Mo Yuan's face was laced with worry as he approached her. He lowered himself in the sofa beside Mo Xin Er. He asked his voice dripping with worry, "Are you okay?"
Mo Xin Er chuckled, amused at his reaction before nodding slowly. She watched as Fan Liuying's tensed face finally relaxed. "What's wrong?"
"I forgot to tell you that your brother called about forty five minutes ago. I told him what happened. That's why he appeared here. I was shocked when I saw a male in front of our door. The security guard is getting really gentler these days. He actually let you in," Fan Liuying explained in amusement.
Mo Yuan laughed dryly, "He is no gentler at all. He practically threw me out into the driveway."
Mo Xin Er stared at him, her voice revealing how suspicious she was. "How did you get in then?"
He grinned. A show that he was not gonna tell them.
"Not telling."
Mo Xin Er stared at him with her signature creepy smile. She watched as the smile on his face froze and he gave her 'I'm telling. Don't do what I think you are about to do' look.
He began, "Well actually, I came with my roommates-"
"Roommates?" Mo Xin Er cut in. "Isn't it just one roommate?"
Mo Yuan looked confused as he answered, "I live with two people in my apartment. " Mo Xin Er glanced at the last, untouched room in the corner and wondered, 'So, there is one more person?'
He went on, "As I was saying, I came with my roommates. But they were waiting outside. After the guard threw me out, they gave me another idea to sneak into the girls' hostel.
There was a pipe that connected the hallway to the guard's room. So, I climbed-"
Fan Liuying gasped, "You what?"
Mo Xin Er glanced at him for a moment and said, "You are too lazy to take such a risk when you could have waited till tomorrow when I can resume school. Why did you do it?"
"Well, we wanted to show the guard what we were made of," he grinned and leaned back into the sofa in a relaxed posture. He clapped his palm dramatically, "Little sis, you are missing a lot of fun."
Mo Xin Er immediately shook her head. She could still remember vividly what happened the last time she went out with him for 'fun' She was almost bitten by a snake when they got lost in a forest reserve. Worst was, they sneaked into it.
She shivered at the thought of it. No, she would rather not have fun again.. His idea of fun was too scary.
"… Xin Er."
She heard her name being called. She must have spaced out. Mo Yuan was still sitting beside her while chatting with Fan Liuying. Fan Liuying's palms were clenched together excitedly as she seemed to be enjoying his adventure stories a lot.
Mo Xin Er called out, "Shouldn't you be leaving now? What if the guard discovers that you are here? So much, for coming to check up on me. All you are doing, is chatting."
"Little sis," he chuckled. You know, I love you so much. I can't bear to see you unwell. But you're clearly fine now. You even had enough strength to shoot me death stares earlier."
Mo Xin Er glanced at him, her lips curling sardonically. "Actually, I feel like you have been a little weak these days. How about we do a few duels later?"
His eyes widened and he waved his two hands frantically. "No. No dueling. You clearly want to beat me up."
"Really? I thought-"
"Ah.. Let's not think," he muttered and backed away when she sat straight.
Mo Xin Er smiled with satisfaction.
"For the nth time, stop calling me little sis. I'm older after all," she grumbled.
How dare he act like the older one in front of her. She was clearly the oldest. She was older than him for about two months.
Mo Yuan laughed and stood up. He grinned at Fan Liuying. "You can always call me up if you wanna join in the fray."
His gaze ran over Fan Liuying's figure shamelessly that even Fan Liuying noticed.
Mo Xin Er rebuked, "Stop eye fucking my friend, Mo Yuan. Get out."
"Okay. Okay. I'm leaving," he laughed dramatically and walked out of the door, shutting it behind him.
The moment the door closed behind him, Mo Xin Er turned to Fan Liuying with an apologetic smile. "He is only joking. Please don't take it to heart."
Fan Liuying laughed waving her hands dismissively. She didn't take offense. It was clear he only wanted her for a casual fuck. As if remembering something, she threw hands around dramatically. "Oh by the way, I forgot to tell you something."
"What's that?"
"Well, I'd like to know if you are interested in a part time job."
Mo Xin Er scrutinized her. "Part time job."
"It's not that I don't have enough money to fend for myself," Fan Liuying hurriedly explained. I just wasn't us to gain some experience and have fun. Are you up for it?"
"Okay. What job is that?" Mo Xin Er asked unenthusiastically.
"Salesgirl. In a clothing store."
"Salesgirl?"
"Yeah. We just have to say the word and the job is ours," Fan Liuying replied excitedly.
Mo Xin Er nodded before asking, "How did you get the job?"
"Actually, I saw the notice online."
Mo Xin Er nodded with understanding. She seemed to have seen it too a few days ago. "But, wasn't it only for one person?"
Fan Liuying lowered her head bashfully and Mo Xin Er smiled with realization. She said, "You begged them for a spot for me too?"
"The manager said they could still use one more hand," Fan Liuying answered.
Mo Xin Er chuckled. "Thank you."
"No…no. It's not a problem. You helped me too. You deserve it."
Mo Xin Er smiled before asking curiously, "How is it between you and your boyfriend? Did he call?"
She felt bad when she saw how Fan Liuying's expression changed drastically and her face lost color.
Fan Liuying mumbled silently that Mo Xin Er who was sitting opposite her almost didn't hear her. "He called yesterday."
"Isn't that a good thing?" Mo Xin Er asked in confusion.
"He practically ordered me to come over to his house. He said it so casually that you would think we never had a fight. He didn't even apologize," Fan Liuying said, her voice strained. Her eyes seemed to water a little.
Mo Xin Er took a seat beside her comfortingly. "I take it as you didn't go?"
Fan Liuying looked at her with a piercing glare. She rebuked, "How could I leave you in such a state? He doesn't deserve to see me. Men will always be men. He can leave just like he did. But we girls ought to stick together." Especially after how you stood up for me the other time.
Mo Xin Er sighed pulling her into a hug. She rubbed her back comfortingly. "He is a jerk."
"Yes, he is a jerk. An insufferable idiot."
Mo Xin Er smiled.
"By the way, let's take the job offer. I also feel like it will be a good experience."
"We should enjoy ourselves," Fan Liuying replied with a wide smile.
"I'm in."
Fan Liuying grinned before standing up. "By the way, I got a new movie. Should we have a cinema night? If you're not tired."
"Cinema night?"
"Yeah. A few friends of mine will be coming over to watch the movie. Care to join us. Only girls."
Mo Xin Er hesitated.
"I-"
"It will be fun, I promise."
"Okay."