506 A Child, A Teenager & An Old Woman (2/2)

”Liar!” he didn't hide his thoughts making her face twitch.

Ying suddenly chuckled out of nowhere. ”Isn't it weird that after growing up, all of us drifted apart?” Zhou Jinhai furrowed his brows as she went on, ”There was a time when Dylan, Darren, and you were unwilling to even stay apart. There was also a time when I was always hovering around Xiaoli who was, in turn, hovering around Meihui. It's strange how none of us even turn to each other anymore.”

”Wrong! Dylan and Darren are still stuck together, I'm the one pushed aside. Meanwhile, Meihui and Xiaoli are getting married, and you're the one who is pushed aside.”

”Wow! Such a coincidence that both of us are pushed aside.”

Zhou Jinhai squinted his eyes at Ying who still had the mood of joking around. He looked deep in thought.

”Do you have something to say?” asked Ying as she noticed his expression.

”I need your help but something tells me you won't be helping me.”

”I could do it considering the fact that we grew up together but I won't.”

Zhou Jinhai laughed at her, ”I know. You don't want to help because of Darren. It's alright.”

”Actually, it has nothing to do with your younger brother,” stated Ying making him puzzled. ”As I said, we grew up together. I only met Darren when he was struggling mentally. By just that fact, I'm more inclined to help you than him.”

”But you still don't want to?” Zhou Jinhai knew how loyal Ying was. If she fixed her heart on someone, she'd stay devoted. No matter the nature of the relationship. Love, friendship, cordiality, or respect, she never shied away from paying her devotion where it was due.

”Actually, your younger brother has a girlfriend. And I have taken a liking to her.”

Zhou Jinhai almost choked on air as he hit her shoulder, ”Choose your words wisely. Or you'll bring trouble to yourself.”

”What are you thinking about?” Ying scowled at him. ”I mean to say that she has managed to invoke those elder sisterly feelings inside of me. I didn't even know I had those feelings within me. I just want to squish her, she is so adorable.”

”You're talking as if you're talking about a kid.”

”Well, you're not wrong,” began Ying suggestively. ”Her personality is a basically a mix between a needy 5-year-old child who can't control her emotions whenever she is around the person she loves, a teenage rebel who makes poor life decisions by trying to bring happiness in everyone's life and an 80-year-old woman who's tired and needs a nap all the bloody time.”

Zhou Jinhai laughed at her description as he said, ”No wonder, she managed to enthrall my younger brother.”