"He said you can stand up," she nudged out of worry that his knees might be hurting, he stood up then took his seat beside her.

Her mother stood up then picked up her purse while her father followed suit.

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"I didn't think the day I will see my daughter do such things will come and now our eyes have been dirtied, we will take our leave," she glanced at them both then exhaled strongly before leaving the apartment while her father followed behind her.

It seemed very obvious that her mother is the one in control now he understands why Jia Yu is the way she is.

They both heaved a sigh of relief.

"They just had to interrupt us at that moment," she remarked with her lips pouted, he didn't think that is all she cares about at that moment but he wasn't surprised, instead he is quite angry knowing that she doesn't care about the fact that she insisted on hiding their relationship from her parents for so long.

He suddenly felt a ticklish feeling at his sides so he looked down only to see her fingers moving up and lifting his shirt seductively, her raised his brows with a quizzical look.

"Why don't we continue from where we stopped...?" he held her finger when his shirt has already been lifted to his belly halfway.

"N.O W.A.Y,"

She scrunched her face then glanced down at his well polished abs, she lifted her other hand to touch it but he held it before she could feel his abs.

"Don't even think of it, this is your punishment for procrastinating this matter for so long until your parents caught us,"

"But..."

He stood up then walked towards the bedroom angrily with a deep frown on his face.

"Hey!" She yelled but he still didn't stop, she threw the throw-pillows to the ground in annoyance and folded her arms on her chest then turned on the television again.

....

Few days passed after Yu Yan's incident yet no one knows what happened to her since Han Chen did a good job at keeping it secret, he texted her parents and friends that she had to leave to the countryside for an urgent matter and she will soon be back.

He knows no one will think of coming to his mansion to look for her or for other reasons and as for Zhang Wei...

The darkness on him finally came out, he has always been full of smiles and few words so no one except Roy and Shi Fen knows how dangerous and evil he can be.

He made Roy use every means to find Zhang Wei without involving the police then as soon as he was found, he locked him in an underground storage room in a deserted area without any chance of ventilation and light blocked, to crown it all, he placed loudspeakers in the room and continually played different fast and slow paced classical musics, deriving him of sleep to the point of driving him to the edge of madness.

He has always obeyed the law when he himself can be the law but this time, knowing that his disgusting lips touched her body and his hands crept on her skin....the hickeys and bruises on her body...he just can't bring himself to trust the law with this.

She stayed in bed all this while except for when she needs to use the bathroom, even after she was healed.

The images of her weak self kept interfering with her attempt to recover mentally and every night she would have a nightmare Han Chen will always be there to put her to sleep then he will leave as soon as she falls asleep.

All this she knows but she still feels sad.

She was seated on the bed with her head leaning on the head board and AirPods plugged into her ear.

She was listening to slow musics but her mind is not on the music.

{Why hasn't he given me an answer yet, am I even supposed to be here? perhaps I am expecting too much}

She stopped thinking about that and tried to focus her mind on the music but once again she slipped off.

{Does he even want me here, he said he still feels the same way for me but why?....}

Even before the incident, she has been waiting for him to say something in frustration but now that he has seen her in such state, she has become more desperate.

He used to smile at her and bicker with her but now all she gets from him is his blank expression with only pity in his eyes.

She didn't realise just how much she liked his funny yet jerky behaviour towards her, how much she missed his playful presence and how dependent she was on it.

She cupped her face in her palm then stood up from the bed but her legs failed her, making her slip backwards, she was just about to hit her head on the edge of the bed when she felt a sturdy grip on her waist.

She remained still for a while before standing straight and moving away from him, he noticed how she seems to distance herself from him but he didn't want to point it out.

"Are you going somewhere?" he questioned but made sure his tone doesn't sound authoritative.

She tucked her hair behind her hair before looking at him to answer his question.

"I want to go out for a drink," she answered

"But I already told them you travelled, will you be fine with anyone seeing you especially does from work?" His worry was fully expressed in his voice.

"I am okay now so it is time I return to work so it doesn't matter if anyone see me, I can just say I returned today," she picked up her phone from the side of the bed then picked her shoulder bag.

"I will be leaving," she took a step towards the exit but he stood in her way.

"I know you don't feel comfortable but if you are really not okay then I can leave for you," in his eyes are mixed feelings that she can't describe but she could feel his worry and care for her.

She smiled faintly.

"Han Chen, I know you care about me but I am really okay," she widened her smile and walked past him, he stood still for a while then went after her just when she reached the stairs.

He held her wrist and spun her around, she looked down at his hand holding her wrist with a quizzical look on her face.

"Let's go together," he released her hand then walked in front of her as they descended the stairs.

Instead of a high-class bar befitting of his status, he drove to a small stall but parked the car far away at her request so they can walk down to the stall, he then ordered grilled meat and five bottles of beer.

The waiter placed the order in front of them then she bowed and took her to leave.

He opened the bottle then filled her glass before pushing it to her side, she smiled faintly then picked up the shot glass and chugged it down her throat in one shot.

He poured himself a glass but drank it rather slowly, he watched her pour herself another glass of beer then our it down her throat in one shot, he grilled the meat and placed them on her plate, leaving her to eat it herself.

He continued doing the grilling while she did the drinking, in no time, all five bottles of beer were gone when he only drank one.

"Please give us three more bottles," he ordered, he knows he really shouldn't be letting her drink so much but if her wish is to get drunk then he will help her fulfil her wish and get rid of any complication after it.

Just when she finished the other two bottles while he finished one, she opened her mouth wide with her eyes closed, he raised his brows wondering what she meant by that but she opened her eyes and scrunched her lips in the complaint.

"The meat!" she shouted attracting the attention of everyone in the stall, he bowed his head to apologise to them then he quickly fed her the meat she wants.

She chewed the meat heartily compared to how she chewed it when she will still sober then she gave him a hearty thumbs-up, she pushed her seat closer to the table then she placed her elbow on the table and supported her chin with her hand with her eyes drunkenly open.

"Why are so you so good at grilling? it must be one of the perks of being handsome," she remarked with a drunken wide grin, he scoffed at how fast she changes when she is drunk, a while ago she was distancing herself from him but now he is...so good at grilling because he is handsome.

He supported his chin with his palm and placed his elbow on the table just like her.

"Why? don't you like handsome guys who are good at grilling?"