Chapter 12

The hall was more crowded and busy than before , several students were gathered at a certain place and were talking about the program among them was Cath and Sabrina who were happily chit-chatting.

"The hallway is busy again" Ian muttered. He glanced at his right and realized that the little girl Louye was no longer there.

"Great" he sighed "so everyone has to leave me now" Just as he was about to move, someone suddenly grab his arm and pulled him into the corner.

With a thud, his back hit the hard wall making him almost curse under his breath . He looked at the man and because the person who shamelessly pushed him against the wall was too tall, he had to raise his head

"...." His anger immediately froze and the words he was about to say seemed to be stuck in his throat. The guy before him emitted a lofty young aura and his roundish-almond eyes were slightly narrowed. Only then did he realized that if this person didn't pulled him in time, he would've been trampled and crushed by the suddenly running crowd

He felt thankful but also a bit angry as he thought 'why this position though!' The guy was also staring at him and saw his complicated face

Only then did he realized that his hands were against the wall, deliberately trapping the guy before him so he immediately withdraw his

hands and waited for the guy's reaction.

Ian was quick to recover and he immediately flew into a range

"What the hell what are you even thinking" he blurted out and then as if remembering something, he looked around and as expected , everyone was looking at them

He suddenly felt embarrassed. He glanced back at the man and pointed a finger at him saying,"we're not yet done!" Before running away to who knows where.

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"Yuya Thankgod I found you!"  Zhen exclaimed. He approached Yuya and walked by her side

"Where have you been?" He asked while wiping the sweat on his face. This action was seen by Yuya who was silently looking at him and passed him her handkerchief

"Thanks" Zhen muttered before looking at the handkerchief. The pink cloth looked exceptionally beautiful, how could he have the heart to use it? So he decided to return it.

" Eh I don't want to bother you cleaning it " he said flatly

"Thanks" Yuya replied before keeping the handkerchief inside her pocket.

The two of them walked until they entered the crowded hallway. Yuya and Zhen looked at each other and back at the students. They noticed that the atmosphere seemed to be a bit strange but as usual, they just ignore it.

"Hey! You're Zhen right?" One student blurted out upon seeing the two of them. Some of the female students heard it and started  approaching them. One of the girls showed her phone to Zhen

" It's you right?" Zhen glanced at the picture and was shock to see the it was him and Jade.

Zhen was too distracted at that time that he didn't notice anyone taking a picture of them

"Y-yes but its not what you think"  Zhen stammered. The girls' faces became more crazy and they started to ask him many question 

Amidst the chaos, Zhen seemed to hear someone asking him about his relationship with Jade but since their voice were too loud and were mixed together, he couldn't really say if that was what he heard

"Zhen, let's go" Said Yuya before pulling him out of the crowd

"Excuse me, excuse me" Yuya kept apologizing while pushing through the crowd.

"Don't let them go!" One of them shouted

"Run" Both Yuya and Zhen shouted before running away.

After running for so long, they finally managed to loose the students who were chasing them , their foreheads drained with sweat.

"What....what should we...d.do" Zhen frustratedly clutched his hair until it was all messy before looking at Yuya

"We should really try and avoid them" Yuya said in a low voice. She then glanced at him sideways, her expression was dark and her eyes seemed to flicker with something. After a long periods of time, she finally opened her mouth to speak

"Soon they'll find us here so we need to go" Yuya muttered to Zhen who was now sitting on the floor, lost in his thought then suddenly, he remembered something

"Where's Ian?"

Zhen started to panic even more  "How can I forget?" He once again messed up his hair in frustration and let out a groan

"Hey, hey, don't worry, he's gonna be fine. He wasn't with us, right? So he should be safe from those girls" Even Yuya seemed to hesitate

"but what if they encounter him and..and" He couldn't imagine what they will do since except from him, Yuya and the Teachers, only some students knew about his heart condition

Without a word, Zhen immediately got up and left Yuya.

He first checked their classroom but he wasn't there except for Jaiden who was once again sitting on Ian's chair, there were no other students.

Zhen felt hopeless. He was like someone who lost his younger brother because of his negligence and now he didn't know where to find him.

He was always reckless so how could he be sure that Ian will be safe and will stay on one place?

Thinking about this, he felt even more annoyed.

"Ian, where are you?" He sighed and was about to leave when someone called out to him

"Zhen!" Zhen immediately turned to look at that person. His heart sank and a strange feeling roused in his heart. The person who called him had a messy hair and a bloody wound on his knees

His arms even had some cuts and dirt that had yet to be cleaned but what really caught his attention is the person who carried him.

Zhen's eyes flashed some kind of indescribable light and his face was gloomy. He didn't know who he should be angry to

Should he be angry at himself who was too careless and selfish?

Or to his cousin who was more careless?

Or should he be mad to the person carrying his cousin?

Zhen suddenly came up with a conclusion that  his cousin was too much of a burden in his life.

"Zhen" Ian called out after the guy who carried him in a bridal style had put him down

"Where have you been?" He even scolded Zhen, his both hands on his waist, His beautiful round eyes narrowing a bit and his puffy cheeks were puffed up due to the pursing of his lips making him look like a fat cat who was fighting another cat

"What are you doing with him?" Zhen asked first, his finger pointing at Jade and then Ian. Ian was stunned and his face became more gloomy.

"What the hell! I even got injured while looking for you and yet you're asking me about that?" Ian clenched his fist but no one noticed

"Just where were you?" Zhen asked, annoyed

Ian who felt so wronged, sighed and turned his head away saying  " Just get lost" his eyes were angry but if they would look closely, they would see the pain in them

But Ian wasn't born in a good life. He Witnessed things that shouldn't be witnessed by a child and learned that showing too much recklessness would cause him harm so he had to hide everything in his heart and eventually, he became a master when it comes to hiding his real emotions.

No one could see through him at that time until Zhen suddenly appeared and changed him from a fast learner to a reckless cousin.

"I'm going first " Ian mumbled before entering the classroom.

"What's up with him?" Zhen couldn't even focus on his words because deep inside his heart, there were too many emotions conflicting with one another. As a result, he didn't know what should he feel to each and everyone he encounter.

Jade sighed and looked at Zhen firmly

"Your cousin..."Jade peeked at Ian before looking back at Zhen, his eyes softening

Seeing this ,felt something stirred in his heart as if just hearing another word from this man about his cousin would make his heart burst.

" Here" Jade unexpectedly handed him a slightly cold bag

Zhen took the plastic bag and examined the contents. He was shocked to see that it was filled with snacks such as biscuit, chocolate, cold juice and rice cakes.

Zhen was stunned and he subconsciously looked at Jade who was now shaking his head

"Your cousin said he didn't want you to starve and so, he bought you a little snack" Jade said slowly as if he was a father instructing a child.

Even Jade was amused by the way they take care of each other. He understood both sides

He knew how Ian worried for his Cousin by the way he bought him  snacks and even insisted on seeing his cousin first and also know how Zhen worried for his Cousin upon seeing him covered with wa ound

But everyone is mysterious and had their thoughts so it wouldn't be surprising if he was confused by how Ian would greet his Cousin and how Zhen suddenly became jealous. He had known him for a quite while and he could say that Zhen was jealous but Zhen didn't know.

What's going on? Did he missed something?

Then all of a sudden, a thought crossed his mind and his expression became distorted

It couldn't be, right? 

"Y-You better get going now, Ian is mad and didn't want to see you now so..." He didn't have to continue his sentence because Zhen had already started running away when he saw a group of female students approaching.

"Why would he be scared of them?" Jade was too confused

"What's happening? Did I really missed something?"