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Chapter 16 - After Betrayal

"Where are we going now?" Zhan Zheng Xi asked with a concerned face.

"My house. I need to teach you how to operate a gun, and it can take a while."

The brunet and the black haired boy kept walking side by side, without saying a single word. Soon enough, as Redhead's house wasn't that far from He Tian's, both guys entered the building, heading to the penthouse. They entered the apartment and sat down on the couch, sighing deeply.

"I'll go get the gun." He Tian said.

"I really need to use one? I know they are probably armed, but I'll be too uneasy holding one of those things."

When the black haired boy was about to retort, both boys heard the annoying sound of He Tian's doorbell. They looked to each other with a puzzled expression, since they weren't expecting any visit. The black haired guy walked to the little screen on the entrance hall wall, pressing a little button when he finally reached it. What he saw made him even more confused.

"For the love of God, He Tian. You HAVE to let me in!"

"Is it Xiao Hui's voice?" Zhan Zheng Xi asked, walking towards He Tian.

"What do you want?" The black haired asked, observing the big bags under the girl's eyes, and the desperate look on her face.

"I can't say those things practically in the middle of the sidewalk, please. It is about Mo Guan Shan and Jian Yi." He Tian didn't have time to think, as the brunet pressed the button to open the lobby door with all his might.

"He Tian's apartment is on the last floor." He said.

"What was that, Zhan Zheng Xi?"

"Xiao Hui never actually did anything against us. We should listen to her. You saw the way she looked, damn. It was almost like she'd seen a world war happening right in front of her eyes, He Tian. I've seen this look before. In Jian Yi's eyes."

He Tian didn't answer. He opened the door and went to the couch, sitting on it. After a couple of minutes the black haired girl stormed inside the apartment, almost tripping when she was taking her shoes off. She went to the other side of the coffee table, kneeling in front of the black haired and brunet boys, the last one that had sat beside He Tian instants before.

"I'm truly sorry." She said. The cracking of her voice gave away she was on the verge of tears. "I never knew it would end up like that. I didn't know what I was getting involved with."

"I don't understand." Zhan Zheng Xi mumbled, looking to He Tian. His face was the most frightening look he had seen since meeting the black haired.

"You." He hissed. "You helped him?"

"I..." She hesitated. "I didn't know who they were. What they were capable!" And the tears started flowing.

"They?"

"You guys don't know?"

"Know what? We know He Qiang fucking kidnapped Guan Shan and Jian Yi."

"He didn't do that alone." She took a deep breath, trying to calm her tears down. "He stepped in later, offering his help to She Li."

"I should have known that dick was involved with this shit." He Tian growled.

"Tell us everything, Xiao Hui. From the moment you started helping to the reason why you came here like this."

"I wanted Jian Yi out of my way. I liked you way too much to let that fucker have you all for himself. I was jea-. No, I was envious. I'd heard some rumors about what happened between She Li, his gang and Guan Shan. A lot of people commenting how Jian Yi had stepped into their conversation... And how it made She Li extremely interested on him."