Destined To Love You

10

Chapter 10-Pretty

“Eat this, you’ll feel better.” she said softly, “I’m heading home.”

Jiang Ren held onto the piece of candy, and grabbed her with his other hand: “What happened to your eyes?”

Meng Ting slightly flustered, terrified that he’ll touch her glasses.

She hurriedly said: “Got into an accident, damaged my cornea, lost my sight for a while. Jiang Ren, let go of me.”

He furrowed his eyebrow: “You can see now?”

Meng Ting nodded: “Not strong lights.”

“Let me take a look, close your eyes first.”

Meng Ting was shocked, the things that would happen if he looked at her. The swelling in her eyes had gone down, they weren’t any different from normal people, it’s just that if they are exposed in the air for too long, it’ll be slightly painful.

She almost hit him as she panicked: “No way, my eyes look weird.”

He saw her face turn red, couldn’t help but smile: “How weird?”

Meng Ting wasn’t good at lying, she softly said: “The same as the one on my student card.” She carefully added, “Very ugly.” So don’t look.

Jiang Ren laughed uncontrollably, he was convinced.

With the soft candy in his hand, he let go of her: “Head on home then.”

She was as flustered as a trapped bunny that was released, she didn’t take her time to slowly walk home. Stumbling forward she ran.

He plopped the candy in his mouth,

A splash of sourness and sweetness enveloped his taste buds, Jiang Ren leaned against the bus stop. H City’s sky was bright, this city has always been a poor isolated city in his eyes, for a slight moment, something felt different.

The wrapping of the candy was kept in his pocket.

Forget about it, no point in looking anyways, there’s no way that she’ll be a whole beauty.

    ~

Meng Ting reached home and passed the card to Shu Zhi Tong.

Shu Zhi Tong looked at her surprisingly, she explained: “The prize from the Mathematical Olympiad, Father Shu, you keep it.”

Shu Zhi Tong listened to her explanation and broke into a big smile: “Ting Ting, you’re so amazing, you keep the money, go get yourself some pretty clothes and good food. Don’t worry about the family, Father Shu will not let you suffer.”

Meng Ting’s eyes felt sour, she said with a faint nasal voice: “I have my allowance, Father Shu, just take it.”

She left the card on the table and was planning to head back to her room, Father Shu happily said: “I’ll keep it in Ting Ting’s savings account, they provide substantial interest. If Ting Ting needs it then just withdraw it.”

Shu Lan walked out from her room, she slept till noon, still wearing her pyjamas.

“Dad, where did the card come from?”

Seeing as she reached to take it, Shu Zhi Tong took the card before she could: “Lan, get dressed and come eat, this is your sister’s stuff, don’t touch.”

Shu Lan seeing as she was told off, started to feel dissatisfied: “I just want to take a look, dad, why are you so biased, I haven’t got new clothes in a very long time.”