Against Fate (Eternal Love of Dream/Pillow Book FanFic)

23. Movie Night

The kiss came out of nowhere, and Feng Jiu was entirely unprepared for it. One minute Dong Hua was over the other side of the sofa, and the next minute, he was kissing Feng Jiu.

Unable to resist any longer, Dong Hua pinned her onto the sofa and clasped her hands above her head, kissing her even more passionately. Feng Jiu ran her fingers down his spine and pulled him closer.

At this moment, negative thoughts shot through her mind.

"What exactly am I doing now...?! Wake up, Feng Jiu. Dong Hua only likes me now because he forgot about Ji Heng, and she is the one that he likes. Once he remembers everything, all these will be gone."

With these thoughts bothering her, Feng Jiu immediately pushed Dong Hua away and ran towards her room. She locked her door and fell straight onto her bed, crying breathlessly.

Feng Jiu then covered her mouth with both of her hands, as she was afraid that Dong Hua would hear her cry.

It was agony for Feng Jiu, knowing that this could be the first, last, and only time that she could kiss Dong Hua.

Dong Hua was worried about Feng Jiu, so he stood outside her door. Then he heard her faint cries.

He walked back to the sofa and slowly sat down while thinking to himself, "Why is she crying? Did she regret the kiss with me? Was it because I'm not the one that she truly likes?"

Initially, he thought she was just shy, but he came to realize that Feng Jiu was just avoiding him all along. His emotions were all over the place. His heart was in pain, and he couldn't help but shed some tears.

Dong Hua then wiped his tears away and left the house.

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Upon hearing the main door closing, Feng Jiu wiped away all her tears and quickly ran out of her room to check on Dong Hua.

She was worried about Dong Hua because she was afraid that he would be in danger if he were outside alone. Dong Hua wasn't familiar with the neighborhood too.

She immediately grabbed her belongings and ran after Dong Hua. But it was too late; he had already left the building.

Feng Jiu panicked and ran around the nearby places, frantically looking for Dong Hua.

After searching for more than 30 minutes, Dong Hua was still nowhere to be found. She broke down in desperation and squatted down towards the floor. She had her head bowed, and she started sobbing uncontrollably.

Out of nowhere, someone patted Feng Jiu on her head and said, "What are you doing here?"

She looked up immediately as she recognized that voice; it was Dong Hua's voice. She stood up instantly and hugged Dong Hua tightly while yelling, "Where did you go?! I was so worried about you. I tried to find you, but I couldn't. I thought I lost you for real."

Dong Hua was shocked to see Feng Jiu crying so hard, he immediately hugged her back tightly and patted her back gently while trying to console her.

"I'm so sorry, Jiu-er. I didn't mean to worry you. I just went out to get you some ice cream, and I lost my way back because I wasn't familiar with the place. I'm okay now, so please don't cry. It hurts me to see you cry like this. I'm sorry, it's my fault."

Dong Hua wanted to cheer Feng Jiu up after hearing her cry. Despite him feeling upset about it, he wanted to make sure that she was feeling better. He told himself that he didn't care if Feng Jiu didn't like him now because he was determined to make her fall for him slowly.