Chapter 24

"Pa, why are you putting me into a hostel? I can study well enough here only." A 14 year old Ling said as he sulked and sat on the bed holding his pillow.

"Because once you read in the hostel you will become more better. Plus the education there is better then here also it will open many more future opportunities for you. Plus you will be able to blend with the society once you meet new people form the city--"

"But Pa I will miss all the time I could spend with you like this..." Ling said as he looked at his father with teary eyes.

"LingLing, if you go now I promise when you return we will stay together forever." His father said as he patted his head gently.

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"Promise?" Ling asked as he forwarded his pinky finger towards him.

"Promise!" His father said as he joined there pinky fingers and hugged at each other.

Soon everything went blurry and Ling woke up with a chill feeling in his body.

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He opened his eyes and saw nothing but darkness around him, the bed he was sleeping on wasn't the same as his, the room smell and the temperature everything was different and unknown to him.

"Why is it so dark here?" He said as he sat on the bed hugging himself while trying not to freak out, because of the dark.

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But before he could tell himself to calm down, he heard the footsteps of someone coming close to him.

"Who is there? Answer me..." He said while clenching his fists and was about to hit the person but had to stop suddenly because of the light that almost blinded him.

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"Your attacks are not gonna work on me and you know that, don't you?"

The person said as he went infront of the bed and sat in a chair comfortably, Ling recognized the voice and just couldn't belive his ears, after some seconds he finally saw the person face.

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"Xian....Is this really you?" Ling asked as he climbed down the bed and walked towards him with a smile.

"Why did you leave out of a sudden? Do you know how sad I was because of your sudden leave? Did you really had to leave out of blue like that--" Ling asked as he held onto his sleeves but Xian removed his hands and looked at him with an unreadable expression.

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"Xian, what's wrong? And Pa...where is Pa? What happened? How did I end up here...I remember being with pa and having dinner when suddenly there was a knock at the door and then...everything went black.." Ling mumbled while holding his head.

"Ling, can you really not understand the situation here?" Xian asked as he held his face,

"You having dinner with your father and suddenly waking up here? Can't you see that you are being kidnapped?"

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"Xian what do you mean? Kidnap? Who will kidnap me and why? Xian you must have bought me here...you must know about pa too! please take me to him--ahh!" Ling couldn't complete his words when Xian suddenly tightened his grip onto his face.

"First of all, Don't call me Xian! That's not my name and I don't want you to call me that! Second, my name is Wang YiFeng who kidnapped you and third, Your father is not here." He aka Wang YiFeng said as he looked at him with cold eyes.

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"....Wang YiFeng...you remember yourself now...but still this is not the right time to joke--"

"I am not joking"

"...I...I don't believe you..No matter you are Xian or YiFeng, there is no way you can do something like this.."

"Hah! I knew it you are too navie and stubborn but let me tell you Ling, this is the truth! I kidnapped you!"

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"Fine but why! Why would you kidnap me?" Ling asked with confused eyes.

YiFeng looked at him, his eyes showing both anger and hesitation, his hands that held onto his jaw slowly landed on his shoulders,

"Because only when you will be here, your father would come crawling to me!" He said and received a slap from Ling.

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"Sorry but you got no right to talk about my Father like that..." Ling said as he tried to touch his face,

"Don't try to do that, because after what I tell you, I am gonna receive much more then that" He said as he held his hand, "Do you know that reason you are here is all because of your father! I wanted to kidnap him but he escaped all alone and abandoned you to die in the hands of his enemies. Poor you to have a heartless father."

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"Shut up!!!" Ling said as slapped him again and tired to push him but he didn't bludge a bit.

"How dare you speak about him like that!! How much do you even know about him? He is my father! We are each other's only family and there is no way we can abandon each other!!" Ling said with teary eyes and shaky voice.

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"Family? Haha right you are his only family so there is no way he can abandon you? Then why are you the only one here? And why did he escape form there without you? Did seeing death so close to him make him forget about his precious son?"

"You--" Ling wanted to say that he was wrong but on what base could he say that, so he stayed quite and wiped his tears that were flowing down like there is no tomorrow.

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"...I understand your point...but why would you want to kidnap my father? He has nothing to do with you...so why?"

"....Nothing to do with me? Hah, You have no idea how much he has to do with me...and how much he has to pay for what he had done to me!" Yi Feng angrily spat while Ling breath hitched at his sudden growl.