Chapter 34：Coincidence or Fate ?

Xiao Ping is still frozen with eyes wide open. Her feet seem to be stuck on where she is standing. Meanwhile the driver is also in panic, he doesn't know what to do as his leg has hit the break over and over without any result.

"Watch out, Miss !!" a voice is buzzing inside Xiao Ping's head. A second later..

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Takeshi suddenly falls down. His chin hits the ground. "Hasegawa !!" his opponent who was walking with him shouts. She bends to help Takeshi. He then stands up, holds his head while shaking it to omit dizziness.

"Are you okay ?" some crews who have surrounded him ask in worry. Takeshi can only shake his head to mention he's alright. His eyes wonder around the ground he once fell, to find the cause that made him fell. But he finds nothing.

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To hear a loud horn sound with a girl's scream, Yu Jin stands in spontaneous. He is familiar with the girl voice. "Xiao Ping," he hisses with a worry sight then immediately runs toward the voice. He is such in a hurry until his movement nearly turns over the table.

A Lin is stunned to see Yu Jin's reaction who has come out of the ice cream cafe. It takes her a few seconds to realize then catches him up.

Yu Jin breaches the crowd. "Excuse me.. excuse me," he asks while uncovers the last layer. "Xiao Ping !" he exclaims with worry full.

Hearing someone calls her name, Xiao Ping who is sitting down on the side way looks up. "Yu Jin," she weakly says with her puffy eyes. Yu Jin squats beside her and hugs her tight. "Are you okay ?" he asks.

"Yu Jin …" that's all what Xiao Ping can say. Once her head lies on Yu Jin's head, she immediately cries, letting go all the shock she just experienced.

"Ssshh... sshh.. It's alright.. it's alright now..," Yu Jin whispers in her ears to calm her down. "Luckily I managed to pull her," a guy who also sits near them explains. Yu Jin bows to him and saying his gratitude. The guy wags his hand and stands up. He then lights his cigarette then walks away.

Yu Jin's hand strokes Xiao Ping's back while his eyes wander until he sees a car a few meter a head him crashing a big pot on the side ways. "I'm sorry.. my break didn't work.. forgive me..," a man stands in front of Yu Jin and Xiao Ping, bending his body over and over to ask apology. His face is really pale while his hand is shaking.

"It's okay.. it's okay," Yu Jin says to the man while waving his hand. Xiao Ping is still crying in his hug.

A Lin has been in the crowd since a while. She has watched how Yu Jin busy to handle the man who keep asking apology while caring for Xiao Ping who is still crying in shock. A Lin's heart rustles with no reason.

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Yu Jin stops his motorcycle in front of Xiao Ping's house. Carefully and as little as possible to make a rough move, he turns off the engine and lowers down the buffer. After that he takes off his helmet and gets off from the motorbike.

"Can you do it ?" Yu Jin asks to Xiao Ping. The girl is trying to get off from the motorbike as well. Xiao Ping nods even though frown in pain when her right foot that is bandaged until ankle touches the ground.

"Let me help," Yu Jin immediately takes the helmet from Xiao Ping's hand and put it on the saddle. His other hand reaches Xiao Ping's right hand and wraps it around his neck.

Supported by Yu Jin, Xiao Ping walks in hobble to enter the house. She then calls her mother. Her mother comes form back yard in surprised to see Xiao Ping's condition. "Xiao Ping ! What had happened ?!" Mrs. Yuan is approaching in hurry toward Xiao Ping that has sat on sofa in the living room.

"Good afternoon, Aunty. Xiao Ping was tripped thus her leg is sprained," Yu Jin speaks in a calm tone. Xiao Ping asked him to keep a secret about the nearly car-crashed accident. She does not want her parents to be worry.

To hear Yu Jin's explanation, Mrs. Yuan is a bit relieved. She sits beside Xiao Ping and pats her daughter's head gently. "You should be more careful," Mrs. Yuan criticizes in soft tone.

Xiao Ping just silly grins then turns to her mother. "Mom, he is Yu Jin, my working mate," she introduces Yu Jin to her mother. "How do you do, Aunty," Yu Jin greets and bows his head.

"Thank you for bringing her home. Sorry for the bother," Mrs. Yuan responds with smile on her face. "It is never been a bother. Xiao Ping is like my own little sister already," Yu Jin says with a smile directed to Xiao Ping at the end of his sentence. Mrs. Yuan stares at him and smiles to see how he gazes at her daughter.

"Why don't you take a sit first. I will make you a drink," Mrs. Yuan then says. She stands and leaves the two youngsters.

"Thank you, Yu Jin. Again, I'm troubling you," Xiao Ping speaks making his head turns to her, sighs, then smiles. "Why do you keep saying thank you ?" Yu Jin asks rhetorically. Xiao Ping giggles.

"So cute," Yu Jin flatters. He then squats beside Xiao Ping and stroking Bai Zi's head gentle. Bai Zi seems to enjoy the stroke. It stops writhing and closes its eyes, like a sleepy child.

Xiao Ping laughs to see how Bai Zi acts. "Turns out Bai Zi and I have similarity," she says while moving her sight to Yu Jin, "we love how you petting our heads." That innocent words make Yu Jin stumbles and embarrassedly smiles.

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"Hi Takeshi-kun !! I'm so flattered to know that you really keep your promise ☺ Sorry, yesterday I couldn't reply your email. It's because … the day before I got a little accident, I sprained my leg, so my mom told me to take rest for a day at home. But I'm OK now ☺ Wow .. you had a quite busy 1st day !! makes me being a bit worry about your health. But I believe you can manage yourself. How is you mom ? does she still accompany you ?? Just like what I've told you, my friends are very happy when they knew you're back. They all miss you ☺. Xiao Ping"

A relieved smile was raising on Takeshi's face since he got email from Xiao Ping until he read the reason she could not reply yesterday. So, two days ago she also fell down, Takeshi speaks in his mind. His hand unconsciously rubs his chin that still has bruise. He then amusedly smile to realize the coincidence before starts typing a reply:

"I'm relieved to receive your email, but also being worried to know you get hurt. I wish your leg will be well soon ☺ It was a very busy day, not just that day … even today, tomorrow, and a few weeks later will be a very busy day for me. But I will manage myself better this time. And I don't know why … it seems that now I can enjoy all that more. Like today, for an example. It was a very tiring day … I filmed all day long, even could only say good bye with my mom by phone ☹ but I can face this day with smile and still have energy to turn on my notebook and check my email ☺"

Takeshi halts his typing as he is hesitated to write. He does not know whether it is proper to tell what he feels nor would he brave enough to tell it. Takeshi sighs, then continues:

"It's really a funny feeling, and I don't even know what caused it ☺ Xiao Ping .. thank you for being my friend. May be it's all because of you. Knowing that now I have someone I can share all my feeling with -without judging, without tell me wrong or right, and always support me- really bright up my day. I hope we can be friends forever. Takeshi"

Once again Takeshi sighs. That is how far his braveness this time. Being superstar does not change his shyness. Takeshi reread it, then clicking Send button right when the clock turns to 3 AM.