The sa night,
Racers secret club, The den,
"So this is what the secret den of racers looks like?" Fei Hong’s mouth twitched at the sight of the average nightclub. Perhaps it was a bad idea to raise expectations considering their cool profession. Racing! There was nothing ’racing’ but just an ordinary night club! Zeng could have said that, she knows far better clubs than this.
Zeng smiled, understanding the reason behind her disappointed expression. He flashed his VIP card. The gorgeous woman smiled and led the duo to the far end of the luxurious hotel to a place that she never even knew existed. For a second she wondered if it was part of the hotel?
After five minutes walk, she opened the doorway to the majestic world.
"Wow!" She whistled. Now this deserves to be called Racer’s den! The place was majestically huge, lit up with neon lights. Beneath the dry-ice smoke swirled an array of colors. The jazz had everyone grooving on its beats that revved up the soul.
Everything was rusty and suited the dirt racing the. What caught her eyes was the legendary McLaren MP4/4 from the late 1980s occupying the center of the room.
The well-known racers were enjoying the ga of drinks with friends. The best part was no one cared about anyone’s presence but just enjoying in their own group. Many just turned to say hi or nod in their direction before resuming what they were doing.
"Like it?"
"I love it! This place is so cool!" Fei Hong picked a glass of champagne, "And I can see so celebrities here.... never knew these two were dating!" she gestured with her chin to a corner where a known actress was sitting on a racer’s lap, kissing him. "Do you co here often?"
"It’s just my second visit. I don’t like such places," he shrugged, and take off his leather jacket, revealing his toned biceps. Fei Hong admired his casual look. Just a pair of a white t-shirt and rugged jeans. Paired with spiked sneakers, he looks hot and sexy.
"So you are here because I insisted?"
"Um..." he scratched his neck, "Actually, it was a wonderful suggestion to take a break and step out. This place is good for a change before I resu convincing my sister to take back."
"Why do you need your sister back? I an, of course it’s a good thought you want to nd your relationship with her..... but why suddenly?" if she’s not wrong, Zeng and Suyin’s relation was strained since the ti Suyin was about to get married. Zeng had himself once confessed in a drunken state that he was unavailable for his sister whenever she needed him most. But at the sa ti, he added he doesn’t know why he did that. Strange.
That’s sothing she never understood!
"That’s not sudden, I have always loved her, but--" he pointed at the couch, and then took the seat beside her. She waited for him to continue, but she noticed his gravity-drawn eyes painting a picture of his lonely heart. "--but I don’t know how everything changed between us. Or should I say, I don’t know why I behaved like that?" once more he started with ’I don’t know’ confusing Fei Hong as always but she waited for him to finish.
"I was ambitious and wanted to make a career for myself. A successful career with na and fa, and makes my family proud. Just the ordinary dream every teenager dreams of. And to achieve that I left the country when I was barely eighteen." He lit a cigarette and dragged a long puff, "Suyin cried her eyes when she ca to see off at the airport that day."
"Silly girl! Can’t even stand her own words, ’Ge, I will be super happy when you will leave the country. Your room and belongings will be mine! I will rule the house and no one will eat my share of sweets!" Fei Hong noticed the smile as he recalled the beautiful mory. Siblings ah! She could tell he loves his sister dearly.
"If your relationship was this beautiful, why things changed? And please don’t say ’I don’t know’." She clutched her curly hair, "I’ll probably faint."
He saw her acting and chuckled.
A waitress stopped by their table, "Mr. Zhao, can I get you sothing?" she looked flirtatiously at Zeng but he didn’t pay her a second glance and instead glanced at Fei Hong.
Fei Hong, "I’ll take gin tonic,"
Zeng, "Make it two, thanks."
"Anything to serve with it," the waitress asked,
"Grilled chicken," after the waitress left, his gazes darted over Fei Hong, "Sorry, I forgot to ask you."
"It’s okay, I love grilled chicken. Please continue... I want to know more of you and Suyin."
"Of course you are," he muttered, "Everything was fine for the next few years. I used to co ho every new year, and as usual, Suyin used to trail behind , pestering to teach driving. Fast learner she is. But...." A frown appeared between his brows, "Things changed when she started going to dical school. She shifted to a third country, and our yearly eting stopped."
It’s not Suyin’s fault either. Despite her busy schedule, she kept calling him and scheduling their etings, but he failed her.
Strange, every ti he tried to keep up with their eting, sothing popped up and held him back. He couldn’t even recall how those unexpected things kept on happening. For instance, once he booked the flight ticket two weeks in advance, and was thoroughly planned. But on the day of boarding, he realized he had booked the ticket for the wrong date.
He was supposed to et Suyin tomorrow morning, but the tickets were for the day after tomorrow. He’s still confused about that particular incident. When he had planned everything two weeks in advance, why did he committed such a blunder?
Alas, all the flights were full, and he couldn’t et his sister once again.
"So you two never t?" Fei Hong asked.
"We t. Thrice she crashed at my place to give a surprise."
"Then?"
He stubbed the cigarette, emptied the drink, and gestured the waitress to get another. "Once I was so busy that I barely see her face and ordered my assistant to give her a city tour. The second ti I didn’t even see her face, and she left the next day..."
"And the third?"
He paused a little until the drink ca, "We fought. I-I was heavily drunk and had just returned from a party with a female partner when I saw her sitting outside my apartnt." His mory took him back to the mont where Suyin left his apartnt crying. Don’t know what hurtful words he and his female partner had said that she ran from there. Middle of the night it was.
The next day she didn’t even answer his calls, and it was only a ssage he received from her, ’Ge, I have reached safely.’ she was still considerate to inform him of her safe arrival.
He inhaled deeply and then pulled back to rest his back on the couch. "The day her marriage was fixed, she called to talk to dad. I promised her, but never talked." he kept on failing Suyin, stomping on her expectations, crushing their beautiful relationship, but don’t know why his little sister keeps turning to him.
Maybe sowhere she still believed her Ge would help her.
"She must be holding on to you, why didn’t you talk?"
His jaw tightened, he was about to lit another cigarette when Fei Hong pressed her hand on his, shaking her head. He looked into her eyes, "Would you believe if I say.... according to I have talked to dad, but in reality I haven’t." It was only later that he learned of this odd fact when he spoke to his father.
Fei Hong’s mouth thinned, "Are you serious?"
"Oddly enough, yes," he confird, "There are many things that I do or don’t, but couldn’t recall. For instance, you rember the day I called you for a al but didn’t turn up?"
Of course she rembers.
"The truth was, I couldn’t recall any of it. It was only when my assistant reminded and I checked the ssage on my phone, I realized my mistake." Fei Hong was left puzzled, she had never heard of sothing like this before.
A man ca to their table, and eyed Fei Hong from top to bottom and then back at Zeng, "Hey, Zeng. Long ti no see."
Zeng draped his arm behind Fei Hong’s seat, "We are busy and not inviting anyone to our table."
"Ah, you have changed! At least introduce to your female partner. I must say, you always get the best females."
"It needs a talent to attract a woman," Zeng smirked, his fingers caressed up and down on Hong’s arm. Twisting, Fei Hong crossed her legs towards Zeng, obviously telling the man with brown hair to get lost.
"As you wish," he left the two alone.
Fei Hong’s gaze glided around, "I can see everyone’s giving you a weird look. What’s wrong?"
"Nothing," his mouth curved into a beautiful smile and Fei Hong couldn’t help but admire him inwardly. "I used to be a party animal. These people are just recovering from the shock." he poked a piece of grilled chicken and finish it whole.
The last two tis Suyin called him- one was when Suyin was already married, if his mory serves him right, it was two-three months before her divorce. Don’t know what she wanted to talk. While the other ti was when her baby was in the hospital and she was going through the dical council trial.
Again he failed her.....
"Zeng, have you seen a doctor? I an..."
"I know what you are trying to say," he interrupted, "I have. In fact, I have consulted with the best neurologist and got my brain scanned to rule out the possibilities of tumour or anything. But the scans ca clean."
"What about the psychiatrist?"
"I don’t need a shrink," he snapped.
She rolled her eyes, "Just because I asked you to consult a psychiatrist, don’t take it otherwise. Sotis the problem is psychological. Your version is like a zig-zag mage. It’s confusing! You have to find the answers if you want your sister back. Otherwise, keep saying, ’I don’t know’ and tornt yourself."
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