After Xia Sinian and his family left, Li Bingbing busied herself in her part-time jobs while her mother, Mu Xijiu, started working as a lawyer because this was the field she specialized in. She used to be one of the best in the Law Department before she crumbled because of Li Hua.
The two would only meet during breakfast before they head off to their work. Then they'd meet again at night during dinner after they come back from work. Despite the lack of time they spend together, they became closer than they were before.
Meanwhile, at a certain place far away from the mother and daughter, trouble chased Li Hua because of Li Bingbing's remarks and behavior that angered Fei Qisheng. If not for their close friendship, Fei Qisheng would have cut ties with Li Hua without ever looking back.
After Li Bingbing's shift came to an end at the café she was working in, she dragged her body back home only to see, right outside of the café, her father walking toward her. The air grew stiff and the world lost its color. Li Bingbing's face froze, as if it didn't want to show any vulnerability to the creature in front of it.
She narrowed her eyes when she saw him. Li Bingbing wasn't surprised by his abrupt appearance. Instead, she has already expected him to show his suffocating face one day to bother her.
"Still not giving up?" Li Bingbing crossed her arms. Her eyes became emptier and emptier as they lined up with Li Hua's eyes.
"Can we talk?" Li Hua said with seriousness written all over his face.
Li Bingbing's brow rose until there wasn't any space left for it on her face, "Aren't we already talking?"
"In private." Frustration grew by the second inside
Li Bingbing scoffed, "Let me guess what you have to say... it's about that shitty company of yours and you wanted me to go to one of those arranged marriage you prepared, right?"
"This-"
"This is for your sake, Bingbing." Li Bingbing said the words that Li Hua was about to say. She rolled her eyes before she passed him by, "My answer will still be the same so f*ck off, Li Hua."
Li Hua turned and watched her back with a sad look in his eyes, "I'm still your father, Bingbing."
Li Bingbing stopped and snickered, she placed her hand on her waist before she turned to him, "Are you? From what I know, I don't have a father, he died three years ago." She turned and walked away from him.
Li Bingbing had always loved her father. He was the person she had looked up to, but, ever since he betrayed their family, not only was Mu Xijiu the hurt, but also Li Bingbing suffered. Out of the two, Li Bingbing was hurt the most. He left a scar that would never heal. That was why it was hard for her to accept him back.
Although she looked up to him in the past, now he was sole the reason why she hated men who cheat.
...
After Li Bingbing left, a flashy red Lamborghini car parked in front of the cafe. The moon lit the sky overhead as a handsome silver-haired man and a beautiful black-haired woman, wearing a pastel green dress, went out of the car.
"This is the cafe that I was talking about, Xian Yu. They serve the best milk tea here," said the beautiful and elegant looking woman, clinging the man's arm. She stared at his eyes and pursed her lips.
Entering the café, they caught the attention of the other costumer and the staff because of how beautiful they looked. The aura they produced extended to the farthest tables in the corners. They looked like living paintings, so the people around them couldn't help but admire the two beautiful people. Some even took out their phones to capture the sight.
After being guided to their table, they sat down and ordered. The waiter was left breathless the entire time because of the formality of the two. After the waiter left, the silver-haired man smiled, "You know that I don't really hang out in places like this, so their milk tea better not disappoint me."
"Don't worry, I'm positive that it won't." The woman let out a charming smile to him.
The man's phone vibrated and when he looked at it, it was a message from his other girl. She wanted him to hang out with her.
The woman he was with saw the message and couldn't help but pout, "Xian Yu, you promised me that you would spend the whole day with me." She sucked in her cheeks and rolled her eyes.
He smiled, his phone suspended in his palm, and turned to the girl, "I always keep my promise, sweetheart."
----
Ever since Xia Sinian left, Li Bingbing never received any message from him. She developed the habit of jumping around her room because of her never-ending anticipation. Because she didn't receive any messages, she couldn't help but get worried as crazy thoughts raided her mind.
Did he find someone better than her? What if he fell in love with someone else? No, Xia Sinian can't cheat on her! She will hunt him down if he did! She will never allow him to rest in peace, so he better be prepared if she found out that he was cheating on her!
She waited and waited for him to message her, but she never got a message. She even tried to contact Xia Meilin but, for some reason, she never replied either. What kind of friend was she? How can she ignore her like this? Dark thoughts, such as murder, kidnapping, or fatal accidents, filled her day, wondering if her friends disappeared forever.
On the brink of losing hope, Li Bingbing's persistence paid off, at least in her eyes. It was on the day before the first-semester starts that she received a message from Xia Meilin. Tears surfaced her eyes as she read the message.
[We're back~ :)]
Li Bingbing's phone almost fell from her hand when she received this message. Finally! Someone decided to message her.
Li Bingbing wanted to send long consecutive cusses, but, before she can hit the send button, the doorbell of her place rang. Wondering on who it might be, Li Bingbing stood up, walked to the front door, and opened it. When the brown wood revealed what hid behind it, she was surprised to see a handsome and sexy man in a suit standing before her. He was hiding a bouquet of flowers behind him.
The air left her lungs as a man with a chiseled jaw, broad shoulders, and protruding chest stood before her. His black, short hair enhanced the shape of his jaw and nose. A smile that shined like the sun accentuated his face. The pattern of his muscles surfaced on his suit because of how big they were. Li Bingbing failed to find her tongue and stared for what seemed hours.
"Sinian..." whispered those words, refusing to believe what her eyes showed her.
Xia Sinian was surprised when she was able to recognize him. How did she know it was him? His grandfather failed to recognize him, yet Li Bingbing did without hesitation or doubt.
Li Bingbing's agitated face instantly turned dark. She glared at him, cut the distance between their bodies, started hitting him on his chest. "Where's my beloved pillow?! How dare you took it away from your body!" Her wrist almost broke from the impact. His chest was as hard as concrete.
"..." Xia Sinian didn't know how to respond or act. He was not expecting this reaction from her. She completely dodged all the made-up scenarios Xia Sinian addressed in his head.
Tears started forming on the side of her eyes and rolled down her cheeks as she shouted, "You're so hard! You're not soft anymore! How can you do this, Xia Sinian?! Give me back my adorable chubby hubby!"
Hearing the commotion, Li Bingbing's mother couldn't help but check on what was happening, but she was instantly stunned by Xia Sinian's handsomeness that beamed into the house. After regaining her composure, she found her voice, "Bingbing... who is he?"
Li Bingbing caught her mother's curious gaze with her red and wet eyes. She shook her head, "Stop goggling at him, mom! He's mine!"
Mu Xijiu's eyes sparkled when Li Bingbing's words struck her ears. It was a turning point! Did Li Bingbing finally find a proper boyfriend? "If he's your boyfriend, then let him in! Why are you hitting him?" The vicarious excitement radiated from her tone.
Li Bingbing pouted and slammed the door shut before she glared at Xia Sinian. Her eyes pierced holes all over his body "See?! Now all women will drool over you! Don't you love me anymore?" She cried harder as she continued hitting his chest as if it were a punching bag. "Your chest is not soft anymore! Your body is all hard! I hate you—"
She was cut off when he bent down and kissed her. Li Bingbing's eyes went wide because of his sudden kiss. The kiss sent an electric shock throughout her body. She wanted it to last forever, yet she wanted to pull away. Her emotion scrambled all over the place as she couldn't think straight anymore. It really made her shut her mouth, but her tears continued to flow down her face. She was still very mad when she saw him this way.
Xia Sinian pulled away and gave her the bouquet of flowers. A mixture of ten or fifteen roses of all shades of red filled every corner of the bouquet. The greenness of their leaves indicates the quality of their upbringing. Their pleasant aroma, which could put any mind at ease, flooded the room and the nose of Li Bingbing.
Despite the rage that surged in Li Bingbing's heart, she couldn't throw something that Xia Sinian gave her. She buried her face in his hard chest and sobbed, "I hate you... I hate you... I hate you..."
Xia Sinian couldn't help but chuckle. He hugged her by her waist as his hand stroked her head and hair to comfort her. He twirled her long, silky hair with his index finger. The other hand, slowly stroking the back of her head, buried her face farther into his chest.
In New Zealand, Xia Sinian properly started the diet plan Xia Meilin gave him. He still wanted to get slim for Li Bingbing so that he can proudly stand beside her. Who would have thought Li Bingbing would react like that? She was able to recognize him easily so... does that mean that she had already known that he would look this way if he lost weight? This thought and ones similar to it swirled in his mind until Li Bingbing pulled out of the hug.
Li Bingbing had always known that Xia Sinian was such a gem, that's why she tried her best to keep him hers. Her method of keeping him, however, was peculiar. He was a hidden gem reserved for herself, yet she never thought that a day like this would ever come. At that moment, flashbacks of the times where Xia Sinian hinted for a physical transformation rolled in her mind. Looking back on all those memories, she blamed herself for taking the hints for granted.
...
"I didn't recognize you. It's amazing how you transformed into this." Mu Xijiu said with a smile. After the somewhat awkward exchange between Li Bingbing and Xia Sinian at the front door, her mother invited Xia Sinian inside after she made the house a little more presentable.
From a round balloon, Xia Sinian turned and transformed into an Adonis that can make the heart of any maiden beat faster than a car speeding through a highway!
Sitting on a couch in the corner of the room, Li Bingbing didn't utter a word the whole time. This was partly because she ignored Xia Sinian's words that bounced all over the room because she was mad at him. In addition, her pessimistic thoughts occupied a large portion of her mind.
"Auntie, may I borrow your daughter for today?" Xia Sinian asked politely with a small smile on his lips. He twisted his neck to face Li Bingbing. His eyes studied her figure, admiring her scintillating beauty.
Mu Xijiu chuckled, "But of course, sweetheart. You can even take her away from here."
"I'm not going away." Li Bingbing huffed before she stood up and stomped out of the room. The sound of a door locking echoed a few seconds after she left. Silence filled the ears of Mu Xijiu and Xia Sinian.
Xia Sinian sighed, he could clearly see that Li Bingbing was mad at him. He noticed her mother leave the room with the corner of his eyes. He didn't think much of it as thoughts about Li Bingbing soon flooded his mind. He strained his mind for a way to pacify the creature
A few seconds after she left, Mu Xijiu returned with an air of exhilaration. She bounced around the couches like a bunny and gave him a small key to Li Bingbing's room, "She'll be fine once you comfort her, trust me."
Xia Sinian chuckled a bit before adjusting his glasses, "I hope so...," he muttered. "Thank you, auntie." He stood up and tip-toed to Li Bingbing's room, he slotted the key into the hole and slowly turned it. Unfortunately for him, the door screeched like a horrified child. He could've sworn that he'd seen the door smirk at him as he entered the room.
"Bingbi—"
"Go away! I don't want to see you!" Li Bingbing threw a pillow at him, crossed her arms, and gave him her back. She sat on her bed, her hair tangent to the white sheets of the bed.
Xia Sinian had a helpless look on his face. She was a stubborn girl; it'd be a hard thing to woo her.
He slowly walked toward her bed and lied down beside her. He snaked his arm around her waist and pulled her towards his body, "Bingbing."
Li Bingbing closed her eyes and decided to ignore him. She planned to ignore him the whole day. How could he decide to diet without telling her? How audacious of him!
Of course, Li Bingbing would still tell him no if he asked her about the diet but still! Her precious, fluffy boyfriend was gone! She could feel the hardness of his chest and the firmness of his arms, and she didn't like it at all! She preferred it when he was soft and filled with fat. He was her favorite pillow. Now all of that was gone. Li Bingbing could only sulk at her predicament.
Since Xia Sinian didn't know what to say to her, he just kept on hugging her and stroking her smooth, delicate arm and hair until fell asleep. He was tired because, as soon as his flight landed, he rushed directly to Li Bingbing's place. It didn't take long before he fell asleep.
Li Bingbing wondered why Xia Sinian wasn't trying to talk to her. She finally mustered the courage to turn her head and look at him after having an internal argument with herself.
His sleeping face was so angelic. His lashes were long, and his thin, pink lips looked soft. She reached out with her free arm and stroked his cheek with her thumb. She worked her hand around his face and into his soft black hair. It was easy for her to recognize him because Li Bingbing has seen his real beauty.
Just like this, she would always stare on his sleeping face. The chubbiness of his cheeks disappeared and was replaced by a chiseled face. It seems like Li Bingbing must guard him well from all the bitches outside... but how can she do that if Xia Sinian was going to college while she was stuck in her last year of high school?
Li Bingbing didn't want to choke him because of her possessiveness. She wanted the best for him. Sighing in her mind, she started thinking of something to make him avoid other girls.
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