Chapter 26：Confused (1/2)

Song Sheng heard birds singing from outside the windows. The sun blinded his eyes as the curtains were left open. His head throbbed and pounded, but underneath him, he felt something soft.

He blinked in confusion, as Qian Meigui appeared in his vision. Her wavy hair curtained him; her lips swollen, bite marks faint on her neck.

Song Sheng stumbled out of her embrace, falling on the floor with a loud thud. Qian Meigui's eyes pried open, startled by the sound and some-what unfamiliar space. She looked over at the fallen Song Sheng, whose eyes were wide, wild and confused. He looked at her with disbelief, and she was not sure if he remembered what happened. Regardless, it was not a good sign.

Song Sheng sat on the floor with one arm rested over his knee, and his other hand pressed against his head. Qian Meigui bit her lip, embarrassed and ashamed. She left herself get swept away while he was drunk. Moreover, she was not entirely sure about her feelings until he kissed her.

It had been like this since they were younger. Qian Meigui always thought Song Sheng was handsome, but as a child, she did not dwell in thinking about him in other ways than of a brother. Still, she was not born into the family; the Song family adopted her. And she did not anticipate her feelings to progress as she got older.

Growing up was the worst; she was nearly invisible because she was not good at making friends. And those who tried to befriend her only wanted to know more about Song Sheng; they weren't interested in her.

Qian Meigui was not sure about what she felt toward Song Sheng, but it was simple, they could not act on it, even if they wanted to. Qian Meigui was Song Mei, Song Rui's daughter, on the family registry.

Song Sheng's face was terrible, and Qian Meigui's heart ached. She looked away from him.

”I'm sorry,” he said softly.

Qian Meigui turned to face him, ”No! Don't be—I mean, I participated too,” her voice began confident, growing softer with each word.

Song Sheng looked at her, his gaze deep but serious. ”I attacked you,” he said.

”No—” her voice broke.

Qian Meigui gritted her teeth, annoyed with his behaviour. ”Stop apologizing, ” she roared. Song Sheng's face shot up, looking directly at her.

”I don't want to hear any apologies,” she continued, ”because I too, wanted it.”

Song Sheng exhaled deeply. The cold floor bit through his pants. He looked at her again, nodding, accepting what she had said.

”All right,” he began, ”but we need to forget what happened.”

”What?” Qian Meigui questioned.

”We have to forget what happened last night,” he said.