collision between her and the wall brick was too hard that she was thrown out of her balance and she felt her body falling backward.
A small whimper came out from her mouth as she felt her body falling until an arm snaked around her waist and warmth enveloped her front.
After a few seconds have passed, Li Xiaoyue tried to pry open her eyes and looked straight into a pair of eyes that were darker than the night. It would be a lie if Li Xiaoyue didn't find these pair of eyes extremely seductive as if her soul was being sucked by the emotions in his eyes.
Realizing that she was staring at the man for too much, Li Xiaoyue retracted her eyes and looked elsewhere and found her hand gripping his forearms tightly and their body was too close for comfort.
She cleared her throat, tapping a finger on his forearm, "Thank you. You can let go now."
Instead of letting her go, she heard him say "I would love to..."
The deep voice belonging to a man whispered to her ear like hot chocolate dripping on her skin, "However, it seems that my cufflink's stuck on the steel handrail."