Chapter 18.1 - Is this what you call Karma?

After Li JingHua, Li XinWen and Xue Rui settled on an agreement between themselves, Xue Rui was once again chased out.

"XinWen... Can't I stay the night? It's already this late," Xue Rui asked, trying to incite pity from Li XinWen by giving him a puppy look.

"No. You no longer have any valid reason to stay the night, Rui-ge. So, off you go," Li XinWen replied with a small chuckle as he pushed Xue Rui out the door.

Realizing that there was no way of convincing Li XinWen, Xue Rui decided to give up for the night. He turned around and walked towards his car when he heard Li XinWen call after him.

"Ah! Rui-ge… Speaking of which," Li XinWen's voice made Xue Rui stop and turn around, looking extremely hopeful. Li XinWen also saw this, but deliberately ignored it and continued, "Can you tell me the name of the shop where you bought the jades from Rui-ge? I'd also like to buy something for mom."

"The shop? I can bring you there tomorrow."

"No. You can just tell me where it is. If you come along, you'll end up paying again... I don't want that. This is going to be my gift to mom, so it must come from my own money," Li XinWen responded, quickly rejecting Xue Rui's offer to bring him there.

"Then I'll send you the location and the name of the shop to your phone later…" Xue Rui paused. "XinWen, I--"

Li XinWen cut Xue Rui off saying, "Alright. I'll wait for your message with the name and the location of the shop."

Li XinWen turned around, smiling as he walked towards the front door, leaving Xue Rui discouraged and heartbroken. Xue Rui sighed in resignation and proceeded towards his car. Upon reaching his car, Xue Rui looked up at the night sky, his throat hurt, and his eyes stung from suppressing the tears that were trying to come out of his eyes out of frustration.

'I know I'm not a saint and I don't think I'll be a saint anytime, but can't you give me a break? Just a little? Is it too much to ask?'

Xue Rui sighed a deep, heavy sigh and hung his head low. He sat in the driver's seat and turned on the engine. He was about to close his door and drive off when he heard Li XinWen call out.

"Oh! And Rui-ge, don't forget our date on the weekend…" Li XinWen teased. "I promise it will be something that you will never forget."

"Huh? A date? XinWen do you mean that? You're actually asking me out on a date this weekend?" Xue Rui asked enthusiastically, eyes sparkling, forgetting all his frustrations, until he saw Li XinWen chuckling and dropped the punchline.

"Hahahaha… Rui-ge, you make me laugh. Yes, it's a date. To be more precise it's a group date, you, myself, Ah'Xiao and Mr. Min… and probably several other students at that martial art school," Li XinWen said, his hands are already itching as he thought of what he's going to do this weekend. "Well, I'll see you then Rui-ge. Drive safe…" Li XinWen responded with a glint in his eyes, full of seduction, at least in Xue Rui's perspective.

"Wouldn't want anything to happen to you before I can even have my fun," he added in a low voice. This time, Li XinWen walked to the front door, opened it and shut the door behind him, not even waiting for another second for Xue Rui's reaction.

Xue Rui was left stupefied, his mouth hanging open. Perhaps if he hadn't snapped out of his stupefaction he would have started drooling. Xue Rui shook his head and bowed his head and leaned into the steering wheel.

"Ugh! And here I was thinking that the universe had answered my prayers… good god, I've become such a fool. The young master of the Xue family is a fool. If anyone finds out, I will be a living laughing stock! Why must you tease me XinWen ah… It's hard enough as it is, not being able to stay beside you or touch you or even just hold your hand. Now that you know the engagement with your sister is over it will become even more difficult…" Xue Rui lamented before letting out the heaviest sigh. "God… is this what you call karma?"