Chapter 116 - Ice Cream (1/2)

Author's Quote: Out of all the people my heart could have chosen. It decided on a girl who didn't have enough room to love someone like me.

-Unknown.

Ying Sheng brows furrowed together as she stared at her phone. It has been a few days since she has heard from Liam. Every morning he would call or send a message asking how she was, but the messages has stopped coming. Her calls weren't going through and he hasn't called her too. Ying Sheng couldn't help but worry. Ying Sheng dialed his number, but it went straight to voice mail.

”Hey, this is Liam. Leave a message.”

Ying Sheng cleared her throat, ”Hey Liam, it's me...I- I hope you're good. Just call me, or I would spank you when I see you!”

Ying Sheng bellowed then hung up. She threw her phone on the bed and ran a frustrated hand through her hair. She doesn't know why but she was feeling restless from not hearing from him.

”When did he become so important to her that I'm restless from not hearing him?” Ying Sheng mumbled as she bit her lips. She paced back and forth before deciding to pay him a visit. After all they are friends. It's normal to check on each other. With such a thought. Ying Sheng decided to pay him visit.

Twenty minutes later, Ying Sheng pulled into the driveway of Liam's apartment. She sighed in relief when she saw his car was parked.

”He wouldn't be expecting me.” Ying Sheng said to herself as she smiled thinking about his reaction when he sees her.

Ying Sheng got down from her car and made her way over to the door. She rang the doorbell. She tapped her feet impatiently as she waited. She rang the doorbell for a while before the door was pulled open.

Ying Sheng narrowed her eyes as she scrutinized Liam in front of her. He looked awful. Ying Sheng never thought she would see Liam in such a disheveled state. His usual gelled hair was tousled into a mess. His skin was pale and pallid.

They were black circles under his eyes which shows the rough night he had last night. To make matters worse, he reeked of alcohol.

Ying Sheng wrinkled her nose. Liam blinked and stretched his hands to touch Ying Sheng's cheeks as he studied her trying to believe she was real and not a fragment of his illusion from the hangover he was having.

Lucas his brother had taken him to club last night to help him get over Ying Sheng he had said. Liam had lost count of alcohol he had consumed last night. All he remembered was the burning taste of the alcohol in his throat as he drowned himself in the liquor.

Ever since he saw Ying Sheng in Han Xi's arms, he had totally lost it. Liam has no idea how he was able to drive from that place. Since then he has become an empty shell. Liam has no idea about what he was doing most of the time. He would go to work sit in a daze thinking about Ying Sheng and come back home.

He had even ignored incoming calls for the past few weeks. Liam had woken up to the sound of the door bell ringing. He was expecting it to be his brother but instead it was the person he wanted to see at the same time didn't want to see. Liam had no idea when he had fallen this deep for a woman destined not to be his.

”Liam? Are you okay? Why are you looking like someone who just survived an apocalypse?” Ying Sheng asked squinting her eyes.

Ying Sheng's voice snapped him from whatever trance he was in. With the speed of lightning, he removed his hands from her cheeks as if he has been burnt. He ran a hand through his disheveled hair and cleared his throat, looking faintly embarrassed.

Ying Sheng narrowed her eyes but said nothing.

”Y_Ying Sheng. What-are you doing here?” Liam inquired as he scratched the back of his head awkwardly. He really didn't want her to see him looking like this. The hangover was finally getting to him as he felt the beginning of headache creeping along the base of his neck.

”I wasn't hearing from you so I came to check up on you.” Ying Sheng explained, shrugging her shoulders.

”But it seems you're alive and even having fun!” Ying Sheng said sarcastically.

Liam averted his gaze and kept quiet. A weird silence fell between them.

”I can't believe I was worried for nothing.” Ying Sheng said under her breath.

Liam widened his eyes when he heard her.

”You-you were worried about me?” He queried as he looked up at her. He felt his heart fluttered when he heard her. It seems she cares about him. That's good, right?

Ying Sheng rolled her eyes, ”I'm going, seeing that you're still alive. Also, go take a shower, you stink.” Ying Sheng said and started walking towards her car.

Liam flushed and quickly grabbed her hands. Ying Sheng stopped in her tracks and looked up at him.

”Wait-don't ..go. Stay?” Liam pleaded as he gazed into her eyes.

Seeing the expectant look in his eyes, Ying Sheng nodded.

”Alright, but on one condition.” Liam's brows shot up when he heard her.

”What?” Liam arched his brows, and he felt a bad premonition.

A mischievous smile spilled form Ying Sheng's lips.

”You have to tell me why you look like a zombie.” Liam stiffened, and he blinked.

Sighing he agreed. ”Alright.”