Fight ICE with ICE

Cheng Xiao: The Lodging

As we turn into a path that must lead to the house, I finally decide to look around and see our surroundings. The fields are pretty and I love how it all looks so, how can I say, natural(?) We are surrounded by beautiful nature. It's magical.

"We are nearing the house Miss Xiao!" I bright voice talks to me for the first time this whole car ride. Mr. Xu, he is my teacher, but he hasn't taken one bit of interest in me since I got here. You would think he might at least ask me a few things about myself. But he hasn't talked to me the whole trip. He hasn't even glanced at me a single time.

"It looks... really nice out here." I manage to force out with a smile. I really want to just grab him by the hem of the shirt and shake him up. Then ask him what his problem is! Why is he not wanting to have anything to do with me? He's given me no attention since the car ride started, and he is going to be the one who is going to be taking care of me??? For my whole trip!?

Yan Yan can clearly see my discomfort from miles away. She very subtly asks me whats wrong. I ignore her though. I don't want to answer her or make someone notice my disappointment in this guy.

We start seeing a house in the horizon. As we near it, I see it's not any bigger than a shack! Ok maybe that's an exaggeration, but my house over in the US, is a thousand times bigger.

"This," I pause and point at the house, "is the house, I, Cheng Xiao, am going to be living for the next few months?"

Mr. Xu looks at me in the mirror for a second. Then, he looks back at the path we are in. "Miss Xiao, I promise that while this house looks terrible. It's very comfy."

I scoff as he says that the "house", if it even deserves to be called that, is comfy. Yea right! As if that shabby thing can be comfy. I bet it doesn't even have good internet. I'll have to find us all a good place to live in, since I'm just so nice.

Mr. Xu finally gets to the house and parks the car. Many cars after us file in with all my suitcases inside. I have to admit though, maybe I brought too many things hehe. I'm going to need them though, this way, I dont need to interact with many people for at least a month. I brought a lifetime of face care supplies! I won't need to go to the store or anything. Yan Yan will be the one who does the shopping, it's her job after all.

"We have internet in this house, so don't worry about anything. You guys can use the wifi all day long. At night, we don't turn it off, so you guys can stay up watching movies and stuff if you want to."

I wait for him to open the car door, but he doesn't. Yan Yan notices and immediately runs over to open my door. He looks puzzled for a second as to why Yan Yan ran to my door and opened it. But he immediately changed his expression to a little of a disappointment and disgust type of face. He doesn't seem too happy, hmmm.

I get out of the car and grab my purse. Yan Yan closes the door and follows behind me. I walk all the way over to the door, not even bothering to go grab a single one of my bags. Why should I after all? Yan Yan and my bodyguard trail after me. Mr. Xu notices this, he opens the trunk of his car and takes out the two suitcases he could store there. He brings them up to the door, one by one.

"Can you do that AFTER you let us in? C'mon!! I'm tired and it's really hot out here!" I whine. I just get Mr. Xu to signal and ok at me. He doesn't even care that I'm dying here! Ughhh. I start whining and whining but he won't even hurry up a bit.

Finally, he starts heading towards us. He grabs a key form his pocket and inserts it. He opens the door and I can feel the cool air rushing out and slamming into my face. Omg it feels soo good!

"Miss Xiao, you guys can go in, I will help with the luggage cars outside." He quickly bows and leaves the house. I smile and think about how this house looks so ugly from the outside, but really good from the inside.

"This could be perfect for my Insta stories! I could even include Mr. Xu in the stories to show off that I am indeed in China and that I do definitely have a teacher. IT'S ALL SO PERFECT!!!"

Yan Yan looks a little happy that I'm starting to enjoy this trip. I kind of like it too, so I'm not going to complain for the time being. The house looks comfy, I just hope it actually is!

I look around the house. Everything is painted into a shade of white or pink. There are 3 bedrooms, I'm guessing my dad told them that we were 3 people. Where is the rest of my staff sleeping though? On a shack at the back of this house? Haha!

I notice something strange though, one room is painted a light shade of pink, but the other two rooms are a light shade of blue. That's wierd, is Yan Yan getting a blue room?

"Miss Yan Yan and Miss Xiao, I will be taking the rest of your staff to the hotel now!" I freeze for a second. Did I just hear that right? Hotel?!?!?

"Wait a damn second Xu!" But he doesn't stop, he leaves the house before I can ask him anything else.

Did my dad tell him to keep me in this "house"? How could he? Did my staff pay for their hotel fees or was it my dad who paid for everything? Did my dad really just leave me to live in this horrendous place when I could've been living in a HOTEL?!?

My mind keeps on racing with so many questions, it only takes me a few seconds to break down. Yan Yan and my manager just stand next to me very awkwardly, not knowing what to do. I keep on crying for what seems eternity until all I can see is black.

●AUTHOR'S NOTE

Ooooh what happened??? Hehehe, haiii, im backk! Welp, how have u guys been, I hope you've been good, its currently really late while I finished this chapter (sorry for late update!), ima go to sleep now baiii have a great day/night!