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CHAPTER 289
By the end of the day, each team had a surreal experience to share about how their day went. Although they weren't too happy they could say it was a lot better than the previous day.
"Thank you so much everyone for your effort today. See you all tomorrow, same time, same place," Li Jing greeted them with her hands clasped in front of her chest and a radiant smile that seemed to light up the environment.
"No problem. We had fun as well," Kim Fan said while giving a wink to Yin Lifen.
"How about you guys? Hope your tour was nice?" yin Lifen spoke all of a sudden, shocking everyone present.
"What! Us? As in we?" Li Jing was dumbfounded by her friend's question as well. She thought she was pretty angry with Jia Huang to even bother to ask.
Nevertheless, she quickly comported herself so as not to make Yin Lifen feel weird and replied to her question.
"It was okay. Fun if you ask me, right Jia Huang?"
"Yeah, sure. Thanks for asking," Jia Huang responded with a smile of his own at Yin Lifen.
Instead of answering or doing something to make him understand that she got him well, Yin Lifen said nothing and turned her attention to Kim Fan.
"Alright… that was awkward," Li Jing muttered to herself. "Anyways, I think it is time to say our goodnight guys. So bye and have a lovely nice rest."
She made her way to Yin Lifen's side just the way Kim Fan did as well. With one last wave at the guys, both ladies made their way inside the hotel to get lunch.
That day went by just like every normal one with the ladies chit chatting about different things. Later on, they went to have a nice time at the hot spring themselves.
The next morning quickly came but Yin Lifen wasn't up and ready as Li Jing was. Li Jing had found it strange when she did not hear her friend's voice and later went to find out what was wrong.
"Fen Fen!" Li Jing called out. "Fen Fen!" She yelled her name again and pushed the door demarcating their rooms open only to find her friend be squeezed up on the bed.
At first glance, Li Jing thought that Yin Lifen was faking it and just refused to get out of bed to prevent herself and Jia Huang from teaming up. But on closer inspection and listening she could tell that her friend was in pain and crying. This had sprung up fear in her heart.
"Oh my God! Fen Fen… Are you alright?" Li Jing rushed to where she laid on the bed and tried to get her to turn over so she could inspect her. "Fen Fen, what is wrong?"
"My stomach." Yin Lifen managed to voice out through gritted teeth.
"What exactly is wrong with your stomach Fen Fen?"
"It hurts badly."
"But…" Li Jing was about speaking when a thought entered her mind. 'Wait a minute, hope Yin Lifen is not faking all these because of Jia Huang?'
Since she could not really tell, she decided to ask her truthfully. "Yin Lifen, are you really sick? Hope you are not faking it because you do not want to team up with Jia Hunag?"
Yin Lifen was mega angry at her friend's word that she forgot for a minute she was in pain and snapped at Li Jing. "Li Jing! How can you say that? Do you think everyone would want to be in pain? If I do not want to go, I would let you know and nothing anyone can do to change my mind at… Ahhh!"
She did not get to finish her sentence when it all kicked in and the pain worsened. "Ahhaahhh~"
Li Jing never expected such to happen and did not know how to react. It was the first time seeing her friend in such physical pain.
"Li Jing! Make it stop."
"Oh my God." She dropped her bag and sat closer to her friend, cradling her head in her bosom. "I am so sorry Yin Lifen. Forgive my manners for not paying proper attention to your need dear."
"It is okay. My apologies to Jia Huang. Please make him realize that this is not intentional."
"Noted Fen Fen. You have not eaten I suppose, so I would get you food and go get some pain killers from the pharmacy, alright?"
"Okay. Thanks."
"No worries. Just stay indoors and relax, please. I would inform the guys and we can do the tour by ourselves."
"Alright."
After ordering Yin Lifen's food, Li Jing took her to leave and went to wait for the guys at their meeting spot, leaving her friend to sleep.
About five minutes after she arrived, the guys came as well.
"Li Jing!" Kim Fan was the first to call out her name and just when he was about to shake her he paused. "Wait a minute where is Yin Lifen? I do not seem to see her around." As he spoke his eyes darted to and fro their vicinity to check for her but he did not see her.
"She is not fine."
"Not fine or avoiding me?" Jia Huang asked.
"Not everything is about you hon. She really is in pains right now," Li Jing explained to them briefly.
"Wait! Are you serious right now?" Jia Huang was shocked as fuck. He had thought Yin Lifen was faking just to avoid him and honestly, that had really hurt him but he chose to laugh it off.
Who would have thought it really was true?
"Li Jing, please where is Yin Lifen right now?" Jia Huang rushed up to her and held her hands.
"Umm…" Li Jing was taken aback by his sudden jumpiness.
"Tell me, please."
"She is in our room. I told her to sleep. I was waiting for you guys to arrive so that I can get her some painkillers before we commence the tour."