Gemstone of F4(Meteor Garden)- On Hold

Coming Home*

I arrived at the Shanghai airport after being gone for the entire summer, I was finishing up last minute classes, I'm a fashion designer I love making clothes and playing with fabric. When I'm not working on my countless sewing projects, I'm drawing in my sketch books or writing in my journal. I also paint and do other artsy stuff. I liked to be artistically productive.

 Once a year every summer I got to attend workshops around the world like Tokyo or Korea the latter of which I was just in visiting one of my best friends Yoon Serena she's a singer.  One of her friends.... So Yi Jung had a sculpting class and I was allowed to sit in for free. I also use this time to check out competition and learn new techniques. 

Our other friends Aimi Nishikado and Taliana Param were there as well. Aimi owned a small bakery in Tokyo, she's really good and Talia is an actress from Thailand. 

We met one day in Korea when we were taking an art class, we started talking and learned we had so many things in common such as being adopted, and being friends with F4 groups, there are several F4 groups all around the world. Shanghai, Tokyo, Korea, Thailand. I never imagined I'd befriend them, but I'm happy to have people to talk to that understand.

Serena was left in an orphanage her birth parents died, she was adopted into a Korean family that had a boy her same age, they're twins just like me and Ximen. She and I have a similar backstory only both her birth parents and adopted parents died, she and her twin brother were left to fend for themselves. Serena understood what it is to be abandoned and to be a little overprotective over our boys. 

As for Aimi her father and mother got divorced, her mother remarried and she was kicked out, she and her father ended up living with her paternal uncle and cousin, they're really nice people.  Aimi got married but unfortunately Sojiro died leaving Aimi and their unborn son Haru. It took Serena, Talia and I along time to bring her out of her depressed state, Haru being born gave her the extra push she needed. 

Now Taliana Paramaanantra wasn't adopted but she was born into a high family in Thailand, She's the youngest out of two, an older sister Tia and a brother Thyme. Her family situation is a little different than ours. She really has no interest in dating anyone at the moment and because her name was so big she goes by Talia Param.

And me? I came to Shanghai with my mother on a trip, the only thing I remember is her telling me she'd come back and then she didn't. Ximen found me and saved me, he took me home with him, our parents loved me so much they adopted me on the spot. I grew up in a happy and safe environment and wasn't treated any different than the others. 

Anyway, the girls and I became best friends, we are the sisters of F4 and our connections are endless. Every summer we make plans to meet up usually in Korea since Serena didn't like to travel. We go on a vacation trip just us girls.

I smiled grabbing my pink suitcase and purse wearing a pink shirt and white pants with heels and started departing the plane. 

People screamed and stared as I stepped into the building. 

Removing my white sunglasses, a couple of girls ran up to me, so I smiled allowing them to take a picture with me and signed a few autographs. Bowing to me they all quickly ran off back to their parents or whoever they were with. I giggled at their hyperness. 

"Xiaoli!" 

I heard my name being called I looked over only to be crushed by arms.

"Oi let go" I told them hitting them in the arm playfully. The person pulled back and I smiled finding my brother Ximen. 

Opening my arms for another hug, he happily obliged wrapping his arms around me. I buried my head into his shoulder already feeling the tears coming.  When it came to my brother, I guess you could say I was an emotional person, he's the closet person I had outside of all the boys including Lei.  We might not be blood related but he will always be my twin. 

"Hey where's our hugs"

 I looked over laughing at Meizuo, Lei and Ah Si.

I pulled from my brother and hugged Meizuo and then Ah Si.  Pulling from the two, I turned to Lei and nearly started crying again. Lei knowingly pulled me into his arms calmly letting out a small chuckle. I sniffed burring my head into his shoulder, I took my time with this one.

When I stepped back I noticed a girl with them short black hair seeming to be annoyed with the thought of being here but at the same time being polite. She noticed I was staring and quickly bowed.

"Niao I'm Dong Shancai."

"Ah the girl whom Ah Si has been picking on" I said glancing between them all. 

 Lei, Ximen and Meizuo smirked at what I said. 

 "Hey!" Ah Si exclaimed.

"I'm Xiaoli Yan." I told her smirking at Si, Ximen took my suitcases while Meizuo and Lei grabbed my other things and Lei grabbed my hand leading me outside with them.

Sometimes having four boys paid off. 

"So, you're Ximen's sister?" Shancai asked.

"Twin." I said nodding watching Ximen put my suitcase in his trunk. 

"And your married to Huaze Lei?" 

"Yup." I said grinning happily. 

 I was surprised to see only two cars parked. Ximen's and mine that I allowed Lei to drive when I wasn't here. It was something I had saved up and bought on my own after winning my first couple showcases.

Lei came up behind me wrapping an arm around my waist and leading me over to the passenger seat, I smiled he opened my door, and I kissed his cheek getting in. 

He closed the door and walked around getting in Shancai and Ah Si were in the back with us  while Meizuo and Ximen got in Ximen's car.

Lei pulled out of the parking lot reaching over to silently grab my hand linking our fingers together I grinned letting them lay in my lap.

 Looking over at him our eyes met for a brief moment smiling at each other, from the corner of my eye I could see Shancai staring. 

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Before long we arrived at home. 

Lei and I were happily married for about a year and lived together naturally. Ximen lived beside us in a duplex.  It was perfect for us; I loved my brother but we both loved having our space to create. He's a tea maker just like Dad and he's the best, he always kept us fully stocked. I can make it too, but Ximen did it better, Anyway we were close by. 

Now our house, it looked fancy and rich on the outside but the inside it was more simpler. Just because we had money and lived a high social and lavish able lifestyle didn't mean I had to act like one of those snobby women. 

 We went into the living room, where Ximen served tea and I told them all about my travels I was sitting on the couch with Lei our hands linked together. 

"You're a....fashion designer?" Shancai asked surprised.

"Yes. Most of what the boys wear I made along with many designs at my studio Gemstone" I told her nodding. "I also draw, paint and do other artsy stuff, just recently I learned to sculpt." 

"Oh wow"

I smiled taking a sip of my tea, it tasted like chocolate mint my favorite and laid my head on Lei's shoulder in content.

I yawned feeling Lei lean back on the couch I instantly cuddled up to him without thinking my eyes started feeling heavy.

I didn't even know I was falling asleep until I felt myself being picked up then something soft.  I opened my eyes a bit smiling, finding myself in our room, Lei returned it bending down I reached up wrapping arms around his neck, one of his hands cupped my face.....Kissing him.

I could feel everything he was telling me it was the feeling of happy, love and a small amount of the year we spent apart. We pulled back grinning I curled up on my bed, He kissed my forehead, I let out a small giggle closing my eyes, the bed dipped a little, I felt him wrap an arm around my waist laying with me. 

"Welcome home Xiaoli, I missed you"

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Didn't change a whole lot, just a few bits and pieces.! Lei and Xiaoli are married! 

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Edited 9/13/2021