"You just said Oh?!" Wu Jinyan hissed through her gritted teeth, ready to attack his hair.
Mu Feng was quick amd easily dodged her attempt of grabbing his hair. He then ran away and hid behind a table far from her.
The rage blooming in Wu Jinyan's heart was soon accompanied by wetness, pooled up at the bottom of her dark eyes. She felt an indescribable amount of sadness and distress knocking on her heart. She bit down on her lower lip to force the tears back but they anyway trickled down her face.
She couldn't accept the truth that the only person whom she considered as her saviour would show reluctance to help her even when she was begging him desperately.
Had she faced the same situation three years ago, she would have never bothered about her efforts and hardwork being slipped out of her hands. Back then, she was already in a helpless state.
However, at present she was different. Her methods of tackling problems changed from hiding and crying to fighting straight ahead.
After meeting Mu Feng and leaving the country with his aid, she found a ray of light crossing through her world of darkness. She tasted the sweetness of freedom and independence. She became strong enough to stand on her own feet.
It was him who gave her hope and made her feel confident. She thought he was the angel sent from heavens to make her life better.
She felt grateful to him for his endless care and support and always hoped he would stay by her side.
Now, Looking at him hiding from her and acting like a meek insect, Wu Jinyan understood how different he wasfrom the kind hearted gentleman she remembered him to be. His behaviour at the moment seemed like a sharp knife stabbing right through her heart.
The pain her heart was experiencing was far more than what Gu Zichen gave her. Mu Feng, whom she considered as a good friend was hurting her tremendously and she didn't know what to do except for crying.
She thought friends were meant to stay, together forever. She treasured her friendship more than anything. She wished he would always support her through her ups and downs.
As these thoughts passed through her mind, she lost her control, squatted down on the floor, buried her face in her knees and cried out more and more tears. When did she become this helpless?
"Hey, what are you crying for?" Mu Feng who expected a harsh scolding from the girl asked her when he heard her muffled cries. He was truly worried when he saw her crying.
It would have been better if he didn't ask her anything but when Wu Jinyan heard the question, her silent cries turned into thunderous wailing. Mu Feng closed both his ears with his palms to save his eardrums from rupturing. Her cries became more louder and horrific as time passed by.
"Don't cry. Please don't cry. I beg you, please don't cry" Mu Feng pleaded with a pained look on his face. He never saw her acting unreasonably no matter what but now he could only beg her to stop crying.
"I..." Wu Jinyan tried to calm down but choked on her tears. After a few moments of struggling, she spoke in her broken voice "You said you won't help me. I hate you"
Mu Feng seemed to have reached his limits. No matter, she was the only one who stood by his side when he was at his worst. He couldn't bear to see her cry anymore and sighed in defeat. "Alright. Stop crying. I'll see what I can do"
"Really?" Wu Jinyan stopped crying the second she heard him. She wiped her tears away and continued with disbelief laced in her voice "You'll really help me?"
Hearing him, the confidence in her that almost collapsed, resurfaced. She promised herself that she would fight hard and never back down when she was taken advantage of. It wasn't just a simple matter of few lines she wrote being stolen for her to shrug off but her dignity as an artist was at stake. She was a woman with heart and would never let anyone to trample on her feelings.
'Li Xiaoyi...Wait for your end' Wu Jinyan's eyes glowed and on seeing Mu Feng nod his head to her question, Wu Jinyan grinned widely. She was satisfied with the success of the first step. She stood up slowly and took a few steps gracefully and sat next to Mu Feng.
The first step was done and second step includes writing and producing the song. It was the most delicate, difficult and time consuming task. One had to take several aspects into consideration before jumping into the production.
When she was deep in thoughts, she heard Mu Feng's hesitant voice "Wait"
Mu Feng took a deep breath before continuing with the last trace of hope "Why don't YOU release a song and I'll help you in the process?"
He couldn't let her take advantage of him just because she cried. He simply threw the problem back at her.
Wu Jinyan glared at him but after a moment of deep contemplation, she nodded. She seemed to have realized something. "Why not? But you should help me with anything I ask"
If she had to get justice, then she had to fight for it. She would do the same.
After a little more discussion, Mu Feng left the apartment. Wu Jinyan made a simple meal for her lunch before strolling through her neighbourhood to look for inspiration.
When she returned to her apartment, it was already past 5PM. She was worried if Little Bunny returned home safely from his kindergarten as she didn't see him the whole day since morning. She rang the doorbell to his place and waited outside patiently.
She thought it would be the child to open the door, but it was a woman dressed in casual home clothes. She gazed at the woman in a daze.
Though Wu Jinyan never saw Little Bunny's mother in the past few months, she guessed his mother must be a great beauty with how cute he looked.
Now that she was looking at her, Wu Jinyan doubted if the woman before her was really the child's mother. She looked more like a student in her early twenties.
"Who are you?" A cold voice rang out.