32 WHY DID YOU LEAVE WITHOUT A GOODBYE?

"You want me out of your sight so badly.Why?"

"How can you not come with your phone? Now how will I contact your secretary or maybe driver? Yes. I want you out of my sight soonest! Why did you follow me in the first place?" She hit her palm on her forehead in a frustrated manner.

She inspected him, there were little scratches here and there on his exquisite face.

"Xueyan..." His voice was hoarse. "Who would have thought that our first meeting after such a long time would end up in shambles?"

"I know nothing of what you speak of." Her voice was very firm.

"Really?" He opened his eyes to look at her, "Xueyan? Why did you leave without a goodbye?"

Her heart skipped a beat. Why did you leave without a goodbye? A good bye? How could she have possibly said goodbye? "Young Master Zhao..."

"You used to call me Young Master ZhaoXing, claiming I had two fathers." He cut through her sentence.

"..."

"Xueyan, how did we suddenly become estranged?"

"..."

"Your disappearance had caused an eight-year estrangement between us. Where did you disappear to? Why are you suddenly appearing after eight long years?" He sat up, he put on a light smile.

"After your appearance, you treated me like a stranger."

Treated me. Treated him? but she could count how many times they have seen since she returned to Shanghai with only one hand.

She still didn't know how to respond.

"Until you give me answers to my questions, I won't stop bothering you!" His statement final. She blinked severally. Blocking off the tears that were threatening to flow.

"Sorry but I don't have my cell phone on me... I didn't drive here too." He tilted his head to see her face.

"I'm not going anywhere tonight."

How did he know I would be here? Oh, he had followed me. He's spewing rubbish, how can he dream of spending the night here?

"I..." Her voice chocked. After he had said he wasn't going anywhere, he looked back down, he couldn't look straight at her, but hearing her chock, he didn't know when he looked up at her. She stood there, staring down at him. She cleared her throat before continuing, "I already moved."

"I know. But you still came here to get somethings."

It suddenly struck her that there was a way to send him back. "I'm here to get my 'daughter's' clothes."

He sighed, not showing any form of surprise. "Qingran?" He stared straight into her eyes.

"Bai Qingran." She scoffed, what did she expect from him? He must have run an investigation over her. "Yes,"

"Nothing's spoiled. I also have a son."

What!? She must have heard wrong. Nothing's spoiled?

"Nothing's spoiled? Are you joking?"

"You only raise your voice at me... You became a lamb in front of my secretary the other day." She looked away. She was trying to push him away but it wasn't working.

"I believe Xiao Shiya would be home, waiting..." He smiled, she is obviously trying to annoy me. "Anything else?"

She was surprised that he easily caught on to the meaning of what she was saying.

"If there's nothing else, then help me up." She glared at him.

"I might fall again..." Xueyan drew in a sharp breath.

Wow, just wow.

***

After helping him with the hot water he used to dab at his nose and face, she helped him apply some ointment. She says, "Young Master Zhao, you can't really stay in such a place. The ceiling is leaking and the windows aren't tightly sealed... You might catch a cold if you stay here any longer... Take this is my phone, use it to call your chauffeur or secretary. She took out an old model button phone. He stared at the phone with his eyes filled up with indiscernible emotion.

He looked away, "But it's not going to pour tonight and another thing, I don't know either of their number."

She looked at him with a surprise face. He really doesn't know their number?

"Young Master Zhao, you really have to leave! I bet you have never slept out much less in a place like this..."

How can I make her let me stay? She wants to get rid of me so badly. He sits on the old sofa and rubs his stomach as it made loud noises, Wow... This stomach of mine is really intelligent!

"I'm hungry." She heard his stomach growling and wasn't expecting to hear anything better. But there's nothing here for him to eat... Ding, dong.

The doorbell rings. It's so late, who will be here by this time? She leaves him to himself, headed for the door. She pulls it open and sees a young man, she noted. He had a cap hiding away half of his face.

"You ordered for this ma'am," he passed her a food box and left in a speedy move.

"Wait..." before she could complete her statement the man vanished into the dark stairs. The elevator was broken, so that's why he couldn't use it. But wait, I never ordered for such, there's a mistake somewhere.

"Xueyan," Zhaolin called from behind her. "Is that food, you ordered?"

Food? Food she ordered? She never did. Xueyan was still in a trance. Zhaolin pulled her in and locked the door.

"It's cold out here just like you had said. Do you want to catch a cold?" His palm on her upper arm was really warm, spreading the warmth all over her. She returned to her senses and looked down at the food box.

Thankfully Zhaolin had quick reflexes as he caught it in a swift.

"I... I never ordered anything,"

"Is that why you let it go?" If he hadn't caught it in time, everything would have been a mess and Riuwen couldn't possibly return here again or else his plans would be foiled.

She turned away but Zhaolin pulled her back into his embrace.

He wraps his hand around her, she was never tiny in terms of figure but after all the things she went through all these years she reduced to a tiny frame. "Yanyan..." he whispers into her ear. Xueyan stiffened.

What is he trying to do? She pushed him away, Zhaolin didn't expect that much strength from her so he staggered back a little.

"Young Master Zhao, please leave." She points to the door.