Apology

After her heart was recovered from the initial fright, it began to beat so loudly that Yu Chen was sure Si Xia could hear or feel it, or maybe both. She mentally cursed her heart and spoke out in a small voice, which seemed to be filled with all the love she had for him, "Xia?"

When she said this, Si Xia hugged her even tighter, so that her face was buried under his face and she could smell his odour. He said, his voice cracking, "I'm sorry. Chi Chi." Yu Chen could tell that there were a lot of emotions buried under this one sentence and he had been meaning to say it for a long time, but she could not understand what was he apologizing for, "He doesn't know about the betrayal in the previous life right?" she thought as she let him hug her. Yu Chen's hand went behind his back to stroke him gently, on which she could hear him tearing up. Yu Chen did not know how long they sat like this. When he had composed himself, he let Chen go. Chen looked into his eyes asked, her voice filled with worry, "What happened Xi Xi?" She did not realise that she had subconsciously said the nick-name.

Si Xia looked shocked, and then started to explain everything. He even added in the last line about how he was going to kill Mo Kio.

After hearing his side of the story, Yu Chen couldn't help but laugh. Seeing her laugh, Si Xia felt bad. Seeing the look on his face, Yu Chen stopped and explained everything to him. As she told him about Zuan's attempt and then her plan, Si Xia's eyes grew wider with each sentence.

"I never knew that she had such a side to her, or maybe I never did know her. But it's nice, at least she can take care of herself." Si Xia thought as Yu Chen finished her story. He said, "Oh shit, I need to apologise to Kio."

Yu Chen: "Don't worry, I will call to explain everything to him. Go home right now and rest. Come by my apartment tomorrow. I will text you the time."

Si Xia nodded and went to the door. At the door, he turned and said, "Chi Chi, thank you. For being there for me, for not pushing me away after what I did to you."

Yu Chen laughed, "That's all right. All you did was get into a fight with Kio. It's normal for him." Si Xia smiled and left, waving goodbye to her.

While walking home, Si Xia was sad. Not because he had gotten into a fight with Mo Kio, Kio would definitely forgive him after he explained everything. But Si Xia was sad that when she faced a problem, Yu Chen did not look for him but instead asked help from Mo Kio. Then Si Xia blamed himself, for not being there enough for her. He promised himself to always be there for her.

Mo Kio after the fight, first went back to his house. There, it was not something very new to see him back with cuts and bruises, so his father said, "Get them cleaned and make sure they don't get infected."