A Love For Keeps

Ally

(LIYAN)

I stayed beside Qing until we were called to have an early dinner meal with the shooting team. The commercial for our newest products had done their works and the Advertising team had invited us for dinner. After the meal, the whole team will leave Hainan and return to Beijing.

That will include YuZhu, Qing's ex and a model/endoser of our products. It's been a hellish three and a half days and looking after Qing so YuZhu cannot get near him was tasking. I feel like a mother dog, guarding my new born pup and ready to snarl at anyone who tries to come near.

Qing is my pup in the analogy. And YuZhu is the annoying bug who keeps on pestering my boss and friend.

And if beating YuZhu with a stick just for him to stay away from Qing is not enough, Dayu also came along.

And Qing is now a guy who cannot even pay attention. Making my job doubly hard.

Why?! Why did they met each other in the beach this morning? If I will believe Dayu's creepy friend, Qing and Dayu had a chance meeting this morning that led to awkward moments and an argument.

"Just tell me what?" I asked Qing while we are getting ready to move out of the beach house we rented for the duration of our stay here in Hainan. Hainan is located at the South of the country. With the sea spanning it's edges. There's an island near here in mainland Hainan that is called the "Maldives of China". I wanted to go and check it out but that plan got lost now that I have to look out after Qing.

"What what?" Qing asked back. Tiredness on his tone.

"What did you and Dayu argued about this morning when you met him along the beach when you had your morning run?" I clarified the question for him.

Qing frowned, "How did you...?"

"His friend came here after lunch, looking for you. I think he is mad. I asked why, he said he wanted to talk to you about Dayu. Apparently, his friend is also lost during their seminar. Similar to you..." I waved my hand to him.

"Lost? I am not..."

"Please," I stopped Qing from denying it. "You barely listened to that phone conference. You forgot data and even the whole folder of research we did here. Something that never happened before. You were lost this whole day. And I for one, cannot take it anymore. So talk to me, Wang Qing. What happened between you and Dayu?"

Qing stared at me. I combat his stare with one of my own. He sighed and sat at a lone chair by the kitchen counter. "I don't know. He...rejected me already. You know me, once a person said no to me...I..."

"You don't bother them anymore. I know. You once told me that you didn't talked to your father for two months after he said no to you wanting to learn skateboarding when you were eight. In his panic that you might never talk to him again, your Baba even bought you a skateboard. You don't take rejection well, Wang Qing. I know. I know you also dismiss people who dismiss you. That is why I am worrying. Dayu already rejected you...twice. Why bother with him again?" That is puzzling on me.

Qing pressed his thumb and forefinger on his eyes and the bridge of his nose. "I don't know. He is just standing there. The sun rising. He...asked if we can be friends. I lost my cool and I kissed him. That's what happened," he waved his hand in the air while explaining.

My eyes widened, "You kissed him?" I cannot help exclaiming.

"Oh, you didn't know that. AhnZong didn't mention it?"

"No he did not!" What should I do with this guy? Qing is stressing me out. Now they are kissing? Really?

Qing shrugged, "It just happened. Like I said, it's sunrise and Dayu is standing there...bathe in morning light..."