Three years later
In the main hall of the airport, there was a young mother who’d brought her three-year-old son to handle the immigration documents. The small boy held a small ball in his hands. He played around with it, he bounced it a few times, and the ball rolled away.
“Eh, my ball!” The small boy turned around, and he ran after the ball immediately.
As he noticed the small ball roll further and further away from him, it headed in the direction of the exits, and at this moment, a pair of crystal stilettos appeared in his line of vision, and a small, fair hand was stretched out. His ball was handed back to him.
The small boy immediately stepped forward. “Older Sister, thank you for picking my ball up.”
“You don’t have to thank me.” A sweet voice rang out in the air. The woman had a pair of broad, black sunglasses on her small face. As she handed the ball back to the small boy, she said, “This belongs to you.”
The small boy had a look at the woman’s features and forgot to take the ball as he looked at her.
At this moment, the young mother realized that her son was missing, and she quickly ran forward. “Xiao Zhi, why did you run off suddenly? Did you want to pick up the ball? Young lady, thank you…”
The young mother had a look at the young lady and also froze. She had never seen such a beautiful woman in her life.
The woman was dressed in red off-shoulder top, and as she moved about, she exposed her slim, white stomach. Her delicate collar bones were visible at times. There was a pair of full length dark blue jeans beneath the outer layer, and it wrapped her extremely eye-catching long, slim legs.
Her long, luscious locks were cut short now — above her shoulders. She curled the insides and looked both youthful and fashionable.
The key point was, the woman’s narrow monolids had finally matured. Her eyes were pretty and eye-catching with their outline, and it was obvious that she did not have any makeup on, but the corners of her eyes were long and upward curling, looking attractive and vibrant at the same time.
Enchanting and mesmerizing.
It was Yin Shuiling.
Yin Shuiling, who was 21 years old. She has returned to the country.
Yin Shuiling looked at the mother and son pair. The mother was in a daze as she stared at Yin Shuiling. She was in a good mood and looked at this small boy in front of her. He was probably three years old now…
Three years ago, if her baby was still around…
Her exquisite features had a warm glow to them. She bent over and squeezed the small ball into the young boy’s tiny hands before caressing his small head as she dragged her luggage away with her.
After she disappeared from their sight completely, the boy said in astonishment, “Mummy, who was that Older Sister just now? She is so beautiful. In the future, I want to take such a beautiful Older Sister as my wife.”
The young mother flicked the little boy’s forehead and said, “How old are you right now? You are already thinking of getting a wife? That Older Sister is truly beautiful, but beautiful women are all trouble. They have pitiful outcomes. Normal men are not able to handle them. Mummy does not want you to marry such a pretty wife. You should get a reserved, virtuous girl and just spend the days honestly.”
The young boy pouted his lips and wanted to rebut her, but the young mother gasped as she said, “Aiya!” She held the small boy’s hand and started running, “Oh no, Xiao Zhi, the plane is going to take off soon.”
…
Yin Shuiling rented a small condo in a tiny estate. The unit was not big, 60 sq metres, and it had one bedroom, kitchen, living room, and toilet. Still, it was enough for her.
The condominium unit was clean and neat and did not need her to tidy it up. She walked into the room and removed the covers that were placed on the bed, and she exchanged them for the pink shade that she loved the most. She then went over to the washroom to place her daily essentials before placing a handmade Hello Kitty small doll on the head of the bed. She patted her hands and finished everything she wanted to complete.
She took a bath, and she put on a black spaghetti strap shirt and jean shorts as she walked out. She used a dry towel to wipe her short hair, and she opened the thin notebook that was placed on the desk.
She opened her QQ messaging app, and a notification rang out.
It was from her editor of the comic book publisher, Pudding.
In the past three years, she’d entered the comic drawing world, and she had already published many sets of comic book series. This collection was in the third edition, and the sales were doing extremely well.
Pudding sent a message. Rubus Coronarius, are you back in the country now?
Yin Shuiling sat down on the chair, and used her fair hands to type on the keyboard — I am back.
—Take some time out tomorrow to come down to the headquarters. Your third comic book draft is already confirmed. It is awaiting your approval now.
—Okay, tomorrow afternoon then. I have to report to school tomorrow morning.
—Okay, Rubus Coronarius, then you should rest early today, bye bye.
Yin Shuiling replied, “Bye,” and exited the chat window.
Rubus Coronarius…
That was her name in the comic book world.
Yin Shuiling switched the computer off and climbed onto the bed. A warm amber light was switched on in the room, and it enveloped her beautiful, curvy figure in its shadow. She went close to the Hello Kitty that was hung up on the wall as she gave it a kiss. Muah! She had a bright smile on her face as she said, “Kitty, we will be living here temporarily. Do you think that this flat is a little small? It is alright. After my third comic book debuts on the market, we can buy a bigger house, and when that time comes, we will move again.”
Kitty did not know how to talk. Yin Shuiling used both of her small hands to pinch its cute little face before burying herself into the blankets. It was summer now. Others had to switch the air conditioning on, but she used a silk blanket.
After that miscarriage three years ago, Aunty took care of her very well, but her 18-year-old body was not doing well, and it was not something that the month of confinement could treat.
There was a small illness left on her body.
She easily felt cold and would feel chilly all the time.
Yin Shuiling turned her body to the side and curled her body up into a ball. She closed her eyes quietly as she fell asleep.
…
The next day, Yin Shuiling went to S University to report for school.
The reporting was done very smoothly, and after the dismissal of class in the afternoon, she left the classroom.
As she walked through the school, Lin Xuemei ran over from a distance away. “Shuiling, it is really you? Oh my gosh, we have not seen each other for three years now. You are so beautiful…that I do not dare to recognize you anymore.
“That’s right, Shui Ling, we have not seen you for a long time now. You have disappeared from T City for three whole years now, and throughout these three years, there was not a single piece of news about you. Everyone in school was excited today. They said that the best performing exchange student from England is back now. I did not dare believe it, and they said that Rubus Coronarius, who stirred up a new wave in the word of comics is you! Is this true or not?”
Yin Shuiling stood up straight and raised her thin eyebrows up slightly. “Yes, it’s me,” she said confidently.
“Wow!” Lin Xuemei leaped up instantly. She stepped forward to hold onto Yin Shuiling’s slim arm as she exclaimed, “Shuiling, you are really Rubus Coronarius?! Did you know well-selling your comic books are? Even I am a fan. I do not care. You are so successful right now. When you have time, you better treat me to a grand meal, we will call Ning Qing over and reunite with one another properly.”
Yin Shuiling nodded her head and said, “Sure…” She became silent for two seconds, then she asked, “Has Ning Qing been doing well recently?”
“She is good.. Ning Qing has already shot to fame in the entertainment industry. She has turned into the newly crowned Best Actress. I heard that Ning Qing is even dating Young Master Lu, who is extremely powerful in the world of elites. There are so many women that are jealous and would hate on her.”
Yin Shuiling had a warm expression on her exquisite features. She felt comforted. Everything was good as long as Ning Qing was leading a good life.
The two chatted with one another as they exited the school gates, and at this moment, there were two girls chatting in front of them—
“Did you hear? Yin Shuiling is back in the country now.”
“How would I not know? Everyone in school went crazy about it today, and the news has spread throughout T City. Yin Shuiling still has no shame to come back. Three years ago, that auction that shocked the entire city saw all of the men in the auction go crazy because of her, and there was even a father and son pair that was snatching her from each other — they beat each other up. Her reputation has long been sour.”
“That’s right, I heard a small piece of gossip; I heard that Yin Shuiling was pregnant three years ago. She miscarried it after that. She slept with a man when she was only 15 years old.”
“What? Is that true?”
“Shh, keep your volume down. This is a secret…so to say. What is Yin Shuiling trying to act mighty for. She is just a pair of spoiled shoes. She only knows how to act pure and cold to seduce men!”
…
Lin Xuemei heard what they said, and she was extremely furious. She was about to go forward to argue with the two girls.
But her wrist was pulled back by one small hand, and Yin Shuiling shook her head at her.
“Xiao Qian…” A boy ran over from the distance, and he was one of the girls’ boyfriend.
Both girls were excited immediately as they said, “Wow, Xiao Qian, isn’t this the most handsome guy in our class? You had a crush on him for three whole years now. When did you manage to date him? You are so blissful.”
Xiao Qian’s face turned red, and she was shy as she looked at the boy.
But at this moment, Xiao Qian saw a petite figure appear in her peripheral vision. Yin Shuiling walked past her, and the boy was going in her direction at the same time. Yin Shuiling’s small shoulders crashed with the boy’s.
Bang! The documents in Yin Shuiling’s hands fell onto the floor.
The boy saw Yin Shuiling and became frozen entirely. His shoulders crashed into hers. Although it was only for a brief second, the soft and fragrant feeling was enough to make his heart waver.
Compared to her, Xiao Qian and other women were all so plain.
They were worlds apart and could not be compared with one another.
Xiao Qian looked at her boyfriend that she’d chased after for three hard years looking at Yin Shuiling at this moment as he fell into a daydream, and her entire face turned dark immediately.
Yin Shuiling did not have an expression on her face. She did not even look at the boy in the eyes. Her documents fell onto the floor, and she bent over to pick them up.
Lin Xuemei called out loudly, “Aiya! There is a piece of paper being blown away by the wind.”
There was a gust of wind just now, and one document flew away.
The boy quickly regained his senses. He wanted to look at Yin Shuiling but did not dare to stare at her so blatantly. He was extremely embarrassed as he said, “I will go and pick it up. I will go and get it now…..”
The boy ran over to pick the piece of paper up.
Lin Xuemei was haughty as she snorted at the two girls, “Hmph!” She then stooped down to help Yin Shuiling pick up her documents.
At this moment, Xiao Qian and the other girl did not feel too good.
Yin Shuiling heard everything they’d said just now, and Yin Shuiling was doing this on purpose.
Yin Shuiling stood up straight, and she scanned both of them with her narrow eyes.
She was dressed in a sleeveless short dress today. The skirt was candy coloured and was joined with the top. The slim-cut design accentuated her figure that had already matured well, and there was a pair of silver sandals on her feet. She looked youthful and pretty.
Yin Shuiling straightened her beautiful waist and used her small fair hand to tuck the loose strands of hair by her cheek behind her ears. She had a cold smile on her face as she lifted her narrow eyes up. “I just like to pretend to be pure and cold. What is wrong with that? Men like that. Look at the both of you; you don’t even know how to pretend even if you wanted to. The boyfriend that you worked so hard to chase after became soulless after getting enchanted with me. Tsk tsk, both of you are such failures at being women.”
“You…” Both girls were so angry that they were about to vomit blood.
“Oh, I can understand the both of you. This pair of shoes, just by placing it there, there are no men who are willing to ruin it. You are jealous and hateful, right?”
