Chapter 3: Taking Advantage of Drunk Guys
Her unexpected words flustered Ye Jie as he lost his equanimity for a while. He coughed a little when he heard her amusing voice again, "Did I just catch you checking me out?" He looked up at her narrowed eyes staring right back at him.
"It-It's a misunderstanding," His words faltered a bit which caused an amusing smile to linger on Xu Mey's lips.
"Relax, It's not like I'll eat you or something," She turned back to her drink and continued, "I didn't mind you checking me out. I check myself out all the time."
Her words lead another coughing fit to follow as he looked at her calm face again. Seeing his widened eyes, she added, "Don't you check yourself out in the mirror every morning?" Ye Jie nodded his head hesitatingly. "So, how do you checking yourself out in the mirror is different from me checking myself out?" She raised her arched brow in a questioning manner.
"Is it a rhetorical question?" After a period of time, Ye Jie succeeded in uttering a few words.
"Maybe... Maybe not."
Ye Jie trudged and settled himself beside her while he observed her features. Other than having a delicate clear skin, she had the most alluring black eyes. Ye Jie asked for red wine while she mixed soju with the beer in a glass. They didn't interact any further.
Eventually, she left the bar when Wu Wang dragged her to the dance floor. His eyes trailed behind her to the dance floor while she happily laughed displaying her beautiful dimple. Her dance steps were unhurried as she swayed her body a little letting herself lose to the beats of music. Her soft curls bounced forming an enchantment of dark clouds hiding her small beautiful face.
Observing her dance moves triggered a smile on his grim face. Alcohol was not Ye Jie' strong suit but her smiling face and dance moves enthralled him and he didn't realize how many glasses he downed.
'Ahh, my head hurts.' That was the first thought that came to Ye Jie's mind as he rubbed his temples to soothe the pain. His eyelids felt like holding tons of weight and it took some effort for him to open his eyes. In his groggy state, he saw the wall length glass windows through which the blazing sunlight fell on him making him shut his eyes again.
"Finally, you're awake," When Ye Jie heard that soft voice, his heart shook a bit and opened his eyes, instantly. There she was leaning against the door frame with a tray in her hand. She walked towards him and noticed his abashed look. She placed the tray on the side table and offered him the ginger drink to ease up his hangover.
He took the glass from her hand with gratitude and looked down to see him wearing the suit he wore last night. Observing the way he sighed in relief after seeing his own clothes, Xu Mey smiled in a mischevious way.
"I don't like taking advantage of drunk guys. So, you can be at ease." He opened his mouth to explain but she cut him with her own words, "Especially the broken-hearted ones."
Ye Jie's eyes widened in shock as he raised his head to see her walking towards the windows as she pulled the sheen curtains. Her slim figure had tight fitted jeans paired with an over-sized black shirt while her hair was tied in a high pony-tail. It was a simple ensemble but on her, it felt much more. It made her appear like a young girl.
"How did you know? Did I say something last night?" Ye Jie was feeling disturbed, he knew if he said something than Ming Qu must have known by now. 'Drunk Ye Jie was more than bearable' that's what Ming Qu always said.
"No, you didn't. It was not difficult to conjecture. You were drunk and alone, apart from that topic there were no spare rooms in the hotel. So, I brought you to mine as a good human being." 'Which I'm definitely not.' Obviously, she left the last part unsaid. She strode towards the door as she added, "There are some spare clothes on the chair, take a shower before asking any further."
At all the parties, Xu Mey was the final one to exit. Previous night when she was leaving the party, she happened to see Ye Jie blacked out on the bar counter. His head was buried in the crook of his arm as he slept peacefully. Xu Mey looked around and asked the hotel staff to inquire about his room no but since Ye Jie arrived right before the wedding ceremony, he hadn't booked a room for himself.
Due to the wedding season, there was not a single room available. Wu Wang had a female companion which leads to Lin Shen sharing the room with the other two. Thinking about all the possibilities, Xu Mey ushered him to her own Presidential suite.
Coming to the next morning...
She walked out and Ye Jie decided to take a hot shower to ease up his aching body. The ginger drink worked like magic for him. His head was not as heavy as it had been when he woke up earlier. After the shower, he walked to the living area where Xu Mey was busy on her laptop. When she saw him enter, she offered him a cup of coffee while he took a seat opposite of hers.
"Ming Qu left me at the party?" He wasn't asking her but she heard his words.
"What? Do you expect the groom to take care of you on his wedding night?" Her eyes were fixed on the laptop as she asked. "Because I wouldn't expect that. Not even in my wildest dreams." She was shaking her in slow-motion.
Ye Jie nodded his head in understanding. "Thanks for last night." He passed a sincere smile in gratitude.
"It's not a big deal." She saw the way he was chewing his lower lip and said, "If you have something to ask, feel free."
Ye Jie played with a black stone ring on his ring finger while he asked, "How did you guess about my breakup?"
"There are two situations when people drink themselves to the state of fainting; either they are extremely happy or they are awfully sad."
"So, are you extremely happy or awfully sad?" Ye Jie asked after a moment when he remembered the way she drank last night. He clearly remembered that she drank a hell lot more than him but she appeared to be fine.
Xu Mey raised her eyes and glanced at his extraordinary handsome face. "Neither." Just one word was her reply but Ye Jie felt that one word was like a mask that hid a million scars behind it. But he didn't pry any further. 'The prerequisite of feeling happy or sad is; having feelings, to begin with.' Naturally, she wouldn't voice that out.
"I should take my leave now. I've to catch my flight in a few hours." Ye Jie got up from his seat and picked up his last night suit with him.
"Mr. Rain!" Ye Jie heard her leisurely voice and turned to look at her. "Remember, 'While there are green hills, there'll be wood to burn'(Where there is life, there is hope). So, don't be so dishearted 'No man is a perfect man; no gold is sufficiently bare.'(no-one's perfect)"
Her metaphors made him laugh lightly as he bit his lower lip softly. "Thanks for the advice, Ms. Cherry. Hope we see each other again."
Saying that he walked out of her Presidential Suite with a broad smile gracing his handsome features.
CREATORS' THOUGHTS 
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XiaoMeeHee So, Phew *wiping the sweat*
Did you guys like the first meeting of our 'Mr. Rain' aka Ye Jie and 'Ms. Cherry' aka Xu Mey?
What do you guys think is the reason behind their nicknames?
I personally loved writing this meeting, it made me giddy for GOD knows what reason.
I would love to hear your thoughts in the comment section. Don't forget to comment and you can throw half a power stone my way if you liked reading it. *making puppy dog eyes*
Until next time, Peaches!!!
Chapter 4: You're A Very Scary Person
Just as Ye Jie walked inside his family house, he could hear the loud argument between his younger brother, Ye Jun and his father, Ye Kang. He sighed as he shook his head a little prior to strutting inside the opulent Chinese villa.
When Ye Jie came back from Ming Qu's wedding 6 months ago, he tried to contact Lu Yuhan plenty of times but she ignored him and finally, moved to Country E without even informing him.
Ye Jie decided to come clean to his family and as expected, everyone was worried for him but they understood his pain and didn't push him for details. For that, he was really thankful to everyone. His mother, Zhou Ning even said, "I'll find a much better girl for my precious son."
Their love was overwhelming for him because they always embraced his short-comings with open arms. The thought of their warmth caused a soft smile to appear on his face.
"I'm not going to marry her and that's my final decision, dad," Ye Jun bellowed at his father while throwing daggers with his glare.
"You were fine with the arranged marriage before. What's the problem now?" Father Ye, asked while he held his head. Mother Ye held Father Ye's arm and brought him to sit on the sofa as she offered him water. He took the water with gratitude in his eyes.
Seeing his father's deteriorating health, Ye Jun softened his voice, "Dad, I agreed before because the marriage was going to be with Xu Liqing, the younger daughter of the Xu family. But now, they want me to marry Xu Mey, the eldest daughter. That Xu Mey is infamous because of how cowardly and timid she is. I can't spend my life with someone like that. She's a useless wretch."
Father Kang patted his son's head as he said, "I heard about that son. But Xu Liqing fell in love with someone else. This marriage between Ye's and Xu's was decided by your grandfather, if you'll say no then how'll I face your grandfather in death?"
Ye Jie listened to the entire conversation and he understood the gist. "If they are replacing the younger daughter with the eldest one then we can do the same," Ye Jie suggested while giving a hug to his mother.
"Brother, you want to take my place?" Ye Jun asked unsurely. He was most familiar with his brother's nature and knowing him, it was inevitable to not know how much he loved his last girlfriend.
"Xiao Jie, you don't have to do this," Mother Ye said while looking at her son lovingly.
"Mom, I'm already 30. I have to marry someone. So, why not Xu Mey or whatever her name is."
"Thank you, son! Father will always be grateful for saving my face," Father Ye hugged his eldest son with a warm smile on his elderly face.
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"You agreed for the wedding?" Li Qiao was the first one to ask. Xu Mey was having a group-call with her best friends. When she told them about getting married, at first, they didn't believe her and then gave her an expression like she had gone crazy.
"Yes, I agreed." She replied while unpacking her clothes. She came back to her family house because his grandfather called her. The news of the day was she's getting married to a person she had never met before.
"Why?" All of them screeched simultaneously piercing her ears making her wince.
"Aish. Shut up!" Her shouting made them close their mouths. "It's not that I want to get married but this marriage is actually a blessing in disguise. Right now, the only way to separate me from Xu family is marrying into the Ye family."
After a pause, she added, "You know very well that I'm a strong believer of the saying, 'There is always hope, even in the bleakest moments.'* And I know very well, how to hold onto that hope."
"You have other ways to accomplish your goals with Xu family. I don't think you need to use Ye's for that," Lin Shen's words were right as expected of him being the smartest of them.
"I can do that but boys, it's not wise to lay all your cards open at once." Her reply left them with their own thoughts.
"But what's the guarantee that your future husband will take your side in destroying the Xu's? After all, Ye's and Xu's are not only establishing a personal relationship, they are also establishing a business one as well." Wu Wang's worry was not far-fetched. It was the reality.
"And that's why I'm marrying into that family," Xu Mey replied in her calm voice again making them confused. "Right now, if I play my cards, Xu Corporations will get Ye Enterprises to help stable themselves and the only way to stop Ye's from helping is infiltrating from the inside. And what better way is to creep in than being a part of them?"
Understanding her plan, all of them broke into a fit of laughter. "Gosh, it's a good thing, I'm your friend. You're a very scary person, Mey." Everyone agreed with Lin Shen's comment.
"I'm more cunning than scary, boys," She smiled looking out the window observing the orange rays painting the sky. The sunset seemed rather beautiful today.
"Goodbye, boys! I have to get my beauty sleep. After all, I'm meeting my future husband tomorrow," The way she said 'husband' made them cringe.
They all felt sorry for her future husband. But they'll never say it out loud. No matter if she's scary, cunning or a complete devil, for them, she'd always be their precious little girl.
*(It's a dialogue from Korean Show, 'It's Okay, That's Love')
CREATORS' THOUGHTS
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Xu Mey: Let's see what you got, future husband. *evil laugh*
Ye Jie: *Achoo* Who's bad-mouthing me?
Author: *feeling a cringe*
Time for the second meeting...
Okay, so peaches this chapter was about the background explaining the reason behind the arranged marriage. Hope you guys liked it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
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Until next time!!!
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