Chapter 4: Deja Vu
"Woah. She's so pretty. But she's Luwu, what can I expect?" Zhang Xiao thinks to herself.
Zhang Xiao greets Luwu, "It's a pleasure to meet you Luwu."
Dazed, Zhang Xiao leaves Yin Xiang(13th) and Luwu to the bathroom.
"Where's she going?" Luwu asks curiously.
"I for one do not know where she's going. Sometimes she stares into space and does things as if she's in a different world." Yin Xiang(13th) replies.
Zhang Xiao reaches the bathroom and mutters to herself, "Seriously Heavens, are your plans to pleasure or torture me!? I've arrived back in this century for a few days and I already meet the incarnation of Fourth Prince. A few minutes after that, I meet Thirteenth and Huang Di, and a bunch of people after that! What's your intention!? Am I supposed to make the best out of it?" (Was that what 4th said to RX when she talked to him about why she tried to 'suicide'? My memory has gone bad.)
Just as she finished muttering to herself, the toilet flushes and a woman comes out of one of the stall. Zhang Xiao looks at the woman's movements and comments to herself,"Hmph, coming out of the bathroom with such grace and elegance."
The woman turns around and smiles at Zhang Xiao,"Hello, you must be Zhang Xiao."
"Y-y-y-yes, I'm Z-z-zhang Xiao. I-i-i-it's a p-p-p-pleasure to meet you R-r-r-ruolan." Zhang Xiao replies stuttering. "Oh my gosh, I'm making a fool out of myself in front of jie jie" she says to herself.
Zhang Xiao watches Ruolan walk out of the bathroom and sees her walk towards a man. "Who is jie jie with?" *gasp "No, what its the General(her past love)!"
****Continued from where I left off****
"Qing Shan(Ruolan's love), let's go." Ruolan says to the man.
"Omo, omo, omo. It must be the general! He looks just like the mainland actor Hu Ge(Kekeke, I just had to put Hu Ge as the general unless you guys have a better man)." says Zhang Xiao.
She walks out of the bathroom not watching where she's going and bumps into a man. She looks to see who it is and automatically says,"sorry Fourteenth prince."
With a raised eyebrow, Yin Ti(14th) replies,"Fourteenth prince? There's not Fourteenth prince around here Zhang Xiao."
"Oh, sorry. I was thinking of the princes and blurted out Fourteenth prince. Sorry Yin Ti." Zhang Xiao explains. "Stupid, stupid, stupid. This isn't the Qing dynasty anymore. Why are you still calling them by their titles?" she mutters to herself.
Confused, Yin Ti(14th) asks,"Sorry, what did you say?"
Zhang Xiao says carefully,"Ah, I was thinking out loud about work."
"Oh my gosh, how many times am I going to make a fool out of myself tonight?" Zhang Xiao says to herself as she walks away.
"Hmm, she must really be frustrated with her job."
Zhang Xiao leaves the celebration early to go to the pub; draining herself free of her worries.
Yin Xiang(13th) enters the pub and sits next to Zhang Xiao. Seeing that there are at least half a dozen of empty jars of Rice Wine, Yin Xiang(13th) says,"Zhang Xiao, what're you here for? You know it's a bad idea to get drunk in a pub all alone. Anyone can do anything to you."
Zhang Xiao replies,"Eh, I'm not drunk. Let me tell you a bit about myself. I traveled back to the Qing Dynasty on accident and met Emperor Kangxi and his sons. I befriended them, loved Yong Zheng, helped them, and served tea to Emperor Kangxi. I was so close to becoming his concubine but thanks to all the princes' help, I escaped and became a tea servant. Not only that, I'm the Death Seeking Thirteenth Sister." Crying on Yin Xiang's shoulder with her snot and tears all over his shoulder, Zhang Xiao finally knocks out.
"Huh, her alcohol capacity is good but what's all this nonsense she's talking about?" Yin Xiang(13th) asks confusingly. "Boss, jar of Rice Wine please."
"Yes sir."
After drinking to his hearts content, Yin Xiang(13th) lifts Zhang Xiao up and carries her to her apartment.
Unknowingly, Huang Di is waiting for Zhang Xiao outside of her apartment. "Hey you! What have you done to Zhang Xiao!? What the hell are you doing?"
Yin Xiang(13th) cooly replies to Huang Di,"I have done nothing to her. As her coworker, I'm just taking her home after a drink. No need to get so worked up about it."
"Y-y-you have the guts to drink with her and say that you did nothing to her!? Don't talk bullshit with me! As her boyfriend, I have the rights to question you about what happened to her."
"As far as I know, she already dumped you for the Fourth prince/Emperor Yong Zheng when she went to the Qing Dynasty." Yin Xiang purposely says.
"You expect me to believe that shit? It's impossible for her to fall in love with a man from history." Huang Di replies angrily.
"Even if she didn't dump you for Emperor Yong Zheng, I know for sure that you and her aren't dating. Now step away, I'm not wasting time with you when I could use this time to bring her in."
As Huang Di follows Yin Xiang(13th) into her home, Yin Xiang(13th) locks the door on Huang Di leaving him speechless.