Who is Teddy?
Who is Teddy?
It was because she wanted to air out her frustrations that she decided it was a good time to call Garry. She sat down in the living room and frantically searched for her phone. She checked her office bag but found no mobile. She checked her small purse and found it empty. She frowned, saying, "Where did I put it?"
After thinking back, she realized it was with Anton. "Whatever, I guess I will see him tomorrow."
She threw her shoes on one corner and walked towards her room, changing into her sleeping gown. She was too lazy to wash up for the night.
Lying on the bed, she found herself restless, unable to close her eyes. After half an hour, she decided to have more liquor, hoping to help her get some sleep.
She easily found the fridge and took out an unopened bottle of red wine. She poured herself a glass and gulped it down immediately.
Another half an hour passed, and she was still at it, drinking while talking to herself, "Maybe Andy was wrong. Maybe he is not gay after all." She poured another glass and gulped it down before she continued, "but so what if he is not gay, Yanmei? Have you forgotten you have sworn off men?!"
"Yeah, that is right! All men are traitors! Just like your father!"
She resumed filling her stomach with wine while contradicting her words, "but he is not a guy! He is gay, and gays are not traitors. They are true to their word! At least my friends are." She pointed a finger to the other direction as if speaking to her alternate self, "Yeah, better gay than a back-stabbing man! Besides, if he is gay and you are supposedly a tomboy, it's still a match! Haha!"
After laughing herself out, she suddenly had a realization, "Oh, my god… Do I like him?"
"Wait? What am I talking about? why am I babbling like I like him? Do I like him? Pfft! Who would like someone who can't ask a girl out properly! Seriously, I, Xia Yanmei, am the lesser evil amongst the women in Korea! Thus, I deserve a man like Anton Yeong!"
She laughed at herself as she immersed in the bottle of red wine. "Wait! Wait! Let's not forget how expressionless or how often he frowns his face! How he can't say I'm sorry! How he hates women that you had to turn yourself into a man…"
There was a moment of silence as she drank another glass. She pondered for seconds before resuming her thoughts, "How - How his rugged style makes him look ssoooo sexy… How - How you can see yourself through his eyes… How his adam's apple move as he speaks. Huhu… What am I talking about?"
"Huhuh... Mmmm... Why is he so handsome..."
Emptying her wine, she said, " Yanmei! Get - get a hold of yourself! You are just a pretend girlfriend. Gay or not, this is all a lie. You are tricking yourself! But then again, you tricked him to trusting you, so it's fair enough! Haha!"
She slammed her glass against the table before dozing off completely. In just a short amount of time, she was already dreaming about the huge teddy bear she had previously hugged. She smiled as she moved her head to the other side just as the teddy bear changed into Anton himself.
In her dream, she remained to hug Anton, calling him her Teddy, but her fantasy was immediately put to a stop by the sound of her doorbell. It took almost five long and loud rings before her eyes finally opened. "What the - who the hell - "
Yanmei's head fell down the table again, losing her senses to complete drunkenness.
Her doorbell rang again a few times, finally awakening her. "Grrrr… Who dared to take my Teddy!"
Storming at door, she stumped her way, carelessly walking in zigzag. She opened it with force, saying, "What the - Teddy!"
Yanmei jumped at her Teddy with a smile on her face. She wrapped her arms around his neck while brushing her face against his chest.
Anton was taken aback by being called Teddy. He wondered who the hell was Teddy but more importantly, he thought what caused Yanmei to smell like alcohol.
He had already arrived at his penthouse when he realized he had Yanmei's phone inside his pocket. Although, seeing her the next day was more convenient, an unknown force led him back to her apartment building in the middle of the night.
"Yanmei, why are you drunk?" He asked as he pulled down her hands to look at her face. He placed both his big palms against her cheeks and confirmed that she was utterly drained. "Yanmei!"
Pushing his hands away, she said, "Teddy, I just want to hold you. What am I going to do? I think I'm starting to like you!"
Anton's eyes suddenly showed a hint of anger. He quickly put both of his hands against Yanmei's arms and shook her twice, attempting to get some sense into her. He asked, "Who is Teddy?"
"Huh?" Yanmei said. Her eyes became hazy and her stand became unsteady. Suddenly, she forcefully put her hands against his cheeks. She tipped-toed and pushed herself up, giving him a peck on the lips before sliding down to his chest. She said, "Teddy - Teddy is - "
Yanmei fell unconscious in Anton's arms. She never got to tell him who was Teddy.
The next morning, Anton woke up to the sound of Yanmei's phone ringing continually. He frowned, seeing the sun was not bright enough through Yanmei's window. He immediately got up to put a stop of the noisy ring tone and answered the call.
"Yanmei! This is your father! What an ungrateful child you are! You did not even give me your number! Do you know the difficulty I had to go through just to get your number?! What is this I hear about you pestering Bai Han? Do you know how much pain you have caused your sister?"
"Yanmei! Answer me!"
Anton clenched his hand into a fist. His brows drew together before he finally spoke, "Is this Yanmei's father?"
There was a moment of silence, but eventually, Xia Zihao answered, "Who is this? Oh, my goodness. Yanmei has done the worst! She has climbed into a bed of a rich old man!"
'Old rich man.' Anton's sight nearly darkened in annoyance, but he was too tired to deal with him that day. He decided to end Xia Zihao another time.
"Xia Zihao. Mark my word. Your days are numbered," said Anton before cutting the call. He quickly blocked his number from Yanmei's phone and leaned back at the pile of pillows.
He turned to the other side of the bed. Yanmei was still sleeping soundly. He shook his head, recalling how they ended up sleeping in the same bed again.
He could not leave her alone last night, at least not in her state. He tried sleeping on the couch, but twice, Yanmei called from the bedroom, asking where Teddy was.
It was because they had shared a bed at the Yeong's estate that Anton figured; it was fine to accompany her that night and pretend he was Teddy.