I kept biting until my mouth was weak and drool was dripping from the corner of my lips. He touched my head, “You’ve been biting for so long, aren’t you tired? I’m getting tired just standing here.” Finally, he spoke? I shook off his hand and threw myself into his arms to dry my tears. “Jerk! You have no idea how scared I was…” Tears flowed again. “I don’t blame your dad, but I didn’t expect you to treat me like that… You’re not human!” His slender fingers wiped my tears. I looked up into his blurred eyes, did you regret it too? “I’m sorry,” he embraced me, his lips lightly touching my forehead, then buried me deep into his chest, tightly. My eyes only saw the open collar of his shirt and his collarbone. He exuded a scent different from before, so much more mature. Before, I was deceiving myself, always seeing him as the him from back then, but people change, don’t they? Especially since he must have been under a lot of pressure these past two years, learning and managing such a large family business was too difficult for the once innocent him. Perhaps at this moment, he was also searching for the him from before. But too many people and things have changed and can’t go back. After a long silence, he finally broke it, “Xia Xia, can you forgive me?” I looked up at him; his face hadn’t changed, still as handsome as ever. I reached out and touched it, “For the sake of this face, I’ll forgive you.” He gazed at me tenderly, revealing a relieved smile, “You’re still the same as before.” Hah, give you an inch, and you take a mile, “I’ve forgiven you, but we’re no longer friends. From now on, let’s pretend we don’t know each other.” I pretended to be very sad and turned to leave… “Is that so, then you don’t want the check for five hundred thousand from my dad?” Oh! I almost forgot the spoils of war! I turned back and linked arms with him seductively, “No, you’re a bit deaf, I meant we are still the best of friends~ Come, let’s go inside, it’s too windy out here, be careful not to catch a cold, here, take my jacket.” I eagerly draped it over him, and he could only play along with a wry smile…
Inside, Hua Hua and Ba Ba had already moved to a room, but the noise was too loud. Although the TV was still on, I was sure Li Kexuan could hear it. He looked at me teasingly, “Then I won’t disturb you, I’ll come back another day.” These two really have no shame! “Let me walk you out.” “No need.” He took off his jacket and put it on me, just like old times, quietly and intently fastening the buttons for me. I thought I could never forget this version of him… “The check has been deposited into your account, and also…” he looked at me, “you were the woman in Qi Yufeng’s room tonight, right? It’s a pity to cut your hair after growing it for years… it’s my fault.” “Humph, you know it’s your fault.” “Haha, you’re really not polite. But indeed, I didn’t recognize you at the time, otherwise…” He paused, “You’d better not get too involved with someone like Qi Yufeng, he’s too influential and notorious for playing with women.” “Got it.” I didn’t even know his name until you mentioned it. “I’ll go now, find me if you need anything.” After closing the door, I was still wondering, is the guy’s name Qi Yufeng? Which ‘Yu’? Whatever, he’s a pervert. He seems busy too, he’ll probably forget me in less than two days. Time for bed~ Today was too exhausting for me.
Rain started falling outside, I couldn’t sleep, listening to it grow heavier. So, after the spring wind, there’s still rain. The familiar sound of the rain without rhythm, it seemed like that day, that rain… Half-soaked by the rain, I rushed into a cafe on campus, but luck wasn’t on my side, all the tables were taken by students escaping the rain. As I was about to leave, a soft voice called out, “Hey, you!” I was sure she was calling me, there were only a few Chinese students in this school. How long had it been since I last heard this language embedded in my blood? I turned around nervously to see a beautiful woman, her long, lustrous curls casually draped over her shoulders, exuding a mature, sexy aura. Seeing my reaction, she flashed a radiant, boastful smile and said to the two boys beside her, “Right? She’s a descendant of the dragon.” Then she beckoned to me, “Come sit with your big sister, there’s room here”…
And that was the beginning of our story. Needless to say, that woman was Hua Hua, and the two boys were naturally Li Kexuan and Ba Ba, both architecture students a couple of years ahead of me. Ba Ba was a tall, muscular black superman without a single hair on his head, very cool, but once you get to know him, you find out he’s very thoughtful, caring, and loving. In France, Hua Hua and Ba Ba treated me like a baby, never forgetting to clean my mouth after meals. From then on, I considered them as my second parents. The other, thinner one was Li Kexuan. He was very good-looking, with a refined, almost purifying aura. He was popular, but his popularity was directly proportional to his shyness. When girls approached or asked him out, he would blush and decline, saying he would only date someone he liked. Such men are now nearly extinct, so I enjoyed being around him, not just because it raised my social standing, but also because he was so well-behaved, never yelling at me. I loved watching him get shy, so I would take advantage of him all day, asking him to feed me, carry me, and even help me comb my hair, and he would endure my antics with gentle patience. Gradually, I started to take advantage of him more tenderly. It was around that time I stopped cutting my hair. One day, he took me to see his solo exhibition. Holding my hand, he showed me each piece, and finally, in front of a massive castle blueprint, he said, “This is my dream, I will succeed, and soon.” “Yes, I believe you!” His works were truly beautiful, each a piece of art. He looked at me with infinite tenderness, “One day, I’ll buy an island and build the most beautiful castle on it, for you and me.” I was speechless; that was the first time my heart raced and my face flushed, and I saw that he felt the same. Then, my first kiss was taken by him, so gently, and I didn’t resist, letting it hide in his lips. His was the same. That was my first love, with a gentle, innocent boy. When I was upset, he would let me bite his arm, and when he was upset, he would hold me to sleep.
