540 Show Your Sincerity (1/2)

This was one of those moments where Ying's whole view about Han Bohai changed in a split second. She thought of him as a carefree, shameless, and a very lively person. But seeing the sadness in his eyes now, her heart was pricked once again. It was different than before. She could clearly tell that Han Bohai was no different than Darren, Dylan, or even Zhou Jinhai.

He was also someone who was deeply affected by Chen Xiu's death.

It's be wrong if Ying said that she didn't feel jealous. For the first time in her life, she wanted to learn about this girl who managed to capture the hearts of others in a way that they were still connected to her. Even after her death, she was not only remembered but she was also missed.

Her hand instinctively lifted to rub Han Bohai's head. It startled him as he lifted his eyes to look at her with strange emotions surging in his eyes. Touching a man's head was considered a very intimate action. So, it was really surprising for Han Bohai when she took the initiative to do it on her own. However, how could he help himself from leaning into her touch? He just couldn't resist it.

”You can't expect dead to come back to life,” she whispered softly as if coaxing him gently.

Han Bohai smiled slightly which seemed forced as he said, ”Then I really can't have faith in miracles.”

”Is it weird?”

”Huh?”

She suddenly pressed down his frown as she added, ”I don't like that frown on your face.”

This time Han Bohai's smile widened before he pulled her in his arm taking advantage of the moment when she was distracted. Placing his chin on her shoulder but didn't say anything.

Perhaps Ying was waiting to hear something, anything. But when he didn't she could only speak ip herself, ”You said you stayed with Chen Xiu for four years. Why? Just what kind of a relationship did you have with her?”

”Originally, I was supposed to be just a temporary assistant. But later on, I was so intrigued by her that I stayed with her as her assistant. But saying that we had a boss and employee relationship would be wrong.”

”Why?”

”Because she often chided me like a father. Then she'd be like a protective elder sister. Sometimes, she'd even act like a doting mother. And other times, she would be like partner-in-crime kind of a brother.” He chuckled at the memory and went on, ”In fact, the moments when she actually bossed me around were so rare that I can count it on only one hand.”

”It seems like a very special connection,” Ying couldn't hide her envious feelings.

”I lost my parents when I was 13, so when she acted like that she really became a very special existence to me.”

Ying squirmed her way out of his arms and stood up. As she paced around thoughtfully, his eyes didn't leave her movements even for a minute.

”If you stayed with her, then you definitely knew her mother? I mean her manager?”

Ying's eyes brightened as she abruptly asked, ”Do you know where I can find her?”

”No one has seen her since Sister Xiu's funeral. So, I don't know where you can find her.” Ying's eyes drooped. She thought she might get to her easily but from the looks of it, she needed to exert some more effort on this one. ”But why are you looking for her?”

Ying coughed awkwardly trying to bury her guilty conscious as she lied, ”Because I wish to see the woman who gave birth to such an amazing person like Chen Xiu.”