Chapter: 1

BZZZT! BZZZT! BZZZT!

Alarm ringing but she kept snoozing it.

Woke up late like usual because it was Summer break. Mani Yu, with her eyes and face swollen because of sleeping too much, came downstairs. It wasn’t a big house but it surely had lots of stairs. Downstairs was her mother waiting for her to have breakfast so she could do some other house chores and get ready for the party at her sister’s.

“Finally you’re awake!”

“Huh?”

“What do you want for breakfast?”

“Just boil an egg for me, mom”

“Any thing else?”

“Nah mom... I don’t feel like eating a lot.”

“Ok. It will be ready in 5 minutes.”

“Thanks mom!”

As soon as her mom went in the kitchen, Mani got a videocall from her dad.

“Hi Dad!”

“Hello and good morning! How is my baby girl doing?”

“Not good! You should come back very soon, please”

“hahaha... does my baby miss me?”

“yeah dad.... so come back quickly”

“The business trip is 2 weeks long\~ but\~”

“But?”

“But the CEO said that I can go back tomorrow!”

“Really?! That’s great!”

“Yeah... now let me talk to your mom”

“okay dad”

Mani went in the kitchen, giving her mom the phone to talk to dad, she took the egg her mom had boiled for her. She sat down with her mother. Soon later their call ended. After doing some house chores, Mani’s mom told her about the party Mani’s sister, Aizi Yu, was throwing at her house. It was a small house party with only close relatives and friends.

Soon it was the time for Mani and her mom to go to her sister’s. Mani was wearing a black full length dress with a V shaped back. It was nothing much fancy. She wore silver long earrings and a pair of beautiful black heels. It made her look really elegant.

They took a cab to her sister’s. Outside was Aizi waiting to welcome Mani and her mom.

“Good to see you mom!”

“Good to see you to my daughter. You look lovely today!”

“You too mom. Are those the earrings dad gifted on your birthday?”

“Yeah they are!”

“Hey Sis!”

“Finally you came to realise I came with mom.”

“Hhaha... I’m sorry. Next time I will greet you before mom. Ok?”

“Yup!”

“How’re you doing?”

“Great. What about you?”

“Me too. I’m doing great too!”

“You look king of paler than usual!? Doesn’t brother in law take good care of you?”

“ No no. it’s nothing like that. It must be just your thought. And don’t say anything wrong about your brother in law or I might get angry”

“yeah yeah of coarse He’s all yours. How dare I say something like that?”

They all went inside the hall room.

Aizi Yu was 5 years older than Mani Yu. She was married to a man named Wang Yin, she met him in the office she worked at. Soon it was found out that Wang Yin was the son of the CEO, whose secretary was Mani and Aizi’s dad. It was a long and complicated relationship but everyone was happy with it.

In the Hall room, Aizi’s mother-in-law was standing with her sons, Wang Yin and Lay Yin. When all the greetings were over, everybody chose a dance partner. Mani’s mom and her sister’s mother-in-law danced a light dance because both their husbands were on a business trip. Aizi danced with her Wang Yin. Many other people chose each other. There were very few people left waiting to be offered to dance or to offer someone a dance. Mani was one those waiting to be offered a dance. Sitting on the opposite end to her was Lay. They made a an eye contact. Heart beat got faster, not because he was handsome but because he was staring at her.

‘Shoot! I made an eye contact. I’m crazy! What was I looking at him for. It’s awkward’

On the other hand, Lay got up frop his seat. Coming towards her, getting closer and closer.

“Ms. Mani Yu!”

“huh?! ah- Yes?”

She being nervous had a lisp. Lay , reaching out his hand, staring deep into her eyes offered Mani a dance.

“Would you like to dance with me?”

“Ah- Yeah! Sure!?”

Both their hands enlocked with eachother. Lay put his hands on Mani’s waist. The heat of his palm and those long slender fingers on her tiny waist made her blush. Her ears turning red. Lay asked out of concern “do you have a fever?”

“N-No! what made you think that?”

“Your ears are all red like fresh strawberries”

Realising she had been staring at his face and thinking about his hands and blushing, she suddenly turned her face to look the other way.

‘What even am I doing? Staring at him. Now he’s gonna think I’m a weirdo.’

Lay looking at Mani getting all flustered about her red years made him chuckle and he had a slip of tongue.

“Cute”

“What? what is cute?”

Lay, realising he said his thought quite out loud, made him blush too. Both the young people, eachother’s dance partners, blushing because of each other, danced through the night, Not realising their feelings might grow. How foolish the young love is?!

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