Against Fate (Eternal Love of Dream/Pillow Book FanFic)

70. Secret Santa

After spending half a day with Su Moye, Feng Jiu decided to cook dinner for herself. Then she checked her phone before cooking, and there were still no messages from Dong Hua. "He must be really busy." She thought to herself.

It was clearly bothering Feng Jiu since she wasn't used to Dong Hua not texting her. "I'm expecting too much from him. I was fine by myself before we became good friends, so I'm sure I'll be able to handle it." Then she tried to distract herself from overthinking and started cooking.

While she was cooking, she can't help but think about Dong Hua again. "Is he eating his meals? He would love to eat my home-cooked meals, right?" Then she shook her head and reminded herself, "Don't worry about Dong Hua. He's a grown man, and he can get his own meals."

Right at this moment, her phone rang, and she ran towards it. Deep inside, she was hoping that it was a call from Dong Hua. Much to her disappointment, it was actually Si Ming calling her.

Feng Jiu: Hello?

Si Ming: Hey, Feng Jiu! I hope I'm not disturbing your Saturday. Remember I asked you if you were free on Christmas Eve?

Feng Jiu: Don't worry, I'm free right now! Oh yeah, I remembered that. Why?

Si Ming: Oh, so we planned a potluck gathering to celebrate the handover of this project on this coming Friday, and we don't have to work on that day as well. It would start at 6.30 PM. Since it's Christmas Eve, we also held a Secret Santa event, and we had already matched everyone to their recipients. Names would be released on Monday, but I just wanted to tell you beforehand so that you have time to shop for a gift during the weekend. As luck would have it, you're Dong Hua's Secret Santa.

Feng Jiu: What?! I'm Dong Hua's Secret Santa? I don't even know what to get for him!

Si Ming: Yeah, that guy has everything he needs. Maybe you can make something for him since you're good at handicrafts? — just a suggestion.

Feng Jiu: I guess I'll see what I could do then. Thanks for letting me know early and I could spend my Sunday finding a gift. It would be harder to do so on weekdays. I'll also have to think of what food to bring to the potluck.

Si Ming: That's true. So I'll see you on Monday. Oh, by the way, I heard the competition details would be released on Monday as well.

Feng Jiu: I already knew that since Su Moye told me about it.

Si Ming: Su Moye? Did you meet him?

Feng Jiu: Yes, I just happened to bump into him downstairs since his good friend stays three doors away from mine. Purely a coincidence.

Si Ming: Oh. He would be one of the judges in the competition. There would be three judges for this competition, and Dong Hua is the other one. You might have a good chance at it then.

Feng Jiu: Oh well. Hopefully, I could even get into the competition. We shall see how it goes. Alright, I'm going to eat my dinner now before my food gets cold. See you on Monday!

Si Ming: Have a good weekend!

Then they hung up the phone and Feng Jiu sat down to have dinner.

"Hmm... What should I get for Dong Hua?" Feng Jiu thought to herself over dinner. Then she started looking around while eating too. All of a sudden, she noticed the balls of yarn on the coffee table. "Oh! I could knit a scarf for Dong Hua! Since I'm good at knitting, I'm sure I'll complete it in a few days if I start now."

Feng Jiu immediately cleared the dishes and went online to search for ideas for her scarf. Then she decided to knit a simple grey Scarf for Dong Hua.