Can We Start Again?

She was a tough one. But he had to toughen up and start listening to his consciousness, as the guilt didn't do well to anyone.

He reached for her hair and gently stroked them not disturbing her. How could he explain to his mother the deep love he had for her? Why wouldn't she understand? But he knew at the back of his mind that she was an adamant woman, very vane and fixed in her thinking. She rarely understood his feelings…

His mind went to the party and he wondered whom was Wu Lina waving at. Who was Lai Mingxing? He gripped her hand softly as a pang of jealousy hit him again.

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His mind went back to the time when he saw Wu Lina at Ying Yue's party. This was during the third month of her employment at the Yang Corporation.

Ying Yue had called him for a party at her place and he didn't want to go. She had invited him via email, which he had declined. The email was:

'Dear Yang Xinyu,