The person standing in front of Zhao Ya'Er was none other than Wei Hongyi. He wore a light blue dress shirt with khaki pants and a navy coat over. His handsome features are one that often mistakes him for a model, but behind that mask of his is a monster in hiding.
Zhao Ya'Er stares at him with trembling eyes and clenches her fist tightly. She has been hiding from and the last person she ever wanted to see again.
She regrets ever falling for his disgusting sweet words.
Wei Hongyi was surprised to see Zhao Ya'Er. He had joined his friend for lunch at the restaurant next to the one she had come out of.
Seeing how pretty she looked, she sneers maliciously at her. Ever since she took off with Yue Ling, he has been unable to find her whereabouts.
And just when he thought about giving up, she suddenly appears in front of him.
Thinking she must still want to be with him, he eyes her figure like a predator. Compare to the women he has been with lately she is still the best when it comes to appearances.
He licks his lip and doesn't hesitate to approach her. Since she is standing in front of him, he will never let her go again.
"Since you are here, you must miss me a lot. Come, let me take you home."
As his hand reaches out to grab her, Zhao Ya'Er wakes a big step back to avoid his touch. She glares at him with disgust and scoffs sarcastically.
"Are you crazy? Who misses you? What nonsense are you spitting?"
She takes a few more steps back to make sure there was a good distance between them.
After her conversation with Yue Ling, she came to understand that if she wants to get away from this ma, she cannot be weak like before.
Only by showing him that isn't afraid of him will he leave her alone.
She inhales a deep breath to steady herself and looks like Wei Hongyi like he was a thorn in her flesh.
"There is nothing between us anymore. So leave me alone while I am being nice to you."
Seeing her suddenly standing up for herself, Wei Hongyi's eyes dimmed dangerously. She used to be so obedient and listened to him. How dare she tries to act all high and mighty.
He clenches his fists tightly to push back the urge to yank her by the hair and drag her away. With a forced and crooked smile, he steps forward to close the gap between them.
"Ya'Er, baby. Why are you saying that? Don't cause a scene and go home with me. I'll buy anything you want. Okay?"
His words fell like a good husband trying to coax his angry wife.
"Remember, you love me and can't live without me."
Each step he took forward, Zhao Ya'Er would take a step back. She made sure that the gap between them remained the same without getting smaller.
"Loved."
She corrected his sentence and emphasized the 'D' in her word. To which, he looks at her with a slight frown in confusion.
"I loved you, but not anymore."
Her steps come to a stop like she was standing her ground in front of her enemy.
"Apparently, I can live without you. As a matter of fact, my life is so much better without you in it."
Wei Hongyi was at a loss by her. Any person in his shoes would have gotten the meaning behind her words. However, because he has too much pride, he strides towards her.
"I don't care about how you feel. You're mine and that's that."
Before Zhao Ya'Er could avoid him, he already grabbed her by the wrist and drags her away.
"Stop! You crazy bastard! Let me go!"
She doesn't hesitate to protest and struggles within his hold. However, due to the difference in their strength, everything she did had little effect on him.
"Help! Someone help me please!"
Her head looks in every direction for any help. Unfortunately, there were only a few people out at this time as everyone had gone back to work.
Even when she pleaded with those nearby, they turned a blind eye as they did not want to get in trouble.
Her eyes turned moist with tears and she starts to punch Wei Hongyi's arms with all her strength.
"Let go of me, you sadistic bastard!"
A tear ran down her cheek when she remembers someone. She turns her head to look back at the small restaurant and cries loudly.
"Xu Long! Xu Long!"
However, every punch from her was like a soft tap on Wei Hongyi's arm. He ignores her cries and punches.
"Punch me all you want. Your fists don't hurt me."
"Then how about mine?"
A man's calm voice sounds right after Wei Hongyi's words. He pauses in his steps and turns to see who it is, but the second he turned his head, a fist comes into his view.
"Ugh!"
The fist struck him right on the nose and he stumbles. His grip on Zhao Ya'Er's wrist loosens as he tries to steady himself from falling.
Intense pain shot through him and he quickly covers his nose to stop the bleeding.
"Who the fuck—!"
He bellows angrily and spun around to face the person. Zhao Ya'Er, who was supposed to be on his side, was now standing behind a very familiar person.
He scoffs a sneer and wipes the blood from his nose before spitting onto the ground.
"Assistant Xu, this is a personal matter between her and me. If you don't want any trouble, I suggest you get on with your way."
Xu Long stood in front of Zhao Ya'Er like a shield. He stares at Wei Hongyi with a straight face. The very same face he had learned to imitate from observing his cold and ruthless boss.
However, his attention did not stay on the man for too long.
He turns his head slightly to the side so that he could see Zhao Ya'Er from the corner of his eyes.
"Sorry I made you wait for too long."