Opening her eyes, she blinked multiple times, the rays of the sun were skipping the white silk curtain, digging into her eyes...
Jolting in her place, she felt how cramped her body was. Locking the sunlight path with her fingers, memories of Last night was provoked in her mind again.
'I married Mr. Qin, while I carry someone else's child,'
'What are you doing, Dan?'
She turned and buried her face on the pillow, she was dragging Bella and Mr. Qin into her trouble, she didn't even ask them whether they wanted to help her avenge.
'I'm a mess! A useless.'
Anastasia was always her great supporter, when she was planning to see Qiang secretly, she was the one who helped, don't say that she was plotting since then!? No, this possibility could be rejected, Anastasia knew that she had a fiance but she didn't know who that person was. Perhaps, she had realized and decided to play wicked.
She was making fun of her inwardly, making use of her. She offended her. How could she do it? She kept blaming herself when a knock on the door broke her thoughts off.
"Are you up, Dan?"
It was Bella behind the door, Dan quickly fixed her messy hair and sat straight.
"Yes, darling! Come in."
She pulled the blanket away and her legs drove out of the bed, kissing the cold floor.
Coming inside, Bella smiled, she hadn't the grim face of last night at all. In her hand was a tray with a breakfast dish.
"Oh, you didn't wash up yet! Perhaps, I should have let you sleep more."
"Good Morning, sister."
Dan tried to smile but she was no longer that cheerful energetic active girl. Her mind was full of sick thoughts, and since last night, she couldn't count how many times she had killed Qiang in her imagination. Of course, in various ways.
She wasn't like this before, she couldn't even smash an ant but now, a sleeping beast inside her was awakened and pursued her not to be discreet toward others. She wanted to slay the ethics and let the world know, what a jerk Qiang was. But, no this could ruin her own pride, throwing her across spotlights, she was going to find another way to make them repent it.
"I wish I could say, good morning, Love!" Her eyes averted on the clock and that meaningful beam was saying that it was already passed noon.
"Wow, it is passed one P.M."
Dan almost shouted in distress.
"Hush, calm down!"
She jumped up, looking around for her clothes, "what are you talking about? We missed today's art class."
Bella put the tray on the table and laughed, "it is Saturday! Which class my baby sister?"
Phew! Dan slouched, putting her hand on her belly, what was happening to her? The art class was on Monday! Right?
"Come, wash your face and have some light food, Mrs. Liu had settled a food plan for you. She likes you and is tending to make you fat!" She jested, blinking at her.
Dandan beamed and went to the washroom, facing her reflection inside the mirror, she winced, her eyes and makeup were a total mess! It must be the same since she signed the marriage documents.
She shook her head and screamed, her black hair was frizzy, what an awkward situation, how could she face him again? Already she was embarrassed about being direct, mentioning that she was pregnant, and now what did he think of him? He might soon decide to get rid of her.
"Dan? Are you alright?"
It was Bella behind the door, taking a deep breath, she answered, "I am fine, I saw myself in the mirror."
"Oh, sorry, pal! We couldn't clean your eyes last night."
Her eyes widened, "we?"
"Yes, Xue and I. Don't worry."
She felt a heavy pain in her chest, it wasn't charity, was it? No one would marry a stranger out of pity, ruining his life. Mr. Qin was mysterious or kind-hearted? To know him, she could only rely on Bella.
She undressed and stepped inside the shower room. Everything here was beyond someone's normal life, this villa was more like a castle rather than a house. He didn't live here all alone, did he?
She shrugged it off, why was she thinking of him so much, didn't she get hurt by a man recently?
Turning the tab, she closed her eyes but soon while she was forcing herself not to permit the memories of last night to come to her mind, it was all Mr. Qin's image, the way he approached her, the way he was looking at her, did he care about her? Why?
While digging among the images, she remembered him cleaning her face, which was hazy, her mouth dropped, "what the heck is this? Why did he stare at me?"
Hitting her head with her knuckles, 'it couldn't be a dream, idiot', she began to criticize herself for letting these stupid things come to her. Anyway, he was a man like others.
Washing her body, she walked out in her bathrobe.
"Come, let me dry your hair."
Taking her seat on the cushion in front of the mirror, she smiled at Bella's reflection.
She began to dry her hair with a towel, taking the extra dribbling water, deliberately.
"Bella, why didn't you talk about your brother before?"
She shrugged but quickly gave her a mischievous smirk, "Hey, my gorgeous friend is curious about her husband?"
Dan sighed, here we go again? She spotted a point to shoot out jokes. She is like this, snapping if she is mad, joking when she is happy, leaving you startled to know what she means exactly.
"I'm serious, now that I think, I just know a little bit about my best friend. You and... " she swallowed Anastasia's name and added, "her, you know everything about me."
"Hm, that bitch, I'll show her a nice lesson, I'll take out every single strand of her hair."
That made Dan laugh.
"You are savage!"
"I killed her so many times last night, I still think about it."
Dandan began to play with her red thin fingers.
"Let's not talk about them, tell me about my sister."
Bella nodded and went on, "Hu doesn't talk to my mom, everything in our families is twisted, more complicated. My father doesn't want me to talk to him. He is my big secret."
Her complexion turned a bit sad, after a short reluctance, she continued, "my father says that Hu doesn't respect his mother so he must be punished. But I worked hard to make this communication with my brother. He is the only sibling I have."
"I am sorry, darling, I heard Mr. Qin's father has a young wife, is this why he doesn't live with his father?"
Bella admitted, bobbing her head, "she is a wench, she introduced a girl to my brother but the girl cheated on Hu. He has a trust issue now. And imagine that a possessive man like my brother experienced such a thing."
Dan said no more words as these were enough to make her head full. He had a trust issue and despite it, he had made himself obligated to accept her responsibility.
"Why did he marry me?"
Bella swallowed, what should she say now, she hated to lie.