"33721842369." Ximen recited as I rolled my eyes.

"17718512317." Meizuo retorted.

We had just finished dinner and moved to the living room. On the couch, I sat in between Ximen and Meizuo while Shancai sat at the very end of the couch and Lei was on a separate chair. Zhuang Jie sat near the bookcase on a separate chair while Qinghe was on a single couch.

"What are you doing?" Zhuang Jie asked amused.

"A memory game by testing which one has a better memory by reciting their numerous, NUMEROUS, exes' phone numbers," I emphasized on the word numerous which earned me a glare from Ximen and Meizuo. I just shrugged and smiled innocently.

"17701672125," Meizuo said which made Ximen look at him.

"Isn't that Li's number?" He asked.

"She liked me first." Meizuo bragged. I rolled my eyes in annoyance.

"Shut up," Ximen answered.

"Hey, we shouldn't be the only ones doing this. Girls should participate too. Shuijing?" Ximen asked as he turned to me.

"I don't have an ex-boyfriend Ximen. I've been single for 21 years remember?" I said annoyed.

"Why is that Shuijing? You're a very pretty girl and you're smart enough not to get tricked by boys so why haven't you dated?" Zhuang Jie asked and I shrugged.

"I just haven't found the right guy Zhuang Jie.." I said as I sipped my juice.

"Then what about-" Ximen started but I cut him off with the glare and he cleared his throat and turned to Shancai.

"Shancai, tell us an ex-boyfriend's number." He asked Shancai who was silent.

"Shancai doesn't have an ex-boyfriend. You don't need to ask her." Qinghe interjected.

"Ah Si's number is 10881217039." Lei recited as we all looked at him.

"Oh, please. Daoming Si is not Shancai's ex-boyfriend. He liked her by himself. Right, Shancai?" Qinghe asked which earned him a hit on the back of the head from Meizuo.

"Why did you hit me again?" Qinghe complained as he glared at Meizuo.

"Shancai. How far have you and Lei gone?" Zhuang Jie asked which caused them both to grow silent.

"We went out on a date." Shancai said.

"Shancai may seem like a buffalo compared to the gorgeous Jing, but Lei, this is not what a normal guy would do." Zhuang jie lectured and I nodded.

"Zhuang jie, the most intimate they got was probably at the airport when Lei kissed Shancai's forehead." Ximen pointed out.

"You two are moving too slowly. That's why Ah Si had the chance to get between you. How about spending the night together tonight, just the two of you, so that you can have some quality time together?" Zhuang jie suggested. I smiled.

"What does that mean? What are you planning to do?" Qinghe asked as we looked at him.

"Sure." We all turned to look at Lei in shock. We didn't expect him to agree. Shancai didn't either.

"I wanted to speak to Shancai alone anyway." Lei continued as Shancai looked at in confusion.

Zhuang jie gave them a spare bedroom to stay in and I guess we were too since it was late. Meizuo and Ximen were roomed together while I got a room all to my self. Qinghe had already gone home but not before threatening Meizuo and Ximen that he would hurt them if anything happened to Shancai.

We left Shancai and Lei alone and proceeded to the dining room for some dessert.

"You're so close to my brother. Why won't you teach him how to get along with girls? Shuijing, I had hoped you would have at least straightened him out considering you're like a little sister to him." Zhuang jie complained as I just giggled.

"Zhuang jie, aside from you and Shuijing of course, what other girls can get along with Si?" Meizuo pointed out and I nodded in agreement.

"Zhuang jie, it isn't just the girls. Even the guys. Aside from us, no one wants to play with him." Ximen added.

"You're right. We all inherited our mom's bratty, difficult and hard-to-get-along-with attitude." Zhuang jie joked as we sighed and laughed.

"As for Lei, even though he's unpredictable, he has become very patient with her once he liked her." Ximen said.

"No wonder we hear a "pow" whenever Shancai sees Si. It's like being in love with a time bomb." Meizuo teased as he imitated the sound.

"Let my brother suffer a little. Sometimes, being heartbroken is not a bad thing." Zhuang jie said.

"I wonder what Shancai and Lei are doing right now." Meizuo said dreamily and I rolled my eyes.

"They should be doing what they need to do." Ximen answered with laughter but stopped. His eyes were fixated on the doorway.

"Ah Si." Ximen said.

"What does Ah Si have to do with what they're doing?" Meizuo asked and Ximen cleared his throat. Meizuo looked at the doorway and sat up straighter. Zhuang jie slowly turned to face her brother who was walking towards us.

"Ah Si, why are you home so late?" Ximen asked.

"Ah Si, are you tired? Do you want to go get some rest?" Meizuo nervously suggested and I elbowed him in the ribs to make him shut up.

"What were you talking about?" Ah Si asked threateningly. Zhuang jie turned to us.

"We don't have to hide this from him. We have to tell him eventually." She said and we all looked to each other. I placed both my arms around Ximen and Meizuo pulling them closer.

"Well. This is it. It was nice knowing you guys. I never imagined I'd die by Ah Si's hands." I whispered as they both paled and continued to watch the scene play out between the Daoming siblings.

"Ah Si. Shancai and Lei are in a bedroom right now. If you're a real man, you should be happy for them." She told Ah Si who just remained silent. Meizuo and Ximen leaned in closer to me.

"Why does it smell like gunpowder?" Ximen whispered.

"I even hear the trigger for a bomb being engaged," Meizuo whispered back as they moved away.

"What do you think? Is there anything you want to say?" Zhuang jie asked and Ah Si smirked and moved towards the table. Meizuo gulped nervously and placed his arm around me, clearly terrified of what Ah Si was going to do next.

"I never thought that Lei had his ways with women. It's a good thing, isn't it?" He said calmly as he turned to Meizuo and Ximen. They both let out a breath of relief and laughed.

"That's great, Ah Si. You're really over her." Ximen said.

"Ah Si. You're doing great. You'll become a good man--" Zhuang Jie started but Ah Si cut her off.

"Shut it!" He yelled and we all stood back in shock.

"I'm starving. Get me something to eat." He calmly said.

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The morning after, I had gotten up early to take a walk along the estate when I saw Ah Si standing in front of the window.

"Ah Si. why are you up so early?" I asked as I walked over and stood next to him.

"Do you remember when I took Lei's favorite toy?" He asked, still facing the window.

"When was that?" I asked, confused.

"When we first entered grade school." He clarified and I nodded.

"I liked that autographed Spiderman with the serial number. If I had asked my dad, he would've gotten it for me from the U.S. As many as I wanted. The more he treasured it, the more I wanted it. I know that I made an unforgivable mistake when I broke it. But I just wouldn't admit it. That night, I couldn't sleep. I thought that Lei would be mad at me the next morning. So I planned to get Ximen and Meizuo and bully him the next day. That's when I realized that I'd never be able to beat him. Nobody ever mentioned it again. Maybe Lei had also forgotten about it." He explained in a somber tone.

"It was an accident Ah Si. You didn't mean to break Lei's toy." I said and he nodded.

"But I still feel that I owe him somehow. I think...it's time to make it up to him." He declared.

"Are you talking about Shancai?" I asked knowingly and he nodded in response.

"I shouldn't torment her anymore." Ah Si replied and I sighed.

"Ah Si, are you sure about this? I know how much you like her. What if you regret it in the future?" I asked worriedly.

"Then I'll live with that for the rest of my life." He answered as he gave me a heartbreaking smile.

"But Shui?" He added and I hummed in response.

"Will you check up on her from time to time?" he asked and I nodded.

"Why? Are you going somewhere?" I asked and he stayed silent.

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It had been a few days now and I was currently at a hotel and resort, getting ready to shoot for an ad for the place. I invited the boys and Shancai over to watch and because I was working, they thought it was convenient to make me buy them lunch. They were still driving to the venue and I had notified the staff to let them in.

I was sitting on a chair getting my make up done while the crew was setting up. I had on a backless blue one shoulder short dress with ruffles and black satin mules with sparkly crystal-embellished buckles. I also had on some blue triple drop earrings encased in diamonds. I heard my phone ring and gestured for the make up artist to stop. I reached for it as my assistant handed it to me, keeping my eyes closed. I pressed the phone against my ear and spoke.

"What? I'm getting my make up done Zuo" I answered as the makeup artist finished applying my eyeshadow.

"How do you know it's me? You didn't even say 'Hi'." He complained as I let out a small laugh.

"Because you're the only one who calls me directly without texting me," I answered as I heard a laugh from the phone.

"Where are you guys?" I asked.

"We just arrived. Ah Si doesn't seem to be happy about Lei and Shancai being here." He said and I sighed.

"A staff member is waiting for you guys. She'll escort you to the venue. As for Ah Si, he needs to get over it if he wants to be a man." I said and the director kindly gestured for me to hurry up and I nodded in response.

"Zuo, I gotta finish getting ready. I'll see you in a little while." I said as I hung up and finished getting my make up done. I then headed over to the director as he was explaining the concept to me.

"Now Shuijing, the concept will be love between a goddess and a mortal. You will be playing the goddess who has convinced this mortal that this place is a type of heaven." He explained and I tried not to laugh at his concept.

"Your partner will be one of the male models that we selected. So first we'll do a screen test to see if which one of them looks good with you okay?" He said and I nodded. He called the 1st model in and even before he stood next to me, there was already a problem. He was way too tall for me. So the director called the next one. He seemed overly excited and couldn't stop staring at me to the point where the director had to shout out his name to get his attention.

The 3rd model was then called in and he looked like he was about to cry. He looked so nervous and scared that he suddenly fainted. We called the paramedics to check on him but he had to rest and couldn't push through with the commercial.

The last one was just a real pain in the ass to everyone. He kept complaining that he should've worn more makeup and that the light should perfectly hit his face. The director got fed up and asked for a break. And at that time, the boys and Shancai arrived. All of the female staff's heads turned when the boys walked over to greet me one by one. I hugged Shancai first. Followed by Ximen, Ah Si, Lei, and Meizuo. Meizuo kept his arm around my waist.

"Glad you could make it guys!" I cheerfully said despite my annoyance at my partner.

"You look like a goddess Shuijing." Shancai complimented and I smiled.

"Well, that is my role in this ad but I told them there was no need for any other role because let's face it, I am a real-life goddess." I joked as I flipped my hair and fluttered my eyebrows which earned laughter from the boys and Shancai except for Meizuo who violently coughed which earned him a hit on the back of the head. He groaned and I just laughed.

"Yes! That's it! That's perfect! Right there!" Someone shouted and my eyes landed on the director who was looking through a camera. My eyebrows furrowed and I started to walk closer.

"No! Stop! Shuijing stay there!" He commanded and I stayed still next to Meizuo who looked confused as well.

"This is perfect!" The director said as he walked over to us.

"We have found the perfect male lead!" He exclaimed as he looked at Meizuo.

"WHAT?" Meizuo and I exclaimed in disbelief.

"Shuijing, why didn't you tell us you had such a handsome boyfriend? It would've saved us a lot of time and money than just finding a model for you." He teased and I blushed. Meizuo seemed amused as he smugly laughed.

"I'm perfectly fine with the male model! And besides, he's not-" I started but Meizuo pulled me closer and made me face him. My body was pressed up against him as he held my waist with one hand and caressed my face with the other.

"Shuijing, I wouldn't feel comfortable with another man being awfully sweet with you. Even if it's for work." He flirted as he moved in for a kiss but I held my hand up to his lips which he took and planted a kiss on top of it. He smirked as I turned red.

'Feng Meizuo, I'm going to kill you!'

The staff were practically squealing in joy while the rest of the boys and Shancai were trying to stifle their laughter at my already red face.

"It's settled then. He will be your partner! May I get your name, young man?" The director asked Meizuo. Meizuo stuck out his hand for the director to shake.

"Meizuo. Feng Meizuo." He said as he shook his hand. The director's eyes widened.

"Feng? As in the Feng Corporation?" He asked and Meizuo flashed him a smile and nodded. His jaw dropped and then he turned his eyes to the other 3 boys behind us before turning back to Meizuo.

"So you're the F4? Daoming Si, Huaze Lei, Yan Ximen & Feng Meizuo?" He stuttered as the boys nodded. He then turned to Shancai, a critical look on his face.

"And you are?" He asked, looking at Shancai up and down. I frowned and walked over to Shancai, placing my arm around her shoulders.

"This is Dong Shancai. One of my closest friends." I said sweetly as the director cleared his throat and told the staff to retouch my make up and change Meizuo's clothes. I turned to Shancai and grabbed her hand.

"Come on Shancai. You can sit with me." I said as I dragged her along and made her sit beside me as they retouched my makeup.

"Thanks for sticking up for me Shuijing. " She said and I smiled as the makeup artist reapplied my eyeshadow.

"Shancai if you keep thanking me, I might have to ask you to pay me." I joked which earned a small laugh from the girl.

"Hey, Shuijing?" She asked which I hummed in response.

"Has Daoming Si and Huaze Lei made up?" She asked. I looked at her and thanked the make up artist, kindly asking her to leave us alone.

"I think it's too far gone for them to make up Shancai and Ah Si's really stubborn," I explained as she sighed.

"Does he hate me and Huaze Lei?" She quietly asked and I gave her a comforting smile.

"No. He doesn't. No matter how mad he is. He would never hate someone. Even if he's been hurt so badly." I started and Shancai looked down.

"Shancai, I know you're in denial but Ah Si sincerely likes and cares about you," I added.

"No, he doesn't!" Shancai stubbornly answered.

"Shancai, just think. If he didn't care, why would he risk you getting kicked out of Mingde, knowing that your parents are counting on you to strive for a better life?" I said and she stayed silent. Meizuo walked over, gesturing to the director. We were going to start shooting.

"Just something for you to think about Shancai." I said as I walked over to Meizuo and grabbed his outstretched hand for me to take.

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The director explained how the scene was going to play out. I was just going to walk around the patio area until I passed by Meizuo. Meizuo was supposed to instantly fall in love with my character. Would be nice if it happened in real life but oh well.

"Okay people! Let's start!" The director shouted and gestured for me to start walking around. I tried my best not to stare at Meizuo's bare chest since the styling team unbuttoned the first three buttons of his very loose long-sleeved top.

"Ready? Action!" The direction shouted and I started to walk towards Meizuo's direction. He was going for the nerdy vibe with a pair of horn-rimmed glasses and a book. I wasn't used to seeing this side of him and I have to admit. It made him more attractive than he already was.

Oh dang it! Stupid heartbeat! Calm down!

My heels clicked against the wooden floor of the patio with each step I took. My hair blew softly against the wind as Meizuo looked up and stared at me with wide eyes. I stared back before turning away and walking faster when suddenly I felt someone grab my wrist and pull me back. I looked back with wide eyes and stared into Meizuo's eyes as he grabbed my waist and pulled me closer to him. I let out a gasp as our faces were inches from each other. He tucked a piece of my hair behind my ear and placed his hand on my cheek, his eyes looked down on my lips and he leaned in closer.

I held my breath as he leaned in closer and closer...I closed my eyes and waited.

"CUT!" The director shouted as I opened my eyes and looked at Meizuo who just kept staring at me.

"That was great! Let's take a break and we'll go one last time!" He said and I pulled away from Meizuo and walked away, trying to hide my reddened face.

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I was still where I stood when Shuijing walked away. My heart was beating so fast I thought it was going to explode.

Why was I feeling this way?

My head turned to Shuijing as the make up artist brushed through her hair. She looked so beautiful and holding her in my arms felt so right.

Wait. WHAT? Oh no. No-no-no. Feng Meizuo, that's your best friend. You can't see her like that.

Besides, she's in love with someone else.

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