540 Show Your Sincerity

This was one of those moments where Ying's whole view about Han Bohai changed in a split second. She thought of him as a carefree, shameless, and a very lively person. But seeing the sadness in his eyes now, her heart was pricked once again. It was different than before. She could clearly tell that Han Bohai was no different than Darren, Dylan, or even Zhou Jinhai.

He was also someone who was deeply affected by Chen Xiu's death. 

It's be wrong if Ying said that she didn't feel jealous. For the first time in her life, she wanted to learn about this girl who managed to capture the hearts of others in a way that they were still connected to her. Even after her death, she was not only remembered but she was also missed.

Her hand instinctively lifted to rub Han Bohai's head. It startled him as he lifted his eyes to look at her with strange emotions surging in his eyes. Touching a man's head was considered a very intimate action. So, it was really surprising for Han Bohai when she took the initiative to do it on her own. However, how could he help himself from leaning into her touch? He just couldn't resist it.

"You can't expect dead to come back to life," she whispered softly as if coaxing him gently.

Han Bohai smiled slightly which seemed forced as he said, "Then I really can't have faith in miracles."

"Is it weird?"

"Huh?"

She suddenly pressed down his frown as she added, "I don't like that frown on your face."

This time Han Bohai's smile widened before he pulled her in his arm taking advantage of the moment when she was distracted. Placing his chin on her shoulder but didn't say anything.

Perhaps Ying was waiting to hear something, anything. But when he didn't she could only speak ip herself, "You said you stayed with Chen Xiu for four years. Why? Just what kind of a relationship did you have with her?"

"Originally, I was supposed to be just a temporary assistant. But later on, I was so intrigued by her that I stayed with her as her assistant. But saying that we had a boss and employee relationship would be wrong."

"Why?"

"Because she often chided me like a father. Then she'd be like a protective elder sister. Sometimes, she'd even act like a doting mother. And other times, she would be like partner-in-crime kind of a brother." He chuckled at the memory and went on, "In fact, the moments when she actually bossed me around were so rare that I can count it on only one hand."

"It seems like a very special connection," Ying couldn't hide her envious feelings. 

"I lost my parents when I was 13, so when she acted like that she really became a very special existence to me."

Ying squirmed her way out of his arms and stood up. As she paced around thoughtfully, his eyes didn't leave her movements even for a minute. 

"If you stayed with her, then you definitely knew her mother? I mean her manager?"

Ying's eyes brightened as she abruptly asked, "Do you know where I can find her?"

"No one has seen her since Sister Xiu's funeral. So, I don't know where you can find her." Ying's eyes drooped. She thought she might get to her easily but from the looks of it, she needed to exert some more effort on this one. "But why are you looking for her?"

Ying coughed awkwardly trying to bury her guilty conscious as she lied, "Because I wish to see the woman who gave birth to such an amazing person like Chen Xiu."

Although Han Bohai didn't believe a single word she said, he still went along with it. And even thoughtfully stated, "There is no use then." Ying furrowed her brows in confusion at him. "Sister Xiu had nothing in common with her mother. Neither their personality nor their temperament. Even their looks didn't have any resemblance."

Ying only focused on the last sentence. And it made her perturbed heart to get even more violent. 

"By the way, why do I feel like you seem oddly interested in Sister Xiu?"

Ying cleared her throat trying to walk away from his probing eyes as she answered, "It's because I'm also a fan of hers. Just wanted to learn a little more about the real Chen Xiu from someone like you who spent so much time with her."

Han Bohai didn't even miss a beat when he said, "You're not her fan."

Ying turned to look at him, "How can you say that? It's not it's written on my face that I'm not her fan."

"Sister Xiu's fans only knew that she was an orphan."

Ying's eyes widened.

"There are very few people even in the entertainment industry who knew that Sister Xiu's own manager was her mother."

Seeing that she was caught up so easily again, Ying really wanted to reflect on her bahavior. She knew she was bad at lying but when did she get so easy to get caught? Lately everyone was able to see through her lie! Except for when she said that she had a boyfriend. Why nobody doubted that?!

Seeing how he was walking up to her, she tried to find a way out. So, she hurriedly said, "I brought you to my house. Shouldn't you show some gratitude that I'm saving your reputation here?"

"What should I do?" he knew she was trying to escape his questioning but honestly, he wasn't that close to Chen Xiu's mother to care about why Ying was asking about her. So, it was very easy for him to be distracted by this girlfriend of his.

"Pay me!"

"How about I pay with my body?"

Ying pushed him off her body and glared, "Don't try to take a mile when I'm only offering an inch." He pouted showing his grievance which Ying conveniently decided to overlook. "I'm hungry."

"We can call for takeouts," he suggested.

"I don't like takeouts. I like homemade food." She pushed his body towards the kitchenette. "So, you show your sincerity and cook something yourself."

"To prove my sincerity, I have to do it myself?" Han Bohai's gaze clearly said 'what kind of logic is this' but he didn't voice it out. Thinking of something, he said, "Will I be rewarded?"

Ying off handedly replied, "Yes, yes. I'll reward you well."

Han Bohai smiled in amusement so brightly that making her have some suspicions. However, she didn't dwell over it and ran back to clear up the documents from the coffee table.