PURPLE HYACINTH

HATE, LOVE AND A KISS

I didn't realise what I'm doing until my fist has already made impact to Wang Yibo's jaws and a bruise was forming. His face looked taken aback. I bet he didn't expect that.

But we'll I wasn't expecting it either. Not that I regret it though.

He touches his face where I hit him. "You can throw a really mean punch I see."

I roll my eyes. Well if you ask me, I've already done enough damage and something extra won't make any difference.

"Xiao Zhan! Xiao Zhan! You really are something aren't you?" His hand still caressing the part of his jaw I hit. And I could clearly see it healing slowly.

I knew I needed to apologise because if dad knows he's not gonna let me hear the end of it. But the situation I'm in right now, didn't let me even think anything more before a pair of lips attached themselves to mine.

I couldn't even think about anything because the lips were moving involving my pair of lips into a sort of dance. A shivering sensation started moving allover my body. I couldn't do anything because I was literally paralyzed by the feeling.

At some point I have stopped pushing away and started pulling him deeper into the kiss. Slowly but surely I was melting. I was losing sense of time and place and context. I was losing sense of self. I felt like we were becoming one. And I didn't want that? No I didn't want! I don't want that. But my body was resisting to do anything. As if this is where I belong.

When we parted I knew what my eyes looked. I knew what my face was like. I knew everything without seeing. I looked at him and saw a picture.

A red haired man with fire Red eyes. Looking at me like I hold the universe in my palms. The man had a smile on his face. A beautiful woman was reflected in his eyes. She was smiling too. And she had a mole under her lips.

Me?

That's Jiang Bingqing!

And the man standing in front of me was, HIM?

Suddenly I got out of whatever stupor I was in. I pushed Wang Yibo from my body. Automatically my left hand reached to my lips. It felt so familiar! I felt the love?

My face probably showed everything on it.

"I thought right. They locked your mate mark."

"Who are you? Why does your touch feel so,,,,," I couldn't finish what I was going to say. He pulled me into his embrace.

"Familiar?" He nods in the crook of my shoulder. "I found you. I finally found you."

I was shocked. His embrace restricted my movements. But I had to get out of it. I knew something was happening to me and I didn't like it.

"Mr. Wang Yibo. Let go of me please." And after he does I look at his face, especially his eyes. It was glassy, with forcefully held back tears. "I don't know what you're talking about and what you are implying. But I don't think today's meeting will turn out to anything. So I'll just leave."

"Qingqing!" He called after me. And for some reason I knew he was calling me. I knew that was his endearment for Bingqing. But I'm not Bingqing. Then why did I stop? "Qingqing! I want to take you somewhere. Will you please go with me?"

I turn around. I had to. "No. I'm not going anywhere with you. And I'm not Qingqing. I am Xiao Zhan. So please call me that." And then I leave.

In the car I was lost in thought the whole time. How I met him, how it all turned out and how Lucy's memory was somehow related to me. Luckily I wasn't driving the car. But I don't know why I felt so drawn to him. I could gues what it might have meant. About what he said. That he could sense that my mate mark was locked. I could guess who he was. Is this what bofu meant when he said if I knew? Then what is going to happen now?

I don't want to go back to the office but I have to. I have responsibilities. I can't be someone who turns away from their responsibility on the first sight of trouble. But I'm not one of them. I'll focus on work. But it's easier said than done.

In my workstation I was trying to work on the design I need to give to Wang Yibo to finalize but even the design reminds me of him and his kiss. I was a hell of a kiss I'd say. I mean I can't deny he's such a good kisser. But this isn't supposed to happen. We both have our own purposes don't we?

I was probably out for too long that a tap on my shoulder startled me. It was manager Zhao.

"Mr. Zhao."

"Young master. If you want you can go to the chairman and ask permission to leave. You don't look very good."

"No, it's okay." I mean what else do I say? That I got kissed by our business collaborator? And that I liked it? I mean no joke. I did like it.

I try and get myself busy in work again. When I was at it a phone call was what that stopped me from my stretch of work. It was Lucy.

"Xiao Zhan. You came meet me downstairs right now."

"Lucy. Why? I'm working."

"I don't know. You're coming or I'm making you. Choice is yours." She can be really stubborn at times I told you.

"Ok ok I'll be there."

When I reached downstairs at the office entrance, I saw Lucy standing there raging with fury. And when I went closer to her a heavy slap slammed on my left cheek.

"What?!!"

"Yeah! Because this is the last time I'll get to do this!" Then she kneels on the ground. Her face downwards. "Zhu ren. Dui bu qi. I couldn't wait longer. I couldn't be there to save you."

"Lucy?"

"I know what I did right now was wrong. But please forgive me. I'm still the girl who became your best friend this life. I couldn't bear with you knowing I was disrespecting my master but not telling me anything."

"Lucy!"

"I'm sorry. This won't happen again. And I want Zhu ren to know that I did not leave the forest meadow on my own accord."

"LUCY." I had to shout. Or else she wouldn't stop. I didn't want her to think of me as some overbearing master. She is still my best friend and she'll always be. "Stand up."

I know she took it as a command. But there's no way she'll listen if I don't say it like that. After standing up I try to find the enthusiastic carefree girl in her eyes, but only a sad guilty maid was there. I held her shoulder. Made her look at my eyes and encourage her.

"You're still the best friend you've become. And you will always be. Whatever happened before is in the past. Now we have to move on. I don't like to see you like this. Be who you are to me too. Okay?"

I pull her into an embrace. The feeling that was choking me into thinking things were going down south stopped even for a second. I had her and she had me. And that was the ultimate.

But little did I know this was going to throw huge waves at me. And from now on, the war has already started. The same war allover again.

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