Chapter 37 (1/2)

Chapter 37

Su Yun Jin. Stop dwelling on it. Don’t think of Lu Lu or Zheng Xiao Tong and most definitely not Cheng Zheng. It doesn’t matter if you can figure it out or not because any conclusion will make you none the happier. Yun Jin’s last conscious thoughts revolved around this before she finally fell asleep from the mental exhaustion.

She was deep asleep when her phone rang. She peered at the time on her screen before answering the call. It was past midnight.

She wasn’t in the least bit surprised. If he let her off easy, he wouldn’t be Cheng Zheng.

“Yun Jin I’m sorry. Were you sleeping?” he asked.

“Nope. What’s up?”

“I just recalled leaving a file in your car this morning. I need it urgently. I was wondering if you could pa.s.s it to me now?” There was no hint of apology in his tone.

Yun Jin sighed. “Was it in a yellow folder? When I returned home earlier, I left it with the security guard. If you need it now, go get it from them.”

The line fell deathly silent for a long while.

“If there’s nothing else, I’ll hang up now. Thank you for the meal today.” Yun Jin tried her best to be courteous.

Unfortunately, he did not pay any heed to her attempts at being civil as he mused “You must really want to avoid me.”

“Cheng Zheng, what’s the point of us meeting up still?”

“I don’t care. Come down; I have something to tell you.”

“Anything that should be said has already been said four years ago …”

“COME DOWN NOW SU YUN JIN!”

“What do you want to tell me? You don’t even know it yourself do you … I won’t be going down. If there’s nothing else, I’ll hang up now.”

“Just you try hanging up.”

Yun Jin snapped her flip-phone shut before removing the battery and lying on her bed once again. She was plagued with sleeplessness the entire night.

The next day, Lu Lu didn’t show up to work. She called Yun Jin to report sick. After Yun Jin confirmed that it was a minor ailment, she didn’t pursue the matter. If she really was Lu Sheng’s niece, then this job was of no importance to her. Yun Jin was only worried … When Lu Lu saw Lu Sheng, the fear and trepidation on her face was apparent. Could there be a sinister reason behind it? In this huge world, how many people truly possessed a clean past? More often than not, people had a dark secret past they didn’t want dredged up.

She decided to call Yu Hua from her office. Lucky for her, it was Yu Hua’s day off.

“Previously didn’t you mention your hospital had a few outstanding bachelors? If it’s convenient, isn’t it about time you introduced one to me?” Yun Jin decided that beginning a new relations.h.i.+p, a new life, would help her move forward and escape the clutches of her “neighbour”.

Yu Hua had been on call the night before so she had the raspy voice of a groggy person “Have you thought it through?”

“Don’t you always say if one was determined to forget, one needed to start afresh? I must bury the memories completely, and as fast as possible.”

Yu Hua was an efficient person. Within half a month, she arranged for Yun Jin to meet him in a formal setting. Although it was a little rushed, the other party had good qualifications. He was just over thirty and had clean features and was also one of the best in his specialty. In addition, he had a sense of humour. Even though Yun Jin had not carried high hopes, she couldn’t help but admit that Dr Wu was a decent candidate.

It was hard to believe that a man like Dr Wu was still single. One contributing factor was his studies occupying much of his attention in his undergraduate years. Another point was people who possessed good qualifications demanded as much from their prospective match.

Actually Dr Wu had been married once. In fact, it was only last year when his wife died in an accident. Even with such a past, Dr Wu had no need to feel troubled about finding another suitable half since he was still a good catch himself.

Su Yun Jin and he were of similar age and there was nothing to criticize about her appearance or temperament. In terms of their social standing, Yun Jin and he were of almost level footing. More importantly, Yun Jin was quiet and elegant. Although sometimes when she bowed her head, he could discern a deep sadness in her eyes, at this age, who could still possess a clean past?

Dr Wu had been practicing for many years now and viewed such matters lightly. All he wanted was someone who was willing to share weal and woe with him and Yun Jin was perfect because she had the exact same criteria. After the two of them met, they went out on a few dates and both felt good vibes about the other. When one was young, they were consumed with desires of wild, unrestrained pa.s.sion but they would inevitable come to realise that all one really needed was a companion through the lonely times, someone who tended to you when you were down. This was an apt description of Yun Jin ad Dr Wu. Theirs wasn’t love but if both hung in there, who could deny their loyalty and affection for the other?

In the month where Yun Jin’s and Dr Wu’s relations.h.i.+p was slowly taking off, she seldom saw Cheng Zheng. Even his car was seldom seen. On the occasional b.u.mp-in, he treated her as he would a stranger.

24th December. It was the Western world’s Christmas Eve celebrations. In recent years, China became more and more caught up with the traditions and practices of their Western counterparts. Frankly, they didn’t care much for the significance of the special day. A modern man needed such observances as an excuse to gather their loved ones for a reunion. Lovers needed such festivities the most.

This day so happened to be Yun Jin’s and Dr Wu’s monthsary. The two of them had a pleasant dinner together in which they brought up the interesting moments of their lives. They found to their great delight that they shared many common views; conversing with the other was a huge joy.

After dinner, they caught a movie in the cinema; after all Christmas was the box office’s prized festivity as it raked in the dough. Both of them had the same movie in mind – Confession of Pain. The movie flowed very smoothly as it explored the theme of love and murder with an undercurrent of suspense. Ninety minutes flew past and the two exited the theatre. The night had not been wasted.

“It’s rare seeing you so serious.” Dr Wu teased.

“I didn’t expect such a finale.” Yun Jin replied.

“That Tony Leung’s character would die?”

“No, that’s not it. I didn’t think he loved her that much.”