Beloved Old Lover

After a windy and rainy night, the sun gradually appeared, but the cold and dampness still lingered, and did not want to leave.

Emily frowned because of the pain coming from the top of her foot. She had forgotten that she was injured and in the hospital, so she moved a bit too hard.

Hearing the noise coming from the bathroom door, she reflexively looked in that direction and saw Kevin. He changed back into long pants and a white shirt, neat and nice.

“Do you want to go to the bathroom?” He walked closer to her and asked.

“I can walk on my own. If I move slightly, the wound doesn’t hurt too much.”

“Uh. Luckily you didn’t have a fever last night. The doctor has allowed you to leave the hospital. You change your clothes and I’ll take you home.”

After speaking, he immediately went out, giving her space. Last night, he couldn’t sleep peacefully because he had to check now and then to see if she had a fever.

He thought that the fact that she tricked him, sold the company, and ran away proved that she had become much stronger, but after last night, he realized that she was still a weak girl who needed someone by her side.

Why did she refuse him and try to force herself?

When the door was closed, Emily got out of bed and limped to the bathroom.

Facing the mirror, she realized her eyes were swollen. Maybe she had to boil eggs to apply to her eyes.

She didn’t understand why last night, she said those words to Kevin as if he and she were still extremely close.

Doesn’t he hate her for what she did?

After changing back into her uniform, she opened the door, walked out, and was a bit surprised to see a wheelchair next to Kevin.

“It’s quite far from here to the elevator. Sit on it, I’ll push.” He said as he helped her sit down.

There were admiring looks from the female patients looking at Emily, and a few whispered words rang out.

Even though their voices were very low, she could still hear the content like they were praising her for catching a lover who was no different from an actor, with outstanding appearance, gallantry, and gentleness.

Yes, she admitted that Kevin was very gentle, but when he was angry, he was no different from a monster, scaring people to the point of almost fainting.

“What do you want to eat?” He put her in the passenger seat, fastened her seat belt, and asked.

“Oh, there is a noodle restaurant at this intersection that is very delicious. I want to eat noodles.”

“Okay.”

The car slowly left the hospital gate, heading to the restaurant according to Emily’s instructions.

This place is very far from where she rented a house, so she has only come to eat three times, and yesterday, she asked Brian to take her here to eat for the fourth time. Today, it will be the fifth time.

Seeing two customers entering, the restaurant owner immediately greeted them and asked them what they wanted to eat.

As soon as Emily opened her mouth, Kevin ordered two bowls of noodles with lean pork, pork liver, and quail eggs.

Then, he turned to Emily, telling her not to eat shrimp until the wound was completely healed, otherwise it would leave a keloid scar.

“Oh my god, there’s nothing better than having such a thoughtful boyfriend. Come on, you two quickly go to the table and sit down.” The restaurant owner grinned, pointed at a nearby table, and said.

Emily bowed her head, her ears turning slightly red. She momentarily forgot that she was injured when she saw several large, peeled, red shrimp lying in the glass cabinet.

She also planned to ask the restaurant owner to give her shrimp, not lean pork, pork liver, or quail eggs.

It wasn’t until she heard the phone ring that she suddenly raised her head to look up. At the same time, two hot bowls of noodle soup were just placed on the table by the waiter.

“I’m listening.” Kevin spoke up as soon as he picked up the phone.

Even though Emily sat across from him at a close distance, she couldn’t hear the voice of the person on the other end of the phone.

She only knew it was Venn when she heard Kevin tell Venn to take Lisa and Sara home first and not to wait for him.

Her ears perked up to listen while her hands and eyes remained focused on the delicious bowl of noodles.

“Who are you staying with? Where? Tell me the address, I’ll take you home in a moment.”

“Ah, I rented a room with my friend who worked at the pub.”

She lied with her eyes wide open. She couldn’t let him know where she was living. She was afraid he would come looking for her.

She and he should end this meeting here. Whether they met by accident or on purpose, as long as he returned to the south side of the city, her life would go smoothly like many days before.

“Don’t lie, Emily, you don’t want to be with strangers. You’ve only been here for a few months and the friend you know won’t be close enough for you to share a private living space with her.”

Kevin exposed her lie, so she had no choice but to bow her head.

How could she forget they had been together for so long and he understood her habits and preferences almost like the back of his hand.

If it weren’t for the fact that he sent people to investigate and search for her everywhere, she wouldn’t have needed to keep her where she lived a secret.

He already knows where she works, if he also knows where she eats and sleeps, then she knows where to hide from the storm. She doesn’t want to have to move again, it’s very hard and time-consuming.

Breakfast continued in dead silence and when Kevin paid, the restaurant owner recognized Emily as the girl who came here yesterday with a handsome guy.

And she ate a bowl of noodles filled with boiled shrimp and quail eggs.

“Oh, I didn’t recognize you until now. Yesterday you came here with a handsome guy and ate a bowl full of shrimp.” The restaurant owner laughed very happily.

“Ah, that’s… my older brother.” Emily smiled wryly and replied.

She realized that Kevin’s face was not very good, suddenly dark and gloomy.

Seeing him stand up, she also stood up and followed him to the car. He wouldn’t think that not long after his brother had passed away, she would flirt with another man while pretending to refuse his marriage proposal, would he?

The dead silence in the restaurant was nothing compared to the atmosphere in the car now. Emily clutched her knees with her hands, her eyes looking down at her feet.

“You have a brother, huh?” Kevin asked with a smirk, his eyes still looking forward.

“It’s Brian, he told me to consider him as a brother.” She answered.

“Aren’t you going to tell me where you live?”

“No.”

The car quickly pulled over to the side of the road and stopped suddenly, making Emily’s soul fly away. She raised her head and stared at his cold face.

Finally, what is the current relationship between him and her? Not lovers, not even brotherly love. Friends? Not even that.

“Kevin, you sent someone to search for me, making me feel like I’m no different from a criminal. Please… please end this here, let me start a new life.”

Kevin’s hands let go of the steering wheel, he closed his eyes, tilted his head back, and leaned completely against the seat.

Isn’t he doing this because he cares for her? Didn’t he do that because he loved her? Why did all the positive things he did for her turn into negative things in her eyes?

Could it be that because he once took one wrong step, she thought his steps would forever go off the rails?

“Emily, why do you have to go to this extent? You think I’m deliberately disturbing your life to get revenge on you, right? If my heart could remove your image, I wouldn’t have to suffer so much. How much I love you, you know better than anyone, yet you consider me nothing more than a pervert.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he opened his eyes, unfastened his and her seat belts, got out of the car, called a nearby taxi, opened the car door, helped her out, and then drove away.

Emily bit her lip to stop the unpleasant emotions that were rising and tormenting her heart. She slept with him before the wedding with Daniel, how could she be with him?

If she were with him, the feeling of betraying her late fiance would be even more severe.

Returning to the small room, Emily quickly showered, changed clothes, and curled up in the blanket. Didn’t she hope he wouldn’t bother her?

Why when he did that series of actions and disappeared right before her eyes did she feel disappointed and empty as if she had lost something precious?

She was so lost in thought that she fell asleep without knowing it. She slept for a long time until the street lights turned on, then woke up, fumbled to turn on the lights, applied medicine to her wound, and ordered food from outside.

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While Emily was calculating the amount of money deducted for the days she was absent from the pub, on the balcony of the villa, Kevin was looking out into the distance, looking towards the north of the city. In his hand is a glass of red wine.

Last night, he was happy to meet her, to sleep with her in the same room, but now, he is alone and enjoying loneliness.

“If I told you to see me as a brother, you would be as close to me as you are to Brian, right? But I don’t want to be your brother. Ridiculous.”

He smirked and took another sip of wine. He realized he still hadn’t had time to get her new phone number. If she stopped working at that pub, he would probably lose sight of her again.

Actions were taken, words were said but in the end, he still couldn’t shake her. Could it be that Daniel’s death is the wall that separates them forever?

He believes his younger brother doesn’t want that. Should he tell her that Daniel asked him to marry her?

The night passed quietly and when the day came, Kevin took off the appearance of a love-sick person and took on the cold, serious appearance of the top leader of the Unicons group.

“What is this?” He frowned when looking at the colorful cake box on his desk.

“Oh, Lisa made them herself. She said she wanted to thank you for buying her dress.” Sara smiled brightly, excitedly answering.

Looking at the cake box, he remembered the box of rice rolls that Emily once made for him when they were in college, so he took one, put it in his mouth, and chewed.

Next, he gave the cake box to Sara, telling her to take it home to eat or share with everyone, and at the same time told her to tell Lisa not to repay him in this way, focusing on supporting Venn is the most necessary thing.

“I have postponed the meeting with the director of ELV company until early next week. I didn’t pay attention when I made the appointment, but now I discovered that the appointment date coincided with one hundred days after the death of the late deputy general director.” Sara reported in a low voice.

“Uh, I also forgot to remind you.” He nodded, took off his vest, and sat at his desk.

Sara bowed her head slightly, put the cake box in a paper bag, and walked out of the office.