42_Biggest Obstacle

While Mu Lihai and Li Yao were enjoying the company of each other, a certain someone was unhappy.

It had been a long time since she last saw Mu Lihai. And she just found out that Mu Lihai was back in the country after six years of studying abroad.

What made her mad was the fact that she wasn't invited to his inauguration caremony around one month ago! Was she really that irrelevant in his life? How could he cast away their mutual affection that lasted so long even after the break-up?

Or she might just be delusional..

Because for Mu Lihai, there was no affection for her after they broke up. Since she was in the wrong. She broke Mu Lihai's trust first before he decided to end things between them.

And now she wanted to go back to those good old days? Ridiculous.

In her mind, she had thought of a plan to win his heart back. She wanted to apologize for everything if that would bring him back to her.

"Zheng Ling Ling." a masculine man's voice was heard from behind. The woman tilted her head slightly from the calling.

"What?" she looked at the man who just appeared from the bathroom. Her eyes shown disgust.

"What are you thinking about? You look troubled." the man's name was Su Min Feng. The third son of Su family which was also a rival company of Mu Enterprise.

Su Min Feng was an infamous playboy. Born as the third son, he didn't have any worries as his two brothers above him did all the work related to the company. And he just didn't give a damn about his family business. His parents spoiled him rotten to the point that he was given everything he wanted but no one could complain.

That was why his brothers detested him. Their relationship wasn't the best. They had to work hard to get to where they were but Su Min Feng could easily get everything with just a flick of his finger. To make things worse, he didn't work for it. He lived a wasted life of a wealthy guy without sparing any effort unlike his charismatic brothers.

"Nothing. I'm bored." the woman called Zheng Ling Ling said, uninterested to say much.

"Is that so..? How about we do something that won't make you bored?" the man's said as a playful smirk laced his face.

He was a renowned playboy in the upper society. He played with countless women everywhere. But if someone could state his weakness- then it would be Zheng Ling Ling.

He was infatuated with the woman. While he could get tired with every women he slept with, he could never get tired of Zheng Ling Ling. She was just too mesmerizing. Too beautiful like a forbidden red rose full of thorns and it made him excited to pluck all the thorns away to make her bare.

He called it love. But it was nothing more than obsession.

"Go f*ck yourself, Su Min Feng. I'm not in the mood." Zheng Ling Ling said, her tone was somewhat mocking.

He didn't like her talking to him like that and his face darkened instantly.

"Ah.. looks like I didn't teach you enough about the pleasure." he said, referring to their deed earlier on the bed before he went to the bathroom for a quick shower.

"Don't start. I'm tired of you." she told him without a hint of enthusiasm.

Zheng Ling Ling didn't like Su Min Feng. Not even a little. For her, he was just a tool. A tool to help her with her darkest desire that craved for Mu Lihai. Even after he went abroad, she couldn't forget him. It was another case of unhealthy infatuation.

She remembered their old times when they were dating. Mu Lihai was a freshman in highschool and she was a sophomore. Their relationship lasted for 2 years.

And Su Min Feng had appeared even in that time. He was on the same grade with Mu Lihai. The first time he laid his eyes on Zheng Ling Ling, he decided to keep her with him forever. He liked her daring attitude and her wild persona.

But his hope was crushed when he heard that she was dating a guy the same age as him. That guy was Mu Lihai.

During highschool, Mu Lihai and his group of friends were quite popular. They had the vibe of bad boys. But their vibe was refine because they were rich bad boys. Nothing like a street thug.

Since that time, Su Min Feng had harbored hatred towards Mu Lihai. He hated the guy to the core of his being. Because for him, Mu Lihai snatched his precious thing- Zheng Ling Ling, his object of obsession.

*

In Li Yao's apartment.

"You didn't go to work today." Mu Lihai stated. He saw Li Yao walking out from her shower neatly dressed in a simple loose top and comfy pants.

It was now ten in the evening. They went to sleep around late afternoon and they didn't eat their dinner yet. And they couldn't possibly sleep again tonight because they slept a lot during the day.

The mental and emotional talk during the day must exhausted them to the brink of sleep.

"I asked for a leave. I wanted to take care of you.." her small voice akin to a whisper. The flush on her face was due to the shower but he could see that it wasn't the case.

She might be shy right now.

"Why are you embarrassed?" he teased, walking closer to his lover. She fidgeted in her place.

"Well.. because yesterday you were unwell. You were tired.. I didn't have the heart to leave you alone here.." Li Yao faced the floor. She felt that she had become unconditionally honest around Mu Lihai. She didn't know whether it was good or bad.

"You're so kind to me. Thank you." Mu Lihai wrapped his arms around Li Yao's petit waist. He liked it when she was in his arms.

The smell of her body shower wafted through his nose and he loved it. It had the scent of aloe vera. He dipped his face near her shoulder to smell more.

"Mnnn.." Li Yao chuckled when she heard him. He sounded satisfied with her scent.

"Now that we're awake and can't sleep, let's do something fun!" Li Yao exclaimed like a child. She wanted to forget their earlier conversation during the day. Now was the time for them to carry on with life, not getting hung up over it.

"Something fun?" Mu Lihai faced Li Yao. His puzzled expression was cute.

"Let's go get dinner first." she said with a smile.

Li Yao called for delivery service and ordered some greasy stuff for dinner. But she made sure to balance their diet with her own made salad that she kept in the fridge.

After setting the food on the coffee table in the living room, she called for Mu Lihai to sit beside her on the couch. He followed her and saw that the television was opened and the movie was starting.

"We're watching a movie?" he looked at her.

"Yes, let's do an all-nighter." Li Yao giggled like a sweet child. She looked so fresh and was no longer restrained with her 'serious etiquette' or 'rational woman' vibe. It seemed like she was just reborn anew.

For a second there, Mu Lihai was enchanted. He felt like he was in a fantasy. He really loved seeing her like this.

Li Yao acted like how she was in highschool. Little did Mu Lihai know- this was her real self before her mother died six years ago. She was always a likeable and bright girl before. She got many friends and was quite famous too as one of the top students who also got a pretty look. Of course, Li Yao wasn't aware of this except for her friends.

"Okay. Now let's eat before the food get cold." Mu Lihai smiled towards Li Yao. His smile was gentle and sweet. She was quite surprised to see him smile. But it wasn't strange.

She knew he was always smiling whenever they were together. So this was normal. Their normal everyday life was just getting started.

It looked like the biggest obstacle between them was cleared. They had no secrets and lies anymore. But they didn't know what was going to come their way soon.