Chapter 27 - 27. Control....

Everything was going on the right track, until that day...

That day he had decided on a whim, as usual, to stay in her condo and went there uninvited.

Like usual, he used his duplicate card to enter.

He didn't know why but this experience of entering her condo with his own card, felt noble and really good, he went inside grinning at the thought.

When he saw her sitting crossed-leg on her single couch, with a warm air around her, he felt like this is how it should always be.

He thought that her waiting for his return was natural and was meant to be like this, feeling happy and giddy, he decided to give her a shock and then a huge hug.

He wanted to give her a surprise and slowly went to her without making any noises....but it was really not his day.

She should only be his, her everything should only be his, her soul, her smile, her body, everything...but that day his little bubble burst open when he heard her giggle, it was very trivial but not to him.

He was really startled, it was not in her character to giggle like that and that too without a reason so, out of curiosity he went closer.

Like they say 'Curiosity kills the Cat".

He went closer only to see her typing away happily on WeChat, to a handle name called 'Prince Sky' and he finally realised his mistake...

In those years he was not with her, he had thought that just like him, she would live her life in isolation but he had forgotten that even if, she wasn't the one to initiate something, others would not leave her alone.

He had forgotten about her charm or maybe he was too used to it; she gave him her everything, her love, her childhood, her one-track attention, and care. He never took it for granted but got used to it because just like he thought her everything was his, he too gave his everything to her...but because he was charmed by her, everything about her came as natural to him resulting in this kind of miss...

Though his Linlin acted aloof, she was very kind and generous to the people she took under her wing, she was the type of person who attracted attention both in a good way and in a bad way, as such, there were too many bugs around her in this world.

He realised that he didn't like it, smiling is very natural for everyone but he didn't like it when she smiled for a reason which was not him.

He realised again, the depth of his feelings for her and the nature of his love for her.

It was not pink and fluffy, it was dark and binding in a way, it was CONTROL over her everything and he couldn't change it.

............

So yesterday, when he finally heard her speaking to him, that too in a manner he thought was reserved for him, he knew, he had lost it.

He came back to his room and frantically searched about her life in those years, any news about her, he searched and searched but every time he got into a dead end.

Everything about those years was clean, it was too clean actually.

It said that she only went through her studies and work, was not close to anyone, no friends, no acquaintances, no outings, nothing.

The information was too clean, too clean that it made it more suspicious.

It seems she had wiped it all clean and knowing her, she wouldn't have left any loose ends.

He was both proud and frustrated that she was too much of a genius and was efficient.

He still searched for some more and before he knew it, it was morning.

He saw the time only to see that it was already 09:30, he hurriedly took a cold bath to remain awake and waited for her.

One thing led to another, he hated how she didn't explain anything and did what he did, out of frustration and lack of sleep.

.........................

When he woke up, he noticed that she was not beside him, blame it to his still fuzzy brain but he got really agitated. He suddenly got up, as a result, he hit his leg harshly with the low-table in front, his brows immediately furrowed.

He sat down holding his left ankle which was hit and closed his eyes taking deeps breaths to calm his nerves.

After a moment he felt a sudden coldness from the said area, he slightly opened his eyes only to see Meilin crouched up beside him with an ice pack in hand, in a pink apron with cute sakura embroideries at the edges, it was her personal apron at his penthouse, that he had ordered for her last week.

She had furrowed her brows and with a worried face, was now dabbing the ice pack over his ankle.

Her lovely little face was twisted, as if, it was she who had hit her leg.

'She didn't leave...', his heart warmed up.

As if noticing his stare she looked up from her position and asked in a soft voice, "Are you okay?" It had worry seeping out just from her tone alone.

Qin ZiXuan had actually winced because he was still drowsy from sleep and the stimulus from being hit was high but his body was trained.

From before he could even distinguish day from night, he was trained not to feel pain even from a bullet shot, what was this in comparison?

Of course, Meilin was not informed about this and always 'handled him with care'....

Watching that face, he couldn't help but feel that being hurt was not always a bad thing.

Her eyes had turned misty from worry, her forehead had beads of sweat, probably from cooking as a result of which, her bangs were sticking to them; her little lips were parted giving a slight peek to her cute pink tongue inside, she looked absolutely adorable but also enticing.

He bent down and with very natural flair gave a peck at her cheek and said, "I am now.."

He waited for a moment, only to notice that something was not right.

Normally by now, she should have frozen but just now she didn't even tremble or flinch.

Before he could make heads or tails out of it, she passed him the ice pack and said softly, "hmm...but don't take any chances. Keep pressing it, after I'm done with lunch, I'll bring the ointment or the spray"

She got up and gave his cheek a slight pat and turned back to the kitchen, as she walked back, he could hear her mumble in a soft voice, "...hope it doesn't sprain"

His intuitions, which according to him were sharper than any women he has met,[Meilin believes in logic and numbers, so he doesn't know what her intuitions are like] were screaming that something was not right, she seemed to have turned back, again.

Author's corner:

It was supposed to be for the last chapter but I forgot....hahaha

NIL's songs are not done yet, so just the names are up...After I'm done with the lyrics I'll post it on my site or as an extra chapter in the story.....

I'm only done with two songs...the 3rd song went wrong.

I started it as a Love song but it turned out to be 'I don't care anymore' kind of song..LOL