CH 10

“What?”

This sudden turn in conversation made Huo Ming Chen question himself, thinking he had imagined it. But Lu Qi did not repeat himself, and he knew Huo Ming Chen had heard him, so he could only pretend that nothing happened and looked out the window at the passing cars.

The silence in the car became deafening.

Huo Ming Chen did not know how to answer the question, or it should be said that he had never thought about it. He patted his pockets to grab the pack of cigarettes that he had not touched in a long time. A ‘clink’ sounded clearly in the car as he opened the lighter, the blue flames reflecting in his eyes.

Huo Ming Chen had always disliked explaining things, and never wanted to take the time to do so. After his cigarette had burned down to half a stick, he had the unusual patience to explain,

“I don’t like women, and I won’t be getting married.”

Lu Qi, out of a rare interest that emerged from this answer,

“What if they force you to get married? You won’t be able to fight it.”

“It’s different for different people. Just because Zhao Shi Han couldn’t fight against it, doesn’t mean that I can’t either. If I wanted to, my parents can’t do anything to me.”

But of course, this was dependent on whether he wanted to fight for it or not.

There were too many walls between the both of them. Family status and background, power, authority, money. Take your pick. Each one is a huge hurdle to go through, and Huo Ming Chen’s status does not allow him to fool around. 

He asked Lu Qi in return,

“And you? Are you going to get married?”

“Me?”

Lu Qi raised his eyebrows, pondering for a bit,

“Who knows what will happen in the future? The answer I can give you now doesn’t mean it can’t be changed. Maybe I will, maybe I won’t.”

Although, in his past life, at the time of their deaths the two of them were still unmarried. That much was true.

Huo Ming Chen did not seem to like that answer. His right hand loosely made a fist, and he kept hitting on the window with disinterest. The outside scenery flashed by, and some kind of regret was reflected in his eyes.

Huo Ming Chen had his family dinner over the weekend, so he would not be coming home. Lu Qi was just heading back from his part time tutoring job, when he unexpectedly met a familiar person on the road.

“Ah-Qi!”1

An attractive and elegant lady was waving to him from across the street. When Lu Qi saw her running over to him, his eyes twitched. He was so surprised that he stopped walking.

“I heard that you got into the capital university. I originally thought that I would give you a call, but this is perfect.”

This person in front of him was Lu Qi’s twin sister, Lu Yuan. Both of them came out of the same womb with the same set of parents, but their personalities were completely different. Lu Yuan was like their mother, strong and confident, and full of extravagance. When she was small, she was a genius who skipped grades, but after she graduated from high school, she didn’t continue on with her education. She entered the job force about two years earlier than Lu Qi.

The two looked at each other, and Lu Qi’s eyes softened for a moment,

“Why are you here in the capital? Weren’t you in Shenzhen?”

“Like I would have a fixed spot to be at. I’m following my boss who’s running around everywhere.”

Lu Yuan was wearing a pair of high heels so high only very confident women would wear, with a tight fitting white dress that ended above her knees and a blue jean jacket on top. Her beautiful curls made her look even more seductive. She took off her sunglasses, and with a face more beautiful than that of the stars from Hollywood, she scanned Lu Qi from head to toe.

“You’ve grown…… My plane’s at 7pm, there’s a coffee shop nearby. Sit with me for a while.”

Lu Qi naturally consented, and the both of them went to the coffee shop to sit down. They were seated by the window, where their exceptional looks attracted quite a few gazes. 

Of course they were also Huo Ming Chen’s. Lu Qi brought his shoes up to let Lu Yuan see them clearly.

Notes:

*1 “Ah-Qi!” is an very common informal greeting (usually from family)/a way to call someone; put the sound “ah” and then the last word of the name (for example if it was for Huo Ming Chen, it’d be “Ah-Chen”)

*2 Putian is a city known for its counterfeit operations of designer items

I’ve been busy this week, and unfortunately I messed up the schedule time and posted this too early haha … >.<” I’ve updated all the links now! The note jumps should also be taking you back the place you were reading from now instead of making you log in. Sorry about that!

>>>> Somehow chp 10 had a bit in the opening from the ending of Chp 9 and missing the ending bit. ( ゚д゚)?? This should be fixed now!