A rare gentle expression appeared on the man's face before disappearing like it was an illusion, ''Are those people here?" he asked, his voice laced with ruthlessness.
''Yes,'' The driver replied, noticing the sudden change in his expressions.
The man glanced at his wristwatch before looking at the dark sky, "Their time is over. Drive," He said almost in a whisper.
The next morning.
''Ahh….my head hurts," Yu Mei squeezed her eyes shut as she rolled on the bed, "Zixuan…get me coffee…" She shouted pressing the pillow on her face as fast as she could.
''Who is he? Are you talking about the man from yesterday?" Li Shuang asked in an aloof tone as she stepped inside the room with a bowl of hangover soup in her hand.
Yu Mei froze for a moment before throwing away her pillow. She opened her eyes and squinted adjusting her vision to the surroundings.
The bed she was sleeping on was not her usual king-sized bed, neither was the room extravagant and gaudy pink themed. It was just an ordinary small room.
''You…" It took her a moment to come to her senses as the memories of yesterday flashed in her mind.
Jun Zixuan, that scoundrel had kicked her out of the house.
She gently massaged her throbbing temples thinking about how many drinks she had yesterday. She even dreamt of her brother…Wait… "What do you mean by the man from yesterday? And what am I doing here?"
It felt like someone has cut open her head.
Li Shuang kept the bowl on the bedside table and helped her up.
As Yu Mei leaned back on the headboard of the bed, she glanced at her questioningly.
''I had a date with my boyfriend yesterday but he could not be there so…"
"He stood you up? Unmanly!" Yu Mei scoffed as she continued to massage her forehead.
Li Shuang pursed her lips as she glanced at the woman coldly, "When I was returning, I found you hugging a man in front of that club. Your condition looked unstable so I approached you. That man dropped us here. You were clinging to him all the way in the car.''
Yu Mei's gaze flashed slightly before she masked her expressions.
''It had nothing to do with you. Why would you approach me?"
Li Shuang appeared a bit uncomfortable with the question as she averted her gaze, "You were drunk. I was not aware of your relationship with that man. I did not want you to be taken advantage of," She should've ignored her but at that moment, she knew she might regret it if anything happened to her, "Have the soup," She said, standing up from the bed and turning around to leave the room.
''Wait!"
She paused and turned around to look at Yu Mei.
''Thank you," Yu Mei smiled a bit as she continued, "Li Shuang, I'll be saying this only once. You can avoid it if you want to."
Li Shuang glanced at her with a hint of curiosity.
''Towards your boyfriend, I have no feelings. So, I won't mind it if you stop treating me like an enemy.''
"You almost kissed him," replied Li Shuang in a low voice.
Yu Mei's lips twitched, "It's in the past. You shouldn't think about it anymore. What has already happened won't change anymore…Besides, I have someone I love,'' she added the last sentence after contemplating a bit.
Lying was not good but she did not want to continue being at loggerheads with a nice person like Li Shuang for a man and the previous owner.
Li Shuang glanced at her, "I…"
"Take your time. I am not asking you to be my friend. Let's just stop acting like enemies," Yu Mei softly said, still massaging her head.
''Have the soup. You will feel better," Li Shuang said, looking at her pale face.
''How did he look like?" Yu Mei asked all of a sudden.
"What?"
"The man from yesterday…How did he look like?"
Li Shuang shook her head, "He was wearing a mask…''
''A silver mask?" Yu Mei interrupted.
Li Shuang nodded, "Yeah. But he was rich and mysterious. His car was luxurious and there were many such cars following after."
"Got it," Yu Mei clenched the blanket in her fist.
"Have the soup and freshen up. I'll make the breakfast," As soon as she walked out of the room, Yu Mei slumped on the bed feeling no motivation to move or whatsoever.
She thought she was dreaming and in her dreams, she met her brother wearing that silver mask. But now that Li Shuang has confirmed that there was indeed a man involved in yesterday's event, that made her wonder whether it was her brother or she mistook some else for him.
But then again, what would Jian Yu do in Beijing?
How would she confirm whether it was him?
''Mia..Mia…''
Why does she have to hibernate all the time? Was she a fox or a bear?
There was no reply from the fox indicating that she was still asleep which means she might not have seen anything.
She was so drunk that she could not even remember what she did yesterday. Everything appeared blurry.
Her alcohol tolerance was pretty high in her previous life. Whenever Shi Luo and her went clubbing, it would always be Shi Luo who got drunk fast. But she forgot that she had a new body now.
'Ring…Ring…'
Just as she was recounting everything, the ringing sounds of her phone caught her attention. Following the ringing sounds, she glanced at the other side of the bed where her phone was kept.
She remembered it was switched off yesterday because of the low battery. Did Li Shuang get it charged for her?
Reminding herself to thank her later, she grabbed the phone before looking at the caller ID.
A string of unknown numbers was flashing on her phone.
Her brows furrowed slightly as she answered the call, "Who is this?" She asked.
''Student Yu, I'm the Associate Professor of your class.''
Yu Mei sat up on the bed, "Good morning, Professor Zhang. How may I help you?''
There was a pause on the other side before the lady spoke, "It's afternoon right now.."
She speechlessly glanced at the time on her phone before replying, "Sorry. Good Afternoon.''
''That's fine. I had something to discuss with you."
''Yes, Prof. I am listening," she said, waiting for her to continue speaking while wondering why would the Professor call her?
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