Chapter 182：What A Broken Heart Might Do

With opened eyes, Takeshi drowns his head completely under the tub water. As the airport is closed, he has been trapped at Taipei for few days now. He really wishes he can fly away from this city as soon as possible. This city just brings him a tremendous pain of a broken heart.

When he heard about the fast and high flood, he immediately remembered Xiao Ping's house that only a one floor building. But as much worry he had, he could do nothing. He couldn't even went out of the hotel as the flood was already reached the hotel's third floor. He was safe, despite of having one window glass broke by the typhoon, because he stayed at tenth floor.

The next day, after the electricity at the hotel was on, he watched the news, hoping he could have any news about Xiao Ping. But nothing. He wanted to search for her, but Hiroshi, of course, forbade him. The flood was still high, and most importantly, where would he search for her ? He almost lost his mind due to worry. All he did was watching the news on the television all day.

It was only on the third day after the typhoon, he saw a familiar face of a man in the television. The man was being interviewed by a reporter at one of the evacuation camp. Xiao Ping's father. Caring about Hiroshi's interdict no more, Takeshi went out of his room. The flood was already subsided into a knee length at that moment. He asked an employee of the hotel to guide him to the evacuation camp. Since there was still no vehicle operated, he decided to walk. The camp was about 15 kilometers from the hotel. It took him more than four hours of walk, crossing the flooded road.

When he finally arrived at the camp, he immediately looked for Xiao Ping's father. Fortunately, the man was easy to be found. But, according to the hotel employee who became his interpreter, Xiao Ping was not at the camp. She was at the hospital. Takeshi's worry was doubled to hear it. He asked Xiao Ping's father to bring him to Xiao Ping. Maybe because of his pitiful face, the middle age man finally agreed to take him to the hospital, again by feet.

Two hours and eight kilometers later, they arrived at the hospital. Xiao Ping's father brought him to a room. Takeshi prepared himself to face the worst, saw Xiao Ping laid in coma on the bed. But he didn't prepare himself to find Xiao Ping was saying 'I love you' and kissed Yu Jin.

A pair of hands grab Takeshi's shoulders then pulls him out of the water. Takeshi coughs badly as some water suddenly entered his breathing systems. "What are you doing ?!" Hiroshi barks at him. "For Freddy's sake.. I was meditating!" Takeshi answers Hiroshi with the same high tone, feeling irritated at the sudden interruption.

"Are you a fish or something ?! Since when you can breathe under water ?!" Hiroshi is questioning his answer. Takeshi grunts but he doesn't answer.

"Get out. I need to finish my bath," he orders Hiroshi. "I'm giving you five minutes. If you don't walk out from that door within five minutes, I will barge in again," Hiroshi warns him then walks out of the bathroom.

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The seat belt light is just turned off. Hiroshi takes off his seat belt. He and Takeshi are on there way back to Tokyo after finally the Taipei's international airport is opened again. Hiroshi glances at Takeshi who sleeps beside him. Takeshi didn't need to tell him anything. Hiroshi already could guess what happened from his body language. The great actor couldn't even act to hide his broken heart. He merely spoke, even less ate. If only Hiroshi didn't force him to eat, Takeshi probably had been collapsed by now. Takeshi also almost lost his temper when Aiko called him, whined asking him to go back to Japan. The only thing that could bring his mood level up was when his mother called him. Something major definitely happened back when he searched Xiao Ping. Hiroshi could almost 100% certain that Takeshi found out she is with someone else already.

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"Wow.. so beautiful up here!" Aiko screams a little to see the beautiful night view of Osaka city from a cart of ferris wheel. Her nose and palms are sticking at the window glass. Takeshi can't resist to escape a thin smile, seeing the girl's reaction.

"Are you happy ?" he asks. Aiko is nodding without even turning her sight away from the view. "よかった (Yokatta - Thank God)," Takeshi says then throws his gaze to the night view as well. The wheel slowly brings their cart to the top. When the cart is at the climax position, it stops.

"Do you know what will make this night perfect ?" Takeshi asks Aiko while stroking her hair. "Hmm.. a kiss ?" Aiko asks still looking at the night view. She really is mesmerized by the view. "No."

That answer makes Aiko turns her head to Takeshi. But instead of finding Takeshi's face, right in front of her eyes is a ring in an opened box. "The night will be perfect if you willing to marry me," Takeshi answers his own question. "Will you ?"