"Oh, he said that?" Li Fei asked. "Yes," she replied getting out her phone to show her the call logs. Bringing it closer to her, she said," You see, he called me himself." She didn't reply anything and just looked at her. Meili then said,"But if it hurts you, you can tell me- " "No it's okay. You two can go on its absolutely fine with me," she said and that moment, the door opened to reveal Jin Liwei. On seeing him, Li Fei turned to the sink not wanting him to see her state.
"Is everything okay?" he asked no one in particular.
"Yes, I was just having a word with Ms Li. Why did you come here?" "It got me worried when you took long to come back," he said and she smiled.
"You didn't have to come all the way here for me. You're so caring," she said as she moved out. His eyes were watching Li Fei who was washing her hands continuously and he knew that she was pretending. "Shall we go now?" Meili asked to gain his attention and he took one last glance at Li Fei before starting to move.
When they left, she looked at the door way and tears filled her eyes. It seems like the two were together now. She leaned her body on the wall and cried her eyes out. Several people found her and asked if something was wrong and she told them that she was alright. A long while later, she stopped her tears and removed her hair from the pony tail to let it fall so that her face couldn't be seen easily. After, she checked in her handbag and got her phone to call Liling who came shortly.
"What is it Li Fei? You've been crying?!" Liling couldn't believe it. "I want to leave this place," she said. "What happened?" "He is dating that woman. They are together," she said. "He? You mean Jin Liwei?" she asked and she nodded. "Which woman? Where did you get that from?" "They are here," she replied. "Here? I don't get you," Liling was getting confused. "Inside the restaurant. They are sitting next to where we were." "Oh! Okay, let me call the manager and inform her that I'm leaving."
After the call, they left the washroom and when they reached the dining area, Liling's eyes looked at the table and she saw Jin Liwei who was looking back at them. Li Fei didn't bother to look at them again and they left the place.
Inside the car, Liling said," I don't think that they are together. Jing Yue would have told me." "They are together. She told me." "She could have lied to you." Shaking her head, Li Fei said," No. He came to the washroom to check on her when she took long. He isn't someone who cares for everybody. She must be important to him....But It's okay. I will live."
She came closer and hugged her before saying," I'm sorry." Li Fei cried again when she remembered that he had come to fetch her from the washroom. She hated it when he cared for anyone else because she had come to believe that everything of his was hers. Even his care and attention solely belonged to her. The pain was unbearable, ripping her heart apart.
When they reached home, Liling led her to the guest room and she gave her pills. "What are these for?" she asked. "They will prevent you waking up with a headache. You cried a lot." Taking them, she later fell asleep and Liling left her to rest. She had given her sleeping pills because she knew that she wasn't going to be able to sleep at night yet she needed it.
Walking to her room, she took a deep breath and went to the bathroom.
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"Is Li Fei home?" asked Jing Yue when he came from the bathroom. "Yes. She's sleeping." "Didn't Jin Liwei come at the restaurant? I told him she was there," he said coming to join her on the bed. "You reminded me of something. Is he and that woman Meili together?" "Of course not. Why?" asked Jing Yue. "Because he showed up at the restaurant with her and they dined together. They even chose a table next to ours." Jing Yue chuckled and said," He was only trying to make her jealous. He had no plans of eating out when I called him." Liling frowned and said," But Li Fei got hurt in the process. That's so insensitive of him." "I think the photos too were insensitive," he argued. "That was simply a misunderstanding." "The fact is both of them are hurting each other," he said. "But he's being inconsiderate here. She travelled all the way to explain things to him."
"I think he was only giving her a taste of her own medicine," he remarked. "So, you want to say that he was right doing that?" "He may not be right but he was not wrong either. Sometimes a person has to experience the pain you're feeling," he said. "So, you're defending your friend," said Liling and he watched her place pillows between them to create a barrier. Confused, he asked," What are you doing?" She glared at him and said," This is me telling you that don't touch me tonight."
"Come on. You can't do that. You know I can't go to sleep without cuddling with you," he said. "You're not touching me while you're still defending your friend," she said. "But you're defending your friend too," he said and she glared at him before saying," You're still defending him?" "Okay okay. Jin Liwei did bad. He is so inconsiderate. Li Fei is innocent and she's the victim," he said.
"Are you saying it sincerely?" she asked and he nodded before saying," Very sincerely. Come close now and we go to sleep."
He removed the pillows and she came to him before they cuddled.
"How is everything at the restaurant? Should you get more helpers? I don't like you being in the kitchen. You might hurt yourself," he said.
"I will be fine and perhaps, I want to make sure that they are doing the right thing."