Xing Xing sighed heavily. "Our parents were old friends, and Uncle Ye helped our family a lot in the past. Even so, we never met each other when we were little, and we first met when we entered elementary school. However, he was cold toward everyone, and my parents told me that he became like that because he saw his parents being murdered."
Hearing that, Tang Xiao clenched his fists, but he immediately suppressed his anger so as not to confuse Xing Xing.
Xing Xing then spoke to Tang Xiao again. "Unlike him, Big Sis Tang Yin is much more open and warm, and I'm quite close to her because we met a lot before. I heard a lot about him from her, but our relationship was just schoolmates for so many years. Everything changed for me after he saved me from Lin Xia and his friends, and he beat them to a pulp by himself. If he hadn't intervened, my life would have been ruined because of them, and I have fallen in love with him ever since."
'Lin Xia?' Tang Xiao tried to search through his memories about the incident, and he finally remembered everything. 'So, Lin Yan joined Ouyang Qing to frame me because of her brother, huh?'
"Unfortunately, he is no longer here now, so I didn't have the chance to confess my feelings to him." Xing Xing spoke with a sad expression, and Tang Xiao noticed tears gently dripping from her eyes. She hastily wiped them away. "I'm sorry, I got too carried away with my feelings, and it would be better if we talked about something else."
"What if he were still alive now?"
"Why do you ask that?" Xing Xing responded with a faint smile. "Of course, I would be delighted if he were still alive."
"Would you confess your feelings to him if he were still alive?"
"I don't know." Xing Xing replied by shaking her head. "I do like Tang Xiao, but he doesn't know me, let alone like me."
Tang Xiao wanted to ask Xing Xing again, but the waiter suddenly came and brought the dishes, so they started enjoying them. 'Sigh, I suppose I ought to be honest with her, but how should I do so?'
Xing Xing repeatedly glanced at Tang Xiao, but there was doubt in her gaze, and she kept wondering in her mind.
Some time later, they had finished their lunch and left the restaurant. "Are you in a hurry to go home? If you still have time, I'd like to take you somewhere else."
"It's okay; I've already told my mom that I'll be home late, so we can go now." Xing Xing answered as she nodded to Tang Xiao.
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After that, Tang Xiao took her to another location, but Xing Xing's expression instantly changed to one of shock upon their arrival. Her eyes trembled when she looked at him, mainly because the place was their former junior high school.
Tang Xiao didn't say anything to her and immediately got out of the car, so Xing Xing hurried to follow him. Her heart pounded when she realized where he was leading her, and her hands were clenched into fists in front of her chest.
After a while, they arrived at the rooftop, and Tang Xiao walked toward a chair on the north side before sitting there.
Seeing that, Xing Xing stood behind him, but tears were already dripping from her eyes, and her body trembled quite strongly. "You are him, right?"
"Yes." Tang Xiao answered without turning to Xing Xing. "How could you guess my identity?"
"At first, I felt a strange feeling when you introduced yourself as Feng Xiao; even though you used a different surname, you still used the name Xiao, and the feeling only got stronger after you took me to that restaurant and ordered those foods. There are no perfect coincidences in life; even twins have differences, so I think you two are the same person. Big Sis Tang Yin has already told me that you are still alive, and you might not realize it, but I could see the anger in your eyes when I mentioned your parents earlier. Your previous questions made me even more convinced about it, and this place confirmed everything since you often went up here in the past."
Tang Xiao smiled bitterly after listening to Xing Xing's explanation. "I didn't know anything about you in the past, and I didn't expect that you were so observant."
Hearing that, Xing Xing sat on Tang Xiao's lap while hugging his neck, and she let out a cry of overjoy. "Sob... Sob... You have no idea how heartbroken I was when I learned that you had fallen into that ravine; I cried uncontrollably for several days because of that, but I can relieve myself now that you have returned home safely."
"I'm sorry; I've made you feel such feelings." Tang Xiao gently spoke while hugging Xing Xing, but she shook her head and cried. He hugged her in silence, rubbed her back, and waited for her to finish expressing her sadness.
Sometime later, Xing Xing had stopped crying, and she looked at Tang Xiao while rubbing his cheeks. "How did you get out of that ravine safely? How did your face become different like this?"
"I myself didn't think before that I could survive that incident because that guy shot me twice in the chest, and I was seriously injured after I fell into that ravine." Xing Xing's heart tightened after hearing Tang Xiao's words. "However, I was lucky because someone saved me from the ravine, and he healed all my injuries, so I was able to come back safely. As for my face, this is not my real face, and this is just my disguise."
Xing Xing was stunned as soon as Tang Xiao canceled his transformation technique, which made the longing in her heart overflow after she saw his real face. She cupped his face and stared at him intensely. "How can you do such a thing? How can your face change instantly?"
"I'm confused about how to explain it to you, but I'm different from the old me." Tang Xiao decided to show it to Xing Xing directly, which shocked her as soon as they floated up. She hugged his neck tighter as she was afraid of falling. "This is one of the abilities I got from my savior, and we call ourselves cultivators."
"Cultivator? What is that?" Xing Xing asked in confusion, as she didn't understand such things, but she looked so excited as she saw the scene below.
Xing Xing was a little disappointed when Tang Xiao took her back to the rooftop, and he then explained to her about cultivators, but she still seemed confused by it. "I am aware that you are perplexed, but you are a smart woman, and I have no doubt that you will be able to understand everything once you give them more in-depth study."
"Can I really become a cultivator like you?" Tang Xiao nodded to her, but Xing Xing then put on a doubtful look as he asked again. "Why do you want to teach me to be a cultivator? After all, our relationship is just ordinary, and you don't know anything about me."
"Haha." Tang Xiao laughed and cupped Xing Xing's face, causing her to blush. Although our past relationship was nothing special, it is not too late for us to begin a better one, right? Honestly, I accidentally saw you at Grandpa Chen's repair shop, and I used my ability to eavesdrop on your conversation with him."
"Eavesdropper!" Xing Xing exclaimed softly as her face grew redder, but she then realized something. "Were you the one who cured my mother's illness? Many doctors had checked her condition before, but none of them could cure her, and one of them asked me to do intensive treatment on her, but he said that her chances of recovery were small."
"Yes." Tang Xiao nodded to Xing Xing. "I healed your mother because I wanted to repay your trust in me, especially since you were one of those who believed that I didn't commit that crime."
"Hehe." Xing Xing giggled and hugged Tang Xiao. "I have paid attention to you for so long, so I know your character very well, and I also know Ouyang Qing's bad character. That's why I always believe that you will never do such a thing to them, and I am pretty sure that they framed you back then."
"Thank you for your trust." Tang Xiao pushed Xing Xing back a little and looked at her eyes. Xing, I understand your feelings for me, and I was attracted to you when I saw you at Grandpa Chen's place. However, there was something unusual in my heart, and I would rather not hide it from you, so I want to tell you the truth."
"What do you mean by that? Why are you talking so convolutedly?" Xing Xing asked with a worried expression because she was scared that Tang Xiao's revelation would hurt her feelings.
Tang Xiao let out a sigh in his heart. "Xing, I know this will disappoint you, but I want you to know that I also like another woman, and she is my first love."
"Huh?" Xing Xing froze as her eyes blinked repeatedly; she followed Tang Xiao for a very long time in the past, and she knew a lot about him. "Do... do you still love Jessica even though she has framed you?"
- To Be Continued -