In the early morning, when the first morning light went in through the window, Xia Xiaoluo stretched herself. She had been awake and crying almost for the whole night. Thinking of the woman and the conversation, Xia Xiaoluo sniffed due to sadness and rubbed her swollen eyes after crying for the whole night.
Xia Xiaoluo put her clothes on and washed carefully. She had to go to work in the training school. She didn’t want to look sad in front of her cute students. She wanted to show them her energy and smile even though she was depressed and heartbroken.
Meanwhile, Ling Tianyi regained his consciousness. He turned over, feeling a woman beside him. Being still sleepy, Ling Tianyi regarded the woman as Xia Xiaoluo, so he started to touch the soft body deliberately.
Suddenly, Ling Tianyi realized that it wasn’t Xia Xiaoluo because he was familiar with Xia Xiaoluo’s body. Who was that woman?
Ling Tianyi sat up at once, finding that it was Qiao Anna who was shy and annoyed on his bed.
“What… What happened?” Ling Tianyi was shocked and his mind went blank.
Qiao Anna didn’t answer him in time, so Ling Tianyi combed his hair with his hands and tried to recall what happened. However, he only recalled that he argued with Xia Xiaoluo because of Chu Tong. Then, he went to drink in a bar and met Qiao Anna there. But he wasn’t able to recall what happened after that.
Ling Tianyi saw that he was naked. Though Qiao Anna was under the quilt, her shoulders were uncovered. Therefore, Ling Tianyi realized that they were both naked.
“I’m sorry! I was drunk last night and I was ignorant of everything. But I’m really sorry about what happened!” Even though Ling Tianyi didn’t know what happened or the reason for it, he had to apologize to Qiao Anna because he was a man.
Ling Tianyi took his clothes on immediately. Qiao Anna asked him softly after a long time: “Yi, will you be responsible for me?”
She was looking at Ling Tianyi with a grievance. Ling Tianyi frowned because it was beyond his expectation. He regretted drinking too much last night.
“Anna, I’m sorry! You know, I only love Xia Xiaoluo!” Ling Tianyi said with a not stiff tone, then he controlled his mood and continued, “I can’t marry you as compensation, but I can make up to you by other means. I know you are not short of money, so I won’t give you the money to insult you. From now on, if you need my help, I will try my best to help you and your family as long as it is within my bottom line.”
“But Yi…” Qiao Anna threw back the quilt to show him the blood on the sheet.
Ling Tianyi frowned at once. He didn’t want to provoke a woman whose family was powerful for fear of being threatened. However, he lost control after being drunk this time, so Ling Tianyi regretted drinking too much again. If Qiao Anna was not a virgin, Ling Tianyi would be less guilty. However, things were terrible and Ling Tianyi didn’t know how to deal with it.
“Yi, I always wanted to have my first sex with my future husband, but we had sex last night. I don’t want my future husband to know that!” Qiao Anna said and burst into tears.
“Anna, I’m really sorry about it. If it’s necessary, I can take you to the hospital to have a hymen repair. I will ask the best doctor to deal with it for you abroad, so nobody will know it.” In Ling Tianyi’s opinion, it was the best solution and he had to treat Qiao Anna like this because he couldn’t abandon Xia Xiaoluo.
“No, don’t bother. No need!” Qiao Anna said deliberately and sobbed, being gentle and aggrieved.
Ling Tianyi was in a panic when he saw Qiao Anna crying. He didn’t want to hurt Qiao Anna, but he would not make any concession. Ling Tianyi would try his best to compensate for her no matter what Qiao Anna wanted except for the marriage and love. However, Qiao Anna demanded nothing because Qiao Anna’s family was powerful enough and she could do almost everything without the help of others.
“I’m really sorry about what happened.” Ling Tianyi could do nothing but apologize. What was more, Ling Tianyi was afraid that Xia Xiaoluo would know it. If so, she would hate him and even leave him.
Qiao Anna took a deep breath and said to Ling Tianyi: “Yi, never mind. It is not your fault because we were both drunk last night. We are adults and I can face it, so you don’t have to be responsible for me.”
“Anna, I’m sorry! As a man, it’s indeed my fault for that.” Ling Tianyi apologized again and asked, “By the way, we were both drunk, so how could we come here? What is the name of the hotel?”
“I don’t know it either because I was drunk at that time. But I remember that a waiter sent us here. I wanted to go home at that time, but I couldn’t make it due to alcohol.” Qiao Anna said, being aggrieved.
Ling Tianyi looked at the board on the table and said: “It’s Shengfeng Hotel!”
It was the first time for Ling Tianyi to be here, but he knew the hotel. It was not far from Dwichen’s College. He often passed by when he sent Xia Xiaoluo to school.
Actually, he could guess that it was Shengfeng Hotel because it was the most luxurious hotel near Dwichen’s College. Xia Xiaoluo got hurt in Chu Tong’s house and his house was near the school; Ling Tianyi sent Xia Xiaoluo to the nearest hospital and went to a bar nearby. That was why those spots were all within this area.
“Anna, I will pay for the bill first… Alas! I’m really sorry about what happened last night. Don’t hesitate to call me if you need my help. What’s more, I will arrange the operation and take you abroad no matter how busy I am. Don’t worry! I will keep it as a secret from all the people including Xiaoluo.” Ling Tianyi said and left the room without washing himself.
Knowing that it was impossible to force Ling Tianyi to stay with her, Qiao Anna thought that it would be a valuable opportunity to go abroad with Ling Tianyi alone even though he didn’t promise to marry her.
When Ling Tianyi went out from the room, he saw Xia Xiaoluo and Ouyang Ziqian walking out of the room opposite to his room.
“Xiaoluo, you, you two…” Ling Tianyi couldn’t believe it. He looked at the woman he loved most who was standing in the corridor of the hotel with another man.
“Ouyang Ziqian, did you dare to sleep with my woman?” Ling Tianyi almost went crazy.
Ling Tianyi was so angry. Several minutes ago, Ling Tianyi was guilty of what happened last night. He didn’t know how to face Qiao Anna or Xia Xiaoluo, but at this time he felt he was about to collapse.
“You misunderstood us! We did not do anything as you thought!” Xia Xiaoluo was in a panic. She didn’t know how to explain it.
As a gentleman, Ouyang Ziqian wouldn’t do anything evil to cause misunderstandings, so he helped Xia Xiaoluo to explain it: “Manager Ling, you misunderstood us. I met Xiaoluo on the playground last night and she wasn’t able to return to her dormitory. I was worried about her, so I took her here to have a rest. We booked two rooms respectively, I came here just now to ask Xiaoluo to have breakfast. If you don’t believe me, you can check the registered information and the surveillance videos.”
Qiao Anna heard the sound outside, she knew that it was Xia Xiaoluo. She was so smart that she realized everything at once. Therefore, she wrapped a bath towel on her body and went to the door at the right time: “Yi, what happened?”
Qiao Anna walked out and stood beside Ling Tianyi, so everyone knew that something happened in the room.
Recalling the phone call, Xia Xiaoluo was sure that Ling Tianyi stayed with another woman last night. She thought that Ling Tianyi and Qiao Anna must make love as she and Ling Tianyi had done before.
“Xiaoluo, you misunderstood us! I’m sorry! But we were drunk last night!” Qiao Anna seemed to explain to Xia Xiaoluo, in fact, she was stirring up.
“Ling Tianyi, I hate you! I hate you so much!” Xia Xiaoluo shouted, burst into tears and ran away.
“Xiaoluo, just give me a chance to explain!” Ling Tianyi was in a daze. Instead of asking Xia Xiaoluo and Ouyang Ziqian for what happened last night, he couldn’t help chasing Xia Xiaoluo for fear that he would lose the woman he loved most again.
“Yi…” Qiao Anna wanted to ask Ling Tianyi to go back, but she just called him for one time and then she controlled her mood.
Qiao Anna returned to her room because she couldn’t leave the hotel like that.
Ouyang Ziqian was irritated because Ling Tianyi hurt Xia Xiaoluo again and again. He could not bear it.
Ouyang Ziqian knew that it was improper for him to get involved, so he called the headmaster: “Headmaster, hello! This is Ouyang Ziqian. You told me that I already got enough credits so I could graduate in advance. I’m wondering if you still remember it.”
“Sure! You are a genius of our school. But you refused me last time. You said that you wanted to enjoy the time on campus and you didn’t want to graduate in advance. Have you changed your mind?” The headmaster asked.
“Headmaster, I’m very sorry for that, but my family wanted me to study for a master’s degree in Y Country and I don’t want to give it up. I’m sorry to bother you, but I am wondering if I can graduate in advance now.” Ouyang Ziqian asked politely and modestly, because he respected the headmaster even though the background of this headmaster was not so powerful.
“Of course! Come to my office when you have time! If things go well, the process will be completed within this semester. It will take almost two to three months. If you want to go abroad as soon as possible, you can go now and come back to finish the process in your vacation time.” The headmaster said.
“I don’t know the exact time of leaving now, but I appreciate your arrangement very much. Thank you!” Ouyang Ziqian hung up after some polite words.
Ouyang Ziqian took a deep breath. He didn’t agree to graduate in advance for the sake of Xia Xiaoluo. He wanted to stay with Xia Xiaoluo for a longer time. But he decided to take the opportunity to go abroad together with Xia Xiaoluo. He could make some arrangements and provide her a peaceful life. But what he worried most was that Xia Xiaoluo would be reluctant to leave with him.
“Xiaoluo, I hope that you can make the right choice this time!” Ouyang Ziqian said to himself quietly.
Ouyang Ziqian investigated Ling Tianyi’s check-in record and surveillance videos. He found that Ling Tianyi had been drunk and he stayed in the room with Qiao Anna for the whole night. What was more, Qiao Anna only wore a bath towel at that time, so Ouyang Ziqian was sure that something bad happened.
