The next morning, Nana was resting on the bed. The whole night she was raided with Jinhai’s memories. The moment she tried to sleep, his face would suddenly appear in front of her eyes.
When the morning sun rays hit the windows and lighted the room, Nana slowly got up from the bed.
Surely he must have gone by now…
Nana shifted the curtain just a little bit and peeked outside.
It gave her a shock to know that Jinhai was still standing outside.
He was standing like that for the entire night…?
But Nana snapped out. She had already firmed herself.
Outside, Liang Xiao Dan made breakfast, and she was ready to call Nana.
She saw Nana was already up.
“Mom.”
Liang Xiao Dan warmly smiled at her. “Nana, you must be hungry. Did you freshen up?”
Nana faintly smiled. “Yes.”
“Good. See? Today Zou and Shin have helped me make breakfast. Taste it and let me know how it is.”
Nana wasn’t in the mood, but she couldn’t refuse.
“Shall we go? You will feel better outside.”
Nana reluctantly nodded.
She settled her on the breakfast table and laid all the dishes.
Nana smiled. “It’s really nice,” she said as she tasted the soup.
“Oh, and did you like the egg rolls?”
Nana nodded.
“Hah! See Nana liked my egg rolls the most.”
Liang Zou entered with a proud grin on his face. Shin rolled his eyes. “I think you forgot to see that she tasted the soup first. And I made that.”
Liang Xiao Dan helplessly shook her head.
“You both are so childish.”
“Tell that to Dad. He starts such foolish competitions.”
Liang Zou smacked on his head.
“Ow! Hey!”
“Enough both of you.”
Liang Zou sighed. He sat on the chair beside her. “Nana. Did you have a good sleep last night?”
She said nothing.
“Dear. We know you don’t want to talk about it, but we want to help you.”
Shin smiled. “We are with you, and you know that, right? You don’t have to worry about Jinhai or the Liu family.”
Nana silently clenched her fists.
Liang Xiao Dan held her hand. “Do you know that Jinhai…is still standing outside?”
Nana stiffened a bit.
They understood that she already knew about it. Even they were shocked to know when the guard came and told them that Jinhai didn’t leave for the entire night without taking a second of rest.
Nana pursed her lips.
At this point, she knew that everything was going to be out anyways. She didn’t want to go back, and surely, then the reason for it will come forward.
Nana pursed her lips. She slowly said, “I…”
Liang Zou encouraged her. “Yes, child, say it.”
Nana shut her eyes and took a deep breath.
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Outside, Jinhai refused to move an inch from the place. He didn’t know what he was doing. He didn’t know what to do next. But he couldn’t leave the villa even though he knew that it was useless.
Nana wouldn’t come back.
He knew that. It was useless to wait. But he did even though he understood the fruitlessness of it.
Jinhai’s legs were already numb from standing so long, but it didn’t affect him a bit. The only thing that hurt him was Nana’s tearful eyes, and her cheeks stained wet from them. The pain his legs felt was nothing as compared to the pain he was feeling in his chest.
“Liu Jinhai!!!”
Suddenly he heard someone yell, and he saw Shin rushing towards him furiously.
Before he knew it, Shin had already punched him hard on his face.
Jinhai staggered. His legs were already numb so he couldn’t balance himself, and fell on the ground.
“You bastard! How dare you do those things to my sister! You drugged her and slept with her! How dare you take her advantage!”
Shin’s eyes were red from anger, and he wished to kill Jinhai this instant. He really wanted to strangle him to death right now!
Jinhai felt a stinging pain on his cheek. The punch cut his lower lip, and blood trickled out of it.
Shin grabbed his collar and punched him again.
“No wonder Nana came crying last night! No wonder she felt so lifeless the moment I saw her. After what you did to her, it was inevitable!”
Jinhai coughed hard. He wiped the blood from his lip and tried to stand up.
But Shin punched him again, and he lost his balance.
“Big brother!”
Jinhai froze as he heard Nana’s voice. He raised his head and saw Nana coming towards him.
“Na-Nana…”
“Shin! Enough!”
Liang Xiao Dan yelled. “What are you doing!”
Liang Zou stopped her. “Let him do it. Don’t stop him. Liu Jinhai deserves it!”
“Zou!”
Nana quickly said, “Big brother Shin. Please stop!”
“Stop? After how much he has hurt you, he deserves much more than this!”
Nana glanced at Jinhai and found that a scar was beginning to form on his cheek. His lip was bleeding, but he was only looking at her as if the physical pain didn’t even hurt him.
“That kidnapping night…he was the one who sent you in that hell, and because of him, you were about to lose your life. And then in the banquet…”
Shin glared at him. “Liu Jinhai! You have crossed all your limits!”
Shim was going to land a punch on him again, but horrified, Nana stopped his hand. “Brother Shin, please… stop. Don’t hit him.”
Jinhai felt a sense of joy bloom in his heart.
Nana still cares about me. She is angry at me but-but she doesn’t hate me. She still loves me. She cannot see me hurt.
Jinhai slowly got up, stumbling in his step. He was only looking at Nana and nobody else.
“Nana you…”
He took a step towards her, but Liang Zou already stood in between them.
His gaze turned dark, and once again, his possessiveness was beginning to take over his mind. The dangerous side of his that he was suppressing was hard for him to control now.
“Don’t dare to come near my daughter! You still have the face to show after all you did?”
“I want to talk to Nana.”
“In your dreams!”
Jinhai looked at Nana, and his gaze melted at her sight.
“Nana. Please…can we talk? I-I will do anything, but please come back…”
Shin withdrew Nana’s hand and rushed towards him and punched him in the gut. Once again he stumbled back.
“J-Jinhai!” Nana widened her eyes.
He furrowed his brows, and his face contorted in pain. His chest began to heave up and down. He coughed again and Nana clasped her dress. She was beginning to tear up. She couldn’t see him hurt.
Liang Xiao Dan pulled him back. “That’s enough, Shin.”
“Mom, he fooled Nana! He deserves even worse punishment!”
“And let Nana decide that. Separation from her is the biggest punishment for him! We will support Nana in whatever she decides, okay?”
Shin clenched his jaw. He now even hated the sight of this man!
Liang Xiao Dan looked at him with a complicated gaze. “Jinhai. You already know Nana’s decision. She wants to live here, and you shouldn’t force her to go back with you.”
“Nana, please…”
“Jinhai, please leave.”
Nana coldly said. Her voice didn’t have the usual warmth; her gaze didn’t contain the same love for him.
He froze.
“You will not get anything if you just stand here even for the whole day and night.”
Jinhai bit his lip hard.
“I will not leave.”
Shin’s temper was getting worse every second.
“I guess our guards need to kick you out from this place.”
Jinhai stared at him hard.
“Do whatever you want to do. But I am not leaving from here.”
Liang Zou sneered. “Your condition will be much worse than this.”
Jinhai let out a self-deprecating laugh. “I don’t mind. I will be happy to take any number of punches or kicks. I am ready to fight, too, but I am not going anywhere. My Nana is here so that I will be here too.”
Nana gritted her teeth. His stubbornness was irking her.
“If Nana wants to live here, then okay. But I am not going to let Nana out of my sight. She is my heartbeat. She is the air I breathe. If she is not with me, then I am good as just as a corpse.”
Nana took a sharp breath.
“Dad, brother, just let him be.”
Jinhai smiled.
Liang Zou frowned. “But, Nana…”
“Let him be, dad. He will leave once he realizes the fruitlessness of this. How long will he be able to stay here like this?”
Jinhai smirked. “You still care about me, Nana. That’s why you don’t want me to fight with the guards and hurt myself.”
“Please don’t misunderstand everything for your convenience Jinhai. I just don’t want any unnecessary trouble,” Nana expressionlessly said.
Liang Zou ordered the guards. “Let this man stay like that. Nobody will give him any food or water. Got it?”
They furiously nodded.
Nana didn’t spare him a further glance and went inside.
Jinhai clenched his fingers into a fist.
“I will not give up, Nana. No matter how much I have to suffer. I won’t give up on you.”
