Lena waited patiently for Kris to come back with his medicine. She was a bit surprised that he had medicine, considering last time he did not. But she guessed, he was finally stocking his house with daily things.
Lena could finally see Kris" head popping out of the stairs after a few more minutes. He walked over to Lena and handed her a chapstick. She looked at his amazing medicine. "Did she had a chapped lip?"
She took his offer anyway and put it on. When she was done, she handed it back Kris.
Lena smiled at him. "Thanks. It"s late now, so I will go. I still have my shooting lesson tomorrow with James. See you later." She walked down the stairs.
Kris stared at her until her figure left his sight. He glanced down at the chapstick he gave her. He uncapped it and then put it on his lips. "Would this be considered an indirect kiss?"
He sighed and laid back on the lounge chair as he stared into the night sky. Tomorrow is going to be a rough day.
Lena grabbed her pot and rice container and left the penthouse. When she got back to her apartment, she cleaned up her mess before going to take a shower. She still had to listen in to spy on Eva and Andy tonight. Andy told her that he will stay with her tonight to talk a few things to her about the "wedding."
The next day, Lena met up with James as usual at the shooting range. They would be working on her aim today. Their lesson for tomorrow would be pushed for another time since she would be going to see Gary on Sunday.
James told her that it takes a while to know how to aim and shoot. And even so, each gun is different and knowing how to adjust to each difference and still be able to aim, that take skills.
Lena was able to hit the target"s body today but not always. .h.i.t where she wanted to hit. She continued to practice though. Practice makes perfect.
James and Lena both stayed later than usual to practice. They also worked more on some of Lena"s self-defense skills. Whenever she had free time, she had been working on her upper body strength.
When Lena drove home, she was exhausted. Even though she was ready to crash on her bed, she knew that Kris was going to try touching another girl today. She needed to be there to support her friend. Today, James also tag along in case it gets ugly.
She just finished taking a shower when the doorbell rang. James went to get it while Lena got dressed. James knocked on her door and she opened it. He was carrying a box.
"What"s this?"
"Keso brought it here. He said that Kris will be going to an evening event."
Lena looked at the box and then took it from James. She closed the door and then opened the box to see how amazing Kris" taste in women"s fas.h.i.+on was. Inside the box, a beautiful twilight gown greeted her. She took out. It was just like the night sky she kept looking out of Kris" rooftop.
Good taste. His future girlfriend would be proud of him. She put it on and quickly did her hair and make-up. Keso texted her that Kris already went ahead since it was not good for them to arrive together. However, Kris still wanted Lena to see his progress.
Lena doesn"t know why he would choose something so out of the scale… she hoped that he would not push himself too much tonight. Tye said that pus.h.i.+ng himself could lead to bad relapses.
Lena put her hair in a fish braid at the back and clipped it with several beautiful pins.
James drove Lena to the place. It looked like a friend"s party. There were many young men and women here in the area. Lights were everywhere. An invitation card was also inside with the dress. Lena showed her card to the guard and she was let him
James was also dressed too, but he went through a different way to go meet up with Keso.
Lena used to attend many of these events, but her life was not about this stuff anymore. If she found no benefit from attending this event, she would not come. There have been a few times she went with Hazel since she could meet top stars.
Lena grabbed a gla.s.s of drink from one of the workers and walked her way toward the inner part of the party. This was definitely an exotic place for her. There were people dancing on poles and women in swimsuit at the pool.
She finally spotted Kris with a few men she does not know and there were ladies there too. He seemed like he was having a nice time but Lena knew the mask they needed to wear for these types of events. Smile and pretend like you are an amazing person.
Kris met her eyes and Lena smiled at him. She gave him a wink and walked elsewhere to watch him far afar.
Before she could sit down, a man approached her.
"You must be... Lena Shen."
Lena looked at the man. He was cute. "Yes, that"s correct. Sorry, but I don"t think I know you."
"Not from here." He stuck his hand for a handshake. Lena took it and they both shook hands. "Your friend calls me Young Master Huang." He laughed.
Friend... that must be her amazing Hazel. And this must her next target, her "young master Huang."
"But you can call me Tyler."
"Nice to meet you."
"You come here often?" He asked.
"No."
He smiled. "Same. I was feeling a bit left out until I spotted you."
Left out? What a stupid lie and cheesy pickup line.. he was one of the most powerful family in china.. he ain"t getting left out anytime soon. Such a young and cute man, if a woman was not around him then something must be wrong.
Oh, wait... Lena smiled. Of course, Kris was here so everyone is gathering around him instead. "Gotta pick up your game Young Master Huang, or all your women will get stolen."
"Would you like to dance?"
Lena wanted to reject him, but the mask.. have to keep that fake mask one. "Absolutely!"
She took his hand and they walked. As they reach the dance floor, Lena spotted Kris as he successfully shook hands with a few women, greeting them happily. Lena smiled. So he has improved! It was good for him.
The music was just casual music, not hardcore club music. Tyler put his hand on Lena"s waist and they danced. Thankfully, Tyler did not touch her anywhere inappropriately. She was ready to step on his toes with her high heels if he did.
The music was not even halfway done when a commotion broke out. Several women screamed and most people on the dance floor stopped. Lena looked toward the noises and she spotted Kris punching a man.
"s.h.i.+t." Lena let go of Tyler and moved to Kris but Tyler stopped her.
"It"s dangerous."
"It"s fine." She tried to go to Kris but Tyler"s hand was gripping her wrist. She yanked his hand away from her. "Mind your own business."
She turned away from Tyler and walked pa.s.sed the crowd as everyone gathered to see the fight. However, when she pushed her way through the front, Kris was gone.
She texted Keso that Kris was gone. She walked out of the main party area to go search for him. She looked through the hallways until she spotted him. He was down on his knees trying to get some air. Lena rushed to him.
"Kris!" As she got closer, she noticed that his hands were uncontrollably shaking and he was hyperventilating.
Lena went down on the floor and put one of her hands over his, and one hand soothing his back. "Just breathe. I"m here."
Kris grunted and punched the hard floor. Lena noticed that a few people were looking her way. She helped Kris stand up and pulled him to a room. She randomly opened a room.
"Hey, lady. This room is ---"
"Get the f*ck out of here before I call ****! Is she even an adult?!"
The man got off the bed with his woman. They were still half-dressed and Lena kicked them out of the room.
Lena closed the door and sat Kris down on the bed. She held his hands. "It"s fine, Kris."
Kris took a deep breath. "Keep talking."
"??" Lena did not know what to talk about. "I"ll sing."
She hopped on the bed and went behind Kris. She hugged him from behind, held his shaking hands, and sang him a lullaby. Her singing voice was a one-way ticket to h.e.l.l but she was okay with singing lullabies.