Hurt by your judgements

Mi Chan stepped inside her room and locked the door. She put the shopping bags away on the table and walked to her laptop, which was placed on the study table. She lifted the screen up and it lit up. Soon it revealed an email she had received.

Her eyes scanned the mail. She sighed and dialled a number. Her heart was beating fast. The other line answered the phone," What is it?" She gulped lightly," Um, I was thinking of something. I wanted to know who was.." she was cut off with a sharp comment," I told you to discuss this stuff later. I am busy. Bye."

She felt disheartened. The call was ended. She blinked and searched through her bag and found a small container. She opened it and pulled out a pill swallowing it. A sigh left her lips and she looked at herself in the mirror and just then did she notice," how unhappy I have become? I escaped everything because I wanted to be happy? This is not me anymore."

She was frustrated. Her mind was full of questions about her own self. She tied her hair in a bun and removed her makeup. After taking a bath and changing into a fresh set of clothes she decided to do some work. Just as she was going through her files she found a strange picture in the documents.

It was her and Sang Qian. They were smiling as they held ice-cream cones in their hands. That was the time she was genuinely happy. She gulped when she thought about the older times. She almost crushed over Sang Qian. She was perfect but then... she was spying over her and she liked Wang Zhao. Her eyes turned cold.

She decided to take a break from her thoughts and continued her work and put the picture on the table aside.

***

Li Zinhuo was sitting with Wang Zhao in a bar. The golden light reflected over them. The crowd busy in drinking and vibing. Wang Zhao had a stoic expression whereas Wang Zhao held a confused look on his face as he watched the camera footage. He saw Mi Chan walking out of the hotel and getting into her car. He sighed sliding his phone aside," It's okay. She might be having some work."

Li Zinhuo smirked," how long will you fool yourself? I am warning, you guys aren't engaged. You should rather stop it. I never trusted her since the start." Wang Zhao smiled," how are you so sure about her? Do you know her personally? Even more personally than I do?" Li Zinhuo didn't reply and passes him a look.

Wang Zhao nodded," so you do. I mean, she is always uncomfortable around you. Either you both have a history, or you know something about her that she didn't tell me. AND, I am not talking about the cheating and stuff."

Li Zinhuo sighed," I do know her family. That's why she is afraid and scared to interact much with me. But since she has my words, I won't ever spill the tea unless she asks me to."

Wang Zhao sighed," so her family does exist. I gave her a word that I won't ever ask her about it so it doesn't bother me actually."

Li Zinhuo nodded," Yes, we both need to respect her. She is my sister-in-law anyways." Wang Zhao smiled lightly," Yes indeed."

Li Zinhuo paused and asked after a few seconds," what about Sang Qian, did you meet her? She has grown into a beautiful young woman, hasn't she?" Wang Zhao froze and their last convo and the scene at the dinner flashed before his eyes but he composed himself," um Yeah. I met her at the family dinner. She looked matured now."

Li Zinhuo sighed," yea, she really is a woman now. There are rumours about her sleeping with various men. Never once did she bother. She is rather single from a long time." Wang Zhao nodded," oh."

Li Zinhuo continued," well, She has changed over years a lot. Specially after you moved to the states. She was almost a cold statue and almost lost herself but then, she was supported by your mother, Qin Si, Yuhan, me. Her family didn't support her. Her mother isn't even aware and her father thinks its her fault."

Wang Zhao's grip on the glass tightened. An uneasy feeling crept in him when he heard about her. He simply didn't want to comment but couldn't help but ask," what exactly changed her, you imply? Losing me?" Li Zinhuo passed him a smirk.

"Not exactly, but yes it was maybe one of the reasons. You did hurt her mentally a lot, if not physically. She was hurt by your judgements. How you misunderstood her."

Wang Zhao scoffed coldly," misunderstandings, you say?"

"Yes exactly, Misunderstandings. They are the cause of conflict in almost any relationship. Don't ask me how I know, but I do. Its so obvious you yourself know that you made a mistake back then. I seriously would say it's never too late bud." Li Zinhuo muttered.

Wang Zhao looked at him and blinked," It is too late, I am getting engaged next week." He was cut off," You are not yet engaged. Moreover, didn't you just complain a few minutes back that Mi Chan is behaving oddly? She seems different, lost?"

Wang Zhao shook his head," I love her Li Zinhuo. I can't... even think of making a change. I just cannot." Li Zinhuo nodded," I will be back, I gotta pee." Wang Zhao scoffed," nasty!" Just as Li Zinhuo walked away. A Man walked to Wang Zhao," sometimes we just force ourselves to think its love. We never have second thoughts in love."

Wang Zhao was surprised, both by his words and the confidence to walk over to him. The man smirked," Should I give you an advice young man?" Wang Zhao returned the smirk," You have already started sir."

The man swirled the drink in his glass," well, maybe if everyone insists. You should start seeing things differently. I ended up with my wife, whom I once called a villainess. She was rather an innocent girl who was just misunderstood. Its never too late. Otherwise its all your own choice."

Then a woman walked to the Man's side and wrapped an arm around him. She looked like a Villainess with that cold yet naughty look in her eyes. She eyed Wang Zhao," don't listen to his advice. He would have said he regretted marrying me. He usually says that when he is drunk, but you should always marry a baddie than a sweetie. Let's go honey. I am tired."

Wang Zhao smiled at the man who raised an eyebrow as if saying," see. This is it." He felt rather refreshing after seeing the couple. He smiled at the woman," I prefer the sweet type." The woman rolled her eyes," you ain't got that heat in you..." she was kissed mid way and the man smiled at Wang Zhao," See you some other day."

He sighed after the couple left," a wild couple indeed." He mumbled. Li Zinhuo hit his arm," You and Sang Qian will make one." Wang Zhao shook his head," stop it already. I don't want to think about her."

***

Sang Qian smiled at herself as she closed the book and placed it on her nightstand. She then tried standing up and walked to the window standing by its side. She looked outside. The site was very normal that she had been seeing from past few years. Rising and falling of the buildings with almost blinding lights.

She smiled as she opened the window. The sudden rush of wind made her giggle. She looked down and saw a car parked by one side of a park. A man leaned on the car and smoked. she frowned, she couldn't see clear enough without her lenses. She hissed and wondered who was the man. He looked up all of a sudden.

Sang Qian's heart skipped a beat and she looked away. She looked back down and he was still looking at her. She frowned, Wang Zhao? No wonder the man seemed familiar. Why was he looking at her and what was he doing here anyways? She walked back to her bed and picked up her phone. She searched for his number, which she did save that day he called her accidentally.

She texted,' what are you doing here?'

and after a few seconds, she got a reply

' None of your business.'

She scoffed a keyboard war?! Ok then.

'Well the way you looked at me, seemed as if your here intentionally. I almost mistook you for a stalker.'

'Even if I am, I am not here for you. I just thought a ghost was there on the window so I looked up and saw a bitch! Oops witch l mean.'

Reading his reply Sang Qian scoffed," this bastard.." she walked slowly to the window. He looked up and she waved first before she made a 'middle finger' gesture with her hand and smiled cheekily. He looked back down and she also turned around closing the window and pulled curtains.

She got a text,' I am seriously disgusted. You are really annoying as you always were.'

She scoffed, like she cared? No she didn't. She slumped herself on the bed and a sigh escaped her lips," bastard!"

***

Wang Zhao pulled his hair back and had an annoyed expression. He heard a voice from behind," Here, Mr.Wang Zhao here is the file you asked for." He smiled at the manager," Thankyou Mrs Wu." The lady smiled and nodded," You came all the way here. Thanks to you."

He smiled and she walked back inside the building. He sighed and pulled the cigarette close to his lips taking a puff. He leaned against the car and he didn't know why felt as if someone was digging a hole in his back. He looked back he saw no one so he lifted his head up.

He saw Sang Qian. Her hair were falling and she had a slight relaxed but confused expression. She was looking at him weirdly. He raised a brow and just then did it struck his mind, she wore contacts since she was young. She used to look almost like a nerd back that with her spectacles.

He smiled lightly unknowing to himself. She looked away and he was rather amused. He mumbled," I already saw you." And she again looked at him before she turned around and moved away from the window. He felt a burn in his hand. He looked down and noticed that the cigarette was long gone.

He threw it down and crushed it and his phone buzzed. He placed the file inside and pulled it out. He saw a text from an unknown number. He could read the content and he knew who it was. He scoffed, where did Sang Qian get his number from?

He was a little drunk maybe that he was casually talking to him. If he was purely sober, he wouldn't have replied like that. He again looked up to check and saw that she waved at him. He scoffed but his face turned dark when he saw the 'middle finger sign'. He shook his head when she closed the window. He got inside and decided to drive away," You're getting crazy with time Sang Qian."

A/N- maybe, they both didn't notice the moment they shared but nevermind.