Love Me If You Dare

Chapter 49

When you love a person, you want to share your deepest secrets with him.

On a peaceful night. Even the stars are ready for bed, shimmering in the horizon. Jian Yao curls up like a cat on the sofa. She is resting her head on Bo Jinyan 's chest. She says: "Actually, I can't remember much about what happened to dad, or even what he looks like."

Bo Jinyan nods: "That's the usual memory capacity for a normal person."

Jian Yao laughs. She beats his chest lightly. Even as a listener, he is serious and 'technical'.

"I was seven then." she said. Her eyes are looking into a blank space. "Dad was involved in a murder case with a gang leader. The man had many followers."

"Ah.." Bo Jinyan 's hand plays with the hair behind her ears: "Continue."

"That day, dad brought me and Xiao Xuan to my grandfather's house. It's grandpa's birthday. Mom had to work late in the factory." Her voice is turning coarse. "We were having so much fun. I remembered grandma and grandpa were cooking dinner. Jian Xuan was very young then. She was sleeping in the room. Dad was playing with me. Then, those men came."

Jian Yao's tightens her grip on Bo Jinyan 's hand. Bo Jinyan looks at her with his deep black eyes.

"They call themselves the 'axe gang', because their choice of weapon is axes." Jian Yao lets out a breath, "Actually, they are all boys between twelve to twenty years old. They ran away quickly after the incident. All of them were caught and served time in prison after that."

After she finishes, she keeps quiet and leans more into his arms.

And Bo Jinyan ....

He sees her head digging into his chest. His heart has a burst of warmth and pity for her: Oh... she confides and trusts in him. Her man.

Listening and sharing are important aspects of any relationship, just like physical closeness.

After drafting a response in his mind, he says to Jian Yao: 'I am glad you share your past with me. Actually, I already know about this a long time ago. But it has a different significance to hear it from you. This means that the love and trust you have for me has reached a deeper level. Of course, I am the same."

Jian Yao smiles in his arms.

He continues: "You have handled the tragic incident very well. I am very proud of you."

Tears form in the corners of her eyes. She knows his response will be different from the usual "don't be sad." Type's statements. But he is proud of her?

A simple statement, like the most beautiful music notes, has made an impact in her heart.

She pauses for a while, then she says: "There's more."

Bo Jinyan raises his brows. He looks at her.

"I was not in the room. I was in the lounge." She says slowly. "I was playing hide and seek with dad. He... locked me in the cupboard, and pushed a sofa over to cover it. I could see what's going on. They had the music up. No one heard my screaming and yelling. When I was rescued, dad was still alive. I held on to him, until he breathed his last breath."

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Why did she decide to tell Bo Jinyan about it tonight?

Perhaps after saying goodbye to Li Xunran reminded her of her past.

Perhaps she has finally found a person whom she can share, without reservations, her deepest and most painful memories.

Because he understands. He understands how she would have felt, more than anyone else.