108 Guilty, But No Regrets (1/2)

He wanted to beat the belief that he was living off his grandfather's legacy. 'As if I want to live a dangerous life…' Zang Fang thought to himself.

These two points still were not enough for Zang Fang. Right now, though, his goals did not factor into his reason for wanting to come back to this country. It was the place that he almost lost his life. If not for someone saving him, could he even go to the Zang family and exact revenge?

But now, his one and only reason was that he couldn't quite get a girl out of his mind.

'My girl.' Zang Fang corrected himself with a shake of his head. His girl.

He remembered the time he was chilling in a bar. She'd come into the bar he'd been brooding at looking just the way he felt. Tired, angry at the world, and very much alone. Zang Fang knew he wasn't alone. A few seconds before the lady walked in, and he'd shooed of another girl who'd been determined to get into his pants.

All he had to do was pick up his phone and text anyone on his contact list, and they'll be there as soon as they got the text.

Then his mind drifted back to the present. 'Well, not everyone would give him attention.' Zang Fang had thought that night. Suzuki Kyou wouldn't have arrived the minute he texted.

He'd call Zang Fang and tell him to get to work ASAP, without as much as a hello and goodbye before cutting the call. Well, they do have a strange friendship as he met Suzuki Kyou in University. They were classmates in a sense, but the guy was too silent for him to be so close to anyone.

Suzuki Kyou is a man that has both parents from Country J. While Zang Fang only has his mother coming from there. They only got more interaction in a professional sense when he was setting up his hotel business a couple of years ago.

Zang Fang smiled ruefully to himself. Nevertheless, Suzuki Kyou was still one of his close friends. He even helped him hide when he was recovering in the country. That was why Zang Fang hadn't called him as well.

Despite the fact that this, Zang Fang's thoughts kept drifting back to the event more than a month ago.

That night in the bar was also the night were Zang Fang was injured. He was only tipsy, thankfully. If not, he was not able to avoid having a knife stabbed on his heart.

Still, he was bleeding hard and running for his life. He ended up hiding in a stranger's car. That time Zang Fang was really grateful that someone was stupid enough to leave the car door unlocked.

Zang Fang was more surprised that it was the same girl in the bar that he failed to approach. Probably if he did, he would not be stabbed, and instead, he was stabbing her to the height of pleasure? It was a bad joke, but he was on the verge of losing consciousness, sue him.

He had remembered asking her for help, and weakly telling her not to bring him to a doctor, before losing consciousness.

When he woke after that, he was in a hotel room, his wound already cleaned up and dressed. The way it was done was not proper, but it will do just fine. With that, he realized that the woman must have helped him. Zang Fang was thankful that he was not in a hospital. Since he got a questionable stab wound, it won't be good for officials to question him, with his background and all.

That time, it was too difficult for him to stand up, even going to the bathroom, so he often slept. When he woke up, there would be covered food on the bedside table. It was often cold, but he did not mind. However, he was starting to feel that the woman who helped him seemed to avoid him.

For a couple of days, he did not see the shadow of the woman. His bed was placed in a way that he could not even see if someone was peeking through the door. So when he was strong enough, he was stood up and left the room.

He seemed to be staying at a barely furnished apartment. There was barely anything there, like the place was not used regularly.

There was at least a sofa where he could sit and wait for his life savior. There was no need for him to wait for long. The girl arrived with a pack of food. Just like how he has seen her before, Zang Fang still finds her beautiful. Yet he felt sad that she looked vulnerable. By just looking at him, she could not hide the worry.

Zang Fang felt bitter. The first time he saw her, he knew that he wanted more than a hookup. But, a woman like her would not be able to stand his life that is full of danger.