(ch.103)

After a few minutes, Hong woke up, "Where am I," in a quiet confused tone as she looks around, then at Xia and Yu.

Yu answered "You're at a hospital because of your decisions, you fainted," in a calm, yet upset, tone. She nods as she was looking around, "What are you looking for," Yu asked.

Hong asked "Is Xiu Ying here," in a curious tone.

"No, why? Do you miss him," she answered with a small grin.

Hong shook her head and answered "No, I don't miss him. It's just that if something happened to me, you guys always tell him so he always where I am," in a calm tone.

Xia said "We decided to ask you when you wake up. Now you're awake, do you want us to tell him?"

"No, it's fine, I don't want him to know about this," she replied with a quiet tone as she was shaking her head. "I'm going to go buy something for you to eat, I'll be back," Yu said, then she left. Xia sat on the edge of the bed and asked "Hong, when will you talk with my brother again? Are you and that guy, that you talked to a few days ago, really dating," in a curious tone. Hong sat up and didn't say anything while looking down with a guilty face, "So he is your boyfriend," in a quiet, shocked tone.

"Let's wait until Yu gets back, then I'll answer your questions," Hong said in a quiet tone, Xia hummed while nodding. When Yu came back, she had egg soup with some crackers, Xia said "Good, you're here now so Hong answer my questions," in a calm tone as Yu put the soup on the hospital table.

"What did I miss," Yu asked in a curious tone as she sat on the other side of Hong. Xia caught her up with what they were talking about, Hong noted "If I tell you guys, you guys have to promise not to tell Xiu Ying yet," they hummed while nodding as they both waited for Hong's answer. Hong sighed and answered "To be honest, I didn't know when Xiu Ying and I will be talking again. And the guy, I called a few days ago, isn't my boyfriend, he's my really good friend, I like to call him sweet nicknames plus he already dating someone else," in an assured tone.

"Then why have you been so bitter to him and make it seem like your friend is your boyfriend instead of telling him the truth," Yu asked in a curious tone with a confused face.

Hong continues "Because I think it's for the best, I don't want to get even more attached to him, just in case he decides to hurt my feelings, I won't be too heartbroken. I want him to find someone better than me so that's another reason why I've been bitter and acting like I have a boyfriend," in a guilty tone.

Yu held her hand and noted "Aya~ you're so innocent," in a quiet tone with a downhearted face.

Xia sighed and asked "Hong, why would you think that about him," in a quiet curious tone as she held her other hand.

Hong answered "I don't know, I guess I could say I'm scared to fall in love since so many guys had hurt me in the past," in a sentimental tone as a few tears filled her eyes.

Yu pats her shoulders and said "I'm sorry that you happened to you but that's in the past, you shouldn't be scared to fall in love because of them. Just think of them as lessons for your future relationships and don't cry, they're not worth as much as your tears," in a tender tone.

Xia added "Yeah, don't let them be the reason why you don't want to fall in love" in a calm tone, she added "If Xiu Ying ever hurt you, come tell me and I'll beat him up for you because he should know that's not how you treat a woman," in an assuring tone and a confident face.

What Xia said made them all laugh a bit, then Yu said "Ok ok enough talking, Hong you should try eating before the soup is cold," in a cheerful tone as she was opening the bowl of soup. Hong started to eat when Xia got a call from her brother, "Hello?" she answered.

He asked "Xia, where are you guys," in a worried tone.

She asked "What do you mean," in a confused voice, then someone asked, "How much longer do I need to stay in the hospital?" Xia quickly went somewhere quiet as Xiu Ying asked "Xia are you guys okay? Why are you at a hospital? Which hospital are you at, I'll come to see you," in a panicked tone.

Xia slightly shouted "Xiu Ying! We're fine and we're not at a hospital," in an annoyed tone.

"Then where are you guys and why did I hear someone say that if you're not at a hospital," he asked in a curious voice.

Xia started to be nervous and hesitated "Um, we're- we're at a cafe."

"You seem suspicious but I'll believe you, I'll be waiting for you guys. Ok bye," he replied in a suspicious tone, she hummed and hung up. Around 11:30 pm, they got back to the hotel, Xia asked "What should we do since my brother said he'll be waiting for us," in a nervous tone, they both shrugged. "I know we should just make a run for it," she suggests in a sarcastic tone.

When they got to their floor, Xia peeked to see if her brother was in the hallway, he wasn't there so Xia dashed to their room as Yu and Hong were just walking behind, quietly giggling and shaking their head at Xia being childish. "Where have you guys begin," a voice asked them.

They all looked back and it was Xiu Ying, Xia answered "As I told you earlier, we were at a cafe," in a tad annoyed tone as Yu and Hong sneak into their room. she added "Anyway, you should go back to your room and I'll go back to my room," in a kind tone as she was going to her hotel room.

"Wait, sister, can you get Hong to talk with me," he asked in a desperate tone.

Xia answered "She'll talk with you when she wants to but I'll see if I can help you, anyways goodnight," in a calm tone as wave to him and went into her room. "Hong, my brother wants to talk to you, when do you want to talk to him," in a calm tone after getting ready for bed.

"Um, I think I might talk to him in a few days, I'll text him when I'm ready to talk," with no emotions as she was texting on her phone.

"It's getting late, who are you texting," Xia asked in a curious tone as she got into bed. Hong answered "You know, my sweetheart," with her eyes still on her phone.

"Ok, I'm going to sleep, don't stay up too late, goodnight," she said in an exhausted tone, then she went to sleep. It's 12 am, Hong couldn't sleep and she has no one to talk to, she was bored so she grabbed a few things, then left. As she was walking, she saw a 24-hour convenience store, she was kinda hungry so she went to buy a few things like chips, chocolates, ice cream cones, cookies, a few drinks.

As she was walking to a park to munch on her snacks, she saw a food stall with chicken feet and skewing meat, she asked "Do you take WeChat or cash?"

"I take both," the lady answered in a quiet tone. "If that's so then I'll take a bowl of chicken feet and 5 skewed meat," in a calm tone, she sat down as she put her snack bag on the seat next to her. The lady gave her what she asked for, the lady put the skewed meat on a plate, the lady asked "What would you like to drink, I have water, milk, juice, and other drinks," in a calm tone.

"I'll just have strawberry milk," Hong said as the lady gave her a carton of strawberry milk. After she ate and paid, she left to go to Victoria Harbour while eating an ice cream cone, she questioned herself why she's walking to the the harbour in the middle of the night. She got a call from Yu, "Hello, Yu," she answered in a calm tone.

"Where are you? It's almost 1 in the morning," she asked in a concerned tone.

Hong answered "I'm just going out for a bit, I'll be back in an hour," in an assured tone, then she took a bite of her ice cream cone.

Yu slightly yelled "Ya~ Hong where do you need to be so bad that you couldn't do it when the sun is up," in an upset tone.

Hong answered "Yu don't be mad, I couldn't sleep so I went on a walk," in a calm tone. "How could I not be mad, you went on a walk in the middle of the night. Tell me where you are, I'll go on a walk with you," in an upset tone.

"Ok ok, I'll tell you, I'm near the hotel, I'll wait for you outside," she whined, then she hung up. She was waiting outside of the hotel while finishing her cone, After a while, Yu came out with Xia, Bingwen, and Xiu Ying, they all were out of their pajamas, Hong dragged Yu somewhere the rest won't hear them, Hong whispers "Why are they here? I thought it'll be just you and me," in a confused tone

"Yeah, but I thought the more, the safer so I brought them," Yu said in a calm tone. Hong sighed and whispers "Fine but I won't talk," in an annoyed tone, then she walked ahead as they followed.

After minutes of walking, they got to Victoria Harbour, Hong could hear the others gasp in amazement, Yu asked "Hong, how did you know about this place," in a curious tone as she looked the beautiful view.

Hong texted her "I saw it one time while I was on a walk at night." Yu said "Really!? This is not your first time on a night walk," in a surprised tone as Hong shook her head. They all begin to take pictures as Hong just sat on a bench, munching on her snacks, Yu sat next to her and asked "What are you eating?"

She whispers "Just snacks, you want an ice cream cone? It's probably kinda melted," in a calm tone as she hands her an ice cream cone. They were just snacking as they watches the others looking at the view when the others looked at Yu and Hong, Xia shouted "Why are you guys eating all the snack? You guys should had told us that you guys were eating," in an upset tone as they walked to them.

Yu just giggled and answered "Well you guys were busy taking pictures so I didn't think you guys would want any," in a cheerful and confused tone.

"Why would you assume that, you know I love eating no matter what," Xia said with a confused tone, "Hong can I have some snack?" Hong nodded as she opens the bag so she can grab something, she went on her phone.

Yu said "Hong said you guys can have some if you guys want," in a calm tone as she looks at Xiu Ying and Bingwen. They looked at Hong for ensuring, she nodded so they grabbed a bag of chip and started to shared it. After while, Hong was texting Yu, in a few seconds, Hong said "Come on, Bingwen," in a sweet tone as she walks away.

"Me?" Bingwen asked in a confused tone, pointing at himself, as she turns around and nodding. He just looks at Xiu Ying, he was confused and sad, then he sees at Yu, she just nodded, so he followed Hong.

"Where are they going," Xia asked in a curious tone as she watching them walk farther.

Yu whispers something to her, she slightly yelled "What!? Really!?" in a shocked tone with a surprised face. They saw Hong wrap her arm around Bingwen's arm as she whispers to him, he smiles and nodded, then he wraps his arm around her neck as she put her arm around his waist.

Xiu Ying interrupted "What? Where are they going? Sis, why are you so shocked," with a nervous tone as he sat next to her, looking at them both.

They both made a nervous face as they looked at each other then to him, Xia answered "It's nothing, Bingwen and Hong are just going somewhere. The reason I was shocked was because Yu told me something really shocking," in a calm tone. He had a disbelief face as he looks at Yu to check if she's telling the truth, Yu nodded, he sighs and said "Fine, I'll believe you but do you know when they'll be back," in a quiet tone. They both shook their heads and Yu said "She didn't say so we should go back because I'm not staying here all night," with a pouty face. As Yu got up to leave with the bag of garbage, Xiu Ying and Xia followed.

When Hong and Bingwen seperated for the others, Hong cling onto his arm, she could see him confused so she whispers something to him then she said "Ok?" He smiled and nodded while saying "Ok, I'll help you but you have to help me too," through his smile as he wraps his arm around her. She agreed as she puts her arm around him.

Once they were sure that they're out of Xiu Ying's view, they move apart, Bingwen asked "When are we going back," in a curious tone as they just awkwardly walk.

Hong answered "Let's just just go for an hour then we'll head back," in a calm tone, he just hummed. They head back after an hour of walking on the habour but as they walk back, Hong was about to puke so she went to the water and threw up into there. Bingwen quickly went behind her, started to rub her back and asked "Hong, are you okay? Are you sick? Do you need to go to the hos-" with worry but she cut him off.

"No, no, I'm fine, I just got out of the hospital a few hours ago," she said in a calm tone after wiping her mouth with her handkerchief.

"Let's go to the nearest hotel, you should rest," he suggest in an anxious tone as he helps her by putting his arm around her waist to support her, she hummed while nodding. On their way, he got medicine from a store, they went into a hotel call, Royal Blue Hotel. After questions and paying, the receptionist give them a key card and Bingwen helped Hong get to the room when they got in, Bingwen put her on one of the beds.

Bingwen pop out one of the pills and got a bottle, he said "Here," with a calm tone as he hands her them. "Thank you," she said with soft tone as she took them, he just hummed as he went to the another bed.

Bingwen asked "What do you mean by you just went to the hospital a few hours ago," in a curious tone as he looks at her.

She answers "I went to the hospital a few hours ago because I fainted, from not eating much, on the sidewalk while walking with Yu and Xia so they took me to the hospital. Around 11 pm or so, we got back so yeah," in a relaxed tone as she got into bed.

"That's why Xiu Ying went into the halls," he mumbles.

Hong looks at him and said "Yeah but don't tell him about that, I don't need him to watch me at all times to make sure I eat, I already have Yu and his sister doing that to me. Let's go to sleep now," with a serious tone as she closed her eyes. He hummed, went to turn off the lights, and went to sleep.