Tristan was already out of breath when they reached their car. Zhen-Zhen, on the other hand, was just breathing normally. She didn't look tired even if they ran under the scorching heat of the sun.
Zhen-Zhen moved closer to Tristan, rubbing his back. "Are you okay, Tristan?"
Tristan just nodded his head while he was still panting and catching his breath. After a few seconds, he was able to say a word. "I'm fine… I'm just thirsty."
"Alright, wait here. I will just get you something to drink."
But before she could leave, Tristan stopped her by holding her elbow. "It's fine. Let's go. I'm planning to bring you to a famous restaurant here in the City of Empire. I will treat you to a good meal. We will celebrate since you finished taking your exam today!"
"That's so nice of you, Tristan."
"Anything for you, Zhen-Zhen." Tristan touched the tip of her nose before guiding her to the car.
Zhen-Zhen signaled FaMo to come out of her body and return to his cat form before Tristan would notice that he had gone missing. Tristan already opened the car door for her but Zhen-Zhen didn't enter yet.
"Tristan, wait!" Zhen-Zhen stopped Tristan, diverting his attention so that FaMo could enter the car and transform into his cat form without Tristan's knowledge.
"What is it, Zhen-Zhen?" Tristan asked her curiously.
But Zhen-Zhen didn't respond. She just turned Tristan's body so that his back would be facing the car, giving FaMo the opportunity to sneak in the car. Then Zhen-Zhen just wrapped her arms around his body while leaning on his chest.
Tristan was stupefied by her sudden action. But in the end, Tristan also engulfed her in his strong arms while stroking her hair. He liked it whenever their bodies would get closer like this, touching and feeling each other's warmth.
He didn't care if he already felt hot because of the sun. hugging Zhen-Zhen like this giving him a different type of refreshing feeling. With that, FaMo succeeded in entering the car and transforming back to his cat form behind Tristan's back.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt'Zhen-Zhen, I'm in.' FaMo informed her but he didn't receive any response from her. Tristan and Zhen-Zhen just remained still, savoring the moment with no plan of breaking the hug.
Then Tristan heaved a deep sigh, 'It was still half-day since she was out, but Zhen-Zhen was already attracting lots of attention from others, most especially men.'
'And that moment with the reporters a while ago, it almost gave me a heart attack. I wonder how long I can hide my bad reputation from her. I wonder if she can still act like this if ever she learns about my bad reputation with women?'
Tristan was feeling restless. He felt like sooner or later he would need to tell Zhen-Zhen the truth about himself. However, as of now, he was not yet ready.
After what it seemed like ages, finally, the two of them broke apart. They headed straight to the restaurant. In that place, Tristan taught her different table manners and etiquette. He was preparing her for the upcoming family gatherings. Only two weeks left before Andrew and Hannah's engagement party.
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« Night Time: At Neon Royal Night Club »
As part of their hang-out routine, Andrew, Mark, and Daniel had gathered once again in their friend's Night Club. This time, Alexis who was the owner also joined them.
"Andrew, you're here. I know you're busy with the preparation of your engagement party but still, you came. I'm so touched, Bro." Mark said, putting his arms around Andrew's shoulder, before dragging him to the couch.
"Yes, maybe I won't be able to come here often. So I just want to give you a heads up. Hope you will understand." Andrew said to them plainly.
"Oh, that's not a problem. We understand." Alexis said while giving Andrew a glass of whiskey.
"Are you excited? After the engagement, when are you planning to get married? Is the date already set?" Daniel also sat down, pouring a whiskey on his empty glass.
"After two or three months maybe," Andrew responded before taking a sip on his glass.
"Wow, that's good. You'll become a married man already! Congrats Buddy! Send my regards to Hannah." Alexis raised his glass for Andrew.
"Thank you."
"Anyway, Did you see the news?" Mark said excitedly to the group.
"What news?" Alexis asked him curiously.
Mark chuckled while Daniel answered Alexis's query.
"Our dear cousin, Tristan was all over the news. Hahaha, His scandal didn't go down. It escalated further. Whoah. It looks like everything is going well according to what we want."
Andrew's face had become serious after hearing Tristan's name.
"Oh, I see. I thought Grandpa Lu, had managed to control the issue, what happened? He took down Tristan's video on the internet. Why suddenly this issue rose up again?" Alexis followed up with another question.
Mark and Daniel just shrugged their shoulders nonchalantly. There was a triumphant smirk on their faces. Andrew just remained silent while drinking his glass of whiskey.
"Did the two of you bribe the media as well?" Alexis asked them suspiciously.
"Of course not! We didn't do it. We have no control or connection over the media. Besides, it's too risky. Grandpa Lu might be investigating now who posted the video. It's better to stay low." Mark said, denying Alexis's accusation.
"If not the two of you, then who did this?"
After Alexis said that, the three men averted their gaze to Andrew who was unusually quiet on his seat.
"I didn't do it," Andrew stated flatly.
"Oh men, why are you not in the mood? It should be Tristan having that kind of face, not you. His reputation is getting worse every day. I think he already went into hiding. Hahaha. I didn't even hear anything about him. Even his women were looking for him but he was nowhere to be seen." Mark said while laughing out loud.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Right timing, we prepared a surprise gift for you, our dear cousin." Daniel winked at Alexis, telling him to give Andrew their gifts.
Andrew raised his eyebrow, asking them, "What gift?"
The three men just smiled at him meaningfully. Then, Alexis stood up opening the door of their private booth. He called someone. After a few seconds, four young beautiful ladies in their sparkling sexy dresses entered their booth.
Andrew massaged his temple while talking to himself, 'Here we go again.'
Mark chuckled upon seeing the indescribable expression of Andrew while looking at the ladies who were now standing in front of them.
"Dude, let's enjoy the night. Just think of this as an advanced bachelor party for the groom." Mark said, patting Andrew's back.
Daniel stood up, wrapping his arm to one of the ladies while saying, "Let's get this party started".
Alexis nodded at the three ladies, giving them the go signal. Soon, the three ladies approached each gentleman inside including Andrew, sitting on their laps while hooking their arms around the men's neck who were sitting on the couch.
Daniel was already kissing the girl in his arms, pushing and pinning her back on the wall. Upon seeing the heated scene going on with his cousin and the lady, Mark didn't waste his time as he made his move on the girl in his lap. His arm started to touch and caress her exposed skin underneath her long flawless legs while kissing and nibbling on the girl's neck.
Alexis just shook his head with a smile. 'I think these two friends of mine will soon surpass their cousin, Tristan in terms of hooking up with women.'
Then he averted his gaze to Andrew. The girl was already sitting on Andrew's lap but he didn't do anything. The girl even pushed her round breast forward, leaning on Andrew's strong chest.
The moment she did that a cold glint flashed through Andrew's eyes. He clenched his teeth. He was not enjoying this. He was just fighting the urge to push the girl. Andrew needed to get away from this right now.
The girl cupped his face and about to kiss him but Andrew looked away to avoid her lips from touching his. But the girl didn't stop as she showered his face and jawline with soft and wet kisses.
Andrew wanted to cool down himself from that irritating feeling by closing his eyes. But the moment he closed his eyes, a beautiful face of a woman popped up in his mind. That's the cue, Andrew pushed the girl on the side as he stood up.
"I'm just gonna go to the comfort room," Andrew said before leaving his cousins and friend inside who were busy making out with their respective partners.