“Don’t tell her. Not yet. Let me speak to ZhengLi first and get him on board. She is probably already a mess and might march right back in there and make this worse and not let us take her to the hospital.” Rhea advised Linlin as they sped towards Leng group after ZhengLi called Linlin to collect TangShi from the street. He had told them she might be upset, and she had hurt herself so they should be quick.“I want to strangle her for going there. I told her to wait it out, but TangShi can be surprisingly headstrong. I want to know exactly how she hurt herself and if I find out that YuZhi….” Linlin was simmering in temper. Not only because of her friend but that cold and distant bastard and his cryptic calls and texts which were always short and sweet about TangShi, and never once asked Linlin how she was. She was so over that asshole.“He’s not like that. I’m sure whatever happened wasn’t deliberate. Let&rsqu

“Are you sure you want to do this? ZhengLi could have ….” Linlin gently rubbed TangShi’s shoulder as they sat in the overly fancy office. A small, neat space that was unusually elegant. “No. I don’t want him involved. He turned his back on me the same way YuZhi did. Why would I ask them for help now? They’re part of the ruins of my life and I don’t need them to help me fix this.” TangShi cut in, stern and stubborn. She had been in this mindset the last two days. Refusing to let Rhea go to ZhengLi or tell a soul about the test results or asking for any kind of help in proving this further. Determined to find out the facts directly and not letting other people solve her problems for her. Linlin and her had made an appointment with the hotel manager themselves today after talking to him at length on the telephone the day before. It was unexpectedly simple and not the huge hassle they expected it to be. Doing this with just the two of them as TangShi also rejected any in

ZhengLi wandered into YuZhi’s apartment with a heaviness on his chest that was suffocating, unable to really shake this awful feeling of shame and guilt that slowed his steps and weighed down his posture. YuZhi was standing in the kitchen making them food after he told him he was on his way as he needed to see him. Oblivious to what ZhengLi was about to tell him and ZhengLi braced himself for the worst of reactions. Hating to be the one to do this.“Hey, bud. What’s with this late evening guys night? You seemed tired today and thought you were heading home for an early one.” YuZhi was in a pretty neutral mood. Never really okay since breaking up with TangShi and he hated being in this apartment nowadays, but he was trying to move forward with his life. He was glad ZhengLi called him to come over as he was starting to regret the early evening here when these rooms held all her memories, and he was sure in certain places he could still smell her perfume.

TangShi sat motionless on the couch, silently awaiting Linlin showing in the Detective who she assumed was who rang the bell a moment ago. She tried not to fidget with her nails as she swallowed hard and concentrated on deep breaths to calm her nerves. All night she had tossed and turned, going over the statement she would have to give today, and she wasn’t looking forward to going through everything again. Even with blank spaces it somehow had begun to traumatize her now she knew the truth.Her dreams had been a torturous mix of nightmares and flashes of memory, and yet she still was none the wiser to what actually happened once she was sin that room and she didn’t want to know. If Rong was arrested and gave testimony then the details were not something she felt she was strong enough to face if he admitted what he did. Right now it was somewhat of a blessing that she couldn&rsquo

“I know you don’t think this is the best idea, but what YuZhi an ZhengLi said made sense, baby girl. This is where the public expect you to be and the place YuZhi can keep you safe now they’ve arrested Rong Cai. My parents don’t exactly run a tight ship in terms of security at home and with them coming back soon you won’t get space the way you can here. YuZhi will look after you in ways I can’t.” Linlin felt like she was deserting her and throwing her back into YuZhi’s arms after everything even though this was furthest from the truth. This just made more sense for her.“I know.” TangShi answered quietly, her eyes straying around the apartment that she once loved as home and yet it now felt cold and sterile. Unsure she had made the right decision.“Excuse me, ladies.” ZhengLi came in behind them wheeling TangShi’s largest suitcase with balanced boxes on top and one under his arm as he slid pa