Chapter 11 (1/2)

Chapter 11

As she slowly woke up, for a moment, Li Yongxuan had forgotten where she was.

It was quiet all around.

Every day was the exactly the same for her as she woke up alone - there was never any surprise.

All she had to worry about was a bunch of numbers and reports.

Well, that was ok, she was used to it by now, she knew how to take care of herself…

Wrong !

She suddenly jolted wide awake. That was long in the past. Now she had to worry about people and a lot of other things. How can she have the time to just lounge around in bed!

She got up from bed and looked around. Now she was even more confused, how did she end up in the big bed!

She remembered clearly that last night she had been waiting for him for a long time. Finally she found out that he had already gone off to sleep. After fighting with her conscience for sometime, she had secretly slipped in his room.

She just did not want to sleep alone anymore.

Once upon a time, as long as she was under the same roof, she just wanted to sleep in his warm embrace. But what she didn't know is that Mai Wei Zhe had carried her back to her bed in his arms just this morning. After placing her on the bed, he had sat on the bed for a moment, watching her sleep . He stroked her hair very gently so as not to wake her up.

As she quickly got ready, she realised she could not hear the sound of the treadmill - no wonder she felt it was so quiet.

Mai Wei Zhe had gone out. She felt a pang of discomfort in her heart.

Because of his strange mood, the two people had not met for several days, they hadn't even spoken to each other.

Was he avoiding her? But things would always resolve finally..

When she was halfway through her breakfast, Grandpa came in.

” Grandpa, Mai Wei Zhe?” she recalled that he wasn't supposed to be out this morning.

” I just dropped him at the training centre, he said he had to attend a meeting”, Grandpa said. Looking at her puzzled expression, he added, ”The meeting in the afternoon got moved up to this morning because of an emergency.”

Although his tone was neutral, Li Yongxuan detected a hint of anxiety in his voice. ” Is the meeting supposed to decide the training requirements for the next race?” Mai Wei Zhe did not talk to her about these, as if he was afraid she would become too involved.

” Why didn't you tell me ? I can also update them about the plans I made..”

Grandpa did not speak and listened to her silently.

”Grandpa, I think…” she took a deep breath and decided to say the words that were in her heart.

”I want to discuss with you. In the future, if you allow, I want to be a sports agent..”

Grandpa suddenly raised his hand and interrupted her.

Li Yongxuan felt a pang of disappointment in her heart. Even Grandpa was not willing to listen to her plans?

” This kind of thing, you don't need to discuss with me”, Grandpa looked directly at Li Yongxuan, then categorically stated,” If you want to do it, do it. Dont be afraid. If there is trouble at home, Grandpa will handle it.”

His comment brought tears to her eyes.

Every time this sombre and reticent Grandpa managed to surprise her..

”Uh..dont be like this”. Seeing her cry, Grandpa's usual calm demeanour cracked. A bit panicked, he did not know what to do to console her.

”I did not, okay, okay…just…”