A Billion Dollar Exchange

"Liling..., you'll always have me. No matter what it is, even if you're not here anymore, you'll still have me. I want you to know that. "

Liu Wei held her closely as he whispered these words to her. Liling who was almost at the brink of tears, could not stop the tears from falling when she heard his heartwarming words.

She hugged him back and buried her head in his warm chests, letting her tears flow freely.

Her mind instantly flooded with thoughts of her parents, and how she grew up without any fatherly care.

She had no one to lean on, her mom was a woman who had lost the zeal to live, almost withdrawn, what kept her moving was the fact that she had a daughter who needed her.

Without her husband, her mom was a walking corpse.

Liling grew up knowing that she had nobody and no-one cared to know what happened to her.

She had grown up lonely and without love, always quiet and hidden in her shell. Hiding her real self and shielding herself from hurt which she watched her mom experience till her death.

She had gotten so used to that life that it took her a long time to accept the fact that someone loved her and that he meant it.

But right now, he was here, telling her that he would always be there for her, that she would always have him.

If only her dad had cared half as much.

Liu Wei patted her back lovingly as he kissed her temple. The part of his shirt on which she leaned on was thoroughly soaked with her tears.

She tried sniffing them back, but they flowed uncontrollably. After a while, she finally spoke up.

"Liu Wei..., it was a friend who did it. I don't know how, but she said it to my face that she did it. "

She finally opened up. Her voice was calm as waters, ironical, given that she was crying a moment ago.

She lifted her head to look Liu Wei in the eyes. Hers flashed with determination and motivation.

She had decided to give them a chance.

It would be unfair to him and herself if she continued chiding away from what they shared, pretending as though there was no chemistry between them.

She loved him and she knew he loved her too.

Even if it did not work out between them in the end, this person in front of her deserved to be loved.

She did not deserve him, but he had loved her unconditionally and without reservations, it was time she cared for him too.

She was going to give it her all not minding the consequences, she was going to be happy, even if it was for a while.

Yes, even if their destines were not tied together, she would die knowing that there was this certain someone whom she fell in love with and she would not regret it at all.

He was going to kick any person out of her way, if it came to that.

"Who is she? "

He asked expressionlessly, as though the person did not matter. He used his hand to push her hair behind her ears, giving him a clearer view of her face.

Liling hearing the question immediately shook her head and held his hands which were cupping her chin lovingly.

"I don't want you to do anything to her. Please."

Liling pleaded, her brows creased a little as she watched Liu Wei's expression.

"Why? "

A little frown appeared on that perfect face of his, when he heard her. He was taken aback at her words.

Why would she not want to destroy someone who set out to ruin her first?

Liling thought for a while, then said;

"She feels she's better than me, it's no fun kicking her away. I want her to stay and watch me make it to the limelight. Then, she'll have to admit to herself the truth. "

Liling explained smartly. A slight giggle escaping her lips. Liu Wei chuckled at her intelligence and pinched her flushed cheeks.

"You're so smart. "

He said, rubbing circles on the spot which he had just pinched.

"You have beautiful eyes, is it your mom's? "

Liling, who had been staring at his perfect eyes, could not help but comment. She did not realize that she had just changed the topic entirely.

It took Liu Wei a moment to realize what she was talking about, when he finally did, he blinked his eyes and grinned.

"Yeah, my mom had them too, what? don't tell me that it is only my eyes you see."

Liu Wei pouted childishly as he raised his brows waiting for Liling to comment on other parts of his body.

Liling smiled and scanned his whole features.

"Well, you're drop dead handsome, but most importantly, your eyes... they're something else. But after your eyes, is your beards, they sexily shaved... "

Liu Wei could not stop his face from heating up. The woman was seriously commenting on his body, which he knew about before now, but he did could not tell why he felt as though it was the first time he was hearing of it.

Finally getting ahold of himself, he laughed a little, stopping her from going on.

"You know, your eyes are also charming. Like, I don't know why I keep staring at them. But I don't just love your eyes, I love your lips..."

His eyes trailed down to Liling's lips, making her to swallow hard. His words made her awake to the fact they were currently too close for comfort. She could feel her face burning from his gaze.

"Your dimples, your smile... your you... "

A pin drop silence engulfed them both. Liling could feel her heart beating against her chests.

He just said, he loved her, or was she mishearing?