32 1.1.32: With Him (III)

Hearing his words, Xiao Yunhua scoffed but one couldn't deny that she was embarrassed because of her face turning red. "What seal the deal? Remember, I'm dating Zhou Lang!"

At that mention, Zhou Feng's face turned cold and ugly. Of course, how could he forget that she was his youngest brother's girlfriend? His younger brother, that didn't even know the word 'commitment', now had the title of 'boyfriend' glued on him. Not that he minded. Zhou Feng realized that Zhou Lang used every moment to flaunt their relationship.

Furthermore, he could see that Zhou Lang was genuinely in love with Xiao Yunhua. As for the latter, he wasn't sure if Xiao Yunhua reciprocated his brother's feelings. He genuinely hoped not. Otherwise, he would have to give up on his curiosity that he held for the beautiful woman.

"Why did you bring me here?" Xiao Yunhua blurted out. A momental silence followed before Zhou Feng decided to be honest.

"I was just teasing you, originally, but when I saw you cry, I knew that I had to bring you somewhere peaceful."

"How gentlemanly..." Xiao Yunhua sarcastically noted, "To your penthouse, for both of us to be alone, clearly, no misunderstandings are to happen."

Zhou Feng chuckled at her words. "At that time, I didn't think of that. At that time, I just wanted you to stop your tears."

"Why?" Xiao Yunhua gripped the oversized pajamas, anxious. This target of hers, when will he fall in love with her?

"I don't know."

Smoothly, she joked, "I hope it's not because of some silly emotion or anything of that sort." Hearing her response, Zhou Feng's face darkened.

"No worries, I don't plan on falling in love. Especially with you."

An indescribable pain filled her heart when he uttered those words. The system was running rampant in anger. A chosen target was not supposed to say such cruel words. This fact, Xiao Yunhua understood. To prevent any more pain and to prevent Zhou Feng from saying any more words that could harm her, unknowingly, she asked, "Did you ever love anyone before?"

Zhou Feng's cold eyes warmed for a few seconds before turning into a bone-chilling cold. "I did, when I was younger."

"Really? Who was she?"

"When I was eighteen, I met this girl..." He began to tell her a story. "The girl was pretty, not really extraordinarily beautiful, but qualified to be called above average." An ominous feeling filled her as he told her this story that sounded oddly familiar. "She and I met at the most bizarre place; a group blind date of some sort! And, unfortunately, she spilled the coffee that I had ordered all over her, so at first, I felt a sense of responsibility." He sighed, "Then, it was only a matter of getting to know each other. Unfortunately, she ruined the chance when she exposed her wanton demeanor and I never wanted to do anything with her again!"

"You!" Xiao Yunhua's eyebrows were furrowed in anger and she couldn't help but shout, startling Zhou Feng. "You are stupid! Gullible! Naïve!" She bit her bottom lip to stop herself from hurling anymore insults at the idiotic man.

"Why do you say that?" Zhou Feng asked her in confusion. For the second time in life, he was getting insulted. The first time was that girl when she called him a 'stalker', the second time was this woman who oddly shared the same name as that girl.

"You didn't bother to investigate? You just assumed everything just because of a measly text? I'm disappointed." Xiao Yunhua muttered.

"I did." Two words and Xiao Yunhua froze. This wasn't something that she knew! She looked at Zhou Feng to elaborate and he did. "A while after, I realized that I was being too hasty and should properly confront the girl. After all, she was the first girl that I was truly in love with. But, unfortunately, I found out that she was expelled from school and that she disappeared from the face of the earth. I gave up and decided to forget her."

Silence followed when he finished with his story. Xiao Yunhua didn't know how to process this new information. So her target hadn't completely given up on her identity as 'Han Yunhua'... The evidence that she created all those years ago, was it too late to use now?

"You both have the same name." Xiao Yunhua heard him mumble with nostalgia. "But she was too... superficially perfect." Xiao Yunhua was shocked again. Was this really how the world perceived her? As someone who was artificially perfect at everything... It was no wonder that they believed rumors and she managed to get expelled. Those times were her hardest times in this life. Losing Han Mi was even harder...

"What about me? Do I carry that superficial perfection like this other Yunhua?"

Zhou Feng stared at her intensely before he finally opened his mouth to answer. "Truly... you are one I cannot fathom. Mystery shrouds you; shields you like an aegis. Reading you is no open book. Tell me, can I describe you as superficial beauty?"

Xiao Yunhua didn't know how to answer him. Her words were stuck in her throat and she felt them suffocate her. Everything he said, how was she supposed to refute?

Outside, the rain had begun to pour. Thunder hailed as the only sound between the two. Xiao Yunhua shivered from the cold that suddenly filled the house. Giving her a look of worry, Zhou Feng disappeared and reappeared with a blanket. He wrapped it around her, gently, and watched as she cutely snuggled in.

"Want to watch a movie?" He asked, but she shook her head and faked a yawn.

"No, I think it's about time that I had some rest. Do you have a guest bedroom for me to sleep in?" Zhou Feng nodded. As Xiao Yunhua stood up to follow him, her legs got tangled in with the blanket. Suddenly, she tripped and found herself in his arms for the second time.

"Apologies, I don't know why I'm so clumsy—" Both of the froze.

Turning their eyes, they both saw that the clip on her pajama pants had come undone... and her perky, white butt was full on display for anyone to see. Including Zhou Feng.