287 Well think of a way (1/2)

''No, not recently; is there any problem? ''

Liu Wei asked, walking towards the table to blow dry his hair.

''No, not really, but Xin Yong called now, she asked to go shopping, it's quite unlike her. I think she has finally ended things with him.''

''Ow, I thought they were getting back together? '' Liu Wei asked, looking concerned; he had noticed their closeness in the hospital and at the party; it really looked as though she had forgiven him.

''Yeah me to, she still loves him but she cannot bring herself to go back to him after all she had gone through. ''

''Yeah, I understand.''

'' But will it just end like that? I mean, is it over now? ''

Liling asked but Liu Wei could not reply. It wasn't over till Jin Yue and Xin Yong said it was. They alone could determine whether they wanted each other back or not.

''Can we call him, to know how he's doing? ''

''Yeah, my phone is on the drawer. ''

Liu Wei pointed and Liling took the phone and dialed Jin Yue's number.

''Hey, bro, what's up? ''

''Jin Yue, it is Liling. ''

There was a two seconds pause before Jin Yue continued;

''Ah, Liling, how are you? ''

''I'm fine, is everything alright?... with Xin Yong? She called now and she wasn't sounding okay, did anything happen? ''

There was silence on the other end of the line; Jin Yue heaved a sigh;

''Yeah, she ended things with me; ''

His voice was deep and Liling could sense how much he was stopping himself from sounding hurt.

''I'm sorry. I'm really sorry. When did this happen? ''

Liling felt really sad; although he made a mistake, she knew just how much he went through to get through to her. It was sad knowing that it was going to end that way.

''Two days ago ''

''I'm really sorry. She still loves you, you know that right? She loves you so much that she is afraid of running back to you and getting hurt again.

When she called she wasn't sounding fine, I suspected that something must have gone wrong, that's why I called. She asked to meet today; I'll talk to her, okay? ''

''Yeah, thank you. Where is he? ''

Liling chuckled, knowing who he was referring to;

''He just finished taking a shower; he says he'll call you later. ''

Liling said, reading Liu Wei's hand signs.

''Okay, thanks for calling ''

''Yeah, bye ''

''They love each other but they cannot be together?! Is that not tragic?''

Liling threw her hands into the air sadly;

''And the sad thing is that she would readily want to be with him if he's dead or gets together with some other woman. ''

…

Liling drove to Xin Yong house after having lunch with Liu Wei. When she arrived, Xin Yong was still wrapped up in her duvet. She hadn't even taken her bath.

''Xin Yong! What's going on here? Why is everything upside down? ''

Liling exclaimed as she tried shifting the littered clothes and sitting beside Xin Yong on the bed.

''Oh, you're here already? ''

''Xin Yong, it's past three already and you are still wrapped in a duvet? ''