um...I'm ok here..." Dana said to Linx for the first time since he had been carrying her whilst trying to wipe the stupid smile off her face.
"This is your home? We're in the middle of a street Zheng Dana, and I hope you don't think I'm going to leave you here" Linx shot back to her with forrowed brows looking so serious Dana instantly knew she wouldn't be able to escape his stubbornness.
"Truthfully I'm fine here, see I can walk on my own" Dana said with a smile as she tried to walk a little less limpy" in order to disguise the obvious discomfort she felt.
"Hah! You think you can fool me? I'm the awesome musician/ actor here" Linx said lifting his hands up gesticulating how big he was which caused Dana to laugh and blurt out something she immediately wished she hadn't said.
"Oh please, you're just an annoying ghost who's a bit cute, seems like this dramas you star in have gotten into your head so much so you can't fall out of character" she said with her face crooked to the left as she removed the stubborn curly bangs of hair that fell across her face, gracing her glowing skin.
"You see I'm so good at acting that I forget how to come out of character" Linx said with a smirk that left Dana speechless. She had actually said that out right, oh shit! This was her boss for goodness sake!
Linx didn't seem to mind much which further more amused her so much more she lost balance and almost fell to the hard ground. When her butt didn't hit the ground she slowly opened her eyes only to meet Linx's pretty eyes few inches away from her's as both of them blinked nervously, gently he tugged her hair which had fallen across her face due to the "almost fall behind her ears, causing Dana's cheeks to redden.
"I'm sorry" Linx apologized embarrassingly as he quickly detached his arms from around her waist.
"It's fine..." Dana whispered with her eyes on her wet sweaty palms. Why did she just see Bingwen as Linx? Ok this is weird besides she was still very angry at him, she couldn't get the thoughts right so she just let it slide. Dana had never been in love and at one point she had thought she'll end up as a lesbian with the slow growth of resentment she had started to have against men but here she was at 23 not been able to understand what she felt. Linx made her heart flutter, Bingwen made her heart skip beats at times, he made her laugh and brought out a part of her she didn't know she still had she hadn't felt this way towards San Yui, just a sense of gratefulness and acceptance for who she was which he had only pretended to have had, so why's she feeling this way? She's only known Linx for two weeks and Bingwen for just a week.
"It's all in my head, just hormones" Dana muttered under her breath before Linx announced that they had reached home. After insisting and arguing on and on she finally let Linx follow her home on the condition that they hire a tricycle, her words however caused Linx to taunt her.
"Ishh thank goodness I was already tired of carrying you, you look so slim but you are so weighty" Linx said with a smirk.
"Are you implying that I'm fat!!" Dana shot back almost turning purple with anger.
Seeing her face Linx couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Oh please you know you are, fat so" he said erupting into another round of laugher.
"Yeah yeah, been fat isn't bad in case you didn't know, curvy is the new cool" Dana shot back. Body size was one of the insecurities she used to have as a kid, after her 13th birthday she had suddenly started to increase in size and often times she got bullied allot especially by the Sisterhood which needed it's girls slim a sexy, a stupid stereotype that had at least helped her from quickly been put out on their disgusting job.
"Hold on ma'm, I'm your boss you shouldn't talk to me like that and again I didn't mean been fat is bad common I have an older cousin who's refused to work out his weight and he's completely fine and keeps healthy, I'm just saying that to taunt you personally not body shame plus size bodies" Linx explained looking all serious and stressed out, he didn't know why she was getting all worked up about a harmless joke tch.
All the way to her house they both said nothing to each other. Immediately they got to her rented house which wasn't two big and had just one bedroom she and Xixi shared with different beds, an outdoor kitchen beautiful adorned with garden plants in pots, a tiny fence you could easily jump over, every side lined with smaller and bigger houses then she and Xixi's. The neighborhood wasn't as noisy as the street leading up to it, which was always filled with people buying and selling things at night especially food and snacks.
The small gate cracked open before Dana could get to say goodbye to Linx so he could go home before Xixi came out, but oops it was already too late Xixi was already standing in front of the two of them with a huge grin that turned into a frown when she noticed Dana standing awkwardly.
"What happened to you" Gu Xixi asked squatting down to get a clearer look of Dana's raised feet.
"It's nothing Xixi, just a small sprain" Dana replied stunned that Xixi didn't seem to recognize Linx, probably because of the nose mask he was wearing and somewhat happy that Xixi had almost instantly noticed her injury, it made her feel loved and valued that Xixi's obvious curiosity she had worn when she grinned at Dana and the guy that was standing behind her had died down the moment she noticed her injured leg.
"How did it happen" Xixi inquired.
Damn her mum role had been invoked once again Dana thought, not wanting to get Xixi worried about the whole Hu Chaoxiang issue because she was certain she would feel like it was her fault so Dana lied.
"I tripped and fell over" well technically it wasn't a lie, she had actually fell although while running.
"Quick come inside I'll make you a hot bath" Xixi gestured leading Dana inside. With Linx following them inside, all through he had been trying to recall where he had seen Xixi but couldn't quite get it.
"Thank goodness it's a bath you're preparing and not a meal" Dana said chuckling at Xixi's embarrassed face for the first time acknowledging the guy with Dana.
"You're boyfriend's here, don't embarrass your big sister" Xixi said in a voice not too loud but high enough for Linx to hear which made him suddenly cough.
Dana turned pink, it was now her time to get embarrassed and she could see the joy here present condition had given Xixi.
"Don't say that, he's my boss" Dana said pinching Xixi's hand a little.
"Oh now you know I'm your boss, they heard Linx mutter as he took off his nose mask, momentarily leaving Xixi static with shock and overwhelming excitement.
She had just seen her idol!!! Oh no... This was all a big dream like the countless ones she had over the years since Linx's first single.
"Dana....please slap me" Xixi said blinking uncontrollably.
"Why? " Dana asked perplexed at Xixi's request, someone that was so careful not to get even a scratch on her "billon dollars" face like she often described it, was not asking her to slap her?
Well happy Chinese New year! Santa might have granted her wish in the middle of the year but hell she loved it.
Straightening her solf palm she gave Xixi a small slap, even though it was a dream come true she couldn't hurt Xixi's face, looks count allot in the industry and Xixi needed to keep her face pretty as ever, so she just gave her a small slap which still made Xixi yell out to reality.
"Ouch I said a small slap" Xixi's said holding her left cheek as she adjusted on the sofa she was seated on.
"Hah thank your stars, that was the smallest slap I could out of pity give you" Dana said giving Xixi's who's eyes were now on Linx a small shrug.
"He's real.... He really is real!!! Feng Linx is right here, sitting in our living room!! " Xixi screamed overwhelmed by excitement.
Linx on the other hand was stunned as Xixi lightly pinched his cheek before going into another round of excited squealing. He and Dana's lips were now agape as Dana hit her hand on her head totally helpless at Xixi's childishness.
"Ok... I need to get out of here" quickly Linx muttered to himself as he hurried towards the door. Immediately sending his location to his driver via his phone, who came to pick him in less than 10 minutes.
Xixi had wanted to run after Linx apologizing for her weird behavior which would have gotten weirder when Dana stopped her and volunteered to plead on her behalf. The whole night Xixi kept bombarding her with questions which she had avoided claiming that she was tired, after her bath Xixi had fallen asleep which relieved her. As she tried to sleep she kept replaying the scene from earlier, now faced with the dilemma of wether or not to call Linx which she desperately wanted to do, but what was she going to say "I just called to check up on you? Have you gotten home? How's the hand you hurt while fighting off my attacker? Or Thank you for today? " Oh dear everything crossed the boundaries of a boss-employee relationship besides it was already 11pm it would be too weird. With thoughts still running through her mind she slowly dosed off.
Meanwhile somewhere someone received the pictures of Dana and Linx together in easily misinterpreting poses. Letting out a little laugh whilst muttering "Zheng Dana my little darling, you've grown so much you've forgotten me and you're with someone else" the laugher was replaced with a furious look as he threw the wine glass he was holding causing the mirror in front of him to shatter on the spotless floor.