No Time

My name is Yang Xiaoshen and today is my 6th birthday, the November 11th.

Soon I'll be in 1st grade, and I have to look cool. My older cousin, who isn't very reliable, but reliable in matters like this told me to get stud earrings.

I went to my father's subordinate's company a month ago and at the jewelry hall, I went exploring to find stud earrings. And I really found a pair that looked very cool!

They were square cut black and red diamond stud earrings! They just gave off a "vibe" as my cousin called it.

I had my New Year's money saved up and with my birthday money, I'd have enough to buy those earrings.

So on my birthday, after getting my birthday money from mom and dad who reminded me to come home for the birthday party, I got my chauffeur to drive to the GEM company. The GEM company works under ours so it's a lot worse. So small.

I pressed the elevator's button repeatedly. I had ditched my chauffeur and guards and I had to hurry to get them off my track.

I got on as soon as the door opened. There was another person in the elevator but he had his head down and I couldn't see his face. But I still politely greeted, "Oh? I'm going to the same place as you."

He didn't say anything and my lips twitched. If you get noticed by a kid, shouldn't you at least agree with him?

"Then, let's part ways." I stomped off angrily. The man didn't say anything this time either.

When I was walking towards the jewelry hall which was strangely located in the parking space, I could somehow feel somebody watching me, like a squirrel in the mountain who watched me and stole my snacks when I wasn't watching. Really unpleasant.

I kept looking back. Nobody was there. But there was still a weird feeling.

It was relieving when I got to the jewelry hall. I went in and looked back.

Ack! There really was a person! And it was that man from the elevator!

He was just standing there looking the shop when I accused him, "So you did follow me after all!"

The man only looked at me for a second and said, "I don't know you." You're lying! I know you're lying!

I watched the strange man and he bought some of the decorative jewelry like candy, just picking them out and handing the attendant his card.

The whole time, I was wondering how rich this man was. These were just merely thousands, but altogether, they would have at least gotten up to a couple of millions.

I was lost in my thinking and lost track of him. I ran to the place I was looking for and saw him.

"Don't buy it! That's mine!"

I paused a little, then continued, "You're plundering the whole place! But that one's mine!"

The man looked back at the display case. Was he confirming that no one bought it?

"I saved up a lot of money for those! Today's my birthday, I'm going to get it, you can't buy it!" It wasn't mine, but it would be soon.

The man turned and didn't give any more attention to the black and red square diamond studs. Thank goodness, he seems more reasonable now.

I told the attendant that I wanted this and handed her the card. She carefully took the two pieces out of the display case and escorted me to the accounting area.

I was waiting expectantly for them to wrap it up and present it to me when she suddenly said, "Customer, your card account only has 410 million."

No way, I had perfectly counted!

"I've saved up all of my New Year's and birthday money for this year, are you sure it's only that much?" I asked to confirm.

"Yes," she replied.

Ugh, maybe my cousin used my card without asking me...

"I'm sorry, dear customer, if you aren't planning to buy, I'll take the next client."

I gave way and sat down on the nearby sofa and called my cousin.

He gave the excuse of needing money for gambling. This time I was really disappointed.

My mother and father loved me but they barely had any time to take care of me. So I usually only got money and a birthday party from them. I wanted to really get this, but now I couldn't because my cousin used my money! Only having 410 million from the 500 million needed... It was clearly lacking 90 million, how could someone use it to gamble! My cousin was too rash! I wouldn't let him enter my birthday party today!

I was still in my brooding mood when the attendant from before handed a paper bag to me.

"The other client has gifted this to you." Huh?

I tore open the wrappings making the people who wrapped it so carefully wince.

From the tiny wooden box, there was the black & red square cut diamond rings. 500 million yuan! Someone gifted me something like that!

The note inside said: "Happy Birthday"

I hastily asked, "Was it the man from before?"

"Yes, he has left just now."

"Thank you." I bowed in acknowledgment and hurried outside

- bumping into the man from before.

I wanted to speak but didn't know how to express such thanks when he asked, "Do you know where the elevator is?"

...Did he follow me because he couldn't tell directions? Pft, what a funny person!

By now, all my contempt of this weird person disappeared. He had weird brown shaggy hair that clearly needed to be cut away but was wearing high-quality clothing that was fashionable. A rich man in shabby disguise? Not so sure, but he was clearly immensely rich.

"Young master!" Tch, they found me.

"Young master, please don't run off!" my butler scolded.

He noticed the man standing next to me and grabbed ahold of him.

"Who is this man? Young master, he could be trying to kidnap you!" he cried out. The several bodyguards behind him all rolled their eyes. Yea, butler, I know you care for your job very much, but don't be too excessive...

The man easily twisted out of the butler's grasp. My butler wasn't weak and was trained better than the bodyguards, so we were all surprised.

"I'm being escorted by him." Wow, this man would really not stop with his weird way of talking.

Before anyone could move, I quickly interfered.

"He's lost, I'm leading him to the elevator. And he's very rich, so he wouldn't do such a petty act like kidnapping."

After bantering with the butler for a while, the butler gave up and we went back to the first floor.

"Thank you," was all the man said. But how could I let him go?

While he was going down the stairs at the front of the GEM company, I leaped and tried to grab him.

"Wait!"

I flailed in the air and grabbed ahold of something scraggily. But it wouldn't hold me up in the air and I fell.

Arms grabbed me and set me down gently.

"Can you give me back my wig?" came the man's voice.

No, he's a boy.

A young teenage boy. Or was it a girl?

I didn't look up, but his voice was clearly different from before. I couldn't tell if it was a girl's or not but maybe it was a little deeper.

And when I did, I was really surprised.

The young man's hair was smooth and long, falling off his shoulders and reaching his thighs. The hair was black and some fell in front of me as he crouched over me.

It was like soft petals tickling my skin.

"Are you a girl?" I asked.

The person stood up and the lighting was good enough to see the face.

Yea, this person was definitely a girl. No way a boy can be that pretty.

But my thoughts were quickly shot down as the pretty person replied with, "No, I'm a boy."

"But you have long hair!" I was in disbelief and tried to understand this but it was difficult.

"So?" he countered.

"And you're the prettiest person I've seen!"

"Thank you?"

"And, and-"

"I don't have breasts," he said as he crouched once more to my height and pull my hand towards his chest.

"Some girls are flat."

"I'm not a girl."

"...fine."

He sighed and asked, "Can I have my wig back? I borrowed it and need to return it to its owner."

I stayed silent for a while, thinking. If I gave his wig back, we would probably not ever meet with each other again. This person was interesting and I wanted to hang out with him from now on instead of my stupid cousin.

Oh!

"If you come to my birthday party, you can get it back. You don't have to give me a present. Actually, Take this back and give it to me at my birthday party! Butler, the invitation." I handed the black & red studs which were in the paper bag back to the young man. And the butler reluctantly handed an invitation to whom he still identified as a "dangerous stranger".

The young man hesitated to accept the invitation but still did so in the end.

"Take this back, I'll get you another gift. It would look strange if I gave earrings to a child at a birthday party."

"Ok, you must come!" I made him pinky promise.

I waved bye to the pretty man when I realized that I had not gotten his name.

"Wait, your name!" I shouted but didn't jump again.

"Shui Yu as in Water and Rain. And you?"

"You must remember my name! It's Yang Xiaoshen as in Willow and Little blue!"