My Husband's Lover (16)

"I am sorry," Liqin said. "I have been treating you very badly these past few days. I did not listen to you when you tried to explain."

I worked so hard for Operation: Sorry Liqin, but I also wanted to hear a sorry from him. But I did not want to see him this way. It was painful.

"You don't have to apologize, Liqin. It was understandable. I would've doubted me too if I were you. Who would trust someone who tried to kill them once?"

It was true. Liqin's doubts stemmed from Yanyu's past actions.

"I am really sorry, Yanyu."

Liqin kept on looking down.

"Liqin, look at me," I softly said.

"I cannot look at you. After all that I have done..."

"Liqin, it was just a small misunderstanding. Friends quarrel all the time but it doesn't mean the friendship is over. We're friends, aren't we?"

"Right. Friends." Liqin slowly looked up and smiled at me. "Friends."

"That's more like it. You look like a human now."

"Very funny, Yanyu."

"Yanyu!" It was Guoliang. "I have the answer now."

"Wait for me in my tent. I'll be there in a second."

"Okay."

Guoliang left. I was going to follow after him when Liqin held onto me. "Please stay."

"Did you really miss me so much, my dearest Liqin?" I teased.

"Yes."

"Can't you answer with sarcasm? You're so serious about it."

"Would it be better if I had said no?"

"Never mind. I'll just stay here." I sat beside Liqin and asked, "So what do you want to talk about?"

He was silent but it was obvious that he was thinking of a topic. His eyes shifted to different directions.

"Stop thinking. Stop thinking. I have a question. What do you do to a broken chair?"

"Throw it out?"

"Wrong."

"Bring it to a repair shop?"

"Close."

"Fix it?"

"Almost there. Hint: it needs science."

Liqin thought for awhile then he said, " I give up. What is the answer?"

"Physics. Fix it. Physics," I said with a big smile. But Liqin had a confused look. "It's a joke."

"I see. A joke." He laughed awkwardly.

" You don't have to force yourself to laugh. Just say it's not funny. You can stop pretending."

"But what about Guoliang awhile ago? You were so happy." He pouted.

"Because it was funny. Yours is just awkward."

"Is it more fun being with Guoliang than being with me?"

"He's a funny guy," I said.

"Do you really like Guoliang?"

"Of course not. I was just forced to say it because Guowei wouldn't stop if I didn't," I explained. "And you, you really need to stop mentioning Guoliang. It's because you keep mentioning him that Guowei thinks you have something for him. Don't you ever listen to me? Last time, I also told you not to mention Guowei's parents but you did the exact opposite."

"You sound just like my mother. Are you trying to level up from friend to mother?"

"Yes, I am. Call me mommy from now on."

Liqin laughed. "That was a nice joke."

But I was not joking. I always had that problem. When I joked, I had to explain for people to understand it. That would spoil the fun though. When I did not joke, people would laugh their butts off. What was wrong with the world?

Liqin and I did not notice that time had passed by. We were too absorbed in our conversation. We stopped only when Guoliang called us. We did not even notice that breakfast had been cooked already.

Guowei apologized to Liqin and the two were back to being a lovey-dovey couple. I hated it. Wait. Did I just I hated it? I hated sweet moments between my OTP? There must be something wrong with me. Lack of sleep. Yes, that must be why I easily got irritated. Lack of sleep could cause crankiness.

"Guowei, do you know about Yanyu's friend?" Guoliang asked.

Guowei shook his head as a response.

"Then let me tell you about her. Her favorite food is seafood. But her best friend who is a boy is allergic to shrimp. She stopped eating seafood because he would always take food from her. She did not want him to accidentally eat shrimp. Then she found out that his favorite food is tofu. Even though she cannot endure the taste of tofu, she eats it in every meal. This is so that when her friend takes food from her, it would be his favorite food. Is she not a great friend?"

Liqin looked at me. It seemed that he knew so I gave him a sheepish smile.

"Guoliang, come with me," I said through gritted teeth.