"Are we gonna be like this forever?" Li Da Zhan asked coldly.
The fireworks show still launched their wonderful explosion enlightened their shocking face after seeing each other. It care not about the situation between them.
At that time, Chen Rou Jiao realized she clinging to him for too long so she quickly get a meter away from her former crush. Face blushed. Li Da Zhan just watched her distance herself from him expressionlessly.
"What... what are you doing here?" she stuttered. Confused was it because of the chilly atmosphere in that open area or because she was frightened with Li Da Zhan's sudden appearance.
Li Da Zhan chuckled. "It's up to me. Why shall a commoner like you know better?"
"..."
"This must be a first time for you right? Came to this fancy hotel, wearing that dress?" he pointed at the dark blue long dress shimmering with glittering that Chen Rou Jiao wore right now with only his head gesture.
He sneered, "No wonder your behaviour just now was so childish. Fixed your commoner image."
Chen Rou Jiao rolled her eyes, annoyed. It was laughable when Li Da Zhan mocking her like that.
This is my first time came to this fancy hotel? She thought.
Yes, this was her first time came to THIS hotel, but Li Da Zhan had no idea how many times she attend events at many other fancy places like this hotel in the past. Too many that made her bored to death. Each event only for admired and hinted their own flaws. She sighed deeply.
"Why don't you come out with something new? Why you always mocking me with the commoner thing? Do you have problem with commoners or what?" she asked seriously.
The Li Da Zhan before her eyes right now was so contrasting with Li Da Zhan she knew. His cold expression was somehow reserved only for her. His hatred was only for her not anyone else. Why?
Li Da Zhan did not answered to that. His face darkened with her questions. He just glared at Chen Rou Jiao with his hooded eyes. The firework at the sky made his heavenly eyes sparkling, just enough to give her goosebumps.
Now Chen Rou Jiao realise Li Da Zhan look a bit tired. From his posture, the dark circle under his eyes and his expression. He must have gone through a lot today to have that dull appearance. He should be proud of his handomeness to hide those imperfections.
She smirked. "Cat got your tongue?"
Li Da Zhan huffed angrily, put his right hand in the pocket at his pant. "You should know your place. Don't ever think to climb out from your own cage." he said in most threatening way. Took a step to Chen Rou Jiao.
Chen Rou Jiao went numb with his words and his action. She back away every single steps Li Da Zhan made towards her. The serious expression on his face, made Chen Rou Jiao scared.
They were alone at the balcony. The hall where the party happened was far away from them. There were also not a single person caught on sight at the hallway, by whose help shall she asked if Li Da Zhan planned to do something bad towards her?
As Chen Rou Jiao kept moving backwards, she had not aware that there were a pot of plant behind her thus her movement stopped upon the tree. She had no way to go as Li Da Zhan blocked her way with his arms.
In this situation, Chen Rou Jiao gaze at him, "What are you wanna do?" she asked hesitantly. Used her arms to defend her body.
Li Da Zhan lowered his upper body to be in the same height with Chen Rou Jiao. His evil smirked became wider, "So much fun to tease a wicked girl like you."
Right after he said that, he chuckled.
Chen Rou Jiao knitted her eyebrows together. Her temper sparked when Li Da Zhan called her 'wicked'. She traumatized with that word. Due to that word, her memory of her past came back in a flash.
As her rage almost consume her rationality, by clenching her teeth, Chen Rou Jiao angrily pushed the man before her with force and punch his face with all her strength.
Li Da Zhan did not encounter her action, hence he was out of balance and pathetically fell backwards. His back hit the floor hard cause him to growled in pain. While touched his cheek where Chen Rou Jiao hit him, He looked up to Chen Rou Jiao in confusion.
"ARE YOU CRAZY?"
Chen Rou Jiao lowered her eyes. She somehow wanted to thanks her little brother for teaching her that move. Watching her opponent defeated, she feeling lit up.
"Yes. I am crazy because of you!" she darted her eyes on him.
Li Da Zhan rose from the floor while his dashing eyes shot a glare towards Chen Rou Jiao. He was quivering with anger. Chen Rou Jiao ignored those stare because she was not done yet.
"Don't you ever think because I am a girl, and not as rich as you, allow this discrimination to happen. I am not weak!"
At that instant, Chen Rou Jiao walked away from him and get out from the balcony before the anger totally controlled her mind.
Now Chen Rou Jiao stood in front of the close elevator. She hit the 'Down' button like many times until the door in front of her opened. She wanted to leave that place. to the hell the event. She had a feelings to cold down first before she was overreacting again when she face Li Da Zhan in the room.
The elevator took so long to open, she took a deep breath. Gave her time to recall her behaviour earlier. Regretting for lashed out her anger towards Li Da Zhan.
"Is he okay?" she asked herself.
TING!
The elevator arrived on her floor and opened the door slowly. Chen Rou Jiao ignored those feelings and entered the elevator to go back to her dorm.
When she was half entered the elevator, her almond eyes caught the appearance of a little boy maybe around 3 years old grabbing the pant of the man next to him inside the elevator.
Chen Rou Jiao a bit stunned but fair enough to smile brightly at the little boy. he shy away and hid behind that man. She only shot a glimpse of that man before her phone in her sling bag ringing.
"Yes, Chun Hua?"
"Hey Rou Jiao. Where are you? Aren't you come here?" Chun Hua's worried voice could be heard at the speaker.
"I am going back to our dorm. I think I have a fever." she lied.
"Hmm.. okay. See ya." Chun Hua hanged up first but Chen Rou Jiao never took it seriously. Chun Hua always did that to her.
"Which floor?" A soft and manly voice made Chen Rou Jiao shifted her attention from her phone to her left. The man next to her looked at her with his sharp eyebrows furrowed.
She realised she had not pressed the button yet.
"Err.. Ground floor." she uttered. That man nodded and pressed the button according to her requested.
"Thank you."
"Don't mention it." he smiled.
Chen Rou Jiao just realised that man had a handsome face. He looked young but she would never dare to guess his age due to the fact that he was with a child.
His son? Younger brother? Those question bombarded her messy mind and before she got the gut to ask, the door opened to the higher floor, penthouse suite. That gentleman and the cute little boy quickly walked out from the elevator after bowing their head to her.
Chen Rou Jiao smiled widely after they left and the elevator closed again and went to her destination.