Chapter 418: A walk on the beach.
At some point in the night, Mei Mei and Jingzhe stepped away from everyone else and ended up taking a slow walk at the beach. He had one warm wrapped around her shoulders and a leash that was attached to Noodles in the other.
To other people that saw them from a distance, the looked like a couple taking their pet cat on a walk. Although why they were doing it at night was a question to ponder on.
"Did you see Kang Zhenzhen teaching Long Shuang to dance?" He asked her.
She laughed softly. "And it was working. The Empress Mother swore that Long Shuang was unteachable and wobbled like a baby giraffe in all her dance classes but I guess she was wrong. The girl just needed a friendlier teacher or a warm stepmother. "Long Shuang has turned over a new leaf so much that she is recognizable anymore. Maybe she will survive in the royal family after all." she muttered.
"Do you want me to carry you?" He asked, abruptly.
She raised her eyes to look at his face and see what he was thinking.
But then he leaned down and kissed her.
Mei Mei laughed. "My wonderful vixen." she whispered against his lips. I did not think you would make it here for my race."
He restarted their walk because of Noddles impatience and tugging on the leash. "I almost didn’t but not because I did not want to come but because my aunt showed up outside Blue Galactic, screaming like an insane woman that we killed her daughter.
With all the spotlight I have been under lately, there is always a member of the media hiding on the street, waiting to capture something. It took a while to deal with her mess and sort out the reporters that had gathered.
"Reporters gathered!" She said, stunned at the revelation. "Did she bring them with her?"
He shook his head. "I don’t think it was her work. Some of the reporters were from major news networks. My guess is that someone was pulling the strings behind her to smear my reputation or ruin my business."