At the numerous gatherings of the social elite he had seen her. The girl who sat off towards the side, enmeshed in thoughts, and staring out the large windows of the dining hall. He watched her from his table. Dao Ming Si sat at the head, the heir to the largest corporation, the wealthiest of them all, and the most immature. Ximen sat to Lei's right, a particularly suave 8 year old, sweet with words, and easily bored. To Lei's left was Jing, two years older Jing was caring and understanding, and very close to Lei. She was already quite beautiful and her talents were innumerable. Of course, sitting next to Jing was Mei Zuo. The loyal Mei Zuo was the most active, playful, and outgoing of the bunch and from this early age he was already infatuated with Jing. Lei himself was set to control a vast insurance corporation. He and his friends were the high ranking group of handsome young heirs known as F4.
At one such party, Lei glanced up to scan the room for the peculiar girl who he had taken an interest in. Lei was reserved, silent, and contemplative and to him this girl seemed like a kindred spirit. Finally picking her shape out from the crowd, he saw her being scolded by a woman, probably her mother. The women strolled off, and the girl crouched down on the floor. She pulled her knees up and buried her head. "She's crying," Lei thought. Hesitating for a minute, he excused himself from the table. F4 didn't really notice, they were joking around about something and laughing hysterically.
"Go away," she snapped at him. He stared at her tear-streaked face, and felt her eyes analyzing him.
"So she's not meek..just sad," he thought. Without saying a word, he flipped over into a handstand. "What are you doing," she asked.
"If you want to cry, just do a handstand, that way, your tears won't fall." With that he left her to ponder on his words. "What an odd boy," she thought as her eyes followed him. He felt her gaze on his back; he turned to look at her and gently smiled. Embarrassed at being caught, she quickly looked the other way.
Furtively, she glanced around and slowly pushed herself into a wobbly handstand. "It works right?" a voice said softly. Startled, she fumbled and fell onto the ground. "What are you talking about?" said the girl. Smiling, Lei offered his hand and introduced himself, "My name is Hua Tze Lei, and you are?" Hesitating she took his hand and said, "My name is Shan-Cai, nice to meet you Hua Tze Lei." "His hands feel warm and he has a kind smile," she thought. "Now that we know each others names, why the fish face?" asked Lei, his voice breaking her out of her thoughts.
"Fish face?" said Shan Cai. "Oh, I just hate going to these stupid dinner parties, pretending to be the little sweet innocent princess they want me to be. In fact, I just want to go play in dirt and be an ordinary 7 year old!" "You talk too much," said Lei. "Maybe you talk too little!" Shan Cai threw back as she blew a raspberry. "You're pretty cute," said Lei. "You're pretty strange," she blushed. They fell into a fit of giggles, and besides an occasional comment, they sat in silence--a comfortable peace.
At one such party, Lei glanced up to scan the room for the peculiar girl who he had taken an interest in. Lei was reserved, silent, and contemplative and to him this girl seemed like a kindred spirit. Finally picking her shape out from the crowd, he saw her being scolded by a woman, probably her mother. The women strolled off, and the girl crouched down on the floor. She pulled her knees up and buried her head. "She's crying," Lei thought. Hesitating for a minute, he excused himself from the table. F4 didn't really notice, they were joking around about something and laughing hysterically.
"Go away," she snapped at him. He stared at her tear-streaked face, and felt her eyes analyzing him.
"So she's not meek..just sad," he thought. Without saying a word, he flipped over into a handstand. "What are you doing," she asked.
"If you want to cry, just do a handstand, that way, your tears won't fall." With that he left her to ponder on his words. "What an odd boy," she thought as her eyes followed him. He felt her gaze on his back; he turned to look at her and gently smiled. Embarrassed at being caught, she quickly looked the other way.
Furtively, she glanced around and slowly pushed herself into a wobbly handstand. "It works right?" a voice said softly. Startled, she fumbled and fell onto the ground. "What are you talking about?" said the girl. Smiling, Lei offered his hand and introduced himself, "My name is Hua Tze Lei, and you are?" Hesitating she took his hand and said, "My name is Shan-Cai, nice to meet you Hua Tze Lei." "His hands feel warm and he has a kind smile," she thought. "Now that we know each others names, why the fish face?" asked Lei, his voice breaking her out of her thoughts.
"Fish face?" said Shan Cai. "Oh, I just hate going to these stupid dinner parties, pretending to be the little sweet innocent princess they want me to be. In fact, I just want to go play in dirt and be an ordinary 7 year old!" "You talk too much," said Lei. "Maybe you talk too little!" Shan Cai threw back as she blew a raspberry. "You're pretty cute," said Lei. "You're pretty strange," she blushed. They fell into a fit of giggles, and besides an occasional comment, they sat in silence--a comfortable peace.