Chapter 9

GU LIANG

In all the years that Lee has known Storm, he had never once seen her show any emotions apart from anger. Crying was out of the question, the first time they met, he thought she was a self-centered person who thought she was better than everyone else. She refused to talk to anyone let alone befriend them and whenever anyone tried to talk to her, she'd just ignore them. Heck! The silly girl couldn't even remember that they went to the same university together. They met in China when she got a full scholarship in his university.

She was a foreigner, most people did not bother to talk to her while others tried to bully her. They quickly learned though that Storm was not to be messed with. Gu Liang comes from a wealthy family, they own a few universities all over china and the one Storm got admission to was one of their prestigious ones. It was a IT university but they offered other courses too. Apart from being the heir to the Gu empire, Gu Liang was famous for his intelligence and excellence in sports in the University. He kept a close circle of friends, he was a silent person only because he was an introvert. He enjoyed being with his friends and was very protective of the people he loved.

When Storm came to the University, he was instantly drawn to her for some reason, maybe because she was the only girl who never even looked at him. Or it was the fact that she had an ice cold expression all the time. He did not know and it annoyed him because he never paid girls any attention. For some reason, she was constantly on his mind and he hated that, the fact that she did not care about anyone annoyed him. She was cold to everyone, he thought that she was self-centered and thought she was better than everyone.

Over time he learned that there was more to her than what meets the eye. He noticed that though she was intelligent and always a topper, she never bragged about it. She always helped those who were struggling by lending them her notes or correcting them when they made mistakes. She never talked but for some reason, Gu Liang could read her. She was always cold but in her eyes he could see the pain and loneliness.

One day Gu Liang had been out with his friends and when he was heading home, he was attacked by his family's rivals. Since he was the heir to the Gu empire, they wanted him dead. They had tried killing his sister a month before that but she was saved. He was alone that night since his friends had already gone home, he was surrounded and bleeding. They had crashed into his car forcing him to crash into a tree. Then he was pulled out and thrashed, he could barely fight and he thought he was going to die.

Surprisingly, Storm's stoic face came to his mind and he realized that he did not fear death. He feared never being able to see her again and that's when he realized that he had fallen in love. While he had been lost in his thoughts, he did not realize that the beatings had stopped and when he heard a loud thud, he forced his eyes open and what he saw made his heart stop a while. There she was in all her glory fighting with the goons, she was beyond pissed, it was as if she was a raging storm. He had never seen a girl fight like that before, she managed to beat them all even with severe injuries that they managed to give her.

Then she had hoisted him up on her shoulder, took him to the taxi and admitted him to the hospital. When he woke up, his family was with him, he was told that a doctor called them and informed that he was admitted to the hospital. The attackers had all been caught, his father told her that the minute they got to the hospital, the girl who brought him had bowed to them in respect as a form of greeting and turned to leave. When they had asked where she was going in such a state, she had said, 'To find the ones responsible and make them pay.' And true to her words, all of them were exposed to the media and arrested in a matter of hours.

Gu Liang could not believe his ears, he fell for the girl deeper and couldn't wait to get back to school so he can see her. But by the time he was discharged, his friends told him that Storm had already left the University. She graduated early and disappeared, no one knew why or where she was. She had been sixteen at the time, he vowed to find her and earn her trust and love. He found her about when she opened her first company, it was all over the news and he left his home to go look for her. His family did not stop him because they too were grateful for what she had done for them and we're more than happy to welcome her to the family.

When Gu Liang met her, she was colder than before, she was not approachable hence, he decided to work for her first and slowly gain her trust. Over the past five years, he had tried to get her attention but never could, she was always so professional with him and he hated it. It was high time he showed her his true feelings.

"Boss,we found out what the father was angry about and why he demanded for the miss to get married as soon as possible." One of his men informed when he got to his house.

Gu Liang turned to him with a raised eyebrow, "What did you find?"

The man handed him an envelope, inside were pictures of Storm with a red head girl,"A few weeks ago while you were abroad for business, Miss Storm met that girl, she seemed to have taken a liking to her and they had been living together for a while. Her name is Aelle, grew up in foster homes, was abused and raped. She gave birth to triplets a while ago due to the rape and was kicked out by her foster family. Miss Storm found her on the brink of death, she has been taking care of her ever since. Even fought with her mother and that Fallon guy for her."

Gu Liang was silent, he was staring at the pictures, it was obvious that Storm was in love with the girl, she seemed happier and free in the pictures. For some reason, Gu Liang could not bring himself to be jealous or hate the little redhead, if at all he felt protective of her. Maybe it was how innocent she looked or the fact that she made Storm happy. Either way, he did not care, if Storm wanted her then he'd have both of them. He wanted Storm at any cost and everything Storm loved, he promised to love too.

He looked up at the man," Thank you, Sam. You may leave, I'll call you if I need anything else."

The man nodded before leaving, Gu Liang turned his gaze back to the photos. He needed to pay the little redhead a visit, he needed to be sure that he can share Storm with her. He has to if he wants to be with Storm.