240 Vow
Since An Xiulan had promised the students that she would throw a party, she didn’t go back on her words. She estimated that it would take around one hour to go back home and she called Meimei and asked her to organise a really cool party as soon as possible.
And when all of them reached An Xiulan’s humble abode, the party was organized.
“You have a beautiful home, ” Yang Mei said to Lu Xuan.
“Then, I shall give you a tour of the place, ” Lu Xuan said and showed her the way to the inside of the house while the party was organised in the backyard.
“Oh my god, this is one gorgeous piano, ” Yang Mei exclaimed in joy.
“So, you want to play it?” Lu Xuan asked her.
“Can I?” Yang Mei asked in a slight hesitation.
Lu Xuan nodded his head.
Yang Mei sat on the stool and began playing the piano while humming to herself.
“I think I will miss you guys, ” Yang Mei sighed. “I never thought being a music teacher could be so fun. But I can’t miss college anymore. I had to go back to my classes.”
“You won’t come to school?” Lu Xuan asked her in surprise.
Yang Mei shrugged. “How can I? I have classes, remember? I’m a student just like you.”
“What about weekend music classes?” Lu Xuan asked.
“My dad is fine now. He will resume it, ” Yang Mei replied.
“Miss Yang, are you leaving me?” Lu Xuan asked, sadly. He looked as if he was about to cry at any moment.
“Silly boy, what are you saying?” Yang Mei chuckled as she ruffled his hair. “I’m no longer a teacher at Jingyuan High, remember?”
“Can you not leave?” Lu Xuan whispered. “I can’t bear to see you go.”
“Well, my life is in another city, “Yang Mei said. “I can’t come to this city again unless it is to meet my father.” She looked at students on the patio, having fun and said, “Let’s go out. An Xiulan has organised a party. We can’t sit here. I have to leave soon because I will be leaving tonight. I have a flight at night.”
With this said, Yang Mei stood up and left to join everyone outside.
Lu Xuan couldn’t stop himself from shedding some tears. He knew that he was young and stupid but was his first love over, just like this?
He couldn’t share what he was feeling but when it came to Yang Mei, he could not stop himself from falling for her. She was so good. How could he not like her?
Maybe, no one could understand his feelings.
Did it mean he had to bury his feelings deep in his heart and never talk about them?
On the other hand, Yang Mei received a call from her friend.
“Mei!!!! What have you done? You already have one million views on the song!” Her friend shrieked in excitement. “I saw your song getting viral on Tiktok as a trend. Everyone is making short videos on it. Oh my god, Mei, you have your first hit song. Your followers have increased by two hundred thousand in just one hour. Just what have you done?”
Yang Mei was numb for a moment. When she realised what her friend said, she quickly opened her social media and saw her increased followers. There are about thousands of comments. She was famous? Her song was a hit?
Yang Mei sat on the ground with her head buried in her knees and cried. For years, she had been looking for this opportunity and now that she finally found it, she couldn’t help but get emotionally overwhelmed.
“What’s wrong?” Lu Xuan asked when he saw her crying. “Are you okay? Are you in pain? Shall I bring you to doctor–“
Yang Mei helplessly smiled and stood up. She put a finger on his lips. “Calm down, tiger. I’m fine. I’m okay. I’m not in pain.”
“Then, why are you crying?” Lu Xuan asked as he saw she sobbed harder once again.
Yang Mei couldn’t suppress this dire urge to sob once again. She didn’t realise that tears trickling down her face.
“Are you sad?” Lu Xuan whispered.
Yang Mei smiled through her tears and shook her head. “No, silly. These are tears of Joy. Thank you, Xuan. You helped me a lot in composing this song. I hit my first million views in just twenty four hours. Can you believe it?”
Lu Xuan smiled and wiped her tears with the pad of his thumb. “You are the brightest star. You are bound to shine. You can’t cry on every success.”
Yang Mei laughed. She hugged him in excitement. “Xuan, you are my lucky charm. Ever since I met you, good things began happened to me. Thank you so much.” She broke the hug and looked at the sky with a huge smile on her face. “I will be like that bird in the sky. I will fly hard and high. I will make my name. I won’t look back until I win the Golden Music award. I just got a ticket for my entry. Now, I will not look back. I won’t look back until I have that award.”
“What about life or love?” Lu Xuan asked her.
She looked at him and smiled, showing her two dimples on her cheeks. “What about life or love? Everything is on pause until I get that award. I will not think about anything at all. I don’t want life problems to hold me back or clip my wings. As for love? I think it will mess up with my aim. I don’t want to think about it at all. What if I fell in love and gave up everything for a man and love? Humans are fickle. They forget their promises soon. I don’t want to forget this promise to myself. I just hope that I don’t stray from my path.”
“Then, make a vow that you will never get a boyfriend until you get that award?” Lu Xuan asked her.
Yang Mei seriously looked at him and nodded her head. “I, Yang Mei, will never get a boyfriend until I get the Golden Music Award. If I break this vow, may calamity befall on me.”
Lu Xuan smiled as he heard her words.
He had an assurance and he could wait for her for however long she wanted.