33 8 YEARS AGO{I}

"Xueyan, why are you being so cold towards me? You don't even want me to eat?"

"You sound utterly absurd! What do you mean by being cold to you?"

"Yes... Yes!" He was going to go crazy anytime soon if she kept up with this act. "Xueyan, Xueyan... Why did you leave me?"

Huh? Xueyan was totally flaggerbasted, she never thought he would still be pursuing that same topic.

He watched her bite her lower lip. He sat down and started unpacking the food box from the Fu Restaurant. How can he be so relaxed? He doesn't even... wait, he must have ordered it secretly. Feng Riuwen is really smart! To think he would remember my stomach, I will have to double his salary. Zhaolin said in his mind.

Xueyan watched the man sitting on the old sofa comfortably as if it's something he was used to.

The man who appeared on TV, almost every business news concerned him and the company under him, just sat there unpacking the food. He lay the foods on the table; drumsticks, Kung Pao chicken, catfishes, beef noodles, claypot rice and chicken feet. All the food on the table cost about five digits. He looked nothing like the cold, detached and arrogant CEO everyone else knew and talked about.

She eyed the man sitting on the couch, Zhaolin felt the unfriendly eyes on him and turned to her.

"Young Master Zhao, you truly shouldn't be here! What are you doing alone with a woman? You shouldn't forget your status! You're married with a kid... So tell me exactly why and what you are doing here."

"Young Master Zhao?" There was distate in his voice, he stood up and left without turning back.

Huh? Did he really leave? Pheew! She breathed a sigh of relief.

*

When Zhaolin came down he saw his car packed in front of the apartment. The door opened and slammed shut. "Drive!" There was anger in his tone.

Feng Riuwen felt the cold air emanating from his boss and wondered to himself if his boss had gotten chased out. He drove away toward the empty road.

*

Back at the apartment, Xueyan spirit was dampened. If anyone had seen her together with Zhaolin, they would have certainly questioned her. Asking how they knew each other. It all started right years ago.

________~~^~~________ It was a cool January Monday—the first day of school. Not the first day of school actually but the first day of the new school. The trees in the school ground blew in different directions raising some sands from the field with it. Two young beautiful girls stood in the middle of the school ground, holding hands and smiling.

"I can't believe this sis... We are here in Tianqing high... Woo-hoo." The first girl said happily.

"Yes..." She paused and looked around once more before looking back at her little sister.

"Go back now... You are too young to be here."

"Yes...I know. Must you remind me of that? You are so mean!" The younger girl said and pulled her hand away from her sister's hold, she folded her hands and looked down on her shoes.

"Hahahahha." The man who had been watching their interactions suddenly laughed.

"Yuxi, let's go now... Xueyan needs to study. It's her first day in school let her be happy..." Mr Bai used his hand to urge the little girl.

"Yuxi, let's leave sis Xue'er to study." The little boy beside the man spoke up. He slowly looked up at his second sister and watched her scowl at him. He brought out his tongue and smiled at her. Papa Bai watched this with a big smile on his face.

"Now... Now let's go." He waved goodbye at Xueyan and Yuxi reluctantly followed him.

***

Xueyan strutted into the school building, her hair was tied into two pony tails. Her twenty-eight-inches white cross red skirt was neatly pressed alongside her white shirt, the uniform suit was black with the name boldly imprinted on her right chest.

The classroom was in chaos as if there was a war between China and Japan. The teacher had to hit her cane on the table five times before she could be heard. The volume of the noise went down a little and almost instantly started growing again when the teacher suddenly yelled at the top of her voice.

"There's a new student who happens to be in this class." The boys whistled loudly deafening the teacher as she clamped down on her ears immediately.

"Quiet!" The woman tiny voice didn't intimidate the students in any way.

"M or F?" A boy asked and everyone went quiet to hear the answer.

The woman shook her head and slapped her forehead.

"Say it now..."

"Please!"

"Male or Female I ask again..."

"I bet it's another dashing young boy."

"I think so too."

"Keep your mouths shut! I believe it's a SHE, a beautiful one at that." The boys were the most excited about this new classmate.

Everyone giraffe to see who was at the door.

"It's a SHE! An F!!" The teacher finally said not wanting to put herself into trouble.

"Yay!"

"YESSSSSS!"

"I knew it."

"Bring her in then." A boy seated at the back said. The teacher stood upright and motioned at the door. The door opened with a squeaking sound as if excited at the new classmate as well.

The young girl took a step at a time, her head bowed as she walked over to the teacher. Then slowly she turned to face the class. ""Whispers""

""Whispers""

"Fweet!!!" the whistling went to a higher level.

The boys wolf-whistled in joy while some girls sneered, and some other girls found her beautiful and stunning.

"This is your new classmate!!! Introduce yourself." The woman who screamed to be heard wasn't surprised when she asked the girl to introduce herself and everywhere quieted down instantly.

Xueyan bowed her head in form of greeting. "Hello, I'm Bai Xueyan. Please be nice to me!"

The young girl who's pitch black hair was neatly plaited said, her pink pouty lips moved slowly as the bridge of her nose was well pointed. She had a beautiful smile accompanied by crescent eyes. She looked attractive all round.

A beautiful creature of the almighty.

"Fweeeeet..." The boy who had asked for her to be brought in stood up and slammed his hand on the desk making everyone turn to him.

He raised an eyebrow at Xueyan and asked, "Where have you been?" The eyes that turned away from him instantly returned to look at him in bewilderment.

"What's he saying?"

"I think he knows her..."

"Oh no... How come I don't know any beautiful girl?" The boy gloated in his mind. "Why didn't you start your high school here? Why only now?"

The students eyes travelled in-between the boy and the new girl, even the teacher wasn't left out.

"... I'm here now and that's all that matters."