Zhu Rui reached the market of streets of Seminyak which is known for its best Balinese designer clothes. Zhu Rui got down the car, paid the fare, and went inside the busy streets of Seminyak. She went to the Seminyak Square mall to shop for her. As she went in, she was hit by a man who had a coffee in his hand. The coffee spilled on his shirt and he winced in pain.
"Oh! Sorry. Sorry." Zhu Rui apologized and wiped his white shirt which was stained with coffee marks. "Oh, the stain is there," murmured Zhu Rui and then looked at him. "Please come with me. I will buy a new shirt for me," said Zhu Rui to the man.
"It is fine, Miss. I should have been careful while walking. Do not panic so much," asserted the man.
Zhu Rui stepped back. "What are you saying? The shirt is damaged by me so I should pay for this. Please come with me," Zhu Rui said again. Upon Zhu Rui''s insistence, the man agreed with her. As they were on the escalator to go to the 3rd floor, the man said, "You do not seem the native of this place."
"Oh, yes. I am from China," replied Zhu Rui with a gentle smile. They stepped ahead thus walking out of the escalator and then took the next escalator for the 3rd floor. "So, here you are for a trip with friends or a solo trip?" the man asked.
"No, no, I am here with my hus-" she stopped as she realized Zhao left her alone for a week. "Yes, I am here for a solo trip," she lied and then gave a tiny smile. Again they walked out of the escalator. "What a coincidence! Even I am on a solo trip. I am from Thailand. The name is Anurak," he introduced.
"Oh, nice. I am Zhu Rui."
"Nice name," replied Anurak.
"I think I should purchase a shirt for myself from here," said Anurak, looking the shop on Zhu Rui''s right. Zhu Rui turned her head and saw many flamboyant designer clothes. She walked in. Anurak followed her. Female staff came to them and asked them what they would like to buy. "A shirt," replied Zhu Rui.
"Please this way, ma''am- sir." Said the girl and took them towards the men''s section. Zhu Rui turned to Anurak and told him to select any of the shirts. "I m going to select the expensive shirt," stated Anurak with a smile.
"Sure, you can." Zhu Rui answered.
"Ahh, I am just kidding. I liked this one," said Anurak, looking at the blue-colored shirt with yellow and orange colour flowers printed on that. "Change into it then," said Zhu Rui. Anurak nodded and went to the changing room. Zhu Rui paid for the shirt when the girl asked her if she wanted to buy something else for her. Zhu Rui refused and waited for Anurak, who came there after a while.
"You are looking good," said Zhu Rui. Anurak thanked her for the purchase. "So, where are you going after this?" Anurak asked.
"I do not know. I have not checked," answered Zhu Rui.
"We two can go together to see some places," said Anurak. Zhu Rui refused to say she would stroll the market for a day. Anurak nodded. "Let me treat you a coffee before leaving from here," said Anurak.
"No, No, it is not needed," Zhu Rui said.
"I will not listen to anything. Please come with me to the food court," stated Anurak and they went to the 7th floor where the food court was made. Anurak bought a coffee for them and handed one to Zhu Rui. She thanked him as they seated on the chairs outside the coffee shop.
"You are engaged?" Anurak asked, looking at Zhu Rui.
"What?" Zhu Rui exclaimed.
"Your finger," replied Anurak and looked at her. Zhu Rui looked at her ring finger and nodded. "I am married," Zhu Rui further said, looking at her ring.
"So you are not here for traveling solo but with your husband," said Anurak and sipped his coffee. Zhu Rui looked at him and smiled. "How do you know?" Zhu asked.
"That time you said that you are here with your husband and then you stopped," replied Anurak. "I do not know what a married woman doing all alone in such a place," asserted Anurak. "For how long you are here?" Anurak asked.
"A week," replied Zhu Rui. "Do you know any good places to wander?" Zhu Rui asked.
"There are many. We can start now," Anurak stated. They both started conversing with each other about the other things when Zhu Rui''s eyes fell on Zhao who was with a guy. Zhu Rui''s expressions turned dark and she got up from the chair. Anurak looked in the direction where Zhu Rui was looking at. Zhu Rui walked towards Zhao when she stopped. "Why should I go to him? Let him enjoy his life," thought Zhu Rui. She turned and left from there. Anurak ran after her.
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Yuwan came out of the conference room after the meeting got over. He came to his cabinet and saw on the chair. Taking out his phone from the pocket, he dialed Xian''s number. Xian answered his call after a few rings. "Hey, how are you? Sorry, I was so busy. How is Xia?" Xian questioned.
"I am good, Xian. Xia is also good. Mark called me one day saying your memories are back. I am happy upon hearing that. How is Mishi?" Yuwan then asked.
"She is doing well. Tomorrow is Christmas. You and Xia have to come. Mark must have told you," stated Xian.
"Hmm. He told me. We will come. Tell Mishi to get healthy soon. I want her to regain her old memories back," pronounced Yuwan. Xian smiled, "even I want that. I do not know when she will regain those memorable memories back."
"Soon. Give her time. There are some painful memories too. So, better handle her," said Yuwan. Xian hummed and then told him about Samuel.
"So, you and Mishi are going to be parents. I am really impressed that Xian Zhang has started a great life with Mishi. I am really happy for you two," Yuwan declared while smiling. They both talked for a while when Yuwan got an urgent call from his business partner so he hung up the call.
Xian was going to come inside from the balcony when his phone rang. He answered the call. "Hello, Xian Zhang. So, how is life going? Are you enjoying the few days with Mishi?" asked the person from the other side.
Xian got worried hearing that. "Who are you?" Xian asked, panicking.
"That you do not need to know," answered the person. "Enjoy your Christmas and a very happy new year. You will get a big surprise on this new year," said the person and cut the call. Xian looked at the phone and then went inside the room. He walked towards Mishi who was sleeping beside Samuel.
"Who was that?" murmured Xian, looking at Mishi.
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Ru Shi came out of the class when she saw Gan Dewei there. She ignored him and took the other way to leave the campus. "Why is he here? It is- Ahh" she screamed as she saw Gan Dewei in front of her. "Why did you ignore me?" Gan Dewei asked.
"I did not," Ru Shi replied and moved left to walk ahead when Gan Dewei grabbed her hand, pulled her back. "You are indeed avoiding me and I do not like this at all," muttered Gan Dewei.
A chuckle escaped Ru Shi''s mouth. "Well, I am getting late for the work so leave my hand," Ru Shi stated.
"You are not going to work. You are going with me," declared Gan Dewei and started walking holding her hand. Ru Shi saw that people who were walking past her were looking at her and were smiling. "Leave my hand, you murderer!" Ru Shi shouted. Gan Dewei halted and the people there started whispering.
Ru Shi jerked off her hand from his and turned to go when Gan Dewei carried her in his arms. Ru Shi resisted but he did not listen to her. A guard came there when Gan Dewei told him something which made Ru Shi madder at him. She was hitting at his shoulder but Gan Dewei did not stop. He kept walking mad stopped when reached his car. He put her inside gently and then quickly went to the driver seat.
"Open the door," Ru Shi shouted at him.
"I told you I want to take you somewhere so better listen to me," proclaimed Gan Dewei. He leaned towards her, fastened the seat belt, and then looking into her eyes said, "If you will ever say murderer to me then it won''t be good for you."
"You killed my father," said Ru Shi.
"Prove it," asserted Gan Dewei. Ru Shi did not say anything. Gan Dewei leaned back and drove away from there.