Rain was such a lonely man when he remained calm in this solitude. He leisurely laid back in his chair on the balcony, with a cup of coffee in his hands, and looked at the beautiful sky above. His eyes seemed to be cold, and distant, but he seemed to be enjoying himself in the quiet of the morning, with the gentle warm breeze blowing over his face.
A tender ray of sunshine touched the beautiful lady's sleeping face, while a gentle breeze came flying through the silk curtain inside the room. Her eyelashes suddenly started to tremble slightly, and her eyes gradually opened. She was unfamiliar with the room's furnishing, but with the vibe in it, accustomed. She jumped out of the bed and immediately rubbed her forehead. She wasn't feeling well because of her hangover, and curiously looked around her, barefoot. The place was strange to her, but the scent in the air wasn't. She had smelled it before on the man that she loved so deeply that she even sacrificed her individuality. The aromatic rose scent was as glamorous as his charming appearance was.
She stepped forward, and saw the man that she had dreamed of for so long. She saw him laying back in his chair on the balcony, charming her with his laziness. That was the character which attracted her most about him, but why was she really there, she wondered.
She remembered that she had arrived in S City in a rush that night. To surprise him, she hadn't contacted anyone in the FX International Group, and instead had gone straight to his cottage; what she saw there, broke her heart. She knew that it would be impossible for him to keep his celibacy for her during all these years, but she still couldn't believe her eyes.
She was standing outside his cottage, telling herself over and over again that the beautiful lady was just one of his close friends. When she didn't see the woman come out for the whole night, she realized that she was too naive.
She didn't know how she left the cottage; she thought that there were no reasons for her to appear in front of him. For all these past years, she had tried her best to change her personality and hobbies, and to become the knowing and profound woman he had expected her to be. This was all because he had regarded her as "being too ignorant, simple and naive."
Gradually, her longing for him had reached a climax, and she eventually became the kind of girl he had expected her to be. She had no special training or hard study, yet still, she changed her ways with each passing day when she deeply missed him. She didn't have to pretend to be profound, because she already looked gloomy by nature.
It might take years to win a heart, but only seconds to break it. She was heart broken, and because she had been absent minded that morning, she had almost bumped into a car. She aimlessly wandered on the streets for the whole day, without even taking a break, because this was the only way that she could exhaust herself to fall asleep when she came back to the hotel. She didn't know how to stop thinking of what she had seen at the cottage, or how to spend the sleepless nights.
On one of the days, when she woke up again in the hotel, she couldn't control her urge to look for him anymore. She secretly went back to his place, and silently remained hidden in a corner far away from him. When he came back home, she looked at him in the distance with longing eyes, and left only until he disappeared from her sight.
Yesterday night, she had gotten drunk for the first time in her life. She didn't know how much she had drunk, but she did know that every time she remembered how Rain smiled at the lady beside him in the cottage, she would drink up a glass of Martell Cordon Blue. She didn't remember what had happened later, and she was even more puzzled as to why she was in his house.
She walked gently towards him, and bit her lips and didn't know what to say to him. She thought she would say 'Hi! It's been a long time since I last saw you.' or 'Sorry for disturbing you.' Annie wondered what would be the best line...
Rain suddenly turned around and saw her when she was just walking towards him. He seemed to be a little surprised for a moment, but he resumed his calmness very soon. He stood up from his chair, and asked, "You're awake! Are you feeling okay now?" He frowned, because he felt that Annie was very different from the Annie he used to know. She was not as cheerful and lively as he knew her to be, the girl who always showed her broad smile no matter what happened. She now seemed to be very quiet, and introvert.
Emm... Well, why am I here?" asked Annie in a low voice, while biting her lips. She didn't dare to look at him, and instead lowered her head and gazed at her toes, her hands nervously clenching the sides of her dress.
While looking at her bare feet, Rain said, "Edward's wife brought you back to his house. I happened to be there, and I offered to take you here." It seemed that she had retained her old habit of walking barefoot, no matter how much she had tried to change herself.
Annie suddenly raised her head, and looked at Rain doubtfully, she asked, "Edward's wife? But I don't know her." When she glanced at his playful smile, she shifted her eyes away from him in an instant. She was certain that she knew Edward, but as for his wife, she had no recollection of ever meeting with her.
"Really? Are you sure you don't know her? Think carefully. She mentioned that you almost had bumped into her car, and that she had left her name card to you." Talking about this, it pained him to think how dangerous the situation really had been at that moment. She was lucky to be left unharmed, otherwise it would have been unbearable to even think about the outcome.
"A name card? Oh! Do you mean that beautiful female officer?" Annie suddenly remembered what happened on that day. The world was pretty big, and what were the chances to meet the right person, at the right time? But, at the same time, the world was also pretty small, and what would have been the chances that a small accident would link two people together? Oh, she's Edward's wife, no wondered that she drove a luxury car. I had wondered if all the officers in the country have that privilege... No. I don't think so, thought Annie.
Yes. You also know that she's an officer? Rain seemed a little surprised, probably because he had learned of Daisy's identity just a few days ago. He wondered, how Annie could know about this before him.
Yes, she was wearing her uniform that day. And the name card she gave me showed that she is an officer, said Annie. She remembered that she was very curious about Daisy after learning about her position. She didn't know that she was Edward's wife at that time.
Okay, lets go,. Put on your shoes and let's go downstairs to have breakfast. You can thank her later when you have time, she got hurt because of you last night, said Rain. He wondered why she had drunk so much alcohol, making her pass out like that. Doesn't she know already that she can't hold her drink? He thought.