"When you first came, to tell you the truth, I fell in love with you at first sight. Believe it or not, that was when I'm eleven years old."
Bewildered was seen on her face, she almost choked on the food she ate. He had loved her since eleven years old!? Fifteen years!?
"At that time, I was sure Lan Xing knew my feelings for you. And that changes Lan Xing's attitude and personality. She was one year younger than me. I always regarded her as a little sister and trusted her with anything she said. She used my trust as a opportunity to lead me to a place where no one could find us. Then, she took me to a broken shed and locked me there."
Holy moly!!?? She's already behaved like a green eyed monster when she was only ten?
Lu Jingyi was still processing the information when Mo Zhexuan continued.
"I was shocked to know that Lan Xing rather to lock me up to 'protect' me from you than to let me see you. It last for a two to three days when my family found me. Lan Xing was then sent to see a psychiatrist and it turned out she had obsessive love disorder."
Lu Jingyi was astonished. She had heard of this kind of psychological issue. It is a condition where one become obsessed with one person they think they may be in love with.
They might feel the need to 'protect' their loved one obsessively, or even become controlling of them as if they were a possession.
"After that, her family always hired a psychiatrist to look at her condition from time to time. My family was worried about me and decided to sent me to my maternal grandparents overseas for a few days. Unfortunately, when I arrived at overseas, I was kidnapped and was rescued after five years later."
"What!? You were kidnapped for five years!? How did you survive?"
Lu Jingyi eyes were filled with concern. Being kidnapped for five years were enough to destroy one's will to live. And he was just an eleven years old child.
Mo Zhexuan saw the concerning in Lu Jingyi's eyes. His heart melted and he smiled gently to calm her down.
"I'm fine. Look at me now. Anyway, after all those years, when I was rescued, Lan Xing volunteered to stay by my side. It's true she helped me a lot but I rather not owe her anything. I make sure to repay everything what I owe her. Rest assured, I don't owe her anything now. I have repaid everything by giving her a career."
Lu Jingyi nodded. Although Lan Xing was just trying to 'protect' Mo Zhexuan and wanted to be with him, she shouldn't have scheme against her. She would pay a tooth by a tooth to those who harmed her.
"Even all these years, Lan Xing got treated by psychiatrist. Her condition was better than before. Still, it would be best not to trigger her. Sometimes I had headache when dealing with her since her family was friends with mine. But if she harmed the one I cared, I will give no face to both our family's friendship."
"Can you tell me how you'd survived in those five kidnapping years?"
"Maybe next time. Let's continue to eat."
Mo Zhexuan just smiled off and didn't answer her.
Lu Jingyi noticed when she mentioned about his kidnapping, his face went dark and gloomy. It seems like he didn't want to talk about it.
Since he didn't want to, she would not keep pursuing. After all, there are some things that couldn't be say easily and meant to kept it a secret.
Mo Zhexuan was also human, there are bound to be things that he didn't want others to find out about.
And that said, the atmosphere in the dining table became gloomy but soon became cheerful when Lu Jingyi suddenly shrieked softly after she ate a sweet-licous dessert.
The dessert made her so satisfying. A glutton she was. Mo Zhexuan gloomy mood turn to a happy one when he saw Lu Jingyi was enjoying the dessert. The blissful on her face set the atmosphere heartwarming.