ONE SHOT FAN-FICTIONS OF VARIOUS COUPLES FROM DRAMAS, MOVIES AND NOVELS

XIE LIAN AND HUA CHENG

Xie Lian is a son of a business tycoon. He completed his school and started studying engineering. His father wanted to buy a luxurious building near his university for Xie Lian, but he protested. He said that if his classmates come to know about his background they might not become his friends. So Xie Lian requested his father to let him live in the university dorm. After some arguments it was negotiated to a small house without any house keeper. Xie Lian started living there alone and it was near his university. He gathered some small, poor children and started giving them free classes every afternoon. He used to teach them reading, writing and simple mathematics. Initially there were two-three children only, but after some time, the number of children increased.

Among those boys and girls there were a boy whose face was bandaged and only eyes could be seen. In few days Xie Lian noticed that that boy was more intelligent than the others. Whatever was taught once, he could answer any question regarding that. He could recite poems without any mistakes and he could make beautiful drawings. Other children were also doing well, but not as good as him. Xie Lian tried to remember the names of those children and asked that boy about his name.

The boy said, "I am the third child in my family, so everyone called me San Lang. You can also call me that."

Xie Lian said, "okay, San Lang, you are doing well. But now, you have to start writing. Everyone, from tomorrow I will teach you to write the characters you have read."

When the children went out Xie Lian started cleaning that room. As he was gathering the papers on his desks, San Lang came in and said, "gege, let me help you."

"You don't need to help me, I can do this myself. You go out and play."

"I want to do this for you. No one plays with me for my ugly face, so I have nothing to do now."

"Okay then, do as you please."

Next day Xie Lian started teaching them to write characters. He had a high expectation from San Lang but he noticed that San Lang could not write well. He advised him how he could write well and instruct him to write one character several time. But at the end of the class, his writing was as bad as the starting. Xie Lian was surprised, he could not understand how it could be. The boy can do other things very well, he could identify more characters than others, but could not write a character properly. He decided to observe him more closely next day. San Lang stayed back for some time to help in cleaning.

Xie Lian said, "San Lang, did you ever studied anything from anyone before?"

"No, gege, no one likes me for my ugly face. You are the first one to show care for me. Thank you big brother."

From the next day Xie Lian started observing San Lang more carefully but could not find anything abnormal. He taught some difficult topic and not a single child could understand anything except San Lang. San Lang answered all the question Xie Lian asked but could not write a single character properly. After the class San Lang started cleaning the room but Xie Lian called him and said, "San Lang, leave that work and come here."

San Lang went to Xie Lian and said, "yes gege."

"You should practice your writing more, sit here and write with me."

"Okay, gege."

Xie Lian tried to teach and San Lang tried to write but without any satisfactory result. After few months San Lang stopped coming to the class. Xie Lian asked to other children about him but no one could tell anything about him. He tried to find San Lang's home in the neighbouring area but every one said that they did not know any San Lang. But some people said that they saw a boy with bandages on face but did not know from where did he come. Xie Lian was sad but got busy in his studies and teaching.

Twelve years later Xie Lian got an invitation to an art exhibition. He was the CEO of Xie Group of Companies and got numerous invitations every month, which he never bothered to personally go. But he did not know, why he felt attracted to that invitation card and decided to go. The artist's name was Hua Cheng. Xie Lian's personal secretary informed him that Hua Cheng was a famous artist in America and it was his first ever exhibition in Bejing.

Xie Lian along with his personal secretary and assistant reached the venue. The paintings and sculptures were true pieces of art and three of them were awe-struck to see them. They walked to the inner side of the hall and found a painting covered with a curtain. A man in a red suite came towards Xie Lian and said, "Mr. Xie Lian, may I request you to unveil my favourite painting?"

"The pleasure is mine, Mr. Hua."

Hua Cheng smiled and lead Xie Lian to the painting. When the picture was unveiled everyone in the hall were surprised, but Xie Lian was shocked. It was a picture of a teenage Xie Lian teaching a bandaged boy to write. Xie Lian blurted out, "San Lang."

Hua Cheng said, "yes gege."

Xie Lian turned to Hua Cheng with surprise. "San Lang, is it really you? Where did you go?"

"I am sorry gege, I will never leave you again."

"You better not, Mr. Hua Cheng."

"Call me San Lang, I prefer that."

"Okay, San Lang."