Chapter 44 - But Its Called Love (1/2)
The clattering of the cup was loud enough to reach Xu Mey's ears making her frown. Realizing what she had just said and what effect it must have had on Li Qiao she facepalmed herself.
"Qiao, calm down. Nothing happened to me at all. I'm in perfect condition. You know I won't lie to you ever." Xu Mey said slowly trying to get her words across to soothe his uneasy heart.
Li Qiao was not convinced completely but he tried to calm down knowing well enough that she really won't just lie to him. "Then why are you at the hospital?"
"It's all this stupid heart's fault. I did nothing. Trust me, I'm very innocent in this case." Xu Mey depicted the reason for coming to the hospital and also what the doctor told her.
Li Qiao's tensed muscles finally eased up as he reclined back on his seat. He felt a droplet of something trickle into his eye making him realize that he's broken into a cold sweat.
In just the span of two minutes, Li Qiao had walked to the door of heart failure and back. He was drained emotionally and physically feeling really tired. He heaved a long sigh of relief and then smiled at his Mey-Mey's antics of running to the hospital for a simple thing.
Xu Mey experienced all kinds of feelings; hate, fear, anger. But love was new to her. Li Qiao knew it might be a bizarre feeling but she wasn't as dense as to run to the hospital for it.
The real issue was in her belief:
"Love?
It's a mirage…
It lures you in…
And devours you whole…"
Even Li Qiao had no idea who taught it to her. But she wholeheartedly believed in it. And he couldn't do anything about it.
"So, your heart skipped a beat around Ye Jie?" His voice was calm, doting but hiding his amusement.
"Yeah…"
"And you want to know why it happens?"
"Yeah… That's exactly what I want to know." She was feeling mystified. She kept rubbing her temple to ease the pain that was crawling in.
"Give it some time. You'll know the reason." He tapped his fingers on the armrest casually. "Just remember, when it comes to Ye Jie, stop running your mind faster than your motorbike. Always focus more on what your heart thinks."