110 That Doesn't Matter

Three months have passed.

She makes a new friend at her university and enjoys her life as a student there. She also often video call with Xui Li, her family and Risa. Only these people who know her whereabouts.

Her apartment also not far from her university. Just walk for 10 minutes to her class every day. One bedroom apartment is quite comfortable for her. It has a kitchen, living room, balcony where she can see the romantic street's view of Paris and one bathroom.

She works part-time at the pastry store on her weekend so that she can earn a bit for her daily needs.

"Dear, I would come this weekend. I had one week break." Xui Li was smiling happily inside his agency's van while eating his lunch.

"Mm. That's sound good. But are you sure you're not busy at that time? Your schedule is quite packed, right?" Xue Mei still focused on her assignment while both of them in the video call.

"No. I think I'm good. Right, Ivan?" He asks his manager.

Ivan shows him a thumbs up and Xue Mei chuckles to see Ivan do that.

"But, you need to cover up your face and identity. Otherwise, your fans will be swarming at you." He advises him.

Xui Li just wink his eyes to Ivan and he rolled his eyes in annoyed.

"Darling, what you are doing?" He asks when he saw Xue Mei holding a sculptor.

"Assignment. I need to send this before Friday and after that, we can have our little gateway." She smiles at him. Now is already 9:30 PM, while Xui Li just had his lunch over there.

"Oh..I'm looking forward to that."

"Feng We've arrived. Hurry up." Ivan said to him making him pouted a little. He still not finish his lunch and now he had to do another interview with the television program.

"Darling, I call you again. I need to go." He waves at her and Xue Mei also do the same.

"Okay. Take care."

"Mm. I love you." He ended the video call after that.

Put down the mini sculptor, she went to the balcony. Breathe in a night refreshing air and enjoying the view of the city of love.

…

The weather is quite nice with a breeze and not too hot today.

Xue Mei wearing a blue blouse, black skinny jeans and ankle length boot. She stretches up her neck to see any figure of Xui Li from the arrival gate. After a few moments, she could spot him wearing black sunglasses, a black trench coat, a white turtleneck t-shirt, and jeans. He brings his luggage with him.

"Xui.." She stops her sentence. If she calls him by his name, all of the people there might be noticing him as a new hit singer and the popular pianist.

She then changes her mind and calls him. "Darling Li!"

He frowned to the familiar voice he heard, he turn his head to the source of the voice.

"Darling Li!" Xue Mei waves her hand to him.

Upon seeing her, he chuckles a bit showing his handsome smiling. 'Darling Li? What the hell is that?'

He went to her and hug her. "I've missed you."

She also returning his hug. "Mm. Me too."

Looked at her face, he caresses her cheek. "You've become prettier."

"Huh? Not at all. Just your imagination." She smiles and both of them walk out of the airport hall.

Hailing a taxi, she looks at him. "Where are you staying?"

"Where am I staying? At your apartment, obviously." He casually said it.

Blushed, she hides her face. "You didn't say earlier. My apartment is quite a mess right now."

Both of them get inside the taxi. Xue Mei bit her tip of a finger a bit. Looking uneasy because of her apartment is really in mess.

Of course, it's in a mess! She had no time to clean it and she thought that he really gonna stay at any hotel in town.

'Did I put my bra around the couch? Erm..did I place all my oil paint at the right place? Wait! Did I already hid his poster or not?' She starts worrying.

"You don't want me to stay over your house?" Xui Li look down at her. Looking her hesitate face, he doesn't want to push her for something that she not wanting.

"It's okay. I'll find any hotel then." He took out his phone and ready to make a call to Ivan.

Xue Mei holds his hand and shook her head. "No. Just stay at my house."

Looking at her again, he asks "Are you sure? I don't want to force you." His voice remains gentle.

"Yeah. But, I need to warn you that my house is a bit mess up. So.."

"It's fine. I used to see your room. Always messy. If not messy then you're not my Xue Mei." He smiles place his arm around her shoulder.

Give the driver her address, the taxi went to her apartment building. It's not far from the airport. 20 minutes of drive and they reach her apartment building.

They using the stair to the third floor before they arrive at her house. "Wait here, I check on my apartment first." She said and halt Xui Li in front of her door.

"Okay." He said and Xue Mei immediately went inside her house.

Gasping, she almost cries. "Lucky I manage to get inside first." She took her bra on the couch, clean up her oil paint on the shaggy carpet, hid all of his poster under the bed.

Put all the assignment away and check on the kitchen counter.

5 minutes later, she opens the door and invites Xui Li in. "Sorry, I took long to clean up my house." She smiles a bit.

Caress her hair, he looks around the house after that. "Nice house."

Xue Mei just rubs her neck and went to the kitchen. Want to boil some water.

"You can put your luggage in my room. This house in only one-bedroom." She said and while at the counter, she froze a bit.

'Wait! One bedroom? Why didn't I think about it earlier?!'

Xui Li went to her room and put his luggage. He looks around her bedroom.

A queen-size bed, a plain navy blue sheet with the comforter, stand night lamp, and bedside table. Very simple and soothing. He then went outside back and found that Xue Mei still froze at the sink.

"Xue Mei?" He pats on Xue Mei shoulder.

Flinch a bit, she looks at him. "Yeah?"

"Are you okay?" He asks when seeing she was a bit distracted.

"Mm? I'm okay..I'm okay." She put the kettle on the gas and lit up the gas.

"Okay." He slips his hand and wrapped it around her waist from behind. He leaned closer to her and kiss her cheek.

"Have you been good while I was away?" He whispers to her.

"What do you mean I've been good or not?" Xue Mei knit her eyebrow and turn her head a little to the side. Looking at his face.

"Well, there's no other flies disturbing you, right?" He gives a peck on her cheek.

"No..I'm not that beautiful Mr. Feng." She chuckles seeing him feels insecure about her.

"No, you're beautiful. Unique and very…" He squinted his eyes try to find a good word for 'dumb' but in a good way.

"Stupid?" She takes a guess.

"Erm…Sort...Ow!" He can't even finish his sentence when Xue Mei already pinches his arm.

"How dare you call your girlfriend 'stupid'." She growls a bit and pushes him away before she went to the living room.

Chuckles, he follows her from behind. "I didn't..you're the one who said that word."

"And why you agree?"

"Because...I would agree with anything that my girlfriend said.." He shrugged his shoulder with a smile on his face.

"You…" She squinted her eyes to him.

Kiss her lips, he said, "That doesn't matter, because I love you."