As the guy introduced himself as An tian , and he shook her hands, Kim wonder if the guy even remembered her or it was just her mind playing tricks on her again.
"Hi, i am kim nice to met you."kim said hesitantly trying hard not to show she was still in shock to see him and even more surprising, he even forgot her.
While still shaking hands , kim felt the same thing she did years ago,it felt like and electricity runs right through her, it was a feelings she can't describe, she try to shake it off, reminding herself, "The guy she so missed is a guy someone made up".
"The pleasure it mine , " An tian said with a smile, not giving anything away.
Is it just me or is he really have forgotten about me," kim couldn't help but question, feeling disappointed but it wasn't like she was expecting him to remember her like how she still remember his voice even just a little bit.
As they stare at each other, kim eyes filled with unshed tears, while An tian Carried a smile that you give to a Stanger, not a friendly one or familiar one, it was as If this was the first time meeting kim. His eyes didn't Carried the warmth kim remember, or the expressionless face he used to give her when they were actually stranger.
"Umm. . . guys, are you forgetting something, i am supposed to introduce you to each other as i know you both, but…—LONG PAUS—"have you guys met each other before?." xining asked as she looked at the two who were still staring at each other.
"No!!" An tian answer right after xining asked leaving no other object for kim. Kim could only nod her head lightly.
"Okay." xining said feeling somewhat speechless. As she bust her head to remember where she saw kim.
"If you girls are here to have dinner, it is on me , " An tian offer and xining accpet but before that she asked kim to accompany them as she had a feelings they are going to be friends and as a social person, she likes meting new people everyday and get to know about them, kim agree as she wants to know the pretty lady but at the same time she is more into the man who is paying for their meal plus there is no way she is leaving without making sure these two cuties are not in a relationship but most importantly—Closure, She needed it.
While having the meal xining asked kim some questions about herself while An tian sit quietly as he eats and listens .
"So kim tell me more about your self," xining said
"Okay, let me see where to begin , " kim said as she tried to figure out where to start from, it's been a while since she tells others about herself as she hated small talks and talking about herself. most people know about her is what they observe.
"To make things easier, why don't i ask and you answered." xining said trying to make things easier for kim. Kim nodded.
"So where are you from ?? Xining asked
"Bartica, region 7 , third Avenue. " kim said a part of her wish that An tian would remember her by something, but another part felt like falling apart.
"Where do you work, and how long have you been working for , " xining asked
"Well, i have been in this city for the past 4 years, and i have been working here since then."Kim answered.
"4 years, then... wait, how old are you.
You look about 20!"
"Perfect guess , " kim answered amazes as she took a sip of her milkshake even though there were expensive Champain on the table.
"Wait,you were 16 when you started working here." Xining asked in shock to her, this young lady in front of her should be in college by now instead of working.
"Are you still living with your parents or independent, " xining
"Independent, '' kim said. A dark shadow pass An tian face before it was gone again.
"Are you in a relationship or single, " xining asked as she observed An tian while An tian look at kim with interest and the same time unknown nervousness.
"Single , " kim answered nervously as she wonder why xining wants to know about her relationship status.
"You haven't met anyone your standards yet , " xining ask hiding her mischief grin.
"No. it's just that am not into relationships right now, I think it is a waste of time."kim said which was truth but there was still more.
"I understand."Xining said as she looks at An tian while adding."It's not always a wasted of time, see An tian here and i are childhood sweethearts and finally now after all those years, we are finally together and engaged. So it is not exactly a wasted of time."xining said as her eyes shine with love and effection.
Kim heart peirce by hearing "Engaged".
"We didn't mean for you to find out this way kim. But your friend is engaged.
"He is engaged,Kim.
He is engaged.
"You're engaged?" Kim question before she could stop herself, her eyes flies to An tian who was staring at her.
"Stop lying, if An tang was engaged he would have told me first."
"Have I ever lied to you kim?". Deepak voice echos in her head.
"Yeah, why do you seems to find that hard to believe?"xining question.
"You don't have on your engagement ring,"Kim answered softly, controlling her emotions.
"Oh, it hasn't been conform in public yet, our engaged was a secret, my fans haven't Met An tian yet, that is one of the reason why I am here, to talk to An tian, we need to met with ___to confirm it.
"Mhm." Kim hummed as she blink twice. Her heart breaking with each words as it those words were prove of what happened 5 years ago.
Soon Xing started telling kim about herself, turns out she is 24 year old and is a model in South Korea but lives in USA sometimes, born and grow up in china went to collage in south Korea and same time got a internship as a model , which was her part-time job and so on , then she said why she was in guyana.
"I haven't gotten to see An tian in 2 years as we're always busy so now that I'm free i decides to come and visit him , I'm sure he miss me and could have come back to china if i had call him back but i decided to come as i never been to this country."xining said as she hook An tian arms around her shoulder and kiss his cheeks before lending back into his chest.
This made kim sweet strawberry milkshake she was drinking taste bitter as she thought
-As if she is that important to my Yang."She thought while referring to An tian as my yang but she was too jealous to even corrected what she just said.
"Oh nice."kim said a bit speechless at the realization that she was jealous even when Xining told her An tian is her fiance.
"So. An tian are you dumb? " she asked out of the blue.
"WHAT?."An tian asked a bit strangle.
As if he had miss something,and Xining smile trying to hold back her laughter as kim look at her, no one knows what xining was thinking . As kim was nervous to pay attention to anything as she try to find away out of there .. she had been there to confirm that they are in a relationship or not and it was obvious as they were really close, one could tell these two was in a relationship and she was really focused on their closeness, after that she removed her gaze from them as she look down at her drink
An tian was too busy obviousing kim to even focus on what they were talking about .
"What ?."An tian asked again his expression was blank.
"We have been talking for hours and still you haven't said anything. I am sure there is alot to say and am pretty sure kim is interested in it."xining said grinning.
Kim look at An tian as he look at her. Their eyes met and for the first time since they met again, kim see something familiar in An tian eyes. she hasn't seen it in years. It made her confused as she never understand what it was.
Suddenly her phone buzze, tugging her back to reality. Where An tian and An tang is two different person. she got up to take the call.
While walking away , she sigh in annoyance when she saw who was calling her it was no other than her first love, well one of her first love, whom she has been stuck onto for years until she met An tang.
Jamol james—her first love...
"What is so important that you had to call this time?"she questioned before he even said anything. she continued" If this is about me and you again, I'm going to add you to block list."kim threatened jamol.
Kim was too busy threatening to even realize the other two who was observing her carefully.
"Is she the one?" xining asked when it finally ring a bell.
"What one?",What are you talking about?."An tian question.
"The one you wrote that song for, The one you painted , " xining answers, her gaze was still where focus on kim.
"You were in my room?." An tian asked annoy as he never like it when others are in his room, xining just nodded her head as she got her answer, he didn't deny it this time and that was the main thing .
"I think she is into you too , " Xining said even though her heart was breaking with the thoughts of her fiance and the new girl she just met.
"Your mistaken." An tian said unable to believe those feelings kim had mentioned before still exist.
"She is still the same , " An tian said as he smile , while xining look at him with confusion and the same time interests
"What?."she questioned curiously..
"Nothings , " An tian said as removed his sight from kim turning to xining before she could asked anything. kim came back.
"Hey guys i need to go , " kim said without a explanations as she grabbed her bag and look at xining. xining nodded her head but than look at An tian and something clicked in her head as she smirked but soon replaced it with a serious expression.
Just then kim was about to walk away without looking at An tian.
"Kim. Can i have your number?." xining asked as her eyes shows her pleaded as if it means the world to her, even An tian had to look at her with interest, to him it was as if she was into kim, considering, she wanted to know if kim was in a relationship. But thankfully she is straight.
Kim looks xining, considering whether it is a good idea.
"So that i could call you to join me for lunch next time, You know i don't have any friends in this country and An tian would be busy."She explain.
"Okay."kim said hesitantly even if it was An tian girlfriend, she doesn't want to be on Xining bad book because xining seems like a nice person, but there was a slim possibility that An tian can come between them.
"Then can i add you on wechat."Xining said. Kim nodded as An tian looks away, and rise his hands to call the waitress.
As Xing was about to take out her phone.
"Oh,no, my mobile phone is dead."xining said sadly, dropping her hands to her side instead of taking out her phone.
"That is okay i can give you it on my ..."
"How about you add An tian, am sure i can get it from him later , " xining interrupted kim.
"Okay."kim said nervous as she add An tian on wechat.
Just as she was about to pull her phone away.
"Wait!" were you going to say you would have given me your card number, "xining asked. kim look at her and nodded her head.
"Well can you still give me your card cause am not sure this idiot would have time to give me your telephone number. "Xining said
"Okay" kim said as she pull out a card with her telephone number with her address and her work place number.
As xining collected it and with one glance at it, she realized something.
"Is this your work place number at the bottom." xining asked she didn't call the name of the place as there was someone there who she didn't want to know it. after all she likes to surprise him. Kim nodded her head lightly but didn't asked why as she didn't want to start a conversation with her right now.
"Okay, I'm leaving now, " kim infirm them and left as she didn't know how to control her heart anymore .
When she left.
"Wow. your a great actress. While you were acting i was wonder why model when you are so great at acting." An tian asked as he know xining was acting.
How can a rich , famous model like her , mobile phone died all of a sudden.
"I wasn't acting for nothing. i like her."Xining said innocently without guilt and An tian frowned thinking "has she really change. Is she now into women?".
Xining laughed as she knew what he was thinking.
"Don't worry am still straight."xining said still laughing, it was adorable to see An tian like this.
While An tian look at her unamuse.
"See i got you her number , " she said and An tian stayed silence, after a while they left to go to one of An tian hotel which he has in the city's