Secret Love Nest

The Couch pt2

The next morning, during breakfast, I asked Qing again if he can join me and Xiao later for dinner.

Qing: I don't know for sure, Love. I don't want to say yes and then back out in the last minute because the practice and team meeting will take more time. Maybe it's better if I don't promise you anything.

I nodded my understanding. Qing doesn't want to give his words and give me false hope that he can come for it to be broken. He doesn't want to disappoint me and Xiao.

Me: I understand.

Qing: (smiling gratefully) I will call you if I can join. Just send me the address of the place where you and Xiao will meet up and have dinner. If the team meeting ended early, I will call you.

Me: Okay.

Qing: Buy a gift for Xiao. It doesn't matter if it's a bit expensive, I will split the cost with you. So it can be our gift to him. I will also message him later to greet him.

I feel glad at his plan. It's reassuring for me to know that Qing likes my friends. That he likes Xiao.

Qing: (turning serious) Dayu, you and Xiao are not planning to get drunk tonight. Right?

Me: (shaking my head) No. Getting wasted is not on the agenda tonight. Xiao said that he is maturing now. He doesn't look forward to a wild party anymore. 

Qing: (smiling and nodding in relief) That's good. I guess because Meng is not here too, you and Xiao will behave a little because you are missing one crew from your band.

Me: I am not sure. I think Meng is busy preparing to be a father even though Nushi is only on her second trimester of pregnancy.

Qing: (amazed) It's scary how much you know about prenancies.

Me: It's because I read, Wang Qing. You should try it.

Qing: (affronted) Hey, I read.

Me: Sure, I know you read too. Magazine and comics. And those boring hardcore crime books of yours. You should try different materials, like poetry and novels. And you should read online too.

Qing: (shaking his head) I will not read weird stuffs post online like you do. Those things rot your brain.

Me: Of course not.

Qing: You get weird ideas while reading post in the internet. You should curtail that hobby.

Me: I love reading. It's not my fault if those are posted on the net. I just read them.

Qing: Reading them is not a crime. Believing all you read online is. Stop believing too much on things you read, Dayu. Sometimes, they are fictions.

Me: Whatever. Call me if you will join us, okay?

Qing: (standing from his seat to kiss my forehead) I will.

We got ready for our work. Qing has a pictorial and team meeting today. I have an appointment in a skin clinic and an interview this afternoon that will last til dinner time. But like I said, I will bow out to meet Xiao for his birthday dinner.

After my skin consultation, I took advantage of the fact that I am in a mall to shop for a gift for my friend.

I crossed things on my list. Like caps, watches, shoes, pants, shirts. Anything related to clothings, I crossed out on my list. Also perfume and anything hygiene related. Xiao is pretty hygienic and exacting on the products he uses for himself.