Music recommendation: Borders by Kalandra
Back to the present in Qin Villa...
"My son, he always keeps his private life in his sleeves. Even as your father I didn't know."
The man stated and his son stood up, "maybe we should let the ladies have a chat."
Hu asked his father and got to his feet.
"Zihao, Victor is outside, perhaps you want to steak around with him." Hu pointed to the door, sending his brother after the geese.
Zihao jumped up from his seat and stormed out, "I'll be with him, it is boring here."
"Oh, this boy! Please accept my apologies."
Said Rebecca but quickly she grabbed Anhe's hand. She must be hurt after what she heard.
Maria looked at the girl who was trying to suppress her discomfort with a smile. Who were these people that her son was struggling with? She felt that annoying twitch in her stomach, what did these people plan to do with Hu's life?
Her eyes averted on Dan, she passed her an innocent smile, but her wet eyes were revealing how hard it was when Qin Bin asked her about Hu being beautiful beside Anhe! As his wife, it couldn't be easy to endure other women having eyes on her husband. Her son was famous and it was just the beginning of his noisy life.
Dan felt the burning in her stomach, oh, No! Why would this happen right now?
She bolted out of the living room and Bella flashed out after her.
"Oh, sorry! She has been suffering food poisoning, not in a good mood yet."
"Please accept my apologies."
Maria lied, standing up to follow the girls. She wasn't good at that but it was the only thing that sparked in her head for now.
Getting to the bathroom, Bella was standing behind the room. Knocking on the door said, "baby, are you alright?"
"Hmm... I... Will be fine."
Dan wanted to cry, her emotions had become so fragile lately, it wasn't like this before, so many things that she didn't care already now had come to her view, zooming out, hurting her.
Washing her face, she sat there. Drawing a hand in her hair, 'I should leave his life. Why was I so selfish to accept such a thing? His life was always in front of cameras and he just lied because of me. He must have heard what I told Mr. Qin. But he doesn't love me, he might feel awkward being struggling with me.'
The handle clicked and Bella came inside, avoiding her mother to get inside.
"Let us be alone, just for a bit mom!"
Maria bobbed her head, taking a peek at the embarrassed girl. She should pay more attention to her.
Slamming the door behind, Bella walked ahead, this place was big and had so many rooms but in the washroom part, there were some cushions that they could sit down on. Helping her, she caressed her head.
"Bella, this is wrong! Your brother might love another woman."
Bella sighed, dragging Dan to her chest, and said, "Dan, he lied about having a girlfriend, I know he was entirely single but there is a woman in his heart. I will tell you who she is but before it promises me something!"
"Huh?" Dan swallowed the hardness of what she heard. Knowing this was better than being always in the shadows watching this man melting his life for her because she was a childhood friend with a lost memory. She hated sympathy that came out of pity.
"Yes, promise me."
Dan released herself from her arms, her throat was burning as she puked out, even talking had become tough. It wasn't just that also the gulp in her throat was strangling her.
"I promise, I guess I must get into a serious talk with your brother."
Holding her hand Bella, grabbed her chin with her left hand and rolled her head up, Dan was snatching away her eyes not to meet hers.
"He loves a childhood friend that brought him back to life in the summertime."
Dan's eyes rolled on her lips, the words that just left her mouth were as if a cool rain that washed her body down. It meant...
...It meant that he loved Dan! It was... No, it couldn't be possible... She would not believe this unless she didn't hear it from him. Yes, she must skip this. She must let her heart heal first, finding a cure was not easy... This should not happen now...
'I am not ready for this one.'
"Ah... What are you saying, Bella!"
Her brain numbed and the wiggling chill on her back itched. Why did he use her sister to approach her? Why did he let the field be free for his best friend?
"Yes, I knew it since I met you! When. I told him about my new friend in the university, he told me everything and asked me to cover your back..." Bella gulped, tears left her eyes, and they burned her cheek. It was a shame to look like a liar, this might ruin Dan but she was sick of this game.
"Dan, I wanted to tell you so many times but when I saw you are happy with Qiang, I just couldn't ruin it. I was trying to warn you but either time everyone thought that I am just pessimistic."
Dan was startled, Qin Hu, her crush when she was eighteen, the man she met in her childhood and couldn't even remember, he... he was in love with her; the man who could get close to her through his sister, but he didn't, he chose to play with her! Did Qiang know about his affection?
Why, why was he taking his distance away? A game? A dirty game or there was a strong motive behind it. She felt the throb in her head.
"Bella, you... You lied to me?"
"No, I swear, I never wanted to lie to you! I just hid something from you. Anastasia knew that he is my brother but she promised not to tell anyone."
"You didn't tell me. You let them play with me, how can I trust you now!?"
Dan's voice shook.
"Yes, because I promised him not to reveal this and feed the paparazzi. He cares about his private life more than everything."
"I can't think appropriately." Dan stood up, there was no air here. She let go of Bella's hand, got out, and stormed up the stairs, going to Hu's room.