Chasing Happiness

Chapter 9 : The Big Mistake

Hei Yan Jing leans in and kisses Xie Yuchen.

Xie Yuchen's eyes widen as the lips touch his own. But suddenly he backs up and slaps Hei Yan Jing across the face. They are both silent and Hei Yan Jing stumbles leaning forward on the balcony railing. Xie Yuchen feels tears coming down his face and he stomps off. He comes into the main room and walks up to his father.

"You take care of him since you did this to him", he walks away, his heels creating loud noises across the floor. Everything was muffled around him. He felt tears coming down his face as he ran to his bedroom. He slams the door and slides down the wall, tears cascading. The door opens and he hears heels and a flash of red. Huo Xiu Xiu kneels down next to him and holds him. His hands are shaking, overwhelmed with emotion.

"Breathe", she says. He leans his face into her body and focuses on breathing. "Your father told me to find you". She rubs her hand up and down his back. "What happened?" He removes his face from her collarbone and sighs.

"Hei Yan Jing kissed me", he says. She feels like she should be elated but she sees the look on Xie Yuchen's face. He was angry and upset. "I am so..." he starts. She sits next to him and hands him the champagne bottle she came in with. He takes a sip. "I didn't want our first kiss to be like this", he says. "Because he was drunk. It wasn't because he liked me, it was because he was drunk. This wasn't the plan", he says. More tears cascade down his face.

"Sleep in my room tonight", she says. "Let him come back to an empty room, maybe it will make him think about what he did". He nods his head and he grabs his pajamas. They head to her bedroom and he falls asleep in his suit on her couch within minutes. Tears stained his face, and he lay there in a drunk, distressed stupor. She sighs and pushes her hand through his hair. It was past midnight and the party won't be winding down for a while. She locks the door behind her and goes back to the party to find her family.

The next day Xie Yuchen wakes up with a massive headache. He cradles his head and sees Huo Xiu Xiu sleeping in her bed still wearing her dress. But her heels are thrown across the room. He sits up and looks around. He remembers Hei Yan Jing kissing him. He looks down at this phone and he sees it is late, his father would want to see him soon. He gets off the couch with some effort and waddles his way back to his bedroom. He enters the room afraid of Hei Yan Jing being awake. He looks at the bed and Hei Yan Jing is slumped across it. He was alone, his jacket was off and his shirt was wide open. Xie Yuchen walks up to him to check he is still breathing and sighs of relief when he sees his body moving with inhale and exhales. He places his shoes on the floor and heads into the bathroom to shower.

When he walks out from showering Hei Yan Jing is moving around. He pretends to not notice him and gets dressed. He was not even sure that Hei Yan Jing would remember last night, so he wants to act like nothing is wrong. But when he sees the man's eyes open he remembers the way their eyes looked at him before they kissed. He turns away and finishes throwing his shirt on.

"Xiao Hua", the voice says from the bed. It was low and hoarse. There was a tinge of panic in his voice.

"What?" Xie Yuchen snaps.

"What happened last night, I can't", Hei Yan Jing starts. He sits up and looks at the other man. "I can't remember anything. I-", he hangs his head in his hands, The sun was hitting his eyes and his head hurt. He felt like he was going to break apart. He grabs his shades and throws them on. He sees Xie Yuchen clearly staring at him.

"I will be very busy the next couple of days, entertain yourself", Xie Yuchen says, He walks out of the room and freezes before he turns back around. "The servants will be moving you into a spare guest room". He then slams the door behind him and runs out. Hei Yan Jing is left alone in the room feeling horrible emotionally and psychically. He does not know why Xie Yuchen was acting this way. He gets off the bed but his knees give out and he ends up on the floor. He cradles his head and there is a knock on the door. He wants to get up and get but everything is fuzzy. He is nauseous, and he feels like the world is caving in around him. He lays down on the floor, his head pressed against the cold hardwood.