463 A Friendship Too Precious (2/2)

”Let go!” said Xiaoli.

”You let go first,” retorted Ying in the same manner as she punched his stomach.

He returned the favor with pinching her shoulder.

”Hey! Don't do that! No pinching! It's against the rule!” screamed Ying at him.

”Tickling is also against the rule,” he reminded her kindly.

”Okay. At the count of three, let's stop.”

”Fine.”

Ying nodded and counted, ”One. Two...” She didn't count the three because both of them had already let go. Sitting on the ground, she tilted her head to look at him and he did the same. Was it weird that she felt like laughing? Even if it was, she laughed and so did he.

He abruptly stopped and rubbed her hair, ”Stop making me choose between you and her. I can't give up on either of you.” Ying stayed quiet in reply as she lowered her eyes. ”Meihui never liked you. No matter what she always had her own reason to hate you.”

”I'm not afraid of her,” replied Ying. ”I don't even care what she thinks of me. But it hurts to know that you chose to listen to her and asked me to stay away from you.”

”Because I don't want you to get hurt. It's not for her. It's for you!” Ying stared into his eyes. ”You know I can't stop loving her. Okay, maybe you're right. She is my stubbornness. But I can't let go of it now. And seeing her with me, you'll only get hurt. I can't do that to you.”

”But did you even think that losing my best friend is far worse than losing my love?” He saw the helplessness in her eyes. ”We grew up together. It hurts more to know that you'd rather push me away than explain to me why? Didn't we promise not to ever lie to each other?”

”You broke the promise first when you kept hiding your love for me.”

”Yes, I was being selfish. I didn't want to lose you. So, I stayed quiet. So what? Is it a crime to love? Or is it a crime to hide my love? I don't deserve the punishment that I'm going through.” She held onto his hand as she said, ”I can accept the fact that Meihui got the person I loved. But why am I losing my best friend to her as well? Why?”

”What the hell are you talking about? Our friendship is far longer than anything else. We literally had been the best buddies. The duo that wreaked havoc and made everyone envious. I know I can get selfish when it comes to love but that doesn't mean I'm willing to lose you. You're like family. I can never even think of leaving you.”

They silently sat there looking at the sky. It had been two years since she had actually had created such a scene with him. Indeed, before anything, he was her best friend. One, that her heart wasn't willing to lose. He meant way more than just her first love.

”I'm sorry!” he broke the silence. ”I'm really sorry for hurting you.”

She knew if she let her ego win, there would be no friendship left between them. If she also chose ego, there would be no difference between her and Meihui. Not only that, but the person asking for an apology was also none other than Xin Xiaoli. She was even willing to give up her life for him... Wait! No! She shook her head. Of course, he won't ask for life. Because that was too precious to her.

Ying pushed his arm playfully, ”Whatever!” She took a deep breath seeing him smile as she added, ”So I really don't have to get that red-packet, right?” Xiaoli glared at her and she backed off. ”Okay. I'll bring it. I promise.”

Ying looked down at the pendant around her neck and her smile widened. She also learned her own meaning of those interlocked rings, ”Love and Friendship have a distinct line. It's often very thin. However, it's not fair to choose one and give up on the other.” So what if she had no chance with love, she wasn't gonna lose her friendship for it either.