One night before Chinese New Year.
“Will you guys take a day off tomorrow?”
In the VC channel of discord server, Boom, Tar, Chompoo, Lifa and Por are talking about whether they should take a day off or not.
Because, as you guys know, tomorrow is Chinese New Year. All the Thai of Chinese descent will take a day off to pay homage to their gods or ancestors. And for all people who are just Thai, They’ll go work/Study as usual.
But some people also use this opportunity to take a day off as well.
And Boom is one of them.
“We all take a day off tomorrow, What about you?” Tar answered.
“Not sure, I’ll tell you later”
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Por left the VC.
The other 4 then decided to play some farming game together to pass the time.
*Wzzt* *Wzzt* Boom’s phone vibrated.
“Let's have a talk. After this game”
The person who texted him is none other than Lifa. Although Boom is puzzled about what she wants to talk about, he agrees to it.
After a while, Tar and Chompoo excuse themself to bed. Leaving Boom and Lifa alone in VC.
“What do you want to talk about?”
“Do you remember what my mother said?”
“...What did your mother say, again?”
“She’ll come visit us again in Chinese New Year”
“Oh…”
So that’s what she talked about…Boom thought.
As far as he can remember, Lifa’s family is not Chinese, nor have Chinese ancestry. So, She never took a day off on the Chinese New Year, But she didn’t care much and she didn’t like the sound of firecrackers, So she decided to go to school as usual.
But this time, She’ll take a day off.
“I hope there won’t be any problem after this…”
“What the hell are you worried about? Your mom and dad are more chill than before”
“Hope you’re right…”
Seems like Lifa is still uncomfortable with her parents coming to visit during Chinese New Year. Boom needs to comfort her ASAP.
“Relax, You’ll be fine”
“How confident”
Hmph, Boom let out a breath before saying.
“If something bad happens, I’ll help you. No need to worry”
Those sudden words cause Lifa’s face to turn slightly red. just like when she returned from the mall after confronting Dome.
“O…Ok. If you’re saying that…”
Her words are clearly stammered. Because of Boom’s romantic words, He seem to know what he was saying. His face started to turn red, But not as red as Lifa.
“Meow”
Suddenly, Nelly jumped onto Lifa's desk and stared at Boom through Lifa’s webcam.
“Hey, Nelly. Go check your owner's face. She’s really embarrassing right now”
You’re not any different…Lifa muttered. Nelly slightly tilts her head before jumping onto Lifa’s lap and sleeps on it to calm her down.
The current situation is not really awkward. but rather they don’t know what to say next. So Boom tells her to watch a movie together to change the atmosphere..
And it dragged on for so long, Lifa almost fell asleep in front of her computer.
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*Bam Bam Bam!!* The sound of firecrackers welcoming the Chinese New Year.
“Goddamn it…That’s fucking loud”
“Aren’t that normal?”
At the local supermarket. Boom and Lifa are looking for something to eat.
Since it is morning and the supermarket is close to the market, There are a lot of people coming in and out of the supermarket. Which is something Boom really hates, But because of starvation, he was forced to come out.
And the reason why Lifa is here, Because Boom ran into her when he was on his way to this supermarket.
“When will your parents come, again?” Boom asks as he grabs a bottle of milk.
“Around noon”
“Ok…I still had no idea why I have to go meet them”
“You told me yourself that you’ll help me. Don’t take back your promise at the end…”
“Relax, I’m just kidding”
When he looks at Lifa. He can tell that she is serious and definitely not amused by Boom’s teasing, Just by glancing at her. And she is pouting right now.
(Shit, She’s so cute)
All Boom can do is just pat her head at this point.
“You think this will work everytime?” Lifa ask.
“Idk, I just do what I saw in the light novel”
It really looks like it works every time. Boom thought. Lifa’s face also seems to brighten up a bit.
After choosing the items, They then go to pay, with Lifa saying that she’ll pay for him.
“That's what I’m talking about, I’Li. I’ll bring you everytime I go outside”
Boom joking, Hoping Lifa will reply with ‘Then I won’t go with you’ back as a joke, too.
“Well then, I’ll go everywhere with you”
But what Lifa just said back is far beyond his expectations and it made Boom mutter ‘Huh?’.
Judging by her mischievous smile. She’s definitely serious about what she just said.
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“Hey, Bro. Can I come too?”
“Ask I’Li, Then”
At noon, Boom, who is about to go meet Lifa, got interrupted by Beam.
“Just asked her and she say it’s alright”
“Ok”
After agreeing, the two siblings walk to Lifa’s house. In which she herself comes out to welcome them.
She led them to the same dining room that Boom came to a while ago.
“Hi there, We meet again”
When the dining room door is open. The first person to come out to greet them is Koi, Who is wearing a long red cheongsam with a peacock pattern.
“Hello” Boom greeted her back.
“Sounds like you don’t want to see me, huh? What about this girl over here?”
“My sister, Name’s beam”
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“Hi there. To be honest, I want Lifa to wear a cheongsam, too. But sadly, she seemed too embarrassed”
“Mother, why…”
That aside, Lifa led Boom and Beam to the table.
“I think it’s good, too. To have P’Li wear it so that P’Boom can see what’s she will look like''
“Oh my, I thought so too. But sadly, she seemed too embarrassed”
“Didn’t you just say it earlier? Why do you even say it again?”
While they’re waiting for the food. The 3 girls keep chatting happily. But it seems like Beam and Koi are getting closer surprisingly fast. Causing the topic of conversation to turn into teasing Lifa.
As for Boom, All he can do is sit silently because there is no space for him to interrupt. So he decided to play with his phone.
“Lonely?”
“? Oh, Hey, Sir”
Out of nowhere, Dome came to say hi to him from behind. Boom then simply greeted him back.
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“Your sister is really friendly”
“She’s always like this”
Since they’re not very talkative. Boom and Dome keep talking in a question-and-answer style, waiting until the food arrives at the table.
It is a classic dish in the style of Chinese New Year. The tray of chinese-style fried noodles is unusually large because Lifa heard that Beam and Boom loves to eat it. So she asked the maids to make it extra large.
The girls will all sit on the same side. And make Boom and Dome sit beside each other.
“How was the test?” Asked by Dome.
“Well…It went smoothly”
“Can you do it?” Now, he ask Boom.
“...Yes, I can”
Maybe…Boom muttered softly at the end. After receiving the answer, Dome gently patted Boom’s back 2 times.
After eating for a while, Boom noticed something.
Don’t know why, But Lifa’s parents look more casual than the last time he had met them. Perhaps, They felt guilty for what they did to Lifa, Or just because they want to change their attitude after the New Year.
New year, New me. He presumed.
And lately, Lifa herself has seemed more relaxed around her parents than before, Which is a good thing.
Still, Boom had never seen a strict and serious version of Koi like Lifa had described. For whatever reason, She might have heard from Dome that if she ever hurt Lifa, Boom will definitely moralize her without any consideration for her position in the society.
That aside, Boom brushes those thoughts away and goes back enjoying the rest of the chinese-style fried noodles. Because thinking of that might just be wasting his brain power.
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“Then, We’ll leaving now”
After eating+chatting till it becomes dusk. Boom and Beam excuse themself to leave.
Because Lifa mention that she had something to take care of in her room. As a result, the only people who came to see them were Dome and Koi.
“See you again during the summer break,” Said Koi.
““Looking forward to it”” Boom and Beam said in unison.
“See you”
This time Dome speaks up. Boom then nodded slightly before walking home with Beam.
“They look normal tho”
“You think so, I’Beam?”
On the way back, Although it was short, They talked about things that had happened.
“Oh yeah, I think they like you, bro”
“Really? Just let them think like that”
When they got home, Tak asked ‘How was it?’ They replied ‘Good’ before returning to their rooms.
(That noodles was fucking delicious)
Boom thought and turned his PC on to play some games with his discord friend as usual.
Suddenly, Lifa sent him a message. Without thinking much of it, He clicked to take a look.
“Ayo what!?”
And what she sent almost made Boom fall out of his chair.
It is a picture of her taking a photo in front of a mirror wearing a short cheongsam with a dragon pattern. Revealing her beautiful legs. Even with the socks, they only covered her knees and her thigh is still visible.
Her long golden hair+Her pink eyes+The cheongsam, It is really effective fucking combo for Boom.
“What do you think?” She asked.
“What in the actual fuck are you doing!?” Boom replied.
“Relax, I just want your opinion whether it’s looking good on me or not”
He couldn’t see her face, But he is 10 billion percent sure that Lifa is definitely smiling with satisfaction.
“looks great tho” He replied.
“How would you rate it out of 10?” She ask again.
“...I’ll give it a million”
After answering, Boom turned off his phone and immediately went to play a game, Even though his face was still red.
As for Lifa, She could only laugh lightly to relieve her embarrassment. Because it took a long time for her to gather up the courage to send the picture to Boom.
“That was fun,” She muttered.
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