Back in his hotel room, Shi kicked off his shoes and literally fell into his bed. It had been an insane day, and he was exhausted, both physically and emotionally. He knew that it probably wasn't the best idea, but he needed to tell someone what was happening with him - someone other than his perverted mother, who was probably with one of her boyfriends in the next room over.<br/><br/>He pulled his phone out of his pocket and dialed Hebi's cell number, getting an answer on the first ring.<br/><br/>"Shhhhi?" Said his best friend, in his soft, slightly nasal voice. "How'sss it going, man? I haven't heard from you in a few daysss."<br/><br/>"Uh... I'm... well, I'm great, actually. You absolutely wouldn't believe the day that I've had, though. I hardly believe it myself." He replied. He knew that he probably couldn't tell his friend the whole truth without placing him in some sort of danger, but he figured he could at least tell him the highlights.<br/><br/>"Oh yeah? It sssounds like your break wasss a lot more interesting than mine wasss." Hebi replied, obviously interested. "Well, don't leave me in sssuspense, man. What'sss the deal?"<br/><br/>"Well... " Shi began, choosing his words carefully."Like I said before, you aren't gonna believe this, but... I got engaged."<br/><br/>"Yesss, yes.... very amusing." His friend said, unconvinced. "Tell me what really happened."<br/><br/>"No... really." Shi said, trying his best to sound as serious as possible. "Apparently, I had this childhood friend whose parents were friends of my dad's family and they... well they arranged for us to be married years ago. I just didn't find out about any of it until today. That's why my mom wanted to get together today - so she could break the news."<br/><br/>"Oh." Hebi said matter-of-factly, causing Shi to doubt whether his lie had been good enough.<br/><br/>"Really, Hebi? That's all you have to say to finding out that your best friend is getting married?" He said, testing the waters.<br/><br/>"Well... yesss." Said Hebi, still seemingly unfazed. "It sssounds a bit like a manga storyline, but I know that the arranged marriage thing happens more often than people realizzze, especially when it comes to prominent familiesss. Add to that the fact that it's sssomething your father arranged before he passed away, and I'm not really all that surprisssed that you went along with it. Ssso... congratulations, I suppossse."<br/><br/>"Leave it to you to be so logical about my engagement." Shi said with a laugh, relieved that Hebi had believed him. "But in any case, let's get together and celebrate when I get back home, okay?"<br/><br/>"Sure. Sounds good." Hebi replied nonchalantly. "But.. I do have one question before you go."<br/><br/>"Uh..." Shi began, starting to get nervous again. "What's that?"<br/><br/>"Isss she hot, at least?"<br/><br/>"Unbelievably. I don't know how it happened, but, somehow, I hit the hot wife jackpot." Shi said, happy that he hadn't had to lie again.<br/><br/>"Good. Then I guess it really will be a celebration. I'll be looking forward to it. Good night, man."<br/><br/>As usual, Hebi abruptly hung up without saying goodbye. She continued to lie on his his back with a smile on his face, running the events of the day through his mind, until sleep overtook him.