262 Its Past Now (1/2)

''Alright, I'm suffocating now, why are you wrapped in a duvet? Don't tell me you were still sleeping by past 2pm?

Xin Yong asked laughing lightly, she tried releasing herself from Liling's grip but Liling held her tighter.

''I missed you so much! How could you leave without telling me? Uh? Do you know how worried I was?''

Xin Yong stopped laughing.

''I'm sorry, okay? But I'm back now. ''

Liling held her for some time before she released her grip.

''So, don't tell me you haven't taken your morning bath?'' Xin Yong asked again, assessing her;

''Wait wait; are those hickeys? It seems someone had been very busy lately! '' She teased, twitching her brows, with a knowing smirk on her lips.

Liling tried covering her neck but she did not even know where the hickeys were exactly.

''They are mosquito bites, mosquito bites. ''

''Yeah, there must be a lot of them in the house! ''

Xin Yong joked; Liling blushed and glared seeing that Xin Yong saw through her lie. Looking at herself, she exclaimed;

''God, I stink! I haven't even brushed my teeth. Let's go to my room, here is a big mess!''

She said whilst pointing at the room she came out from. Liling hadn't used her room in a while, although it was neat, it looked a bit abandoned.

Xin Yong lay on the bed while Liling washed up and changed into new set of clothes. Not even drying her hair, she quickly dived into the bed.

''You look different with short hair. Why did you cut it?''

She asked as she lay beside Xin Yong, holding her head up with her elbow.

''I just fell like, it was too long, besides, i was told I look better now.''

Xin Yong shook her head, smiling toothily. Liling was not buying that, she knew Xin Yong was smiling to make everything seem okay when it was nothing next to okay. She had been hurt and was still hurting, she needed to know what happened when she was away, she needed to know about Eva and what caused their separation and if she chose not to forgive him after; then it was okay. But she must hear the truth.

''Xin Yong, a lot happened when you were away, Jin Yue…''

''Liling ''

Xin Yong cut in abruptly. When she heard her mention Jin Yue's name, her countenance changed completely. She was no longer smiling and she looked really stern when she called her.

Liling had never heard Xin Yong call her in that manner before, so she froze. She could not even bring herself to respond.