"I'm so sorry about that, Mr and Mrs Jin," she sincerely told them. "We think that you can help bring him back to how he was. We as his parents wish for him to find that someone who will bring him back to life at least before we die," said Mr Jin. Li Fei tried to get the best words to use and she said," I'm so sorry about what happened and I understand you as parents but as far as I know, the only thing Mr Jin Liwei feels about me is hatred and there's no way I can help with that."
"There's a thin line between love and hatred and it's precisely why we thought you're the best person for this. Jin Liwei isn't a bad person," Mr Jin said. Li wasn't so sure about that. "So, are you agreeing to help us child?" asked Ms Jin. Li Fei had no option but to lie or make empty promises because there's no way she would refuse them straight to their faces. She said," I can't promise anything Mr and Mrs Jin but I will try." "That's a good start at least," said Ms Jin hopefully. With the sudden death of his wife, Jin Liwei had gotten worse and they knew that he needed help.
A while later, Li Fei asked to use the bathroom and she was directed. Reaching, she threw up which made her worried that she might be discovered if this goes on. Coming out, Ms Jin offered to tour her around the house and together they walked outside until it came to lunchtime.
Jin Liwei was called and he came to join them on the table. They made sure to spare him a seat next to Li Fei.
Soon, they started eating and in the middle of the meals, Li Fei felt the sudden urge to throw up due to the aroma from the different dishes. Noticing this, Jin Liwei looked at her and asked," Anything wrong?" She immediately shook her head and excused herself to the bathroom before throwing up again. "Are you okay?" she was startled by Ms Jin who had come to see the state she's in.
"Yes Ms Jin, I'm okay," she said after cleaning herself. "You're throwing up for the second time ever since you came. Don't you think it's something?" she asked and Li Fei internally gasped. She heard her the first time she threw up. "Of course not Mrs Jin. It's probably due to the long journey we traveled," she said. "Okay, if you say so. Shall we head back?" she asked and Li Fei nodded.
In the evening at around six, they set off to leave the Jins household. The ride back was silent just as the one when they were coming.
They hadn't spoken about the kiss and right now Li Fei had a pending issue. A while later, Li Fei saw him park at the roadside and she wondered if something was wrong. She watched him get out of the car and he opened the car bonnet. She noticed that the area was surrounded by thick trees which made her worried because he was standing outside alone. Opening the door, she went to find him. "Is anything wrong Mr Jin Liwei?" she asked when she approached him.
"It's probably a mechanical condition," he answered and she saw him check the engine. "Could it be fuel?" she asked.
"Of course not. Get back inside it's cold," he said.
"This place is not safe. You shouldn't be outside either," she said. He kept trying to see if he could detect the problem. A while later, he seemed to have given up and he closed the car bonnet before walking back to the car and she did the same.
Checking both phones, they realized that they had no signal and Jin Liwei said," We shall have to wait for any car coming so that we could get help or spend the night here." A while later, Li Fei curled herself in the seat as she leaned on the seat. She doubted if any car was going to come because for all the time they had spent there, not one had passed. "Do you think this place is safe?" she asked him. He got a cigarette and a lighter before saying," I don't think so. But we have no option."
A while later, it started raining and it kept on increasing by the minute. Li Fei who had dozed off felt the cold wind blow on her skin and goosebumps covered her skin making her curl her body even more. At this particular moment, cars were passing by but in no way he could stop them in this heavy rainfall.
When she was in a deep sleep, he put her to the backseat before joining her and he placed her head on his lap. Getting off his jacket, he covered her upper body with it so as to give her some warmth. He quietly looked at her and he got the strands of her hair that had fallen over her face to place them back.
Jin Liwei had to admit to himself that with time, he had grown to care for this woman. What he felt towards her was no longer hatred. Her suffering wasn't his happiness anymore and he also admitted that bringing her closer to him was a big mistake. Perhaps the whole revenge thing was a mistake. He would have admitted that his wife and daughter had died and moves on with his life. But right now, he felt like he had complicated his life even more. He wanted to completely own something that will never be his. He tore his gaze away from her and he looked at the rain drops outside as he continued smoking.
Li Fei was woken up by the sound of crickets and she opened her eyes. Looking around, she realized that she was covered with a jacket which was Jin Liwei's. She wondered when she had ended up at the backseat and on his lap. She looked at him and saw that he was leaning his back on the seat and his eyes closed, he was sleeping. She had slept comfortably thanks to him.