"That's it. Mrs. Mo will hate me now. She will judge my character and think that I am after her son due to their money." Chen thought to herself as she went into the bathroom to shower.
But little did Chen know that her sleeping like that had reminded the whole household of some very pleasant memories. They used to find Kio sleeping outside with his sister many mornings. It was the reason that Mrs. Mo's eyes had filled with love and Mr. Mo had cried. This was the reason that the whole household, even the servants, were in a exceptionally good mood today.
Mo Kio followed his mother into the living room and told all that had happened when Chen had woken up. Mrs. Mo could not stop her laughter upon hearing the story and said, "She is such an innocent girl."
Mo Kio: "Not really mom. She's actually pretty smart. She's just dumb like that in front of Xia."
Mrs. Mo: *smiling* "She actually reminds me a lot of someone."
Mo Kio's face fell upon hearing this and he looked down. Mrs. Mo instantly regreted her statement and she wished that she could take it back. This topic had been a taboo in their hous for two years and Kio's reaction had always been the worst.
Mrs. Mo knew that Kio still blamed himself for what happened then. But she thought that maybe, just maybe, Chen had begun filling up the deep hole inside his heart.
After what seemed like an eternity to Mrs. Kio, Mo Kio looked up with a sad smile on his face and said, "Me too mom. Me too."
He then hugged his mother and left to shower. Mrs. Mo stood there in a trance. It wasn't until some time later that she realised what had actually happened. Tears welled up in her eyes as she held mouth and smiled.
"It seems she really is filling up the hole inside him, little by little." Mrs. Mo thought as she wiped her tears.
After Yu Chen had finished showering, she came into the room and picked up the dress on the bed. It was a baby blue floral print dress with quarter sleeves. The dress had yellow small flowers printed across it.
Yu Chen looked at it and thought, "This dress is really pretty. But it's so not up my alley. I'm definitely a loose t-shirt and baggy jeans kind of girl. And I'm no Hua, I wonder if I'll be able to manage dresses on two consecutive days. Anyway, Mrs. Mo went through the trouble of bringing it for me, so I'm definitely wearing it."
After she had put on the dress, Chen put her hair in a messy bun and looked around for shoes. But she only had her black and white sandles from yesterday. She sighed and thought, "Wearing heels is such a hassle, I wonder if I could borrow some shoes from Kio."
At this thought, Yu Chen went outside barefoot. She went to the living room where Si Xia was sitting with Mrs. Mo. She said, "Ah Chen, I'm happy to see that the dress fits you perfectly. But why are you barefoot?"
The dress was ended two inches below Chen's knees, due to which her feet were clearly visible.