Chapter 4 - A Bond With Rain (1/2)

”How're the new interns?” Xiu could see the ghostly smile on her manager's face while she asked that question.

”Just like last year, I still hate them,” Xiu answered straightforwardly which Li Baoni loved about her. Xiu had impressed her on different occasions, especially with her honesty.

”Bai Xiu, just because you're a workaholic, doesn't mean you should roast others with yourself. Give those interns some break. It's only their first day.” Li Baoni instructed in a calm tone as her experienced eyes stayed on Xiu's straight face. She couldn't seem to remember the last time she saw this young but cold girl smiling. Was it such hard work to lift her lips slightly?

”I respect you, Ms. Li but leisure is only suited when it's needed. If we'll give them a laid back first day, wouldn't it be giving them false hope that the following days will also be like that?” Li Baoni could only shake her head at Xiu's argument. This girl deserved her title of Heartless Witch.

Li Baoni rubbed her temples to ease the incoming headache as she said, ”You have a meeting with a client during lunchtime, try being nice.” Xiu gave her a small bow and turned to leave.

'Nice?' Xiu sneered as she sat in her own cubicle. 'The goody-two shoe Xiu died on that balcony, five years ago. This world doesn't value nice people like her.'

She collected her material for the meeting and left early.

The meeting lasted for two hours and when she left it was already past 3 o'clock. To save the first day of new interns, Li Baoni had texted her to take the rest of the day off. She thought Xiu wouldn't agree but Xiu only replied with an 'Okay' before hailing herself a cab.

Through the glass pane of the taxi, she could see the big hoardings for international brands which had made a rush of memories to invade her mind. But she didn't let those painful memories to break her down like they once did. After half an hour ride, the taxi was stopped at the outskirts of the city. Xiu paid the fare and made her way up the small hill.

There was an ethereal silence in her surroundings. Dead silent except for the occasional sounds of birds flapping their wings and a strong gust of wind that was blowing around.

She had been absent-mindedly strolling around crossing the plank walkway by the small lake.

Hearing a low rumble, she stopped and looked heavenward only to find the sky darkening up. The sky was gray. It was about to rain soon. She had ignored the cold chill in the wind earlier but couldn't do it anymore.

She gave a brittle smile finding it somewhat amusing. Heaven seemed to love drenching her with cold splashes of raindrops. Because she shared a deeper bond with rain than one could imagine. Actually, one couldn't possibly fathom what kind of a connection she shared with rain.

It was also raining the day she chose to commit suicide. She had called herself a coward but even she knew if she was given a second chance, she would still choose the same ending. She was that tired of her life and the people who never understood her. Or even tried to appreciate her efforts.

Oddly, heaven really chose to offer her a second chance. But not in the way, she could expect.

Because it was also raining when...

She woke up in another body five years ago.

Closing her eyes, she had gone back to the day she was born again.

*Flashback*

Hurting... It's hurting so much...

She seemed to have been reliving the pain of when her body fell on a car after she jumped from her balcony. She remembered the way every inch of her body ached, her head bled, glass shards pierced her body...