A Tale of Chase and Love s1

After she had kept the items, she stood up and clapped twice. She beckoned the trio to follow her out of the secluded room.

“Dad, Mum, don’t worry! I wanna tell them something in private. Please do rearrange the party. We’ll be back soon” Theresa spoke to her parents in German. For some reason, Marabelle was unusually quiet. This didn’t seem like her. She’s talkative you know! Theresa decided to handle this issue after she was done with the trio.

Theresa’s parents nodded and then towards old Long and her foster dad. She nodded before leaving briskly with her pets to her room. She sat on the bed, crossed her legs then placed her hands on the soft bed.

“Long Ren, Ju Wei, and Bai Lu Chen. You’ve greatly disappointed me. You guys have shown that co-operation, tolerance, and unity avoid you three. Just take a good look at yourselves! You’re worse looking than a gorilla. Long Ren, I haven’t brought up the past yet. I tried to forget but it really hurts to think about it. I had come to see you as the big brother I never had and really wanted to help despite my clumsiness. But what did you do?” Theresa scolded telepathically. She didn’t want others to hear what she was saying nor make them look bad.

“Long Ren, because of you, I nearly died and Bai Lu Chen helped me. Ju Wei helped me but you didn’t even care about me. My mother is my treasure and my dad is my jewel and then you insulted them. Do you expect me to smile over it? Yes, I can’t cook, can’t do house chores properly, I’m not good at anything but you can’t insult my parents.”

“Mistress, I’m sorry. I deeply regret all I’ve done to you and Ju Wei. I wasn’t thinking straight at that time. Mi…” Long Ren was cut short by Theresa.

“ENOUGH! Speak no more Long Ren. Bai Lu Chen, you are the oldest and wisest of you three, why did you behave like this and ruin the party. And here I thought you were some good guy. I hereby forbid you and Long Ren from changing into kids. You two will not compete for my favors anymore and Ju Wei, you are the main cause of this party crash. After this party is over, you are not to leave the Dragon bone whip for a month. I want you to be serious and clear your head of those disgusting thoughts. I don’t want to see you butcher people like chicken anymore. I am your mistress and I hope you don’t turn to blood-thirsty monsters. One month was all it took for us to experience a lot and we have a new member now. Bai Lu Chen, I know that you are older but you have to respect the arrangements. You are junior to Long Ren and Ju Wei. Don’t try to intimidate them with your real form. And…” Theresa got up from the bed, walked to Long Ren, and knelt shocking the trio.

What was their mistress doing? This is unheard of!

“Mistress, please get up. You can’t do this too me. It’s a taboo!” Long Ren tried to raise her up but she wouldn’t bulge.

“Mistress,” he called out and also knelt. Since Mistress refused to get up, he’ll also kneel.

He saw that Theresa’s eyes were red, she was holding back her tears and Long Ren sat on the floor.

“Mistress, if you wanna cry, don’t hold it in. I’m here. Beat me as you like. I won’t resist for I deserve even worse. Mistress, I don’t know where to start apologizing. Should it be from day 1 or yesterday? I’ve been so foolish. I didn’t appreciate what I had. I tossed away my innocent mate and made you suffer. I’m a bad pet. Hit me as you like mistress!” said Long Ren who also held back his tears.

“Long Ren, you have to promise me that you will never cry in front of anyone. Not even me. Only your wife deserves to see your tears. Promise me!” said Theresa.

“Yes, mistress.” he nodded in agreement.

Ju Wei and Bai Lu Chen turned around.

“Mistress, can you find a place in your heart to forgive me? I promise to be a better pet from now on. I won’t bully you anymore. I’ll be very obedient.”

“I said you can’t cry Long Ren,” Theresa’s voice deepened.

“I promised mistress. I won’t cry anymore,” Long Ren confirmed and Theresa sat on the floor too and lay her head on Long Ren’s laps close to his knees. She looked away from him.

“Mistress, please can you get off my laps. My mate…”

“I know you have a mate. I just want you to forgive me. I treated you badly from day one and I’m also responsible for what happened too. Long Ren, please forgive me. I promise to be a better mistress from now on. I won’t bully you anymore too.” said Theresa with a shaky voice.

“Mistress, I’m the one in the wrong. Why are you saying sorry?”

“Because it’s what I should have done a long time ago. Long Ren, let’s put the past behind us after this party and start anew. Me, you, Bai Lu Chen and Ju Wei.”

Long Ren nodded. “Yes, mistress. I forgive you!”

“I forgive you too Long Ren.” Theresa removed her head from Long Ren’s laps and quickly stood up.

“Bai Lu Chen, Ju Wei, Long Ren, I hope you three can work together and settle your differences soon. I’ll be leaving first.” with that, Theresa left the room.

Secluded room.

Theresa entered to see Marabelle dancing to a song played by Fu Jin, Long Hua Ming, and Clark.

What Aarti did was applaud in rhymic patterns. Theresa had to rub her eyes to make sure she wasn’t dreaming. Gosh, Marabelle could dance this well? That’s a first. As far as she knew, Marabelle doesn’t know Chinese dance and had two left feet in pop music. So what was she doing? Had she deceived her all along?

“What’s going on here?” she asked Fu Jin telepathically.

“Oh! This girl is quite talented. She asked us to play a song for her. Besides, she can speak Chinese now.” Fu Jin replied telepathically.Property of Nô)(velDr(a)ma.Org.

“What?” Theresa couldn’t believe it.

How can that be possible? Marabelle only knew German and a bit of English and despite watching so many Chinese dramas, it’s still impossible for her to speak Chinese. To confirm her doubts, Marabelle called out to her.

“Theresa, come over here and dance with me!”

Theresa’s eyes became wide as saucers.

“You can speak Chinese now?” she asked in disbelief.

Marabelle nodded and Long Hua Ming telepathically explained that Marabelle had finished bonding with her pet completely hence it’s only natural.

“A pet? She has a pet?”

“Your mum has one too but both of them are in slumber for now. When the time is ripe, they’ll wake up but none of them are aware yet and I want you to keep silent on this matter.” Long Hua Ming warned.

Though she was stunned, she quickly nodded in agreement.

“Yes, Grandpa Long.” she replied telepathically to him.

” Oh, Theresa, you’re back. Take a look at Marabelle. She can dance so well.” Aarti praised.

“Yes, mum. She is great.” Theresa confirmed.

“Where are your pets?” Aarti asked as she couldn’t find the annoying trio.

“Well, they’ll be back soon. I gave them a task.” replied Theresa before sitting beside her mother to cheer for Marabelle.

It didn’t take them long to join Marabelle on the stage to perform a German dance. Long Ren, Bai Lu Chen, and Ju Wei came inside to see this lively scene.

Three beautiful ladies dancing an unfamiliar dance to Chinese music. This made Long Ren think of Lu Wei his dear mate. If he hadn’t pushed her away, maybe… maybe she’d be here now. How was she doing with Ye Feng?

He doesn’t know how to survive ten years without her. He really wanted to smack himself in the face again and again. He put himself into this so he deserves this suffering.