Title: Blew Into
the World on a Leaf
Author:
WinterBubbleTea
Chapter 14Pairing:Wei Qing Yang/Qing Nana
Summary: Concealment of pain and the strength in someone so ill was admirable.
Notes: I know that the support character of Bromance isn't as well developed. However, I felt to prove to myself that I can write them. I simply just did it. Note I do not own any copyrights of Bromance. Instead I am just using the characters and scenarios to create fan fiction. All works written is credited to me. This is a nonprofit adventure so no lawsuits. Thanks.
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Qing
Yang felt there was something off about Uncle Tian and Na Na. Since his blow
out with Na Na and his Uncle defending her he felt there was a certain lack
of warmth in the home.
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Na Na
seems to disappear and isn’t seen was much, which worries him for a bit, but
then he realize she must be at work a lot these days.
Zi Feng
seen fine with Ya Nuo, he could see his brother going on all stops chasing Ya
Nuo now. Granted he was positive that Ya Nuo was too dense to understand what
happened. Ya Nuo probably thought Zi Feng still consider him as a guy, he
couldn’t wait to see what would happen when she realize that Zi Feng
knew.
Being
called on the phone to bat a few rounds at the bating range with Ya Nuo and Zi
Feng, he felt would loosen up his stress levels. So heading there he sat and
watches the two of the kids as he label them romantically involved and how Ya
Nuo was embarrassed that he was there. He felt like a third-wheel with these
two.
Then again Zi Feng kept on nagging him about Na Na and he was stubbornly in belief that Na Na was in the wrong; he hadn't informed Zi Feng of what had occurred. Watching Ya Nuo hitting the ball and jumping on Zi Feng, he was embarrassed and a bit stunned by the emotional happiness from the girl that acted like a tomboy.
After a few rounds, he sat down watching Zi Feng and Ya Nuo at the table and how they were sharing their drink, then being noticed he rub his neck nervously from their eyes on him. Ya Nuo probably felt self-conscious but Zi Feng regards was quite steady since he didn't care what people would say.
He really was a wrecking ball.
The
hesitation on the two made him want to laugh at the same time leave immediately
to give them privacy.
Zi Feng cough subtly and asked Qing Yang, "About Na Na. Is she still staying at the café?”
Well that wasn’t a question that Qing Yang was expecting. “Why are you asking that?” It had been past one month already since Na Na was staying with them and seem to be settled in.
“I received her resignation letter.” Zi Feng said.
Qing Yang looks on in disbelief, “Resignation letter? How can that be?” Mind spinning wondering what was going on, since Na Na was barely at home he assume she was working this whole time.
Zi Feng
shrugs his shoulder whereas Ya Nuo face expresses nothing of knowledge.
“Na Na and Uncle Tian are not getting along well?” Ya Nuo asked carefully. “Or did something happen between them?”
Shaking his head, Qing Yang answered, “no.” He didn’t see the two of them fighting at all, they seem very amiable, and except for that day he saw Uncle Tian cry. “Nothing happened between the both of them.”
Ya Nuo look down in thought, “Na Na is a very nice girl.”
Qing Yang didn’t need to be reminded of this fact, he knew that Na Na is very nice and kind hearted.
Ya Nuo
continued, “Why did she suddenly resign? There must be a reason. You better
talk to her.”
Which
Qing Yang agrees too, he couldn’t think of what would have caused her to quit
her job. She like earning money and getting out and being independent though he
wonder if Ya Nuo was pointing at him that he might have been the reason toward
Na Na change in behavior, but he didn’t work in the amusement park so why would
she quit?
“What Ya
Nuo said made sense.” Zi Feng backed up Ya Nuo’s opinion, whilst reassuring
Qing Yang, “I will not approve her resignation for now. Go back and clarify
with her.”
Qing Yang
nods his head, “Thank you.” He understood that there must be something wrong.
Getting up he nods to the two, “I will head out now then.”
Zi Feng
and Ya Nuo nods, whilst Zi Feng said, “We will be leaving too. See you later.
Also keep me updated.”
Qing Yang
drove off and headed to clean up the café once again. He also went to Na Na
room later in the day to check on her. Knocking he called out, “Na Na.”
“Na Na it’s me.” Hearing no answer he called
out again, “I am going in.” Opening the door slowly and glances inside. Seeing
no one inside he was about to close the door and leave, but noted the dishes
left behind and signed. Na Na always was a clutter bug, she forget to bring
down the dishes to the sink to be washed after eating in her room. He figure he
could help her clean up a bit, since her bed was a wreck heading over he pull
the plate onto the dresser table and slid in the drawer and try to straighten
the paper, when he noted the paper had a hospital emblem.
Pulling
it back out he read the information and noted that it was results of a test.
Then realizing the memory of his Uncle crying he realize what happened. His
Uncle was crying because he learn of Na Na’s condition and then he felt ashamed
he had yelled at Na Na but she took it all in without correcting him. Taking out
his cellphone he snapped a photo and places the item back into place.
Qing Yang decided he would find out what was going on, but he still needed to run the store. Moving downstairs with the ware he waited for the two. The door bell ringing the two walked in, Na Na and Xing Tian. He noted the arm on Na Na and the two were thick as thieves together leaving him out of the loop and he couldn’t understand why.
“You guys.” Qing Yang greeted. “Came back together?”
Uncle Tian face was blank with a hint of anxiety he could read the old man after all of these years, whilst Na Na face just depict the look of blankness but then look to Xing Tian for help.
Xing Tian wave his hands, “No, we bumped into each other at the entrance.” He could see the cover up, as Na Na confirmed it, his eyes shifted as he noted they were hiding. He nods his head, already factoring in everything.
Slowly
he approach the two and asked Na Na. “Na Na did you resign?”
The
surprise on Na Na face and her solemn look saying, she did, but her reasoning
and behavior was concealing that she had been tired. He was hoping she would
tell him the truth that she was sick, but she continued to stubbornly hide. If
anyone heard her saying since she doesn’t have to worry over expenses would
consider her a gold digger, but he knew the reasoning behind her now. She
resigned because she was sick and had to go to the hospital. She was tired
could also factor in that it was getting worse, but why wasn’t she telling him
all of this?
Xing
Tian confirmed it by saying he helped by making soup for her since she hasn’t
been feeling well. The two were closer together because of this by trying to
conceal from him the real reason. He felt glad they were doing well, but at the
same time he felt a well of bitterness. As the two try to make a getaway, he
requested softly, “Uncle, I want to talk to you.” He needed to make sure that
his Uncle understood why he was insistent.
Making the coffee he places the cup in front of Xing Tian and brought up the heavy topic.
Xing Tian asked, “Didn’t you want to talk to me? Say something.”
“Uncle.” Qing Yang begins, “even though I call you Uncle, I think of you as my father.” He manipulates wanting the older man to understand his feelings. This illness and sickness was a heavy burden, but he was part of their family too and should not be treated like an outsider. “So we should be like father and son right?”
Xing Tian following made a noise, “You already know and you are still asking me?”
Taking a breath in, Qing Yang pull out his cellphone and click on the image he had ready and presented it to Xing Tian. “Then, what is this?”
The immediate reaction of sadness on his Uncle face told him a lot as the man look away. Qing Yang continued, “We are family, a family should share woes, isn’t it?”
He could see his Uncle looking away unable to look at him.
“Uncle,
regarding Na Na’s illness, did she have a relapse?” Qing Yang could already
tell the struggles of his adopted father of his heart, the way he look ready to
cry and at the same time keep it all together.
“I cannot tell you.” Xing Tian said. “I promised Na Na to not tell anyone.” His hand clenches on the table slowly, Qing Yang took note of his Uncle pain, and “I have never been a responsible father. I am unable to keep this promise.” The disappointment on Xing Tian face broke Qing Yang’s heart.
“Uncle, you didn’t say anything.” Qing Yang reassures the older man. “I found out myself.” He leans forward to convince the older man, “You didn’t break your promise.”
Xing Tian said slowly and unsteadily, “I knew you were going to know this one day.”
Qing Yang
try to comfort the older man by remaining quiet to let him voice his thoughts.
“When I
knew Na Na’s illness relapsed there seemed to be a hole in my heart.” Xing Tian
continued, “It felt so empty and cold. I don’t know what to do. I’m her father,
I love her. But I can’t do anything for her. I can’t help at all. I don’t
understand why things turned out the way they did. Since young, she didn’t have
a father take care of her. When Xiao Mei left, Na Na had suffered a lot. Why is
she still suffering?”
Xing Tian
couldn’t believe in how the world could treat a kind soul as Na Na this way.
Qing Yang
said softly, “Uncle, Na Na has you and me now.” He tried to give the older man
hope. “We can face this together with her. Thus, we really can’t be sad now.”
Qing Yang realize that she was trying to hide this from him mostly, because of
his parents and Uncle Du. She didn’t want to burden him, “Especially in front
of her.”
Qing Yang
noted the determination now in his Uncle eyes and the confirmation that they
would make Na Na happy. Qing Yang didn’t want to imagine the tears in the two
important people of his life eyes, especially being placed by him.
Qing Yang
believes he should take the bullet considering he was the cause of Na Na’s
tears from his prior behavior and he should let her feel comfortable with her
thought of him not knowing.
“Thank
you for reminding me.” Xing Tian stated. “I am really so clueless.”
Qing Yang
noted the same issues that his Uncle personality had that look similar toward
that of Na Na. “Uncle, everything will be fine. Nothing will ever happen to the
family.”
Xing Tian
nods his head, “That’s right. Everything will be fine.”
Qing Yang
looks out of the window with his Uncle and consider their thoughts of what to
do about Na Na. He decided to every day
look in on Na Na to reassure himself.
The next
day came quickly and he went to check on Na Na knocking on the door, he heard
her rummaging, but her voice calling him to let him in. Opening the door he
peak in to see her smiling brightly at him.
Delivering her food he set it down on her
table, “Uncle Brew the soup comes drink it.” Qing Yang noted she didn’t have
any ill will to him, “What’s wrong?”
Na Na
held something behind her back and stated, “I have something for you.”
“What is
it?” Qing Yang plays along.
Na Na
pulls out his white shirt. “Ta da.”
“This
is…” Qing Yang began recognizing his clothes, wondering why she had it.
“The
white shirt you tore to stop my finger from bleeding at the cemetery.” Na Na
said brightly.
Qing Yang
look away flinching at the mentioning of cemetery, his heart almost stop
thinking she was preparing for her funeral rites because wearing white was the
normal for Taiwanese funeral for those that passed away and he felt relief when
she identify it as his shirt.
“My
sewing skills aren’t that good.” Na Na said shyly. Qing Yang felt touched that she made such
effort to fix his shirt. He took his shirt and glances at it as she insistently
asked him how it is and if he would wear it. To appease her he said he will
wear it later on.
Qing Yang
made his decision now, helping to settle her down on her chair he said softly,
“Na Na. In the past you asked me if I liked you.” His heart was quivering
because he knew what he had to do, time was ticking and he could see that Na Na
even though pretending to be obvious to him, really treated him very well. “I
can answer you now.”
The
sudden shift in Na Na’s face of anxiety and despair hurt his heart as she tries
to weasel the way out, “Actually, you don’t have to rush to give me the answer.
You can think about it longer. Once you have thought carefully about this, you
can give me the answer then.”
Qing Yang
figure that she wanted to extend the time probably not wanting to get rejected,
also probably her hesitation was that she was sick again and didn’t want him to
suffer. It solid his resolve, “I have already thought about it carefully.” He
did, tossing and turning all night and keeping Zi Feng awake by texting him
with his worries.
Na Na
echoes his words, “You’ve thought about it carefully?” She took in a breath and
steady herself, “Okay. Then, your answer is…”
Qing Yang
lean down and taken her hands into his own while looking up at her, “I like
you.” He said, because he really does like her not because she is sick, “I said
that I like you.” He lost so much time going in circles, but Zi Feng reasoning
beaten him into submission of the fact he does feel for her. He saw her happy
ace as she hug him after he stood up.
Qing Yang
could see her struggles and knew that his Uncle was watching the two of them.
He resolve that even if she went away, he would just seize the opportunity,
because he wanted her to be happy and he wanted to be happy with the time he
had with her, after all their life span would not go over one hundred, and hers
probably even less. Anything could happen, which was a reasoning of Zi Feng and
he had to agree with that blasted man.
He would
take what he could with Na Na. Every moment he would engrave into his mind,
because she was worth it. He wouldn’t regret any moment loss.
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Wei
Qing Yang: Could you come over in a few days for
dinner?
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Du Zi
Feng: Sure.
What’s the occasion?
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Wei Qing
Yang: Na Na.
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Du Zi
Feng: Have
you even resolved that issue?
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Wei
Qing Yang: Yes.
We are together now.
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Du Zi
Feng: Congratulation.
I will bring Ya Nuo with me. Can I tell her what happened?
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Wei
Qing Yang: Yes,
you can—anything to make Na Na happy.
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Du Zi
Feng: You
change a lot. I am so going to tease you over this.
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Wei
Qing Yang: Don’t
forget I have just as much black mail on you, Bro.
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Du Zi
Feng: You
are no fun!
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Wei
Qing Yang: :P
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