"Did you see that? Coach Shen is checking Didi out." said Kang.
"She is always checking him." Xi Ze replied nonchalantly.
"I mean checking him out as in oogling. Look!" Kang said as his eyes beckoned the other two towards their direction.
True enough Yue was watching Didi as he lift bar but it was a soft look, with a naughty smile.
"I think they have crossed the boundary." Kang said, with a smug smile.
"You think so?" Kuan asked.
"She is not the only one. Look at Didi."
He was holding her waist as she did her knee up. With a lopsided smile on his face, his eyes watched her body as she moved her knees.
"Skin contact! I'm not surprised. Our friend haven't mated for at least a year and Yue might even be a v......" Kang said excitedly.
"Hey, time to have some finesse in your language." Xi Ze suggested.
"What I mean is Yue is a very nice girl. Happy?" Kang corrected his words.
"Better. She is firm but she is good for him." Xi Ze said.
"Didn't Didi say Zhou Ye have been texting him since he posted his Arxan video?" Kuan asked.
"She wants him back now? Too late." Xi Ze said, while doing his bicep curls.
"It's his decision. He was so madly in love with her when they got started." Kang said as he did his pull-ups.
"She broke his heart when she left. If I were Didi, I will just tell her off. He got someone better now." Kuan said.
"I hope he is strong enough to put his foot down." Xi Ze said.
"Look at them!" Kang pointed out.
Didi was whispering something in her ears and she was giggling, with her hand over his mouth.
"They look so horny..."
"Kang, language!"
"Okay okay, they look so eager."
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The girls were having a pamper time at Didi's house before preparing for a celebration party tonight in conjunction with his prelim contest. The F4 boys were in charge of bringing him home for the surprise. Yue got them each a footbath and mud mask which was a very girly thing to do, much to her housemates' curiousity of the change in her.
"Spill the beans. Are you going out with Didi?" Jia Qi asked.
"You shouldn't talk when you're doing the mud mask. Didi said you need to wait at least 15 minutes." Yue said.
Zi Wei and Jia Qi looked at each other. Now, they knew who taught Yue to do footbaths and mud masks. "How often do you guys do this together?"
"Oh, we just started after...." Yue stopped realizing that she was giving away too much details. She had not prepared to share with the girls. The truth was she did not know how to. Since that intimate moment with Didi, she had allowed him to kiss her and hold her hand but they never once talked about feelings or relationship. It was like something they avoided.
"After what....?" Jia Qi asked.
Yue blushed but it was hidden behind the mask. "After we kissed...."
The girls jumped up from the bath and caused water splashing all over. "Hey girls! You're making a mess!" Yue shouted. But they were so excited now that they started talking, ignoring that their mask was drying up.
"What else did you do?"
Yue looked aghast, and stammered. "What...what....No, we did not do it," knowing what they really wanted to hear. Her body started to grow warm, remembering how Didi had given her pleasure but they had not gone another step further after that.
"I m so happy for you Yue!"
"Finally you have a boyfriend!"
"Uh girls actually....we are not official yet."
"Why not? You kissed and you confessed."
"Neither one of us had confessed. I wanted to do it after his prelim."
"So, you jumped the gun? Hmm...we have a pair of eager rabbits here," Zi Wei teased.
"I should not have told you, girls!" She flustered even more.
"We won't judge you, Yue. But why are you not open with your feelings till now? What about Didi?"
Yue thought for a moment. She could not answer on behalf of him. "I'm still not sure if I'm just attracted to him physically only or I really like him. I mean I like him but I'm not sure if it's love. Argh!! I dunno, it's complicated." It's even more complicated now that they have explored each other, somewhat. Yue covered her face with her hands. "Don't ask me anymore, girls."
Jia Qi put her arm around her shoulder. "Yue, you love him. We can see that. Are you afraid of committing into a relationship?"
Yue slowly nodded. "I don't want it to turn out like what I had before."
Zi Wei smiled. "Wang He Di is Wang He Di. Not Jia Ming. You need to have more faith in him."
Suddenly, Yue felt an inner strength in her. "I know what to do. After the prelim. I will tell him how I feel." The girls hugged her tightly. "You deserve the best."
"Now, please help me clean up the mess!" Yue scolded. "Yes, coach!"
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"Didi, we know you guys have crossed the boundary! So are you dating officially?" Kang asked. They were in the car on the way to his apartment after their class. Didi smiled, remembering that intimate day and the soft kisses they shared after that. "I will confess to her after the prelim. "
Xi Ze teased. "Why are you so slow? Tell her now." Didi face turned grim. "I don't want to scare her off, Xi Ze."
"But, you guys have kissed. Duh? I don't get it." Kuan said.
"You will never get it because you have not dated before!" Xi Ze said, laughing.
"Women are complicated creatures. They can let you kiss them but they will hold you at an arm's length if you come any closer." Kang explained, sounding like a professor.
"Are you thinking about Zhou Ye? Did you meet her recently?" Xi Ze asked.
Didi nodded. "She wanted to meet me for a drink for old time's sake."
"Dangerous Didi. When an ex said that, she means 'take me back'." Kang warned.
"No, I don't think she will. She seems happy now on her own."
"Zhou Ye? I didn't tell you this when you guys were dating but I have seen her out with some of our friends in the same circle before." Kuan said.
Didi sighed. "I know. I tolerated that."
"Gosh Didi! She is two-timing and yet...."
"I loved her. Sometimes I think we should be together and she should not have left me. But we are friends now....I think."
"What about your feelings for Yue? Don't you think you need to be fair to her?" Kuan asked.
Didi paused, and stared out of the window for a moment. Then, he turned to look at his buddies. Xi Ze was driving but he was checking the rear mirror, waiting for his reply.
"I will make it clear with her after the prelim. She deserves to know." Didi said finally.
"I hope you will make the right move. Don't be an asshole like Jia Ming." Kuan teased him. Didi punched Kuan lightly in the stomach.
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When Didi and his friends arrived at his home, it was in darkness. He frowned. After the blackout, he had specifically left a light on at the front entrance for Yue all the time. "Strange, I think the bulb had burst," he commented. His friends raised their eyes at each other.
He opened the door and suddenly there was a loud pop.
"SURPRISE!!!!!!"
The lights came up and he saw Yue and her housemates, jumping out with confetti. His friends threw some confetti at him too. Yue was smiling. "Surprise, Wang He Di! It's a celebration party before you go for your prelim contest." Didi was stunned.
Yue pulled his hand to the dining table. "You can eat everything here and won't gain weight. We wanted to do this as a support for your hard work and...before I move out." She said the last part quietly. Didi turned to look at her softly "Thank you, Yue...." he leaned down to her and wanted to give her a kiss when the others hollered. "Oi!!! Go get a room!" Yue blushed and turned her face away, waving her hands. "Come everyone, let's eat. Please help yourselves."
While they busied getting their food, Yue pulled Didi to her room. She handed him a box. "What's this?" He said, curiously. She smiled. "Farewell present from Coach Shen. Open it." He opened the box and saw the latest pair of Nike AJs. "Turn it around." He followed what she told him and literally screamed. "Is this.....is this his signature?" Yue beamed. "James LeBron signed this for me when I asked him for a favor. A client of mine is a personal friend of his. It took me awhile to have this shipped over though. I hope you like it."
"I love it. Thank you Yue!" He pulled her close and hugged her. "It's the best gift ever." Can you not move away, he wanted to say. They finally pulled apart and Didi tucked a piece of hair behind her ear. "I have something for you too. Come to my room."
The others had started eating when Didi pulled her into his room. "Are they making babies already?" asked Kang. The others roared.
"Here, I wanted to give you after the prelim but...I could not wait." He said giving her a paper bag. She opened it and gasped. It was the cream colored dress and pink suit! "Didi, you shouldn't! When will I wear this?" she asked.
"What about during my final contest? You will be my supporter." He said, smiling with a twinkle in his eyes. Yue looked up at him, her eyes misted. "Thank you. Nobody had got me clothes before. You are the first."
"Do I get kiss?" He said leaning his cheek towards her.
She put her face close to his and suddenly used her fingers to form a peck on his cheeks. "That's all you get from me!"
"Shen Yue, don't forget we are still under the same roof. I always get what I want." He teased.
"No, you don't!" She started running away as he grabbed her spinning her around. She laughed so loud that their friends were wondering what was going on in the room. "I believe that is the aftermath of making babies." Kuan joked. The girls looked at him confused. "What does aftermath mean?"
"Girls, you don't need to know that much. Let's drink for our friends!"
When they finally came out of the room, their tummies were rumbling and they attacked the food. Xi Ze gave a toast to Didi and everyone wished him luck for his prelim.
"Thank you everyone. I will do my best and won't let you down." He said, beaming. He looked at Yue. I will win the contest for you. She smiled and looked down. She knew he would.
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Author's notes:
Do you know that we are past halfway to this story? Also we are coming to the end of the last month of this decade!! Have you come closer to your goals yet?
💜💛Hsien
4.12.2019