Chapter 68 - "Misunderstanding"

'Even though there are that guy's clothes as a media, still...I'm surprised Jia doesn't show any symptoms, ah!'

Once Yaya mentioned it, Lai Jiayi froze. The girl suddenly remembered her phobia.

'Eh...eh?? Wait, wait, Yaya is right! I am at a super close distance from Zhao Yang right now, but...I don't show symptoms…'

Lai Jiayi's breath stilled.

'Is this means...my phobia is gone?? Really? Just like that– '

THROB.

Lai Jiayi's stomach suddenly ached, and her chest tightened. The air around seemed to disappear, and blood left the girl's face, turning it white pale.

...sh*t. It's still there!!

[Now, you mention it, I have a symptom!!]

Lai Jiayi hurriedly pushed Zhao Yang's arm away and turned around in a mere second. Her sudden action startled the guy to the core.

'...what? What did– '

Zhao Yang stared at his empty arm and glanced at Lai Jiayi. The guy then stretched his arm toward Lai Jiayi's back, but then he paused.

He gritted his teeth and shook his head.

'No, she is afraid of men. Maybe she just realizes that she's so close to me. That's why she avoids me.'

Zhao Yang took a deep breath and exhaled. He tried to calm his mind even though somewhere in his heart, he was panicking like mad.

'Why is she crying? Is it because of me? Why did she suddenly shove my hand away?'

Those questions lingered around Zhao Yang's mind until the man subconsciously blurted out the thing in his mind.

"You...why were you crying– " Zhao Yang instantly covered his mouth.

'Damn it, why the heck I asked her?! That will only make her feel awkward!'

The man instantly closed his mouth, not finishing his question. He thought that by not asking, it would be proper. But, that– only made the atmosphere between the two...awkward as hell.

[Yaya, what to do?! Zhao Yang asked me why I cried– f*ck!!] Lai Jiayi covered her face with her hair as she fidgeted with her fingers.

Her tears had stopped flowing out, and the pain lessened a lot. The tear gas effect must have worn out.

'But we have a new problem here!!'

[Uh...just say that you are glad Zhao Yang doesn't hate you, quack??] Yaya glanced back at Zhao Yang. The guy looked like he didn't know what to do, whether he should leave or stay to inquire about Lai Jiayi.

'If it's me...I'll also be shocked seeing a girl suddenly cry like that.'

[Damn it. Should I face him? But he will see my face! It's so messy, and I bet my eyes are puffy, and and– ]

[Just answer without looking back, quack!] Yaya interrupted. The duck looked at Lai Jiayi with suspicion in his eyes.

'Since when Jia cares about her appearance in front of Zhao Yang? There's no way she– ah, no, no, she must be shy. That's it.'

Yaya shook his head and poked Lai Jiayi's shoulder.

[Since we failed our mission, you should finish this meeting, quack! In case that Zhao Yang found out about the tear gas…]

Lai Jiayi gulped. The girl couldn't think straight anymore.

'Okay, now I should kick him away since I failed?! Good, good! Oh, well, that will be the best choice, after all.'

The girl inhaled and slowly opened her mouth.

"B-boss…"

"Yes??" Zhao Yang instantly answered in a mere second. He raised his voice without him knowing.

Lai Jiayi almost got a heart attack because the guy answered her like that.

'Is there a need to shout?!'

The girl bit her lips and exhaled. She covered her face with her palms without looking back at Zhao Yang. The girl just showed her back view.

"Uh, b-boss...you…" Lai Jiayi paused. The girl then continued in a shaky voice. "D-don't you need to go now? Z-zhao Yun is waiting, right?"

….eh?

Zhao Yang had a blank look on his face. The guy blinked slowly, seemingly just lost connection with his brain.

'Did this girl just...ask me to leave?'

That's what Lai Jiayi also thought. The girl almost hit her head to the ground and sewed her mouth.

[F*ck!! That's not what I want to say!! Ah, Yaya, help me– ]

[You are beyond help, quack. I give up, ah. Good luck, quack.] Yaya shut down his telepathy and chose to ignore Lai Jiayi. The duck acted as if he didn't know anything about Lai Jiayi.

Lai Jiayi could only look at Yaya as if the duck was a traitor.

'That was a slip of the tongue!! Ahhh, but it sounded so mean! Oh, God. Why am I like this??'

Lai Jiayi considered to kneel

on the ground and apologized when Zhao Yang's voice sounded.

"That's...right. Yun Yun is waiting." Zhao Yang touched his cheek and laughed. But his laugh sounded so dry and insincere.

'Why do I need to ask if she's crying or not? Isn't it obvious she's crying because of what I said?'

Zhao Yang's heart throbbed again. He clutched his left chest while clenching his jaw.

"Then...I'll take Bunnie with me." The man looked at the small bunny inside his chest pocket. He gently caressed the Bunny's head popping out of the pocket.

'I should go. If I stay any longer, I'll just be a hindrance.'

"...see you." Zhao Yang turned around and speeded up. He didn't look back at all and just went straight to the car.

One would think that the guy was too calm and heartless, but if someone looked closer, they would see the guy's hand was trembling.

He clenched his fist tightly– until it turned white.

'Ah, I make someone cry again.'

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