It was the last cla.s.s day of the week . Somehow, Dan and Midori eluded each other . For the past days, Dan had notify Midori that he cannot eat lunch with her . He was consistently pulled out from cla.s.s on breaks . Midori was surprised at first, but made the necessary adjustment for the food . She was also busy with cheer practice . Of course, they would have their unspoken academic compet.i.tion every now and then, but never really talked like before .

Just when Midori was to go for practice, Dan stopped her, holding her wrist along the hallways . She turned to face him, closed in on their gap, then held her bag to cover the wrist being held . She scanned the surroundings for watchful eyes . When she was sure there was none, she turned to look at him .

"What do you want?" She raised her left brow, looking straight through his hazel eyes .

Dan pursed his lips then sighed . He took a card from his pocket and placed it on the hand he was grasping .

"Inform me what time tomorrow . I will wait for it until midnight . " His eyes were serious . Then he let go of her and walked away .

There is a rule in their school prohibiting students to bring cellular phones . So students can only check and use their phones at home . This way, they can focus more on school activities . Any emergency notification will have to go through the staff and faculty .

Midori stared down on the card on her palm . It was neatly printed with Dan's full name and contact details . At the bottom was the fine print of ZFC .

She looked up to his retreating figure and sighed .

At home, Dan was turning his closet upside down . He raises one outfit towards his torso, frowning, then tossing it out for another .

"Tch . . . too tacky! Why do I even have these things?!"

A tall, fair girl in her early twenties was leaning on the door frame with a big grin .

She coughed to call his attention . He turned to her with surprise in his eyes .

She giggled . "Let's go shopping!"

He walked to follow her .

She drives a red Audi RS7 . While not looking away from the road, she interrogated him .

"So, how old is she?"

"What?!" Dan was startled . He was not prepared to answer questions .

"It's a SHE, RIIIGHT?" she said through gritted teeth while giving him a side eye .

"Van-jiè . . . " He furrowed his brows .

"Why are you so annoyed? I'll be paying for your clothes . Won't you feed Jie-jie some gossip? Just this once . . . " her voice was jokingly pleading .

Dan sighed heavily . "Of course it's a she . I am 7 months, 12 days older than her . "

Vanessa Zhou is Dan's only sibling . She is 5 years older than him, but they are very close . However, p.u.b.erty made her brother a little shy towards certain topics such as girls . Still, she tries her best to gossip about his personal life every now and then . Don't get her wrong though . Her concern towards her brother extends to his preference for her future sister-in-law . Unlike other elite ladies, she wanted him to find someone naturally, rather than succ.u.mb to an arranged marriage, just like her engagement .

It was not long until they arrived at the mall .

"So, where do you plan to take her on your first date?" Vanessa intently look at her brother .

She is of the same height as him, well for now . He still has years to grow to his maximum height .

"It's not a date!" He blurted out, irritated . "Well, I think . . . " he mumbled .

She laughed heartily . "You think?" She laughed more, amused . "It's a date alright!"