Chapter 20：The Response

"Oh, God!!" Xiao Ping shouts while suddenly stands She unconsciously pushes her chair hard behind until it bangs the wall. Some customers gazes at her, wondering of the noise she made. Realizing the mess she made, she shyly turns and bows to them. "Pardon me," she says.

Xiao Ping looks around to find someone. "Yu Jin !! Ju Jn!!" she calls in low whispering voice, trying hard to not make a noise. Yu Jin who just came out of the rest room can not help to look at her in wonder. "Come here.. you.. you won't believe this !!" Xiao Ping urges. Yu Jing comes toward her and looks at a monitor whom pointed by Xiao Ping.

"Hello, Xiao Ping. I'm Takeshi. I know we've got an agreement, that I don't have to reply your email if this is my email address. Well, it is my email address, but I would like to say hi to you, and thank you for all your concerns and your emails through these months. I really appreciate it. And I'm being a bit worry about that accident at the airport. Hopefully, you didn't get any injured. This is it for now. Once again thank you for all your love and supports. It means a lot to me. Take care your self. Bye … Takeshi Hasegawa"

Yu Jin moves his sight to Xiao Ping who is closing her mouth with both of her hands trying to muffle her overflowed joy. "It is really from Takeshi, isn't it ?" Yu Jin asks to confirm. Xiao Ping quickly nods several times. Her face is like ripped tomatoes out of joy. Yu Jin smiles and pats her head, "You are so lucky." Xiao Ping nods a few more time.

"I know.. I know," Xiao Pings unclearly mumbles as her hands still cover her mouth. After, she moves her hands to her cheeks. "Yu Jin, I can't believe this!! Takeshi.. replied my email !!" she can help to let muffled scream in the end while jumping around.

"Ssshh... " Yu Jin shushes to remind her. But he widely smiles to see Xiao Ping covers her mouth in reflex. She shyly laughs, pulls her chair and goes back to sit. She reads the email one more time with her sparkling eyes. Both of her hands hold on to the side of the monitor as if she is afraid it will disappear.

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Xiao Ping runs through the aisle toward her classroom. She just can't wait to meet Er Hua and shows her a print of Takeshi's email. She called Er Hua last night, but Er Hua was not home. Xiao ping's smile is wider to see Er Hua has already come and sat on her chair.

"Er Hua !" Xiao Ping calls her even she hasn't entered the class. Er Hua turns her head, wonder why her best friend looks so happy.

"You won't believe this," Xiao Ping speaks as she already stands and catches her breath. She sits on the chair before Er Hua. Her eyes moving from right to left to make sure no one is going to overheard what she is about to say.

"Sure.. sure," Er Hua responds impatiently. Xiao Ping opens her bag and takes a piece of paper out of it.

"I.. received an email from Takeshi," Xiao Ping whispers excitedly. Just like she has expected, Er Hua can not hold a muffled scream, "No way !!"

Xiao Ping quickly tells her to be quiet and passes the paper to Er Hua so she can read it her self. Er Hua reads it fast while Xiao Ping stares at her best friend, impatiently waiting for her reaction.

"What do you think ?" Xiao Ping asks after Er Hua finished reading it. Er Hua just pouts.

"This might not be from Takeshi," Er Hua speaks her mind while handing the paper back to Xiao Ping. Xiao Ping raises her eyebrows. "What do you mean ? The sender address is the same address that I regularly send email to," Xiao Ping argues.

"True," Er Hua agrees. "But that doesn't confirm it is the real email of Takeshi, does it ?" Er Hua asks her in return.

"But.. how could he know about the airport accident ?" Xiao Ping defenses her belief.

"God.. of course from your email. You definitely have written to him about it in one of your emails, haven't you?" Er Hua fights back with her theory. Xiao Ping weakly nods. She did wrote an email about the accident the day after it happened.

Er Hua sighs. "There is a possibility that the real owner was starting to get tired deleting your misaddressed emails. Thus they starts to bully you. Right ?" Er Hua continues her theory.

"But...," Xiao Ping tries to deny. Er Hua put a little mock on her smile. "Xiao Ping, you are too naive. You are overjoy to receive such an email. You should be aware, this person might have a bad intention," Er Hua gives her advice before she goes back to read, let Xiao Ping on her pensive alone.