Antagonistic Heart

CHAPTER 2

She ran after Ye Qingti and now they are in the bar's parking lot. She saw Qingti opening his car door and she called out his name. He stopped going inside his car and he faced her and said,

"Not tonight Jiu. Please, not tonight. I know you didn't ask but I gave you my three years just to make your family understand your problems but how about me Jiu? I wasted my three years just for you. I halted the growth of my company just to wait for you but I guess, there is a limit to everything. Let's stop this Jiu. I just can't take it anymore."

Feng Jiu's heart is broken and she clearly heard what Ye Qingti meant. He's breaking up with her. Ye Qingti didn't wait for her to speak and he just went inside and drove off.

Feng Jiu can only look and tears cascaded down her cheeks. She sniffled and felt her heart break. She looked up the sky and clenched her fists on her side. She decided to go back inside and drown her sorrows with alcohol.

She went to the bar area and ordered a vodka martini. She warded off guys but they don't stop. When she had already drank eight glasses of the vodka martini, clearly she's nearly drunk and intoxicated. Then someone tried to grab her and she profusely refused to come but the guy forced her and thankfully someone came in to her rescue and warded off the one who tried forcing her. With droppy eyes she looked at her savior and she smiled.

"I didn't know my savior is a tall handsome man. Very handsome. I'm feeling lucky tonight. Oh... Thank you for saving me. " she said and she tried standing but failed when the alcohol is clearly affecting her system. Good thing her savior saved her again by holding and steadying her. When she looked up at him again, she giggled and using her two hands, she held her savior's face and said,

"How can I repay you stranger? It's two times already that you've helped me."

"Actually, you owe me three-fold now. "

He replied and she just giggled and pinched his cheeks which she saw him frowned.

She frowned too and then giggled again. She raised her right hand and she put her right thumb in between his eyebrows and slowly massaged it. She saw her savior eyed her carefully then she said,

"There. Don't frown. It doesn't suit your godly looks." and she giggled again.She saw him smirk and he took her hand off from his forehead and she pouted.

"This is the first time somebody has referred to my looks as godly. You don't look bad yourself lady." he said which make her giggle again like a school girl. Her savior helped her in sitting on the bar stool and she murmured a thank you. Then she called the bartender and order another vodka martini which the bartender nodded.

"You're alone. Where are your companion?" she heared him ask. Good thing the drink she ordered is being served by the bartender. She drank her the cocktail in one gulp and she sighed. Without looking at her savior she said,

"Did you know that my eight year relationship has ended? Tell me, should I accept the marriage proposal instead of turning it down for the third time?" then her eyes went to her savior who is drinking his cocktail too. Her savior eyed her then he replied,

"If he really loves you, he should've been more patient and understanding."

Feng Jiu smiled bitterly at her savior's reply. Her tears started to fall again then she said,

"That's what I thought too but isn't it selfish that I asked for him to wait for me to fix my problem while he and his business is stuck from growing because he waited for me?" then she leaned her head on her palm and her body is facing her savior while waiting for his answer. Her savior just looked at her and she saw him finished the contents of his glass in one go before facing her and then he replied,

"As I said, if he really loves you, he should've been more patient and understanding. In regards to his business, I don't think he should blame that on you. If he is intelligent and skilled enough, he should learn how to draw the line between mixing business with his personl life. What I think if you'll ask me is that, he just made you a scapegoat for that his company or business is not growing nonsense."

She smiled sweetly back at her savior and she sniffled. To her surprise, her savior handed her his handkerchief and she shyly accepted it.

"Is that the reason why you're here alone?" her savior asked and she lookex at him and nodded then he saw her smirked and said,

"You shouldn't ran after him. How could he blame you for his growth when in fact it is his own decision that he agreed to wait for you. Such a pathetic lame excuse of a man. He wasted eight years because you turned down his proposal for a third time? I advise you to just leave him be. It's his loss anyway." her savior said and she laughed. She felt lighter inside after what he said. Now that she think of it, Ye Qingti shouldn't have blamed her for his own decision but that doesn't erase the fact that she still loves Qingti. She felt sad again.

"There are many fishes in the sea lady. If you would only look around you, I'm sure, you'll find a better one that will suit and match for you." he said and she gazed back at him. It seems that what he said has underlying meaning to it and the way her savior is looking at her suggests that, he is definitely attracted to her. She smiled then thought of something.

"Hmmm... Are you included on those fishes that I should've paid attention to?" she innocently asked. She's not that dumb not to see how he looks at her. She saw him widely smiled at her and she smiled back. She can feel that the alcohol is taking its effect on her as her gaze changes and became blurry. She saw the mouth of her savior move and because of intoxication, she never heard his reply and she succumbed to the alcohol and lost consciousness.

Feng Jiu opened her eyes and gasped. Now she remembered half of what happened that night. How come she remembered it now by means of dreaming?

It's been a week since that incident of her waking up naked and realizing that she slept with a stranger. That night is also the last time she heard from Ye Qingti. She tried calling him but he is always out of the coverage area. She also visited his office but his executive assistant always say he's not in and went to vacation. Feng Jiu is hurting. How could Qingti treat her this way? She sighed and then she heard her phone ring. She immediately took her phone beside the bedside table and saw that it's her grandfather. She smiled happily and then swipe the answer button.

"Grandpa."

"My dear Xiao Jiu. Why didn't you tell me that you're already back for a week now?" her grandfather said and she smiled. She can hear a hint of sulking from the tone of her grandfather.

"Aiya grand father, I didn't bother visiting or telling you that I'm home since I was planning to stay for three days only. But father is so adamant that I will not be going back to overseas to pursue my passion and that is arts and crafts." she replied.

She heard her grandfather sighed and ahe too sighed. After her grandfather turned over the CEO position to her father Bai Yi, her father became serious to the point of forcing her of being the heiress of the Bai Conglomerate. She doesn't have a thing for business and she doesn't want to learn it. She gave-in to her father once by taking up a business course in college but once she graduated, she went overseas and pursued her dream.

Feng Jiu went to Accademia Riaci - an international art and design school in Florence Italy and under the tutelage of one of the top notch ceramic master. Her hands are good with molding clay, not minding the dirt she got from it. She felt at peace while slowly molding the clay into something she desired and her father don't understand how she feels.

"Xiao Jiu, you need to understand where your father is coming from. He just wants what is best for you." her grandfather said which earned another sigh from her and she said,

"I know that grandpa but I'm already twenty-eight years old now. How can I run the company if I don't love it and I am not compassionate like you or father? My heart is just not into business grandpa, I'm sorry."

She heard her grandfather sighed on the other line and she bit her lower lip. She knows how her grandfather is having a hard time too being in between with her and her father.

"Don't stress yourself too much Xiao Jiu. I'll talk to your father and see what I can do. For now I want you to come here in the country side and visit me and your grandma. She missed you too you know. " her grandfather said and she smiled delightfully and replied,

"I'll gladly come and visit you tomorrow grandpa. Tell grandma to cook for my favorite dishes."

She heard her grandfather laugh on the other line and they bid their goodbyes. Feng Jiu smiled and she energetically went out of bed to prepare herself from travelling to the country side.

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The intoxication already took over the woman infront of him. She lost consciousness and he sighed. His hand slowly went to touch her face and is amazed by how soft and warm it feels on his palm. He also took her hair that covers her face and put it behind her ear. He smiled. He remembered their discussion and he couldn't believe the fickleness of the longtime EX Boyfriend of this woman.

The boyfriend should be lucky that there is still a woman like her. Innocent yet full of life and fire inside.

What will I do with you? He silently thought.

Dong Hua decided not to bring the woman back to the VVIP room where he and other friends where staying. Then he saw her small bag and took it. He checked on her purse for ID and such but there is none. His gaze lingered on her beautiful face then he went back rummaging inside her bag.

For a 21st century kind of lady, this lady doesn't bring important ID's. He sighed. He doesn't want to take advantage of her but he also doesn't like leaving her here alone especially that a while ago someone already forced her against her will. She's defenseless and he has a weakness against defenseless women.

He took his phone and booked a hotel under his name. Then he gave the bartender his card to pay what the lady was drinking and his too. After that, he carried the woman together with her bag on his arms and walked to the parking lot. The woman doesn't weigh that much that he didn't have a hard time opening his car door on the passenger seat.

He slowly deposited the woman and put on her seat belt. He saw that her long hair covered her face again and he scooped her hair and he inserted it on the neckline of her dress. He closed the door and went to the drivers side, he went in and buckled up.

After turning on the ignition, he saw how short her dress was and it's showing her loveliness which is distracting. He sighed again. Dong Hua took off his coat and good thing she's a little thing that his coat covered her shoulders down to thighs and hid her distracting loveliness. He sighed again and said to himself,

"You've got a long night ahead Dong Hua. A long long night ahead."

He started exiting the Club and what was on his mind is making the woman safe and sound with him.

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