"Huiling! Are you home?" Her mother came through the door with groceries in her hands. She replied, "I am at home. Coming!" Huiling helped her mother getting groceries from her hand to the kitchen.
"What are you making tonight?" Huiling asked her mother.
"I'm making some food for your father's friend's son. They recently got divorced and their son isn't doing too well. I want you to visit him." Her mother looked at her and touched her face gently. Huiling was still young at that time.
"His name is Ruohan. He's just one year older than you. His mother and father got divorced. When you see him, can you stay with him and play with him? He is quite lonely because he doesn't talk too much. Whenever we have time, we can let him come over. Is that alright?" Huiling nodded. She hugged her mom and kissed her, "Mom, do you think I can do it?" She smiled and nodded.
"Of course. I want you to make more friends."
When Huiling went over to Ruohan's house, it was quiet. Unusually quiet. His father left the house key in the mailbox and she was given permission to enter.
"Ruohan? Are you home? I'm Huiling. Your's father's friend. Ruohan?" Huiling checked the rooms and kitchen, there was no one. She went upstairs and no sound was heard.
"Ruohan? Are you in here?" She knocked the bathroom door.
"Ruohan?" The door was locked. But there was no key available.
"Ruohan? Are you in there? Ruohan? Unlock the door! I know you are in here! Open the door!" Suddenly the door unlocked, she peeked in and checked inside.
"Ruohan! Ruohan!" She snatched the knife from him and threw it away.
"Ruohan! Look at me! It's okay. You're okay. I've threw the knife. It's not dangerous anymore. Follow me. I won't hurt you." Huiling held his hand and they went in the living room.
"Ruohan, don't hurt yourself. Your father will be sad. It's hard right now, everything will be okay later on." Ruohan held his hand and placed one of her hand on his shoulder.
He slowly held it tighter as if he was desperate for someone to understand him.
"Thank you." He looked down and he was unable to look up.
"Ruohan, if you have a chance. Come over. We can play together." He nodded.
Huiling haven't seen Ruohan until summer break was over. She did not remember his face at all. She wondered how he was doing. After receiving a phone call from her father, Ruohan's father commited suicide. She was speechless. Ruohan was being taken care of by his foster parents but his foster father constantly sexually abused him. He moved back with his mother, he haven't talked since. He was scarred.
After few years, Ruohan graduated from a top university with business degree. After changing his name, he became a President after a long year of hard work. He was emotionally scarred but he will never forget the girl who saved his life, Feng Huiling.
Her warm hand, her kind smile saved him from the darkness. She thought about her when he was being sexually abused and physically abused by his foster father, he didn't cry at all. He thought about her when he was in difficult times. She kept him going. He wanted her. When he saw her again, she did not remember him. He will let her remember him no matter how long it will take.
As the head of the largest hotel in the whole world, he rose to the very top. No one can look down on him. He worked hard with blood, sweat, and tears. He formed a wall to guard him. His cold demeanor made him not very approachable. He hid his secret, his abuse, his childhood. He locked it all away. He had no fear. He became a charismatic president with only one goal, Feng Huiling must be his.
He asked various insiders to provide him information for the past years or so. It wasn't easy until a resume came to him. Feng Huiling. It was her he was looking for. The girl he ever wanted. The girl who saved him. The girl he could never forget.