Xia Weiwei had never come out of her room ever since her confrontation with Xia Mo. She confined herself in a dark room, which was her usual doing during her previous mental breakdowns, as if she could feel a bit safer by doing that.
Xia Weiwei had been bewildered by the relationship between her parents. Her mother was courteous to her father, not ardent though, while her father was extremely meticulous and considerate to her mother. At one time, she started to yearn for a long and steady love because she had been witnessing how her father took care of her mother. That look in her father’s eyes seemed so genuine that it could not be faked.
But how could her father have an illegitimate daughter that long before? Was it because her mother could not stand his betrayal, so she gave all her shares to Xia Weiwei? But it was her father who did wrong, how come he orchestrated the death of her mother in order to get her shares, and also became so ruthless to her?
Xia Mo was her daughter, so was she. Wasn’t it?
Luo Chejue opened the door and walked toward Xia Weiwei before he sat down on the ground and wrapped her in his arms.
“Don’t worry. I’ve asked Chu Yu to check hospital records. Even if we couldn’t find any evidence, I would make sure Xia Mo’s life a living hell.”
This time, Xia Weiwei did not push him away. At the thought of what Xia Mo had revealed earlier, she grasped the front of his top, and her emotions which had been suppressed for so long finally burst out with a sobbing voice. “Why? Why did he do this to my mother? Why did he do this to me?”
Resting his chin on the top of her head, he slightly tightened the grip on her. “Xia Zhengyan won’t get away with this!”
Her tears rolled down to his chest. “What about you? Why didn’t you tell me? Why did you treat me like that?”
In the final analysis, he did not love her, nor did he trust her. Even if what had happened before were misunderstandings, the unforgettable misery could not be erased that easily. Once she had learned the truth, Xia Weiwei decided to leave her hatred behind, but she would not love him either. She had been drained of all emotion!
Without responding upon seeing her haggard look, Luo Chejue planted a kiss gently between her eyebrows after Xia Weiwei had cried herself to sleep.
He would never let her go!
On the next day, Luo Chejue took Shengsheng out. Xia Weiwei became less anxious because she had just received a phone call from Yan Shaoxuan. He had returned home but did not find Xia Weiwei and Shengsheng in their apartment. Xia Weiwei immediately rushed over there but for no reason, she avoided eye contact when she saw Yan Shaoxuan sitting in the living room.
“Weiwei, you’ve met Luo Chejue. You and Shengsheng are living with him now.” Instead of raising a question, he said affirmatively.
“I… I saw Xia Mo.”
At the sight of the awkward expression of Xia Weiwei, Yan Shaoxuan was almost overwhelmed by the intense feeling of helplessness. No matter what or how much he had done for her, it was nothing compared with her spending several days with Luo Chejue.
“Weiwei, do you still love him?”
Xia Weiwei was about to explain but was taken aback by this question. She wanted to say “no”, but just couldn’t utter the word.
Yan Shaoxuan smiled in a self-deprecating manner. “I wanted to offer you the ring, but I don’t think you still want it now.”
“No! Shaoxuan, I…” She had no intention to break her promise, and she could not fail Shaoxuan again. With these on her mind, she still found it difficult to explain herself clearly and had to lower her head with a guilty conscience.
As a shadow came in front of her, she was forced to look up and saw Yan Shaoxuan’s gentle eyes full of unwillingness, desperation, and something scary and unreadable.
Yan Shaoxuan cupped her face in his hands and was about to kiss her.
“No! Shaoxuan!”
Xia Weiwei instinctively pushed him away. He fell to the ground with his bone loudly bumping against the floor, since he did not plan to force himself on her at all.
“Shaoxuan, are you alright? Sorry! I…”. She did not dare to look him in the eye, since nothing she said would matter.
“Weiwei, you can fool yourself, but you can’t fool me. You can’t say no to Luo Chejue, but you surely pushed me away without hesitation.”
Yan Shaoxuan smiled bitterly. He couldn’t take it! But how could he bring himself to force her?
“Weiwei, I’ll wait for you!”