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Chapter 47- Suits, courtesy of Xiao Nai

A/N: I'm a certified Nerd! Woohoo! And when I say certified... I actually mean certified. There's a piece of embossed paper with my name on it (not a graduate certificate. Yet. Still have five more weeks until I'm finished my undergrad' degree.) that is proof of my nerdhood. Which is totally a word. I have one assessment left for each subject, and it works out as one assessment per week. Finished the essay from HELL today and going to try and get this chapter updated as a reward for me not throwing my laptop out the window in frustration. 

Nothing could have prepared the tailor's for the circus that descended upon them. Had they been fully cognizant of just how hectic the afternoon was going to be, then maybe they'd have taken an extended lunch. As it was...

    "Hey Beautiful." Mei flashed a winning smile.

    "Give me your store's best suit." Ban Shan was more direct and with one line, the gloves came off. 

    "No! If there's only one, give it to me." Mei stepped in front of Ban Shan and employed his charm. 

    "Give it to me!" Yong Hou pushed them both out of the way as all three barrelled towards the bewildered assistant. 

    "Should we go to a different store?" Xiao Nai turned to Wei Wei. He was (almost) sure that she would feel uncomfortable with the three hooligans; however, his effort to save her any embarrassment was in vain, as Wei Wei eagerly joined the fray.

    "Please, also choose a suit that would fit this gentleman."

     Tugged along by Wei Wei, Xiao Nai had a moment to wonder just how things had come to this. He was sure that he'd left the office with four grown men and a mature woman yet here he was watching those same 'adults' jump and climb all over each other in a useless competition. Did they not understand how suits work? Did they seriously think the same style of suit would fit each of them? Reining them in seemed like climbing a tree to catch fish (A/N: climbing a tree to catch a fish = pointless.) so rather than waste his energy, he held his peace and sat on the lounge to wait for the mania to pass (A/N: I almost wrote "he bit his tongue" and given the connotation of that phrase in Chinese literature it would have completely changed the atmosphere of the scene! lol.). When Wei Wei sat next to him, he stretched an arm over the back of the lounge and lightly played with the back of her blouse. 

    "You're not trying one on?" Wei Wei turned to him and Xiao Nai was struck once more with how guileless her expression was. It was gratifying to note her disappointment that he wasn't joining the others in their impromptu fashion parade. 

    "I have several suits. I don't need to buy any for the time being." And he could sit with her rather than stand in a change room by himself. 

    They sat like this for a few minutes, talking about inconsequential matters until the doors to the change rooms opened. Hao Mei, Yu Ban Shan and Qui Yong Hou stepped out, posing in front of Xiao Nai and Wei Wei. All three were wearing the same suit, however Hao Mei's individual style was evident in comparison the other two. Mei looked his older brothers over before shaking his head at them. 

    "I advise you guys not to wear the same style as me. It will only highlight your shortcomings."

    "You're just afraid my manly body will make you look like a wimp." Ban Shan tugged at his jacket and missed Wei Wei leaning to whisper in Xiao Nai's ear. 

    "Did he look in the mirror before coming out?"

    Xiao Nai bit back a smile. 

    "Stop fighting you two. This type of suit looks best on mature men like me. Change into something else you two." Yong Hou smoothed a hand over his hair, preening with satisfaction.