Yukito asked, “What did he say?”
“Well, for some of the other reasons nobody can come here to pick up Mr. Liu Jinhai. Uncle told to let him stay here for the night.”, Nana said.
The twins glanced at each other.
She sighed.
Jinhai suddenly held Nana’s hand and pulled her closer to him hugging her and resting his head on her waist.
“No…don’t go…please…”
They all widened their eyes.
Nana softly patted him. “Mr. Liu Jinhai?”
He hugged her tighter, “Don’t leave me…”
She sighed and kept on patting him.
Yukira said, “Well, he can sleep on my bed tonight. I will share Yukito’s bed.”
Yukito nodded.
“Okay.”, she said.
They came forward to help him but he shook away their hands.
“Who are you? Don’t touch me.”, he said coldly narrowing his eyes. He still looked very drunk.
Excuse me? Do you want to spend the whole night sleeping on the chair?
He held Nana’s hand even more tightly.
“Mr. Liu. They are my brothers. You know them, right? They will help you get to the room.”
He furrowed his brows. “I-I don’t know any brothers…You don’t go. Stay-stay with me.” He refused to leave her.
She pursed her lips. She felt an aching pain seeing him vulnerable like this.
They sighed. Whenever they try to get near him, he would glare at them. It was impossible to hold him when he was resisting this much.
“Forget it Nee-chan. Just let him stay with you in your room. When he will be asleep, just free yourself and come to our room. You sleep on my bed and I will sleep on your couch in your room.”, Yukira said.
She reluctantly nodded.
With Nana at his side, he finally let them help him. The whole way he didn’t leave her. They got into her room and laid Jinhai on her bed.
For the next hour, Nana tried hard to free herself but whenever she tried to move, he would knit his brows and wake up. Then they again had to put him to sleep.
The twins were also exhausted.
Nana whispered, “You both go and have some rest now. Don’t worry. I will wake you up once he is completely asleep and then Yukira can come here.”
They hesitated for a while but then agreed. They left her with Jinhai and closed the door behind them.
Nana looked at Jinhai and sighed.
Just what happened to make you so sad today?
It was the first time she saw him so weak and vulnerable. She so wanted to know about his worries and also share that burden with him. But she knew it wasn’t her right. It was Liu Huian’s.
“Nana…”, he mumbled.
“Mr. Liu? It’s okay. You are fine. Please go to sleep now.”
“Nana, don’t leave me…please.”
She felt as if somebody tightly clutched her heart.
She hesitantly patted his head. “I am here. I won’t go anywhere.”
After some time, she heard him breathe evenly. She slowly tried to move his hand and finally removed hers.
She got up and first went near the edge of the bed. She bent down and removed his shoes and kept it aside. Then she fetched an extra blanket from her cupboard and covered him with it.
She gazed at him for a few seconds and just when she was about to leave, Jinhai stopped her. He grabbed her hand and pulled her on the bed.
She gasped.
He got on top of her and gazed into her eyes.
“M-Mr. Liu, you are…awake?”
This position…
“You…you promised me that you won’t go anywhere. Then why were you leaving me?”
“No, I was just-“
He caressed her face with his fingers and gently tucked a lock of her hair behind her ears.
She stiffened.
He bent down and buried his face between her neck and shoulder. His warm breath tickled her and she jolted feeling the sensation. His lips lightly brushed her skin.
“Please, I need you. I’m so, so tired. I feel like-“, he hiccupped, “like I have nowhere to go.”
Seeing him defenseless like this brought tears in her eyes. She cannot see him so heartbroken.
“Why? You have such a nice family; such great parents, an adorable brother and…a lovely wife.”
He laughed softly, “Y-you think that way? But, I feel lonely. I don’t feel like going back home. I feel suffocated. Only with you…I feel that I can breathe again.”
Nana didn’t understand. Isn’t he happy with Mrs. Liu Huian? Then why is he saying that?
“Do you…”
“Hm?”, she asked.
“Do you like Jianyu?”
She froze. She didn’t know how to answer his question. Yes, they were dating but that didn’t necessarily mean that she started liking him romantically. Her heart was still with Jinhai.
She wanted to say something but nothing came out.
“Answer me, please. Will you r-really get engaged to him?”
“I…”, after a pause she closed her eyes, “yes.”
He frowned. He didn’t like the answer so he bit her.
She gasped and opened her eyes. “Mr. Liu!”
He said nothing. His teeth grazed her skin. He started sucking on it making her shiver. He nibbled on it crazily. She felt hot and a slight stinging sensation on her neck.
Even though Jinhai was the one drunk, she felt as if she was intoxicated too. She wanted him to stop but at the same time she did not.
It was overwhelming. She felt this was even more intense than the kiss they shared that night. She felt it hard to breathe.
She tried to move but her ankle hurt her.
He sucked on for a good twenty seconds when he stopped.
It’s finally over, she thought.
