Words I Was Afraid To Hear

It was the start of the week and cla.s.ses resumed .

Midori was early for cla.s.s as usual . She was reading her notes leisurely to pa.s.s the time .

She turned her head towards the door when she noted someone coming in .

"Mei!" she exclaimed .

She hurried to the side of the limping girl .

"Good morning, Midori!" she replied, slightly wincing through her smile .

"How"s your ankle?" Midori asked worriedly .

Indeed, it was this girl who fell forward during their cheer practice . She incurred a sprain on her left ankle . She has been resting at home, being an heir to a jewelry company . She did not like to walk in crutches either, so she just waited for the swelling to subside before coming to cla.s.s .

"It"s better now . There"s not much swelling and pain anymore . Though I might need to still favor this over the right for weight bearing . But, the doctor said I might still be able to join the compet.i.tion the following month . " She faintly smiled . "Too bad I can"t be at the opening games with you guys . "

"That"s alright . Focus on your recovery . " Midori replied rea.s.suringly .

She helped her friend towards her seat . Then she grabbed the chair next to her and sat .

"Mei, can I ask you something?"

"Hmm . . what is it?"

"Back at the gym . . . when you were injured . . . " Midori did not seem to know how to phrase her question .

Ah, yes! Back at the gym, a week ago . . .

"Waaahhh!"

Jiang Mei Ling fell forward during cheer practice . Though the bases and the spots were able to keep her from hitting the ground, she still fell awkwardly from her arabesque that she twisted her ankle .

They laid her on the gym floor as she was wincing in pain, with tears in her eyes .

One boy from the squad reached out his hand to her . "Let me take you to the infirmary . "

Suddenly, the hand was shoved away by an arm .

"Don"t touch her!" A glaring boy suddenly appeared before them .

Midori, who just came down from the lift was shocked in seeing who it was .

Everyone was even more shocked as to what happened next .

The nerd, weak-looking Lu Shaoting carefully lifted Jiang Mei Ling as if it is the most natural thing to do . They were even bewildered as to how he was physically capable of such feat . He looked pale, lanky and weak from their previous perception, so how can he transform into a prince in their point of view .

Dan chuckled then murmured on his own, "So this is your obligation . Interesting . "

Mei did not mind the look on everyone"s face when they went out of the gym . As they approach a black Audi S5, Mei turned her head to look at him .

"Shao . . . uhmm . . . " she buried her face to his chest again .

"It"s okay . " Then he looked at his driver who had a shocked expression . "Call the Jiang household . We will bring Mei back . And, call the physician . "

"Yes, Young Master . " The driver opened the door for them .

As they drove out of the campus, Mei turned to Shaoting .

"Shao, why did you do that? It will only be a matter of time for people to know . . . "

Shaoting took off his gla.s.ses and was cleaning the lenses with cloth .

"You don"t want people to know?" He gave her a stern look .

"No . . . it"s just that, it would be tiresome to explain . . . even Midori does not know . " Mei pouted .

Shaoting reached out to her, wrapping his arm on her shoulder, then patted her head gently .

"It"s fine . I"ll organize a press conference if need be . " He lightly chuckled with her .

And so, going back to the time before cla.s.s starts . . .

Mei smiled at Midori .

"Midori . . . Shaoting and I . . . " she paused and pursed her lips .

Midori"s eyes were full of antic.i.p.ation .

"We"re engaged . " Mei said with a timid smile .

"What?!" Midori tried to control her voice, but it has already gathered everyone"s attention .

Luckily, the bell rang .

Midori hesistantly went back on her seat . In doing so, she pa.s.sed by Shaoting, who avoided her gaze .

Midori was pouting as she sat down .

Dan noticed this . "What"s up with you?"

"They are engaged . . . " she murmured almost inaudibly .

Dan chuckled . "So what? Are you jealous?" He smiled teasingly at her .