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“I want to have a baby.” Steve managed not to spit his coffee in Bucky’s face.“Well, for that, you’d usually need a boyfriend.”“I was kind of hoping that… that you’d…”Oh. -In which Bucky wants to have Steve's baby, and Steve is a very concerned dad-to-be.
Bookmarks:Harloz peepz!! We were tired of seeing Alec Su with Vivian Chen, so we decided
to do a sequel with Vicki Zhao in it!! For those who have not watched the show,
here are the characters:
Alec Su: Jiang Wu Que
Vicki Zhao: Fang Wei Wei
Vivian Chen: Tie Xin Lan
Jimmy Lin: Jiang Xiao Yu
Theresa Lee: Xiao La Jiao Zhang Jing (Xiao Xian Nu)
Nicky Wu: Wu Qi Long
Ruby Lin: Lin Xin Ru
Zhang Tie Lin: Fang Zhi Hang (Wei Wei's father)
Sunny Chan: Cheng Yong Jun (Ya Wen's husband)
** Ya Wen is a lady that looks alike Zhang Jing but have no blood-related
relationship. She's her very best friend that Zhang Jing didn't meet after Ya
Wen's married.
This is the summary of JDSJ 1
The twins were separated at birth, growing up in
completely different places with different guardians. They had no knowledge of
the other, yet they knew subconsiously that they had another half somewhere out
there. Despite that they have never met, or really known of the other's
existence, they saw each other in their dreams, and grew up together in their
minds......
Both of the twins were handsome young men, but one of
the twins wore a scar on his cheek, his name was Xiao Yu Er. He grew up in E Ren
Gu (a place where the worst theives and murders lived) and his four guardians
were the &Four Cruel Ones.& He soon learned all their tricks and
martial arts, and he became such a devil that he was soon feared by all in E Ren
Gu, for whoever messed up with him had a bad ending for he would find a way
somehow to get the person back, threefolds...
As for the other twin, Hua Wu Que, he grew up in Yi Hua
Gong, a place that no one dare go near, and everyone feared. His guardians were
two of the coldest, and yet the most beautiful women on earth, lady Lian Xin and
Yao Yue. He was the only man in the place that had hundreds and hundreds of
female servants. There was no laughter there, no smiles allowed, and he grew up
to be an expressioness, emotionless person.
Years passed by, the twins were now twenty. Their
guardians decided to set them out into the world. Hua Wu Que was given a mission
by his guardian, Yao Yue, to kill Xiao Yu Er. He didn't know that Xiao Yu Er was
his twin, but Yao Yue knew. She wanted, for revenge, to have the two siblings
kill each other, that to her was the sweetest revenge of all against her
ex-lover, Yan Nan Tian, the twin's non blooded brother, that had loved, then
deserted her.
When they first met, the twins felt deep stirrings in
their hearts. Though Yao Yue wanted Hua Wu Que to kill Xiao Yu Er, he somehow
couldn't do it, disobeying her orders for the first time in his life. He fell in
love with Tie Xin Lan, a girl that had fallen first for Xiao Yu Er. Xiao Yu Er
seems to love her also, but he thought himself the smartest person on earth, so
how can he be caught so easily? Thus, he went about making her hate him, until
in the end, she finally chose Hua Wu Que over him...
There was also Zhang Jing who had at first hated Xiao
Yu Er at the first sight, but then slowly she came to relize that she couldn't
live without him. And with that decision, she decided she was never letting him
In the end, the twins were pressured into a duel. But
knowing how badly they would feel if either one of them killed the other, they
decided to take this poison that could make them look as though they had died to
fool Yao Yue into telling the secret.
When they pretended to die, Yao Yue really did tell
all, letting out a secret that she had kept hidden for the past twenty painful
years. Going hysterical, she screamed out her hate at her once a time lover,
telling him that Xiao Yu Er and Hua Wu Que were siblings, no, twins! That was
when the twins woked up. Yan Nan Tian killed himself trying to overcome Yao
Yue's hate..
Yao Yue took his body with her, and left, her hate
finally gone. Tie Xin Lan and Hua Wu Que was together in the end, however Zhang
Jing wasn't sure she could cope with all the shadows of the other women in Xiao
Yu Er's heart... In the end, she stayed, and they started afresh....
Written by Suzeng Wei. Revised and edited by Jean Nee
“Lian Xin…Lian Xin…I promised you I wouldn’t let
you die and I won’t let you die,” whispered Yao Yue, staring intensely at
her beautiful younger sister who lay in a glass box. “Yan Nan Tian killed
I won’t let you go that easily. I must and will find a cure for you.
It’s a promise.” Tears welled up in her eyes as she recalled that day when
she had been so angry that she’d unknowingly hit Lian Xin too hard – and had
regretted her rash act.
Someone knocked on the door, and she said without lifting her eyes from Lian
Xin’s prostrate form, “Who is it?”
“Da Gu Gu, it is Wu Que.”
“Come in.”
The door opened slowly and Jiang Wu Que stepped in. Yao
Yue turned to face the young man whom she’d brought up and thought that he was
growing handsomer and stronger with each passing day. He stood in his white
robes with a fan in his hand, commanding and comelier than any man within a
hundred-mile radius – without taking his brother into consideration. He bent
his head slightly to show his respect, and said, “Xin Lan and I have decided
to go out into the streets today. Would you like to join us?”
Yao Yue’s eyes softened. What a faithful person he
was! “No,” she said. “I must find a cure for your Xiao Gu Gu.”
Wu Que cast a pained look at Lian Xin, whom he loved
dearly. He bent his head again and said, “If that is the case, I shall not ask
Da Gu Gu to join us.”
“Well?” Tie Xin Lan asked anxiously. Wu Que closed
the door softly and shook his head. “She wants to concentrate on saving Xiao
“She is very much changed,” Xin Lan remarked.
“She is softer and kinder, and is not so set on revenge any more.”
Wu Que decided not to answer her. “Let us go,” he said, and, putting his
hand on the small of her back, gently but firmly pushed her away from Yao
Yue’s room.
“What? So much for so few vegetables?” Fang Wei Wei
demanded. “What do you think your vegetables are made of – silver? I’m not
paying so much! You’d better lower your prices now!”
“Miss, who do you think you are?” the stallholder
asked angrily. “My prices are extremely reasonable!”
“You’re a thief!” Wei Wei accused. She was not in
a good mood that day on account of her father’s lecturing her about waking up
early in the morning, so she was quite ready for a quarrel. Usually she would
never think about arguing with a stallholder about his prices.
“If you’re not happy, why don’t you buy
vegetables from another person and stop accusing me?” the stallholder said in
annoyance.
Wei Wei grew hot with fury.
“Wu Que.”
Xin Lan’s whisper broke into his thoughts, and he
looked down at her with a smile. “Yes?”
“Look.” She nodded towards the direction where a
young lady stood arguing loudly with the stallholder. “Do you think there’s
anything we can do to stop them from quarrelling? I’m afraid they might erupt
into a fight soon.”
Wu Que narrowed his eyes. “Shall we go up to them and
ask them what the matter is?”
Xin Lan nodded, and together they walked up to where
the young lady stood. “Excuse me,” Wu Que said politely. “Is there any
problem?”
The young lady whirled round to face him, and at once
he was struck by her beauty. “None of your business!” she retorted, and
swung back to look at the stallholder, who was seething with rage. Fortunately,
Wu Que was the possessor of a mild and even temper, and he refused to take
offence at this young lady’s rude reply. Instead, he appealed to the
stallholder, who was only too happy to tell him what he thought of this young
tigress. “Sir, she accused me of being a thief because my prices were too
high. She is unfair! And she was the one who began this quarrel between us!”
Xin Lan put a hand on the girl’s shoulder. “Why
don’t you settle this matter quietly and calmly?” she suggested gently.
“It would be so much better, don’t you think?”
The girl closed her eyes and breathed in deeply. When
she opened them, she flashed a sudden smile at everyone and bowed to the
stallholder. “I’m so sorry for being unreasonable! Here,” she handed him
one silver tael, “please take it and forgive me for accusing you so
unjustly.”
The stallholder decided not to pursue the matter any
longer and took the silver tael, mumbling, “You’re welcome, miss.”
Wu Que looked as subtly as he could at the girl. She
was certainly a beauty with large, wondrous eyes, flawless features, and a very
mischievous smile. Her face could be pouting or sweet at alternate times, and
her complexion was perfect. “May I know what your name is?” Xin Lan asked
“My name is Fang Wei Wei,” the young lady replied.
She looked curiously at the both of them. “What about you?” she prompted.
“I am Tie Xin Lan, and this,” Xin Lan blushed a
little, “is Jiang Wu Que.”
Wei Wei’s quick eyes caught the blush and she laughed
a little. “I see. The both of you, I believe, are not of a common status,”
she said, taking in their costumes with marked approval.
“I trust that you are not either,” Wu Que said.
“Oh, my father is a kung fu master,” Wei Wei
replied. Just then someone yelling, “Xiao Jie! Xiao Jie!” was heard and she
turned round with a slight gasp. A rotund middle-aged man rushed up to her and
puffed out, “Xiao Jie, Lao Ye wants you back home immediately. He says that he
has someone to introduce to you.”
A frown flitted past Wei Wei’s face. “Someone to
introduce to me?” she repeated. She turned to Wu Que and Xin Lan. “I’m
sorry. I have to go now.”
Xin Lan reached out and caught hold of her wrist.
“Will we meet again?”
Wei Wei smiled. “I can meet you here tomorrow, at
“Agreed,” Xin Lan said.
Wei Wei ran off with the man, and Wu Que could see her
slim figure darting in between the crowds of people for a very, very long time.
Wu Que was very silent as he and Xin Lan walked back to Yi
Hua Gong. Xin Lan noticed his silence and asked, “Are you all right?”
Wu Que looked at her and smiled tenderly. “Yes, I’m
all right.” However, if he was really all right, why then did he keep thinking
of the beautiful girl he had just met? Why did she leave such an impression on
him? “Are you going to meet her tomorrow at noon?” he asked suddenly. .
Xin Lan cast a surprised look at him, then nodded.
“Yes,” she said. “I have taken a fancy to her – she is so lovely! I have
never seen a prettier face.” She mused for a while, then added, “I’m sure
she doesn’t come from a common family and that she is good in martial arts. If
her father is a kung fu master, she must be quite good in kung fu as well.”
She glanced at Wu Que. “What do you think of her?” she asked curiously.
“Oh, she is decidedly very charming,” Wu Que
replied, and thought that in the course of his life he had not spoken a truer
Wei Wei paused before entering her home. She turned to
the man. “Zhang Man, did father tell you why he wanted me?”
“No, Xiao Jie, only that he has someone for you to
meet,” the servant replied respectfully. No one in the Fang Mansion feared
Xiao J everyone respected and adored her. Her beauty, charm, grace, and
talents had made her a general favourite, not to mention her kindness of heart,
her purity and her belief that all men were equal.
Wei Wei straightened her shoulders and took a deep
breath. She motioned to Zhang Man to open the door, and the man hurried to open
it. “Announce that Xiao Jie has arrived!” he said to one of the servants in
the hall, and one ran off to do his bidding. Wei Wei stepped into the hall and
lighted it up with her beauty. “Xiao Jie,” said one maid almost reverently,
“did you have a good day out?”
“Yes,” Wei Wei replied. “Though I was in a bad
mood when I went out, and had an argument with a stallholder.” Her liquid eyes
sparkled, and the maids exchanged smiles. The servant who had run off to
announce Wei Wei’s coming now came running back. He bowed before Wei Wei and
said, “Lao Ye commands Xiao Jie to go up immediately.”
Wei Wei nodded and started walking towards the stairs.
She wondered who was the person her father wanted her to meet.
“Why did you go out without telling us?” Xiao Yu Er
demanded angrily when Wu Que and Xin Lan arrived at Yi Hua Gong. Xiao La Jiao
thrust her lips into a pout. “It’s not fair!” she complained. “You got
to play the entire day while we were stuck inside this place!”
“You could have gone out as well,” Xin Lan said
sensibly. Xiao La Jiao continued to pout, and Xin Lan laughed. “Wu Que and I
met a very lovely girl today,” she said. “Her name is Fang Wei Wei.”
Xiao Yu Er opened his eyes widely. “Fang Wei Wei?
She’s the daughter of that kung fu master!”
“Which kung fu master?” Wu Que asked.
“Fang Zhi Hang,” Xiao Yu Er answered. “Both of
them – her dad and her – are experts in martial arts.” He cocked his head
and looked at his brother as if seizing him up. “I believe if you had a fight
with her, it would be a draw.”
Wu Que went off with the excuse to practice his martial arts, and as he walked
he kept murmuring “Fang Wei Wei” as if that name had a particular substance
in it that was extremely sweet to him.
Wei Wei knocked on her father’s door. “Who is
it?” her father asked, and she replied, “Wei Wei.” There was a short
pause, then he said, “Come in.”
Wei Wei opened the door and stepped in. She saw a young
man and a middle aged man sitting beside her father, but she knew she should not
inquire about who he was before she had greeted her father. She bent her knees
and said, “Father.”
“Ah, Wei Wei,” Fang Zhi Hang purred in evident
satisfaction. “You look very pretty today. Did anything good happen to you
while you were out?”
“I have befriended two new people, Father.”
“Indeed?” Fang Zhi Hang raised his eyebrows but
decided not to pursue the matter any longer. “Anyway,” he said, smiling
broadly, “This is the one of my best friend, Uncle Wu and that is his son, Wu
Qi Long.”
“Nice to meet you uncle Wu, and Wu Qi Long,” Wei
Wei greeted.
“Wei Wei, why not you bring Qi Long for a walk in the
street, meanwhile I have something to discuss with Uncle Wu?” Fang Zhi Hang
requested.
“Sure! I’d love to…” Wei Wei replied happily,
thinking how lucky of her having three new friends in a day.
“Miss Fang, who are your two new friends? Can you
introduce them to me?” Wu Qi Long asked as they stepped out from the room.
“Just call me Wei Wei… Well, I met them in the
market today… Oh yes! You reminded me that I have to meet them tomorrow
noon!” Wei Wei replied, looking at Qi Long, a little confused.
“Em…The lady’s name is Tie Xin Lan, she’s a
meanwhile the other one is Jiang Wu Que. He is a very gentleman guy,
the way he walks, shows that he is very good in martial arts… the way he
speaks, shows he respects at people…”Wei Wei introduced not realizing that
she was actually having a very good impression towards Wu Que as Wu Que has for
“Hey! Xiao Yu Er… I want to go out too! It wasn’t
fair! Wu Que and Xiao Lan went out just but they did not asked us to go
along…” Xiao La Jiao said, expressing her dissatisfaction.
“Xiao La Jiao…ah… Xiao La Jiao, looks like Wu Que
forget to ask us out! Sigh… since he forgotten to ask us out… As his
brother, we will ask him out, right?” Xiao Yu Er asked Xiao La Jiao cheekily.
“Yeah! Right! Quick! I can’t stand to stay in this
place longer!” Xiao La Jiao nodded her head, joyfully.
“Wu Que, Xiao La Jiao and I wants to go out… You
want to come along?” Xiao Yu Er invited.
“Xiao Yu Er, I want to practice my martial arts
now… Why not you ask Xiao Lan out?” Wu Que replied, declining Xiao Yu Er’s
invitation.
“Wu Que? You calling me?” Xiao Lan asked as she
stepped in.
“Oh yes! Xiao Lan, want to follow us to go out?”
Xiao La Jiao interrupted.
“Sure… I wanted to buy a present for someone!”
“Good! Now, three of us will head to the market! Yay!”
Xiao Yu Er exclaimed excitedly.
“Three of us? Wu Que not coming?” Xin Lan asked
curiously.
“Hiya… Xiao Lan, he doesn’t want to come… so
let him be…Maybe you can meet a better guy than him when you go out!” Xiao
La Jiao whispered to her cheekily.
“Ladies, can we go now before it’s too late?”
Xiao Yu Er urged.
Both Xiao La Jiao and Tie Xin Lan nodded.
“Wow! It’s quite merry here!” Qi Long started the
conversation after they reached the market.
“Yes! Indeed!” Wei Wei replied.
“Xiao Lan, you meet Fang Wei Wei in the market just
now?” Xiao Yu Er asked in sudden.
“Yes… Anything wrong?”
“Xiao Lan, don’t you know that the Fang family is
well- known and respected by all the villagers here.” Xiao La Jiao explained.
Xin Lan shook her head.
“You are so lucky! I hope to see her as well!” Xiao
Yu Er interrupted.
“Dream on, Xiao Yu Er… You think I am invisible?”
Xiao La Jiao rejoined as she pulled his ear.
“Hey! I am just joking!” Xiao Yu Er protested.
“Look! There!” Xin Lan exclaimed pointing at Wei
“That is Fang Wei Wei!” Xin Lan continued.
“Xiao Lan, wave at her!” Xiao La Jiao said
excitedly.
“Look there, Wei Wei! There’s a lady waving at
“Oh! That is Tie Xin Lan that I told you just now!”
Wei Wei explained.
“Xin Lan, you are here with your friends?” Wei Wei
“Yeah, this is Xiao La Jiao and that is Xiao Yu Er” Tie Xin Lan explained.
“You brought a friend with you too!” Xin Lan
continued looking at Qi Long. She was caught by his appearance. In fact, he has
a better look than Wu Que. (that’s Xin Lan’s opinion)
Qi Long was mesmerised by her appearance too! She was
considered as the most attractive lady that he ever met. She was gentle and
sweet as Wei Wei told him.
“Where’s Jiang Gong Zi?” Wei Wei asked, feeling
strangely disheartened when she didn’t see him among them. Where was he?
Didn’t he want to come out and see her? Her head was spinning with questions
as she waited for a reply.
“He has to practice his martial arts,” Xin Lan replied proudly. “He is an
expert in it.” She could sense that Qi Long was looking at her, and wondered
what he could be thinking of. Wei Wei nodded her head, trying not to show her
disappointment. “Send him my greetings,” she said to Xin Lan, who agreed.
“I am sure he will be very happy to hear from you,” she replied. “He is
very much impressed by you.”
Wei Wei opened her eyes widely. “Is he?” she asked
in pleasure. Xin Lan nodded with a smile, and Wei Wei felt her cheerful spirit
returning. “Why don’t we walk round the stalls now?” she suggested with a
bright smile. Xiao Yu Er, bored by the conversation, was already hopping from
stall to stall, looking at all the things displayed on the tables. He made a few
bargains, bought a pretty necklace for Xiao La Jiao and a bracelet for Wei Wei,
whose beauty had made a deep impact on him. Xin Lan complained that he had not
bought anything for her, whereupon he answered with “There’s Wu Qi Long! You
can ask him to buy something for you!”
Qi Long mistook Xiao Yu Er’s meaning and blushed a
deep red. When Xin Lan turned to look at him, he quickly spoke to Wei Wei to
cover up his confusion and embarrassment, for there was no way he was letting
her know of his feelings.
In Yi Hua Gong, Wu Que finished his practice and walked
back to his room, thinking hard. During his practice he had managed to get Fang
Wei Wei out of his mind, but now she came back in full force. He sighed. This
girl whom he’d met and talked to for less than an hour – how could she have
had such a severe effect on him? Why was it that Tie Xin Lan, the girl whom he
believed to be truly in love with, was no longer in his thoughts – why was it
that a girl named Fang Wei Wei whom he scarcely knew was occupying her place? He
was filled to the brim of questions as he walked slowly back to his room. There
was no one he could confide in, for Xiao Yu Er would only take it as a joke,
Xiao La Jiao would be indignant, his Da Gu Gu would probably be very displeased,
and Xin Lan was, of course, out of the question.
When he arrived at his room he closed the doors and
took out a book to read. But as soon as he settled down to read, he saw a
picture of a beautiful girl with lovely eyes once more. With an aggravated
gesture, he put down the book and closed his eyes. He HAD to drive her out of
his thoughts or it might spell trouble for him and Xin Lan. However his efforts
were entirely useless. The harder he tried, the more he thought of her.
Someone knocked on the door and Xin Lan’s voice said,
“Wu Que, it’s Xin Lan. May I come in?” he consented, and she came into the
room, her face flushed with happiness. “Wu Que!” she exclaimed. “I
discovered something today! Fang Wei Wei is actually the daughter of Fang Zhi
Hang, who is a renowned and honoured kung fu master! The Fang family is also a
very respected family! I can’t believe we have befriended such a personage.
Oh, and Xiao La Jiao has challenged her to a duel tomorrow.”
Wu Que was shocked. “A duel? Why?”
“It’s to be a friendly duel,” Xin Lan assured
him. “Xiao La Jiao wants to know if her kung fu is really as good as the
people say it is.” She laughed. “By now you should be familiar with Xiao La
Jiao and her ways! We had such a wonderful day out today.” She continued to
chatter on about what she’d bought, what Wei Wei and Xiao La Jiao had said to
each other, how Xiao Yu Er had behaved, about Wu Qi Long…
Wu Que sat and listened to her, and as he listened to
every word that fell from Xin Lan’s lips he said to himself, “Why should I
be thinking of Fang Wei Wei when I have someone so marvellous as Tie Xin Lan? I
must be an idiot! From today onwards, I absolutely refuse to have anything to do
with Miss Fang. She is a friend and must remain so.”
Nevertheless, that night as he lay in bed wide awake,
the same picture that had appeared to him earlier on in the day appeared to him
Zhang Man paused for a moment before knocking and
entering his beloved young mistress’ chamber. “Xiao Jie,” he said, bowing
“Yes?” Wei Wei looked at him.
“Lin Xiao Jie has arrived.”
A brilliant smile broke forth and lighted up her entire
face. “Lin Xin Ru?” she ejaculated. “My old friend?”
“Yes, Xiao Jie.”
“Tell her that I’ll be down at once!” Wei Wei
said, standing up. Zhang Man hurried out of the room and Wei Wei, after patting
her hair, went out of the room gracefully. She encountered Qi Long on her way
down. “Oh! Qi Long,” she greeted. She and Qi Long had grown so intimate
during the past three days that they had resorted to using first names.
“Good afternoon, Wei Wei. Where are you going?” Qi
Long asked curiously.
“To meet my old friend, Lin Xin Ru,” Wei Wei
answered. “I’m so sorry that I can’t stay and talk to you now.”
Qi Long shook his head with a grin, and Wei Wei walked
past him after flashing him a grin.
A pretty young woman stood in the hall, waiting
patiently for Fang Xiao Jie to arrive. Behind her was her maid, who stood with
her hands clasped and her head bowed. Although Lin Xin Ru was of a gentle
nature, she was not as friendly to the servants as Wei Wei was, and she tended
to sharpen her voice when she spoke to them, the results of which were that they
were not at ease with her. However she was a favourite among her own set, for
she possessed pretty, sweet looks and an equally sweet nature.
Wei Wei appeared at last, and with exclamations on both
sides, the two girls hugged each other tightly. Tears poured down Xin Ru’s
eyes. “Wei Wei, it is so lovely to see you again!” she said, hugging Wei Wei
one more time.
“Same here,” Wei Wei responded. “Xin Ru, you must
come up to my room and have a talk with me! I have so many things to say to
“Of course!” Xin Ru turned to her maid and said,
“Stay here until I bid for you.”
“Oh, Xin Ru,” Wei Wei said. “How can you expect
your maid to stay here for two hours?” she looked at the maid. “You may go
to the servants’ quarters,” she directed. “When your mistress needs you,
we will call for you.”
“Thank you,” the maid said, and waited until the
two girls were out of sight.
Xiao La Jiao raised the sword and examined it carefully.
No, there was absolutely no defect. She smiled in satisfaction. “Do you really
expect to win over Fang Wei Wei?” With a start, she turned and saw Xiao Yu Er.
“Yes,” she said determinedly. “I don’t believe she’s so good! And even
if she IS so good, she can’t be better than me! I’m an expert.” Xiao Yu Er
merely laughed. Let Xiao La Jiao think what she wanted to think. He was sure
that Wei Wei would beat her to a pulp. So he shrugged and went off in search of
His brow ceased as he thought of his brother. Wu Que
was slightly – different – these days. Though he couldn’t put his finger
on it, there WAS something that had changed. But what? Could it be because of
Xin Lan? Ridiculous. Xin Lan had not changed at all. But Wu Que…
Stranger…
Could it be Fang Wei Wei? Xiao Yu Er gasped slightly
and straightened his back. Wu Que fall for Wei Wei? But it was impossible. He
knew very well that Wu Que loved Xin Lan with all his heart. Why then did he
feel so unsure about Wu Que’s feelings towards Wei Wei? No, no, impossible. It
would never happen.
Strangest…
With another frown, he remembered Wu Que’s expression
last night when Xin Lan and Xiao La Jiao mentioned Wei Wei. He had turned
distinctly pale for a moment, and there was something in his eyes…but it had
been so quick that Xiao Yu Er wasn’t sure if he’d really seen it or if
he’d simply imagined it.
“What are you dreaming about?”
Xiao Yu Er jumped and saw Wu Que standing in front of
him, as usual holding a fan. There was an amused look on his face.
“I wasn’t dreaming,” Xiao Yu Er said defiantly.
Wu Que laughed a little. “I know you too well, brother. You were looking for
me, right?”
“Yes.” Xiao Yu Er made a sudden decision to test Wu
Que. “Fang Wei Wei will be coming today,” he said, watching his brother’s
face closely.
Almost imperceptibly, a flicker of interest came into
Wu Que’s eyes, then vanished again. “Indeed?” he said in a monotone. But
it was too late. Xiao Yu Er had seen the interest, and was now feeling seriously
disturbed.
“Xin Lan told me that she is to have a duel with Xiao
La Jiao today,” Wu Que said, wording his speech carefully. Xiao Yu Er moved
closer to him and stared at him curiously. “What IS the matter with you?” Wu
Que demanded, a trifle irritated.
“Say, Wu Que…” Xiao Yu Er faltered, then
continued, “you’ll love Tie Xin Lan for ever and ever, right?”
Wu Que looked suspiciously at Xiao Yu Er, who wore that
innocent look that he knew so well. With a sigh, he turned to look at the
scenery before him. “Yes,” he replied, wondering if he was telling the
truth. “For ever and ever.”
Of COURSE he was telling the truth…
Why shouldn’t he?
An answer popped into his mind, but he didn’t want to
face it. Yes, he was telling the truth. There was no reason why he shouldn’t
“Wei Wei!” Xiao La Jiao yelled excitedly and tore
down the stairs to meet her friend, who was with the faithful Zhang Man, Wu Qi
Long and another girl.
Wei Wei met her just as rapturously, then nodded her
head towards the girl. “My friend, Lin Xin Ru,” she introduced. “Xin Ru,
this is Zhang Jing, or Xiao La Jiao.”
Xiao La Jiao greeted Xin Ru courteously, then threw politeness to the winds and
grabbed Wei Wei’s hands. “Xin Lan and I have been waiting for you!” she
said as she pulled Wei Wei into the building. Wei Wei laughed and allowed
herself to be pulled by this madcap of a girl.
Wu Que was walking about the halls, deep in thought,
when suddenly he came face-to-face with the girl who’d been on his mind for
the past few days. Immediately he stepped away from her and stopped, gathering
his wits about him hurriedly. “Good morning, Miss Fang,” he said stiffly.
(easier to put miss instead of Gu Niang)
Wei Wei’s beam went straight into his heart. How
could one girl look as beautiful as she did? “Good morning, Jiang Gong Zi,”
she said in tones of solemn mimicry, then, relaxing into her normal tone, said,
“It was very rude of you not to show up the other day. Why didn’t you?”
Her voice was aggrieved, and Wu Que had a hard struggle with his composure.
“I’m sorry for that, but unfortunately I was tied up with…”
“Oh, I know, I know,” Wei Wei said, putting up her
hands. “You were tied up with your practicing. I shan’t bother you any
longer with my complaints,” she continued with a cheeky smile. “Now, I must
try my best to beat my dear friend Xiao La Jiao here…”
“No, I will beat you!” Xiao La Jiao argued, and
with a tinkling laugh prepared to pull Wei Wei away again. Wu Que put out his
hand to stop her, and Xiao La Jiao looked at him in astonishment. “You must
take her to Da Gu Gu first,” Wu Que said in explanation, feeling like the
biggest fool on earth.
“Oh yes!” Xiao La Jiao exclaimed, slapping her
forehead. “Come on!” she pulled Wei Wei even more vigorously away.
Yao Yue was concentrating hard on her potion for Lian
Xin when someone knocked softly on the door. She said without looking up, “Who
“Zhang Jing.”
“Come in.”
The door opened and Xiao La Jiao stepped in. “Yao Yue
Gong Zhu, I have brought a few of my friends here to greet you.” She seemed
rather nervous, and Yao Yue smiled a little. “Bring them in,” she commanded.
An exquisitely lovely young lady was brought in,
followed by two other people. The girl bent her knees slightly and said, “Good
morning, Yao Yue Gong Zhu.”
Yao Yue bent her head. “You are Zhang Jing’s
friends?” she said.
“Yes,” the girl replied, and Xiao La Jiao
interrupted with, “Wu Que and Xin Lan’s friends too.”
“What is your name?” Yao Yue asked.
“Fang Wei Wei.”
Yao Yue opened her eyes wide. “Fang Wei Wei? The
daughter of Fang Zhi Hang?”
Yao Yue turned to Xiao La Jiao. “Take good care of
her,” she commanded. “If anything happens to her during her visit to Yi Hua
Gong, you will be responsible.”
“Yes, Yao Yue Gong Zhu,” Xiao La Jiao said
obediently, and ushered them out of the room.
She’s here.
Wu Que frowned as he opened his fan. She was here.
Under the same roof. With Xin Lan and Xiao La Jiao. He remembered so clearly
that spilt second he had been so close to her, then had moved away. He
her face…oh heaven, that had created both men
and women! Heaven should have known the trouble which would arise. Dimly, he
heard laughter echoing through the once silent halls, and knew for sure that it
was her laughing. How sweet it sounded to his ears – like angels’ laughter
– like the singing of a brook! I must be mad, he told himself sternly, I must
be crazy. Feeling so much for a girl whom I know so slightly…and I know that
she doesn’t love me too…
“Who’s that laughing?” yelled a voice, and Xiao
La Jiao, Xin Ru, Wei Wei and Xin Lan turned to see Xiao Yu Er, who came forward
and halted abruptly when he met Xin Ru’s eyes.
Xin Ru started and stared into his eyes…
Xin Ru blushed. She did not dare to continue staring at
Xiao Yu Er. Everyone was quiet. Then Xiao Yu Er broke the silence, “ Whoa…
Who is this lady? Miss Fang’s sister? Or just her friend?” Xin Ru blushed
even more, thinking that Xiao Yu Er was such sporting guy being so concerned
about her.
“She’s my very best friend, Lin Xin Ru,” Wei Wei introduced.
“Miss Lin, are you feeling warm now?” Xiao Lan
interrupted.
“Em… No… Why do you ask?” Xin Ru asked smiling
slightly, yet feeling very nervous inside. She hoped that Xiao La Jiao did not
think that Xiao Yu Er was the cause of her blushes – which actually he was.
“Your face is red! I am sure you are not used to the
temperature here.” Xiao La Jiao rejoined.
“Hey! I thought there’s supposed to be a duel
between two of you! I am very anxious now! Quickly start now! I want to see
whether who will deserve the title ‘champion’ ,” Xiao Yu Er said
impatiently to cover up his confusion. Why did he feel so strange when looking
at Xin Ru?
Cold breeze blew kissing both Wei Wei and Xiao La
Jiao’s faces. Wei Wei stood holding her chains while Xiao La Jiao stood with
her sword.
“Miss Fang, you are here to compete with me using
your chain? It seems like you are looking down on me”
“Well, Xiao La Jiao, since you are saying that, why
don’t we fight without using any weapons?”
“That’s a good idea! Can two of you start now?”
Xiao Yu Er urged.
The two ladies fought using their full strength. Of
course Xiao La Jiao did not want to lose neither was Wei Wei very anxious to
lose, so the latter kept on attacking while Xiao La Jiao defended herself. Wu
Que watched closely, anxiously, and carefully at Wei Wei. He started to admire
her. A young lady like her was indeed very scarce. She had a very beautiful look
that attracted people to look at her – and was she good at fighting! He had
never seen a girl, other than his two aunties, who could fight so well.
“Ouch! That hurts!” Xiao La Jiao shouted waking Wu
Que up from his thoughts. She was kicked by Wei Wei and fell on the ground. Xiao
Yu Er quickly helped Xiao La Jiao up. “I told you that you would lost to Fang
Wei Wei ,” Xiao Yu Er whispered.
“Yay! I won the game!” Wei Wei exclaimed joyfully.
“It’s not fair! You kept on attacking me! I
didn’t even have the chance to attack you!” Xiao La Jiao pushed Xiao Yu Er
away to express her dissatisfaction. Xin Ru felt uneasy when she saw Xiao Yu Er
so concerned over Xiao La Jiao. She was startled at her feelings. Was she
falling for him? She had not been paying attention to the duel, for she kept on
staring at Xiao Yu Er.
“Miss Fang, why don’t we will have another round?
Xiao La Jiao doesn’t want to admit that she has lost,” Xiao Lan said trying
to help Xiao La Jiao out – hoping that Wei Wei could give another chance.
“No! I do not think we need to do so! Miss Fang is a
kungfu expert. She took all the opportunity to attack you. Xiao La Jiao, if you
are better than Miss Fang, you would have won earlier on.” Wu Que interrupted,
trying his hardest not to gaze in admiration at Wei Wei.
“Jiang Wu Que! You are helping Miss Fang or helping
me?” Xiao La Jiao shouted angrily at him.
“No, I am not! I am just telling the truth. A fact
that we cannot deny is that Miss Fang is very good in her kungfu. She’s the
daughter of the famous kungfu master, Fang Zhi Hang.” Wu Que tried to defend
“Wu Que, I agree with what you said…” Yao Yue
continued. “Xiao La Jiao, I saw the duel between both of you! Miss Fang is
indeed very good. You need to practice more on attacking people…” Yao Yue
Xiao La Jiao could not say anything. She just had to
obey what Yao Yue said. She simply could not believe that Wu Que was helping Wei
Wei out instead of helping her. Xiao Lan tried to help her, but Wu Que was
opposing her opinion. It was unbelievable! Last time, no matter what did Xiao
Lan said Wu Que would just follow. But today he was helping Fang Wei Wei?
Wasn’t it strange?
“Good job, Miss Fang! You are as talented as your
father,” Yao Yue praised. “Yao Yue Gong Zhu, you are over-praising me!”
Wei Wei replied, blushing with pleasure and embarrassment.
“Miss Fang, Da Gu Gu is right! You are very good in
it!” Wu Que rejoined. Wei Wei blushed deeper. A smart looking and highly
skilled expert in kungfu had praised her too!
“Jiang Gong Zi, I am not as good as you say I am…in
addition, just call me Wei Wei, I am not used to having my friends call me Miss
Fang…” Wei Wei continued.
“Alright, then just call me Wu Que, because there are
two Jiangs here.” Wu Que replied with laughter. He enjoyed talking to Wei Wei.
Same went to Wei Wei.
“Miss Fang, you are such a sweet lady, it’s nice
meeting you! Now, I have to take my leave, I have some work that I have to
continue… Wu Que, take care of Miss Fang,” Yao Yue interrupted, leaving Wu
Que and Wei Wei.
Xin Ru kept on staring at Xiao Yu Er and Xiao La Jiao.
“Miss Lin, Miss Lin… are you alright? You look pale!” Xiao Lan asked
breaking into her thoughts.
“Em… Miss Tie, I am all right here… Who’s that
guy with Miss Zhang Jing?” Xin Ru shot at her the question.
“Oh! He’s Wu Que’s twin brother, Xiao Yu Er!”
Xin Lan answered solemnly.
“Xiao Yu Er, what a cute name, suits the owner
through and through,” Xin Ru added, blushing.
Tie Xin Lan just nodded her head. She wasn’t paying
any attention to what Xin Ru said. Xiao Lan was busy focusing on Wu Que and Wei
“Wu Que, would you like to have a duel with me?”
Wei Wei asked, testing Wu Que.
“Wei Wei, sorry… I don’t think I like to have a
duel with a lady…” Before he could continue further, Wei Wei suddenly
attacked him. Luckily, Wu Que reacted quickly. He managed to avoid the surprise
“Wow! You are not bad too!” Wei Wei exclaimed,
overjoyed. She knew that Wu Que might be the only one who could defeat her. If
she was by his side, she would be safe.
“Wei Wei, you gave me a shock! I never expected you
to react like that!” Wu Que replied. In his mind, “This lady is really good!
She can react and attack people very fast! She’s indeed different from Xiao
Lan!“ (who can only cry and cry and look old)
“Oh my! Why did I compare her with Xiao Lan? How
could I ever do that?” Wu Que mumbled to himself in shock.
“Wu Que! Are you all right?” Wei Wei asked, shaking
him with a puzzled look on her face.
“Ah… Wei Wei! I am fine…it’s just that…” Wu
Que paused. He did not know how to continue. Indeed he could barely speak while
her big round eyes stared at him, as if she wanted to know what he was thinking.
&Wei Wei! You fought well! It is really an
excellent job!” Xiao Lan interrupted. Honestly, she was not feeling bad or
jealous when Wei Wei and Wu Que chatted together happily. It reminds her of Qi
Long and her. Qi Long indeed is different from Wu Que. Qi Long had a personality
like Xiao Yu Er. He loved to joke and fool around. Nevertheless, he is concerned
about her.
“Thanks a lot, Xiao Lan. Actually, Miss Zhang Jing is
not bad at all. She just needs more practice.” Wei Wei replied with a smile.
“Miss Fang, I am sorry! I know I am so childish just
now. I should know that I need more practice before I compete with you! May be
next time we can have another duel…” Xiao La Jiao cut in.
“So, Miss Lin, you are Wei Wei’s best friend,
huh?” Xiao Yu Er, took the opportunity to ask her when Xiao La Jiao was with
“Yes, we’ve known each other for long time
now…” Xin Ru blushed, happy because Xiao Yu Er was starting to talk to her.
“From what I see, you don’t look like a lady
talented in kungfu like her…You are a ladylike, soft and gentle, and talented
in art instead of kungfu…” Xiao Yu Er said, reciting his opinions.
Xin Ru just nodded. She was overjoyed. She does not
know what she should say. Every word that he said was true – as if he had
known her as long as Wei Wei did.
“I wish that Zhang Jing is as gentle like you!
“Xiao Yu Er said that in sudden. It really gave Xin Ru a shock. She stared
deep into Xiao Yu Er’s eyes… trying to interpret what he was thinking…
“What makes you such a good fighter, Wei Wei?” Wu Que
asked, unable to keep his eyes off her radiant beauty. She smiled and pushed her
hair back from her face. “Oh, my father has been drilling me in martial arts
ever since I was a child,” she replied, looking approvingly at him.
“You’re not too bad yourself,” she complimented. To his amazement, Wu Que
actually found himself blushing. He took a step backward. “Uh…thanks,” he
said slowly.
Wei Wei turned away and went up to Qi Long, who was standing with Xiao La Jiao
and looking a little foolish. “Xiao La Jiao,” she said in her sweet voice,
“I’m a little hungry. Is there anything I can eat?”
Xiao La Jiao started and nodded. “Of course! I’ve
been such a bad hostess. Come on, I’ll take you to where the food is.” She
walked off. Wei Wei smiled in amusement and touched Qi Long’s arm lightly.
“Let’s follow her. Aren’t you hungry too?”
Qi Long followed, chatting lightly to Wei Wei and
feeling much more at ease. Wu Que watched them go with a darkening expression.
The two of them seemed so close and so easy with each other. Was there anything
going on between the both of them? He wondered. Then someone took hold of his
hand and he saw that it was Xin Lan. She dragged him after Wei Wei and Qi Long,
and he allowed himself to be pulled along without a word. Xiao Yu Er and Xin Ru
went along as well, both talking at a very fast rate.
Knock, knock.
“Come in.”
The door opened and Wu Que came into the room. “Da Gu
Gu,” he greeted. Yao Yue nodded her head and said, “What is the matter?”
He hesitated for a moment, then asked, “Da Gu Gu,
what do you think of Fang Wei Wei?”
“She is an expert in martial arts, and a beauty,”
Yao Yue replied promptly. She looked sharply at Wu Que, who avoided her eyes.
“Why are you asking me this?”
“Oh, nothing,” Wu Que said restlessly. “I was
just – asking for information.” He looked at Lian Xin, who continued to lie
peacefully in her ‘coffin’. “Why don’t you bury Xiao Gu Gu?” he asked,
knowing that he was threading on dangerous waters but not caring in the least.
Yao Yue narrowed her eyes. “I am still working on a potion that will bring her
back to life,” she said. “Until I have succeeded, I will not bury her.”
“But she is dead,” Wu Que objected.
“She is not dead!”
“She isn’t?” he asked, astounded.
“She may seem dead, but she isn’t,” Yao Yue said.
She sighed. “You will not understand even if I tell you. No one can bring a
dead person back to life. Your Xiao Gu Gu is not dead. You will not understand
– but believe what I say.” She rubbed her temples, and went on, “I suggest
that you look after Tie Xin Lan. I have a feeling that before you know it, she
will be taken away from you.”
Wu Que was puzzled. “What do you mean?”
“You have never thought of Wu Qi Long as a threat,
have you?” Yao Yue asked, smiling slightly. Wu Que was stunned. He had been so
taken up in thinking about Wei Wei and trying to sort out his own feelings that
he’d forgotten about Xin Lan. Now he began to wonder, too, whether there was
any truth in his Da Gu Gu’s words. Could Xin Lan be falling for Qi Long? He
seriously doubted it, but couldn’t be sure.
Wei Wei stooped over the flowers, a beautiful smile on
her face. Yi Hua Gong certainly had lovely flowers. S the
rest had gone ‘sightseeing’ the place with Xiao La Jiao.
“Where are the rest?”
She was so startled that she almost jumped. She swung
round to see Jiang Wu Que standing behind her, and for some reason her heart
fluttered queerly as she looked at his handsome face. She relaxed her muscles
and smiled winningly at him. “They have gone on a tour round Yi Hua Gong,”
she answered. “This place is exceedingly picturesque, Wu Que. You are
fortunate to live in somewhere like this.”
“Thank you,” Wu Que said abruptly, trying his best
not to look at her. He walked past her and plucked out a red rose. He held it
out to her. “My gift,” he said in reply to her questioning look. Wei Wei
took it, her pale pink cheeks flushing. “You shouldn’t have done that,”
she murmured. “The rose will die…”
“But now it is very beautiful,” Wu Que cut in,
“like you.”
Wei Wei lowered her eyelashes and blushed even more. “Thank you,” she said,
her voice barely above a whisper.
Wu Que looked at her long, dark eyelashes and her
thick, creamy eyelids and felt an overwhelming desire to take her into his arms
and kiss her. There was something about her that Xin Lan didn’t have – he
couldn’t exactly place it, but it was there.
She lifted her eyes, and he found himself looking into
a pair of laughter-filled, dark eyes. “Aren’t we awkward?” she said gaily.
“Let’s forget about romancing and things like that, and just be friendly
with each other, shall we?”
Completely caught off guard, he could only stare at her as she rambled on
cheerfully. What a girl she was! He had never met anyone quite like her before
in his entire life. “Would you like to have a duel with me?” she asked
merrily. “I believe it would be quite an enjoyable experience.”
“Well…” he said slowly. “Why not?”
“All right,” she said, suddenly brisk and
business-like. Before she could say anything else, a clear voice floated across
the gardens to them. “What are the two of you talking about?”
Both saw Xiao La Jiao, Xin Lan and co. coming up to
them. Wei Wei welcomed them very cordially, but Wu Que felt a trifle irritated
at being interrupted in this manner. This was the first time he was alone with
Wei Wei, and it had to be such a short period of time! It was indeed very
exasperating.
“Wei Wei! I thought you were hungry! We were looking
everywhere for you!” Xiao La Jiao said pretending to pout.
“Oh… well, I am not hungry now. I was attracted to the beautiful flowers
here! They have indeed bloomed beautifully,” Wei Wei explained.
“Yes! They look just as beautiful as Miss Lin…” Xiao Yu Er interrupted and
added when Xiao La Jiao was giving him an ogle, “and Xiao Ya Jiao…”
Xin Ru blushed. Xiao Yu Er had just praised her. “Oh, how lucky I am! The
person I have a crush on is paying attention to me! However, why he must add
‘and Xiao La Jiao’?” Xin Ru mumbled to herself.
“Miss Lin, are you okay? Since the duel, your cheeks have been red. I think
you are not used to the temperature here…do you need a rest?” Xiao Lan asked
concernedly.
Xin Ru s “I am just fine…”
“Oh yes! I have something to tell you people! Wu Que
and I am planning to have a duel soon… We have not discussed about the date
yet…but we will discuss it later…” Wei Wei announced.
“Oh a very good idea! I am sure you people will have a draw! But I think
it’s too early for me to announce the winner yet!” Xiao Yu Er cut in.
“Okay… since Wei Wei is not hungry… Miss Tie, why not we go
‘sightseeing’ that side” Qi Long suggested pointing to the right side of
the garden.
“Ya… Xiao Yu Er, why not we continue to see the place…” Xin Ru requested
as she pulled his hand.
“Hey! Wait for me…” Xiao La Jiao shouted as she left Wu Que and Wei Wei
alone again.
“So, when do you want the duel to be?” Wu Que asked
to break the silence.
“Why don’t you make the decision? You’ve been so quiet ever since they
were here…Are you okay?”
“Em… Wei Wei, I am fine…It’s just that there are too many people who
wanted to talk. I didn’t have the chance. Why don’t we have the duel next
week? I need to improve my martial arts, because my opponent is
highly-skilled…” Wu Que replied trying to joke, not wanting Wei Wei to know
that he was actually feeling uneasy when Xiao La Jiao and her gang appeared.
“Sure! I have to go home and practice mine too!” Wei Wei agreed.
Both of them laughed and joked all along, not realizing that Yao Yue was
actually observing the both of them.
“Miss Tie, you look as beautiful as the flowers grown
here…Your eyes sparkle like two little diamonds. Your lips are like the red
strawberries… Your skin is fair and silky… Your nose…” Qi Long recited
all his opinion on Xin Lan. (He is over praising, isn’t he? Nah, let’s just
say he’s lying – the impolite ‘nah…’ was added by Gem and JN)
“Qi Long, can you stop that? And don’t call me Miss Tie, call me Xin Lan or
call me Xiao Lan, like Wu Que always does!” Xiao Lan interrupted and winked at
Qi Long, making his heart melt by looking at her beauty… (*Puke*) Deep in Xin
Lan’s heart, she was thinking “Wu Que never praises me like that!”
“Okay, Xiao Lan, look at me, I have something to tell you…” Qi Long said,
holding her shoulders.
“Yes? Anything?”
“I love you!” Qi Long took a deep breath and said it out.
Xin Lan was indeed shocked to hear that. She dropped her jaw (wouldn’t that be
a ghastly sight?? Imagine someone without a jaw) , but she could not say
anything. The guy that she had not known for long had expressed his love for
“Xiao Lan? Are you okay? I know I am being in a rush to tell you about my
feelings… but my feelings towards you are true!” Qi Long tried to ensure Xin
“Qi Long, I already have Wu Que, He is…”
Before she could continue further, Qi Long immediately swept her up into a kiss.
Xin Lan did not have time to protest, and as he did not stop, she began to relax
and enjoy it. (all I can say is that I have no opinion of Qi Long’s taste.
Well I suppose there are worse women than Tie Xin Lan)
“Wow! This place looks like a palace! Alternatively,
even better than the palace. It’s really beautiful!” Xin Ru exclaimed.
“Ya! It is! Xiao Yu Er, you stay here with Xin Ru…meanwhile I’ll go and
cook for dinner for tonight!” Xiao La Jiao volunteered as she playfully hit
Xiao Yu Er.
Xiao Yu Er stood there quietly, observing Xin Ru, as she was smelling the nice
scent of the flowers. She looks s the thing that really
attracted him was her smile. Whenever she smiled, there were dimples on her
cheeks, making her look so sweet that he wanted to eat her up.
“Xin Ru…”he called out.
“Yes?” she smiled, replying him.
“You know something?”
“I love the way you smile, the way you look at me and the way…”
Xiao Yu Er cupped her face and gave her a kiss on the lips, which he never did
to Xiao La Jiao before.
Xin Ru, of course would not deny her feelings towards Xiao Yu Er pressed her
lips harder on his.
The scene of two of them kissing is like in the dream, with beautiful flowers
surrounding them.
That evening, they had dinner together. Qi Long and Xin
Lan kept on thinking about the nice time they had together. Xin Lan really
enjoyed it. Qi Long was overjoyed. Xin Lan had agreed to be his girlfriend
instead of being Wu Que’s (what an unfaithful person!!). They were just
waiting for the suitable time to tell Wu Que. Meanwhile poor Xiao La Jiao had
been busy preparing food for dinner while Xiao Yu Er and Xin Ru had their sweet
time together in the garden. She did not realize that Xin Ru and Xiao You Er had
started to have feelings for each other. Wei Wei had her eyes on Wu Que. She was
attracted by his polite manner when he was eating compared to Xiao Yu Er. Wu Que
does not dare to look up, because he knew that Wei Wei was looking at him. His
heart would beat faster and his face would be flushed if he looked at her.
After the dinner, Wei Wei, Qi Long, and Xin Ru bided
farewell and went off on their way home.
“Wu Que, I have something to tell you…” Yao Yue called.
“Yes, Da Gu Gu?” Wu Que asked as he bowed to her.
“Wu Que, I know that you have feelings for Wei Wei…I can see that really
clearly. You cannot deny the fact! I have been taking care of you since you are
a baby. Go for her… forget that Tie Xin Lan, she will only bring to you
sadness and nothing more than that.”
Wu Que was a little shocked when he heard that his Da Gu Gu was telling him to
forget Xiao Lan. He thought that she would be mad at him for falling for Wei Wei.
“I prefer Wei Wei to Tie Xin Lan… Wei Wei has a better personality than Xin
Lan. You should consider what I have said…” Yao Yue continued as she walked
into her room and started to find the potion for Lian Xin.
“Consider Wei Wei? Forget Xiao Lan? How can I do ever
that? Between Love and Loyalty, which I should choose? The duel between Wei Wei
and me is in one week’s time. Should I let her win or let it be draw? Or worse
– should I choose Wei Wei or Xiao Lan?”
That night, Xin Lan approached Wu Que’s room. She was
almost perspiring in her anxiety and worry, but she knew she had to do it. She
knocked softly on the door. “Come in,” said the familiar voice. She
hesitated, then opened the door and went in. Wu Que was sitting at the table
with a book, which he put down as soon as she appeared. “What is it?” he
asked smilingly.
“Wu Que…” Xin Lan began. She kept her eyes fixed
on the floor, not daring to look up and meet his. “Qi Long and I have
discovered that we love each other a lot,” she said in a rush. “I am here to
tell you that I would like to break up with you.”
She was met with complete silence. Either Wu Que did
not believe her, or he was too aghast to say anything. Slowly, she lifted her
eyes and was stunned into silence. He did not even look disturbed. Instead, he
sat holding his fan, his eyes thoughtful and his face emotionless. “So this is
it?” he asked. Xin Lan nodded jerkily. “I’m sorry,” she started, “I
know how awful you must feel right now, but…”
She was totally unprepared for Wu Que to look at her, a
hint of amusement in his eyes. “Don’t think so highly of yourself,” he
admonished. Xin Lan was completely thrown by this reply. He had never spoken so
cruelly to her in her entire life. Against her own will she felt hot tears
rising up to her eyes, and she threw herself down on her knees. “I beg you to
let me go!” she sobbed. “I’m so sorry, so, so sorry, but I can’t do
anything about my love for Qi Long. Please let me go, and don’t be angry with
“Did I ever say that I would not let you go?” Wu
Que asked, anger now showing in his voice. “Don’t be stupid, Xin Lan! Do you
think I am an idiot, that I do not know what is going on around me? I have known
what is going on between you and Qi Long for ages. I was only waiting for you to
come and tell me. Get up and stop this foolishness at once, lest I throw you out
of the room.” This was very much unlike the normally gentle, even-tempered Xin
Lan, and she raised her head, startled and amazed. She couldn’t believe her
ears. THIS had come from Wu Que? “Xiao Lan,” Wu Que continued in a milder
tone, “I know that love cannot be controlled. Which is why I am not blaming
you or Qi Long at all. Raise and leave the room now. Rest assured that I am not
angry with you.”
Xin Lan rose slowly. This was not the reception she had
anticipated – nor wanted. She had wanted him to beg
had expected him to be very upset and be filled with a sense of loss. That, at
least, she had wanted and expected from him. And he had not given her that! In
fact, he had let her go so easily…did she mean nothing to him? Or had he found
a new love? She went out of the room pondering over that question.
Wu Que sat motionless long after she had gone, a smile
tugging at the corners of his mouth. He, who was wise in the ways and thoughts
of mankind, had known exactly what reception Xin Lan had expected from him. This
was his way of punishing her. Yet that was not what he was smiling about. I’m
free, he thought, and smiled again. Free to love Fang Wei Wei.
Both Xiao Yu Er and Xiao La Jiao were shocked when they
received the news that Wu Que and Xin Lan had broken up. Xiao Yu Er interrogated
his brother mercilessly while Xiao La Jiao bombarded Xin Lan with incredulous
questions. Qi Long, when he heard the news, was delighted. Xin Ru had such a
guilty conscience that she couldn’t feel anything for Xin Lan. She was too
bound up in her remorse about what had happened the day before with Xiao Yu Er
and herself. Xiao Yu Er, too, was quite guilt-ridden, and so after a few hours
of questioning he stopped completely.
Yao Yue was quite satisfied. She had convinced herself
the moment she saw Wei Wei that the latter was the one for Wu Que, not Xin Lan.
She spoke calmly and gravely to Lian Xin about the matter, telling her of her
liking for Wei Wei and her disgust with Xin Lan.
Wei Wei came to visit Wu Que and sympathize with him.
She was, therefore, quite astonished to find him looking remarkably well and
cheery. “Why, I thought you would be having a hard time of it, so I scolded Qi
Long and came over to console you! I’m even giving Qi Long the cold shoulder
now, and here you are, as happy as ever!” she said reproachfully. Wu Que
couldn’t help but laugh. “To tell you the truth, Wei Wei, I’m not in the
least down about it. Xiao Lan stopped being the owner of my heart a long time
ago,” he smiled. Wei Wei shook her head at him. “And to think that if Qi
Long had not stepped in you would still be with her!”
“Oh no. I wouldn’t have continued being with
her,” Wu Que said honestly. Wei Wei sighed. “So do you think we should go
ahead with the duel?”
“Sure!” Wu Que agreed brightly. “Why not? I’m
even more into the mood of fighting with someone!”
Wei Wei sparkled up at him. “Oh, and don’t feel too
badly,” she said with a mischievous grin. Wu Que smiled. “I won’t!” he
answered. “And Wei Wei…the reason why I don’t love Xiao Lan anymore is
because…” he stopped. Should I tell her that I love her? He wondered. Wei
Wei looked at him expectantly. “I feel that she should be with Qi Long,” he
mumbled, his face reddening. Wei Wei laughed. “Well, I’m still ignoring him.
I’d better go now, Wu Que. I’ve wasted so much time with you!”
It was a still, hot day with no wind. Wei Wei stood
beside Xiao Yu Er, explaining to him how she used her chains to fight people. Wu
Que stood up and walked over to her. “Shall we begin?” he asked courteously.
Wei Wei laughed at his courtesy. “Yes, thank you, sir,” she said, imitating
his polite tone.
They faced each other, Wei Wei still bubbling with
mirth. Wu Que’s eyes glinted and he launched on her a sudden attack. She
reacted quickly and dodged his fan, swinging her chain towards him in a deadly
move. He flew up into the air and went at her with his fan. Quickly, she did a
somersault and threw her chain at him. He caught the other end neatly and the
two of them, each holding one end of the chain, made a face at the other. Wei
Wei, with sudden strength, drew back her chain and went at him again.
Wu Que threw a green ball at her. (I hope you guys know
what I mean…it’s that ‘shen gong’ or whatever gong…u know, the part
when Yao Yue fought Yan Nan Tian in the last episode? They were like flinging
coloured balls at each other…OKOK I’ll stop spoiling the romance of that
fight *grin* with my coloured balls) Wei Wei flung one blue one back at him,
then swung her chain at him once more. He sidestepped and, with a sudden swing
of his fan, brought her sprawling to the ground.
“Wei Wei!” Xiao La Jiao cried out in alarm and ran
towards Wei Wei, who lay on the ground in a daze. Wu Que ran towards her too.
“Are you all right?” he asked worriedly, raising her head onto his lap. Wei
Wei smiled feebly. “I think I’m fine…it’s just that my back aches a
little,” she answered. The two of them stared into each other’s eyes,
marvelling at the luminosity and beauty of the other’s eyes. (stupid, right?)
Then Wu Que spoke. “Well…do you want to continue fighting?” he asked.
“No…” Wei Wei said slowly. “I need a rest. My
back aches.”
She sighed and her head drooped a little. Wu Que lifted her up in his arms.
“I’ll carry you to one of the spare bedrooms. You can rest there,” he told
her, not taking his eyes off her face for one minute.
It was a good thing that Xin Lan and Qi Long weren’t
Wei Wei felt the warmth from Wu Que’s body. So secure
and protective. During the duel, she use all of her power but she still
couldn’t defeat Wu Que. Is he the one she’s been looking for? Suddenly, a
voice broke into her thoughts, “Wei Wei, have a nice rest here, I’ll excuse
myself,” Wu Que said with a warm smile as he put her on the bed.
“No! Wu Que, don’t leave… Stay here and accompany me…” Wei Wei
requested as she gripped Wu Que’s arm. Wu Que had no choice but to agree.
“Xiao Lan, don’t feel free now? You are no more Wu
Que’s girlfriend. You are mine…” Qi Long said in a grin.
“Well, Qi Long… I feel a little guilty to leave Wu Que like that…” Xin
Lan said to express her guilt. “I think that now he is very sad, he can’t
bear to part with me…” Xin Lan continued exaggerating the story, to prove to
Qi Long that she’s actually important to him – and Wu Que couldn’t live
without her.
“Xiao Lan… if he really can’t bear to part with you… He wouldn’t let
you go easily…” Qi Long protested. Xin Lan smirked, she doesn’t how to
answer, so she replied, “I don’t want to argue with you anymore… It’s
not worth it over him we quarrel…”
“Xiao Yu Er, don’t you think the scenery here is so
nice? I really love it… After we got married, we should build a small cottage
here…lead our life together without any worries…” Xin Ru said as she
pulled Xiao Yu Er to a place nearby Yi Hua Gong.
Xiao You Er's expression changed, “ Xin Ru… I need to tell you something.”
“About what? Why you look so troubled?” Xin Ru inquired.
“Xin Ru, I’ve been hiding something from you… actually Xiao La Jiao is my
girlfriend…She’s the lady that I love first… then only you… but I love
both of you …I can’t decide which one to choose… I know that I cannot
‘own’ two women in a time.” Xiao Yu Er told his problems. He had been
keeping this from both Xiao La Jiao and Xin Ru. He felt guilty doing so.
Xin Ru was startled. Then she continued, “Xiao You
ER… I am glad that you are being very honest with me… But…if you are going
to marry both of us… Who will be the first wife? She or me?” Xiao Yu Er
paused. He pondered. How is he going to reply? Xiao La Jiao? Or Lin Xin Ru? He
loved both of them, however if Xin Ru being his first wife, it will be very
unfair to Xiao La Jiao. Xiao La Jiao has been with him past few years showering
him with her love no matter what’s the obstacle on her way to do so. He still
remember the night before he’s going to marry Hong Zhu, Xiao La Jiao kneeled
down to him begging him not to leave her no matter what happens. But he yelled
at her to leave him. Now they are happily together, but Xin Ru appeared between
them. He loves Xin Ru as much as love Xiao La Jiao. Honestly, he love Xin Ru a
little more than Xiao La Jiao. He will really prefer Xin Ru being his first
wife, but what about Xiao La Jiao. He’s not going to let the history repeats
After a moment of thinking, “Xin Ru… do you know
that my love for you is higher than the mountains, deeper than the sea… no
matter what happens, you’ll be the one I love the most. But I must let Xiao La
Jiao to be the first wife. I hope that you can understand…”
“No, Xiao Yu Er! I don’t understand…You love me
more! But why I – being the second wife? Is it fair? I don’t want to listen
to anything…I just can’t…” Xin Ru started to sob, but held her tears
back and cupped her ears hoping that Xiao Yu Er will change his mind.
“Xin Ru… Xin Ru… I know it’s hard for you to
accept but can you try to understand my situation?” Xiao Yu Er said as he
tries to hug Xin Ru. She tried to push him away… but Xiao Yu Er is too strong
for her. She couldn’t deny her feelings… she can’t control them, she felt
so save and nice in Xiao Yu Er's embrace.
After a while, Xiao Yu Er broke the silence, “Xin Ru,
believe me, no matter what you will be… my love for you will never
change…” he said as he lean forward to give a sweet passionate kiss on her
lips. Xin Ru could feel her face is burning but she didn’t care her love for
Xiao Yu Er is too strong. She responded the kiss just as strongly as her
feelings for him. Although she’s upset for not being his first wife, she
started to think carefully. She doesn’t care whether she’s his 10th wife, or
the 99th, as long as Xiao Yu Er's by her side, she’ll be the happiest woman on
Unfortunately, Xiao La Jiao saw the whole scene. Tears
welled her eyes. “Xiao You ER, how could you? I give my love just for you, but
you are two-timing me… How could you? You are so cruel!” She ran and left
the kissing scene of her beloved guy and another woman behind.
Suddenly, she banged into someone. She held her head
and saw a girl with the SAME LOOK as hers. “Xiao La Jiao?” the lady asked.
“Ya Wen?” Xiao La Jiao asked to assure is it her friend. Ya Wen is her
friend that she used to play with when she was small. The unique thing between
both of them is they have the same look although they were not twins.
Nevertheless, they got separated when she had to be betrothed to a guy living in
another village.
Yong Jun was shock to see Xiao La Jiao. She had the
same look like his wife, Ya Wen. It’s true that what Ya Wen told him. He often
denied it by replying, “It can’t be possible! There will be only one Ya Wen
on earth!”
“Xiao La Jiao! It’s been years, I haven’t see
you! How are you?” Ya Wen asked joyfully when she actually bumped with her
childhood friend.
Xiao La Jiao looked at her. Next to her was a good-looking guy. “Ya Wen, I
miss you! I lead a very fine life here. I am sure you are the same too! With the
care and love of your fiancé, I am sure everything will be fine!
Ya Wen blushed. “Xiao La Jiao, He’s no more my
fiancé, he’s my husband.” Xiao La Jiao gave a sheepish grin at her.
“ Xiao La Jiao, meet Yong Jun, the guy I was betrothed to a few years
“Yong Jun, meet Xiao La Jiao, my best friend that has the same look with me”
Ya Wen introduced.
“Xiao La Jiao, are you alright? Your eyes were
red!” Ya Wen continued, as she stands closer to Xiao La Jiao.
“Yong Jun, why not you go home first? I have something to talk with Xiao La
Jiao.” Ya Wen requested. Yong Jun nodded.