BXBX NOVEL Chapter 79 - Being So Kind
The moment they arrived in the second to the highest floor, it was so quiet, Shu Xian, blinking her eyes in astonishment to see such a beautiful place before them, already prepared beforehand.
The moment the manager opened the door, both of them came inside, already welcomed by the house helpers.
"Welcome, Ma'am Cai Li, Miss Shu Xian," two of them greeted in unison, bowing to them at the same time.
"Mm."
With Cai Li's nod of acknowledgement, they then left them alone in the living room, Shu Xian, blinking her eyes at what she's seeing.
This place seemed like it was taken right from a magazine or from a movie!
She knew that the place would already look this way, but she didn't expect that she would get to visit their place in the flesh like this—the view breathtaking as what the manager said when she saw what was before their window!
"Wow…" Shu Xian couldn't help but exclaim. "The view here at night must be spectacular!"
"Yes, it is," Cai Li said, already sitting down on the couch as the house chef arrived in the room, Shu Xian and Cai Li looking at him as he greeted them.
"Good day, Ma'am Cai Li, Miss Shu Xian," he said with a small bow, "I will be preparing lunch and while waiting, a wine to drink, perhaps?"
"Oh, yes please!" Cai Li said excitedly, bouncing on the couch slightly. "I'm in the mood for wine!"
"Right away, Ma'am."
With that, the chef already went to the kitchen to prepare them wine and some snacks, Shu Xian, hesitantly sitting down on the single couch beside her, conscious that she would be sitting on something so expensive!
"Oh, you don't have to be so careful, dear," Cai Li said, already putting both of her legs up and rested her head on the back rest. "We will be having dinner even here. We will be having a long day ahead. I hope it's alright with you."
"Oh!" Shu Xian blinked her eyes a few times, smiling at Cai Li as she gave her an answer. "It's alright. Thank you for having me today."
At the same time, the chef arrived with the wine glasses and wine. He then poured them red wine and then left to prepare lunch, Cai Li, taking her first small sip as the alcohol hit her throat, the sweet taste lingering her tongue for a moment.
"Aaah! I've been wanting to be out of the house, honestly," she said while she rolled her eyes, Shu Xian, taking a small sip of her wine as well.
"I'm glad you're having fun, Ma'am Cai Li."
"Oh, please…" Cai Li waved her hand at Shu Xian, "You're so formal… you can call me by my name, or better yet, call me Ma."
With that said along with a wink, Shu Xian felt shy as she tucked some of her hair behind her ear, not expecting Pan An's mother to be comfortable with her this way.
"That's nice, but… wouldn't calling you 'ma' be weird if I don't even feel something towards your son and that nothing is happening between us?"
Cai Li blinked her eyes a few times at Shu Xian, not expecting what she heard.
"Are you saying that you don't have eyes for my son?"
"What?"
Shu Xian immediately blushed, her face turning red by the second making Cai Li giggle as she felt like teasing her further.
"I-I didn't mean to say that I don't have eyes for Pan An but… you were only telling me to make him fall for me, no? I mean… I don't even know if that is possible—I'm just… this!"
Shu Xian gestured her body to Cai Li, from her head, then to her toe. Seeing this, Cai Li shook her head disapprovingly, waving her index finger at her as she scolded her for the confidence that she has.
"You are a beautiful woman, Shu Xian," she said, already standing up as she sat on the arm rest of the single couch that Shu Xian is sitting on. "And with great confidence, you can rock who you are despite of how you look! I'm telling you, once you carry your looks with pride, oh you are so pretty, you'd get any man you want."
Shu Xian felt her ears getting red! With the continuous compliments that she was getting from Ma'am Cai Li, she couldn't help but look at herself, Cai Li, pinching her cheek to get her attention.
"Before you go home, we will make it happen—I will glamor you and we will surprise my dear Pan An. I assure you, he would be speechless the moment he sees you, his jaw will immediately drop on the floor!"
Shu Xian coughed, making Cai Li laugh as she shook her head, finding the young lady cute.
"M-Ma'am Cai Li… I think this is too much?"
"No!" Cai Li shook her head, crossing her arms in front of her chest. "It is not too much."
With that, she stood up from the couch, pulling Shu Xian with her as well as she now started walking up the stairs.
"M-Ma'am Cai Li?" Shu Xian called out as she was being pulled, blinking her eyes a few times as well. "Where are we going?"
"To glamor you in the clothes that I have here!"
With her answer said, Cai Li immediately opened her room found in this penthouse, Shu Xian, furrowing her brows as they entered the room.
Cai Li then went to the wardrobe and opened her closet to reveal some elegant dresses that Shu Xian could wear today.
"I will be dressing you up, then will be fixing your hair. Then you would wear simple but elegant jewelry, and I will tell you how pretty you look!"
With Cai Li now turning to Shu Xian as she was feeling nervous and awkward, she then smiled and approached her, holding her hand.
"You know, this may be too much, indeed… but I want you to feel how it is like to have a mother."
With that said, Shu Xian couldn't help but feel her emotions welling up in her chest. With her lips trembling as she felt her eyes pooling tears, she looked down on her hands to avoid looking at Cai Li, the woman understanding why she is this way.
"Oh, Shu Xian…" Cai Li held her hands, "I'm sorry… if this is indeed too much, then—"
"No…" Shu Xian raised her head, shyly laughing at herself as some tears escaped her eyes. "Thank you… for being so kind to me when I'm just a stranger you just met."