446 Twisted Games (1/2)

*Ding-Dong!*

Yan Ying was drinking the soda water when she heard the doorbell and frowned. Who was here to disturb her on Saturday evening? Wasn't she already disturbed enough in life? Not many people even knew that she moved here. She even canceled the housewarming party because she wasn't in the mood after whatever was going on in her life.

*Ding-Dong!*

Ying groaned in annoyance as the doorbell rang once again before walking over to the door and pulled it open. But when the person at the door pulled down her shades and smiled slyly, Ying's expressions changed completely. Her shoulders hunched over as she questioned herself, 'Why the hell did you open the door?'

”Won't you invite a guest inside?” asked the person standing before her.

”I don't think you're here as a guest, Meihui,” replied Ying plainly.

”How rude! I heard so much about your exemplary manners and seeing it myself, I'm disappointed. As they say, seeing is believing.” Ying knew she was trying to get under her skin. That mocking smile was enough for her to know it.

She clenched the soda bottle tightly to stop herself from getting into another argument with Qiu Meihui. They have had plenty of those since they were young and to be honest, Ying thought now that they were almost 30, they really needed to grow out of these petty differences.

”Why are you here? Or how can I be of help?” inquired Ying keeping her voice at a calming level.

”I wanted to be the first one to tell you this news,” began Qiu Meihui. ”I'm getting married to Xiaoli.” Seeing how Ying didn't have any reaction to this news, she pouted, ”What is it? Don't make it boring for me. I especially drove all the way here to give you this news. And you're not even reacting?”

”I don't know why people think it's necessary for me to have a reaction,” replied Ying calmly before taking another sip of her soda water to calm herself down. On normal days, Qiu Meihui's face was enough to get Ying's mood to go downward and today wasn't any different.

”You're really pretentious,” remarked Qiu Meihui which made Ying's brow lift up slightly. ”Aren't you Xiaoli's best friend? Oh, sorry! I mean that had been your cover to stay with him for years. So, as a best friend shouldn't you be happy?”

”I'm very happy. So delighted that I can't express in words,” was Ying's reply. Qiu Meihui's smile stiffened slightly as she noticed the calmness in Ying's eyes.

”Interesting... You're not putting up a fight anymore?” Even Qiu Meihui knew Ying's fighting nature. She wasn't a quitter. At least, that's the Ying Qiu Meihui knew of; the one who never gave up and insisted on having this battle with her. ”Lost the fighting spirit? Or you finally realized that you can't win from me?”

”Ex-best friend?” repeated Qiu Meihui. ”You're not even gonna fix that bond then?”

”It's not my responsibility to fix a bond I didn't break. Just like I can't create a bond that's not meant for me.”

Ying's reply caught Qiu Meihui off guard. She really didn't expect this kind of reaction from Ying.