627 To Replace Feelings (1/2)
*Flashback Continued*
Han Bohai's eyes shifted to the way her hand was raised to rub her chest as if she felt uncomfortable. Or maybe, she was hurt? As a very familiar face flashed past his eyes, his eyes widened up. Now, Ying's expressions made a lot more sense to him. Not only that, he could even understand what she was feeling and it made him feel bitter.
Taking a deep breath, he also sat down beside her. ”In other words, you're just looking for a way to escape your heartbreak.”
Ying's shoulders slumped down as she closed her eyes briefly, ”Does it matter? It's not like there is anyone who can escape from a heartbreak.” She heaved a long and tired sigh, ”In fact, I've seen it coming from the day I recognized my feelings that I'd end up with this pain. But I kept running from it, even when it caught up to me I still refused to budge. Now, I'm at the point where I can't seem to shake it off any longer.”
Han Bohai was so immersed in her words that he felt like his head was about to burst. Every word of hers resembled someone he used to know. And the more familiarity grew in her words, the more he felt like he wanted to get close to her, emotionally. As her support! As someone, she could lean on and doesn't choose the same path as someone else did.
”Actually, I just want to remove some feelings from within me,” she spoke again in a lazy voice. Han Bohai lifted his hand to touch her forehead and she flinched back, ”Sss...” Banging her forehead against the wall definitely injured her forehead. It wasn't that bad but his cold fingers stung for some reason.
”Feelings have nothing to do with your brain. Why did you hurt it?” he shook his head at her. ”Feelings come from the heart. And there is no concept of removing feelings.”
Ying held her head in her hands as she grumbled, ”So, I have no escape route? I've always left an escape route for myself in life. How come I forgot this time?”
”Love doesn't have an escape route...” he stated with a nostalgic tone. ”You can't remove feelings but you can replace them. If only you really have the will to do so.”
She pulled her head up and looked straight into his eyes. She pointed her index finger at his nose as she started, ”You...” Soon, that index finger ended up touching the tip of his nose as she giggled, ”You're pretty cute.” Han Bohai was left bewildered as her naughty hand went to feel him up. Yes! She felt him up as in, her hand moved from his face to his shoulders and then to his abdominal muscles as her eyes brightened up, ”You're ripped. I couldn't tell at all!”
”What are you trying to do?” he choked out with difficulty.
She slowly stood up and pouted, ”I know my flirting skills are rusty but you can't run away like this.”
”Rusty? I think your flirting skills are non-existent!” He said while trying to get his hand out of her grip but he seemed to have stepped on her tail as she refused to loosen her grip and smirked at him.
”You must have some guts to tell me... Yan Ying that I'm bad at something!” She showed him a fist adding, ”Want to die?!”
There was no doubt that she looked scary with that look but he wasn't startled. Instead, he found it really interesting.