Li Fei and Liling got excited the moment they saw their results for end of year two. They had passed with flying colors and they were remaining with one year to complete the business course.
"I still can't believe that we passed that highly," said Li Fei as they were doing their laundry. "Yeah, me too," answered Liling. Pausing with what she was doing, Li Fei said," But apart from that, I'm so sad." "And why's that?" Liling asked. "You're soon leaving. In a year, you're going to be leaving this place and it will take me a whole three years to ever see you again," she said. Liling got sad at this and said," I know. And worst of all, I won't be allowed to visit you. But don't worry, I will be waiting for you. You're my only friend." Sadly, Li Fei continued with what she was doing. She was happy that her friend was going to be leaving this place but she was sad and scared that she was going to be lonely once again in this place.
On one evening, Li Fei made her way to the bathroom. Reaching, she started bathing and as she was soon finishing, the lights suddenly went off and the entire place got filled with commotion. Panicking, she hurriedly wore her clothes and started stumbling in the darkness trying to guess her way out. She bumped into a number of people as her eyes tried to adjust to the darkness.
As she was walking, she felt someone tap on her back from behind and on turning, she caught sight of a person's silhouette but then suddenly, she gasped at the sharp pain she felt in her abdomen. Later, she felt a warm liquid flowing from her stomach and she realized that it was blood. It took her a moment to understand that she had been stabbed.
In a luxurious office filled with silence, Jin Liwei was examining some reports when the ringing of his phone interrupted him. Hesitantly, he checked to see that it was the prison warden. "Mr Jin Liwei, we got a problem. The girl.... was stabbed yesterday evening," Tang Hu reported. "And?" he urged him to continue. "Luckily, none of her internal organs was damaged but she's not in a good state either," he said. "Was it done by the head guard?" he asked. "I doubt so. She said that she has no idea who did it. They might be the inmates."
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Caihong stood next to the sleeping Li Fei with plenty of thoughts in his head. She had only spent three years in this place and yet, a lot of things had happened to her. He wondered if she would be able to survive the remaining four years. He thought of himself as a loser, someone who had failed to protect the one he claims to love. He suddenly wondered when it turned to love because as far as he remembers, he used to like her. Perhaps it was because of her vulnerability.
He noticed her opening her eyes and he asked," How are you?"
"I'm okay. Did you find out who did this?" she asked. "You shouldn't worry about that now. You have to focus on getting better," he told her to which she slowly nodded. Later, Liling came and visited her friend. It was surprising at the number of times Li Fei had visited the health care.
On seeing that she had company, Caihong went to his uncle's office. "Uncle, I need us to have a serious conversation," he said with absolute seriousness. Tang Hu only looked at him and he continued," I need one last favor from you, uncle." "Why do I have a feeling that it's not going to be easy," said Tang Hu.
"It might not be. Uncle, please permit me take Li Fei away from this place. I will take her far away from here where no one will find us."
Tang Hu was dumbstruck. "I love Li Fei uncle," he declared. After regaining his composure, Tang Hu said," You know that it's impossible. Maybe I would have reconsidered if it was another girl but not her." "We shall leave China and Asia as well. He won't be able to locate us, I promise," he said. Chuckling, he asked," And how sure are you that the girl is willing to accept your offer? She might not want to live that way, with you." "I will convince her myself you just leave that to me."
"Caihong, I honestly can't help you not only because of Jin Liwei but also you. How sure are you that your past won't follow you?"
"I'm sure about my feelings this time uncle. Please give me this opportunity," he pleaded.
Thinking about it for a while, he said,"Listen, I need a very good amount of time to think about this. I don't want to promise anything but I will only think about it." "That's somehow promising," he said.
In the evening, as Caihong was in his office, he heard a small knock on the door before it opened and as he raised his eyes, he caught sight of that man. Jin Liwei! He was standing there, tall and proud looking elegant in his black suit. From where he stood, his high and mighty presence occupied every inch of the room. Just by his presence, one could tell that he had braved many storms. His mere presence demanded absolute authority. A man simply with cold nature. Harrumphing, Caihong said," I didn't expect to see you here Mr Jin Liwei."
His long legs strode to where he was before taking the seat opposite him. "How is she?" Jin Liwei asked. "Who exactly?" Caihong decided to pretend. "Don't feign ignorance," was all he said. "She will be fine, much to your disappointment," Caihong decided to act brave. Jin Liwei flashed a devilish grin and answered," Believe me when I say that I want her alive at all cost." "So that you can torment her?" asked Caihong. "So that I can do as I please with her," answered Jin Liwei.
Glaring at him, Caihong said," You are such a- "
"Are you sure you want to complete that sentence? As far as I know, someone has a past that he wouldn't want the rest of the world to know," said Jin Liwei and that was enough to keep him shut.