"Hello."
A string of praises and relief was heard from the other end of the call. "Yang Yichen, dear Lord, where are you? You've only told me that you're going out for a while, but it's been hours and I haven't heard anything from you. Please, tell me you're not in some trouble."
"I'm not. I just visited a friend and fell asleep here. What is it?"
There was a pause there. "I've called all of your friends but they said you weren't there."
"Ah." Mu Yang came to realization. "It's a new friend. You don't know her." He took a peek behind his shoulders only to find Nana waiting for him obediently. Did she understand Chinese?
"I don't know what you are talking about, but I hope it doesn't mean you're in trouble." She whispered lightly.
She had tried to speak as softly as she could, but the person on the other end of the line could hear her voice. "Yang Yichen, who is that? I heard a woman's voice. Please, don't create any scandal! You're still in contract with your drama, please don't make any scandal…"
"I won't, don't worry." Mu Yang hastily interrupted. He looked at the girl beside him who was still eyeing him innocently without knowing she had caused a big mess in his agency. He couldn't hold himself and pinched her round cheek gently.
As if it weren't enough, he even squeezed both of her cheeks together until her lips turned plump. Seeing his masterpiece, he chuckled happily.
His manager let out a desperate groan hearing him chuckling. As his manager, he knew what it meant when his actor was chuckling like that. He must have found something interesting, or rather…someone was interesting to him. This girl must be special to be able to get his attention.
"Yang Yichen…" He whined.
"I know. I won't. Don't worry." Mu Yang responded without hearing the rest of his complaint. After that, he ended their call and focused his attention towards the girl.
"Are you going to be okay?" Nana asked worriedly.
Mu Yang smirked slightly. "I don't think so. What to do? They wanted me to come back." He put his pride as an actor to act pitiful in front of her.
"Then you should go." She replied as a matter of fact. She let him squeeze her cheeks all he wanted. The feeling of his hands against her cheeks was so addictive.
"Do you want me to leave?" He asked her, a bit sad that she wanted him to leave.
"If it's the best for you, of course it's better for you to leave." She said while nodding lightly.
Mu Yang really wanted to tell her that he didn't want to go home. He really wanted to spend his night here with her, to know her better. But, seeing the resolution in her eyes, he thought that he shouldn't scare her. So, he nodded his head defeatedly.
"Alright. I'll properly take care of my days off and properly have a vacation. That way, they won't bother me. There is some time before the promotional season for the new movie, and I really want to take my days off to relax. Just wait for me here, I'll be back and continue my fan service for you." Mu Yang rubbed her head gently while talking lovingly to her.
Nana nodded and smiled until her eyes turned into a pair of dark crescents, but somehow there was something wrong with her smile. Mu Yang couldn't catch the meaning of the uneasiness in her smile, but he thought it must be an illusion.
After a series of unwilling goodbyes and coquettish acts, Mu Yang finally wore his mask and hat then left the hotel room.
----- Section's Break -----
Since the car that would send her to her next destination has been waiting for her, after having breakfast, Nana pulled her bags and checked out from her room. It wasn't even 9 o'clock. Yesterday, she slept pretty well after Mu Yang left so she woke up pretty early to pack up and get ready for checking out.
The rented car brought her out of the hotel's yard and headed towards her next destination; a resort somewhere near a beach. This time, she booked a deluxe room instead of a suite like before. If she continued squandering her hard earned money by staying in the suite room, she was afraid she couldn't return to her country. She had planned everything perfectly, including the meeting with Mu Yang. The only thing that didn't match with her planning was Mu Yang's change of heart.
Nana only gave herself three days and two nights to find anything about Mu Yang, including meeting him. She got lucky because she met him accidentally on her first night and he came to visit her on her second night. It meant, the third day could only be used to check out and move into her new hotel room.
At least, one of her bucket lists had come true. She would treat Mu Yang's arrival and attention towards her yesterday as a really beautiful dream.
Nana arrived at the resort around 2 in the afternoon and directly checked into her room. She also paid the remaining fee for renting a car as well as tipping the driver before she was sent to her room by a bell boy. The service from the previous hotel was wonderful, indeed.
As soon as she put away her suitcases and bag, Nana threw herself on the soft bed and took a deep breath. The afternoon sun light shone through the gaps of the curtain. It was warm but still too bright for her. Slowly, she pushed herself to get up and walked towards the window. When she pulled open the curtain, she found out that her room had a balcony. A low chuckled escaped her mouth as she realized she did book a room with a balcony. How could she forget about it? It even faced the sea where she could see the sunset.
Excitedly, she went out to the balcony and looked around her. The scenery was amazing. She could see the sparkling sea, soft looking beach sand, some green bushes and trees, and a big outdoor swimming pool. There was also a beautiful garden and sidewalk along the beach. It was beautiful, indeed.
From now on, her vacation would start for real. She would enjoy the days, the scenery, and lazing around like a cat in her room facing the window whenever she felt like it.