If The Moon Can Be Counted As A Star - Chapter 36

Xiao Mei Zhi poked out her head on the side that she was hiding, “I got lost for a bit.” She lied while glancing at Doctor Gmeis, “I am glad that you found each other here.”

“Hey, you!” The girl called Xiao Mei Zhis awareness in a disrespectful wile. Her attitude was like a baked pancake displayed in a shop with the hottest season from July’s sun.

Xiao Mei Zhi curled her fingers into a fists, clenched her muscles, and force her negative thoughts aside with control. ‘Alright, Xiao Mei Zhi. . remember she is just young. You do not have to scream nor yell at the girl. Just tell her that her safety is the priority. They must come back unharmed.’

“I do not think you can adopt me with your current situation. By the looks of it, you are just like me. Alone.”

Xiao Mei Zhi walked embracing the bottle of juices on her arms. The girl stepped backwards until she was underneath a nearby Elm tree and flipped a stone with her soft, leather casual shoes. While Doctor Gmeis reached out to Xiao Mei Zhi to grab her share of the lemon juice, she did also pulled out another bottle from Xiao Mei Zhi on behalf of the girl.

Since when did they become friends?

The girl then hit Xiao Mei Zhis thumb finger with the stone. She dropped her lemon juice. She controlled herself from crossing the line. The plan was just simple. Find the girl, get her back to the orphanages building, let Doctor Gmeis get some information about the girl and explain to Doctor Frei about adoption or in second thought no? And just get the hell out from this place before she ends up throwing ‘Takoyakis’ at the girl.

“Is she always like that?” The girl throws out a question at Doctor Gmeis. While they were opening their bottle of juice.

“Yes and No. Yes, she acts like this and No, not always.” Doctor Gmeis replied back as if Xiao Mei Zhi was unseen while she picked up her beverage on the ground.

“Doctor Gmeis !” Xiao Mei Zhi could not help herself, “We should at least go back with her now.”

“Fine. I will go back with you, ” the girl only talked at Doctor Gmeis. “Since there is someone who keeps blabbering and I could not even see it. But it keeps telling me that I do not have chance to be free here,” She has been completely excluded by the girl. Was she that bad at kids? Well, she ain’t a parent but still. . .she will try to become one !

Xiao Mei Zhi decided to let the girl play the ‘I am not sorry’ card : “You do not know that maybe the ‘someone’ can make you be absolutely thrilled.”

“See? Did you hear that voice again? Guess that the invisible person may have so many issues in the past but it has no choice but to remain in the spot just to put them off.”

Doctor Gmeis then changed up the topic for Xiao Mei Zhi who was sipping on her bottle and said nothing.

“You still did not answer my question before,”

“What question?”

Xiao Mei Zhi was going to go on listening to what the girl was saying to Doctor Gmeis.

“The one that I said before, ‘What happened? and why did you tell me this?’. You are aware that I am not the one who will prepare those adoption papers.” The girl looked at Doctor Gmeis then she soon darted with despise at Xiao Mei Zhi. The girls mind must hated Xiao Mei Zhi from the moment she approached her.

“. . . .”

After another normal walk that endured extra twenty minutes they are eventually adjacent to the building , all of them were just walking silently now. Xiao Mei Zhi can even see Doctor Frei waving his hand as he stands between Mister Shirong and Bai Biao.

Her sight were focus at Doctor Frei. For Xiao Mei Zhi there were still many things that she must clean up inside herself before everything turns a full mess on her consciousness. Which means she could not just relax for a moment after she will say what she has planned about the girl to Doctor Frei. She was hoping he would agree with it.

When Xiao Mei Zhi and her two accompany reached at the entrance of the building, Mister Shirong moved forward before saying, “I am glad you three are back. Safe and Sound!”

Mister Shirong excitedly greeted Xiao Mei Zhi and Doctor Gmeis. However, his smile rapidly fades away as he saw the girl. “I told you that you should be careful! Why would you not even listen?” Bai Biao tapped Mister Shirongs left should, “Boss, everyone’s watching. You will be reported if you yell at the child.”

Mister Shirong corrected Bai Biao, “I was not yelling. I was just telling her my concern.” Bai Biao nodded as his response, he was avoiding looking at Xiao Mei Zhi but he was peeking a view–looking away and looking back at her. And Xiao Mei Zhi who does not care about him was just standing ,watching Doctor Frei. A face that has a lot of questions waiting to be asked and said by her.

Then a suggestion coming from Bai Biao made Mister Shirong agree with him, “How about we head to the dining table and wait for our dinner to be served.”

“Ok.” Doctor Frei politely said.

“Tiny cactus, I will gather some information about the girl. You go first with Doctor Frei. I will catch up with you both later.” Doctor Gmeis whispered in her ear before changing direction in going forward to leave them.

“Jingyi, come join us. Do not put to heart what Mister Shirong just said.” Bai Biao said as he look at the girl.

Jingyi was the girls name.

Note: Jingyi is pronounced “‘cheeng-ee” and it means Quite, gentle , joy and harmony. Bai also means “White”. Shirong also means “Scholarly honor..” The rest that has a name and I did not put it on the note will just have to wait. Enjoy reading!