327 Just Got Dumped (2/2)

He still remembered that night vividly. He broke his engagement which was actually his grandmother's arrangement and going against her was a huge step. He still went against her wishes and broke off the engagement because he wanted to tell Nora freely that he was in love with her.

Because of Dylan's stupid game, he drank a bit too much and everyone thought he was sulking because of his broken engagement which in reality held no importance to him. Except for the fact that he wanted to use that engagement as a bridge to pave a cordial path between his father and his grandmother.

While he was drunk, he wasn't drunk enough to the point of not knowing his own surroundings. He knew it was Nora who took him to the room and he also knew how he finally gathered up his courage to confess to her. He confessed with his words, with his actions, and yet she was telling him now that she thought all those words were meant for another.

He hated it whenever she said that it was a mistake. He still remembered the morning after, she was already gone when he woke up and when he tried contacting her, she only replied with, 'I'm sorry, Ah-Si. I know it wasn't supposed to happen. It was just a mistake. You don't have to worry about it.' It boiled his blood but he still kept waiting for her. However, she never showed up.

After being tired of his waiting for a month, he chose to leave the country. He didn't want to stay behind at this place which just reminded him of her.

”Yo!! What took you so long?”

Ying's voice broke Ah-Si's trance and he was brought back from his painful memories. He looked over and saw his daughter snuggled up against Ying's chest as she was lightly snoring. The sight instantly warmed his heart. Then he noticed the shopping bags in Ying and Cali's hands and his brows twitched.

”Are you planning on buying the whole mall?”

Ying looked at him thoughtfully, ”Not a bad idea. But for now, I'm happy with this much. She is my one and only niece, I need to buy the best for her.”

”You look so comfortable with my daughter that I'm actually surprised that this is the second time you're meeting her,” said Ah-Si suspiciously.

Ying conveniently chose to change the topic as she said, ”Oh, look at the time. Let's rush back now.” She definitely wasn't gonna tell him that she had sneaked up on this girl way more often than he could imagine. That was a little secret between her and her little niece. Besides, saying it out loud sounded creepy and stalkerish.

As they were walking out of the mall, Ying leaned close to him and inquired, ”Ah-Si, are you crying?”

Ah-Si was startled by her question. ”No, I'm not. Why would I be crying?”

Ying shrugged her shoulders as she answered, ”I don't know, I just thought you looked like someone who just got dumped or something.” She patted his shoulder and added, ”But if you really do want to cry, I can lend you my shoulder. Also, I'll keep my lips sealed and you won't have to answer any question.”

”Ying Jie, you're really something,” he shook his head at her while she acted nonchalant about it.