The Hater and the Player

Chapter 9

| An embrace attached with misunderstanding |

It was another day for Feng Mian, yet this day marks her decision. It'll impact her life, whether she like it or not, and would probably make her whole life upside down.

But for now, she wants to be selfish.

All she's done in her life was to please her parents, to make them proud but alas, it was futile. Yet in this time, she wants to be selfish and chose herself first.

This time, there's no going back

I finished my routine before going to my job and drove to the school. It was normal, like the calm before the storm and I couldn't help but be a little bit- well not little, absentminded as I look at the sky.

"Ms. Feng, we're already finished"

I was shaken out of my stupor when one of my students called me. I can only smile stiffly at her and collect their works.

I didn't notice the gleaming eyes of Hao Shu Jian. Layered upon those meng filled sight of hers were schemes interwoven into an elaborate plan.

After school ended, I wanted to talk to Qi Peizhi, I'm still feeling a bit guilty since I feel like I just played him. Ah! Seriously! I don't really know what to do in this kind of situation!

I'm not a player or anything! I'm a hater of players not the other way around!

I was about to drive my car to the hospital where Peizhi works when a knock from the car's window stopped me. It turns out to be Ming Chen's sister, right, I never knew that he have a sister.

It's like I've never really know him in the past and now, our gaps are more likely to resemble Heaven and Earth.

Everytime I heard my colleagues discuss his scandals and see numerous love rumors from Weibo, I couldn't even get myself am account on it, afraid that I'll search him myself and be in pain afterwards.

Ai, I can only wallow in bitterness, after all this is what I decided years ago. I don't have any right to get angry at his frivolous attitude, I'm just someone from his past.

Yes, someone whose already in the past.

"Teacher Feng?"

"Sorry, yes?" I was out again, just thinking about him makes me this all dazed and dumbfounded.

"I just wanted to invite you on my birthday this weekend, I hope you can come" she said as she looks at me with those very familiar eyes.

Funnily enough, I couldn't even utter a sound of rejection and nod my head.

I don't think I'll ever reject Shu Jian if she continued to look at me with that limpid meng eyes. I really can't.

"Oh, I'll text you the address teacher Feng!" She waved at me as I nod at her before driving down the road.

...

It didn't take long for me to arrive to the hospital, it wasn't jam-packed with patients. I guess it's because it's Tuesday today.

I texted him, letting him know that I'm here in the hospital and waited for a couple of minutes before I see a man dashed to my side.

"Feng Mian, you're here. What's the matter?"

He looks much more refined, clear as Ice and clean as Jade. He's someone who borderline looks like a gentleman, he's too good for me, he truly is.

The time that I met him up to this day, he never failed to amaze me with his dedication and his love for his job. Besides that, he's also a man of few words and get easily shy, a trait I've never really seen on most men that I've encountered.

He's a breath of fresh air, someone whose like a refined jade.

"Let's talk in private" he didn't ask any question and followed me.

The two of us settled on a nearby convenience store and sat outside of the bench. My hands were wringing my handkerchief as I look up at him with earnest before saying.

"I'm sorry"

He was taken aback at first before he ask me what's wrong and why the apology.

"I'm...I'm still in love with someone and I...I really don't want to lead you on. I'm so sorry, I wasted your time and-"

"No, you didn't waste my time. You're someone that I really like talking to. You're really concerned with the person you're talking to, you never do things half heartedly and I really like you"

Goodness, if I wasn't clearly and irrevocably in love with Ming Chen, I would surely be in love with Peizhi.

"Thank you and I'm sorry for hurting you" I can't say anymore, I'll only hurt him if I didn't reject his confession today.

"Can we still be friends though? I really like talking to you and I...uh.. I really haven't got a female friend since um...I'm shy towards g-girls" he smiled at me with blushing cheeks and I almost cooed at his adorableness.

"Of course Peizhi, I would love to be your friend"

I smiled towards him and hug his tall stature. He leaned close to me and tell me how grateful he is since I accepted his friendship.

I didn't knew at that time, I would suffer the consequences of not telling how much I love that doofus and skirt chasing man named Ming Chen.

Add to the fact that Ming Chen just had to see this cut out scene and was presented with flowers and roses while two lovers are hugging each other because their so in love, argh!

Unbeknownst to me, his eyes can only see red after seeing a hug that is obviously done by friends but of course, he's a doofus, what do you expect.

Notes:

• Meng means cute.
• As different as Heaven and Earth means a tremendous qualitative difference between two things.
• Weibo refers to Chinese micro-blogs that are hybrids of both Twitter and Facebook.
• Clear as Ice and Clean as Jade means spotless; irreproachable; incorruptible.

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