439 No-One (2/2)

”Kid, I won't get him with tears. If I couldn't get him with my perfect smile why waste any more tears on him? Besides, I'm hitting 30 soon, I can't afford to cry now.” Ying's behavior really took Xiu off-guard. ”If I cried anymore, my eyebags are gonna sag. My skin will be affected.”

”You're just trying to look strong by talking nonsense,” muttered Xiu with a bit of annoyance in her voice.

”I wasn't talking nonsense though,” replied Ying. ”I'm very serious. Although it hurts knowing that my love is not returned, it's still well and good. I knew from the very beginning that I had no chance. But since I never learned to give up, I decided to be a nuisance and insist on loving the same person.”

Xiu looked really distressed and it kind of amused Ying to see how Xiu was being mad for her sake. Aww, she looked so cute. Instead of worrying about her own self, she still had time to worry about Ying's feelings, Ying definitely found it more than just amusing.

”It's still not fair with you,” insisted Xiu.

Ying patted her hand saying, ”You don't have to pity me. I'm not as nice as you think. In fact, when you heard Meihui saying that I'm the most cunning one, she wasn't lying. I am cunning. I have also played a lot of tricks.”

”For instance?”

”For instance, since the place in his heart was taken I decided to take the place in his life as his best friend.” Xiu looked dumbfounded. ”I also had a wish that his love wouldn't succeed, so that I can find my way to his heart. Haiz! I just miscalculated his love for Meihui.”

”So, you became a backup?”

Ying laughed at the term she used and nodded in reply. ”Yes, I decided to be the backup he could look for once he'd be tired of running after his love.” Her laughter was mocking her own self. She was indeed laughing at her own foolishness. ”Now, you can say that I'm not worthy of that pity. Because I also played the tricks I could.”

”But I don't see anything wrong with that though,” said Xiu which surprised Ying. ”You did what any normal person in love would do. In fact, most people would even try to tear down other's love to make space for themselves. But you decided to stay silently beside him as a supporting pillar. There is nothing wrong with that. At least, I don't find anything wrong with it.”

”Xiu, you do realize that I also had ulterior motives for staying beside him.”

”I do, but that doesn't change the fact that that's the most basic human nature. No one and I means, no one gets to call your love wrong. Not even yourself!”