Chapter 44 - How Are You Feeling? (1/2)
[It was a cold night. Sheer white curtains were being blown softly by the night breeze as the windows were left open. The sky was cloudlessly adorned with a full moon and freckled with bright stars. It gave an ethereal feeling to this starry cold night.
The room was enshrouded in darkness. But the moonlight splashed down its watery silvery-glow inside the room, illuminating it enough to navigate through the darkness. The room was beautifully decorated with Art Deco Delight as the main theme. Geometric shapes and graphic patterns polished chromes, glossy timber furnishing, glass, mirrors, and layered sultry lightings; it encompassed a bold and artistic expression with exotic designs. All in all, the interior design was a statement in its own right.
And in this room, a figure clothed in a white gown was lying on the sofa. The moonlight spilled on that beautiful face which was burning hot. Her straight black hair was untamed as they stuck to the side of her face. The girl looked in pain with a frown etched between her beautiful brows. She was none other than the Goddess who ruled on millions of fans hearts; Chen Xiu. An empty bottle of Château de Seguin Bordeaux Supérieur was dangling from her hand.
There was a thick stench of alcohol in the room which was slowly being washed by the night breeze but didn't manage to remove its remnants that still lingered around. A bottle of anti-depressants was lying right on the round glass coffee table.
The combination of cold breeze and her hot body made her feel uncomfortable but her hazy mind made her eyes droopy. She was left with no energy as the glass bottle in her hand fell on the thick rug.
The next time when she awakened, she could hear the murmur of people around her. She opened her eyes slowly to see a female doctor in a white coat giving instructions to a nurse beside her. Xiu looked at the heart monitor attached to her, then at the IV drip that was injected to her. It didn't take a genius to figure out that she was in a hospital.
”Ms. Chen, are you awake?” She heard a comforting and pleasant voice. Looking at the doctor, Xiu nodded her head slowly. ”Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?”
Xiu opened her mouth but nothing came out. The nurse helped her with a glass of water which managed to bring some comfort to her itching throat. She tried again to speak as she said, ”Headache.”
”Isn't that obvious? You took your prescribed anti-depressants with wine. Do you know how dangerous that is?” The doctor was rebuking her with a gentle tone. But even with that tone, Xiu felt like someone pining nails in her skull. It was painful.
Someone entered the room and Xiu shifted her eyes to stare at the youngster looking back at her. The doctor turned to the youngster and started, ”You're her assistant who brought her here?”
”Yes.” The youngster replied humbly with a nod of his head.
”Do you know how stressed she is? Ms. Chen's body is over-worked. Are you people trying to kill her?” The doctor's attack on the poor youngster was uncalled for since he was only an assistant. He was training to be a manager while he was studying at a University. It was his misfortune that he was stuck with a person like her who came with a piece of baggage.
The doctor took him out to reprimand him even more while Xiu was left alone in the room. She sat up slowly in the bed and looked out the windows at the chirping birds. The warmth of the sun had completely overshadowed the cold of the previous night. She was looking out in a daze.