[CONTENTID1]Chapter 19[/CONTENTID1]

[CONTENTID2]Three Strikes[/CONTENTID2]

[CONTENTID3]

Luhan really couldn't take it anymore. Endless scenes of Mei Li and Kris flashed through his mind at light speed.

***series of flashbacks***

"YOU'RE GOING TO CHINA!" Tao exclaimed, the most excited out of everyone.

Mei Li managed a word - or well, more like a sound. "EH?"

"She…she’s coming…with us?” Luhan asked s, completely shocked.

"Yes, she's coming with us to China in a week," Kris replied calmly.

CHINA? ME? AND CHINA? AND LUHAN? AND THE REST OF EXO-M? "Really?" Mei li exclaimed with hopeful eyes.

"Yep! Kris hyung convinced the manager to ask President Lee if you could come along and he agreed since you'd be useful in translating for Xiumin and I anyways. So you'll just act as our translator," Chen explained, grinning.

"YAAAAY!" Mei Li screamed and ran to hug Kris, "THANK YOU OPPA!" I get to be with Luhan and the rest of EXO-M in China!

Surprisingly Kris didn't push her away, but chuckled instead."Whoaaaa, the cold leader actually laughed?" D.O joked.

"Luhan, are you jealous that your girlfriend's hugging another man?" Sehun teased.

Yes, but that's not the point. Why didn't Kris push her away? He never lets anyone hug him, let alone a girl – or Tao.

***

"Haha, you're getting beaten up by girls, Luhan!" Xiumin .

"And you got beaten up by me!" Tao laughed at Xiumin.

"Yah! You take that back!" Xiumin shouted. They immediately started chasing each other around the room again.

Everyone was amused by their childish behaviour except for Kris. He rolled his eyes, shook his head in embarrassment, and brushed his hand through his hair. Suddenly, Jessica let out a quiet giggle.

Mei Li had thought she was laughing at Tao and Xiumin like the rest of them, but Jessica was looking at Kris.

Luhan caught Mei Li smirking at Jessica. He whispered in Mei Li’s ear. "What's wrong?"

"Hmm? Oh, nothing," she answered, feigning innocence.

He didn't fall for it and narrowed his eyes at her, "You better not be hiding something from me!"

"It's nothing oppa," she insisted.

***

Luhan came out of his room with a towel, drying his hair. "Yah, go do that in the bathroom, you're dripping water all over the place," Kris glared at him.

"No!" Luhan refused.

Surprisingly Kris just rolled his eyes at him and closed the fridge door, going over to sit beside Mei Li on the couch. Luhan scowled, but Kris just smirked, satisfied with annoying him.

Stupid duizhang. Before Luhan could yell at him, Lay came out of his room and went over to the fridge. "There's no more," Kris shouted to him.

"Awww, already?" Lay pouted.

"No more what?" Jessica asked.

"Cola," Kris answered.

"Oh!" Mei Li took out a bottle of cola from her bag. "Sorry, Tao gave it to me. Here," she offered, handing him the bottle.

He accepted it and took a sip before handing it back to her, "Thanks."

"Yah!" Luhan hissed. "Where do you think you're putting your lips?"

"On the bottle," Kris replied bluntly.

Suddenly, Mei Li took a sip from the bottle. "Mei Li!" Luhan shouted at her.

"What?" she asked meekly.

"He's just jealous that you guys had an indirect-kiss," Lay answered her.

***

Luhan watched as the two boys made their way over to Mei Li. "Ahnyeonghaseyo! May I ask, what's your name?" the tall boy asked her, holding out his hand for a handshake.

Since most of the security guards were with EXO, no one stopped him. "Just call me EXO’s translator," she answered them, surprised as she shook his hand hesitantly.

"Oh, you're just their translator? You look like a model! You're almost as pretty as SNSD's Yoona!" the other boy blushed, 'complimenting' her.

She's beautiful, dumbie. Luhan scoffed. Way prettier than any other girl.

He glared at them before telling one of the security guards to go over to them to break things apart. The guard nodded and tried to make his way through the crowd as fast as possible. Suddenly, Mei Li was knocked over by a girl.

"Oops, sorry," the girl bowed her head and sent Mei Li a cold glare while the other girl beside her stood there, trying to stifle her laugh.

The two boys scolded the girls who were evidently their girlfriends.

Wow, what nice boyfriends you got there. Luhan noted.

The stylists tried to help Mei Li, but they were being pushed further away by the screaming fangirls. Luhan wanted to go over to her, but he found himself being swept away as well.

He glanced back to see Kris helping her up, causing the fans to get even louder. The two girls gaped at Mei Li and Kris with their jaws wide open, eyes green with envy. Others were cheering for Kris, saying, "Our Duizhang is so nice!" "He's so helpful!" "You can definitely trust him!"

***

They finally got to the airplane and took their first class seats, glad that they finally had their own space and air to breathe. Luhan had asked his manager if he could sit next to Mei Li, but his manager forbid it, saying it would cause suspicion. 'You won't be able to control your hormones if she's right next to you' were his words. Pffft, what kind of reason is that! Hmph!

Luhan looked around for her and saw that she was having trouble putting her baggage in the upper compartments. He was about to help, but Kris was faster.

 He got up from the seat next to where she was standing, and took the bag, easily placing it into the compartment. "Thanks," Mei Li smiled nicely at him.

***

Luhan unwillingly opened his eyes as he felt movement beside him. He looked to the side to see an empty seat and turned to the front. Oh, there he is.

He was about to ask Kris why he was up, but froze.

Kris smiled at Mei Li who was sleeping like a baby, and he wrapped a blanket around her. He gently lifted her head up and slid a pillow underneath.

What are you doing? Luhan