"Really Qian Xi-ge? then shouldn't you grab my hand instead of Xinyan's if my case was your concern?"
Chapter 7 - Strike!
I pulled my hands and they didn't even noticed I did. They're still glaring at each other.
"are you two done or should i call a referee?" I interfered and looked at Chengxin then turned to Qian Xi.
"It's getting darker. let's go back" Qian Xi said and grabbed my hand, leading me to his car.
"wait, we can't leave Chengcheng here!" I said.
"he can walk" Qian Xi said.
"You know what? You're acting like an irresponsible senior!" I said to Qian Xi then he let go of my hand and he went to turn on his car's engine. I went back to Cheng Xin and noticed that Qian Xi didn't left yet so i grabbed Cheng Xin's hand and ran to Qian Xi thinking maybe we could get a ride back to the company but when i asked Qian Xi, he said there's only one room left and that is the front seat because the backseats are occupied by his stuffs.
"it's okay, i can still walk. but Cheng Xin is very tired from training. Can you give him a ride back to the company?" I asked Qian Xi
"No" Qian Xi and Chengxin said in unison
"I'll just, walk. Xinyan, you go with Qian Xi-ge" Chengxin said and turned his back on me then i tugged his hand.
"no one's gonna be left alone here" i said.
"So what's your plan exactly?" Qian Xi asked with a sigh
"I'm gonna sit beside Chengxin. i think it will be okay since we both are slim" I answered
"or Xinyan can sit on my lap" Chengxin said while looking at Qian Xi.
"No" Qian Xi said.
"I think it's awkward for a girl to sit on a guy's lap but it wouldn't be awkward if a guy sits on a guy's lap right?" I looked at the two of them and smiled showing them an i-have-a-great-idea face.
"what do you mean?" they asked simultaneously
"Chengxin can sit on Qian Xi's lap. I'm gonna drive" I said and smiled brightly; pointing my index finger to my head.
"NO!!!" Qian Xi exclaimed.
"I think it's okay, i'm good with it" Chengxin said.
"It's decided then!"
"do you guys forgot who's the owner of the car?" Qian Xi asked.
"it doesn't matter. majority wins" I said and sat at the driver's seat then as what i planned, Qian Xi sat on the front seat with Chengxin sitting on his lap. while driving, i keep on laughing while glancing at them every minute.
"what are you laughing about?! focus on driving!" Qian Xi commanded but I can't help looking at them cause they look so cute.
"if Chengxin was just a girl, i would be betting my life for the two of you to end up together" I said and laughed.
"Xinyan! stop it!" Chengxin said and lightly hit my head.
I lost focus on the road and didn't pay attention at the large truck on the same lane with us but from the different direction. I panicked and stayed still then Qian Xi took the driving wheel and drove the car to left
everything turned black and the moment i opened my eyes. the car already crashed on a tree. I shook Chengxin and thankfully he regained his consciousness so fast but no matter how hard i tried to wake Qian Xi up, he's really unconscious.
we got out from the car and as Chengxin's checking the pulse of Qian Xi, I was searching for help then someone came to help us and brought us to the hospital.
I cried and cried even after the doctors already said that the operation went well.
"Qian Xi-ge is a strong man, he'll be alright" Chengxin said and patted my shoulders.
"If Qian Xi didn't took the driving wheel, if he didn't protect me, he wouldn't end up like this. this is all my fault" I said and cried so hard then Chengxin continued comforting me until Junkai and Yuan arrived.
"What happened to Qian Xi? where is he?!" Yuan asked; raising his voice.
"The operation is done. Qian Xi-ge will be fine, he just needs to rest" Chengxin answered and pointed the room where Qian Xi's resting
"What the hell happened?!!!" Junkai shouted at Chengxin.
"Wang Junkai, Chengxin didn't do anything wrong. It is I, It's my fault. this is all my fault!" I said and kneeled to the ground with tears continuously flowing from my eyes.
"what did you do?!" Junkai shouted.
"I...I...."
"YOU WHAT?!!! SPEAK!!!" Junkai shouted while shaking my shoulders really hard that it caused my hair to get messy.
"Junkai-ge, what happened was an accident. Xinyan didn't do anything wrong" Chengxin said and took Junkai's hands off me.
"I didn't ask you so shut up!" Junkai pushed Chengxin away.
"You think you're great? your styles don't even match with the concept which makes Qian Xi look odd on interviews and funny on music videos. But you know what? he still wore your choice because he doesn't want to disrespect you. You are a genius student in the field of medicine right? you better go back to where you came from because at this very moment, you're fired. You don't deserve special treatments especially if you're not even a professional. don't think high of yourself just because we treated you as a friend. at the end of the day, the reason why you applied as a stylist is still the same. it's because you are my crazy fan." Junkai said and went in to the room where Qian Xi's resting.
"Xinyan, our CEO already heard about it. I really couldn't do anything. and please don't take what Junkai said seriously. he just said it out of anger." Yuan said
"No, what he said is right. I don't deserve any special treatments for I don't have any talent besides studying. And CEO Chen doesn't have to fire me, I'll resign" I said and wiped my tears then Yuan followed Junkai.
"Xinyan! Xinyan are you okay?" Jiayue ran towards me.
"I'm fine yueyue, I'm sorry, I hurt your husband" I whispered to Jiayue while sobbing a little.
"what are you talking about?! you got hurt too you need to be treated too!"
"I'm fine. I'm fine. And I'm going to study medicine again. i think I'm not really suited to be a stylist. please take care of Qian Xi for me" i said and walked away with Chengxin.
"Xinyan! I'll accompany you tomorrow!" Jiayue shouted.
I went back to TFboys' dorm and packed my stuffs then Chengxin helped me transfer them to the university dorm.
"Thank you, and I'm really sorry about today" I said to him and bowed my head down.
Chengxin lifted my chin up and looked at my eyes.
"You haven't done anything wrong" he said with a soft voice and wiped my tears then he slowly leaned his face closer to mine until his lips touched mine. He made a distance between my face and his then he smiled.
"I'm going home now" He said and left.
I closed the door and crawled in to my bed; still thinking about the sudden thing Chengxin did and at the same time thinking about Qian Xi. I already know i won't be able to sleept tonight so I just tried to waste my energy on gaming then i passed through the news about Qian Xi and it's not surprising anymore but it still hurts. What's more shocking is when I saw my name on a bigger news.
"Yi Yang Qian Xi recently got in to a car accident because of his stylist and his stylist is still out there flirting with a trainee of TF Ent who was said to be with Qian Xi too when the accident happened...."
That's what written on the article but i didn't finish reading it. Someone also took a shot of the moment Chengxin kissed me on the lips and posted it on weibo. I'm so ruined. I'm never gonna be living peacefully again.
when the sun rose, I went to visit Qian Xi but his guards won't allow me to enter the room. everyday i came to visit Qian Xi, everyday i get rejected, everyday i get thrown by tomatoes and eggs. even at school. People hated me and because of the society's POV on me, the university decided not to give me scholarship. I stopped going to school for a while because i couldn't pay the tuition fee anymore. No one wants to hire me for any part time jobs too because shop owners are afraid my presence in their shops would affect their business' sales.
TF Ent already cleared Chengxin's name and Chengxin was able to debut. since then, he's can't be reached anymore. I also told Jiayue to cut connections with me for now or else she'll also end up like me, jobless and broke.
it's been 1 month now and as what i heard on the news, Qian Xi isn't fully recovered yet and is still on comatose.
I have nothing to do here in Chongqing so I decided to go back to Hunan, where the orphanage where i grew up is located. There I helped sister eva with some stuffs and played with the children.
November 28, it's my birthday. I went to sister faith's grave with sister eva to celebrate. sister faith was the one who saved me from the accident that happened 4 years ago but she died a year ago due to tuberculosis.
Before going back to the orphanage, I went to the park first and made a wish after throwing a coin to the fountain.
When i arrived at the orphanage, I saw a tall guy playing balls with the children. A big ball then rolled to my direction so i picked it up and when i look at my front in just my eye level, i saw the guy running towards me then when we're close enough, he took the ball from me and pulled my hand.
"Q--Qian Xi? is that really you?" I asked while focusing on his face.
"it's not like I have a twin, do I?" He said and tossed the ball to me then I looked at him and raised an eyebrow. "play with me" he said and I accepted his challenge. we played volleyball and I won, we played basketball and he won.
"make sure to win the next game. if you lose, there will be a consequence" he said.
"what's the next game?" I asked with high confidence.
"baseball. 2 innings. since it's only the 2 of us, let's do it like this. you are given 5 chances, if I pitched 5 strikes and let's say you hit 2 balls, your score is 2" he explained
"what kind of guy challenges a girl to play baseball? that's out of my reach" I said.
"then I'll give you 10 chances. as for me, if you pitch a single strike, then I'm done for good. no chances" He added.
"okay. that sounds fair" I said then we started the game with Qian Xi as the pitcher and me as the batter for the first inning. before Qian Xi pitched the last strike, i scored 3. and i feel great with it....but when we played the 2nd inning, Qian Xi already hit 17 balls and i still haven't pitched a strike.
"why do we keep playing when it's very obvious that you'll win?" I asked and let out a sigh.
"because i want you to lose so bad" he said and returned to his batting position.
"I give up! i can't do this anymore" i said and dropped the ball.
"are you sure you want to give up?" he asked then i nodded.
"give me your last pitch. if it's a strike, you win" he said.
"i told you i give up!" i said; exhausted.
"then I'm afraid you have to deal with the consequence" he said and walked closer to me with a glare.
"what are you glaring at?" i asked nervously.
he keep moving closer with an even scarier glare like i murdered his whole family.
"Tao Xinyan you bad girl!" he said and hugged me tightly and kissed me on the lips. I tried pushing him away but his arms are wrapped around my waist really tight. I couldn't move away my head either since his lips are locked with mine. I couldn't do anything so I just waited for this moment to end then finally he let go and I slapped his face.
"what do you think you were doing?! the kids were watching!" I shouted and hit his head
"ahhh!" he shouted while touching his head then i suddenly realized that he was recently on a coma.
"omygod! are you okay?" i touched his head and look at him in the eyes with pity.
"I want to taste your lips again" he said then i pushed him away.
"what the hell happened to you?! why did you suddenly get perverted after recovering from an accident?" i asked then he just looked at me and chuckled.
He's not the Qian Xi I know
Published: September 2, 2018
hi guys! so just to remind you, this story is fiction. any weird personality of the character does not have anything to do with the character's real personality.
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