Chapter 41 - Part VII
(Specialized Chapter)
Featuring: Li Quan and Xiao Man

'Two chocolate flavoured ice-creams please.' I asked sweetly to the young lady in bright pink apron who was taking my order.

I turned my head, shifting my gaze to the girl sitting at the table just outside of the ice cream parlour. Earlier on, I discovered a secret of hers. She was my good friend's date. Or in other words, his beloved online buddy. However, there are both pros and cons to this matter. The good thing was that at least Li Quan's perfect and lovely online friend was quite a good catch. The bad thing, obviously, is that she was my first love, and even up to now, I was still in love with her. I looked at how she sat at the table, twirling her handphone strap around her hand, and releasing it back all at once continuously. She looked sexy in her black singlet decorated with accessories, paired with a simple light blue denim jeans. I smiled to myself, for I barely had a chance to speak to her these days.

I took out my wallet and fished out 3 $2 notes and handed them to the girl, and proceeded by taking the two ice cream cones from her hands. I flashed a last killer smile to her, before heading back to the table.

'She was totally checking you out when you were walking back okay..'

'Yea poor girl. Probably one of those who will get ditched by you after some time.' She joked, while licking the top of her ice cream off.

'Hey, I told you she is not my cup of tea!'

'But I am so not joking!'

'You!'

'Well...You know, I meant...' I tried to explain but crap was just coming straight out of my mouth like a never ending river.

I looked up and saw her grinning at me. My face flushed into a pinkish-red colour immediately. I've never experienced something like this before, a girl sort of praising me truthfully from her heart. However, would she...would she go out with me if I confessed right on the spot?

'Xiao Man, will you go out with me?' I asked bravely, hoping her answer would be positive.

I saw her face, it looked calm. Does this mean she will accept me? Or did she not hear it?

'Let's be good friends first. I want to know you better first.'
'...'
'Wei Yu?'
'Huh? Yes, sure.'

She smiled yet again. But, why do I feel like there's something tearing a hole in my chest? She didn't really reject me, but why am I still feeling the heart ache? Have I been longing for her for too long, so it reacted this way? I sighed and continued eating my ice cream, which part of it had melted due to the hot sun.
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'Argh!'

I dropped dead onto my bed, thinking of what had happened earlier on. Was I being too selfish? Lying to Xiao Man about me being her online friend. I wondered how I should tell this to Li Quan later. But he wouldn't mind, I mean like, would he? He should know that I have liked Xiao Man all these while, so if I told him the truth, he would give way to me, wouldn't he? Haix.

'Ring Ring Ring!~'

I got startled. It was my cellphone. I took it out from my pocket and looked at the caller id. It was Li Quan.

'Oh no! Why is he calling at a time like this? What should I say? Should I tell him the truth? Or should I lie?' I thought to myself frantically.

After a few seconds, I decided to pick up his call.

'Hello?'
'What took you so long to pick up your call?'
'Sorry.'
'Wei Yu you bastard! Come over to my room now!'
'W-what?'
'...'

He had hung up on me. Have he found out about this already? He sounded really angry for sure. I shrugged, and proceeded to his room.
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Finally finished this chapter! I thought for quite a while before being able to type this finish. I'm sorry for the really long updates, just that I keep re-writing my chapters. xD This story on Xiao Man, Li Quan & Wei Yu might take another 5-8 more chapters. I'm sorry to you guys, but I do not want to write this special chapter half way, so I've decided to write this finish. I hope I do not lose any readers due to this special chapter, so do be understanding okay?
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