The Past (II)

Wushuang paid no attention to the teasing and bantering between the couple. Under Tang Mubai's high-pressured gaze, she held her breath and strode toward him. "It's been a while, Professor Tang."

Tang Mubai stood up, still apathetic, distant and gentlemanly. "It's been a while, Wushuang."

Su Ran froze when she heard the name 'Professor Tang'. Her pair of large almond-shaped eyes glared at Tang Mubai angrily. "Professor Tang? So, you're the beast that hurt Shuangshuang?"

"Ranran…"

"Su Ran, don't speak like that…"

Both Wushuang and Jun Xiang spoke simultaneously.

"What? Am I not telling the truth? After messing with an innocent girl's heart, he then left her for a cajoling mature woman. A woman who was none other than the girl's elder cousin. Is this not the actions of a beast? It was just luck that you were born with a human form. I spit on you. Such a hypocrite. You're obviously a wolf in sheep's clothing, unfit to be a teacher. Did you know that Shuangshuang almost—"

"That's enough, Ranran! Those are all in the past. My relationship with Professor Tang now is merely that of a former teacher and student, nothing more."

"Shuangshuang, you're too easily bullied. How could you let this beast off so easily? He hurt you so badly…"

"Ranran, people meet all sorts of scumbags when they're young. No need to take it to heart," said Jing Wushuang with a light tone and attitude as though it was an insignificant life experience, one that came and had gone.

She did not expect to be able to achieve this level so quickly. She curled her lips mockingly at herself; it seemed that she had made quite some progress today.

Wushuang stared straight into Tang Mubai's eyes as she said this. He seemed to be bearing it patiently on one hand, yet he seemed unwilling to accept it on the other. He clenched his fists but said nothing.

Su Ran almost applauded on the spot. "Yes, yes, good for you. No point in wasting any effort on scumbags."

She then landed a blow on Jun Xiang's crotch. "And you! Birds of a feather flock together. You're a scumbag, too!"

Jun Xiang loosened his grip on her due to the pain and Su Ran took this opportunity to jump and run away from him. She did not forget to also stomp on Jun Xiang's shiny leather shoes before running over and grabbed Wushuang by the arm. "Shuangshuang, we're leaving. Let these scumbags resume their gay activities; we don't need them. Oh, this one's quite good looking. I suggest you distance yourself from these two scumbags for your own good."

Su Ran had only noticed Mu Jinchen as she uttered those few words before she pushed Wushuang out the door by her shoulders.

Leaving behind the bemused and elegantly smoke-clad Mu Jinchen, the forbearing Tang Mubai, and the person suffering man's greatest pain Jun Xiang.

Jun Xiang glared at Su Ran's back. He gritted his teeth and shouted, "You little twerp. I'll have to teach you a lesson the next time, or my name isn't Jun Xiang!"

Su Ran turned back and made a face at him. "You always say that!"

She was fearless as she knew it was not going to happen.

Wushuang turned around and was again met with Mu Jinchen's black ocean eyes. Her heart trembled slightly. She put her hand on her chest; Wushuang disliked this intense and involuntary feeling. Even the feeling when she first laid eyes on Tang Mubai under the cherry blossom tree was not this intense.

This man's aura: too powerful.

She believed that every person was surrounded by a sort of magnetic field. One could easily tell if people were attracted to each other, especially women. Her gut feeling told her to steer clear from this man if she did not want to get hurt. It was too dangerous.