The Brightest Star in the Night Sky || 时代少年团

🖤CHAPTER 21💛

"Holy crap, what the hell happened", exclaimed Jiaqi. All three of them were waving their hands trying to clear the smoke while coughing. Chengxin went to open the window.

"We were cooking but the fire got too big and we couldn't control it".

"Are you ok", Chengxin asked turning to Meiqi. Meiqi's expression showed it all that she was in great pain. She ran over to the sink to cool down her burn. "What happened to your hand?", Jiaqi concerningly asked.

"The flame got too big and burned her", Chengxin explained.

Jiaqi immediately ran over to see. He didn't know what had gotten into him and regretted it once he said it but he proceeded to yell at Chengxin. "Are you dumb. Why would you make Meiqi cook. You know she can't cook and she's already injured". Jiaqi was so angry that his whole face was turning red now.

"Do you think I wanted her to burn herself?", Chengxin exclaimed. "She said she wanted to learn how to cook. How would I know the fire was going to go out of control, it never happens when I cook".

"Well clearly YOU CLEARLY DON'T KNOW HOW TO COOK THEN". Jiaqi's anger got out of hand as he grabbed the collar of Chengxin's shirt.

"THE HELL'S WRONG WITH YOU", Chengxin screamed, shoving Jiaqi back.

Meiqi was extremely stressed and startled by the situation. "Guys stop, it wasn't Chengxin's fault. He didn't know the fire would get that big", she said, trying to calm Jiaqi down.

"He shouldn't have let you cook when you're already injured!!". Meiqi was now in between the two of them trying to stop the fight, pushing them apart. "Guys, please. I'm fine, it's just a little burn", she was on the verge of tears now.

Chengxin and Jiaqi finally let go of each other. Their anger was at a level that most people had never seen before. Meiqi stared at the two of them for a second with fear and sadness in her eyes before running off. Even though her ankle was still hurting she didn't want to be stuck in this situation.

After Meiqi left, Chengxin and Jiaqi stood in silence both fuming in anger. Without a word, Jiaqi went to his room to get his clothes and left. Chengxin was now sitting in the kitchen alone, distressed. He had felt guilty for hurting Meiqi more but was also angry at Jiaqi. Why'd he have to react like that, it wasn't like I wanted her to get hurt. Chengxin wanted to follow Meiqi out the door but decided to stay behind to calm down.

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Meiqi didn't know where to go but she just kept running. Tears started coming down her face, she didn't even know why. These past few weeks were the first time she had felt happy but now this happened and she felt like it was all her fault. She was grateful for both Chengxin and Jiaqi's care towards her but it seemed like it was getting a little out of hand.

As she kept running, she ended up back at TF Ent's building. She hesitated going in for a moment but since she knew Jiaqi wouldn't be there she went in. She wandered back to the usual floors that she practiced at and bumped into Yaxuan.

"Meiqi, why are you here. I thought you went home to rest?", he asked. The moment she lifted his head, he saw that her eyes were red and puffy. He concerningly, "What's wrong? Why are you crying? Are you hurt?".

"No, I'm fine. They're just ... uh allergies. Just allergies".

"I might be clueless sometimes but not that clueless. It's summer, all the allergies have passed by now", Yaxuan said jokingly. "What's wrong?", he asked again.