âAiya! Whatâs so dangerous about it?â I sped up even more and reached the highest part of the bridge. Then, I turned around and made a face at Suyang. âI told you, itâs fine!â
Seeing how I was alright, Suyang looked relieved.
Eh?
Wait a second. I wasnât moving, but why was I going backwards? And it was going faster and faster?!?!
Ahhhhh!!
I kept trying to press on the brakes, but it wasnât working.
So now, I was on the wheelchair sliding backwards. It was to the point where I couldnât stop it anymore.
âAhhhh! So scary! Mother! Ahhhh!â In order to save myself, I leaned forward and covered my face. I prayed that when I fall, it wouldnât be face first.
âGoldfish!â Suyang realized I was no longer able to control my wheelchair and quickly ran towards me. But there was still quite a distance between us. By the time he will arrive, I would already have fallen off.
âStop!â Suddenly, there was a female voice called out from behind me and the person gripped onto my wheelchair.
At least, she managed to stop it and I didnât end up falling off.
So I guess I was still invincible? Errrr...haha.
âThank you so much!â I turned the wheelchair around and wanted to sincerely thank the kind soul for saving me, âAlthough I donât know who you are, Iâm.....â
Before I could complete my sentence, the woman sat down in front of me in slow motion. Then, she laid down and made an âohhhhhh...â sound.
Was she moaning? Did I hit her? Her acting skills were too exaggerated though!
I swear she had steadily stopped the wheelchair herself. That was the reason why I wasnât injured. So, I couldnât have hit her?!
âGoldfish, are you alright?â Suyang ran over and instantly examined to see if I was hurt anywhere.
I faced Suyang with a stupefied expression as I pointed at the motionless woman. She appeared to be in her early 30s. In addition, her clothes seemed quite high class. So why was she trying to scam me?
âYou crashed into her?â Suyang asked.
I shook my head and whispered, âShe laid there herself. Do you think she is from the legendary scam association?â
âScam?â Suyang was about to go over to assist the woman. But I couldnât remain still in my wheelchair.
âExcuse me, Auntie?! Can you get up? I didnât even hit you. Quit pretending?!â I confronted the woman.
Hearing my words, the woman opened her eyes and stared at me from the corner of her eyes, âLin Yixin?â
âYou know who I am?â
What? She came prepared? She even knows my identity? This world is too dangerous!
But the Auntie smiled at me, âYouâre still the same as you were back then. Iâm Gao Jialan. You donât remember me?â
âGao Jialan?â I tried scanning through my memories, but I had no impression. âNope.â
âWe were from the same orphanage! Iâm older than you by seven years. Iâm your Lanlan sister. You donât remember?â The woman was trying very hard to stimulate my past. But sadly, I still couldnât recognize her.
After scanning her up and down, I asked, âDo you really know me? Then why are you lying there and refusing to get up?â
âIâm not refusing to get up. I just need a favour from you. Considering we had a past together, please help me.â
âWait! I havenât been able to confirm we know each other. Also, I have left the orphanage many years ago. I donât remember much about my past.â
âI....â
âLet me make it clear now. If you want me to lend you money or be your guarantor, itâs an automatic no!â
âItâs not that.â Gao Jialan didnât seem to have any intentions of getting up. She was still lying on the ground as she crooked her head and asked, âI just want you to let me stay with you for a few days.â
âLet you stay with me? What do you mean?â
âUmm.. could I borrow and stay at your home for a few days?â Gao Jialan pressed her palms together as she pleaded.
âWhy would I do that? You donât have a home to live in? I donât have space for you.â
I was speechless. Originally, I wanted to get some fresh air, but I ended up encountering such a strange woman. She seemed to know me but I didnât remember her.
âWhy not? Donât worry. I promise that I wonât interrupt your romantic world. I only need a few days. Iâm begging you!â
âNo!â I firmly refused.
Gao Jialan sighed, âFine! If you wonât help me, Iâll continue lying here and create a scene. Then, Iâll tell people you crashed into me!â
âAre you kidding me? Youâre the one who helped stop my wheelchair! I never even touched you... oh my goodness....Iâm speechless... fine! Continue lying here if you want! I donât care! Go tell others a wheelchair crashed into you. Letâs see who gives a shit!â
I linked arms with Suyang and was about to drag him away. Surprisingly, Suyang flung off my hand and helped Gao Jialan get up. He gently stated, âI am ok with you temporarily staying with us.â
âWhat?!â I hurriedly pulled Suyang away, âIs your brain fried? Youâre letting a stranger live with us? Do you think youâre a hero or something? Do you come out at the cry of any injustice? You need to choose your battles!â
âStranger? She is one of your companions from the orphanage. Also, sheâs an older sister. Plus, look at how pitiful she is. How could you reject her like this?â
I was flabbergasted. Suyang helped Gao Jialan up and they chitchatted as they walked away.
Whatâs going on?
My boyfriend abandoned me for a woman who supposedly knows me?!
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âCan you explain to me what youâre doing?â I had my arms blocking the door frame as I glowered at the two villains who wanted to enter â
Suyang and Gao Jialan.
âLet her in. Be good.â Although Suyang was using a nice tone, in reality, he was forcefully trying to pull my arm away from the door.
Since I was physically weaker than Suyang, I switched to another defensive position. I pressed my butt against the left side of the door, while I had my legs and arms on the right side of the door. I was blocking the entire door. No matter what, I refused to let them inside.
âSince youâre being like this, donât blame me!â After Suyang said those words, my heart pounded. Before I could interpret his meaning, Suyang directly bent down half way and seized my waist as he lifted me up horizontally.
All of a sudden, my legs were waving in the air and my hair had covered my entire face.
âAhhh! Suyang! Put me down!â My legs were fluttering but it was no use. Just like that, I was taken away by Suyang. I watched as Gao Jialan entered my bedroom.
âAh! If you dare to enter my room, Iâll never forgive you!â I pointed at Gao Jialan as I gritted my teeth and gave out my last warning. But it was ineffective.
She shut the door in front of my face.
âWhat the hell are you doing?â After Suyang threw me onto the couch, I resentfully questioned, âWhy are you letting her enter my room? Do you know her?â
âNo.â
âThen why are you letting her live here?â
âIf not, where will she live?â Suyang gave me a âyou should have expected thisâ kind of face. I was feeling more enraged by the second.
âDo you let random strangers stay at your house? Suyang, Iâm starting to feel more confused by your actions.... Are you really Suyang? Or do you have another identity?â
I was about to rudely âunmaskâ his face, but he shoved my hand away.
âSheâs someone you know in the past. She doesnât have a place to stay right now. We canât leave her on the streets. We must help others and become virtuous human beings. That way, we can go to Heaven after we die.â
Go to Heaven?
Oh yeah... I need to do good deeds! Or else I might end up like the mistress who hung outside the window; getting blown by the wind, burnt by the sun, and drenched by the rain. Such hardship....
But my gut intuition told me Suyang was acting abnormal. I narrowed my eyes and interrogated him. âI donât believe you! You must have some sort of motive! Based on my own understanding, youâre not the type to sympathize with others. State your motive now!â
Suyang gave me a smile but not a smile. Now, I was even more certain he had some type of conspiracy theory up his sleeves.
Except, I still had no idea what he wanted to do...
âIâm willing to back up ten thousand steps, but the most I can tolerate is letting her stay here. She canât sleep in my room though.â I patted the couch, âLet her sleep on the couch.â
âSheâs a guest. How can you allow a guest to sleep on the couch?â
âSo are you telling me to sleep on the couch?â I raised my voice in disbelief.
âOf course not...â Suyang patted me like he was trying to comfort a dog. But I coldly shifted away from him, âYou will stay in my room, ok? Plus, there are some things I need to be honest with you about...â
âAre you talking about your fictional world of anime, comics and games?â
Suyang froze, âYouâve been inside my room before?â
âThat time when Shaonu stormed in looking for you.... Donât worry about it! All men have some secrets they donât want others to find out. Itâs not that embarrassing....â
Although I was saying this, when I envisioned Suyangâs room, I wanted to laugh to the point where tears fall out.
The moment Suyang heard that the main culprit was Shen Shaonu, he weakly leaned against the couch. It seemed like he was having a hard time accepting the truth.
âAnyhow, why would you rather sleep on the couch just to allow this woman stay with us? Why? Tell me!â
Suyang innocently gazed at me, âWho said I was going to sleep on the couch?â