C9 Please Respect Me

Xu Jiaming's figure was tall and handsome. Yellow light reflected across his body, making him seem like a long shadow on the ground. It made him look even more perfect.

Lin Xiaoxiao's heart trembled.

Fortunately, Lin Xiaoxiao had already arrived at the bathroom door. She suddenly her head and ran in as if her life depended on it.

Before the crystal glass mirror embedded into the wall, Lin Xiaoxiao lowered her head and took a handful of water in her hands from the tap. She gently splashed her hot cheeks with it. Lin Xiaoxiao's heart was still beating non-stop.

Maybe Lin Xiaoxiao was wrong! She must be! After so many years, she had long forgotten Xu Jiaming's voice and face.

Yes! Her eyes were playing tricks. She must have seen wrongly.

After stabilizing her emotions, Lin Xiaoxiao wiped the water stains on her face dry, calmed down her breathing, and walked out of the bathroom.

When she walked out of the door, Lin Xiaoxiao was about to turn her face when she suddenly saw Xu Jiaming's tall and slender figure once again. However, this time, the owner of that handsome face was staring back at her with a profound gaze.

Lin Xiaoxiao's breathing became disorderly again.

Xu Jiaming frowned and stared at Lin Xiaoxiao, who had just come out of the washroom. Past events surged into his mind. Xu Jiaming had always thought that his heart had died five years ago. He never thought that it would be moved once more.

Lin Xiaoxiao was filled with mixed feelings. She lowered her head in panic and pretended that she did not see Xu Jiaming as she walked past him.

The next moment, Lin Xiaoxiao felt a hand clasp on her arm. Xu Jiaming's wide palm had stopped her.

Lin Xiaoxiao's heart plummeted. She did her best to bear with what was going on. Closing her eyes, she used her calmest tone to say, "Sir, please let go!"

As Lin Xiaoxiao said this, she unknowingly put some distance between her and Xu Jiaming.

Xu Jiaming suspected that there was a problem with his hearing. His eyes darkened. "What did you say? Lin Xiaoxiao, don't tell me that you don't recognize me!"

Lin Xiaoxiao closed her eyes tightly and tried her best to suppress the feeling in her heart. When she raised her eyes to his, her face was as calm as water.

"So it's you, Xu Jiaming. Long time no see. Please let go of my hand."

Xu Jiaming didn't know where this anger in him came from. He felt a sense of disappointment and unwillingness raid his heart. He ignored Lin Xiaoxiao's wishes, grabbed her wrist, and pulled her to the side of the corridor that was empty.

"Lin Xiaoxiao, when did your memory become so awful? We haven't seen each other in some time and now you don't recognize me anymore! Do you need me to remind you?"

Lin Xiaoxiao could sense the sudden anger in Xu Jiaming's tone. She did not want to know the reason for it, for she would always remember what Xu Jiaming said to her five years ago that night.

"Xu Jiaming! We haven't seen each other in so many years. It's totally understandable that I didn't recognize you at first glance."

Understandable?

Xu Jiaming smiled coldly. "You mean to say that I was just thinking too highly of myself?"

Lin Xiaoxiao did not know what to say to that.

"What is it? Why aren't you saying anything? You saw me earlier already, right? You just pretended not to see me?"

Why?

Xu Jiaming stared at Lin Xiaoxiao, who stood in front of him. She was the culprit who had caused him unimaginable pain in the past. He never thought that even five years would not be enough to calm the anger in his heart. Seeing Lin Xiaoxiao again, his heart still ached!

"Xu Jiaming, let go!"

Lin Xiaoxiao felt Xu Jiaming's grip on her wrist getting tighter and tighter. Combined with his increasingly furious expression, Lin Xiaoxiao suddenly felt that Xu Jiaming had become much more sinister over the years.

"Let go?" Xu Jiaming curled his lips and said with a cold smile, "What if I don't let go? Xiaoxiao, I didn't expect this, after not seeing you for five years. You're very skilled at seducing men. You pretend to not like me? Pretend to not see me? You used the same trick to betray me and seduce other men... right?"

The scar that was buried deep in Lin Xiaoxiao's heart was ripped open by Xu Jiaming. The pain caused her entire body to shiver uncontrollably.

"You are being absolutely ridiculous!" Lin Xiaoxiao frowned and tried her best to shake off Xu Jiaming's large hand.

She needed to escape!

Lin Xiaoxiao really did not want to see Xu Jiaming. She could sense that Xu Jiaming had become strange and sinister. She had never sensed such coldness from him before.

Xu Jiaming gritted his teeth. It won't be easy for them to meet again. How could he let Lin Xiaoxiao leave so easily?

Other than using harsh words to hurt Lin Xiaoxiao, Xu Jiaming really could not find another way to make him feel better.

His grip on Lin Xiaoxiao's wrist tightened again and she was forced to stop her hurried movements. She lost her balance and automatically leaned forward. Just as Lin Xiaoxiao was about to fall to the ground, Xu Jiaming extended his long arm and grabbed her waist. He gently pulled her and Lin Xiaoxiao's weak and soft body fell into Xu Jiaming's arms.

Lin Xiaoxiao felt her mind go blank!

After a brief moment of shock, Lin Xiaoxiao struggled to break free from Xu Jiaming's embrace. When she raised her eyes to look at Xu Jiaming, she was shocked to find that Xu Jiaming's face showed a trace of satisfaction.

This feeling of satisfaction disappeared in an instant. Xu Jiaming was very vexed. Seeing that Lin Xiaoxiao wanted to escape, Xu Jiaming did not react to think about it and stretched out to grab her.

Suddenly, a young woman's voice rang in their ears.

Xu Jiaming's hand dropped. The warmth and anger on his face also disappeared in an instant, like a calm sea.

Lin Xiaoxiao was also frightened. She did not dare to look up to see who the woman was. She looked down and left in a hurry. However, when Lin Xiaoxiao and that woman brushed past each other, Lin Xiaoxiao was surprised to find that the woman was staring at her out of the corner of her eye.

There was shock, contempt, and disdain in those eyes. It was as if that woman and Lin Xiaoxiao had known each other for a long time and an irreconcilable hatred existed between the two of them.

Jin Yue quietly retracted her gaze and walked a few steps to Xu Jiaming's side. She smiled and asked him, "You had been in the washroom for such a long time. What did you do? Who was that woman just now?"

Xu Jiaming's face revealed a warm smile as usual as he replied, "I don't know her. When I saw that she looked like she was about to fall, I just wanted to help her."

Xu Jiaming's voice was not very loud. Despite being soft, it fell to Lin Xiaoxiao's ears.

Lin Xiaoxiao secretly heaved a sigh of relief. She hoped that Xu Jiaming could really pretend not to know her in the future. This was better than him deliberately mocking her. But why then was Lin Xiaoxiao's heart suffering?

After five years, could it be that Lin Xiaoxiao had still not forgotten Xu Jiaming?

No, she had forgotten. These few years, Lin Xiaoxiao had endured all the pain in her life, come what may. It would be quite all right for her and Dabao to rely on each other for the rest of their lives.