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After finding my friends‘ booth, I sat down feeling dejected.
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We’d barely chatted for ten minutes when a large hand landed on my shoulder.
I caught a glimpse of a black figure in my peripheral vision and instinctively thought it was Ben.
I caught a glimpse of a black figure in my peripheral vision and instinctively thought it was Ben.
I ignored it.
The person patted my shoulder, and I turned around impatiently, looking up: “Are you annoying or what? Why do you keep bothering
me?”
The person patted my shoulder, and I turned around impatiently, looking up: “Are you annoying or what? Why do you keep bothering
me?”
“I…”
“I…”
I suddenly fell silent and shot to my feet.
I suddenly fell silent and shot to my feet.
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Meeting a pair of stern eyes, I stammered: “Bro… brother.
How could he be here?
My brother, Nelson Defoe.
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He wore an expressionless cold face, glanced at his watch, and said: “It’s ten o’clock.”
“Had enough fun?”
I blinked, glanced at the people nearby, thought for a moment, and said reluctantly: “Yeah.”
Nelson looked at me and said: “I’ll drive you home.”
Then he turned and strode away.
I grabbed my bag and hurried after him.
He walked fast, and I had to jog to barely keep up.
A car was parked at the entrance. Nelson opened the door and got into the passenger seat.
I quietly breathed a sigh of relief, opened the back door, and slid into the rear seat, giving the driver my address.
The car fell into silence.
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I sat properly, feeling uncomfortable all over.
I sat properly, feeling uncomfortable all over.
“Nelson, how come you’re in Beijing?”
The silence was too oppressive, so I spoke first.
“Business.”
“…Oh.”
Same old taciturn self.
“Are you going back to Shanghai for Mid–Autumn Festival?”
Nelson suddenly asked me.
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I looked out the window, my tone self–mocking: “Go back for what? To watch their happy family of three and make myself miserable, or to make them miserable?”
Nelson was silent for a few seconds: “When you have time, go visit your aunt in Hong Kong. Your room is still there.”
I lowered my head, my eyes getting a bit warm.
“I know.”
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My parents divorced when I was young. My biological father cheated but stubbornly held onto my custody.
To get away from that scumbag father, my mom gave up custody.
After the divorce, she went abroad to pursue her dreams and even got married and settled there.
On my father’s side, the mistress took over.
I gave that mistress plenty of grief at home.
My father was a scumbag, but he treated me pretty well, basically taking my side.
The mistress couldn’t fight me, so she chose to swallow her anger, planning to use that little brother to get back at me later.
When I was little, my aunt would pick me up during long holidays.
My aunt had two sons, Nelson being the eldest.
He wasn’t particularly close to me as a sister – that was just his nature, always quiet and cold.
Plus, he was several years older than me, so we didn’t have
much to talk about.
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But every time I visited his house, he would give me gifts.
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I knew he was cold, but he considered me family and kept me in his heart.
Of course, I still held him in great awe.
“I have a banquet to attend in a few days. You’re coming too.”
I was still feeling sentimental when Nelson’s words left me confused.
“Huh? What would I
go for?”
Nelson’s reason was simple: “I need a female companion. You’re perfect.”
I tried to struggle: “For a female companion, Nelson, why don’t you find someone else? I’m afraid I’ll embarrass you.”
Nelson asked: “Do you have plans that day?”
“If I have plans, can I not go?”
Nelson turned to look at me, and I immediately nodded obediently.
“Okay Nelson, I won’t embarrass you.”
A stifled laugh suddenly came from the stuffy car, followed by
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hearty laughter.
It came from the driver’s seat.
Was Nelson’s driver really that bold?
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I leaned forward, studying the “driver” who had been invisible since) I got in the car.
I unexpectedly met a handsome, striking face – a very young–looking
guy.
“Hello, Miss James. I’m Nelson’s friend, Fabian Hobson.”
I smiled awkwardly and greeted him, then retreated to my seat.
For the rest of the journey, this Fabian was very talkative, making me laugh out loud several times.
Nelson remained silent the whole time.
Just as I was getting out of the car, Nelson suddenly asked me: “What’s your relationship with Ben?”
I looked surprised.
“I saw you two talking outside the club.”
Nelson’s words made my heart skip a beat, not knowing how much
he had seen.
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I answered carefully: “We met at a good friend’s wedding.
Nelson’s gaze was like a sharp knife, as if trying to cut through my disguise to see what I was hiding.
It made me feel guilty and unable to look directly at him.
“Ben is a very complicated person. Stay away from him.”
Watching Nelson’s car drive away, I stood there deep in thought.
Anyone my devil–like brother Nelson called complicated must be connected to danger.
