Chapter 42: Life Is A Game, Only Destiny Knows How To Play It
Some words are bitter. Some words are sweet. Some words are powerful yet some words are weak.
But...
Some words are just simple. Yet those simple words are the heaviest. They carry the burden of feelings. Heartfelt feelings. Unpretentious feelings. Pure feelings.
Therefore, in reality, words are not simple. They can't be. As long as feelings are involved. No words are ordinary.
Currently, Ye Jie was lost in his reverie. Xu Mey's subtle yet radiant smile under the rays of the sun was the only thing circulating in his mind making a silly smile appear on his handsome face.
The constantly ringing phone by his side was entirely neglected.
But our second young master was a persistent person. He kept calling repeatedly until the annoying ringtone broke Ye Jie's daydreaming and made the smile to turn into a scowl. "What do you want, Jun?"
Ye Jun could feel the burning heat through the phone as if Ye Jie would love to burn him alive just with his words alone. 'Wrong timing?' He thought to himself. 'Who cares? I already walked into the tiger's den. Now, I can only walk ahead. There is no way back.' Ye Jun was resolute.
"Bro, I'm sick and still you're yelling at me? That's not fair." His voice was heartbreaking but his drama had no effect on Ye Jie.
"Get down to the business." Ye Jie enunciated each word slowly.
"Bro, I'm feeling hungry. Bring me something to eat." He demanded in a childlike tone.
"Ask NaNa to make you something." He replied in a bored way. He specifically left Qu NaNa at home with instructions just for Ye Jun.
"She's not here." Ye Jun replied calmly.
"Why? I asked her to stay with you. How can she leave like this?" Ye Jie was frowning at his brother's answer. It was not possible that the maid won't listen to him.
"I asked her to leave." Ye Jun replied in a matter-of-fact tone.
"Why?" Ye Jie was gnashing his teeth at this point.
"She was annoying me time after time. Second Young Master, are you feeling pain anywhere? Should I call the doctor? Should I inform Madam Ye? Or should I call Eldest young master? Would you like to eat something? Tell me what you want and I'll make it for you. And blah... blah... blah... I got tired of her hence I made her go away."
Ye Jie understood the situation instantly. Ye Jun turned into a child whenever he was sick. Well, he was usually a big baby but during his sickness period, he was worse. And he hated it when someone repeatedly asked him something. He was easily irritable.
"Jun, I'll bring something while coming back from the office. I'm really busy with this investment details that you didn't complete last night." His tone was leaning towards a bit of accusation paired with a brotherly scolding. For now, be a good brother and ask someone to bring something for you from the Ye Residence." Ye Jie was talking slowly without showing his anger just placate his big-baby brother.
"No. No. And definitely no." Ye Jun was as stubborn as he could be. "Forget it. I'll call sis-in-law." Ye Jie sat up straight at his words and raised his brow. "She'll definitely bring me food."
Ye Jie was completely in an alert mode now. "What do you want to eat my dear little brother?"
Ye Jun smiled smugly at his reply. From the morning antics, he deduced one thing, it was easy to manipulate his brother using sis-in-law. Even just her name was powerful enough. You're a life-saver sis-in-law.
"Go to a Korean restaurant and bring me some tteokbokki (Spicy Rice Cakes)." Ye Jun replied while trying to control his drool.
"Jun, you're sick. Avoid eating spicy food. I'll bring abalone congee for you. It'll be good for your health." Even though Ye Jun was annoying sometimes (always but we'll keep that a secret) but Ye Jie loved him a lot. And Ye Jun knew that very well that Ye Jie was helpless before him.
"I want it. I want it. I want it." Ye Jun's tantrum was tiring him out. Ye Jie rubbed his forehead and sighed.
"Fine." He gave into his brother's tantrums as expected of him making Ye Jun smile with pride.
Disconnecting the call, Ye Jie's gaze fell on the note laying on his office table. Each word was written delicately showing the emotions of the one who wrote it. Ye Jie smiled once again looking at it. He picked it up, folded it and kept it back in his inner pocket right over his heart and tapped it as if to assure himself that it is real.
He decided to reply in the same way she did. But for now, he needed his wife to miss him a bit like he was missing her flushed face and avoiding eyes.
To love or to not love? Ye Jie left that part on the destiny. After all, Life is a game only destiny knows how to play it.
He knew one thing; instead of falling in love, he was going to be in love this time. Falling in love is dangerous. You never know whether the other person is willing to catch you or not.
But...
Being in love is different.
It's a mystery. A mystery worth solving. A mystery that can turn into a fairytale if you just put the right amount of effort.
Because falling in love depends on luck. But the concoction of the right amount of efforts with the sincerest feelings makes the perfect kind of love.
They say, 'To live your dream, you'll have to sleep for the rest of your life." Maybe love is exactly like that dream that makes you want to sleep for the rest of your life willingly.
CREATORS' THOUGHTS 
XiaoMeeHee
XiaoMeeHee We as humans have a huge problem. Whenever something goes wrong, we blame it on destiny and when something turns out right, we take it as a fruit of our labor.
As the title of the chapter says: Life is a game, only destiny knows how to play.
We are just pawns in this game of life and destiny and the one playing with us is our own society.
I'm so overwhelmed by all of your sweet comments. I'm feeling mushy and fluffy all the time.
I don't know you all but let me say it I love you all
Chapter 43: Uncertain & Stressful
There were quite a few things running around in Xu Mey's mind when she left the house in the morning.
Her head was like: "What's up with that kiss? And those sugary words?"
Her heart was like: "It was a way to show that he cares." Xu Mey's heart again skipped a beat without any prior notice.
Her head was again like: "Is he giving mixed signals?"
Her heart was like: "No, you stupid. You're just having second thoughts... AGAIN!"
Xu Mey parked her motorbike at a secluded place and knocked her head with her knuckles. She was frustrated. And the worst part was; She didn't even know why she was frustrated in the first place.
They are right when they say: 'Uncertainty is the most stressful feeling.'
Xu Mey was both: Uncertain and Stressful.
The feeling when you don't even know what you're feeling is a damn f*cking feeling.
She remembered a saying at this moment: 'If he loves you, you'll know. If he doesn't, you'll be confused.'
Which means if he loved me I'd have known by now but he doesn't love me that's why I'm so damn confused. Right? Right.
She joined her fist with her other hand's palm as she concluded in her mind. Now, there was only one answer to her weird behavior; there was something wrong with her heart.
She put back her helmet and got on the motorbike. But instead of taking the right turn which was the way to her office building, she took the left turn leading her to...
The Hospital.
At the hospital, she went through ECG, Blood Test, Chest X-Ray and even CT Scan but when the doctor concluded there was nothing wrong with her heart, she didn't believe a word.
"You went through all the tests and the result is before you. But if you're still insisting there is something wrong with you, why don't you explain in detail?" The doctor was a tall man in his late forties but he was very handsome even at this age.
"I'm telling you something is wrong because my heart just skips a beat whenever it feels like it." Xu Mey replied is an obvious kind of way.
Dr. Zhu Chen nodded his head like an experienced doctor trying to understand his patient. He recently came back to China from the Country F. He was a renowned cardiothoracic surgeon. But today, he was helping an old friend by just seeing some common patients. Who knew Xu Mey would be the first one.
"Can you explain further? Like when it started? How did it start? And what do you really feel when it happens?" He was very professional with his questions.
"Today is the third day. Before this, it never happened. It started when my husband talked to me about our wedding night during the ceremony." She tilted her in thought. "And now it's becoming a habit. When he talks or just come close to me, this stupid heart skips a beat or does that annoying 'thump' 'thump' sound. It's so loud that I'm afraid, I'll be stone deaf soon enough." Xu Mey explained so calmly that it was hard to say whether she was telling the truth or just messing around. Her expression was as if her heart's reaction was a mystery to her.
Dr. Zhu pursed his lips trying hard not to laugh at his patient's explanation. But rather than finding her to be annoying or a nuisance, she seemed adorable to him.
"You're an odd one." He commented.
"You have to be odd to be at the top." Xu Mey replied with a straight face. Dr. Zhu was amused just listening to her. "Dr. Seuss once said: 'You have to be odd to be number one.'"
Dr. Zhu's gaze held admiration for her. She's not that old but she seems strong. 'A person with an easy past can never be strong.' She must have been through her personal hell to turn into the person she is today. But she's really ignorant about love.
"Let me teach you some breathing techniques. It'll help you a lot." He couldn't just tell her about why her heart was skipping a beat around her husband. It was something she needed to discover herself.
Even if he told her, she won't understand it at all. Love can't be explained in words. It can only be felt and that too with your heart.
He taught her some breathing techniques which she picked up very smoothly. "Try drinking Hibiscus Tea or Lemongrass Tea. It'll help you a lot." He offered his expert suggestion.
"Thanks, doctor. But are you sure, that I don't have an arrhythmia?" She was still suspicious.
"Yes, I'm sure." He replied with a faint smile.
"How sure are you?"
"Very sure."
"How sure is very sure?"
He didn't get angry at all. "100%"
Xu Mey nodded. "Oh well, I can only trust you. Okay then. I'll be leaving now. Thanks once again, doctor." She closed the door behind her politely.
"What an interesting young lady." Dr. Zhu chuckled thinking about Xu Mey.
With a sullen face, Xu Mey walked out of the hospital. She was supposed to be happy about being healthy but she was gloomy instead.
The reason was very simple. If it had been an arrhythmia, her confused mind would have been at ease. But now the confusion was back with a loud bang.
She was getting on her motorbike when her cellphone rang. She pulled the phone out of her jacket. It was Li Qiao's call.
"Hi, Qiao!" Her voice was dull and Li Qiao could feel it.
"Mey-Mey, are you alright?" He asked anxiously.
"Yeah, I'm fine." She replied.
Li Qiao heard an ambulance siren from her side and his heart started beating like a drum as he abruptly stood up from his revolving chair. "Where are you?"
"Me? I'm at the hospital." Her short sentence fell like lightning on Li Qiao as the coffee mug in his hand fell down breaking into tiny pieces.
CREATORS' THOUGHTS
XiaoMeeHee
XiaoMeeHee
I don't know why people try to explain love in words. Love is a feeling. So, isn't it obvious that it can only be felt?
You can never understand the definition of love from someone else's experience. Because it's a feeling that brings a different change to every person.
Moving on, Hope you enjoyed this chapter filled with our crazy FL.
Spoiler Alert:
I introduced a new character and it's actually a very important person in the story. For both FL and ML. *evil laugh*
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