Chapter 71 - Counter Attack

Shi Ai was in shock.Ah Hai was teasing her.He had to be!When did she ask him to take off his shirt?Her face turned red even at the thought of it..But Shi Ai was a bold girl when it came to her person.So after a moment's hesitation and turning even more red,she tried to explain,"I meant after you have changed.But,if you want to take it off now,I have no problem.I am sure it will be a great view.And that way I can also see you..like you saw me just now." With this statement, she succeeded in shocking Ah Hai who guffawed hilariously once he got over the shock.The little Shi Ai was just the same even now.

Ah Hai had left his hair open this morning as they casually fell over his forehead and ears.If he had tied his hair his usual way,Shi Ai would have seen how the tips of his ears had turned red because of her teasing.

Deciding to not tease her,Ah Hai went straight to the point,"What was all this crying about just now?You resemble a panda with your swollen eyes."

Shi Ai pouted at being compared to a panda but then whined,"I thought you had left me without a goodbye.And so when I saw you,I was happy and so I jumped on you.And then everything amalgamated in my mind and I felt safe in your arms so I had a small breakdown.I am sorry."

Ah Hai nodded and then said without any inflection in his voice,"I wouldn't leave without a goodbye."

"Does that mean you will still leave?",Shi Ai had been hoping against hope that since he had returned,he would stay here and she would get to know him more but he said he would be hoping.She almost burst into tears again.

When Ah Hai answered with a serious,"Yes."she did feel her eyes go teary.But quickly trying to change the subject, Shi Ai asked,"What happened to the people who drugged me?"

"They bore the fruit of the seed that they planted."

Shi Ai wanted to ask more but with the mention of this topic,the aura around Ah Hai seemed to have frozen.Shi Ai wanted to punch herself in the face for bringing up that topic.Zhang Min had been pretty angry at Shi Ai and was continuously lecturing her on and off about putting herself in danger.And now Ah Hai seemed to be ready to give her an earful.

Seeing that Shi Ai was trying to avoid looking at him,Ah Hai softened his stance and said softly,"So you do seem to realize the jeopardy you had placed yourself in."

Reprimanded by the one person she wanted to hold the admiration of,Shi Ai hunched her shoulders and stared at her knotted hands in her lap.

Bringing up her face with a finger under her chin,Ah Hai made her look up at him.Her eyes held a sheen of tears again and he felt the lecture he had planned flew out of the window.Sighing,Ah Hai still continued, "Getting drugged was not your fault but leaving yourself open to danger was.It is normal to want to socialize but Shi Ai, you have seen for yourself how drugs take the control from you.This time luck was on your side.But that will not be the case forever.Also it is foolishness to be loyal to people who would put you in danger for a minute's pleasure.Understand?"

Shi Ai who had been nodding along to appease Ah Hai frowned at that and asked,"What do you mean?"

Ah Hai narrowed his eyes at Shi Ai to see of she was pretending to be clueless or was she really clueless?It seemed she really was clueless.He sighed again.If any of those people who had worked with Ah Hai knew how patient he was with Shi Ai,they would be able to believe in magic.Usually when Ah Hai sighed it could mean the end of the person's living days.

Ah Hai decided to lay it out for Shi Ai,"Little kid,if you are really that dumb,then let me make it clear for you.Yao Yao.You have been keeping a snake by your side and snakes do not care who they sting.She may not be directly responsible for what happened but she is indirectly responsible for what has happened.Since you consider her a 'friend',I have let her be this time,but you might want to be careful in the future for any knives sticking by your side.Also I have arranged for someone to teach you and Zhang Min,basic self defence so you better get well soon and gear up.One cannot depend on luck."

Yao Yao..That name was stuck in her head since Ah Hai mentioned it.She had not even thought of her friend since she was hospitalized.It was only then she realized that indeed the main party responsible for her predicament was Yao Yao,who had been AWOL since she was brought here.Her first thought was to worry if she was fine but then she honed in on the snake part that Ah HAo had said and Shi Ai looked thoughtful as she considered somethings in her mind..