Chapter 112 - TRAIN ARGUMENT (2)

"Heh, that's what you said. You go find a woman who will tolerate your antics, laziness, and your disloyal heart!"

I looked away in contempt while Meng Bao looked speechless with my words. I knew he wasn't having it right now, maybe because I accidentally turned this sweet surprise into a sour argument.

But I just couldn't let myself drown even deeper into this feeling. As kind as Meng Bao could be, he was still the same wishy-washy man who couldn't decide which woman he wanted to love. So he became greedy and loved both.

'This is not in the ancient times when a man can have so many concubines! Even if he is filthy rich, I will never share my husband with anyone!' 

Meng Bao wanted to say something, then he zipped his mouth after I gave him a death stare. I saw that he still had some cream on his lips after eating so much cake, so I pulled more tissue to wipe it.

Then I took out a bottle of mineral water for him, "Go drink this. You must be very thirsty.."

"J—Jie, does this mean that you're—"

"No, I'm not in the mood talking with you right now, Bao."

"Ugh…" Meng Bao leaned on his chair, and the whole surprise cooled down. Honestly, I felt guilty because Meng Bao must've prepared everything since yesterday. I just ruined everything because of my mood.

"I will just move to another seat," I said. I got up, but when I was about to leave, Meng Bao grabbed my wrist, with his begging eyes, he said, "Ying Jie, don't leave. I really don't know what to say to you."

"I don't know if I will ever see my childhood sweetheart, and yes, I love her. But that doesn't invalidate my love for you too!" 

"You're saying that you love two women?! Meng Bao, what you said is just full of bullshit!" I yelled at him. "You're just playing with my heart at this point. Stop with your lovey-dovey behavior as if you're really into me. Obviously, you're just using me as your place to fill your loneliness."

"If that childhood sweetheart of yours finally returned, I guarantee that you will go with her instead, right?"

"But—" Meng Bao paused as if he didn't even know how to defend himself from my accusation. 

"Tell me if what I said is wrong, Meng Bao!" 

….

He lowered his head, unable to answer my question, which already cleared everything. After a while, Meng Bao finally braced himself and replied, "Ying Jie… I truly love you and my childhood sweetheart equally. Sometimes I wished that you two are the same person because my love for you two is undivided. I can't leave one for another."

"Meng Bao, you're just spouting some bullcrap. You're unbelievable," I gritted my teeth. I pulled my hand and moved away from him. I didn't want to stay close to him, at least for now. I didn't want to be eaten by his sweetness. 

It was just a fake sweetness that would never give me anything in return but a heartbreak. I was just too old to be in a heartbreak right now.

'Man, I'm twenty seven years old already. I can't afford a heartbreak.'

**

[Yang Menghuo POV]

Yang Menghuo watched Ying Jie's back, who moved to the next carriage, leaving him alone here. 

He was left speechless, too speechless because Ying Jie confronted him out of the blue and stopped him from trying to give a sweet answer that would delay the real question. 

Yes, Yang Menghuo didn't know what he would do if he met both Ying Jie and Batman Jie. Because truthfully, he loved both equally. So equal that he thought they were the same person.

Yang Menghuo sighed and slumped on his seat. He kept thinking if his feeling for Ying Jie was wrong. But truly, his Ying Jie was his beloved, and his heart wouldn't lie.

As if their heart had been tied together with the red string of fate. 

'Damn it, why can't I make a decision? Where is Batman-Jie anyway? I really want to meet her, at least to confirm this feeling in my heart. Whether my love for her is still the same, or I have moved on and love Ying Jie right now."

Yang Menghuo closed his eyes, and when he opened his eyes, he saw the three-tier cake in front of him. This cake was supposed to make Ying Jie happy. 

'How could my sweet surprise turn into a mess like this?' Yang Menghuo pondered.

He didn't want to be that guy who played with a woman's heart, especially the woman he loved. But he didn't know what he should do to control his feeling either.

'Ah, Yang Menghuo, you're such a nut job.'

**

Six hours later, it was already evening, and they were close to their destination. 

And when the rain finally slowed down, Shi Ying and Yang Menghuo heard the announcement that they had arrived at their destination, it took them twelve hours until they reached the station, and it was already dusk. 

Shi Ying returned to Meng Bao's wagon and saw the man was eating the cake depressedly, like a man that had just experienced a terrible breakup with his long-time girlfriend. 

If there was a beer or another alcoholic drink, completed with a white shirt and bulging belly, he would look like a middle-aged uncle whose wife left him because he didn't earn enough money. 

"Hey, you, Meng Bao—I mean, Yang Menghuo. Stop eating that cake! You will kill yourself!" Shi Ying snatched the fork from his hand and then pushed the cake away from him.

Yang Menghuo looked up, his mouth was full of cream, and his shirt was stained with cake and cola. His eyes were red, and when he saw his beloved Ying Jie, he couldn't hold himself. And he burst into tears.

"WUAAAA Ying Jie!" Yang Menghuo hugged his beloved Jie's waist and then begged her, "Jie, please don't be angry, I really don't know what to do!"

"Wha—You, don't act like this! There are many people. What if those train attendants heard you?" Shi Ying tried to separate herself from Meng Bao to no avail. Meng Bao was glued to her was it and refused to let go.

Meng Bao hugged tighter and then say, "I don't care about what people hear. Wuwu, Ying Jie, I really don't know what to do? I love you and my childhood, sweetheart! I cannot choose! Why can't you guys be the same person!"

Shi Ying tried to push Meng Bao again to no avail. Thus she sighed and then shrugged. 

"Fine, I'm still angry at you. But I will tolerate you and your antics. I will give you more time to think about it, but don't expect me to accept your blind love and your sweet words."

"Meng Bao, didn't I tell you a few hours ago? I'm not young anymore. I don't have the time to experience heartbreak."

"Wu wu wu, I will not hurt your heart, I promise, Jie. I will be the best boyfriend you can ever have and the best husband to stay by your side forever!" 

Shi Ying rolled her eyes. She just said to Meng Bao not to say something sweet because Shi Ying wouldn't take it. But they didn't have time like this. 

"Fine, Meng Bao, I'll forgive you, now let's leave. We're already in the station."

Meng Bao paused for a moment, and then he laughed like an idiot. 

"Hehe, Ying Jie's waist so fluffy. Bao Bao like…"

"Wha—You pervert!"

Shi Ying tried to push Meng Bao as hard as she could and then desperately smacked his head.

The moment she smacked his head, he released her and dropped dead with his forehead smacked on the table. 

…

…

"Meng Bao?"

Shi Ying patted Meng Bao's cheek. Meng Bao didn't react. It got me worried. Because she thought that she accidentally killed Meng Bao. 

"Bao?" Shi Ying leaned closer, and when she smelled his breath, she covered her nose immediately. 

"Mmmh! Meng Bao, you reek of alcohol!" Shi Ying checked under the table and saw a bunch of alcohol bottles under the table. So Meng Bao wasn't only eating cake like a man in heartbreak. He was also drinking to alleviate his pain. She was truly like an old uncle whose wife had left him.

…

"And now what? I can't go home with drunk Bao…." Shi Ying said. She looked at the train that patiently waited for them to leave. Of course, this was a train that Meng Bao purchased out of nowhere just because he was bored. 

But now Shi Ying's problem laid to this drunk Bao.

"Ugh, fine, I will find some hotel or motel, but the bill is on you, Bao! I don't have enough money to rent a hotel and still have to cover our cost of going to my parent's house from here!" 

Thus, in the end, Shi Ying called the attendants and asked them to carry their boss outside. She needed to find the nearest hotel for them.