Chapter 26

Again.

I'm dreaming again, the shore and the sound of waves crashing down, the sun warming my skin and the man holding my hand.

As I smile towards him, I could feel a fuzzy warmth blooming in my chest and that shocked me.

I haven't felt this... warm feeling towards a man after wasting my love on An Yi Wei. I honestly am not sure if I can still love and this feeling is somewhat a mixture of familiarity and foreign.

My vision wasn't as blurry as before yet the sun shone behind him making his face obscure in my eyes. His palm were hot and gentle on my cheek as he stroke me with tenderness.

Then he took me in his embrace, his arms enclosed my figure and his neck was placed on the dip of my neck.

Then I woke up.

I looked at the blaring phone and shut my alarm clock before getting myself ready for work. I went downstairs and saw An Yi Wei's back, I stopped for just a second before continuing my way to the kitchen.

It was very rare for him to spend the morning here, moreover to share the same table and have breakfast with me. Usually he's already in his company and I'm all alone in this house.

"Good morning" I gently greeted as I place a cup of coffee and some breakfast crepes in my plate together with two pieces of mantou.

"Morning" I lift my eyes and nodded at him briefly before continuing to eat.

What she didn't notice was the right grip of the man's hand on his cup, his tense figure and the slight hint of relief that passed on his eyes.

It didn't take long for me to finish and went to the garage to drive to work. An Yi Wei was still tying his tie, I glanced briefly on it and moved out of the house not noticing the passing dissatisfaction in his eyes.

...

As I maneuver my way to the hallways, I happened to glance at Xuexue's figure and stop. Her hunched back was thin and she is shriveling, I couldn't help but to call out her name gently.

"XueXue"

She flinched and looked up at me with her red swollen eyes. I put my bag to the ground and sat beside her. It was still early and I have fifteen minutes left till school starts.

"Are you okay?"

She sniffed and tears fell from her eyes before she said. "I'm not, Caia, I'm not fine" her lips were quivering and I can't help but remember my past self.

I was like her too, in the past, when I was just new to this reborn thing.

I was loved by my parents and the people beside me and then one day, I was not. The world turned their back on me, the people I love lost my trust and the people who cared for me was implicated.

I cried for the injustice I suffer and I learned that even if I shed tears till nothing was left of me, it will not solve anything.

"XueXue, you can trust me" I couldn't help but pity her, I knew that prying to her business would have consequences.

I had already told myself that I won't mind nor step out but I can't help but pity her. To relate on her suffering because if I there was someone who had helped me when I was in her position, I would have suffer less.

"I'm pregnant, Caia, I can't do this"