"Is she going to be okay?" Su Jia bit her lower lip as she looked up staring at Fei Xuan.
"She's going to do well, she's…. one of the strong persons I know." Fei Xuan assured.
"What about me?" Su Jia asked in a tiny baby voice jumping up to reach Fei Xuan's height.
"You?" Fei Xuan asked with her head tilted to the side trying look for the perfect description. "You are the weakest person I've ever seen." Fei Xuan nodded in agreement.
"You…... Fei Xuan this is not fair." Su Jia whined while running after her.
The reason Su Jia had to look up before speaking to Fei Xuan is because Fei Xuan is slightly taller than her other two friends. While Su Jia is slightly shorter than Bai Xue. Fei Xuan's height is one of her biggest flexes as a badminton athlete even though she isn't as tall as other sport athletes.
Soon, Bai Xue arrived at Xiaodan's studio. She strolled in gently while inhaling the little scent of paint that filled the space.
"Chen Xiaodan, Xiaodan, I'm here." Bai Xue called while admiring one of the incomplete sculpted figures on the table. She tried to touch it but noticed it's very wet, so she withdrew her hand.
"Finally, our Xue'er is here." Xiaodan strolled to her side with smiles on his face. He opened his arms wide in gesture for her to take a hug but swiftly Bai Xue hit his hands away and rolled her eyes.
"Don't call me that. Only my mom is allowed to call my name that way." Bai Xue frowned as she passed by him without a glance while staring at the new paintings on the wall.
"Okay, fine. I won't do that anymore." Xiaodan chuckled. "Come, lets go." Xiaodan called her over as they both strolled to the back of the building which has a tiny, spaced balcony.
Immediately they came in view of the balcony they both sighed at the same time. They glanced at each other at once and broke the silence with laughter.
They chuckled together while enjoying the view of the flower decorated balcony. "Ah, I'm really going to miss China." Xiaodan said without making any eye contact with Bai Xue.
"Huh? are you going somewhere?" Bai Xue asked with her eyebrows raised. "Yes, I just got the news yesterday." Xiaodan exclaimed with a nod while smiling. "What is the news about? Is this about what you wanted to tell me?" Bai Xue asked as her eyes lit up in a moderate smile.
"I've been selected to join an artistic international team and I'll going to Paris very soon." Immediately Xiaodan announced this, Bai Xue gasped in surprise as she covered her mouth with her hands.
Without wasting much time, she jumped on his shoulders with her arms around his neck as she just initiated a hug. Xiaodan surprised by her actions, he waited few seconds before he wrapped his hands around her waist. He sniffed in her scent and smiled.
This is the first time she was initiating a hug with him which is a surprise to Xiaodan. They stayed in each other's arms for few minutes before pulling away. While they both chuckled and stared at each other, Bai Xue just remembered something and decided to turn her face away.
"I'm happy for you Xiaodan. This is a reward for your hard works." Bai Xue smiled.
"Hmm, it is. But…..." he paused his words while staring at Bai Xue. "I'll be staying there for two years." He continued as his face turned gloomy.
"It's good news, we should celebrate before you leave." Bai Xue smiled when she said this while facing him.
"I'll be gone for two years, won't you miss me?" Xiaodan asked this question with his eyes staring directly at Bai Xue.
Immediately he said that to her, her smile faded quickly while turning her face to the other side. Her eyelids fluttered continuously.
"Bai Xue?" Xiaodan called her name softly, he really wants to hear the response directly. He slowly took one of her hands and massaged it gently. Bai Xue still couldn't look at him directly since she is still battling with her feelings. With everything on her mind, she couldn't look at Xiaodan directly in the eye.
"Look at me." Xiaodan uttered seductively while using his hand to bring Bai Xue's face closer his. His hand tracing her collarbone. Their face now closer to each other, they both breathe in their scent. Bai Xue couldn't open her eyes to look at him even while he was still holding her face. His next action caused Bai Xue to open her eyes suddenly because she wasn't expecting what he's doing right now.
Xiaodan took her hands and placed it on his chest as he stared at her face directly. "Xiaodan I…" Bai Xue paused her words while looking at his eyes.
They continued to stare at each other for few seconds before Xiaodan brought his lips forward to kiss her, but she quickly turned her face away dodging the kiss.
Immediately this happened, Bai Xue swiftly released herself from his grasp and went into the main studio.
"Bai Xue? Bai Xue?" Xiaodan ran after her while calling her name but heard no replies. All he could hear was Bai Xue sniffling as she made her way out the entrance trying to hail a taxi. Xiaodan quickly reached for her hand before she could get a taxi.
"Bai Xue! What's wrong?" Xiaodan asking this question his face instantly froze at once he saw her face flooded with tears. He knew right there he wouldn't get answers to his questions, so he released her hands and handed her the helmet from his motorbike.
"Here, I'll take you home." He said to her softly. Bai Xue stared at him with tears in her eyes. She knew deeply her answers to the questions would hurt him the most since she knew he has feelings for her. Revealing her upcoming marriage plans to him now might be a barrier to his travel plans to Paris if he knew about it. So, she quickly faked a slight smile while wiping the tears with her palm.
"I'm fine, really. I'm just sad that you're leaving now that our friendship is getting stronger." This way Bai Xue was able to cover the answer to his questions which brought relief to him because the lines that appeared in between his brows earlier disappeared instantly. He sighed now that he knows nothing is wrong and the reason she cried was because she would miss him.